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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 4546048" data-attributes="member: 18222"><p>Are you referring to the <a href="https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/subcultures-and-scenes/the-crips/" target="_blank">'Crip' culture</a> embraced by many Blacks and some Whites?</p><p>The BLM movement has many of the same characteristics and beliefs.</p><p>I know Blacks and Whites that espouse these beliefs about today's USA Society.</p><p>Their belief against USA Society is enumerated below and can be considered a definition of "<strong>systemic racism</strong>".</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>“American life is structured around an advanced capitalist society.”</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>“Government is organized to serve the needs of the capitalist ruling class.”</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>“Criminal law and crime control protect the interests of the ruling class.”</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>“Society is prepared to oppress the lower economic classes through any means necessary.”</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>“<strong>Only a society based on socialism will solve the crime problem.</strong>” </em></li> </ol><p><em>The Crips began as a grassroots organization mostly comprised of African-Americans in response to “mass arrests, jailing, and killings of black youth by police” who were seeking to destroy the <a href="https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/" target="_blank">Black Panther</a> movement. After the eventual destruction of the Black Panther organization, the CRIPS <a href="http://www.socialistalternative.org/panther-black-rebellion/los-angeles-gangs-bloods-crips/" target="_blank">(Community Resources for Independent People</a>) arose in South Central Los Angeles, California in 1969 with a message of resistance and justice during a time of hopelessness and desolation among the black community (Brown). The credit for the group’s formation is <a href="http://www.laweekly.com/news/tookies-mistaken-identity-2141272" target="_blank">Raymond Washington</a>’s, a “fearless and mighty 5-foot-8 fireplug who loved to fight and loathed guns” (Krikorian 2005). However, once the Crips began to engage in gun violence and developed a rivalry with the Bloods, he distanced himself and was eventually murdered. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The vast majority of members of the Crips are disadvantaged low-income African-American youth. Robert Merton suggested that those who do <a href="http://businessandsocialdeviance.weebly.com/strain-theory.html" target="_blank">experience equal opportunity</a> are more likely to follow a deviant path, and young, poor, African-American youth fit the bill. Many researchers, including Cloward, Ohlin, and Cohen believe that “young people who think they will be able to gain their fair share of what society has to offer are likely to join clubs, scouts, or fraternities, while young people who do not believe that society will provide for them may join gangs” as they are frustrated believing that they will not receive the same things from society as others (Kinnear 7, 1996). Ultimately, when people on the margins are oppressed and have little opportunity for social mobility due to the existence of the oppressive systems within education, housing, and the job market, they will search for other means of success. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>A common line of thought among <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_criminology" target="_blank">radical theorists</a> is that the War on Drugs and the War on Gangs and the laws used to uphold aforementioned “wars” is an attempt on the part of the government to hold down “the poor, minorities, and the powerless.” The theory would suggest theCrips have been made to be criminals because a group trying to impose social change for justice for African-Americans has negative results for the ruling class. Such theory is based on several propositions:</em></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>“American life is structured around an advanced capitalist society.”</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>“Government is organized to serve the needs of the capitalist ruling class.”</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>“Criminal law and crime control protect the interests of the ruling class.”</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>“Society is prepared to oppress the lower economic classes through any means necessary.”</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><em>“Only a society based on socialism will solve the crime problem.” </em></li> </ol><p></p><p><em><a href="https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Scales-of-justice-relaying-the-presence-of-corruption-within-the-judicial-system..jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Scales-of-justice-relaying-the-presence-of-corruption-within-the-judicial-system.-300x163.jpg" alt="scales-of-justice-relaying-the-presence-of-corruption-within-the-judicial-system" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Scales of justice relaying the presence of corruption within the judicial system.</em></p><p style="text-align: right"><em><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">.</span></em></p> <p style="text-align: right"><em><span style="color: rgb(209, 213, 216)">.</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 4546048, member: 18222"] Are you referring to the [URL='https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/subcultures-and-scenes/the-crips/']'Crip' culture[/URL] embraced by many Blacks and some Whites? The BLM movement has many of the same characteristics and beliefs. I know Blacks and Whites that espouse these beliefs about today's USA Society. Their belief against USA Society is enumerated below and can be considered a definition of "[B]systemic racism[/B]". [LIST=1] [*][I]“American life is structured around an advanced capitalist society.”[/I] [*][I]“Government is organized to serve the needs of the capitalist ruling class.”[/I] [*][I]“Criminal law and crime control protect the interests of the ruling class.”[/I] [*][I]“Society is prepared to oppress the lower economic classes through any means necessary.”[/I] [*][I]“[B]Only a society based on socialism will solve the crime problem.[/B]” [/I] [/LIST] [I]The Crips began as a grassroots organization mostly comprised of African-Americans in response to “mass arrests, jailing, and killings of black youth by police” who were seeking to destroy the [URL='https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/workers/black-panthers/']Black Panther[/URL] movement. After the eventual destruction of the Black Panther organization, the CRIPS [URL='http://www.socialistalternative.org/panther-black-rebellion/los-angeles-gangs-bloods-crips/'](Community Resources for Independent People[/URL]) arose in South Central Los Angeles, California in 1969 with a message of resistance and justice during a time of hopelessness and desolation among the black community (Brown). The credit for the group’s formation is [URL='http://www.laweekly.com/news/tookies-mistaken-identity-2141272']Raymond Washington[/URL]’s, a “fearless and mighty 5-foot-8 fireplug who loved to fight and loathed guns” (Krikorian 2005). However, once the Crips began to engage in gun violence and developed a rivalry with the Bloods, he distanced himself and was eventually murdered. The vast majority of members of the Crips are disadvantaged low-income African-American youth. Robert Merton suggested that those who do [URL='http://businessandsocialdeviance.weebly.com/strain-theory.html']experience equal opportunity[/URL] are more likely to follow a deviant path, and young, poor, African-American youth fit the bill. Many researchers, including Cloward, Ohlin, and Cohen believe that “young people who think they will be able to gain their fair share of what society has to offer are likely to join clubs, scouts, or fraternities, while young people who do not believe that society will provide for them may join gangs” as they are frustrated believing that they will not receive the same things from society as others (Kinnear 7, 1996). Ultimately, when people on the margins are oppressed and have little opportunity for social mobility due to the existence of the oppressive systems within education, housing, and the job market, they will search for other means of success. A common line of thought among [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_criminology']radical theorists[/URL] is that the War on Drugs and the War on Gangs and the laws used to uphold aforementioned “wars” is an attempt on the part of the government to hold down “the poor, minorities, and the powerless.” The theory would suggest theCrips have been made to be criminals because a group trying to impose social change for justice for African-Americans has negative results for the ruling class. Such theory is based on several propositions:[/I] [LIST=1] [*][I]“American life is structured around an advanced capitalist society.”[/I] [*][I]“Government is organized to serve the needs of the capitalist ruling class.”[/I] [*][I]“Criminal law and crime control protect the interests of the ruling class.”[/I] [*][I]“Society is prepared to oppress the lower economic classes through any means necessary.”[/I] [*][I]“Only a society based on socialism will solve the crime problem.” [/I] [/LIST] [I][URL='https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Scales-of-justice-relaying-the-presence-of-corruption-within-the-judicial-system..jpg'][IMG alt="scales-of-justice-relaying-the-presence-of-corruption-within-the-judicial-system"]https://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Scales-of-justice-relaying-the-presence-of-corruption-within-the-judicial-system.-300x163.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Scales of justice relaying the presence of corruption within the judicial system.[/I] [RIGHT][I][COLOR=rgb(209, 213, 216)]. .[/COLOR][/I][/RIGHT] [/QUOTE]
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