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Dear Larry: You are the sanest man in America! I look forward to your columns because I ALWAYS agree with your answers. Great work! Thanks for speaking the simple truth about all issues — racial, political, parental, common sense, etc.
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Hate Groups
Dear Larry: I want to forget for a moment that it is their constitutional right, because I detest the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and all other groups that preach hate. A long time ago, they came into cities across America without any protest. Now …Read more.
Troubles With Raising Teenage Son
Dear Larry: I am African-American and a single mother with three children, ages 15, 10 and 8. All of them are boys. I am having a lot of problems with them, especially the eldest.
He argues with me about almost everything. He thinks he is the man/…Read more.
How To Get Race Relations Back on Track
Dear Larry: So many of my friends are upset with the way things are going, especially race relations. They are not saying anything openly, but among themselves there is constant complaining and fear. There is something simmering and brewing that …Read more.
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Ethnically Speaking, August 8Dear Larry: Why are black leaders more concerned about crimes that involve blacks and whites than they are about crimes that blacks commit against other blacks? Over the years, I have noticed that whenever there are criminal situations that involve whites and blacks, black leaders get involved and come to the aid of the blacks, regardless of whether the blacks are the victims or the accused. Once they are involved, racism is one of the first things insinuated. It does not make any difference if the facts show otherwise. In my opinion, anyone who plays the race card is acting racist himself. Crimes involving blacks and whites, regardless of how horrific or minute they are, always make national headlines. What I don't understand is how these same black leaders turn away from or ignore identical crimes when the crimes involve only blacks. Why don't these black leaders step in and put a stop to it? What makes no sense is how black leaders turn against Bill Cosby and others who stand up against blacks who act irresponsibly. I remember the Atlanta Child Murders. The victims were all black. For two years, the victims' families, the black community and black leaders criticized the Atlanta police and the FBI for not doing their jobs. The guilty person ended up being a black man, Wayne Williams. The black leaders tried to defend him and wanted to blame it on the work of a white supremacist. To this day, there are some who do not accept the irrefutable facts. Larry, what is going on? — PNW Dear PNW: It is no secret that 95 percent of crimes that happen to blacks are committed by other blacks.
If black leaders said this, they would lose their following. They maintain their standing by taking information and twisting it so blacks believe they are not responsible. That is why people like Bill Cosby must be discredited. If Cosby's opinion prevailed, the black leadership would be destroyed. Black leaders have become famous and wealthy by making certain people believe they are hopeless without their leadership. Dear Larry: Survival skills are for everyone, regardless of race. I am raising my two white middle-class sons and teaching them survival skills. I teach them that if the police ever stop them, they should obey every instruction without any lip. If they are driving and are stopped, they should put their hands on the steering wheel, and they should not move them until directed. And above all else, I teach them to keep their comments to themselves. Police officers have a very difficult job, and all it takes is one misunderstanding for a father to find himself in the awful position of burying his son. — Tyson Dear Tyson: Burying a child is one of the hardest and most heart-wrenching things that ever could happen to a parent. I pray your actions will continue to keep your children safe in a perilous world. To find out more about Larry G. Meeks and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2009 CREATORS.COM
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