"The most disheartening thing about this is that these are young people who have this feeling of isolation and secondary status," said Cathy Cohen, who led the research.
"What shocked me was the matter-of-fact way that young people, in what's supposed to be the post-civil rights period, just expect that the government will not respond to their needs," she said.
The nationwide survey questioned 1,590 blacks, whites and Hispanics between 15 and 25.
The findings included:
Most young black people believe racial discrimination stands in the way of success.
They think they get an inferior education to whites, they live in greater poverty, are more likely to be involved in crime and face police discrimination.
They believe the government is run by big interest groups and powerful people who care only about serving themselves and people like them.
Most put faith in their own communities uniting to deal with their own problems.
Only 11% believe they'll see an end to racism in their lifetime.
Many believe their own role models put down their communities. Though most said they listened to rap music regularly, they considered it violent, sexist and degrading. "I don't think anything new is being said here," Sonya Jonson, a hairdresser from the Bronx, said yesterday.
"Why is anybody surprised we feel alienated? Do they remember what happened in New Orleans?"
Try really really hard NOT to spit as you peruse the above. Once again, the lefty media scored a knockout victory over common sense, as disadvantaged minorities truly believe that the billions upon billions spent after NO liberals allowed the town to sink was really the fault of a racist majority.
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