Race, the Left and Fatherhood in Black America

By Rich Kozlovich 

The Natural function of the human mind is to see patterns. I find often times I see them more easily and more quickly than others.  Now that's a good thing, isn't it?  Yes and no.  Fifty years ago I worked at a newspaper and it seemed to me the news was being controlled by a handful of people in the world because the same news, about the same subjects, kept being touted everywhere, and the AP the UPI had a major influence on that news.  

However, just about everything fascinates me and I read more than the local newspaper, so I knew there was a whole lot more going on in the world than what was typically being reported in newspapers, magazines or on television.  As a result, I could see the pattern and I said that to others.  Big mistake. 

When and if you see things farther, deeper and wider than everyone else, you might want to keep it to yourself, or you become the outsider.   It's impossible to explain anything to people who are so ignorant that they don’t even know they're ignorant. Worse yet, they think they have all the answers when they don’t even know the questions. In order to teach them the truth you have to first teach them the lie. Since they like being ignorant you're spitting into the wind. Of course they must defend their level of ignorance by attacking you personally, which compounded their ignorance with stupidity.  Furthermore, if there's a crowd they will resort to consensus stupidity and do it with great glee.

Not only have I become comfortable with being on the dirty end of the stick, I've learned to like it, and I will admit, that's not normal, since "normal" people want acceptance.  Unfortunately, that may require the "normals" to abandon their friends and their values.  And make no mistake, heterodoxy isn't for the faint of heart.  

As the years went by I saw that pattern of selective news more and more clearly, and I would often say everything you see on the news, everything you read in the newspapers is either a lie of commission or a lie of omission.  Overstated I will admit, but my intention was to make everyone think, as overall, that was true.   Now, everyone knows all the news they've been fed has been a lie, and is controlled by those with an agenda with narratives they demand everyone to accept, and will anyone who dares oppose them, attacking their character!  

The satisfaction is seeing all you said for years come into being, and that's the punishment.   I would rather have been wrong. 

In my early 30's I began to grasp the number one problem in black America was single parent families.  I doesn't matter what ethnic group it may be, single parent families destroy the foundational structure that makes a society work.  

No group can lift itself up by their boot straps without the interlinking mutually beneficial support of a community committed to family values.  The values that were the foundational moral values of the Judaic/Christian ethic that made America great, the only stable moral foundation that's ever existed.  The values that bound society.  The values America is abandoning.   

These values have been hated by the left forever, since leftism is foundationally atheistic.  Values the left has been working to destroy starting with the French Revolution and imported to America in the late 19th century.  By the middle of the 20th century, they were making huge strides in destroying those values, and it started with public education, and a corrupt media that reinforced the leftist dogma being foisted on the nation.   

Their goal was to make sure the "apple fell as far away from the tree as possible".  The government, not the children's parents nor the churches, but the government would be the ultimate moral arbitrator and all would obey, or else. 

 “The latest trend in language is to make certain words mean everything. When that happens they mean nothing. The other trend is to reverse what they had always meant in the past. This only clouds understanding. Is it possible that is the goal of those engaging in such practices?”  - Thomas Sowell

Well, many like Thomas Sowell saw this coming long ago, and now society has realized - it's here!

On April 11, 2022 Paul Bois posted this piece,  ‘That Fraud’: Leftists Rage at Tony Dungy for Standing with Gov. Ron DeSantis on Fatherhood Bill saying:

Left-wing Twitter went ballistic on Monday over coach Tony Dungy standing with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a pro-fatherhood bill into law.........“This is going to be tremendous and such a good help to fathers in Florida,” Dungy said. “This bill is so important. I want to thank all of the men and women that have been behind this. It is going to allow groups like All Pro Dad and people like those here today to do great things for our fathers here in Florida.”

What was the reaction from the left:

Leftists on Twitter, however, believed that Tony Dungy had shown his true colors by standing alongside DeSantis, who they described as a homophobic bigot due to his anti-child grooming bill that will prevent school teachers from discussing sexuality with kindergarteners.

Others referred to him as a fascist prop, which means of course they have no clue what is the definition of fascism.  Not only are they historically ignorant, they've embraced Thomas Sowell's observation about language and definitions, and are not only ignorant, but stupid, and I think they're vile, like Keith Olbermann who called Dungy a "fascist political prop", and went on to attack him personally.  There's a reason has been fired by just about everyone he's worked for.  But he wasn't alone with his pathetic views. 

Here's the true story:

"I had a dad who was around me all the time and supported me, and I thought everyone was like that," he said. "I got to my job at the National Football League, started interviewing our players, and I began to understand not everyone had that same blessing that I had."..........

Dungy recalled that during his first year as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he visited a prison with a pastor and was surprised to see so many "19- and 20- and 21-year-old kids who looked like my boys." He asked the pastor how those boys got there.

"And he told me it’s not socioeconomic. It's not racial. It’s not education. It's none of that. Ninety-five percent of these boys did not grow up with their dad. And that hit me,"..........

His thoughts also echo the thoughts and views of Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, in an interview with WND in 2020, said, It started with my dad.

"Black leaders such as Al Sharpton are largely ignoring the devastating impact of the $22 trillion spent on welfare and poverty programs over the past 50 years that have had the unintended effect of fostering fatherless homes, with 75% of blacks born out of wedlock."...."The first thing we need to do is a self-examination of our black community. Leave white men out of this for now..... "Look at the cultural dysfunction, the growing underclass, the ineffective parenting, the fatherless homes, the school failure, dropping out of school early, joining gangs, drug and alcohol abuse, teenagers having kids."

"Clarke acknowledged he was "blessed" to grow up in a two-parent household........."My dad instilled a sense of discipline in me, and he taught me to respect authority, and it started with him,"... "He was my first authority figure."..........."They carried my dad's authority when I was in the outside world," ... "They knew, 'All we've got to do if we're having problems is get a hold of Mr. Clarke.'"...........

One thing Obama did get right, and should be commended for it when he said he had "the chance to be the kind of father he never had." And as far as I can tell, he has been a good husband and father.  What I can't understand is why he then is so supportive of all the narratives and initiatives that are so antithetical to that view and destructive to family stability? 

"Dungy has responded to his critics on Twitter, but without apology. He pointed out that President Obama "said the same things almost verbatim" 14 years ago."I'm assuming people were outraged at him too," Dungy said. The former coach concluded: "I am serving the Lord, so I’ll keep supporting dads and families."  "We know the statistics – that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime; nine times more likely to drop out of schools and 20 times more likely to end up in prison," Obama said. "They are more likely to have behavioral problems, or run away from home or become teenage parents themselves. And the foundations of our community are weaker because of it."

By the way, Tony Dungy and his wife Lauren are parents to ten children, seven of whom they've adopted.  Keith Olbermann, who's stunningly obnoxious, who's never been married, never had children, thinks he's qualified to judge whether of not Dungy qualifies as a loving parent.  

Imagine that!

• Poor Kieth Olbermann Can't Find a Job: Imagine That!  -March 20, 2013 By Rich Kozlovich -  Yesterday this article, “Out-of-work, liberal news anchor 'seeks sympathy' -Report: Leftist host has tough time getting another job", was posted by Joe Kovacs. As I read this post I had to chuckle since Olbermann has never been a person for which one easily feels sympathetic. When he was fired by Current TV I posted this article, "Olbermann: Imagine That!" on Saturday, March 31, 2012.  After reading Kovac’s post I thought it might be worthwhile to repost it below.  There has got to be a comedy skit somewhere in this whole story for Saturday Night Live.  I certainly find it humorous…..