A huge disadvantage with African Americans having a herd mentality is it has allows a very few poverty pimps to exploit and keep alive this still-a-victim big, big, big, lie. And as long as we have our liberal induced welfare state I see very little chance of African Americans ever being forced to take responsibility and stand on their own to gain a do-and-think-for -yourself mentality. Sure, I may be hated for my views now, but there will come a day when I will be loved for my great wisdom and foresight, glory be to God. Just look at our African American situation, in some neighborhoods there is not a husband to be found for miles. And even if you can find a man living in some of the homes all he is there for is companionship and stud service at her whim. Uncle Sam is the real sugar daddy, a poor man can't compete. Come on y'all give me a break now, instead of all of this rioting we as a race ought to be cleaning up our own house. We ought to be instilling in our young discipline and self-respect and respect for other people and their property, too. Shame on us for not knowing how to behave and obey the law like other races does. Other races have eyes; they see who is committing all of these crimes. Reality is reality, don't insult my intelligence. Sure, we as race are guilty of keeping a child's mentality including a fierce sibling rivalry against those who look like us. That is why African Americans can't advance as a race; we won't readily support each other in business or otherwise unless there is no other good choice. And even our elites will try to get as far away from an all black neighborhood as they can afford. All other races create different pecking order level surrounding zones in their own race's community, lets face facts, and it takes an independent minded adult to escape childhood sibling rivalry. And the first thing it takes to do that is the ability to forgive all people. Otherwise, un-forgiveness locks one in to that situation, then if one is still hating and un-forgiving seventy years later they will still have that fierce dependent minded sibling rivalry from childhood. To escape here is a simple formula to repeat to yourself over and over until you mean it: "I can wish all people goodwill (through God who strengthens me), optional if you are a Christian." That will free one to become an independent thinker. I never intended to get sidetracked off into all of this theory stuff, it seems as if my pen took on a life of its own, sorry. Sure, we as a race have some guilt in my view, but again the real arch villain behind the scene is the heavy hand of our liberal induced welfare state beast pulling the strings. However, before the new deal African Americans had almost thrown off their dependency minded slave mentality, but the welfare state nipped all of that in the bud. Before the new deal blacks supported each other, and we had poor, middle class, and upper class zones in the same community. Plus, we had far more black owned businesses than today. Every town had a booming chitlin's circuit and great entertainment. We were about to become of age. But, the New deal kicked the poor black man out of the house. After that no one instilled discipline, proper norms, and traditions in our young and we lost our way. After all of that our dependency minded slave mentality returned with a vengeance and the democrat party and the welfare state is now our new slave masters. SIRMANS LOG: 02 DECEMBER 2014, 1232 HOURS
About the Author: Freddie L. Sirmans was born in Stockton, Georgia on December 22, 1942. In 1956 he moved with his family to 717 East Cunning Street, Valdosta, Georgia at the age of Fourteen. He finished Pinevale High School in Valdosta in 1961. He Turned down a basketball scholarship To attend Fort Valley State College in Georgia upon graduation. In late 1962 Mr. Sirmans enlisted In the U.S. Air Force where he Became a fire and crash rescue man And fire fighter. After four years in the U.S. Air Force Mr. Sirmans returned to Valdosta in 1966. In 1969 he married Carolyn Laverne Cunningham. That Union ended in a divorce in 1980. He has operated several small Businesses and help raise four kids, Felicia Regina Sirmans, Freddie Lee Sirmans Jr., Hoover Charles Sirmans and Erica Laverne Sirmans. He is dedicating this book to his 9 grand children.