Walter Williams RIP

Noted black conservative Walter Williams passed away today at the age of 84. He and Thomas Sowell are/were two voices that do not get enough credence in American thought.

This and many other works over the years made the compelling case that, as William himself put it, “The welfare state has done to black Americans what slavery couldn’t do.”

He has spent his time documenting and lamenting the decline of the American black.

You can see an example of his work here is this last Townhall column about the state of black education in the US where he talks about previous highs to the modern lows despite the increases in funding.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District scored the lowest in the nation compared to 26 other urban districts for reading and mathematics at the fourth- and eighth-grade levels. A recent video captures some of this miseducation in Milwaukee high schools: In two city high schools, only one student tested proficient in math and none are proficient in English. Yet, the schools spent a full week learning about "systemic racism" and "Black Lives Matter activism." By the way, a Nov. 19, 2020, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article asks: "How many Black teachers did you have? I've only had two." The article concludes, "For future Black students, that number needs to go up." New York City is one of many school systems in the United States set to roll out Black Lives Matter-themed lesson plans. According to the NYC Department of Education, teachers will delve into "systemic racism," police brutality and white privilege in their classrooms.

Should we blame this education tragedy on racial discrimination or claim that it is a legacy of slavery? Dr. Thomas Sowell's research in "Education: Assumptions Versus History" documents academic excellence at Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School and others. This academic excellence occurred during the late 1800s to mid-1900s, an era when blacks were much poorer than today and faced gross racial discrimination. Frederick Douglass High School of yesteryear produced many distinguished alumni, such as Thurgood Marshall and Cab Calloway, and several judges, congressmen and civil rights leaders. Frederick Douglass High School was second in the nation in black Ph.Ds. among its alumni.

In two paragraphs, he sums it up. Blacks have gone from distinguished scholarship during an era of institutionalized discrimination (real systemic racism for you wokesters) to one of crumbling scholarship where few if any graduate with any proficiency of note in any subject.

At any rate, American blacks lost a strong voice today.

Really sad. I credit Walter Williams and Thomas Sowell for helping me see the light. Started reading their books and columns when I was in high school. Sowell is 90.

It is really sad as there won't be scant mention of this scholar in any black media.

Was going to post a youtube video but far too many to choose...

The world has lost a great man. He saw through the treachery and deceit of the liberal progressives, the commies, and the socialists. He knew the truth, and he saw the big picture.


“Powerful government tends to draw into it people with bloated egos, people who think they know more than everyone else and have little hesitance in coercing their fellow man. Or as Nobel Laureate Friedrich Hayek said, "in government, the scum rises to the top".”....Walter Williams

That quote is timeless and a great man, an advocate for equality in thought, has past quietly into the night.
Remember. Remember.
reply to: ColeYounger

a reply to: ketsuko

I'm ashamed to say I wasn't as familiar with Walter Williams (although I have seen clips/quotables and references to his work). Silver lining, this news has enlightened me to another legendary figure to study and learn from.

RIP

a reply to: ketsuko

He never spoke the language many of the "wokesters" wanted to hear.

They wanted excuses, and he was espousing hard work and responsibility.

It's symptomatic of the whole woke and BLM movements. They don't really want opportunities for solutions...they just want a free pass.

It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to see where that road leads in the future.

RIP Walter Williams

originally posted by: FamCore
a reply to: ketsuko

I'm ashamed to say I wasn't as familiar with Walter Williams (although I have seen clips/quotables and references to his work). Silver lining, this news has enlightened me to another legendary figure to study and learn from.

RIP

Williams was a true libertarian. He believed in individual responsibility and accountability. He was against government
infringement on every level, and his knowledge of economics was astounding. Mind-blowing.

The term democracy appears in none of our Founding documents. Their vision for us was a Republic and limited government....Walter Williams

Check this out

originally posted by: FamCore
a reply to: ketsuko

I'm ashamed to say I wasn't as familiar with Walter Williams (although I have seen clips/quotables and references to his work). Silver lining, this news has enlightened me to another legendary figure to study and learn from.

RIP

I'd highly recommend binge watching clips on youtube... He's was a force since the early 70s.

Other conservative black scholars... real scholars (i.e., Ph.D.s in economics and other published writings).

Thomas Sowell
Walter Williams
Shelby Steele
Jason Riley
Glenn Loury
Coleman Hughes

Walter Sowell wrote a piece for him.

Despite his opposition to the welfare state, as something doing more harm than good, Walter was privately very generous with both his money and his time in helping others.

He figured he had a right to do whatever he wanted to with his own money, but that politicians had no right to take his money to give away, in order to get votes.

I understand this part especially. It's a shame so many who constantly advocate for larger welfare programs refuse to understand it.

a reply to: ketsuko

Our world is poorer today because a bright light has dimmed.