Was CRACK invented to make LIFE hard for Black people?
554077
I've lots of things why crack was made. I heard it was made by the CIA and put on the streets on L.A. in the 80's, inthe the black community, but who knows the truth. It's a conspiracy no dout!
1033814
Crack and Cocaine have dopamine in them, Dopamine makes you smile and makes you happy, Your Body naturally produces Dopamine but Drugs like that give you extra, then addiction happens because the natural dopamine that your body had, was replaced by the artificial dopamine. Usually, by this stage its too late for people to quit, they are addicted like crazy. So once you try it, being peer pressure or whatever, you truly cant stop.
644134
Crack/cocain is made from a cocoa plant, and therefore is not made from animal. It isn't made from pork.  Does it break any of the Jews rules?  No.  Can you get your crack blessed by a Rabbi?  Probably not.
446611
im black and i would say a lot has to so with there up bringing.  alot of them were born into single parent home with out a male or should i say a positive male role model or not one at all, they became the man of the house utilizing the survival skills known on the streets in order to survive with perhaps good intentions to move there families out of the hood which work for some and others got caught up in the game, getting high off there own supply falling victim to there own self destruction and down fall.  then you have those whom were abused or raised by the system whom developed anger and hostility and there way of coping was to and is to punish society for failing them etc... all races committ crimes! yet the black race has a higher rate due to poverty and ignorance as a result of illiteracy and poor education and up bringing and discrimination does play a key factor in the scheme of things when it comes to jobs, education and housing do to profiling.  yet blacks feel cheated and robbed by the white man and want to hold them accountable for actions taking before there time which in facts effects their future as well as their children and childrens, children.  i teach my children that you can not change the past you can only grow and learn from its experience as well come up with an alternative sollution to evolve and grow from others mistakes and remember that famous quote from rodney king "can't we all just get alone?"but the problem here today is that you have ignorant parents from both sides of the table brain washing children to hate and discrimate and once that seed is set and planted it blooms doom, gloom and hatred against others, therefore blame the parents.
723928
Black people today are not feeling the effects of what happened during their Grandfathers era.  There are more social programs from minorities than there are for White Men.  Black have more opportunity for advancement and more opportunity to attend college than most white people.  Look at the scholarships available today, most are for minorities or gays.  I am not holding the Black Man down, I do not owe anybody anything.  There is no free lunch, go out and work and make yourself better.  Don't expect me to help, but I won't stand in your way neither.
921694
Are you crazy???!!  I think that your trying to imply that Black people haven't contributed to the world.  When in reality, every race has given to society. First of all it was Imhotep and other Africans that helped people to understand science, medicine, law, engineering, etc-- philosophers came to Africa and Asia to learn in the past- Not to Europe,  Also  black people built this country with free labor, and built up our economy from the start. Black people have giving many things as far as culture and art goes.  Most forms of music have roots in African culture... Black people created or Helped invent Hundreds maybe thousands of useful and popular things such as: the traffic light, guitar, gas burner,doorknob, peanut butter, fire extinguisher, roller coaster, Space Shuttle Retrieval Arm, Remote Controllers, the mop -- I mean there are thousands- too many to name.... Also there are many African man made structures in Egypt and the rest of Africa that many white people are fascinated with.-- Africans created the calendar in 10,000 B.C. -- The FIRST WORLD western university was the University of Jenne of Timbuktu--   AND that stuff is only a very very very small fraction of what black people gave society (not gave to white people),  plus Black people are constantly contributing to society today.....
91080
By outlawing the junk, they are encouraging and creating a market for an underworld of dealers. Other than that, there are several conspiracy theories about the government, the distribution of drugs, AND the creation of hip-hip music. Weird, yeah?\n\nThey say that the CIA formulated highly addictive forms of the two drugs you mentioned AND created hip-hop music in the eighties to keep black people down with their own addictions so that they wouldn't vote, run for office, own business, etc.\n\nI don't know if I believe that, but that's what I heard.\n\nGood Luck!
114896
So many people here answering the questions don't have a clue what they're talking about. Blacks haven"t completely risen up and overcome yet. Some many blacks are stuck with dead-end jobs, welfare and section 8 housing, do you call that rising up? I'll admit some of this stems from laziness, some of the problem stems from oppression, some just from hard times. And as for the person who said just go back to Africa ...(god) that had to be one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard, I mean really do know what's it's like to live the life of a black person. There still is oppression, racism, and prejudice out there. We've come a long way way but, we have more ground to cover for ALL races.
519597
That was an interesting Freudian slip wasn't it. The majority of the poor in that area (New Orleans) just happened to be black.
231594
People are sinful regardless of race. So, whether it is a murder suicide or a Husband bring HIV contracted from a prostitute to his wife and orphaning his children it is the consequence of sin that affects not only the perpetrator but his innocent family. So it is no just when times are tough, it can be when things are "best" and the root always seems to go back to selfishness.
381518
capitalism and christniaty didn't mix with the native people's of this country. So the crackers killed them all.\n\nCrackers wanted cheap labor so they got some niggas from africa to do work for free and in the process killed about 60 million of them
446135
Excellent points!  We're always being told that our ancestors enslaved them, but we're never told that our ancestors also fought and died to free them.  It's been 140 years since there was slavery.  There are so many programs to help black people, at the expense of white people.  Its about time black people quit looking for excuses and try to make it like I know they can.  And don't start calling me prejudice cause I aint!
233370
It was probably different than most people think. Here is some examples: There social life was done this way to keep them slaves how else were they able to keep millions in slavery, well here how.\n\nADVICE FOR SLAVE MASTERS ON HOW TO MAKE SLAVES \nFROM ONE WHITE SLAVE PLANTATION OWNER. By Willie Lynch\n\nHe saw a problem with the slaves they ran away, they killed them, and they wasn't always taking care of their crops so he came up with a genius idea to control them, by lies and deception.\n\nHe said " I guarantee everyone of you that if installed correctly it will control the slaves for at least 300 years."...I shall give you an outline of action – but before that I shall assure you that distrust is stronger than trust, and envy is stronger than adulation, respect or admiration...You must also have all your white servants and overseers distrust all blacks but it is necessary that your slaves trust and depend on us. They must love, respect and trust only us. \n\n"Our experts warned us about the possibility of this phenomenon occurring, for they say that the mind has a strong drive to correct and recorrect itself over a period of time if it can touch some substantial original historical base and they advise us that the best way to deal with this phenomenon is to shave off the brutes mental history and create a multiplicity of phenomena of illusions(LIES)\n\nThey would beat the male slave to the point of death in front of his family, so that there mom would see this and raise there kids in revese roles. Fearing for her sons life. So that would put the women in charge, in others words you will have men slaves with the spirit of women.
667404
i think it is because black women are taught from an  early age to be strong, and to have pride in themselves, because as a person of color there are many odds that are already against them to begin with, therefore they have to struggle for alot of things and sometimes fight to make a place in the world, therefore they are taught never to give up even in the face of difficulties
1011400
Well, cocaine was very popular in the 70s and early 80s. It was an extremely common party drug and more socially acceptable than today.\n\nThen crack cocaine was invented and much cheaper to make around the 80s. I think, I am not completely sure, but I think you cook cocaine with something to make the rocks? It was also more addictive than cocaine. Hence the two reasons it became popular.
1084095
BECAUSE YOUR LIFE CAN BE BETTER. Seriously, it can.. it'll be hard though. Cravings will come and like William Burroughs wrote in "Junkie"... once an addict subconsciously even if you don't do the drug you are still pretty much an addict. Crack is so gross, just think of all the shitty times that you've been through due to that drug. Find a different environment where you won't be reminded of your habits and stay away from your old "friends" that shared those times with you. \nFind new friends and do the same thing that every one is out here to do... the pursuit of happiness.
27776
It started primarily with an act to 'protect white women from black men'. This was how it was sold, but in reality it was because hemp was a cheap way to make paper and the like, and many industrialists wanted it outlawed. \nSo the propoganda machine began creating stories that black jazz musicians, high on pot, would go crazy and rape women. This was in the 30s, mind you, so there was a much deeper racial division in America than exists now.\nSince that time, studies that have been done on marijuana have shown it to be non-fatal. There is still no empirical evidence connecting marijuana to long-term memory loss or any other physical ailments. \nWhile some point out that marijuana can cause lung cancer, the amount smoked by a typical user is not enough to legitimize this possible outcome. \nAlso, the 'burnout' that some pot smokers become is not a direct side effect of the drug itself, but is instead linked to a lack of REM sleep, which regular marijuana users have a hard time achieving. This continual process of sleep without deep sleep causes the user to seem burned out. In reality, they just need to take a few days off and they'll be fine.\nBasically, it remains illegal because it has become fashionable (since the Reagan era) to appear 'tough on Drugs'. Few politicians are willing to educate the public on the truth about marijuana because it is easier - and far more profitable - to leave it as an illegal substance.