A Culture of FAILURE vs A Culture of SUCCESS in America

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   gmwilliamsposted 5 years ago

   
   There are racial/ethnic groups that preach & have a culture which emphasizes failure & negativity while there are racial/ethnic groups that preach & have a culture which emphasizes success & positivity.   Your thoughts.   Is the particular cultural paradigm societally enforced through oppression or it is taught by the particular racial/ethnic group itself?  Why are some racial/ethnic groups are consistently at the bottom while other racial/ethnic groups are at or near the top?-

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      Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Which groups are you thinking of, e x a c t l y.
      
      Asian students, for instance, are successful in school because of cultural habits of respecting education, teachers, and achieving excellent grades (at all costs.) But would I call them successful at being happy? at enjoying life? at being warm and friendly?
      ... of course, painting with a broad brush is not fair,
      because the world is full of wonderfully happy Asians.

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         gmwilliamsposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Exactly, Asian parents emphasize the correlation between education & a successful lifestyle.  No matter how poor Asians are, they want their children to supersede them educationally & socioeconomically.   Jewish people also teach their children the ultimate importance to being educated & socioeconomically successful.   Black Caribbeans & Africans  do the exact same thing- they want their children to be better off than they were.  These cultures imbue positivity & being proactive regarding their children.  Cubans do the same thing to their children.

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   Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years ago

   “There is no school equal to a decent home and no teacher equal to a virtuous parent.”- Mahatma Gandhi

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   Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years ago

   “If we want to reach real peace in this world, we should start educating children.”- Mahatma Gandhi

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   Kathryn L Hillposted 5 years ago

   “My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents and I lay them both at his feet.” – Mahatma Gandhi

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