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It's True That It's Within The Realm Of Cultural Politics That Young People Tend To Work Through Political Issues, Which I Think Is Good, Although It's Not Going To Solve The Problems

Where Cultural Representations Do Not Reach Out Beyond Themselves, There Is The Danger That They Will Function As The Surrogates For Activism, That They Will Constitute Both The Beginning And The End Of Political Practice.

I Think We Need To Insist On A Certain Responsibility, Which People Have - Particularly Those Who Have Made It Into The Ranks Of The Middle Class Because As [ Martin Luther] King Said Many Years Ago In A Sense They Have Climbed Out Of The Masses On The Shoulders Of Their Sisters And Brothers And Therefore, They Do Have Some Responsibility.

One Of The Reasons That So Many People Of Color And Poor People Are In Prison Is That The Deindustrialization Of The Economy Has Led To The Creation Of New Economies And The Expansion Of Some Old Ones – I Have Already Mentioned The Drug Trade And The Market For Sexual Services. At The Same Time, Though, There Are Any Number Of Communities That More Than Welcome Prisons As A Source Of Employment. Communities Even Compete With One Another To Be The Site Where New Prisons Will Be Constructed Because Prisons Create A Significant Number Of Relatively Good Jobs For Their Residents

Kids These Days Are Kind Of Going Back To Tupac And Snoop Doggy Dogg As Examples Of People That Stand For Something.