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Come On People: On the Path from Victims to Victors (精装)
by Bill Cosby , Alvin F. Poussaint
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Hamilton (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
It's interesting how the outdated philosophies of Marx and Stalin keep popping up when someone comes up with a truly rational and wise solution for helping people move into a better lifestyle as Cosby has done.
Class is merely a state of values. Cosby is promoting values of freedom, hard work, determination, with respect for self and for others. To say he is bourgeois, as some reviewers have implied, is utter nonsense. Cosby is desperately trying to help black people and all people. To say Cosby is in an alienated state of existence is just absurd. He is extremely wise and acutely aware of society's problems. He has very promising solutions, though not perfect, to the problems facing all communities as well as the black community.
When those with Cosby's approach come up with worthy solutions to improve society, the old left not only attacks the philosophy and the effort of these sincere people, but also attacks them personally. Roy Wilson has said we should all pray for Cosby's alienated state of existence. I think all of us should pray not for Cosby, who is doing just fine, but for those on the left who clearly are in a state of alienation and ignorance.
If we all take Cosby's approach seriously, the Man (tyranny) can't keep us down.... But the left (merely another form of the Man) definitely will !!! We all are striving for a good life without the Man. We certainly don't need to replace him with another Man : the left. Let freedom ring for all people. Listen to Cosby and know the truth is out there. |
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MySharona (MSL quote) , USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
I want to thank Bill for touching on a subject that is so important and critical today and for providing a way to turn it around. Personal responsibility people, lets not live a life full of blaming others for our problems.
We need to be responsible and listen to our kids and make changes. I cannot tell you how thrilled I am about this book! Keep up the good work Bill and thanks for sharing your wisdom! |
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Nickerson (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
Honestly, who better than to speak these far too often forgot truths than Bill Cosby. One of the greatest examples of proud, intelligent, respectable, and honorable black men in the last half century.
Black people (especially those with mindsets to the likes of Jackson, Sharpton, and other racist, whinney, lazy losers) who come to believe that the reason why they're in jail, behind in eduation, a single parent, under fire or under arrest for that matter is due only to the mass imbalance in public treatment of race need to wake up and get their s"""t together. Yes, raciail prejudices exist, yes there are racist deushes out there who are stuck in the 40s and judge people according to their skin, and yes, some of them are in public office and law positions. However, that is no excuse for you to sit around playing X-Box, ripping off the hard working decent Middle Easterns at 711 eating and feeding MacDonalds to your kids 3 times a day and then blaming the schools for not teaching health nutrition, or the blaming the white cop who happens to catch you doing 95 in a 30 in your suped up SUV.
You have to make priorities and take some accountability for your actions. And this is not a message just for black people, for remember back in the 50s-70s where black people where among the hardest working Americans because they knew they had to in order to get by. Obviously, I'm glad times have changed and I think we as a society have progressed, but too many of us (Jews, blacks, gays, whites, Hispanics, etc.) are quick to pull a race/religion card everytime we don't get what we want, someone says something we don't like, or things in life just overly don't turn out the way we had them planned in our tiny little self-indulgent, close minded out of touch minds.
Sharpton, Jackson...etc....Cosby and respectable Black Americans such as him are onto something and will expose you for the perverted racial pimps that you are who never want to admit that maybe...just maybe you and those like you are products of environment, home life, life style, and your own undeveloped and retarded sense of duty, American pride, and personal responsibility. |
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Witcher (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
I bought this book and i really enjoyed reading it. Bill Cosby spoke the truth about ignorant poor blacks and i agree with everything he said. I'm so tired of ignorant black men always laughing at and dissing positive blacks. I've been dissed most of my life by ignorant black men who aren't men because they act like boys. I've been dissed because i've always been quiet, i don't have any friends and i don't have a girlfriend. I like to read, listen to r&b and rap music, and watch tv shows and movies. I'm not really into socializing with people because most people only wanna get in your business and talk about you behind your back. I've been teased and laughed at by ignorant blacks at previous jobs i've had because of the way iam and that's not right. I've had to quit several jobs because of these ignorant blacks. I don't go to work to make friends with people and get in people's business. I go to work to do my job and go home.
Anyway getting back to the book, i think Cosby did a very good job giving poor ignorant blacks information on how they can make their lives better if they read and educate themselves. Unfortunately the sad thing is the people Bill is trying to reach, they won't purchase this book and read it because it's not important to them. Selling drugs, wearing baggy clothes, having lots of sex, not going to school, killing blacks and dissing blacks, listening to ignorant uneducated rappers is more important to ignorant poor blacks. Bill said some true stuff about black public schools. I think black public schools are a joke because most of the black kids at school aren't interested in learning and they only come there to diss positive kids who wanna learn and get into fights. This is a sad situation that will never end at black public schools. Bill does need to deal with reality about black public schools. Getting a education and reading is very important to having a good life but the good black kids that want a education can't learn in a environment that's terrible when they're constantly getting bullied and laughed at. This is a serious situation that needs to get dealt with by the principals of these bad schools. I suggest that the principals need to expel these bad ignorant kids from school so they can see how hard it is to survive on the streets when you have no education and the parents of these knuckleheads need to discipline their kids and whip their butts when they act up. If that happened more often, then these bad kids would change their ways. You got a lot of terrible parents who are scared of their kids and they don't discipline them. These terrible parents don't need to have kids in the first place if they aren't gonna be a good parent. |
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Linda (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
Bill Cosby writes another candid book that is beneficial & worthy for ALL! I saw him on OPRAH and heard them talking about this book. People, you had better wake up, get with the program, and start paying attention to YOUR child/children! Bill hits the nail right on the head! Bill is so right on when he tells you that you should be preparing your children for adulthood... for GOOD JOBS... for being parents themselves one day. Using proper English, good study habits, good manners, good work ethic, spending TIME WITH YOUR KIDS, KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING, KNOWING WHO THEIR FRIENDS ARE, YOU, yes YOU being the parent! Your kids live in YOUR HOUSE and YOU make the rules. And parents, be involved in your childrens lives. Ask them questions, play games with them... do things with them....give them some of your time and attention... pray for them & WITH them..this is CARING about YOUR own child/children! Also, if your kids have MYSPACE of FACEBOOK or the like, know the password and browse around on their site. It IS your right. Check out their text messages now and then. It IS your right. If they live in your home...it IS your right. You've got to know what your kids are doing and who they are spending time with. This is part of loving and protecting them. Thank you Bill Cosby for writing this book. |
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Morgan (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
A book of this nature is long overdue. Fatherlessness has become an epidemic in the black community. Too many mothers have been left alone to raise their children. This pattern seems to be repeated in generation after generation. It is high time we break the cycle and try something new for the sake of our children. We don't want anymore of our children in the prisons - there is hope - let's change our values. Mary McLeod-Bethune was born shortly after slavery but because of the values passed down to her by her parents who were newly freed slaves she went on to establish a school which still bears her name today: Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The authors of Come On People, Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint, are on a mission to enlighten and encourage families to turn the negatives in their lives to positive. It has been done before and it can still be done with the right mindset. Many African-Americans have walked that road before - George Washington Carver, just think of this ex-slave's accomplishment in the face of tremendous odds. Every now and then we need to be reminded and Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint have done that very well in this book.
This book should be required reading for young adults - very good resource material. Parents, especially single mothers run out and get this book. If you can't afford to buy it then borrow it from the library. Christmas is almost here; this would be a very thoughtful gift to someone. |
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Little Storm (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
Actually you sound like you came from a "Single parent home" and your Father didnt raise you. Its a "Man Job" to teach a man how to be a man but Black men perfer running the streets chasing women rather than being involved in their children's lives.
I dont understand why men like yourself feel that all of the work is on Black women and Black men are "totally left out of the picture" or are not held "Accountable" for their "Absentee behaviors". The fact that most Black males havent had any 'Male Guidance" or "Role models" is exactly why you see so many Brothers incarcerated and disrespecting Black women. What do you expect from men who havent seen any "models of a complete family"?
Rather than chastise Black women for handling all the ills of the Black community why not ask Black men to get involved with raising their children instead of chasing women in the streets to lift their sagging "low self esteems"? Wouldnt this make more sense?
I dont see educated Black women accepting Blue collared Black men who have behavioral problems do you? These Sisters are either remaining alone or some are dating out. Irregardless, relationships between Black women and men are not lasting.
The big difference that I see this time is that "Black women are williing to move on and date out" something that Black women have never considered prior. There are alot of Sisters telling ther daughters not to accept certain behaviors from Black males and telling them to open thier options. Even older Black women are dating out so the next 30 years will be interesting. Since Black males are not getting their education and Black women are going in record numbers so the "division will widen even more" .
I think that you would do better to ask Black men to act "Responsible and "Man up" rather than place the blame on Black females. Shame on you, your title says Bible Teacher? Are you for Black men making OOW babies , not taking care of them and and repeating their patterns with another woman? I see this often in the Black community.
These are some of the reasons why I don't date nor would I marry a Black man. These high stats are too much to battle and the high risks with little to gain. |
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Reginald Johnson (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
I read this remarkable book in one day. Not because I am a fast reader but because I could not put it down! Doctors Poussaint and Cosby have written a provocative book that will have foes and proponents gasping for oxygen from beginning to end.
On October 17, 2007, I saw them on Oprah giving stunning statistics, analyses, and testimonies to what are growing, sustained, and unacceptable problems in black communities across America.
Those who wish to hide behind the mantle of political correctness or the cloak of blind faith ... will throttle, vilify, and punish the authors for their efforts. However, those who understand problems can not be solved until they are confronted ... will applaud, commend, and salute their courage for making us look in the "mirror of reality".
"Come on People", made me reflect on the minimization of words like: "Love", "represent", and "proud". Many years ago, I was a Vice President (in charge of sales) for a national company. Being the only one kissed by the sun, I was close and grateful to the CEO for giving me an opportunity not fashionable at the time.
When the CEO's oldest son was killed by a black man, I took it as a personal embarrassment. This book reminded me the responsibility rested with the thug who had wantonly taken a life. Conversely, while positive achievements taken by others can be grounds for admiration, we should save stronger terms of endearment for family members and friends. It requires no wealth to say "I love you" to children ... but it can shape their lives, (definitively) forever.
If we all start within our homes and daily lives with things we can control, all societies will benefit. For me the most important message in the book is getting a good education ... from that foundation, many obstacles can be overcome. I agree, homes need more fathers ... but due to incarcerations, deaths, and battered women ... this is not plausible for many single parents. Going to school is available to everyone.
Send me no letters with the usual rationalizations. I have been to countries where there are one-hundred children in one room (with one book) with one teacher for all grades. Any of them would trade places with our worst schools to experience what we take for granted. I know I am preaching to the choir. Consequently, I plan to purchase copies of this marvelous resource and distribute them to families in surrounding communities. If I may paraphrase (loosely) "The Youngbloods" ... join me, come on, people ... let's smile on our brothers ... and sisters! |
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Keith Wilkerson (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
Dr. Alvin Poussaint and Dr. Bill Cosby created media magic with the Cosby Show, which was often accused of painting too idealistic a picture of the modern African-American family. Now, in this remarkable work, Cosby and Poussaint team up again to show families how they can acheive personal success by giving up the victim mentality and applying some time-tested principles that allow us to move towards personal victories.
The book targets the mindset behind many of the critical issues in the African-American community: homicide, the rising dropout rate, divorce and single motherhood. It doesn't beat around the bush, but deals head on with the idea that we need more positivity in our communties, more nurture for our children and more respect for our own mental and physical health.
By facing the issues directly, Cosby and Poussaint open to door to healing for the community with practical recommendations that any family can easily implement. The book leaves you feeling energized about the prospects for the future. Each family can make a difference - Come on, People! |
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Loyd (MSL quote), USA
<2008-01-18 00:00>
Come On, People" is an excellent book outlining in an easy-to-read and interesting format how to be a good citizen and parent - eg. get guns out of your life (eg. lock them up), take control of your finances, take pride in your appearance and take charge of your health, learn and use standard English, eat together as a family, take daily interest in your children and give them good advice.
The fact that its' target audience is blacks doesn't not detract from nor limit its value one whit. Interspersed between Cosby's advice are voices from the black community representing those that have taken the recommended actions to lift themselves up.
Further, Cosby does not ignore reality - he readily admits the evils of racism (worse in his younger years), but also recognizes that black sociology has a lot going against it. Examples include: In 1950, 5 out of 6 black children were born into two parent homes, now it is only two; black males are 7X more likely to commit a murder than a while, and 6X more likely to be murdered; young black men are twice as likely to be unemployed as other races in America; in 1950 there were 2X as many whites in prison as blacks - now blacks comprise 44% of the prison population. An finally, violence in the home (child beating, spousal abuse, child rape, etc.) are a serious legacy for any black youngster. |
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