Larry Elder and Zuby Discuss Fatherless Homes

Zuby and Larry Elder discuss the long-term effects of social policies, particularly those affecting family structures. They explore how decisions made decades ago, like welfare expansions in the 1960s and 70s, have contributed to the current reality of high father absence rates, especially in the black community.

Elder highlights the normalization of single-parent households and its impact on generational behaviors. They discuss the importance of fatherhood and the societal influences on parenting choices. Additionally, they examine the backgrounds of prominent black leaders, noting the absence or strained relationships with their fathers, contrasting their focus on racism with the broader issues of family structure and fatherhood.

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[DWthaman]

I am the child of a fatherless home. Both of my parents had issues, so I am not angry at either of them, but I can tell you that not having a present father severely stunted my emotional and mental growth and development. I basically had to learn how to be a man all by myself. There were a few great male mentors and a Christian set of principles that helped a lot, but I made so many mistakes that I wouldn't have made if I had a father there to set me straight.

[Vincentthecatsings]

Larry Elder and Thomas Sowell, despite watching the human race destroy itself, still make me proud to be human. Thank you gentlemen. Thank you.

[jackdeniston]

Not Fatherlessness. Deliberate Father Exclusion

[brianmeen]

That’s a troubling stat but what’s even worse is you can’t even get one side of the political spectrum to admit that fatherless homes are a very bad thing!

[TchHry]

You had Larry on???
Heck with a clip, I'm going to the full video!

[topcover]

My father was always there, and I'm thankful he worked and provided for us, but he wasn't "active" in my life and never really taught me anything. I'm thankful he was there and provided financially, but I had to learn so many things on my own that I wish he had taught me and have made so many mistakes I may not have made otherwise.

I say all of that to say as hard as things were for me growing up the way I did, I can only imagine how hard it is for young men to grow up without a father in the home at all.

[stacy-annmorgan]

Exactly. As a woman down with the welfare system. Paternity testing at birth. I grew up in a single mother household with lots of half siblings and out of us all over 18 not trying to brag but standing on my feet strong. I looked at others and said what I wanted for myself and what I didn’t. I promised I would never sleep with anyone until I had a ring on my finger both of us in the house. FATHERS are important. Get the governments out of ur family. I’m mad at my mom she had so much benefits and opportunity to do better and she didn’t. People who get things free take it for granted and those who lose money are hard working people. It should be if both parents are in the household then we should tax less to incentivize people to get married. I barely have a relationship with my parents at 27. This system is horrible.

[tyson]

Great interview, Mr. Elder is amazing.

[esthermarcen]

is true, women now are married to the government, here in Finland we have the same problem even mostly we are pale as the first snow. is sold as: women are free and independent but this is just not true, they are just hooked up to welfare, even if they work, they get a house from the government, the school feeds the children, the children are in school for 12 hours many days. just terrible

[McMillanScottish]

Yeah but racism is so much more profitable though

[drakoan]

Certainly was my problem. Not that my father is a great man, he isn't. but the lack of balance in perspective did me a lot of harm I am still fixing.

[mmp]

70% of black fartherless children??? That's shocking. 😢 Its immeritive to learn, discuss and turn this around.

[ephraimwinslow]

Fatherless homes -> terrible results.

But remember the words of Will Ferrell. We definitely need women to be in charge of everything. They can't do their ONE DEFAULT JOB CORRECTLY when left unsupervised, and they've tanked every hobby/industry/community where they get traction... but they're TOTALLY natural shot callers guys.

Trust me. I was told as much by a woman once, and I'm sure her motives for saying it were entirely pure.

[MagnifiedGiant]

The welfare state gave women an excuse to leave their men and be less flexible in their relationship because women know that the state will look after them. It also gave men an out because they can just leave their family and the state will take care of his kids.

[Brownyman]

There is an interesting phenomenon in elephant culture.

Whenever due to poaching a large percentage of elder males are killed for their tusks the young male elephants who grow up without elder males around them tend to become killers targeting particularly rhinoceros and water buffalo when they reach adolescence and experience “must”, a huge release of testosterone, for the first time.

The Pilanesberg national park first noticed this in the 70s with many news stories reporting on this being titled “The Delinquents”. Eventually the game wardens figured out what was going on and were able to coordinate with the Kruger national park, and in an effort to quell the violence 6 huge elder male bulls were brought in to act as role models for how to deal with aggression without killing other animals; throwing rocks, knocking over trees, kicking up dirt.

Shortly after these elder bulls were brought in the killing stopped and in less than an elephant generation.

[CashCowz]

Can the fatherlessness in black families be resolved?

[CustomerService-niwi]

most women keep children from their fathers because they aren't being "paid", especially in the black community. They allow their bitter personal relationship feelings for the man to impact the fathers relationship with the child. Most of these children learn when they are older that it was the mothers fault the entire time.

[ThelastREALAFRICAN]

ThereWAS NEVER GOOD INTENTIONS ABOUT THIS .

[Biggielz]

The other big issue is multiple baby daddies, So if my brother has a different father who shows up and spends time with him and does stuff with him, and my father is a dead beat and doesn't that also creates issues.

[chitownmo]

I would like to see him debate the YouTuber, Medium man over this issue.