Ex-Offenders: America's legal slaves

Here's a question about prison and reentry: Vocational/job training.

Are we setting ex-offenders up? Hell yes we are

Ok, think about these programs. If you are not familiar with them, they basically teach inmates a "trade" so that when they get out of prison, they will have a skill and be able to get a job. On paper, great idea, right? But think about these jobs that they are being trained for.

Mechanic
Barber
Food Service
Horse Training
Plumbing
Electrician
etc.

These jobs are pretty low paying/low-moderate skill. I would argue that a mechanic and electrician at least are pretty highly skilled, but generally, they're considered a moderate skilled job requiring less education than anything requiring a bachelors. Hence, spotty pay. But my question here isn't about the level of the job training being offered or the subsequent jobs... it's why are these being offered and not the gamut of positions? Why aren't social worker, political scientist (politician), teacher, college-ready scholar being taught?

Easy. We don't want prisoners to succeed or do better because they are... DING DING DING Prisoners! We don't want them working with us, we don't want them living near us, we want them to live in perpetual servitude to us as our new race of "self-made" slaves.

Ok so let me lay out the cycle here to illustrate my point. In ___ easy steps, YOU can become a slave! Here is a general map of the life trajectory of a prisoner/ex-offender:
1. Family lives in poverty because of a history of family members working in low paying jobs stemming from slavery (it still affects us, yes yes yes)
2. Grow up in inner city/high crime area
3. Social learning theory- LEARN how to do crime from environment as a child
4. Shotty education system, learn how to read at age 9 (if at all). School is a waste, drop out maybe or just cut and make money (crimes, more often than not b/c it's more gratifying to get more money quicker with less effort- and that's for anyone, Donald Trump included)
5. Get LOCKED UP whoo hoo now you're in prison/jail
6. Oh great, because you've had good behavior, you now are eligible to go into a job training class (which is actually shown to reduce recidivism in those who participate: one plus I haven't mentioned yet)
7. Learn a low paying job skill
8a. Get out, not get that low paying job because you have a record
8b. Get out, get the low paying job and just live in poverty like your family did from the getgo

I have to say, what the fuck?

How does someone get out of this cycle? Blacks historically have a history or recieiving less-than-acceptable levels of education; less-than-acceptable job opportunities... hell, we were the last ones to get the right to vote and most Blacks STILL DON'T VOTE. Blacks make up 13% of the general population but the majority of the prison population. Doesn't that smell fishy to you? Just a lil? Oh look, there goes Nemo...

My point: It's not just about offenders. Blacks are still slaves. We've got people thinking we aren't, but look at the facts.
A. Blacks: majority are decedents of African Slaves.
B. African Slaves: can't read, can't write... non-slave offspring can maybe read or write, but not well.
C. Non-slave offspring: compared to whites, poorer interpersonal/educational/job skills.
D. People with poor education: get poor jobs
E. Get poor jobs: make no money
F. Make no money: propensity to commit crime explodes
G. Commit crime: get locked up
H. Get locked up: loose civil liberties, now have a record
I. Have a record: can't get a job. Oh wait! Job training! Now I can get a low paying job!
J. Return to step E
*I must note; this cycle does not apply to everybody, but it sure applies to a hellava lot (too many!)

See the cycle? Legally, many Blacks are still slaves and have become so accustome to accepting that status, that most don't even realize that we've been had.

here's a related article, check it out: http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/socialservices/20060524/15/1862

So I reiterate Obama's message (whether he gets the presidential bid or not, it's still a good point made by an intelligent man): YES WE CAN overcome this shit. Black people have the same brain capacity as any other "race" so what the hell. Somebody's gotta stop sitting on their ass and start complaining. Oh wait, that's me. But I can't do it alone...

My opinion may not be popular, but I am an American