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THUG SPIRITUALITY
Part I: The Rise of Ghetto Nihilism
Part II: The Plunge of African AmericanCulture Into Ghettoization
Part III: Toward a New Movement ̶̶̶̶ A Way Out of the Crisis
THUG SPIRITUALITY
Part I: The Rise of Ghetto Nihilism
Part II: The Plunge of African AmericanCulture Into Ghettoization
Part III: Toward a New Movement ̶̶̶̶ A Way Out of the Crisis
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
The African AmericanThe African Americanpopulation growth inpopulation growth inNew York, Chicago,New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, and Detroit:Philadelphia, and Detroit:1900-19401900-1940
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
The African AmericanThe African Americanpopulation growth inpopulation growth inNew York, Chicago,New York, Chicago,
Philadelphia, and Detroit:Philadelphia, and Detroit:1900-19401900-1940
Percentage of African Americans Percentage of African Americans Coming FromComing From
Border States & Cotton-Belt States: Border States & Cotton-Belt States: 1910-19201910-1920
1910 19200
1020304050
From Border StatesFrom Cotton-Belt StatesFrom Other Southern States
1910 19200
1020304050
From Border StatesFrom Cotton-Belt StatesFrom Other Southern States
Percentage of African Americans Percentage of African Americans Coming FromComing From
Border States & Cotton-Belt States: Border States & Cotton-Belt States: 1910-19201910-1920
Intra African AmericanIntra African AmericanClash Of ValuesClash Of Values
Achiever Valuesof the
Working & Middle-class
Subsistence Valuesof the
Under-class
Nihilistic Valuesof the
Criminals
AMBITION RECKLESSNESS
“Hard work yieldsgetting ahead.”
“Getting over” by any means.
DELAYED GRATIFICATION
INSTANT GRATIFICATION
PREDATORYGRATIFICATION
“Tomorrow will be better than today.”
“Tomorrow will notbe better than today.”
“Tomorrow willnever come.”
RESIGNATION
“Hard work does notyield getting ahead.”
“Achiever” and subsistence (“Survivor”) values by Dr. Bob Lupton
Achiever Valuesof the
Working & Middle-class
AMBITION RECKLESSNESS
“Hard work yieldsgetting ahead.”
“Getting over” by any means.
DELAYED GRATIFICATION
INSTANT GRATIFICATION
PREDATORYGRATIFICATION
“Tomorrow will be better than today.”
“Tomorrow will notbe better than today.”
“Tomorrow willnever come.”
RESIGNATION
“Hard work does notyield getting ahead.”
“Achiever” and subsistence (“Survivor”) values by Dr. Bob Lupton
Nihilistic Valuesof the
Criminals
Subsistence Valuesof the
Under-class
Intra African AmericanIntra African AmericanClash Of ValuesClash Of Values
Achiever Valuesof the
Working & Middle-class
Subsistence Valuesof the
Under-class
Nihilistic Valuesof the
Criminals
PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
TIME ORIENTATION
MOMENTORIENTATION
GOAL ORIENTATION
NEED ORIENTATION
WANT ORIENTATION
Planning No Planning “If it feels good,do it.”
EXPLOITATION OF PROPERTY
CRISIS ORIENTATION
“Achiever” and subsistence (“Survivor”) values by Dr. Bob Lupton
Personal Ownership No Ownership Anti-Owner’s Ownership
Intra African AmericanIntra African AmericanClash Of ValuesClash Of Values
Achiever Valuesof the
Working & Middle-class
Subsistence Valuesof the
Under-class
Nihilistic Valuesof the
Criminals
PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
TIME ORIENTATION
MOMENTORIENTATION
GOAL ORIENTATION
NEED ORIENTATION
WANT ORIENTATION
EXPLOITATION OF PROPERTY
CRISIS ORIENTATION
“Achiever” and subsistence (“Survivor”) values by Dr. Bob Lupton
Personal Ownership No Ownership Anti-Owner’s Ownership
Intra African AmericanIntra African AmericanClash Of ValuesClash Of Values
Divergent Outlooks of Achievers Divergent Outlooks of Achievers and Non-Achievers and Non-Achievers
How they view:How they view: AchieversAchievers Non-AchieversNon-Achievers
Social justiceSocial justice Equal opportunityEqual opportunity Equal resultsEqual results
Barriers to Barriers to successsuccess
Mostly internalMostly internalAlmost Almost
exclusively exclusively externalexternal
Basis of SuccessBasis of Success The actions of selfThe actions of selfThe actions of The actions of
othersothers
Effect of values Effect of values on the pooron the poor
Non-achiever Non-achiever values hinder values hinder
them.them.Achiever values Achiever values oppress them.oppress them.
Self-destructive Self-destructive Behavior Behavior
It is acting It is acting irresponsibly.irresponsibly.
It is the fault of It is the fault of society.society.
Divergent Outlooks of Achievers Divergent Outlooks of Achievers and Non-Achievers and Non-Achievers
How they view:How they view: AchieversAchievers Non-AchieversNon-Achievers
Social justiceSocial justice Equal opportunityEqual opportunity Equal resultsEqual results
Barriers to Barriers to successsuccess
Mostly internalMostly internalAlmost Almost
exclusively exclusively externalexternal
Basis of SuccessBasis of Success The actions of selfThe actions of selfThe actions of The actions of
othersothers
Effect of values Effect of values on the pooron the poor
Non-achiever Non-achiever values hinder values hinder
them.them.Achiever values Achiever values oppress them.oppress them.
Self-destructive Self-destructive Behavior Behavior
It is acting It is acting irresponsibly.irresponsibly.
It is the fault of It is the fault of society.society.
Effect of Effect of civilizationcivilization It humanizes.It humanizes. It de-humanizes.It de-humanizes.
Relationship to Relationship to the Social the Social SituationSituation
Self is independent Self is independent of it.of it.
Self is determined Self is determined by it.by it.
Posture toward Posture toward societysociety Contribute to it.Contribute to it. Critique it.Critique it.
Unacceptable Unacceptable Behavior Behavior
Criminal behavior Criminal behavior is wrong.is wrong.
““CivilizedCivilized”” behavior is false.behavior is false.
How to Gain How to Gain RespectRespect Earn it.Earn it. Demand it.Demand it.
Divergent Outlooks of Achievers Divergent Outlooks of Achievers and Non-Achievers and Non-Achievers
How they view:How they view: AchieversAchievers Non-AchieversNon-Achievers
Effect of Effect of civilizationcivilization It humanizes.It humanizes. It de-humanizes.It de-humanizes.
Relationship to Relationship to the Social the Social SituationSituation
Self is independent Self is independent of it.of it.
Self is determined Self is determined by it.by it.
Posture toward Posture toward societysociety Contribute to it.Contribute to it. Critique it.Critique it.
Unacceptable Unacceptable Behavior Behavior
Criminal behavior Criminal behavior is wrong.is wrong.
““CivilizedCivilized”” behavior is false.behavior is false.
How to Gain How to Gain RespectRespect Earn it.Earn it. Demand it.Demand it.
Divergent Outlooks of Achievers Divergent Outlooks of Achievers and Non-Achievers and Non-Achievers
How they view:How they view: AchieversAchievers Non-AchieversNon-Achievers
Fusion
1975 1980 1985
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Open IdentificationalistsBegin Leaving the Ghetto
Closed IdentificationalistsBegin Leaving the Ghetto
Time
Influence
Nihilistic ValuesVictimology BlacknessSubsistence Values
Ontological Blackness
Chronological Relationship BetweenChronological Relationship BetweenDemise of OntologicalDemise of Ontological
Blackness and Rise of Nihilistic ValuesBlackness and Rise of Nihilistic Values
Fusion
1975 1980 1985
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Open IdentificationalistsBegin Leaving the Ghetto
Closed IdentificationalistsBegin Leaving the Ghetto
Time
Influence
Nihilistic ValuesVictimology BlacknessSubsistence Values
Ontological Blackness
Chronological Relationship BetweenChronological Relationship BetweenDemise of OntologicalDemise of Ontological
Blackness and Rise of Nihilistic ValuesBlackness and Rise of Nihilistic Values