The Tragedy of Modern America Personified: Black "Community Leaders" Celebrate Blacks Attending School in Indianapolis...

The grotesque amount of energy expended to uplift black America would be undeniably hilarious if it weren't so tragic (the opportunity cost in what could have been invested is staggering to comprehend when you consider the sunk cost that is the quest to uplift blacks).

And even in the tragedy that is post-World War II domestic policy in America, one can't help laugh at the sheer folly of the attempt to fool nature with extreme nurturing... courtesy of the white taxpayer. 

Encouraging children to excel in school... isn't that a parents job? 

In a country whose black population is responsible for almost weekly marches against violence, vigils against violence, prayers against violence, bicycling against violence, tenting against violence, and spending untold trillions trying to get blacks to abide by the laws set forth by the white man to govern civilization, there's something tragically funny about the following story: at an almost entirely black charter school in Indianapolis, black city officials, community leaders and 'role models' greeted the black students with high fives and cheers as they entered the school... [Men fight back against youth violence with high-fives and cheers, IndyStar.com, 10-5-15]:

Hoping to fight back against violence gripping young people in Indianapolis, dozens of men traveled to an Eastside middle school to remind students of their worth and potential.

The men — coming from all ages and professions — lined up outside Tindley Preparatory Academy, greeting students with high-fives and words of encouragement as the middle-schoolers arrived for class Monday morning. It was their way of thanking the boys at Tindley for their hard work.

The message is as timely as ever following a weekend marred by the slaying of three Indianapolis teenagers.

On Sunday, 17-year-old Steven Kendall was shot and killed near an Eastside convenience store on East New York Street. Hours later, 17-year-old Coriana Johnson and 18-year-old Makayla Mitchell were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in a car parked in the 2000 block of Berwick Avenue on the Westside.

Of the 105 victims of criminal homicide this year, eight are under the age of 18.

“These kids are growing up in a challenging area where they’re seeing a lot of gun violence and they see it every day,” said U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler, one of the organizers of Monday's rally. “Yes, they go to a nice school. But they need to know that the community is behind them."

indley Preparatory Academy sits just footsteps north of East 38th Street and North Sherman Drive, one of six “hot spots” identified by public safety officials as having a higher amount of crime.

But Tindley's location isn't stopping young people from making a positive impact in the community, Minkler said, and there are many success stories coming out of the school.

The problem is those stories are often drowned out by the latest tragedy.

“We’ve heard a lot about the negative things the youth in this community are doing, and it’s just nice to see the positive things and recognize them and appreciate them,” he said. “It’s about time these kids got their due.”

On Monday, what started as a collection of public safety officials and church leaders huddled outside the school rapidly ballooned into a group with more than 70 people — all flanking the front entrance of the school.

Initially, drowsy youngsters wore looks of confusion as they inched toward the front doors. When they drew near, the men called out to them with wide smiles and outstretched arms. Their words came with high-fives, firm handshakes and pats on the back.

Jolted awake, the students’ arrival began resembling the Indianapolis Colts blasting through the tunnel and onto the field for a Sunday afternoon game.

“It’s all about you!” men in the crowd repeated. The boys responded with wide grins of their own and energetic dashes into the school.

Among the supporters was 17-year-old Andrew Porter, a senior honors student atCharles A. Tindley Accelerated School.

Wearing a maroon blazer worn by older Tindley students, Porter recalled looking up to the big kids when he was a middle-schooler at Tindley Preparatory Academy.

“All this … it’s like extra encouragement for them,” Porter said. “Once they see people in the blazer and see that they made it in the high school, they think, ‘If they did it, then I can do it.’"

This isn't fiction... it's reality, courtesy of black Americans. And it gets better. [Students receive encouragement after recent violence involving young people, Fox 59 Indy, 10-5-15]:

The U.S. Attorney's Office has been working with the Tindley students. Last year they signed a pledge, agreeing not to touch a gun and tell an adult if they see a one. There are also plants to start a teen court at the school to teach kids about the legal system and work on problem solving skills. 

"Coming from the community that I come from, I think it’s very important because we don’t really have a lot of inspiring people out there, so the people that are here doing this for us -- I think it’s amazing," said Tindley Preparatory Academy student Brennan Kitc. 

After all the students were greeted, everyone went inside the gymnasium for an assembly. Similar rallies are planned at John Marshall High School and Avondale Meadows Academy within the next month.

A gun is a tool, nothing more and nothing less. It isn't the gun that is a weapon: it is the person holding it, putting a live round into the chamber, pointing it at another individual, and pulling the trigger that turns the formerly inanimate object into a weapon.

There is nothing more pathetic in the world than America's slavish devotion to uplifting its black population.

Tragedy? Yes.

Comedy? Without a doubt.