Gang Deconstruction

Jobs and Education The Answer
The report rightly concludes that social ills resulting from poverty can only be solved
with more job and educational opportunities for oppressed communities.
“We need to invest in jobs, schools, and programs that are proven to reduce recidivism,
and reject the policies that prevent young people from leaving gang life behind,” said
Luis Rodriguez, a nationally recognized Chicano poet and author.
The report asks policy makers to use proven scientific approaches to resolve gang
problems. These are correct and should be supported.
But these seemingly obvious approaches can never be fully implemented under
capitalism. The capitalist system thrives off of sowing division and repressing entire
communities to maintain the system and extract ever-greater profits.
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