Members are emboldened by the fear that they see in others, when in truth, they sink ever deeper into the web of cowardice. In addition to fractured social structures and non-existing or dysfunctional family dynamics, race politics contributes to criminal and gang mentality. As such, they never aspire to anything higher than being thugs. Further complicating things is the fact that a few have actually made legitimate money by glorifying and celebrating thuggery, which leads others to believe that following the same path is a good, even intelligent way to achieve success. It is not.
Human beings are powerful beyond comprehension.
All human beings are powerful, including the thugs amongst us. I am human, as are you. More than ever before, we are capable of affecting great arcs of change in our lives. We can go from being severely impoverished, to lavishly abundant not only within a single lifetime, but even within the course of a few years, not by winning a lottery, but by winning at the game of life itself. We can do so if we understand and respect the principles that govern all human social dynamics and interactions.