Those who were inclined to begin the destruction of the family in America started long before Lyndon Johnson's 1964 "War on Poverty" proposal. It started in the mid-1800s at the first stages of the "feminist movement". Women who began to reject the doctrine of coverture as belittling or degrading rather than protecting and shielding started a snowball of misguided decisions and actions which has culminated into the full-out assault on, and redefinition of, the most powerful and Divine union on earth; husband and wife. "Women's Suffrage" was used as the catalyst for attacking the traditional family unit. No doubt that the movement had some merit in certain situations, but the road to hell is paved with "good intentions".

Also, after that first 'obstacle' was complete, the outrageous notion that a woman who stays at home, keeps the house and cares for her own children is wasting her life, gained traction and acceptance in the public discourse. The outright mistreatment of women (rejecting God's view that man and woman are of equal value) on the part of some men justifiably bred an outcry for change of that treatment. Ironically, that outcry was used as a springboard to ultimately reject God's view regarding the holy union of husband and wife. The traditional family unit begins to weaken and the continuous attack from all angles makes the perfect environment for the ongoing growth of the "Nanny State".

It all starts at the top. A strong husband and wife, who jointly seek out and accept God's Will and Grace, will avoid "poverty" and those who claim to "war" on it.

I regard the targeting of black families with the "War on Poverty" as merely a specific tactic determined to be the best option for use on a specific people. No race or creed is let alone in this regard; different tactics are employed for each specific target with the same ultimate goal in mind - CONTROL OVER OTHERS.