Really digging what your saying here (and last post). Kinda coincides with my Pastor’s series on poverty and what johnny long (we’ve chatted over email and will do something with him) is doing in Uganda. The crux for me are the fact a lot of my friends in the inner city (who are leaders) continue to make excuses for those who react negatively to poverty and engage in social bahaviours that continue to denigrate and further impoverish the spirit of these communities. I am with you in encouraging the young people I mentor to “break out of the system.”