Poverty functions in a similar way. On the one hand it's not an unfair assessment that poor people make poor choices, need constant supervision, and cannot be left in charge (which is often something I find I'm often afraid to say among more left-leaning individuals). On the other hand you can't really blame the poor for that, and the cycle of poverty can be broken with a combination of education and opportunity, perhaps only over multiple generations.

What you do with this information, I suppose, depends on your political leanings. You can emphasize either side of the story, and be sort of correct.