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  2. ProfD I just don't see the point in dropping bombs on schools & other places just because a country isn't friendly &/or they are building nuclear weapons. I don't agree with it, but it's to inspire fear and pain. When you're dealing with people who are so brave that they don't care whether THEY live or die in the fight, then you go after their loved ones like women and children who are innocent and THAT will hurt you more than your own death. Again, I don't agree with it...but that's the logic behind it. Seeing your family killed in front of you is worse than death. Much more powerful countries have nukes. The USA isn't bombing Russia. They are supposed to be the biggest threat. We already know it's BS used to justify military spending Russia and the United States are the two nation with the most White people of any other nation on the planet. Why would they actually be enemies? If anything, they'd be sticking together to keep the other nations of color in check...lol.
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  4. Not exactly I use in readings and knowing the quality of time is useful. I first tried it out in 2014. I had to go to the unemployment office. I found the best time down to the second. I was in and out in 10 minutes. So it is very useful when I have to do something. Once I wanted to have a day where I met a lot of people. I thought about someone and saw him literally a few minutes after wards. Ran into another person and he asked if I had seen my recent ex wife. I said they are just walking to the station know. While we where on the train someone from work got on our car, I have also used it to travel and it made a noticeable difference. Plus I like knowing things and Time is abundantly full of information. As much as I don't like AI it has been useful in helping me think about the implications of the system.
  5. Of course, I believe if an enemy attacks they have to be dealt with accordingly. I just don't see the point in dropping bombs on schools & other places just because a country isn't friendly &/or they are building nuclear weapons. Much more powerful countries have nukes. The USA isn't bombing Russia. They are supposed to be the biggest threat. We already know it's BS used to justify military spending.😎
  6. ProfD I.still don't see how these zombies are productive & constructive in solving problems or liberating their countries from oppressors. Some claim that the practice of zombification is productive in providing a manual labor force; however I think it's DESTRUCTIVE when it comes to the moral and ethical fabric of society. The negatives seem to outweigh the positives. I don't believe a bunch of innocent people should be killed in that regard. Me neither. However if your enemy kills millions of YOUR innocent civilians, how else would you get "even" with them or retaliate?
  7. ProfD Kicking out the French was a start. Haiti did it 222 years ago & fheir sh8t hasn't been right yet. Could take a long time to see positive results. Kicking the French out and inviting the Russians in doesn't look very promising or revolutionary. Right. The proof is in the pudding. Actions speak louder than words & marching around. This is why I say, time will tell.
  8. frankster Ok, I think I MAY see what the issue is....... I mentioned this before but maybe I need to mention it to you again. When I talk of freedom, I'm speaking of being free from IMPOSED restrictions and limitations! In other words, a wild bird is free to fly as high as it CAN fly....as opposed to being tethered or caged or having a dome blocking it. Understand? Man/Being made restrictions and limitations are what I'm referring to that inhibit freedom. Not the limitations and restrictions that occur within nature such as natural abilities, disabilities, or natural limits and boundaries. I thought this went without saying....lol. Being free to walk doesn't mean you can do like Forest Gump and walk around the whole planet until you grow a beard, lol. The Subject is Freedom.....and you have already describe it by the definition you gave Correct me if and when I am Wrong..... You stated "That's because it's a zero sum status. Either you're free or you're not. There is no "degree" or "amount" of freedom that can be negotiated or restricted." Correct. However when I say negotiated or restricted I'm speaking of IMPOSED restrictions. Not natural limits and boundaries. In that case given your definition of Freedom nobody is free but God/Nature....cause all humans are limited in some way. Again, I speak of imposed limits. Not natural limitations. S/He was never free according to your description and definition. It depends on their living conditions before incarceration but generally speaking, nobody who lives in a society is free. If you do not have the ability to do it...... then you are not free to do it You can be free to do it but not ABLE to do it. Think of a person in a wheelchair. They are free to get up and walk if they want to, but are usually not able to practice that freedom. When A doctor asks his or her patience for a semen sample.....are they having sex? No When a Doctor swabs a woman's vagina for vaginal fluid.....are they having sex? No Yes....it suggests that. What is more likely is that the Cubi is reaping emotional energy that they get by simulating sex.....Loosh Speculation found the time Wasted your time, lol. poor example.. Even poorer understanding Those are the ones most susceptible.....to brainwashing How so? How are people who rely on what they've experienced and witnessed for themselves as opposed to believing the 3rd, 4th, and 5th hand information they may get off of the internet, more susceptible to brain washing??? Maybe you would learn something...its up to you. Every time I interact with you I learn something, lol. What's this a trick question?? No, it's a direct and specific question that you failed to answer because you couldn't. Instead you went on a quote-fest trying to find contradictions in my statements INSTEAD of providing the actual statement that you accused me of. Since you only deny your own quote and there implications. You provided 5 or 6 quotes of mine that I just stood by 100%....lol. Based on the Above definition give an example of someone that enjoys and exercises this type of freedom? I don't know of any. Which is why I said we (as humans) are not free, generally speaking. Note your quote in red below..... That is a limitation you have place on freedom.....which as you stated is oxymoronic Saying we are free in "some regards" is a QUALIFICATION. Meaning certain aspects OF our lives are free, while WE aren't free in general. For example -Free to use your left arm -Free to walk to the grocery store -Free to eat These are individual freedoms that most people are allowed to exercise, but it doesn't mean THEY are free generally speaking. How is "generally speaking we are not free" and "we are free individually in some regards"....not freedom of degrees or limited freedom? Because the freedom itself isn't limited (imposed limitation)...or else it wouldn't be freedom. What's being limited is the DESCRIPTION of what we're talking about as we narrow down WHAT specifically is free. As I said earlier..... A person's ARM is free. A person is free to eat food and drink water. .....doesn't mean that person is free in general, because they live under man made rules and restrictions. Generally we are not free but individually we are in some regards......thats a straddle - hence both sides of the fence or hedge That's not a straddle. That's a lack of your ability to think analytically....lol. As individuals are free in SOME regards meaning in some specific details. For example.... A person can be locked up in prison: -THEY aren't free...but their arm is free. -THEY aren't free...but they are free to get up and go to the bathroom -THEY aren't free...but they are free to look at television The person is free in SOME REGARDS but generally speaking isn't. Most wild animals are free in general, while most humans are free in some or certain regards....but generally restricted. Are you saying birds in the wild have...."no limits or restrictions."? No. They do have limits but they usually aren't man made or made by another animal. If they are limited by humans or other animals, then they are no longer free. They are restricted. When we talk of freedom, we're talking about lack of man/being made limits or restrictions. Again, most physical beings have limits and restrictions due to the laws of physics. I'm not talking about the limits and restrictions that come with nature. I'm talking about limits and restrictions that are imposed.
  9. RMNewsletter 5th format 09062026 I remember September 11th https://rmnewsletter.substack.com/p/rmnewsletter-5th-format-09062026?r=xit0b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #rmnewsletter #richardmurrayhumblr #rmaalbc #hddeviant #richardmurray #rmworkcalendar #rmcommunitycalendar #black337 #aalbc #sep11 #1111 #usaempire #usa #poetry #psalm23 #colormeclub #europagothic #september #watn #invisibleman #crliterature #music #sonnyrollins #adayinharlem #calligraphy #angeliquenoire #angelique #noire #microcalligraphy #loctober #heavymetalmag #heavymetal
  10. URL https://www.deviantart.com/hddeviant/journal/BlackHistory337-7-High-Fantasy-1368378709 CONTENT #BlackHistory337 is about the time outside the 28 days designated as Black History Month, an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of the Black community during the other 337 days of the year. Let's continue learning all year long, because history doesn't stop when February ends. For this edition of #Black337 the focus is the genre commonly advertised as "High Fantasy". Fables , Fictional Slave Narratives , Comics , Detective Stories , plus High Fantasy are all fiction. Fables are fantasy as they have magical worlds/entities/objects/ or similar. Magic is defined as unsupported by what is known or science. Sometimes fictional slave narratives or comics or detective stories can be fantasy, but they don't have to be. So what is "High Fantasy" ? "High Fantasy" is fantasy with alot of details: Maps/Appendixes/Artworks. For example, no character type or story element in Tolkiens "Lord of the Rings" is absent in other fantasies. Magical Beings like elves or eagles who can talk are in all fantasy. Magical worlds like Mordor are in all fantasy. Magical cities like Osgiliath are in all fantasy. People descended from magical bloodlines like Aragorn are in all fantasy. Wizards like Saruman are in all fantasy. The variance in "Lord of the rings" are the details: maps, appendixes with bloodlines, appendixes with histories after the main contents of the book. In Global Black Fiction ,from the Song of Sundiata to High John to Anansi , fantasy elements are plentiful. But, very few works in the near past from the time of this writing, had the details that make "High Fantasy" variant from other fantasy. The Children of Blood and Bone from Tomi Adeyemi is being made into a film for 2017. https://youtu.be/LBg1OpxHMa0?si=BJYf6qvbxlAlA76L GALLERY OF INSPIRED WORK MONTHLY CONTENT The following are high fantasy from Richard Murray @HDdeviant An Example of High Fantasy content, inspired by @Kuroshi-tenshi BLACK HIGH FANTASY EXAMPLES Lore of the Wilds from Analeigh Sbrana- map and appendix https://analeighsbrana.com/image-with-title-and-description/ Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi- map https://tomiadeyemi.com/the-writer/ BLACK FANTASY EXAMPLES Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko - no map or appendix https://www.jordanifueko.com/books The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna - no map or appendix https://naminaforna.com/the-gilded-ones-1 #BlackHistory337 2026-2027 #1Mar 14, 2026 #BlackHistory337 2026-2027 #2Apr 1, 2026 #BlackHistory337 2026-2027 #3May 1, 2026 #BlackHistory337 2026-2027 #4Jun 2, 2026 #BlackHistory337 5 : FablesJul 4, 2026 #BlackHistory337 6 : Fictional Slave NarrativesAug 1, 2026 #black337 #hddeviant #richardmurray #richardmurrayhumblr #blackhistory #highfantasy #fantasy
  11. @ProfD My comparison was not about Blacks versus Whites! It was about Blacks and Women; 2 segments of the population whose grievances are not taken as seriously as those of The Alpha Male. Your heavy handed attitude reminded me of the racist good ol boys and their overwhelming approved of Karmelo Anthony's harsh sentence. Not trying to change your mind. Just calling attention to how much Society's pecking order influences its priorities. Feel free to rant on.
  12. Sure. Many leave for better opportunities abroad. It's harder for folks to stick around when the government & companies aren't paying well. Kicking out the French was a start. Haiti did it 222 years ago & their sh8t hasn't been right yet. Could take a long time to see positive results. Right. The proof is in the pudding. Actions speak louder than words & marching around.😎
  13. I'm aware of the African & Haitian version of zombies. When folks are high on certain drugs we call them zombies too. I.still don't see how these zombies are productive & constructive in solving problems or liberating their countries from oppressors. Winning a war to protect one's interests comes down to power, control & access to reaources. I don't believe a bunch of innocent people should be killed in that regard.😎
  14. I have zero emotional investment here. No rush to judgment either. She already admitted to killing the children. Lock her up for life or give her the cocktail. Sure. Some white folks felt empathy for her & wanted to see her get mental health treatment instead of prison time. If that woman had been non-white, no amount of PPD would have spared her azz from prison. Those same white folks would have called her a monster. The media barely talks about the real victims of her crime...those innocent children. Reminds me of how white folks bristle at the thought of facing charges when their childen become mass shooters. White folks believe in a different justice system when it applies to them.😎
  15. Much respect to Ms. Gloria Steinem for standing on bizness in fighting for women's rights & living on her own terms. RIP to an icon.😎
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  17. The Subject is Freedom.....and you have already describe it by the definition you gave Correct me if and when I am Wrong..... You stated "That's because it's a zero sum status. Either you're free or you're not. There is no "degree" or "amount" of freedom that can be negotiated or restricted." In that case given your definition of Freedom nobody is free but God/Nature....cause all humans are limited in some way. S/He was never free according to your description and definition. If you do not have the ability to do it...... then you are not free to do it Oh the word "with" above should have been "without" cool When A doctor asks his or her patience for a semen sample.....are they having sex? When a Doctor swabs a woman's vagina for vaginal fluid.....are they having sex? Yes....it suggests that. What is more likely is that the Cubi is reaping emotional energy that they get by simulating sex.....Loosh cool found the time poor example.. Those are the ones most susceptible.....to brainwashing Maybe you would learn something...its up to you. What's this a trick question?? Lets deal with what you stated and I quoted..... I am not incline to go data mining for your quotes...its just not worth it Since you only deny your own quote and there implications. No need for that....I have quote your statements above and those are all I need to prove my point. Based on the Above definition give an example of someone that enjoys and exercises this type of freedom? Note your quote in red below..... That is a limitation you have place on freedom.....which as you stated is oxymoronic "Generally speaking, we're NOT free...and I didn't say we were. We are free individually in SOME regards. Again, that freedom must be qualified" How is "generally speaking we are not free" and "we are free individually in some regards"....not freedom of degrees or limited freedom? Generally we are not free but individually we are in some regards......thats a straddle - hence both sides of the fence or hedge Now qualify it? Its in red above......"We are free individually in SOME regards." You also said we are free in "some regards"....those regards are the degrees. Those regards contradict your "That's because it's a zero sum status. Either you're free or you're not. There is no "degree" or "amount" of freedom that can be negotiated or restricted." We are free individually in SOME regards. Unable doesn't necessarily mean not free. Are you saying birds in the wild have...."no limits or restrictions."?
  18. Now you accuse me of "switching" by producing THIS quote "Again, that freedom must be qualified" As with the others, I stand by THIS quote 100%! What does THIS quote....of me saying that freedom must be qualified....have to do with YOUR claim, that I said we are free??? Because that's what you accused me of. I said we're NOT free. Then you produce my quote saying: "Sometimes a person's ability is restricted by an outside force. Sometimes a person never HAD the ability in the past, to begin with." Again, stand by this one too. Where in THIS quote did I say that we were free??? 1. You have NOT proven your accusation of me at some point claiming that we were generally free. Something I haven't said at any point in our discussion OR on this site! 2. You've seem to be attempting to show me contradicting myself by saying freedom is unlimited while it also saying it needs to be qualified...as if those two statements contradict eachother. They don't. Let me see if I can make it plainer or clearer for you...... Freedom means no limits or restrictions. Yes "qualifying" something restricts and limits....but not necessary the subject itself but the DESCRIPTION of the subject or the STATEMENT you made ON the subject. It narrows the statement or NUMBER of the subjects we're talking about down to to the SPECIFIC subject or subjects we're talking about and focuses us on it! For example..... You can make the claim: BIRDS HAVE FREEDOM But this isn't necessarily true until you QUALIFY it! How do you do that? By saying BIRDS IN THE WILD HAVE FREEDOM .....because caged birds don't. Now you've taking that statement and qualified it to make it true. Now, did my qualifying OR limiting the statement of WHICH birds I was talking about limit the ability of those wild birds to fly??? I hope you understand the point I'm making.....lol.
  19. My well-known contemporary, Gloria Steinam, has checked out at the ripe old age of 92. This famous activist and I go waaay back. I've always liked her even if her Feminist credo was more geared to white women than sistas - who yearned for capable black men to take the lead and at least share the burdens thrust upon their women. No such luck. Gloria was cool, very adept at weaponizing words. One of her most famous zingers was her observation that "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle". Amen. She and Maya Angelou were partners in crime, when it came to cutting men down to size. Thanks to Steinam advancing the cause of women, many barriers and glass ceilings were circumvented. It's hard to believe that back in the 1960s when banks came up with the idea of credit cards, single woman weren't eligible to get one nor could a married one, unless her husband co-signed for her. Neither did women get equal pay for doing the same job as a man. The feminist movement helped rectify all those restrictions. Gloria wasn't a big fan of marriage, believing it was a contract wherein a woman signed away her independence. She never stopped fighting for her cause, and in spite of what bruthas say or perhaps because of what they say about white feminists, l dug Gloria and couldn't care less about chauvinistic black men.) Hail and farewell, Girlfriend. Rest in Power.
  20. frankster Oh boy....... Here you go playing games again. You and your word salads....lol. Now let's put this in perspective............. I asked you: frankster....when did I EVER say that we were free generally speaking??? You said: You said both... I'm not sure what "both" means, but I asked you to SHOW with context where I said WE WERE FREE GENERALLY SPEAKING That's what I asked you to do. Your response??? First you produce this quote of mine: "That's because it's a zero sum status. Either you're free or you're not. There is no "degree" or "amount" of freedom that can be negotiated or restricted." ....which I stand by. Now, where in it do I declare that we are free???? Next, you produce THIS quote of mine: "Freedom is simply the state of being free. It's not a measurement or level of HOW free somebody is. Again, there are no limitations to actual freedom." ....again, I stand by it 100%. And WHERE in it do I say that we are free????? Because that's the question I asked you. Then you ran back through the thread and pulled THIS quote of mine: "There is no such thing as "limited freedom". That's an oxymoron. If it's limited, it's not free." Again, I stand by this quote! And again, where in it do I say that we are free???? I asked you to produce the quote where you accused me of saying that we were free!
  21. ProfD Right. I reject the belief that white supremacists are thr smartest people on the planet. A willingness to gain power & control by any means necessary doesn't make a person smarter. True. However if you can't come up with an idea or plan to resist it or defeat them, what does that make you? If a person is constantly cheating you out of your money....over and over again...that says a lot about both them AND you, lol. Most old people aren't producing much of anything. I'm not sure how true that is.....lol....however the fact that they even MADE it to an advanced age in this world is worthy of some respect. There were so many things that could have took them out, from violence to disease. There were so many things they could have killed themselves over from loss of love ones to extreme physical distress. .....but they're still here and made it to be "old"....lol. They're still in the race and didn't give up. If they don't do anything else...that in and of itself is commendable. In my opinion, unless you were institutionalized all of your life...if you made it past 50 in THIS world...you deserve to be cared for by the government for the rest of your life while you live a life of comfort and ease. Focus on your health and having fun. This falls under the ridiculous & absurd. This is because you probably don't know the history of zombies in both Africa and Haiti and what a zombie really is. I suggest you get the movie/television version of what zombies are out of your mind and research the TRUE history of zombies in Haiti to have a better understanding of it. They went to war just fine without it. Same objective. Killing people. The objective of most wars isn't JUST to kill people...but to WIN the war and protect one's interests. Like Tom Hanks said in Saving Private Ryan....our objective is to win the war.
  22. Terminology, and not having a background in astrology make a lot of these explanations Greek to me. I understand the question but the explanations go above my head. My mind is too tired to grasp and retain this data overload. To be honest, I am also hampered by what has always been a stumbling block for me when it came to this entire subject, in that it has no practical application. It's just a toy for you to play with. Like me and my AI tableaus.
  23. What's the first bit that'sconfusing?
  24. I dont know. That's why I'm confused. Awestruck.
  25. Maybe she didnt have people around her, or they didnt recognize how dangerous she had become.There are alot of extenuating circumstances involved. I think your reaction is a rush to judgement with emotional overtones, as indicated by your call for arbitrary punishment. After listening to the case presented by the defense lawyers, 11 jurors voted in the defendant's favor, and one male apparently felt like you do, his dissent resulting in a mistrial. A lot of women related to the defendant and sided with her, just like Blacks flock to the defense of black victims they empathize with in controversial cases where they believe race is a factor.
  26. frankster Were you or were you not qualifying the subject? Again, to qualify is to limit the DESCRIPTION of the subject....not the subject itself The more Ability the more freedom Not necessarily. A person in prison can be wounded to the point of being disabled then completely healed of their wounds and able bodied again all WHILE still incarcerated. They are intimately Related if not co-joined You cannot exercise a freedom with the ability to do it Correct, you can't EXERCISE it....but you still have it. Just because you don't have the ability to EXERCISE something...doesn't mean you don't have it in your possession. Sex is biology and biology is genetics.... Gender is Social.....Role or Behavior I wouldn't say that biology IS genetics. I would say that genetics IS A FORM OF biology; one of the many components of it. But I agree. Sex is biological where as gender is social. My understanding is that both Spirit and Soul Transcends Sex....but not necessarily Gender. I used to believe that Spirits/Souls didn't have a sex assigned to Them, but now I'm not sure. Plenty of Spiritual Beings have been known to engage in sexual acts. Like the Incubus and Succubus. This suggests that THEY are of a particular sex Themselves. When I use the word sex...I am not referring to the Act I know, neither was I. When I have the time...I will I don't think you HAVE enough time to find that which doesn't exist...lol. Using a stick shift one must shift the gear stick and some it is back and forth....only the stick shifts - the car is always going forward and accelerating according to how much gas it is being given. Between gears the car is not going backwards....it is no longer accelerating - it maintains the momentum before the shift was initiated if left out of gear long enough...it will eventually decelerated - at no time during the shifting is the car going backwards. For it to go backwards the driver must stop the car and shift it into reverse and then it will only go backwards Hence your example makes no sense You're missing the point by being too technical...lol. The point is for someone who does NOT understand how a stick shift works, the driver constantly changing gears doesn't make sense to THEM. They don't understand...so they can't make sense of it. That was the point of that analogy. No need to explain how clutches work...lol. Yes...and that precisely why you are - brainwashed or duped by the constant propaganda I'm talking about what I've seen IN THE UNITED STATES....not what I heard or saw on the internet about what happened elsewhere. It's hard to brainwash somebody on what they've actually seen and witnessed repeatedly. If you want to go into this start another thread..... Well....YOU the one who brought up that scenario in the first place. I was just responding to it. Don't START no distractions - won't BE no distractions, lol.
  27. Right. I reject the belief that white supremacists are thr smartest people on the planet. A willingness to gain power & control by any means necessary doesn't make a person smarter. Most old people aren't producing much of anything. True dat. Plenty younger folks who aren't worth a d8mn.🤣 This falls under the ridiculous & absurd.🤣 They went to war just fine without it. Same objective. Killing people. Many technological advances have come & gone over time. The basic needs of human beings remains unchanged.😎

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