Leaderboard

In any case, if true, it's a damn good conspiracy; and no-one can say it's not working! Indeed, the elders of Zion knew what they were doing, understood functions of State, mentalities of the people, and how to confidently manipulate their own into global compliance.

@Cynique, @Pioneer1 So true. This is so true too, and today, for me, it is very frustrating. This process too, I believe led to a high percentage of Hen-pecked men in our culture, more than we want to admit. I learned through social media about 'the Watts Riot' and then saw some films and it was amazing to see how we evolved. Shortly after these times, came the obsession with the Peggy Lipton' look in the Mob squad. I never even watched that show, I was too young at the time, but somehow, I became rapped up in that propaganda. Black women became obsessed with relaxing their hair and Black men became obsessed with white women. So by the time I became a part of the dating scene, I found myself somewhat defensive at times when I was approached by Black men. I found myself in a dilemma; I wanted to be in the company of Black men but then, I was predjudice and defensive thinking, I was going to be exploited if I let down. I think some people may view me as being brow beaten, but I don't see myself that way at all. I am cautious. @Pioneer1That is exactly what it is!--a Defense Mechanism. And, I don't have an answer yet as to why some women end up with a terrible relationship even after using this approach. I don't have an answer yet, but I am working on it, because I think it is an important question to answer! This 'Gender conflict' between Black men and women definitely has something to do with the Movement of White Supremacy against our well being, but still, how do we move beyond this? I don't know, but I think that if Black women don't put up some kind of defense mechanism to cause Black men to slow their steps when they think they can just dominate us, then we will be destroyed! Some Black men are not genuine in their reasons for approaching Black women and sometimes they play too many games!

The Story of the Moors In Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole was a surprise bestseller. He is English Egyptologist who died in the 1930's. His work however is recognized as being quite substantial and accurately portrays the impact of Africans in Europe. I'm reading Barracoon now. I actually visited Eatonville, last week, where Zora Neale Hurston (the author) is from.

@Del All you're doing is giving your totally subjective theory as to why people who irritate you, do the things they do. i could return the favor and attribute all of your transparent ranting to your having an inability to admit that you are ever wrong about anything - as demonstrated by your omission of any description of your own disruptive, querulous contributions to this thread. You assume you're dispensing profound revelations but you don't possess any more insight than anyone else here. Everybody thinks they've got everyone else figured out. (i wonder if the reason for you being so erratic and obstinate is because you have been kicked in the head by a kangaroo over there in Australia. Duck, Matey! 😲) i suggest you consider how I portrayed myself in my spoof. i don't pretend to be anything other than cynical and contrary and capricious. That's how i roll and again i say i don't dish out anything i can't take. I laugh at myself, because i consider taking oneself too seriously is a cardinal sin. And how cognitive can you be to think that i was trying to scare you and Pioneer? WOOOOO What was i gonna do? Come through the computer screen and sock you ball less mopes in the jaw? 😆 Get Real.

Wait, WHAT!? Please provide an example of this @Delano. Sometime I will use personal anecdotes to help explain a point but the notion that I use personal statement to "win" arguments is absurd. That fact that you would use the term "Win an argument" does not reflect what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to learn, share knowledge, vent my frustration and comment on the passing scene, and ideally have a few laughs along the way, all the while expressing myself in a manner that I often would not do in the real world -- less politically correct and less filtered (honest).

Yes @Chevdove, despite the typo the quote you copied shows you understood what I meant. Your point illustrated perfectly the point I was trying to make which is escaping some people. I only visited Eatonville because if it's history. Otherwise I would not have known about it or even cared to have visited the place. Many people know every little about their own communities, states, or country despite living here all their lives.

Ha ha. I like this mug!

@Troy This is so true. I just commented earlier in another post in that after living in Florida for a whole year, I never knew the history that surrounds Eatonville! It was only after I read about this that I have become even more enriched. Florida has so much more history than I could have ever imagined. I am simply stunned. I am a Navy Brat and have lived in many areas in the States, but I am so shocked to see only a small part of Florida, and now that I am here, I realize that there is no way that I can possibly take in all of the mjaor events that have taken place in this state. I've never seen anything like it in all of my life! I lived in Southern California and been to Hollywood, and well, IMO, Florida beats California by a much wider margin. Florida seems like 'a country to me' instead of a state in America. It is so varied. So, I agree that travelling gives a much deeper insight to a place but only if you read will you see more information. If you don't read, you will definitely be 'uninformed'. Furthermore though, I am the kind of person that can't ignore the down side of many places, and this has led me to not really care about travelling as a tourist to see different places. I'd rather watch a video, a documentary. The beautiful things you see in many places covers up a much bigger picture of economic oppressed areas and, the process in achieving these earthly paradises on earth are still there but ignored by most--I can't do that.

So then why are you bitching about Kalexander not acknowledging your education and being my "lap dog", when this has nothing to do with the original argument about class and income and values?

I guess the hackers did not want to make you feel inadequate. They don't call me "johnson" for nothing 😉

If you know the answer to the question, why ask it? Not all black women are ball-busters. Just as many are victimized and dominated by black men. Most of the dysfunctional behavior among blacks stems from slavery when slaves took on whatever role the situation required and this frequently called for women to be the strong one because their menfolk were so beat-down. This dynamic has never completely disappeared. And it has been exacerbated by the black male's affinity for white women. But in the big picture, strong people of any sex or race exert themselves either overtly or through passive aggression. Hen pecked men come in all colors as do brow beaten women. There are no easy answers to questions that involve the human condition.

You've all overlooked another venue which i choose regularly, and that's the travelogues which are readily available on TV. These filmed documentaries take you on tours of countries all over the world, immersing you in their indigenous cultures, while a running narration fills you in on their history as well as other interesting information. I have visited many places in the comfort of my home. This works for me.

I know it's a defense mechanism, but I guess my question is how great is your defense if you STILL end up choosing the wrong men in your life despite your "tests". Most of the women I know who deploy this technique have a history of miserable relationships and have several children by several "baby daddies" who obviously passed whatever test they had for them at the time.

This is why you can simply consume american propaganda. We have to read widely and outside out culture. If one did that they would not need to visit any place to learn this. It would take less time and be far cheaper. In fact it is the only way most of us can learn since most of us don't have the resources to travel the world. Most of us however can travel to the library.

I'm not sure we are in disagreement @Mel Hopkins I agree one's motivation, for travel and reading, is important. If I substituted MIami for Disney would that make a difference in my analogy? Again, I say both visiting and reading is ideal and that I personally prefer visiting than reading, but visiting requires a lot more time than reading. I think I know Florida better than more Floridians. I been to every corner of the state from Panama City to Dry Tortugus. I've lived in Tampa and West Palm Beach I recruited students at FAMU and done volunteer work in Okeechobee. I've swam in every major beach, visited most of the Black-owned bookstores, vacation in Orlando, Miami, Jacksonville, Sanibel and Captiva, I've ridden an airboat in the everglades, fished on both coasts, etc etc. But this is after more than 30 years of experience. I can learn about all of this and more in a few good books in a san of a few months. Bottom line, you can not know a place simple by visiting. You really need to do both. If you visit a place and believe you know it without reading about it, I think you will simply be under-informed. @Pioneer1 you make a good point regarding eyewitness testimony. I think we put too much weight our personal experiences in terms of what we believe to be true. We simply can't experience more than we can read in a book. Indeed our collective hubris believing that we can is responsible for repeating historical errors and failing to lean from the experiences of others.

Speaking of "Moors" I created a mug that I thought would attack interest but I never sold a single one:

@Chevdove: Well, here's what we do know: The ships and captains that transported Blacks from Africa were owned/operated by Jewish corporations; we know it was Jews who kept financial records from the slavery blocks where Blacks were sold. And according to some controversy commentators, It was Jews who developed - outlined methods that broke the spirits of proud Black men and women by using fear, jealousy, ego, and greed to brain-wash them into a "slavery" state of mind. Psychological methods used today by the CIA, but for a variety of predictable outcomes. We also know that those identified as Jews make-up more than 70% of all medical doctors and lawyers in the US; of all the branches of government, Jews make-up more than half the leadership. "UNICOR" and other for-profit-prisons are Jewish own/operated corporations. The Department of the Treasury, big bank institutions, News media worldwide, and even social media: Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc. But we mustn't buy into common conspiracy theories; simply because all the facts justify a theory doesn't mean there's some global conspiracy scheme for global domination. Though we must admit, it is an interesting theory.

Black. Republican. Preacher. Jessie. Lee. Peterson,Says,There. Is. No. White. Privilege In. America. That. Is. Not. What. Holds,Black. People. Back.. He. Sounds. Like. He. Believes. ,There. Is. No. Racism. In. This. Country.. The. Black. Church,Is. As. Vile,Evil,As. Crack. Houses Pimp. Houses. Church. Used. To. Be. A. Place. Of. Unity. And. Strategy....Gangs. Slaughtering ,Black. People. In. The. Streets,Crack,No. Black. Unity,NAACP,Black. Politicians, Terrified. To. Confront. Corrupt,Money. Stealing. Preachers. The. Racist. White. Can,Watch. Black. People. Genocide. Their. Own. Race......