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************************************************************************************ @Pioneer1 That's the thing to do, isn't it? Even the vaccinated need to continue trying to isolate themselves as much as possible, especially now that it seems the vaccine isn't as effective against COVID and its variations as was previously thought. I have so many questions. Another reason to be skeptical, I was listening to somebody on RAV or NewsMax asking why so many health professionals are refusing to get vaccinated. Do they know something that the rest of us do not? I am retired but I still dabble in domaining and website development, also am on an MMO forum to keep up with what's going on in the industry. I will PM you, I have some tips that are proprietary. It will be later on this evening. ************************************************************************************

************************************************************************************ I'm no expert on race but, in my opinion, being 1/16th Indian from India does not make you "Blindian." She seems like one of those Black people that isn't proud of their heritage, who wants to deny their Blackness, so she's claiming to be something different, as if that makes her special somehow. Why can't certain celebrities just be satisfied with their acclaim and accomplishments, why do they need additional attention for something that's not even valid. She is just Black. ************************************************************************************

************************************************************************************ Don Lemon is unable to report on this topic objectively. It’s always about his feelings and he might break down and snot cry at any moment. I agree with whatever Dave Chappelle thinks about it. People have the right to their opinion without being cancelled for it. ************************************************************************************

Mzuri Well, according to the CDC and others who even PROMOTE the jab...when it comes to the Delta Variant, it really doesn't matter whether you've got the jab or not you can STILL spread it just as easily. They knew all of this when they were telling people to take their masks off and walk around Wal-Mart a few months ago. They knew that jabbed people were just as likely to pick up the virus and spread it as the un-jabbed. They KNEW this...and hid the information. Their entire goal is to get people to stop worrying and panicking and go back to work, go back to shopping....ignore the dead bodies laying in the street and go back to business as usual. Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops have not yet complied with vaccine mandate as deadlines near Yeah, I was reading that earlier today actually! Also hundreds of thousands of POLICE OFFICERS around the nation haven't gotten it yet. They said the LAPD chief is refusing to enforce the mandate on his officers because so many haven't gotten it that he doesn't want to risk a mass WALK OUT by the officers. This thing is getting real.....very real. And I say it's about time.

Maaaaaaynne, I've had a crush on Chilli for DECADES. And I'm a little older than her too...lol. I've always thought she was the most beautiful one in the group, and then the lovely Left Eye. Tipsey You sure do have a thing for Black people with "something else" in them...lol. But it's hard to answer your question without factoring in the REST of her ancestry. Don't just focus on the one Indian great great grand parent. What about the OTHER great great grand parents, and grand parents? What were THEIR races? Like most AfroAmericans...I'm sure she had some White and Native American ancestry too. How much? You must factor all of this in to make an accurate assesssment. Also, it should be understood that "Indian" is not really a RACE but really more so a NATIONALITY made up of atleast two different races.

I think it's about time the Black community puts this "trans" business in it's proper place and perspective. Which means it's NOT a legitimate cause or movement in my opinion. I'm a Black Progressive and I've been talking to other Black Progressives about starting our own movement where OUR issues and other TRADITIONAL Progressive issues like Women's Rights, Poverty Programs, Reparations, Police Reform, ect..can take center stage. Don't get me wrong.... I support the right of Trans people to be who they are and if a man wants to wear a dress and high-heels, that's his business. But when you try to FORCE me to accept him as a woman...now you have a serious problem on your hands. And that's what the Trans Movement is all about. I've said over and over again for a couple years now that the Trans Movement should NOT be part of the Progressive Agenda, but so many White folks want it to...so now it may be time to separate and focus on our own Progressive issues.

@Chevdove understand when dealing with genetics albinism is a gene mutation. There’s albino in all races that’s not just simply for the African race because remember what we problems that the African gene has all other races in earth has it whatever disease that the African have all other races have it nothing is just constraint to African as we all. but one thing remains true the only natural disease on earth is melanoma skin cancer nothing else. The dark skin hue cannot get it it’s impossible. But all other diseases yes because we are all made up of the same substance anything that have to do with genes as the African genome is perfect. Within it contains everything.

@Chevdove what is a better mentality you can’t classified the black race as a whole as in every culture creed race you find poor rich smart and stupid but these are merely conditions put upon us by man… my whole thing is man can raise up out of poverty mentality can change but skin cancer will remains the same and that’s a fact. Wether white folks lives in Europe or Africa anywhere in this planet as long as there’s sun that risk is still relevant. Some will say well we created sun screen for that true but is it effecting or it’s just slowing it down now that’s is not a condition oppose un us by man it’s self that is something that is beyond our control… now any rich man can eradicate all of our problems together if we come together as a whole race that we are intended to be the human race because we are one big family if we all take care of each other take away prejudice and misconstrued information and say that we are one .skin cancer will still be here no matter what. skin cancer is not a disease the sun if the source of all living things including the plants now take away racism it will still be there skin cancer amongst white isn’t going anywhere… there’s is not disease let’s say that black people are born with and no matter what they will do u can say okay don’t eat certain food fruits etc but you can’t tell white peoples to stay out of the SUN. although is I said is the black race curse but we know there’s really one race because we al come from the black race wether we want to judge it or not.

Black Race? The Human Race-- yes, I believe the whole world is cursed, both in a physical sense and a mentality sense. We are all born in sin and need to make choices to be able to get out of that nature of sin. But as far as the physical aspect, that depends on how we develop a better mentality.

Sorry to hear that you have to go through this @Pioneer1 IMO, I am quite surprised though, that you are one of those that did not get the vaccination. Personally, I am not certain that the vaccine completely safe, however, after reading and thinking about this issue on a global scale and knowing that the vaccines are given worldwide and to senior citizens, that was enough for me to get it. I don't believe it will protect against the Delta Variant or the earlier variant very well, and I am concerned about the side effects and long term issue, however, I do believe that it is worth getting. Anyway, I hope that you will be able to get employed with a company that does not require the vaccination and that you will be okay.

Truly unfortunate @Mzuri So true. That just makes no sense to me.

@Pioneer It's a mystery to me why you think i would prefer having you rather than my dog and cat laying around. or even being in your company under any circumstances. You've really convinced yourself and continue to try and convince everybody else that I have thing for you. All i can say is, I don't. But dry your tears. Maybe Farrakhan can get you a job selling bean pies.

Maybe I won't have to. Maybe I'll just move to Illinois and move in with YOU if you move all those animals you got in the house out of the way....lol "Alright...... One of us gotta go"

@MzuriThis is 2021. Medical science has advanced. Their latest techniques compensate for what once required a longer trial period. In any case, one person's freedom ends where another one's begins. At some point, you make a decision as to whether or not you will be self indulgent, or embrace the common good. The covid virus can kill. Being vaccinated lessens the chances of dying from it. Being unvaccinated makes you a danger to others, and you have to live with the consequences of your choice. This is the response to the anti-vaxxer narrative. There is no definitive answer because there are experts on both sides, although the anti-vaxxers are a magnet for YouTube quacks. In any case, once a person makes up their mind to refuse the vaccine, they rarely change it, no matter what the science shows. These are those who are afflicted with the cognitive dissonance syndrome, not to mention the misinformation pitfall.

Why have vaccines become such an issue? They've never been 100 per cent safe, but they've always been required in many situations; schools, the military, foreign travel. I still have a vaccination scar on my arm that dates backt 80 years ago. Nobody asked what was in the small pox vaccinations, and i'm here to tell you that whatever was in them was worth the risk. i don't advise people one way or another about geting the shot, but it's unfortunate that it has become politicized. I took my time about getting the 2 shot Moderna vaccine and I'm in no hurry to get the booster one. Whatever This world is so jacked up I will soon be disowning the human race. Freedom ain't free. That's a hard lesson to learn.

Pioneer, I take it you have a plan to insure your financial needs are met. Be well. The ripple effects of this pandemic are wide. Population control. Social divide. Workforce restructuring. Do not be distracted by the balls juggling in the air. Always watch their hands.😎

************************************************************************************ @ProfD How are you this evening? I'm not going to debate about what he deserved, people need to stop fighting the police and pulling knives and guns on them. He's lucky they didn't shoot his head off. We need to return to the days where if we have a police encounter, we are talking about "Yes, Sir." I don't know what these people are thinking about these days. I saw a video a few months ago where the Black woman talked back to the cop, resisted arrest, jumped in her car, pulled a gun and fired, and she's the one that ended up dead. Lady Resists Arrest and Shoots a Cop You are NOT going to win a fight with the POLICE. ************************************************************************************

Mzuri, the young man didn't do himself any favors in that situation but under the circumstances he didn't deserve to be shot in the back. 😎

This is absolutely the truth! Yet it is also exhausting especially if you're a black woman - and for one reason: black women wouldn't have to deal with sexism if not for racism. I blame racism and human trafficking that enslaved Africans. Case-in-point, a "free-colored man" had to purchase his wife out of slavery for nearly $8,000. Do you think women were a commodity before 'supremacy'? Here's the Text from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn New York) Thursday, October 28, 1841 : It now appears that the slave Sarah, who was lately sold at the New Orleans Exchange for $8000 was purchased by a free-colored man - her husband! The sum of $7,800 was bid for her by n white man. What a world we live in" ( I guess the n white man made a $200 profit 🤨 Black men (not all) are so tied up in supremacy they've forgotten how to LOVE. The man who bought his wife back - probably couldn't get that out of his mind... Since then they've (not all) mimicked the supremacist's brain damage - and brought it back to the community. I can't even listen or watch my local news for hearing about how another black woman has been shot, burned up and body left by the roadside by her former mate. I can't tell you how many black men I've heard that subsist on medication to help them with their mental health - and those are the men who are doing the best they can by their families. Now imagine what happens to the minds of black women? Especially when we have no one? Ok, I'm exaggerating. I've been fortunate to have many men friends. But there are so many horror stories, it's hard to feel hopeful. Even though I do So this morning, I went in search of Fuller's code. I have seen nothing but praise for his work. Do you know how unusual that is on the internet LOL... So, if I get my hands on a few copies I might be giving them out as gifts - because something has to change.

In "Love Hangover ", Diana Ross sang "if there's a cure for this, I don't want it". I'd imagine that's how supposedly cursed white folks would feel especially if sun burn and skin cancer was the extent of their worries in exchange for dominating the world. As Pioneer mentioned, it's easy for them to live with those conditions so that does not qualify as a curse. OTOH AfroAmericans are predisposed to racism, diabetes, high blood pressure, sickle sell anemia, gout, police brutality, etc., could consider ourselves cursed but we don't. We still believe we're blessed and highly favored. 😁😎

Unless engaged in a violent confrontation, nobody should fear that their encounter with the police will lead to death or severe injury. In fact, most interactions between police and society do not end up with somebody being dead or severely injured. Unfortunately, there are race soldiers embedded among those who have sworn to serve and protect citizens. Given an opportunity, a race soldier will maim or kill. IMO, police do not have to be re-trained. They know exactly how use restraint when dealing with people who look just like them. There are numerous encounters where police have engaged in hours long confrontations without firing a single shot while the assailant does. The police recently engaged in a standoff with some folks barricaded in a house. The police officer can be seen and heard on his bodycam begging and pleading not to have to pull his weapon. I believe police officers should be a reflection of the communities they serve. It does not make sense to stick a dude with a KKK mentality in a black community. The law enforcement community should do a better job when conducting pyschological profiles in order to determine who should become a police officer. They should keep a record of problem children (bad officers) to prevent them from going from one jurisdiction to another. While I don't necesarily think police need to be defunded, unless they are planning to go to war, I don't see the point in a police department having military hardware (tanks, rocket launchers, assault rifles,etc.). There isn't a city under seige anywhere in America requiring that much firepower. Jacob Blake's life was spared but the quality of it has been severely compromised. I wish him well in his physcial and mental recovery. 😎

I'd be interested in seeing "Lipstick Alley's comments posted on the "me, too", movement. Black women seem to be less hysterical about this topic perhaps because they're experienced in standing up for themselves.There was a little local demonstration against harassment on TV yesterday here in Chicago, and i didn't see any black faces among the participants. i made the comment on a FaceBook thread about this subject, and i was unfriended by the black woman who started it because i posed a tongue-in-cheek, truth-seeking question wondering why since, dating back to the "bra-burning" 1960s, Feminists have been touting women as being equal to and on a par with men, how come this strident message didn't inspire women to prove this when it came to dealing with sexual predators? Because i didn't want to appear being too sympathetic toward dirty ol men and perverts, i refrained from further observing that some mention should also be made about the rash of female teachers seducing their underage male students. I guess the idea of women preying on boys for sex is a little hard to fathom. It's also interesting that so many of the men accused of sexual harassment are Jewish. Which kinda reinforces the idea that harassment is really about exerting power, and who has more power, particularly in the entertainment world, than Jews?

Actually I didn't JUST quit...I quit my job about a week ago. Dozens of us did. I've heard that anywhere from 1/4 to 1/3 of the entire workforce at the company I worked for have quit over the vaccine mandates that they are imposing. ((Don't worry Troy this isn't gonna be an anti-vaxx propaganda post....lol)) They sent us an email and a letter the other month and I told them to go jump in a lake of shit, lol. We walked away a week ago. First a few of us, then more and more as the week progressed. But it wasn't finalized and we thought there might be a chance through litigations and other actions to halt the mandate coming from corporate, but apparently it didn't. Despite the White employees being the ones who made the biggest fuss over the mandates and were the loudest voices in the room about half of the Black employees quit and a smaller percentage of the white ones too; which I didn't find surprising at all because Caucasians are PART of the system....it's THEIR system. So most of them will obey orders, take anything, or do anything they are ordered to do to MAINTAIN the system...despite all of their "Live free or die" rhetoric. But a lot of the younger Black employees are confused and sitting around squinting their eyes and twisting their lips over how so many of their "white friends" betrayed them and went ahead and stay and got the shot...while telling them for month and months how they'd NEVER take it. I'd just sit there listening to them and grinning because I KNOW the drill and I know that most of them are working together to support the system. "I'll NEVER take the shot! I'll NEVER compromise my values and principles. America! Live free or die baby!!!" ((five months later)) "Well what do you want me to do man? I got a wife, a kid , and a dog to feed. Life happens dude...sheesh!" Lol...these people LIE like saying "good morning". You can't put your trust and faith in them and what they will or "won't never" do. I tried to tell the younger Black people this. They should have studied Neely Fuller Jr. like I told them to, and they wouldn't have been confused or atleast AS confused. When you don't understand racism and how it REALLY works...you WILL be confused.