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@aka Contrarian as far as I'm concerned, you've earned the right to write anything you want here. I'm sure most people here enjoy your insights. You are that combination I referenced as "Gold" in a recent exchange with Profd. Now as far as your exchanges with Pioneer coming "out a post office bag" (is funny twist on a term I have not heard in a long time), he has the liberty, in all fairness, to dish out the same 🫣

Demonstrations have always been a weapon in movements. As MLK said, they are a way of dramatizing grievances. They are only one part of the protest strategy. I appreciate all of those who took to the streets to register their discontent with Trump and his MAGA agenda. I was with them in spirit!!✊️

People are protesting the US heading towards fascism. POTUS OJ has been making decisions without Congressional approval since January 2025. National guard being deployed in major cities. Blowing up boats off the coast of Venezuela. Using lawfare to go after opponents. The people are letting their voices be heard that the US doesn't want or need a king.😎

ProfD There have been individuals who made it. That has done nothing for nation-building and replacing the system of racism white supremacy. But for that ONE individual, they have found success and that is a good thing. One is better than NONE. A successful community starts with INDIVIDUAL successes. House by house, block by block, city by city. If all Black folks focused on their own INDIVIDUAL success instead of being jealous of and fighting eachother...that alone would put us back on top. That whole situation is dysfunctional. Prisoners are not thr model of unity. But YOUR focus and premise seems to suggest that "Black Unity" is the key to success. I'm simply providing you an illustration of Black men who are together and united but are NOT very successful according to most people's idea of "success". Middle Easterners have been fighting for hundreds of years for one reason or another. And where has it gotten them? Look at Gaza...or what's left of it. Fear of death. Not just death, but a PAINFUL death. And torture. And imprisonment. For what? To do what? Black people were the 1st civilization. We already know how to work the land and survive. True. But most Black people want to do MORE than just "survive". They want to live a nice comfortable life with nice cars, air conditioned homes, and many want to smoke that fake ass weed. So they'd rather live UNDER a ruler who can provide them with that, than be on their own where they feel then can ONLY manage basic food, clothing, and shelter at this point in their development. Freedom is about getting rid of any forms ot oppression. Nobody is free. Including White folks. Plenty Black people all over the planet have been taking care of themselves just fine for centuries without white oppression. I agree. And we will continue to do so in the future. It is unfortunate to think or believe AfroAmericans cannot survive without being underneath white folks It's unfortunate that so many AfroAmericans today don't even have a desire to PROVE that thought or belief wrong. Troy Marcus Garvey. Well first of all, Marcus Garvey worked primarily with Black AMERICANS and other Black people in the Caribbean and South America...not ALL Black folks. Second, I'll give you that Marcus Garvey helped Black people who WANTED to be helped. But even the Honorable Marcus Garvey said that some Black folks ain't no good. They ain't no good here in America and won't be any good in Africa. If every African were not ignorant to the fact that they were being transported to a foreign land to be worked to death and that their descendants would suffer the same fate for generations -- I doubt many of those ships would have made it across Atlantic. Related to that statement, here's a clip you may find interesting. Check it out: