daniellegfny

That’s not the history of all Black Americans. That’s the broad brush pablum that has been feed to people. The story of free will immigrants and free Black have been glossed over. Black People have been throughout the Globe prior to the European. Our “history” doesn’t stop at the story of slavery. And then you have the issue of Birthright citizenship. ADOS have a distorted sense of reality. This has been caused by the phenomena of White Supremacy. Blacks in America don’t share a common history. No not all their ancestors were brought to these shores in chains. Not all that were had to wait until Juneteenth to be free. Free Black Americans have existed in the Western Hemisphere from Europe since Columbus. Because the United States of American is pretty much the British seed on this soil that is were the focus has been. That’s one of the flaws of the 1619 project. It leaves out close at least 200 years of Black history here. My Grandparents on my Father’s side came through Ellis Island. They came from Trinidad . My mothers family can be traced back to to Black men bought down to GA to be sharecroppers. My mother still has some of the land that has been passed down matrilineally. Just like Europeans migrated to the United States not all came in chains. Many of those who were bought here in chains didn’t stay here. Many more were born here. While the United States has participated foreign adventures it is not an empire. As for being hated, that’s debatable. America is a beacon of hope to millions. Those who dislike it have various reasons, but none of them outweigh the standards of living and freedom people have here. I am a proud American. And I realize that the country has more good than bad and is getting better every day. It’s my choice to strive to help it get better or hold resentment over phantoms. Politics flows upward not from the top down. When America was a young nation, it was ok to have a lot of foreign nationals participating in the voting process. However you had to be a male property owner. The City Government is where the allocation of resources and jobs comes from. You will find Black Americans getting pushed to the side by non citizens because they have a higher degree of identity, organization and access to foreign resources. Net results those in impoverished communities will suffer from greater instability.

Is that to justify the negative impact they have had on the Black Community? My positions on the matter is that it is wasteful and self-defeating when we fall into the book banning and burning community. @richardmurray

Do you have a phobia of statutes? Do you think they are going to become animate and get you? Have you ever been to the American Museum of Natural History? Will you feel the same when the George Floyd statutes are removed?

That has been proven wrong. Trump increased the supply by getting rid of restrictions to block oil and gas production. Biden on his first day moved to destroy that. The President can create a regulatory environment favorable for energy independence. You are correct about other forces that come into play. They are second when compared to where the oil comes from and amount produced. @Stefan Biden called them super predators and said he didn’t want to send his children to a jungle. @Stefanhttps://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/bidens-history-getting-away-racist-remarks @Stefanhis treatment of the Haitian border crossers. Placing a travel ban of Post apartheid South Africa @Stefanhe said Blacks don’t know how to use the internet.

@richardmurray it’s not in myself interest as a Black man to have my vote diluted by non-citizens. It deeply offends me considering how hard Black people had to fight to get the right to vote. Most people from outside of America don’t understand what makes America so special. It’s the notion that the citizens run the government and not the government being the sovereign of the people. It’s because of the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow and racism it’s difficult for many Black Americans to see that. But the Civil Rights movement was a battle for being recognized as citizens with all the rights and privileges. Desegregation was just an outward sign or symbol of those rights.

Yes he should have signed. New York City council is full of kooks. Part of the policing problem are the laws the city council passed. They are turning the city into a cesspool. If you hang around long enough you will become a friend. We might disagree but very few of us dislike each at least I don’t dislike anyone here. That’s an odd question. Life was much better with Trump than it is now. When I was born Segregation was just ending 1964. I can remember listening to Richard Wrights Black Boy. My views have been informed by the fact as a child my mom gave me Golden Legacy comic books. My father was a Marx Leninist and responsible for getting the first Black Councilman and Mayor in the city of New York. America isn’t supposed to be stabilized it’s supposed to be growing in the right direction. That direction is towards life, liberty, freedom and justice for its citizens. Peace and prosperity.

But they will love Superfly and Sweetback. We really need to get with understanding more and lose the hypersensitivity.

It is for me you octogenerianphile.

Biden is doing that. Gas dependence. Inflation. Crime on top of Crime.

That’s not what the Coptic Church believes. The oldest Church in Africa. North Africa was a Christian Hotbed before Roman converted. Queen Dihya fought against the Islamic expansion in North Africa was Hebrew. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihya

Trump was guiding America to the Future. Space and Beyond.

There’s more than enough crime to keep them busy without tricks.

@StefanI know you knew. I was waiting for someone to say Sidney. It’s was the blockading of Gone With The Wind that many people don’t know.

It was started in Africa. Have you ever listened to CS Lewis?

Is an unamerican concept.

It is about your living, otherwise you are just pontificating. Your mindset say you have a distorted image of other Blacks. I live and work in the Hood and I see Black people living normal lives that other Americans live.

How is this preventing you from living your life?

Well said even though it isn’t accurate. I get the point and it’s 5 years to late. The question is what are the laws regarding incarceration and bail.

I hope so. Trump is what this country needs most. Maybe he will act more aggressively. Clean house and implement policy that protect Americans and their Advancement. Getting rid of Mitch will be a good indication of his determination.

Poor baby @Cynique. Still lacking the empathy to understand that Black isn’t a monolithic entity. Diversity is what has enabled our people to survive and Thrive. Tell @Cyniqueshe just comes and insults people. One of the biggest intellectual letdowns of the year. That’s debatable You couldn’t stand being bested intellectually or morally.

Who was the first African American to win an Oscar? @richardmurray

I agree.

He won’t. The Leftists of New York City are anti Law and Order. It’s because their CRT is preventing them from seeing the self destructive nature of their positions. If you believe Police are running around indiscriminately killing Black people in this day and age, you are hanging yourself over to the Cartels and other criminals. This one of the reasons this country was designed as a a representative republic that can only be maintained by a moral people.

It shows no self awareness. But what do you expect from the Mayor of a Sanctuary City. The ability of our people to be manipulated to work against self interest is incredible. This is not correct. It has to with an AntiAmerican narrative. There is so much resentment against America that people are trying to recreate it. If you don’t understand why we have a constitution. They have not sworn allegiance to America. And this has gone on since before the 60s. It’s because they believe it will destabilize the country.

This is the result of insanity.