ProfD

2 hours ago, frankster said:

When it comes to Drug Abuse in the Black communities.....it is a Criminal Issue

In the White Communities it is a......Public Health Issue.

Bingo.

2 hours ago, frankster said:

Racism and Political Expediency

Always in effect. 

Amazingly, too many Black folks either want to 1) pretend that it doesn't exist or 2) afraid and/or too lazy to fight it or 3) anesthetize themselves through escapism and gross consumerism.

10 hours ago, Delano said:

What will become of people when they no longer have to think or work. 

For those so fortunate, every day will be like the weekend or whatever day folks don't have to do physical labor in order to survive.

Already, there are many jobs that are glorified welfare.  IOW, the world would not stop spinning if nobody sat in that office or cubicle. 

AI will allow those people to literally sit at home and collect their UBI (Universal Basic Income). 

It will be very similar to retirees, folks on worker's compensation, disability and welfare, etc.

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There is always a few billion people on the planet who have never had to work a day in their lives. We call them children.

As I mentioned in another thread, most people in oil rich countries don't work to survive.  The job is more of an avocation.

Civilization will not collapse just because a few billion people are on permanent vacation. 

There's no shortage of real work that has to be done.  No way to outsource it.  Not even technologically. 

Politicians and pundits are showing their Pro-Israel support from funding to showing up on campus to stand with the Jews.

Of course, these same folks are calling for the university president to be fired for failure to control the campusc e.g. shutdown protest. 

Since 1948, Israel has been a US protectorate in the Middle East. The Jews playbook could be a case study in nation building.

7 hours ago, Troy said:

@Delano that’s true and with AI you can solve even more difficult problems, which is more rewarding.

 

@ProfD it is artificial intelligence, so while AI can tell you how to do something, Artificial labor will probably take a bit more time, unless you are a truck driver

My vehicle of choice is a truck but I'm not a truck driver by profession.

I realize AI is being used to produce content right now. 

I'm looking at a future of AI lawnmowers. A higher tech version of that  Roomba vacuum cleaner. 

I'm curious to see how long it will take before AI can relieve me of having to do yard work, fix things and knock out home improvement jobs just to name a few.

The US has a military base in Niger mainly to launch drones.  Niger wants us out of there. 

Not to be undone, the US wants to *negotiate* favorable terms to maintain a presence there. 

Too cute.  That lion cub will be a future king.

1 hour ago, Delano said:

Why do you think that is the case?

There are a couple reasons but 1) white folks can never be on the bottom and 2) money.

Drug addiction fuels the economy in many ways just like cancer and every other incurable disease or condition.

1 hour ago, Delano said:

Black Americans have survived not thrived as a whole.

Survival mode has become status quo.

1 hour ago, Delano said:

One possible way of creating more fairness is socialism.

 

@ProfD I order for your vision to be realised the population has to be reeducated.

Socialism in the form of a UBI (Universal Basic Income) is inevitable as technology wipes out more jobs in America.

Of course, we already have an idea of how UBI will be distributed based on the current system.

5 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

@ProfDBesides making demands from America, do you have any expectations from AfroAmericans when it comes to emulating those  whom they despise?

I hope that AfroAmericans find themselves and realize their true potential and real power.

5 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

And - I would hope that those who come after you will be less condescending about your aspirations than you are about the "old AfroAmericans"

Millennials and Gen Z won't be condescending as it relates to any generation preceding them because 1) they're absorbed in social media and their present and 2) Black history is being whitewashed.

5 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

As an old head, who took pride in the heroes and martyrs of the civil rights movement, I become a little offended at the way younger generations tend to mock our goals and efforts and achievements.

No offense intended. I have much reverence for the pioneers who led the movement and paid the ultimate price with their lives.

The  beneficiaries of the struggle...we need to talk.

MmnLQ

3 hours ago, harry brown said:

Religion. With. Politics. Prevents. ,Black   Unity.......

Definitely two of the biggest distractions.

1 hour ago, Delano said:

So what hope for you have for Black America ?

I still hope that Black America will become united in 1) having more love for each other, 2)  creating opportunities to build generational wealth, 3) coming up with interests to which politicians can be held accountable, 4) demanding reparations  and 5) replacing the system of racism white supremacy with justice. 

Again, I know its a tall order. But, it's the only way we're going to overcome the racism that affects all of us.

4 hours ago, Delano said:

@ProfD Africa probably has the highest number of starving people of any continent. There are places without clean water, but yet there is an abundance of natural resources. There is always more money for war than food.

If Africa was allowed to control its natural resources, it would be one of if not the wealthiest continents on the planet. 

Drugs were dropped into Black communities on purpose. The war on drugs criminalized everybody involved in one way or another.

Interestingly, crystal meth and opioids are supposedly a *problem* in white communities. Yet, there is no war on them. The punishments aren't the same either.

1 hour ago, Delano said:

I don't feel that Black people will ever have the same rice type of success....lack of unity.

Right. We've been splintered. The common enemy of racism white supremacy doesn't tie us together.

57 minutes ago, Delano said:

It is highly unlikely that Blacks get monetary reparations.

We definitely won't get it if there's no demand. 

57 minutes ago, Delano said:

People like equality in theory bit not in practice. So while many will say they want equality. The want it to come out of someone else's pocket.

 

Should every one living in America pay a tax to Native Americans or just give them 1%

The US doesn't seem to have a problem sending billions of dollars from taxpayers to foreign countries.

Just today, congress passed a $95 billion foreign aid package to provide money and weapons to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. 

I've heard charity is supposed to start at home. I guess it only applies to certain conditions.

1 hour ago, aka Contrarian said:

But miracles do happen. Hopefully one will materialize before Nature takes its course.... 

I believe it will take a miracle in the form of a catastrophic event or natural disaster to solve the problems between humans. I doubt that we'll be around to see it happen. 

In the meantime, for those who still have the energy, we can discuss and debate and offer solutions to anything including lost causes. 

The record could survive the wreckage of such an event or disaster in the form of our digital footprint.

That record could help a future generation. Hopefully they will already be on code in terms of taking care of each other. 

At best, the record will be unnecessary but they'll know we were thinking about being better humans.

@aka Contrarian, asking for legislation Liberals have passed specifically for Black folks (AfroAmericans) is legitimate and not intended as a smoke screen.

I provided the example of the anti-Asian Hate Crime Bill. There are bills specifically for the alphabet soup community covering hate, gender neutrality and marriage. There are bills that allow the children of illegal immigrants to stay in the US.

There are no bills or laws on the books that specifically provide AfroAmericans with reparations or anything I've listed. 

Diehard Liberal loyalists don't want to hold them accountable for anything. It doesn't matter that they haven't produced tangibles specifically for Black folks.

To be clear, Conservatives haven't provided Black folks with anything. They don't pretend or pander to us either. 

I'm not bad mouthing either group. Merely stating facts as it relates to the tangibles I listed above.

Dr. John Henrik Clarke brilliantly stated that as Black folks "we have no friends".

In that regard, it doesn't make any sense for AfroAmericans to reach out to any other group of people to support us.

Brown and yellow and other Black people are trying to assimilate into the fabric of whiteness. They just want to be here and tap into whatever goodies, guarantees and giveaways this country provides.

No other group of people have a claim to stake in the US  as it relates to the original sin of slavery.

Native Americans have their own claims to stake. Taking the reservation deal put them in a box. That is their business to unpack. 

I don't look at it as a crusade or leading a movement. I've laid out what I think would begin to pay the debt that America owes to AfroAmericans.

Realistically, I'm aware that reparations is a nearly impossible lift for two reasons:

1) Old AfroAmericans have given up. They took the bait of Civil Rights and affirmative action as compensation.

2) History is being whitewashed in such a way that the current and future generations of AfroAmericans will be left to settle for the status quo.

Thankfully, I'm very fortunate that I personally don't need anything from Liberals or Conservatives.

That won't stop me from calling balls and strikes as I see them. It would be irresponsible of me to stay silent and not fulfill my duty as an AfroAmerican spokesman.

France isn't fooling anybody with that BS excuse.

Only reason France reinvesting in their military is to crush opposition in their colonized countries.

I saw this move coming down the pike when Niger asked the French to leave last year.

@aka Contrarian, I notice you didn't list any legislation Liberals have passed specifically for Black folks.

The reparations package would be expansive enough to cover several things but to name a few:

Free healthcare

Free higher education

Zero interest  housing loans

Zero iinterest business loans

Land

Stock

Repeal unfair sentencing guidelines

Repeal laws that disproportionately affect Black folks 

As two sides of the same coin, both political parties have handed out the similar patronage jobs and other crumbs to Black folks.

Conservatives had Condie Rice, Colin Powell, JC Watts, Ben Carson, Clarence Thomas and others. 

I'm not affiliated with either party so I do not parrot their party lines. I call balls and strikes as I've seen them over the past several decades.

@nels, the Conservatives consist of millions of racists.  No way in h8ll they would do anything to help Black folks.

@aka Contrarian, I'm not diminishing the fact that Black folks have been elected to and/or chosen to serve in positions of power.  That's great from an individual perspective. 

My contention is that even Black folks in the highest positions do not individually or even collectively wield  enough power to overcome any aspect of the system of racism white supremacy. 

The VP has admitted she wouldn't do anything specifically to help Black folks.  She has been reduced to a POTUS side-piece and empty talking head.  Liberals used her to secure the Black vote.

The Congressional Black Caucus hasn't produced any legislation specifically to help Black folks.  But, they sign the anti-Black bills. 

In the meantime, one Asian congresswoman could introduce an anti-Asian Hate Crime Bill which they all signed.   

Liberals haven't produced anything tangible for Black folks. Yet, they pander to us when it's time get elected.

Hilarious skit. That sista crushed it.

35 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

@ProfD To state that black folks haven't gotten anything out of their loyalty to Liberals is to say that they haven't made any progress from the way things used to be, and that isn't true.

Please feel free to list legislation Liberals have passed specifically to help Black folks.

Democratic POTUS Lyndon Johnson was a tall order racist. Even he referred to the Civil Rights Act as the "nigger bill".

IMO, Black folks have made progress in America by default just like white women.

Black progress in America did not come from loyalty to Liberals. Definitely not through policies specifically for us. 

Liberals haven't put forth any bills to adress reparations. They did come up with a 1994 Crime bill leading to mass incarceration of Black folks. Gee thanks.

Look no further than the current administration. Black folks helped put POTUS PJB in the White House.

Billions of dollars in foreign aid flying outta here as we type. Yet, there's no line item for reparations in any bills.

Liberals pander to Black folks during election cycles and leave them high and dry once elected. It's been the same sh8t for 50 years and counting. 

6 hours ago, nels said:

One thing is likely more than certain, Black America appears destined to be permanently supplanted by others much sooner than it thinks...

True. Especially as it relates to politics.

Black folks haven't gotten anything out of loyalty to Liberals. 

Black folks wouldn't fare any better as Conservatives.

If Black folks do not come up with an agenda/interests pretty d8mn quick to which politicians can be held accountable, once supplanted by other groups of people, Black votes will really become an exercise in futility by 2040 if not sooner.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/us/nypd-disperses-pro-palestinian-protest-columbia-university/index.html

Hundreds of students at Columbia University are protesting the war in Gaza which they have a right to do.

Yet,  NYPD has been called today. The police have shown up up in riot gear and with buses ready to arrest the protestors.

Israel is milking the October 7th Hamas attack against them. They are using that attack as justification to destroy Palestinians and claim Gaza. 

Apparently, Jews also have enough power to override free speech in the US. Terrorism laws are being used to arrest protestors supporting Israeli opposition. 

The US is already spending billions of dollars in taxpayer money to finance these conflicts around the world.

Right now, a $95 billion dollar package providing additional funds and weapons to Israel and Ukraine and Indo-Pacific support is making its way through Congress. POTUS is ready to sign it on arrival.

I'm glad most AfroAmericans remain neutral in these conflicts. Not our fight or issue.  However, we should be taking notes. Intel could be used as receipts in the future. 

1 hour ago, richardmurray said:

 

can you describe the better  financial opportunities south of NYC? I want to tell black people offline about them 

There are public and private sector jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities as well.

It really comes down to the knowledge, skills and abilities of the individual and their willingness to relocate and hustle. 

Plenty folks have already left NYC for greener pastures south of it.

I'd be kinda surprised if former NYers haven't sent kites back to the city spreading the word that places like DC, Charlotte, ATL and Houston are popping.