ProfD

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.

Malcolm X understood that both the fox and the wolf were running around in the same forest.

Liberals (Democrats) and conservatives (Republicans) are two sides of the same coin.

Neither party  is interested in doimg much of anything for AfroAmericans.

14 hours ago, Troy said:

I know a lot of us grew up with the portrait of the white Jesus hanging in our homes. 

Ever since I was a kid, I found it interesting that Black folks didn't see anything *wrong* with that sh8t.

Imagine a 7-year-old boy running telling grown-ups they were stupid for trying to sell him on Santa Claus and them believing in that white man on the picture.

Of course, that resulted in a few azz whuppings for me but I wasn't broken.

On 4/16/2024 at 9:54 AM, Troy said:

Delete?! Man with the algorithm in control that is the only way to get traffic nowadays.

Right.  Hopefully, the algorithm won't attract racist trolls.

There's no shortage of white folks directing vitriol towards OJ's ashes. 

It really burns them up to believe OJ got away with murder despite their legal system acquitting him.

3 hours ago, Troy said:

Cities like Atlanta, Charlotte, et al, are becoming a Mecca for Black people in much the same way Harlem was one a century ago.

There are definitely better financial opportunities for Black folks in places south of NYC.   Good luck tapping into the money up there.

8 hours ago, Troy said:

 

@ProfD there probably has not been a working day that I have not used AI for one reason or another....

 

I believe the benefits will be relatively short lived. AI has the potential to completely upend the WWW as we know it.  It will allow a small number of ultra-powerful corporations to complete their take-over of the web. 

 

It saddens me to see this happen; when the web became available to the public it held so much promise. Black media been eviscerated both online and off.

Gotcha.  I knew you were tracking AI from sides.

@Troy, excellent work dipping into AI.

It will be interesting to see how you and AI grow together especially considering some of your concerns.

19 minutes ago, frankster said:

Some say in 40yrs Africa will become fully free and fully awake....becoming and having  the riches economies - so you are more confident than they are?

they are white and trying hard to forestall such eventuality

If the question is directed at me....yep, I believe the continent will wake up in a shorter period of time than *they* predict.

It won't be easy for Africa to do this by themselves especially with foreign nations controlling their resources.

As relatively peaceful poeple, Africa will be helped in gaining its autonomy and prosperity. Part of it includes collapse within the current empire.

2 hours ago, Troy said:

Well, you know this is how those conspiracy theories often start 

Right.  If you think my post above is too provocative we can nuke it.

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On 4/13/2024 at 8:36 AM, Pioneer1 said:

Sad to hear about our brother passing away like that.
He's probably at peace now.

Let's hope conspiracy theorists won't keep his memory alive by claiming he was *given* cancer while in prison or during a routine physical exam.

The two monetary system is fine too. 

As long as the country isn't adversely penalized by the IMF (International Monetary Fund). 

The key is to become a self-sufficient and autonomous producer.  Being able to take care of home is a win.

Creating a global demand for those products, goods and services would be a power move.

I believe the sleeping giant that is the continent of Africa is going to wake up in 20 years or so.

12 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

 And the ongoing obsession with white supremacy rather than disproving it, makes it a reality by virtue of the fact that it has never been supplanted and continues to prevail.

The obsession with racism white supremacy is calling out the elephant in the room until there is no confusion that it exists; what it is and how it operates.  Only then, can we move towards dismantling and replacing it with a system of justice.

11 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

And what has happened in regard to this "angel of death" who shall remain nameless is that he recently made his own headlines. 'Guess he figured he needed a little "street cred" so he showed some balls and has now been charged with sexually assaulting a female staff member of the mayor of one of Chi-town's suburbs.

Anybody who has to drug another person in order to get it is a lame coward.  There's no excuse for bullies and predators.  Kill them.

11 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

This  glamorous  mayor who also happens to be black is herself under fire, her resignation being called for by irate citizens accusing her of misappropriating funds for her own personal use! 

That mayor isn't doing herself any favors especially in the way she's handling the situation.  Straight ghetto.

11 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

(These angry townfolks have even hired Laurie Lightfoot, Chicago's recently defeated ex-mayor and prominent unemployed lesbian attorney, to investigate the case!) 

When I heard that were paying that wannabe dude $300/per hour for that BS, I had to laugh out loud.

11 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

Smh. Someone please tell me why men risk their reputations, their jobs, their marriages, their everything, all for a piece of p***y?

Plenty men have lost their lives and/or have been brought to ruin over that nappy dugout.  Wars have been waged on the strength of a piece of snatch.  Guess you'd have to be a man to understand it. 

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

Given the current situation going on, the question should be asked who do the leaders of Israel REALLY have more faith in to protect them:

The United States and their advanced weapons system?

This by a ballistic missile mile.

Israel has an iron dome missile defense system.

The US has shot down about 200 Iranian drones. 

All of these countries have the most advanced weaponry to fight with and protect themselves.

None of them appears to be using prayer to change a d8mn thing.

49 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

It especially works if they intend to produce ALL or as many of their own goods and services as they can.

Right. But as long as certain items and materials have to be imported, they have to deal with foreigners willing to recognize their currency.

31 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

And on top of that, they seek to save their children from a lot of THEIR bad Karma and debt by having done most of the dirty and bloody work to establish the racist system themselves.

Kind of like how Joe Kennedy engaged in all types of illegal activities so he could generate enough wealth..

Gangsters at the highest level. Not just the ones they romanticize in mafia movies.

22 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

As soon as Caucasians arrived in their lands, before subjugating them they usually introduced a new religion to them while demonizing their traditional religions.

Facts. Colonizers took control of their resources (land) and minds (religion). No guns required until necessary.

That makes the system of racism white supremacy the most powerful religion on the planet.

17 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

Lol....are you sure you support "agape"?

That's a religious term.

Right. Agape is synonymous with unconditional. Requires less letters to spell. Lazy.

4 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I'm not sure if it even needs to be backed by gold.

It shouldn't matter as long as they're using it within the country.

Foreign currency exchange would be the only slippery slope when trying to convert their dollars to another currency outside the country. 

3 hours ago, frankster said:

The Ghost of Muammar's Martyrdom.

They had to do something to create confidence in the currency....as its not their first attempt.

Right. This was a Gaddafi initiative for all of Africa before they assassinated hIm.

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

As I said before, White folks know how to practice racism collectively without having to "organize" to do so.
They ARE organized....but they don't have to constantly TELL eachother to organize and rally themselves together like so many of our people have to constantly do.

White folks by failing to do anything to dismantle the system of racism white supremacy are still organized when it comes to maintaining it. 

In the case above, I think brotha @Troy left out the word *not*...mutually exclusive. But, he'll answer for himself. 

The resident agnostic was brought up in a Christian household and family and clearly it didn't work.

3 hours ago, frankster said:

Conservative Christian Evangelicals sanctions wars that favors or can be interpreted as biblical Fulfillment/bible prophecy.

Christian Zionism is a subset of the Above....both are actually only a mask for White Supremacy dress in Christian garments.

Most Forms or sects of Christians agree with Christian Zionism....Zionism Practice by so called Jews is a Out growth of Christian Zionism

Facts as usual.

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

If you ask most religious people, they'll tell you it's part of the "grand plan".

They don't get stressed out about it (unless it happens to them directly and then most of them put their religion to the side and human nature takes over) and in some cases they LOOK FORWARD to more war, disaster, and mass casualty.

Napoleon said that RELIGION is the only thing that keeps the poor from rising up and killing the rich....lol.

More facts.

Religion and white supremacy are the highest forms of mind control on the planet.

4 hours ago, richardmurray said:

@ProfD  

Well , you offer a solution , love between 99% in humanity. And I state a real reason why your answer isn't happening. I never say it isn't going to happen or impossible.  But you say it is an impossibility for real things. 

I may simply not comprehend the logic in offering a solution that you don't believe can happen but I wonder why you do that.

Human greed, selfishness, jealousy, envy and hate lead to most of the problems between human beings.

Agape love would resolve the problems affecting human beings. For various reasons, we're not overly interested in it.

I understand the history of humanity and how we got to this point. Hopefully this makes my point more clear. 

1 hour ago, richardmurray said:

@ProfD

Are you suggesting the native american should love everyone else in the usa? 

Why? What has the non native americans done to earn the love of the native american?

As I stated in a post above, love would solve 99% of the problems between human beings.

Realistically,  I also agreed with Cynique aka Contrarian. It's never gonna happen for several reasons.