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@aka Contrarian is spot on in Hollywood being the equivalent of Sodom and Gomorrah for over a half-century. It applies to many folks in the entertainment industry at large. These people within the music and movie business have been doing strange thangs for change or deals or less forever. Then, there's the groupies who want to hang around the rich and famous by any means necessary. They're willing to do all types of sh8t for FREE. The reason so many folks are silent about Diddy's parties is because they don't want to implicate themselves. Hugh Hefner is a great example of DIddy's parties normalized. Hefner openly displayed that his home was the amusement park of decadence. Again, DIddy p8ssed off the wrong people. They're threatening to call in the markers unless he decides to make a deal.

Neither political party gives a d8mn about a Black American dream.

White supremacists have been pushing the narrative of Black people as intellectually inferior for hundreds of years. There's never been a shortage of Black folks willing to reinforce the belief that their own people are intellectually challenged. The white supremacist joke is tricking Black folks into believing they're *smart* in their willingness to promote and execute the narratives of white supremacy. A real intellectual Black person would call out the BS and put in work to change the narrative.

Agreed. Of course, people will accuse a Black political party of splitting the vote. Consolidating capital in the form of a political party would be powerful. Politicians would have to come with tangible in order to get the vote.

It's a fools errand to believe someone else is going take care of them forever. Integration definitely created a false sense of security. The shade and disrespect when patronizing non-Black businesses wasn't enough to make our people think differently. Nope. Our people will adamantly with a full chest tell non-Black establishments to take their money or else there will be h8ll to pay. Black folks have been like an abuse victim looking for love in all the wrong places, er, people.

This year I believe many Black men are finally *getting it* with these political parties running the same game every 4 years. It's very similar to the exodus many Black men have made from going to churches. After while, the pimp games become more clear and uninteresting to Black men.

Guns don't kill people by themselves. Guns make it easier to kill. Movies glorify violence too. We can remove guns and turn off all music and movies with violence. Still, there is a mentality that makes it easier for people to kill each other. That's the problem needing to be fixed.

Along with Diddy, hopefully mayor Adams isn't guilty of anything and this whole situation is just a misunderstanding.

Hopefully Diddy isn't guilty of anything and this whole exercise is just a misunderstanding.

There comes a time when folks get too old to do regular stuff for themselves. Sitting through a 2-hour radio becomes too much. Many folks drops dead while they're still *working*. Others are forced to tap out for health reasons NF Jr. may have reached that point where he just can't hold a long conversation anymore.

Eric Adams and Clarence Thomas are examples of useful tools in the system of racism white supremacy. These types of n8gglets do the bidding of white supremacists. Once the tools are no longer of use, they're discarded. Eric Adams has already let a flood of immigrants into NYC. When he decided to question his Democratic paymasters, they called in the markers. Uncle Clarence Thomas is still sitting in the SCOTUS because his vote gives conservatives the majority. Former POTUS Orange Julius is the personification of white privilege and white nationalism and the spokesperson for white grievance. He's openly everything most white folks think and believe. He's The Man to them.

Facts. Regardless of where people come from around the planet, they all come to the US for better opportunities full stop. It's not the weather or tourist attractions or big booties bouncing around. The immigrants will set up shop among and deal with whoever is paying them. But, those same immigrants will form their own communities elsewhere. That's why there seems to be a Chinatown or Hispanic enclave in every US city. The crazy part is Black folks sit back and watch it happen and patronize foreign establishments (nail salons, beauty supply stores, food joints, liquor stores, dry cleaners, etc.) in their own communities. The one thing you will not find in Asian or Hispanic communities is a Black-owned business.

W IMO, Rap music is being used as a scapegoat for violence in the Black community. N8gglets ramped up killing each other back in the 1980s during the Crack epidemic. I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. Murder rates in major Black cities went through the roof as drug dealers and gangs settled their differences with guns. At the same time, a generation of Black folks were born who some among them have little or no regard for human life. These overly emotional, b8tch azz n8gglets don't need music to kill each other. They beef over dumb sh8t. They don't know how to fist-fight. To these n8gglets, losing a fight and living to see another day is more embarrassing especially on social media than being unalived i.e. killed. Rap music has been the CNN for what goes on in the streets. It's not the motivation. N8gglets been killing each other for 4 decades and counting.

We really need more choices than the current two-party political system provides. People need to form more special interest groups to truly hold politicians accountable in working for them.

Facts. But, both political parties are on code in working the plan especially as it relates to establishing a non-Black buffer class.

Yep. I'd imagine he's still alive but *retired* now.

Facts. Our biggest hurdle to cross. Once we solve that problem, everything else we're discussing will become easier to fix. Might take another generation.

The earth is 5 billion years old. Humans in our current form have been around for about 200,000 years. The earth is on schedule to be around for 5 billion years before the sun burns out. It's great to spend time researching phenomena and having *intellectual* discussions to speculate and conjecture on various subjects. As there's a lot of death around me, I'm constantly reminded of the finiteness of our mortality and fragility of our existence. It is a blip in the grand scheme of things. Humans should do a better job of taking care of each other. Live life to the fullest. Our time here isn’t long.

Not abortion. Birth control. Abstinence. We need to make the punishment for rape so severe on the perpetrators to discourage it. The village needs to do a better job in taking care of children especially those who come from unfortunate circumstances. Dark-skinned Black girls should not be treated differently. Planned parenthood isn't just abortions. They hand out birth control too. What are we doing to correct that level of dysfunction? My gender doesn't prevent me from understanding your argument. My point is that nobody's forcing people to have s8x and other behaviors and create these dysfunctional situations. When a Black man robs a bank or kills someone, the law isn’t going to consider slavery or his race or upbringing when it comes to putting him in prison. Just consider what I mentioned about personal responsibility and accountability. We seem to conveniently pick and choose when to be obedient and restrained in our actions. Again, that's something we can correct as a village. We can do a better job of instilling morals and values and disciplining those who get out of line. The real problem is that nobody wants to lead the effort. Part of the reason is resistance from our people.

Annually, hurricane season in Florida is from June 1st through November. IMO, the comet would be a coincidence. Not a cause for the hurricanes.

I totally understand your explanation especially from a personal perspective. Again, the point I'm making is that the cycle can be broken. Especially in this millennium, a Black teenager or woman doesn't have to give birth to children. In fact, many Black females choose not to procreate for the very reasons you've outlined above. Broken people definitely should not be procreating and potentially passing that negative energy off into another person. Same goes for rape and incest. Definitely not a good situation for procreation. The breeding process during chattle slavery was brutal and dehumanizing. Black folks might have some form of genetic PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) as a result. However, as long as Black folks have contol over their own minds and bodies, they can decide whether or not they want to procreate leading to broken families and dysfunctional offspring.

My romanticized dream is fine. It stands a better chance of happening than believing in heaven and a sky fairy or getting 40 virgins as a martyr.

Orange Julius could mess the country up so badly that it will force Black unity. If VP Kamala Harris wins the presidency, we know she won't be encouraging Black unity. Neither candidate is interested in Black unity. They are more interested in catering to their paymasters i.e. special interest groups.

i find it disturbing that no other group of men is being chastised into voting for a particular candidate. Nobody is telling [insert race/ethnicity here] men for whom they should cast their vote. For some reason, Democrats are imploring Black folks to vote for them. Interestingly, Democrats aren't offering Black folks anything in return for their vote. The insults and fear-mongering of Orange Julius returning to the White House and Project 2025 aren't going to work on some Black voters this time around.

No bias. My points were: 1) America isn't responsible for Black women getting pregnant. 2) What kind of parent allows their child to go to Diddy camp? It's similar to the R. Kelly situation. Some of of the parents knew their daughters were with him. Yet, they did nothing to get them back. In fact, some of the parents even took money and remained silent. Where are their parents? Why did the Black girl get pregnant? Therein lies the reason everyone isn't qualified to be a parent. No reason or excuse that a child should be hated by the people who created them. That level of discipline is missing in most dysfunctional situations. The question is why are the families broken. I'm waiting to read how America is still responsible for broken Black families. Like every other group of people, Black folks make a decision to bump and grind and get pregnant. Nobody is forcing Black folks to break up after the fun is done. Black parents can follow Al Green's lead and "let's stay together".