ProfD

VP Kamala Harris showed up to commemorate the Selma bridge crossing. 

VP Harris spends the 1st 7 minutes of her speech talking about the Gaza conflict:

We don't hear any other group of people talking about AfroAmericans during commemorations and/or when addressing issues affecting them.

Yet, Democrats are wondering why Black voters are becoming disenfranchised with them.   

To express their feelings regarding the Gaza conflict, several thousand Muslims voted Uncommitted in a Michigan Democratic primary.  That's how a group of people exercises political power and gets their attention.

We have a person of color as Vice President and she chose to use an AfroAmerican commemorative event to talk about an issue that has nothing to do with us.

@Troy, in my eternal optimism, I don't believe your business will be adversely affected by AI. 

As a smart guy, I think you will either be using AI to make your work/life easier or successfully retired. 

The generation before ours thought the world was going to h8ll in a handbasket as technology improved.  Yet, we still made it here. 

Don't sweat it mayne.  The future will be OK too.

It must have been a nice life as a Greek philosopher to sit around all day eating grapes and...thinking.  These men didn't work or produce anything anything tangible.  No science or engineering.  Just  thoughts.

3 hours ago, Stefan said:

I don't need to attend meetings or take medications.

Getting past denial is the 1st step towards recovery. 

3 hours ago, Stefan said:

It was YOU who believed Marion Barry was a political and intellectual standard whom by which all Black men should be judged.

I never wrote that.

I did point out that mayor Marion Barry was DC's mayor for life as recognized by the city.

Every DC mayor elected after mayor Barry recognizes him. There are landmarks in DC named after mayor Marion Barry.

I'm not alone in recognizing mayor Marion Barry as a leader in DC politics. There are a couple million folks who echo the sentiment.

3 hours ago, Stefan said:

I always thought of Barry as a rank idiot who knew he had to project an in your face attitide - which you thought made him a king

He was little more than a clown a lot of times.

You're certainly entitled to that opinion. I  be slightly curious to know what you've done for DC or any other city. 

3 hours ago, Stefan said:

You simply cannot solve me. So, I irk you. Too bad, boy.

Nah bro. To the contrary, I find your posts amusing as h8ll.

I wouldn't change one word of your journalistic masterpieces.

Keep that energy until you run out of gas.

No matter how much I clown someone, I'm never wishing the worst for them unless they truly deserve it. 

Wendy's situation is rough. Like everyone else here, I hope that she pulls through it to enjoy a healthier and happier life all things considered. 

@aka Contrarian, I think da Bears head coach has one more season to get his sh8t together or he'll be standing in the unemployment line.

50 minutes ago, Stefan said:

This has got to be one of the dumbest and most illogical comments on Elijah McClain's untimely and completely unnecessary death. According to news reports, ( but not surprisingly any police or paramedic reports ), the time of this incident was about 10:30 at night. So, ANYONE who happened by or whom had stopped to witness the incident should be behind bars. - according to ProfD.

I was referring to every law enforcement officer and paramedic who was involved in his murder. 

50 minutes ago, Stefan said:

Why don't we ask ProfD who apparently has a handle on all things law enforcement? Except of course, when it comes to crack addict Mayors.

Sure you can but I wouldn't obsess over our beloved mayor for life who's been resting eternally for a decade this November. 

I'm always hopeful that you'll return from your sabbaticals with less antipathy towards the fourm.

So far, it appears you refuse to attend the meetings or take the medications as prescribed.

5 hours ago, Chevdove said:

I want to do too many things and have not even started some of my goals! That is why I cannot afford to stop or die.

My brotherly advice would be to start working on your goals immediately.

Tomorrow isn't promised to anyone. It's better to live life to the fullest now.

Get busy living today because dying is inevitable.

38 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

1. In this system of so-called "white supremacy", most White folks aren't comfortable with people of color having their basic needs met and DEFINITELY aren't comfortable with an economy that puts people of color on and even economic playing field with them.

White folks definitely aren't interested in a level playing field. They will do whatever it takes to maintain the system of racism white supremacy.

However, as long as white folks know they are being provided with more than non-white folks they'll be fine. 

38 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

2. When it comes to most people in general, they are happy and comfortable with what they SEE.
But ever when they see somebody who has more than them, then that jealousy and envy kicks in and they are no longer comfortable and satisfied with just what they have...even if it's sustaining them.

Just having a clean car that runs isn't enough....even if the government is giving it to you.
You want a BENZ if that dude down the street has one.
Especially if your lady keeps turning her head and looking at him every time he drives by the crib...lol.

That's a deeper psychological issue of self-esteem.

38 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

Are you talking about those Gulf nations like Oman and Qatar and Saudi?

I'm

Look at the poverty rate statistics by country.

38 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

Not sure about the oil rich nations but the only reason the Nordic nations can live so wealthily and peacefully is BECAUSE nations like the United States...full of people of color...are protecting them with our military and doing most of the manufacturing work that provides them with the goods they need.

Oil rich and Nordic nations and other countries live peacefully without being impoverished because they are homogeneous.

38 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

If everyone has money and doesn't have to work, who's going to run the hospitals and clean the beds and clean the toilets that these people will be using and wrestling with them to take their medication?

There's a huge diffence between having to work in order to survive and wanting to work as an avocation.

There will always be people who want to work. Look no further than volunteerism. 

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

I'm not a musician nor a scientist when it comes to these things so I'll refer you to the findings of Dr. Wesley Muhammad who talks about this a lot.

Sure. Music can be weaponized. The instruction lies in the message.

I can use the same 808-heavy beat to make a record for Hip-Hop (Conscience, Party, Gangsta or Trap) or Gospel or R&B or Jazz.  Lyrics make the difference. Message matters. 

Black folks provide the content but they do not control the music business (marketing, promotion and distribution).

You've argued that Black folks should take advantage of their positions of power to enrich themselves.

Artists and musicians could make the same argument that they're producing records people want to buy and getting paid in the process. 

Personally, I would not make a destructive record. There are more constructive ways of getting paid.

Jay-Z and Lil Wayne are brilliant men when it comes to writing lyricis. They could have taken the Rakim or Nas route who are genius lyricists as well to making records. Jay and Weeezy choose the most profitable.

Black folks need to attack and correct the conditions that fuel destructive messages in Blackcmusic before it's created.

In the absence of codification and infrastructure, some folks will use whatever gift, skill, talent or knowledge they have in order to survive. 

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

What we need is intelligent positive Black people to circle their wagons and unite with eachother to form tight knit communities around the nation.

As I've mentioned before, you may want to do some traveling bro.

There are plenty high functioning Black communities throughout the country.

The state of Michigan may not be the best example of it.

25 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

Love ain't the answer to correcting some of these brothers, because they don't respect it and will see it as weak.

The love I'm referring to starts in the womb and continues through being raised by a solid mother and father and village.

25 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

You call yourself talking to them to help them and give them advice and wisdom and instead of listening they're really SIZING YOU UP looking at your truck, your build, your age, and how easy it would be to "gank" you.

That's why I keep stressing solid and strong Black men who can relate to them from a position of strength. No weakness.

Everything about me disarms a n8gglet. They're not going to try me for a number of reasons but mainly because m presence commands respect. 

Obviously, we have to do more than talk a good game. When n8gglets can see your success...it becomes like EF Hutton. They're going to listen even if it's only for a few minutes.

To be clear....some n8gglets are going off the cliff because they're already beyond redemption. They weren't loved properly from the jump.  Can't save them all.

25 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

White folks don't want to take time to separate those who need love from those who need fear instilled in them....they'd rather just lock up niggas and be done with it.

Allowing the system of racism white supremacy to handle our business is not a good look. 

25 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

But Black men who are intelligent and righteous will know how to properly separate the WHEAT from the weeds heads...lol.

For sure. More solid and strong Black men need to put in work by raising their own kids and securing the village too.

14 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

Seriously, I wouldn't mind seeing Kamala in the White House as our president.

She's obviously intelligent and capable or she wouldn't have ended up as Vice.

I believe VP Kamala Harris is an intelligent woman.

However, intelligence is not a prerequisite for higher political office. There's no shortage of proof i.e. dumb people currently sitting in leadership positions.

14 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

I saw a Newsweek article the other day that actually suggested that Biden step aside and endorse Governor Gretchen Whitmore of Michigan to run for President.

I believe Democrats would prefer Gov. Whitmore or Gov. Gavin Newsome over VP Harris.

14 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

Absolutely!
They also had to power to NOT let things degenerate to where they are, but they didn't use that power....lol.
This makes me wonder how committed most Americans really are to actually changing those conditions.

Most people don't need much more than basic needs met in order to be comfortable. The system provides it for the most part. 

14 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

A Capitalist or predominately Capitalist based society such as the United States, Canada, and Western Europe need a certain amount of poor people...

 

Take the Capitalist incentive away and then you'll need DESPOTISM and SLAVERY to force people to work in order to maintain a certain system.

There's zero poverty in oil rich countries. No collapse. 

Capitalistic countries are slowly replacing labor force with technology...robots and AI.

Hopefully, we will  live long enough to see if the economy collapses or civil war breaks out.

I'm betting the US will become a huge welfare state in the future.

Adult US citizens will be provided with a UBI (Universal Basic Income). Enough *money* to cover basic necessities. The UBI will be supplemented by working whatever job an individual can find or the business they create. 

Oil rich countries and Nordic countries are examples of what I foresee happening here in America. 

14 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

Some people are poor because of laziness and poor decisions in life.

Not all....but a lot.

Other's are poor because of mental deficiencies.

Sure. Those issues can be addressed by insuring that people who need the most help get it. 

10 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

Well, the thing that is for sure is that in the condition it's in today....our community NEEDS the police.
Proper policing.

Somebody's gotta do it.

Actually, each and every one of us can police our communities.

It starts by engaging with and talking to people who are most vulnerable.

When I'm out and about, I'll speak to and chop it up with young dudes who look lost and aimless or smell like weed. 

They're usually impressed to see a Black man well dressed and driving a nice truck and mostly importantly, willing to talk to them.

A lot of these people potentially headed to prison really need more love and to see and hear from solid Black men.  We are the police they should encounter more often. 

1 hour ago, aka Contrarian said:

I was nonplussed by the way you went inside Fani' s head. as if you were privy to her thoughts, going into great detail about her sexuality,  a breakdown that was akin to describing a bitch in heat.

I think you read a lot more into what I typed. I didn't go Corey Holcomb on Fani Willis. 

1 hour ago, aka Contrarian said:

And of course Wendy was ridiculed and compared to a Pez dispenser, who being categorized as trash got no disagreement from you.

Surely, you saw the episode of Wendy's show post-surgery when she walked out with the big hair and big boobs and a flat azz and skinny legs. Pez dispenser was the 1st image that came to my mind.

1 hour ago, aka Contrarian said:

You owe me no explanations.

Of course not.

Same time I'd rather not be mischaracterized or misunderstood when I'm calling balls and strikes. 

Maybe we need to have a virtual cup of coffee to clear the air. I'll pick up the tab and let you use my WiFi to save on your data rate. 

1 hour ago, aka Contrarian said:

The Bears have first pick in the upcoming  NFL draft so unless they decide to keep Justin Fields as QB, the Commanders won't have a shot at Caleb Williams.  Chicago fans are really in an uproar about what their team should do.  Both players have their supporters.

It doesn't matter who plays QB for da Bears if they're unwilling to invest in the offensive line to protect him.

Da Bears also need to add a few more offensive weapons.

IMO, QB Justin Fields is not the problem.

7 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Right, and "well adjusted" is the key term in your statement.

Now how many AfroAmerican children ARE "well adjusted" in this nation?

There are more well adjusted AfroAmerican children than dysfunctional.

7 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

On a deeper psychological level the hertz and frequencies that a lot of modern AfroAmerican music is recorded and played also has a strong effect of the emotions and psyche of the AfroAmerican youth who listen to it.

I've heard that non-scientific trope. As as I musician, I know that it's patently false.

7 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

If the REAL problem is that we have too many bums and low IQ losers in the community....both male and female...acting as dead weight and holding the community back.

That's an easy problem to solve. In fact, folks have been moving away from them for several decades now.

Agreed. Everyone on the scene of Elijah's murder should be behind bars. He definitely should not have been killed.

6 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I'm not sure if you've ever been broke before...lol...you seem too smart to end up in that situation...

I grew up in the hood and made it out.

6 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Actually they are:

1. Working the shit out of most American citizens who DO work, for less pay and less safe conditions.

2. Outsourcing jobs to other developing nations

3. Bringing in illegal immigrants by the millions to replace American workers

Americans have the power to change those conditions. 

6 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

In every nation you NEED a certain amount of poor people to keep things operating.

Absolutely not.

We throw away more than we can consume.

There's no reason for people to be poor or in poverty anywhere on this planet. 

Human greed is the only reason those conditions  exists.

52 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

@ProfD...look upon women simply as objects that exist for their gratification  and critiquing. ( Fani, whats-her-name being another target of their chauvinism.)   

I'm curious to know what I've written that leads you to believe I only see women as objects of gratification and critique.

Unapologetically, I'm an alpha-male to the core but definitely not chauvinistic. Women love me because I'm a chivalrous gentleman.

I give women much credit where due. In fact, I pointed out that Fani doesn’t need a man to pay for anything. 

52 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

I'm assuming neither of you 2 watched the documentary about Wendy that appeared on the LifeTime TV channel,  because  such pop culture fare is not your cup of tea and, of course, Neely Fuller hasn't issued an opinion  about  her yet.

NF Jr. has already dropped knowledge on entertainment. Wendy Williams falls in the trashy category.

52 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

Anyhoo, the chances of Wendy recovering are slim;  Now the tables are turned and  she inspires nothing but  pity. Pray for her.

She's gotta lie in that bed she made for herself.

52 minutes ago, aka Contrarian said:

And speaking of football,  ProdD, who  you got? Justin or Caleb?

I think Commanders should take QB Caleb Williams especially since he's from the DC area.

1 hour ago, Pioneer1 said:

Usually GOOD Black officers will know who needs to be locked up and off the streets and who doesn't.

Better Black law enforcement would insure that our people are not wrongfully arrested and convicted or mistreated or killed.

Unfortunately, there are too many Black law enforcement folks hiding behind the blue wall and happily collecting a paycheck.

16 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

1. I don't think a person can actually "lose" their soul because they ARE a soul.

Losing a soul is a really a metaphor and a reminder to maintain one's humanity as a physical being. 

16 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

2. Not only do I NOT have a problem with people being rich, I think being POOR and BROKE will influence you more to harm people than having some money in your pocket.

Andrew Carnegie who was once the richest man on the planet profoundly understood the importance of redistributing wealth mainly because he grew up poor. He knew the ramifications of hopelessness and despair.

16 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:

Go to any city around the world and you'll find that it's not the RICH people with mansions and yachts that you have to worry about harming you or your lady as yall go on a late night stroll, lol.

Interestingly, while there are poor people all over the world, America has the highest crime and murder rates of any other country. 

Labeling criminal or crazy or infirmed seems to be in the tool breaking handbook.

I'm not impressed by social status, fame and celebrity.

My inner comedian finds source material and hilarity in how people will prostitute themselves for pocket change.

Reminds me of 1)  what profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul and 2) a rich man has the chance of getting into heaven as a camel does passing through the eye of a needle. 

Forgive the resident agnostic for paraphrasing here.

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I don't think the system is broken; I think the system is working JUST FINE.
It's working how it was DESIGNED to work.....lol.

Not even the racist *founding fathers* didn't design the system to work as it currently does.

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Not only is the political system in the U.S. working fine, it's working so fine that PRIVATE BUSINESSES are starting to adopt it as their mode of operation!

Private industry has been operating in the same manner since the industrial revolution. The game has been modified to look different. 

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

One of the tricks of the modern U.S. system is for the government to pretend to be "broke" and in debt.

That is the excuse they use to justify not investing in people and infrastructure.

I don't see it pretending.  The gov't is blatantly allowing capitalists to call the shots. Besides, it's *their* interests the gov't uses to print money and everything else it does.

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Now a lot of private companies are engaging in the same practices of claiming to be broke and losing money to justify not paying their employees a decent wage....yet they are still operating.

Instead of underpaying or overpaying American workers and/or forcing them to work in unsafe conditions, companies outsourced the work to other countries with relaxed labor laws.

Companies are providing American workers with the bare minimum required to maintain their legitimacy in the USA.

American people have to open their eyes to realize the game that's being played.

Technically, nobody in America should be poor. Not in the beacon on the hill. The most developed country on the planet. 

The system in its current incarnation is doing a masterful job in keeping people dazed and confused. 

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

ProfD

 

It's already happened to a degree with integration several decades ago.

 

Most intelligent Black folks do not live among the riff raff  elements of our race. They've moved to middle-class and better  suburbs and other enclaves of well to do Black folks.

 

Yes, to a certain extent.

However a few problems with how they're doing it CURRENTLY IS:

1. Even if the intelligent and decent Black family moves away from the hood to live a peaceful and stable life, often times their CHILDREN are heavily influenced by music, movies, and their friends to go BACK the hood and engage in that foolishness.

A very small number of well-adjusted AfroAmerican children will grow up and head to the hood to traffic in foolishness.

Arts and entertainment has always been used to articulate pain and suffering or glorify fantasy.

Prior generations of Black folks believed the devil's music and movies would be detrimental to our well-being. 

Black music and movies aren't destroying society any more or less than content produced by white folks.

Non-Black folks are the biggest consumers of Black music. Their communities aren't adversely affected by it.

Black music and movies aren't the *problem* in our communities. It's the lack of codification and leadership and pride and unity among Black folks.

We should be able to enjoy music and movies in the same way as the dominant society.

White folks aren't coming against John Wick movies or Country music talking about drinking and driving fast and f8cking.

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

2. Too many single sistas who make it out the ghetto and move on to live a decent life will BRING a no good thuggish boyfriend or brother/sister or some other dysfunctional friend or family member with them to that environment and they'll fuck it up.

Sistas need a better selection of strong Black men with whom to build and breed.

3 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

3. The Black man who makes it out the hood will often find a White woman as a mate and produce a bunch of mixed children and completely alienate himself not just from the BAD element of the AfroAmerican community but from the AfroAmerican community as a whole!

Give that Black man a better selection of Black women with whom to build and breed.

We know the *problems*.  Just a matter of solving. Of course, it begins and ends with codification.

5 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

"And then I got indicted a second time and a third time and a fourth time. And a lot of people said that that's why the Black people like me because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against," Trump said. "They actually viewed me as I'm being discriminated against."

 

This in and of itself wasn't a racist statement in my opinion...

Fair enough.

But, former POTUS Orange Julius (POJ) doesn't get a pass because AfroAmericans know exactly what he's implying in that statement. 

Then, POJ has enough sycophant n8gglets around trying to justify and legitimize his BS to Black folks.

F8ck POJ and those shoes and that Tang kool-aid he's peddling. 

5 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Not sure what's going on with her but she sounds like a psy-op to me anyway.

We should always be leery of entertainers and celebrities especially those who tear down the community and/or do nothing positive to build it.

This could be an attempt on her part to resurrect that 15 minutes of fame. 

I just find *her* situation as another example of tool breaking even if it's indirectly.

Black folks talk a good game when it comes to criminal justice reform.

However, Black folks on the inside of the  judiciary and law enforcement systems aren't helping our people.

Black folks will lock up and send their own people to prison faster than white folks do. 

Tethers (non-FBA/ADOS) are the worst offenders especially when it comes to punishing AfroAmericans. The problem is huge.