ProfD
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21 minutes ago, Mzuri said:
These days, a serious business owner needs a combination of both.
A hybrid, because people are searching and researching things online before they make their actual purchases.
Restaurants need an online presence because people want to see what's on the menu before they go in person. Especially now during pandemic. And most
need some type of online ordering system, to schedule deliveries, accept payments, etc.
All those types of businesses require an online presence.
@Mzuri is absolutely on point.
Nowadays, fewer folks want to show up in a office building to work, restaurant to eat or store to shop especially if they have to see PJs, bonnets, sagging pants, azz crack, eyelashes, Crocs and catch COVID.
@Pioneer1, I know you're a proponent of brick and mortar businesses and folks putting on overalls, rolling up sleeves and getting their hands dirty. There is still a huge need for that kinda work too. But, it takes a vision and a considerable investment to make that happen. Jeff Bezos is proof positive. His business is predicated on both.
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21 minutes ago, Mzuri said:
I came here for some online comradery...
@Mzuri, obviously, we don't know each other from a can of paint and I'm new around here but as I mentioned, I enjoy everyone's contribution to the discussion. Regardles of our views and opinions, it's all about the dialog, jokes and laughter too.
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14 minutes ago, Troy said:
@ProfD talk about side tracking a convo LOL!
@Cynique We need your voice, don't let Mzuri or Pioneer impact your decision to stay or go. Think about Del, Mel, ProfD, and me
Your brief return has renewed the energy of the forum. Some personalities have that power; yours is one.
No matter what you decide, it was great reading you again
Not a total sidetrack bro as I think @Cynique enjoys stargazing.
Thought that planet discovery could be more interesting than another dust up.
I definitely enjoy reading Cynique's contributions to the forum. Same goes for every one else. Hilarious.
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38 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:
When I was a kid....
The teachers used to CORRECT you when you used words like "ain't" or used double negatives like "ain't got no".
Same thing with handwritting.
The teachers used to grade you on how neat and legible your handwriting was....then they stopped.
I'm seeing a connection between the school system and the police where at a certain point in time they just LET things deteriorate.Facts. Everything we were taught is different now.
Double negatives are OK. Now, ain't is in the dictionary as a contraction for am not, are not and is not.
Cursive handwriting is no longer taught in schools. Young folks learn how to print and that's it. That's probably because they will end typing (smartphones and computers) more than writing.
No need for a signature as checks and money orders are going out of style and forms have been digitized. Everything can be paid for by a card or scan app and signed electronically or scribbled.
There is definitely a school to prison pipeline which includes a conection to the police department.
Reminds me of speed traps and traffic cameras. Anything to criminalize folks and/or make money when they break and/or don't follow the rules.
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38 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:
You haven't seen anything yet.
Stick around a while and watch how threads intended for ONE thing will shape shift before your very eyes and transform to something entirely different....LOL
At Troy mentioned on another thread, it is what it is.
Often times a thread that sticks strictly with the subject the OP intended...is a thread that contains only a few posts and ends up buried in the backyard.
Another thing you'll notice is more people will talk about a subject in a thread it WASN'T intended for...than in a thread you actually MADE to talk about the subject in.I'm not suprised. I"ll stick around for it.
Surely, i'll be guilty of derailing a thread especially if there is a humorous way to turn it sideways.
But, I also know how to bring it back to the one like James Brown:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/colin-powell-memorial-service-set-nov-5-n1282170
General Powell's memorial service will be next week. Limited invitations. Let me know if you're going to be in the DC area for it. Food and drinks on my tab.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-new-planet-discovered-outside-milky-way/
it's 28 million light years away but could be something for humans to look forward too.
Nevermind the fact that humans haven't figured out how to survive on rocks, er, planets within a more reasonable traveling distance.
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13 hours ago, Mzuri said:
I heard there were people graduating from that are illiterate. How can you get through college when you can't even read and write?
College tuition is through the roof. Being able to afford it is one way to get a pass. Athletics is the other route.
Either way, it's not very hard for folks who do not read and/or write well to graduate with a degree.
Over the course of my career, it never ceases to amaze me that so many educated folks write so poorly. It's not a matter of color either.
IMO, intelligence is no longer a valued commodity in our society. The dumbing down and acceptance of mediocrity is on full display every day.
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Spike Lee directed and Roger G. Smith did great job in A Huey P. Newton Story:
https://www.pbs.org/hueypnewton/
It's definitely worth watching.
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43 minutes ago, Troy said:
I wish these anti-vaxxer and china conversation were separate from the acknowledgment of Powell's death, but that is the nature of the forum digressions.
@Troy, I was going to ask if it was possible to migrate the posts that have nothing to do with General Powell over to a new thread. Good stuff for debate but it has digressed bigly.
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27 minutes ago, Cynique said:
It's all an international game of saber rattling.
Bingo. World powers have been doing this sh8t for decades.
Back in the 1950s, they had schoolkids ducking and diving under the desks or running to an underground shelter while practicing nuclear fallout drills. That faded away in the 1980s.
From 1985 through 1991, the US was engaged in a Cold War with Russia. To this day, we're still watching Vlady Putin to make sure he doesn't try anything frisky. He's a gangsta litlte dude who scoffs and laughs at America's weak democracy.
From 2003 through 2011, there was the Iraq War that settled an old beef. Of course, we just finished up the 20 year old exercise in Afghanistan.
For several years, the US has been swatting at the pesky little North Korean dictator with the bad haircut who thumbs his nose at imperialism. Every now and then, he has his military shoot a missile into the sea. It is the military equivalent of setting off firecrackers just to annoy the US.
The US creates these adversaries and boogeymen in order to justify the military industrial complex. It would be harder to spend so much money on weapons and sh8t without enemies real or imagined.
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36 minutes ago, Troy said:
People are stock piling weapons and ammunition. The boys down here are not playing.
Just think about the environment it takes to get hundreds of adults to storm the white house...
People truly believe the election was stolen and that Trump actually won. As with anit-vaxxers the truth does not matter. They are operating with completely different information, "alternative facts" and believe what they are doing is right.
True.
White folks all over the US have been stockpiling guns forever. They are prepared to deal wtih a civil war against non-white people if it comes to pass. That's why the 2nd amendment is so important to them.
The insurrection was an exercise of white privilege born out of a false sense of white grievance.
The outcome of that insurrection would have been totally different if those people were non-white. The grounds of the US Capitol would have been a mass casualty site.
This is what usually happens when a non-white person gets near the US Capitol:
These two people were in vehicles outside the barricade to the US Capitol. Yet, they were lit up like Christmas trees being nowhere near the steps, windows or doors of the US Capitol.
IMO, stolen election, anti-vax stance, illegal immigration, CRT, mask mandates, etc., are distractions being used to keep people dazed and confused.
None of it will lead to a civil war because the average American citizen has too much to lose. They can grumble and complain but they don't want any real smoke.
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9 minutes ago, Troy said:
To a point, as the situation becomes more dire people begin to turn on each other. This is the thing the country needs to concern itself with.
Sure. But, in my eternal optimism, I do not foresee such a cataclysmic event that will precipate such a thing. I believe the middle class or illusion thereof has been expanded and anesthetized in a such a way to prevent a civil war of any kind.
IMO, folks will air their real or perceived grievances and squabble about their freedoms being infringed upon and whatnot but nothing has or will reach a powder keg to the point of explosion and chaos.
Nowadays, I'm watching folks march, protest and riot over a number of things but the outcome is always the same when the smoke clears and dust settles. It was just an exercise for the most part.
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26 minutes ago, Troy said:
You can find articles supporting any hair brained idea on the on the WWW.
Right. In my real-life interactions, when folks bring information to me, the 1st thing I want to know is their source.
Now, at least people around me know that I don't want to hear about any "news" coming from the huge social media platform that germinated on a college campus.
I realize people have their beliefs and opinions on different things. We are freely entitled to that in this country. It is a great source of entertainment in the form of debate.
But, it is responsible and makes sense to get as much factual information as possible to support a claim and/or position.
Now, that doesn't mean folks will reach consensus. Having the right pieces on the board just makes it easier to play the game.
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38 minutes ago, Troy said:
I love music and understand the power it has to move people, but the operative word is "considerate."
Man, that word needs to be applied to everything we do as human beings. Loud music, road rage, talking loud on cell phones in public places, wearing the wrong sh8t outside, etc.
Either I'm becoming a grumpy old man and/or my level of conscience has heightened to the point that the level of narcissism in our society has reached an all-time high.
People seem to be more considerate of each other during natural disasters, pandemic, emergencies and other crisis.
During the holiday season folks seem to be a bit more courteous and considerate of each other too.
Well, except for the Black Friday sales rush when dumbazz folks storm stores for the one 70 inch TV on sale for $100.
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https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1049458617/kyle-rittenhouse-victims-arsonists-looters-judge-ruled
This fella shot and killed a few people while strolling through a protest. Armed with an AR-15 rifle, he was able to walk right past the police. They even offered him bottled water. It took a few days for them to apprehend him.
Now, it seems the dead people cannot be characterized as victims. But, it's OK to call them arsonists, rioters, looters, etc. I believe this case will be another example of white privilege in the criminal justice system.
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6 hours ago, Chevdove said:
The way I understand it is federal holidays are defined a little different from national holidays. But again I am not sure.
It is a Hindu holiday. Not federal.
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6 hours ago, Chevdove said:
Again is that all you got from my research? Jokes and entertainment?
It might be entertaining for you but not for everyone.
@chevdove, as mentioned previously, I do admire the effort and scholarship you put into your research.
Accordingly, I will refrain from polluting your threads with any attempts of humor. Take it easy my sista.
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4 hours ago, Mzuri said:
The United States does NOT have a mutually beneficial relationship with China.
We produce just about NOTHING and rely on China for just about EVERYTHING.
How are we benefitting from any of this???
The high profits American companies generate and cheaper prices Americans pay for most everything we consume is the benefit.
I do not believe American companies are willing to pull ALL product manufacturing back to the US nor are Americans willing to pay more money for products Made in the USA.
IMO, supply and demand is the crux of the mutually beneficial relationship between the US and China.
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2 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:
Nicca looks like an ancient Zulu chief with a big belly and gold chains around his neck.
I can't with the man skirt and those sandals. He needs to give that sh8t back to his wife or concubine.
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17 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:
This is a federal holiday in certain states where schools are out, etc.
Now WAIT a minute woman.....lol....how can it be a "Federal holiday" but only in CERTAIN states??????
Yeah mayne, my 1st thought upon reading that was:
Until @Chevdove clears this up, I feel kinda cheated out of a holiday.
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1 hour ago, Chevdove said:
But in truth, it is about entertainment, HALLOWEEN, that is, however the truth is that behind this type of entertainment there are a lot of facts that revolve around death.
So, if I decide to pass out candy this year, wondering if I should just go with red or black Twizzlers or stick with the fun size Snickers, Almond Joy, Kit Kat, Twix chocolate bars and Peanut Chews.
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40 minutes ago, Pioneer1 said:
Hmmm..........
Now what exactly is a "black English" or "black Irish" and how are they branches of the Caucasian race?Singer Laura Izibor was born in Ireland to a Nigerian father and Irish mother:
She classifies herself as a black Irish person.
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2 hours ago, Troy said:
One of these behaviors is blasting music for no good reason.
I believe music is an opiate. It can tap into the full range of human emotions. Music provides an escape whether it makes someone feel good and dance to being able to zone and tune out the noise in their lives.
As Rakim said, "turn up the bass, it's better when it's loud...move the crowd".
So, there's a reason people like loud music. But, they should be considerate of where and who they choose to get high around.
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24 minutes ago, Cynique said:
I know I'm in the minority but I can do without the shaggy or bushy beards black men are now sporting.
It's his fault:
Inspired a bunch of n8gglets to look like they're from the Middle East or North Africa.
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A Classy Discussion
in Culture, Race & Economy
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As I re-read through the definitions of class, while the environment in which someone is physically raised has it's advantages and disdvantages, where that individual aspires to be mentally and works hard to achieve is most important.
A rose can grow up through concrete as evidenced by any number of scholars, entertainers and athletes who've started on the bottom or near it and ascended to another class.
On the flip side, there are folks like Paris Hilton, the Menendez brothers and Kar-Trashians and countless others who start on a higher rung of the ladder and do everything they can to climb down to varying degrees.
IMO, class is a state of mind in as much as it is an entitlement and/or condition. Folks can jump and skip classes as they so choose to do. Just a matter of effort. Overcoming the hurdle of racism is taller order.