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I believe death is the end to all pain and suffering and ultimately our mortality. We're born to die. Cancer is still kicking azz and taking names. False equivalence. It doesn't matter how they were living before foreign oppressors showed up. American Indians were doing all types of sh8t before white folks came along and killed them. I doubt that being relegated to reservations made them happier. Since the beginning of time, men have become leaders both good and bad. The question is how does a man become a leader of men. It is a combination of power, intelligence and influence. I don't judge cowards nor view it as a sin. I just keep my distance from them. Again, no judgement. I just know who not to call if/when it's time to put in work. Correct. Their primary objective is to kill any threats. That question is best answered on an individual basis. Sure. We handle conflicts accordingly. This conversation started about freedom. I'm not making any compromises when it comes to protecting my life and liberty.😎

This has been a Black people problem for a half-century and counting. No interests or demands. Just loyally voting for nothing. Sitting on the couch won't get us any less.😎

Well, considering that he's closer to the finish line, the next update we get could be the last.😎

As Dr. John Henrik Clarke pointed out, we have no friends. We should have interests and deal with folks accordingly.😎

Just like the military, first responders signed up to do that work. Nobody forced them. Rhetorically, the question is *why* are folks allowed to build homes and live in swamp land, flood plains and other areas prone to natural disasters. Follow the money. Neither the age difference nor what happens to the pension is anybody else's business. The old man earned it. Hopefully he has a Will.😎

Brotha Pioneer1 is generation X. They're taking their turn to complain about the younger folks.😁 I agree but they will figure it out just like the previous generations. In fact, these younger folks give such a f8ck less about everything...they might have more courage in overthrowing the system of racism white supremacy.😎

If she's 59 as they say, there's only a 31 year age difference between them. Decades age difference not uncommon when it comes to old dudes dating younger women. Been happening since the beginning of time. However, there's a double-standard when older women date younger men. I think it's great for older women to get their groove on with a strong back cat. When she bought into the sports team, I recall it mentioned that Hobson was married to a white dude. No surprise. not easy for rich sistas to find rich brothas. No shortage of white men and others who are well off though. It would raise eyebrows but shouldn't. People need to mind their own business instead of judging who meemaw chooses to share her pie. The media is reporting less than 50 people. That's a huge difference. The secret won't last for long if folks are spreading it in bars. Short of threatening to arrest them, some people won't leave no matter what they're told. Gonna ride it out. Not necessarily a bad thing that people take their chances with natural disasters and other risky behaviors. Some folks aren't afraid to die. As long as it doesn't endanger anyine else, they should have a right to choose how they die too. 😎

The only reason that matters is Black-owned businesses aren't welcomed in other communities because we're not them. Those communities are supporting their own businesses which should be the case. Vertical integration 101.😎

Correct. When it comes to protecting freedom, family or manhood. True. There is a time to fight. Depends on what's at stake. Correct. If not, you'll be a victim until the bully gets tired. They are not fighting or killing for freedom or principle. It's usually dumb sh8t. You would not have been alone. History doesn't glorify the many Black folks who jumped off slaveships or attacked and killed their captors and slave masters. That's not the narrative they want Black folks to know. The reason slavery end early in the West Indies is because the Black folks fought back and refused it. Haiti is usually held up as the Black country that revolted against the French. Mainly because of their poor status i.e. this is what happens when the oppressor is kicked out. There's a reason the US has the most powerful military on the planet. The country is willing to kill anything that threatens its freedom.😎

Brotha @Pioneer1 is becoming an old man.🤣 Reminds me of the senior citizens who believe young people are going to h8ll in a handbasket due to smoking weed and listening to music. Somehow, those activities lead them to dysfunctional in behavior and violence and murder. Despite having dysfunctional people among their peers, every generation has folks in it who blame and criticize the next generation for one thing or another. It's a cycle.😎

Neither candidate nor liberals and conservatives at large has addressed the Twin Towers affair as an issue. They seem to be more obsessed with the distribution of BS.🤣😎

Black conservatives and Black liberals are similar to slaves arguing over who lives on the best plantation.🤣😎

Tupac's murder wasn't the result of Rap music. There are a few theories about why he was killed. Music wasn't it. Music didn't start the beef. Envy, greed and jealousy. One of the theories for Pac being killed was his desire to leave Death Row records. A *deal* gone bad. Again, the music isn't fueling these beefs. N8gglets are being killed or killing each other over the same dumb sh8t (envy, greed, jealousy, etc.).😎

Death is freedom. Depending on one's beliefs, their rewards (enjoyment) are in heaven. Yes. A slow death is more grueling than dying quickly. That's because they are still be oppressed. If those people were free to thrive in their own countries, life would be paradise. We do not get to qualify *good* and *freedom* when it comes to how someone chooses to live. People choose to live in some form of bondage versus die free. Those are the considerations a coward chooses to make. They live accordingly. No right to complain about their station or condition.😎

I do believe the country will have to come up with a Universal Basic Income (UBI) for citizens to sustain themselves. The UBI is an easier lift in homogeneous places like Scandinavia. They've had something similar along with universal healthcare for a long time now. The UBI will be interesting here in the US given the current state of division and system of racism white supremacy. At best, UBI here would be expanded welfare i.e. monthly stimulus checks. Hopefully, the amounts and distribution will be fair. Thankfully, whatever UBI entails I won't need it. But, I won't turn away folks who want to spend their money in my sports bar.😁😎

That's been a real problem for hundreds years. It's one thing for your significant other to be off code. Even worse when combined with and magnified by punk azz men, sellouts, bootlicks and shills. Nat Turner would have been more successful if Black folks hadn't sold him out. A slave told the white man about Nat's plan. Harriet Tubman had to carry a pistol during the underground railroad. Not only to defend herself against slave catchers. She also had to keep spineless Black folks in line too. Haitians got it right when they fought back against the French. Yet, they were still compromised by their own people. Many AfroAmericans believe our people would have been slaughtered if they had gone to war against their oppressors. Interestingly, the founding fathers wrote in the Declaration of Independence, "with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." They were willing to die for their freedom from Great Britain. To this day, White folks don't think twice or Blink when it comes to going to war. Most Black folks aren't built to die for their freedom.😎

Protection means doing whatever it takes to keep oneself and their loved ones alive and/or out of harm's way.😎

Unfortunately, the cowardice of Black men is the sole reason for the brutality our people have endured from the beginnings of chattel slavery up through modern day lynchings. Until Black men are willing to protect themselves and their loved ones by any means necessary, our people will remain the victims of violence against us.😎

Herein lies the beauty of getting old. Before AI completely takes over, I'll be semi-retired and chilling; running my sports bar, playing piano and traveling.😁 I can only feel for the younger folks having enough skills to earn a living and no fear of being replaced by AI. Folks working from home (telework) has already shown employers they don't need to maintain physical spaces i.e. leased buildings. Computer-based work can be done from anywhere. Complete automation (AI) is the next step in phasing humans out of the workforce. The future *job market* as we know it will be radically different. It will be interesting to see how people work and make money.😎

Former POTUS Orange Julius is the 1st indicted person who could end up back in the White House instead of prison. Unbelievable.😎

@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.😎