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The educational system is designed to create productive pawns in a capitalistic society. In order to survive, people have to be educated in how to work with their minds or hands or both. Being able to figure out when someone is lying (psychology), planned obsolescence and depreciation (economics) and building construction (engineering) and structural failures on impact (Physics (science)) would be classified as areas of study. There is money to be made in those disciplines too. After an individual learns how to produce in order to secure food, clothing and shelter (survive), they can get into other areas of entertainment (philosophy, religion, sports, music, art, etc.). There is money to be made in those areas too. Understanding how reality works doesn't put food in one's belly or a roof over their head. Being productive takes care of those needs. Education in in the form of knowledge and skill development is the foundation.😎

I dare not type for anyone else but according to my logic... A good reason to enslave someone is to make them pay off a debt owed. Still that doesn't mean the person should be mistreated or abused. A good reason to kill someone would catching them in the act of causing harm, injury or death to a defenseless or weaker person. Taking by force someone else's land; enslaving and/or killing them just because they're weaker isn’t a good reason.😎

Former POTUS OJ totally jumped the shark with that foolishness. Yet, the MAGA base will either believe or think it's funny as h8ll and vote for him anyway. I'm wondering if we should be worried about half the population being gullible enough to elect that guy to be leader of the free world. Of course, we can think of several reasons *why* folks are willing to vote for him.😎

Those numbers haven't motivated people to stop driving. In fact, there are even more cars on the roads. Don't look know but self-driving vehicles are coming to a street nearby in a couple of years. Most mothers and fathers and people in general aren't thinking about a plane hitting a building and destroying it. Especially not 2 decades after the fact. The goal of education is to equip people with enough skills to become productive members of society and stimulate economic growth. Most of the crap people learn is window dressing of no practical use.😁😎

Yep. The trillions of years is a trip.🤣 In billions of years, scientists claim the universe (14 billion) and Earth (5 billion). According to scientists, the Earth is scheduled to survive another 5 billion years until the sun burns out. There's proof that civilized human beings have existed for more than 6,000 years. But, I'm wondering if *they* picked that 6,000 number arbitrarily similar to the way our calendar puts us at 2024 A.D. Otherwise, we should be in year 8024 or if humans have been around for 300,000 years, we should be in year 302024.😁 Regardless, human existence is a blip compared to the age of the Earth and universe. We will be long gone before the sun turns out the lights too. Homo Sapien means "thinking man" (human). For as long as humans have been around, we still do a lot of dumb sh8t. 🤣😎

The wife of a financially stable man won't nag him about not having any money. She might be complain about him being too tight with it. 😁 Sure. There is no one size fits all when it comes to relationships. Roles and responsibilities can and do change. Depends on the situation. Heterosexual men jump through many hoops for that snatch box. It takes some men longer than others to realize it's easier to pay as you go. Less stress and headaches. Most men never get that memo. Fighting, killing and dying has become a way of life for people in that region. Those who can escape it will get out of dodge. Many men of a certain faith do believe their martyrdom will be rewarded in the afterlife. I'd imagine it ties back to if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything. The luckiest people on ships during chattel slave trade were either killed and/or thrown overboard or got sick and died before or shortly after it landed. Some people have a higher tolerance for pain than others. Oppression probably works in the same way. My contention is that human beings should not be enslaving or killing each other for no good reason. 😎

Yep. I find the news to be more entertaining than reality TV.😁 You still have choice to vote for her. Michigan is a battleground state.😉 VP Harris mentioned a few aspects of her plan. There's not much meat on the bone. Former POTUS OJ's has a plan of grievance and retribution. He's gonna scorch earth on payback. 🤣😎

That's up to the individual. Dr. MLK Jr. knew he wouldn't live long. The 1st man has peace of mind in knowing his wife will never accused him of being broke. Only the luckiest old men get to enjoy that happy endings. Many men die in wars whether they choose to go or not. For example, Russian and Ukraine losing thousands of men. Officers get killed on wars too. Throughout history, many people have chosen to die rather than be oppressed. Saving future generations from oppression is worthwhile to some men. 😎

I'm still wondering why people have to suffer at all especially at the hands of one another. There is no good reason for poverty, hunger or slavery. it is ridiculous that people have to talk about goodness and try to *practice* it. Humans may not be able to cure diseases but we can definitely end the evil that men do to cause poverty, greed,, jealousy, envy, hate, etc.😎

VP Kamala Harris showed up well prepared to debate former POTUS OJ. VP Harris answered the moderator questions. She was unfazed by the digs at her character and competency. She called out former POTUS OJ on his own BS too. A couple months left before America decides whether or not it is ready for the 1st female POTUS.😎

To the most concerned, the fact that engineers have chosen not to tackle the physics problem for 23 years today tells us something too. I still believe just as there is no incentive in curing cancer and other diseases, leaving *problems* unsolved generates more money. Folks can make make millions of dollars writing books or producing movies using some aspect of that physics *problem* as source material. For example, there's no shortage of action movies centered around terrorism.😎

How do you define worth? Many men have been assassinated or have died on battlefields for one reason or three. There's no shortage of men who have stayed on the sidelines. Never got into the game. Society judges a man on his words, deeds and actions. Religion has little or nothing to do with how men operate in the grand scheme of things. Right. Therein lies the difference between alpha, beta and gamma males. Every man isn't built to be a soldier. Men aren't dying to maintain respect and/or fear from their women. They are dying to protect the freedom and way of life for their people.😎

There was a point in time when Black men had to learn how to fight or spend a lifetime being a punk. Nope. That's a b8tch move. Try it in prison and see how well it works out.🤣 Life is no different. A man has to stand on business or be willing to die protecting his own. The system has done a bang up job on the Black man from all angles. He has no desire to fight. Just trying to get in where he fits and lay low.😎

It is about laying the framework for reparations using the state level as a test ground for the larger deal i.e. federal. The reparations movement would not be a joke if more AfroAmericans were on code. The passage of time will insure that reparations is a non-starter. That is the long game. Black folks will be further consumed with lifestyle choices and individualism. They won't have time to collect on America's original sin and debt owed. Weed, weaves and lashes will suffice.🤣😎

I believe the knowledge was passed down from Wallace Fard Muhammad before he disappeared. 😎

Nope. That's one fugly truck. I see quite a few of them around here. Don't think it will grow on me.😎

Governments consistently create conditions that benefit some and do little or nothing for others.😎

I wrote *most* knowing those examples would come up.😉 Male lions run the pride. They kill offspring not sired by them. Females hunt and kill. Male eats 1st. But, I'm not going to write a Zoology book here. As the resident agnostic here, from what I've read, the Supreme Being created man 1st and gave him a partner...woman.😁 Always in generalities. Specificity when making a point. History is one thing. What free men do is another. If a man is comfortable in that position, enjoy it. Just don't get upset if/when she flexes on that broke azz.🤣 A female millionaire has no business with a security guard other than getting her oil changed. The security guard should know that he's temporary and enjoy the time spent accordingly. False equivalence. All slaves were broke equally. Even in modern times, it seems poor people procreate more than anybody else. The war on masculinity is suggesting that men change. No other race of men have accepted that memo. No need for apology or justification. If you're fortunate enough to play with women above your pay grade...enjoy while it lasts. Don't get upset or offended if/when it falls apart. I was was raised by strong Black men and nurtured by strong Black women. So, I make no apologies whatsoever for being an alpha-male which some might see as rigid or chauvinistic. Because I'm not arrogant or conceited in my position, women of all levels seem to love me to pieces. It probably helps that I'm a musician and a comedian too. 😁😎

On the other hand... Fixing and better is relative to the person or group of people. A problem to one person or group may not be of the same magnitude to others. Same thing applies to better. A mansion doesn't seem any *better* than a single-family home or townhouse to someone living in a crowded apartment.😁😎

For most of human history and throughout most of the animal kingdom, males are superior. Around the planet and even here in the US, males are still the dominant figure. White women don't challenge their male counterparts in public. By design, here in America, Black women are specifically promoted as being head of household or in a stronger position than Black men. No other race, culture or group of people promotes women above men. We don't hear those women claiming to be strong or primary breadwinner or head of household. A Black man should never be in a relationship wirh a woman who is superior to him on any level. Like a vending machine, it is out of order. A Black man should choose his woman according to his ability to provide for and protect her and his family. A broke man has no business pursuing a woman. He should be looking to better his overall position in life. Successful women shouldn't settle for broke azz men either. It's a recipe for disaster especially when inevitably it comes to head for one reason or another. The male ego is not wired to handle being the tail instead of the head. No amount of single mothers will be able to raise their sons to think differently either. That mother might turn her son into a marshmallow but once he becomes a man, instinctively, he'll know he isn't supposed to be in a weak position. He will be uncomfortable in it. The worst thing that could've happened to Black folks is the war on masculinity. Like anything else negative, it has disproportionately affected Black men and by extension....our people. In my posts, right behind the system of racism white supremacy, I call out Black men for failing to lead on all fronts....race, family and community.😎

If one has embraced that the place in which they choose to reside is corrupt and/or otherwise flawed, they have no choice but to eat crow. OTOH, if one Is truly concerned about *fixing* the problems and making the place where they live *better*, it's time to get active politically at the local or state level.😎

Almost everything American consumers purchase is a depreciable asset or liability. The economy revolves around the consumption of products, goods and services. Folks wouldn't need money if they could produce their own food, clothing, shelter, transportation, entertainment, etc. Of course, wealthy folks don't have to produce anything . Just a matter of exploiting the less fortunate or living off the interest.😎

Immigration is a political football here in the US. Bottom line...legal and illegal Immigration is a matter of which people white folks are willing to accept into the US. For example, as asylum seekers, Ukrainians and Afghans have a speed pass through the immigration process. Immigration lottery winners come from countries around the globe. There's other circumstances that allow foreign people to reside in the US. Politicians operating within the system of racism white supremacy know exactly what they're supposed to do in order to maintain the system. From a purely financial perspective, the US wastes billions of dollars on all types of sh8t i.e. unwinnable wars. State and local governments are guilty of waste too. Until the MTA fails to operate or completely breaks down, I consider that $300 million loss a financial illusion.😎

I plan to keep my truck for a very long time. Unless something changes in that regard, I have zero interest in EV.😎

Yep. They would be fire-breathers if they could muster methane.🤣 People like that guy are only mad because white privilege has them believing they're not supposed to answer questions from *others*.😎