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Well, you don't know me in real life but I think we're cool in this virtual realm. 🤗 I use FBA/AfroAmerican quite a bit to differentiate FBA (Foundational Black Americans) aka descendants of slaves from our Black brothas & sistas from abroad. I've also replaced jive-assed n8gga with n8gglets.🤣 Unlike Noah Webster, I will not be writing a dictionary any time soon.😁 Using words and phrases is enough to get the meaning and point across.😎

https://apnews.com/article/wef-davos-trump-ukraine-carney-musk-9f9a80ba7b80139f6bcfdf7b2a620c1a This past week, POTUS OJ gave a 1 hour & 10 minute speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. POTUS OJ in his rambling style was all over the place in his speech which contained his usual talking points. In his speech, POTUS OJ berated world leaders for being weak & unable to defend their own countries & totally dependent on the US for security. He also reminded them that they were not paying a fair share of the tab for their protection. POTUS OJ is coming off as straight gangsta in everything from blowing up Iranian nuclear facilities to removing Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro to attempting to wrestle Greenland from Denmark. Then, there's the chaos & mayhem he's causing domestically. I still don't believe this clown 🤡 car can continue at this pace and stay on the road over the next 2.8 months or so. The circus 🎪 will eventually collapse & leave. Hopefully there isn't too much elephant sh8t, er, mess to clean up behind these fools.😎

Beauty pageants are just another form of entertainment. A temporary distraction and escape from real life. Entertainment can be anything. Just a matter of imagination. Off the top of my head...we could come up the Alcoholic Olympics. An event where people get drunk & try to do various things in competition to win prizes & money. 🤣😎

Inaction speaks volumes. Absolutely not. That's why our progress moves slowly. It's not about throwing anyone under the bus. Malcolm X had warned Black folks to be wary of white folks wanting to be involved in our struggle. Especially when they created the system & conditions.😎

Stay tuned. The white folks are trying to clean up with zip ties, handcuffs and bullets.😎

One way or another, even if Ford have been bought out or allowed to go bankrupt, another major automaker would have grown or been established. Lighten up. I was joking.😎

F*cebook was started by a teenager in a college dormitory. M*crosoft was started by a college dropout. Apple was started by a marketing wizard & his friend who was a wiz with electronics. Y*hoo & G**gle were started by nerds in silicon valley. Sure, these companies have grown into sprawling behemoths but they came from the proverbial mustard seed. IMO, Black folks have the aptitude to invent things. Too few lack the entrepreneurial spirit. Seems easier to trade labor for wages.😎

IMO, it is unfair to compare the US (340 million people) to Canada (41 million people). The population of Canada could fit in California.😁 70% of Canadiens identity as white (28 million). The rest of the country breaks down as Indigenous (1.8 million), South Asians (2.6 million), Chinese (1.7 million), Black (1.5 million), Filipino (960,000), Arab (690,000) & Latinos (580,000). Canada takes care of its citizens by way of social safety nets, public healthcare & government regulations. Again, the majority of them identify as white. The US as a pseudo-rainbow & melting pot is much bigger & fueled by racism white supremacy is a different setup.😎

@Troy...thanks for acknowledging some of our elders, brothas & sistas who have departed the rock. We can add Sly Stone, D'Angelo & Angie Stone to the 2025 list.😎

Yep. I heard they took his weapon & shot him 9 times afterwards because the border patrol agent feared for his life. White folks from Minnesota to Ukraine are just showing how easily they are willing to kill anybody.😎

Right. Back in the day, I remember when Jamaican dudes didn't have too much love for their AfroAmerican brothas. The tension was high and killings were real. It has calmed down over time. There's still not a solid alliance between AfroAmericans and Black Americans.😎

Today, another ICE protester shot & killed in MN. Killed by a border patrol agent. 😎

Producing a Black-owned social media website is relatively easy. Getting Black foks to use it is the bigger challenge.😎

Their freedom will last for eternity if they choose death.😁😎

I'm thinking if brotha @richardmurray had his own country, the government would be responsible for everything from production and manufacturing to healthcare. Maybe entertainment would be free market.🤣😎

Lone major US automaker as you asked. It is the white man's system. Of course, he's going to do whatever makes it favorable to him.😎

Sure. There were a few non-Black riders. I don't recall any Brown, Red or Yellow though. To each their own. It's not about everyone in the group not giving a f8ck about us. The majority is enough.😎

I believe Da Bears will be even better next season especially if the team stays healthy.😎

We already know historically, other groups of people didn't speak up for and/or support FBA/AfroAmericans in our struggles past to present. Surely, FBA/AfroAmericans can provide a healthy dose of moral support from the sidelines in silence. Otherwise, there's no need in FBA/AfroAmericans putting on capes for people who don't give a f8ck about us.😎

https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/doj-arrests-three-radicals-who-organized-st-paul-church-disruption/ Exhibit A for why Black folks need to stay out this issue. Two Black women supposedly Black Lives Matter and one white man (DaWokeFarmer) were arrested by DOJ for organizing the MN church protest. Let the illegal immigrantams and undocument workers fight their own battles. Same goes for the infighting among white folks.😎

IMO, Ford could never have been the lone US automaker. Even if the federal government had not bailed out the auto industry, venture capitalists would have allowed those companies to go into bankruptcy or become insolvent. Then, capitalists would have swooped in and picked the bones and built new automakers. Lee Iaccoca resurrected Chrysler back in the 1980s. Daimler-Mercedes gave Chrysler a life in the late 1990s. Fiat and Stellantis have kept Chrysler afloat. Capitalism and the free market ultimately decide if/when companies are allowed to go belly up totally.😎

Understood. I claim this raggedy azz country warts and all as my home (state) because it is my birthplace and many generations of my ancestors too.😁 Despite my travels, this place has always been my home. I will die and have my ashes scattered here in the USA too. In the meantime, I'll continue calling balls and strikes especially as it relates to the betterment of FBA/AfroAmericans and the system of racism white supremacy.😎

Bro...that's hilarious especially putting that NF Jr. baritone voice on it.🤣😎

I'll let @richardmurray answer the question for himself. But, I've known people who reside in the United States but did not claim citizenship here. They considered themselves some type of aboriginals. They didn't want to pay taxes. Couldn't get IDs. Needless to type, they did not work real jobs either. 😁 That whole set-up is great for the person who 1) lives off someone else or 2) does not have real world responsibilities or 3) financially independent.😎

Bummer that you have to patronize that establishment at all. Unfortunate reminder that Latinos just like other non-FBA/AfroAmericans have never really been down with us. No shade to any non-FBA/AfroAmericans lurking around here. Personally, I chop it all with all types of people. I'm not in a FBA/AfroAmerican bubble or silo. But, I do keep a bean with my folks outside the tribe. I have zero problems letting non-FBA/AfroAmericans know where I stand as it relates to our differences and calling out BS. Due to the way I communicate in the real world...they get it.🤣😎