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Looks like folks still smoking those Pall Mall and Newport cigarettes too. I remember when they would refer to certain cigarettes as chest-busters.

As I alluded to above, even with abuse and misuse of drugs, other than overdose and death, drug abusers still maintain their faculties when they're not high. Drug and alcohol abuse does mess up other organs over time. It just doesn't seem to impair the brain in such a way to render someone a vegetable. Right. Having been around a number of drug addicts, they might do weird sh8t but they're not intellectually deficient. How long did it take for you to realize Santa Claus wasn't real? Just like Santa Claus and religion. People use whatever it takes to keep the masses oppressed. Capitalistic society is perfectly fine with building wealth on it but doesn't want to encourage drug and alcohol usage. They don't want young people to become drug addicts and alcoholics. Preferably they should be adults.

Sure. It is the perfect job for racist types to legally kick azz and bully people they don't like or want in *their* country.

D8mn. That took me back. Thought about Benson & Hedges cigarettes.

Black folks only have to put the same energy into building wealth as they do religion and punching a clock to work for non-Black folks. It doesn't really matter or make a difference how white folks got it when n8gglets aren't willing to put in the same work whether it's violence, magic or witchcraft or mining. Some white White folks have pillaged, plundered and killed for wealth. Others have literally extracted it from the ground. Sand n8gglets are wealthy from black gold i.e. oil. White South Africans are wealthy from diamonds and bauxite. The question is what are Black folks willing to do in order to build wealth. Maybe our people are content with the crumbs white folks let fall off the table.

IMO, drug usage does not prevent a *normally* developed brain from absorbing and retaining information. Drugs and alcohol will temporarily impair a person's ability to making logical decisions and/or control their physical actions. Apparently, there is no longer term neurological damage as a result of drug use because lifetime drug users operation just fine when they are not *high*. On a side note...POTUS OJ just signed an executive order making cannabis a schedule 3 drug. I believe that puts the US steps closer to federalizing weed usage.

Millions of people have signed up for military service and law enforcement. Millions of people have been killed in wars. Police officers have been killed in the line of duty. All of this service and enforcement is designed to protect wealthy interests in the grand scheme of things. People are not manipulated into service. They get paid to put lives on the line in defending wealthy interests. It's even called a career.

Sure. It would be fine right up until the movie producer hands out pink slips to more than half the production crew. Many of them made their way to the big screen. It is always easy to do *right* ny people. Once established, an actor or actress or athlete or entertainer doesn't have to worry about competition. That's why they're able to command huge salaries.

Political parties be d8mned....that's hilarious. The car still has Kash Kross-eyed Patel and Kristi ICE Barbie Noem for now: These folks are leading major departments within government...FBI and Homeland Security.

As I mentioned in another thread, however people choose to use their time is great as long as it does not bring hurt, harm or danger to other folks. @aka Contrarian...you already know your contribution to the forum is appreciated by yours truly. Whenever that time comes where we can no longer share and enjoy this virtual space...the memories will linger. In the meantime, I look forward to you popping in, hanging out and posting here too.

The mid-terms elections in November 2026 will be a determining factor. Either the MAGA base is still onboard or ready to move in a different direction from the circus of POTUS OJ and his administration. That's almost one year from now and people have short attention spans. I believe POTUS OJ and his administration will continue doing dumb sh8t. Ultimately, putting nails in their own coffins.

In looking at the beautiful pic of sista Lana aka MC Lyte, as Compton's Most Wanted MC Eiht would say...GEAH.

Regardless of who is having children, the population is still growing. If a handful of men of [insert race here] are not approaching women and/or procreating for whatever reason...that doesn't account for the majority of men who are still doing their thing. Wealth building is very real. The unfortunate truth is that Black folks have been deceived and distracted away from it. Black folks have invested way too much intellectual capital in stuff like religion and expended a huge amount of physical capital in making other folks wealthy. Way too many Black folks concentrate on working a job for someone else instead of employing themselves. The real secret to white folks success is stealing from and/or making other folks work for them.

MC Lyte has a package of assets including her voice. We can get money in the vocal booth. She's not bad on the eyes either. We could hang out for dinner after the work is done.

From a comedic perspective, POTUS OJ's delivery was hilarious. Sounded like he was yelling at the American people.

@Pioneer1...bro, there is no need to delete your threads. Not cluttering the forum. Not a lot of traction here anyway.

See, I would totally enjoy having fine azz MC Lyte with that husky voice and thick NY accent in the studio. Different strokes.

That was not the question though. As an employee, would you feel the same way. Plenty FBA/AfroAmericans have made great money as actors and lived clean, healthy lives too. It is wrong to cheat the younger generation out of similar opportunities using technology. As a movie producer, that is choice Michael B. Jordan could make. However, if he had employed someone who looked like him, another Black man would have been able to get paid too.

Gotcha. I agree that a foreign accent can be an aspect of attraction. To my ears, *foreign* doesn't have to be from another country though. Women with domestic accents whether it is a southern drawl, midwest twang or east coast aggressiveness, etc. can be just as attractive.

It's always easy to look from an outside perspective. Turn that around. The question becomes, if your employer decides to replace you with another person or AI or robot, would you be just as fine with it.

Well, if they voted for POTUS OJ, they're getting exactly what they wanted when casting it. They weren't manipulated. In fact, there are poor people in red states who say they don't want ObamaCare. Nevermind the GOP doesn't have an alternative plan. Obviously, those people who voted for POTUS OJ are willing to leave the rock if life-saving meds are no longer affordable.

Black folks spend and donate enough money on dumb sh8t that they can become venture capitalists.

These women losing the election had more to do with entrenched white patriarchy than anything else. Social media is just another distraction to keep people occupied. Just like religion. POTUS OJ is the personification of white nationalism. The MAGA base wanted him. Sure. The 95 unalived people in those fishing boats that were blown up.

I hope you're right. We'll find out soon enough.

AI doesn't benefit the economy in terms of putting money into the pockets of real actors. Only the rich get richer.