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Hmm...I reckon an elderly black could make some real good French fried potaters.

I'm keenly aware of US history on many fronts. I used the word tested figuratively during the time when it was actually used to kill people. Sure, Japan awakened the US and forced us to enter WWII. IMO, the Japanese weren't powerful enough to conquer the Pacific and/or Asia. @Stefan...relax mayne. Also, It might be helpful to read what *I* write with a grain of humor too. There is no need to read everything so literally and/or hold folks accountable for what they write. We know your background and experience but we're not your students. Enjoy retirement and the discussions. Relax.

Yes. So very proud of sista Mellody Hobson in her accomplishments as a businesswoman. The first black woman as a part of an NFL ownership group is awesome. It was a great look for billionaire S. Robson Walton (Wal-Mart) to bring Mellody into the fold. Our course, sista Mel Hopkins you're still the OG MH among us.

There would be no need to debate and/or amend voting rights and laws if access was equally free and clear to every American voter.

AfroAmericans still have a long way to go in cleaning up our own house and replacing the system of white supremacy. In the meantime, if AfroAmericans can enjoy the 4th of July (America's Independence Day), we can celebrate the abolishment of antebellum slavery.

The majority of AfroAmericans are not thugs, hoochies and ratchet. I realize it only takes a few bad apples to spoil a bunch or at least the perception of it. AfroAmericans have done everything possible to conform, survive and thrive in a system of racism white supremacy. We have not figured out how to dismantle and replace it with a system of justice.

@Greg, I would encourage establishing yourself within the discussion community prior to throwing the word "ignorant" around. Asians are non-white therefore they are people of color. The reason most non-white people do not complain about racism is because they have accepted the system of white supremacy. Most of the hardest working people on the planet are poor. The least hard working people on the planet control 97% of the wealth.

Asian *hate* crimes and the legislation that followed it is another slap in the face of black folks. There is no anti-black hate crime bill. The DOJ has to decide whether or not to charge the Buffalo shooter with a federal hate crime. Yet, if the same person shot up 10 Asians anywhere it would automatically be treated as an Asian hate crime.

The days of Walter Cronkite news reporting have been relegated to local news broadcasts. News networks have become big business when it comes to selling and spinning narratives using real events.

Lynch is synonymous to murder at the hands of white folks killing innocent black folks. Our brother and sisters wrongfully killed by white cops were lynched. Same goes for the innocent black folks killed by a white racist in the Tops Supermarket in Buffalo.

AfroAmerican men can solve the problems that plague our communities from raising their children to creating economic opportunities and building wealth. However, the proliferation of legal firearms in America is a bigger issue. It still needs to be addressed why white folks need so many guns.

As AfroAmericans, there is definitely work to do in term of getting our own house in order. It starts with AfroAmerican men stepping up to the plate.

Sure. The atomic bomb was developed to halt the threat of world domination by the Germans but it was tested on the Japanese (people of color).

Juneteenth is supposed to be a day of AfroAmerican celebration. I doubt most folks will talk about voting or anything political. Many of us will be eating and drinking.

As discussed in other threads here, black folks in America do not have agenda to which they can hold politicians accountable. That's why black folks get the table scraps and crumbs when it comes to politics. They haven't asked for any real sustenance. Just piggy-backing off whatever they've been told to want (jobs, education, healthcare, etc.).

When POTUS Obama was selected and allowed to hold the keys to the Bentley that is America for 8 years, the real folks in charge *knew* that he would drive carefully and not put so much as a scratch on it. White folks could not have drawn up a better black man to wear the POTUS title. POTUS Obama was the total package. With that 1st black POTUS box checked, it's back to business as usual. Adding insult and proving that *anybody* can wear the title, one of the most intelligent POTUS in history turned over the reigns to the class clown.

@Pioneer1, according to logic, no matter how good our intentions, we cannot do the same things they do and get away with it.

@Pioneer1, you thought correctly. The Cold War was just a game. Nuclear weapons have been developed to keep people of color in check. That's why the most powerful countries in the world regulate who gets to have nukes.

So, cops do know how to take down a shooter immediately depending on skin color.

McDonald's pulled out of Russia. No problem. It has been rebranded: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/mcdonalds-russia-reopens-under-new-ownership-renamed-vkusno-tochka-2022-06-12/ Not much has changed except the name. Still selling burgers and fries American style.

Situational awareness is a precursor to defensive action. Active shooter training provides a laundry list of things people should do if/when there is an event. All things considered, I think everyone would benefit from taking such a course.

To be clear, *if* the clown in chief,, er, POTUS gets re-elected, I'll have no choice but to conclude that half this country needs to seek mental help.

The folks at Google need to stop it. Same goes for the artificial intelligence (Ai) believing it has feelings and emotions. The very definition of artificial which includes "made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally" means AI will always be compromised. Human beings can code and program a lot of information into a computer but our *flaw* is that we're limited in our own knowledge.

Thankfully, artificial intelligence (AI) can be turned off as well. From reading the other thread, AI can be coded and programmed with a lot of information, IMO, AI will never be able to do or be everything that makes us *human*. The Supreme Being won't allow it.

Multiple occupancy and incomes and shared expenses is a way of life for many folks living in expensive major cities throughout America. This especially seems to be the case for folks who want the conveniences of city life instead of moving out to less expensive suburban areas and commuting into the city for work and play. Unfortunately, the state of New Jersey serves as the suburb of NYC.