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Appreciate your thoughts. I enjoy taking up an armchair & hanging out in this proverbial coffeeshop that is the AALBC forum. @aka Contrarian...most importantly, I'm happy that you are able & choose to tap into the forum especially at this point in your life.🤗😎

There aren't many like-minded groups &/or they're too disconnected. For example, the smartest among poor people could organize to fight for more opportunities & resources. Yet, poor people keep voting against their own interests & consuming just enough to survive. They enable the rich & powerful. They're comfortable in their station. What other reason(s) keep people from taking action to improve rheir position in the grand scheme of life? Correct. Actions speak louder than words. The speeches & marches organized & conducted by FBA/AfroAmerican leaders were effective in getting Civil Rights legislation passed. By extension, those actions by FBA/AfroAmericans made it even more possible for Black immigrants to get a foothold into the USA. White folks use other Black & non-white groups of people in their maintenance of the system of white supremacy. The aforementioned FBA/AfroAmericans put in work over a half-century ago that made it possible for other Black folks & non-whites to have better opportunities & access to resources under the system of racism white supremacy. As I've mentioned above, the groundwork has already been laid for Black folks to have more access to opportunities & resources. Unfortunately, for a half-century & counting, many Black folks have chosen to rest on their laurels under the system of racism white supremacy. Actions do speak louder than words. Taking up a seat of comfort under the system of racism white supremacy is the action many Black folks have chosen. Same goes for poor people under the status quo.😎

I'm here. Don't know that my absence would leave a void in the premises. 🤣 @aka Contrarian...you & a few others need to tap in letting us know you're still good.😁😎

Definitely requires organization among tribes. Correct. Tribes must decide what's most peaceful for them & build strategic alliances with other like-minded groups. Right. Those decisions won't be made today or tomorrow. Mainly because people are comfortable as individuals & tribes.😎

I agree with your statement that a Supreme Being doesn't need humans writing on its behalf. No codes or metaphors or similar foolishness. Clearly the work of humans. Many books have been written for the sake of mind control which ultimately determines what people will do.😎

No. IMO, human greed is the biggest impediment to greater peace in humanity. The general population of the world has to decide if/when they no longer want to enable a handful of greedy people to empower & enrich themselves. People have to be willing to give up the comfortability they have taken up in a less peaceful human existence in order to achieve a greater level of peace.😎

This is part of the reason we have a resident agnostic around here.🤣😎

Black folks have to figure out how to commodify intellectual property instead of giving wealth away.😎

IMO, the lack of leadership & organization within the groups is the bigger problem.😎

I do not support demonizing any other group of Black folks. That is non-productive. However, I do not have a problem with FBA/ADOS/AfroAmericans defining ourselves. Regardless of size, it is important from a cultural perspective. Once FBA/ADOS/AfroAmericans have unity among ourselves, it becomes easier to build strategic alliances with other groups of people globally. The BS is Black folks fighting among themselves when the bigger enemy is the system of racism white supremacy.😎

Point taken. Immigration doesn't happen if rich white folks don't want it. However, US warships were filled with Vietnamese refugees as they were leaving Vietnam. All expenses paid cruise to the promised land.🤣😎

Food shortages should be one of the issues voters put to politicians. NYC mayor Mamdani mentioned government-owned grocery stores & white folks nearly lost their minds. The people most under-served & suffering food shortages need to find a way to put it on the ballot.😎

The largest number of Vietnamese refugees came to the USA after the fall of Saigon between 1975-1980.😎

I don't believe we have to worry too much about people stealing Black identity. Who or what will define Black power? White folks are going to fight reparations with every fiber in their being & every bullet they can load into a chamber. Everybody won't be able to identify as Black for several reasons. Racial discrimination is committed by those who have power over other races. The majority of people do not want to be Black. That includes many Black folks.😎

Heard the news 1st thing yesterday morning that his spirit had flown. RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson.😎

The main thing they are trying to keep under wraps is who among the wealthy & powerful was hanging out with Epstein. They are more concerned with protecting the reputation of rich pedophiles far more than their victims. That is why neither political party wanted to open this particular can of worms...Epstein files. I believe they will continue dancing around & kicking the Epstein file can down the street for years. Similar to what they have done with the JFK assassination files.😎

I'm slightly curious to know if Gemini or ChatGPT or any other AI or LLM companies are black-owned entities. I know there is no shortage of Black computer programmers, engineers, scientists & mathematicians, etc., running around.😎

I guess it would be helpful to know the changes you are referring to which Black folks were forced to adapt.😎

As a result of the Vietnam war, there's a whole lot of Vietnamese Americans in the USA. War is big business. A lot of wealth is generated & transferred as a result of it.😎

Same reason very few white female millionaires & billionaires have high profile sports investments. Men enjoy sports more than women do. Fortunes are built on inheritances, products, goods & services. Entertainment is further down the line.😎

I believe Black farmers are surviving by selling their produce in the same market as white farmers. It takes all hands on deck to feed a country with 340 million people running around in it.😁 Obesity is a very real problem here. Folks are eating...a LOT.🤣😎

Despite the multiracial make-up of the USA...white folks still run it. The poorest white folks still have more privilege & access to safety nets than non-whites. Whites who have a problem with immigrants really need to take their issues up with the white folks who use them for cheap labor & maximized profits. Rich getting richer. Humans have been adapting to changes accordingly throughout their existence on the planet. Whether it is relocation, climate, environment, natural disasters, etc., humans have to adapt in order to survive. FBA/AfroAmericans have adapted to & carved out a way of life here in the USA despite slavery. There is not another group of people anywhere on this planet who have more natural gifts, talents, flavor, creativity, style, etc., than FBA/AfroAmericans. Often imitated but never duplicated, I see people from every other race, ethnicity & culture trying to cop something from FBA/AfroAmericans. FBA/Americans have more natural & positive heroes than any other group of people. Slavery dealt FBA/AfroAmericans a very bad hand. We played thr cards we were dealt & still managed to stack wins. Many generations of FBA/AfroAmerican children have grown up winning despite the conditions & circumstances levied against them under the system of racism white supremacy. 😎

Michael Jordan was majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats NBA team for 13 years. Jordan's $275 million dollar investment turned into $3 billion dollars when he sold his majority stake. He still has a minority ownership in the team. Magic Johnson is a minority owner of the Washington Commanders NFL team. A few Black folks do invest in sports teams. I'm hoping to see a Black investment group start a sports league &/or own a major league team. Ice Cube has a nice situation with his Big 3 basketball league. There are possibilities.😎

Black farmer John Boyd Jr. did get a chunk out of the billion dollars allocated to farmers back in 2025. It would be great if there were Black sports leagues that could support Black farmers. In the meantime, Black owned restaurants & grocery stores & schools, etc., should be sourcing their products from Black farmers.😎

Change is inevitable over the course of a lifetime. Humans adapt to changes accordingly.😎