ProfD

First, most of the black tragedies as reported on local and national news happen in impoverished communities. IMO, the media wants to speak to the most under-educated black folk they can find. I believe if the family was articulate, their story would go unreported. Murders happen in trailer parks all over America too. I wonder if the media goes there to have a little talk with honey boo boo's momma. Even then, they'll try to clean her up a bit before lights, camera, action. Mzuri, Ben Crump with that speech impediment and Rep James Clyburn (South Carolina) either clearing his throat or grunting are media darlings. I cringe every time those nigglets show up on TV.

My problem with reparation checks is how quickly black folks will give the money back to white folks. Brotha Dave Chappelle did a brilliant skit on it. We already see it happening on a smaller scale with athletes and entertainers who buy a bunch of dumb sh8t and make other bad investments. Ask the average black person what they would do with their reparation check and they can list a litany of sh8t they would buy i.e. consume. But, usually there is no business plan whatsoever. Wealth is built and secured through vertical integration. Currency (labor and money) should remain within a group/community at an exchange rate of at least 8 times before it leaves. Reparations will never happen and especially not if there was a chance the concept above was adopted. Now, I'm beginning to think those stimulus checks were a reparations dry run. Let's see what people do with the money. Sure enough, more TVs and sh8t were sold. That's why 3% of the population control the wealth in this country. They insure that their money changes hands within the group.

Pioneer, I lumped trans into the sexually confused. But, dealing more specifically with transgender, that's been ongoing for just as long as the rest. Throughout history, boys and men have either by force or choice, dressed like women. The most widely recognized head of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, is widely rumored to show up at parties dressed as a woman. The funniest thing is that while this dude (Hoover) went after the mafia (soft peddling) and completely destroyed every progressive black movement through COINTELPRO, nobody ever outed him. That's how white supremacy closes ranks. I *hate* that the alphabet soup movement in which T is Trans, co-opted the Civil Rights movement to advance their own platform. Transgender folks benefit from the protection afforded by the alphabet soup movement. They feel free to flaunt their BS. The saddest part to me is that RuPaul, a nigglet, is allowing white supremacy to put him on the cover of the movement. This dude is winning Emmy awards for that BS he's pushing on TV. White supremacy has instructed that from a child to an adult, anyone who identifies as Trans, non-binary or whatever, has the right to do so and protection under the law.

Pioneer, I'll be 52 years old next month if the last birthday didn't cancel my reservation on the rock. I've been bald (purposefully) over half my time here but still have my 32 teeth and perfect health. Knock on wood. See, that's it. While many folks are worried about their "soul" and the afterlife, that doesn’t seem to be the concern of white supremacy. They are content to rule and enjoy here and now and having been doing so for thousands of years and counting. We cannot afford to "wait" on a spirit, soul or anybody else to change our conditions here. That clearly hasn't worked. Religion is an opiate that anesthetizes folks into dealing with the prison into which they have been born. That's why in some religions suicide is a sin. You don't have the *right* to call it quits and exercise your get out of jail fee card. As it relates to navigating the prison yard of white supremacy and living a balanced life, folks who *know* better need to *do* better. That starts with self-actualization i.e. personal salvation and producing a system of justice and correctness.

Pioneer provides a logical reason on the motivation behind transgender folks. I think it goes deeper though. Sexual confusion is thousands of years old. In fact, the old Romans and Greeks weren't confused at all. Look at the pictures. Some of those dudes looked trans on the regular. Several decades ago, we knew dudes who were sexually confused. Most of them were in closet. White supremacy opened the floodgates for the alphabet soup movement and as Diana Ross provided the soundtrack...they've come out in full force. It has to be accepted or else. I know folks in the alphabet soup movement. They've said to me, why would I choose this way of life. In their minds, they were born that way. It's not my place to dispute or argue against their position. Selfishly, I just figured the alphabet soup movement meant more women for me. Well, except for the woman who wears bigger watches than mine.

There is no stopping the inevitable. IMO, white people wil not become extinct. But, their reign (white supremacy) will come to an end. I just hope white folks don't blow up the world. The equivalent of flipping a Chess board in defeat or restarting a video game when losing badly.

I torture myself in that CNN is still the main news channel I watch. It's a guilty indulgence since I don’t watch reality crap like Love & Hip-Hop (pick a city). I can count on CNN to continue talking about Agent Orange, January 6th, pandemic, vax, dysfunctional politicians and the missing now dead white woman and still missing boyfriend dude. However, in my quest to stay informed, I check in with Black News channel, FOX, MSNBC, OAN, Newsmax, BBC, etc. I also read various news publications. Having ONE source of news doesn't provide a complete picture of how white supremacy is sustained. They use everything to spin narratives in oder to keep people dazed and confused. Anybody who's ever written a paper above grade school knows that it requires using multiple sources. News should be the same way. As mentioned at the top of this thread, few people have the bandwidth to read and think for themselves. If *they* said it, then it must be true. That reminds me of folks who go to church religiously but their Bible looks brand new. Don't get me started on that one source of information.

If people could remember and/or take anything away from a NDE/BDE or some other close encounter of the 3rd kind, I would hope they'd be able to make the world a better place. That's my issue with dead people in general. Surely, I've had family members and friends who've had some kinda love for me. To date, none of the departed especially my grandparents have communicated anything to help me navigate my existence on the rock (planet). One way or another, I haven't been told to stop sinning and get my sh8t together because heaven and h8ll are real. They haven't provided me with the winning lotto numbers either. IMO, NDE/BDE or just dead aren't the souls we need to be tracking. There are living folks who have the keys to making humanity better. For whatever reason, it's not their time yet.

Man, I've always wanted to know who in the h8ll cuts Lil Kim's (pictured above) hair.

True. The dog whistle that white will be a minority in America has been blowing for a while. Just to be clear, white will still be the majority race in America. They will be a minority when compared to the whole non-white population. Pioneer, glad you mentioned abortion. Banning it is all about decreasing the number of whites being aborted. They certainly don't care about any other group of peoole. Especially not when non-whites seem to procreate like popcorn. Keeping folks divided by any means necessary is the keep to maintaining power over them.

Absolutely. NF Jr lives by the code and leads by example. Acknowledging the VGQ (Victims Guaranteed Qualification) forces him to sit through those dumbazz questions. I still wish the callers were more considerate.

I believe the alphabet soup community call the lumberjack looking dudes "bears". D8mn, Mzuri, you may have given up a million dollar idea. The algorithm might inspire Duluth to make a thong.

Ever since I was a wee lad, family and friends have called me professor D (PD). I've always had some knowledge of and/or an opinion about everything. The PD thing has stuck with me through adulthood and even as a musician. By profession, I'm civil servant (federal gov't). Whenever I decide to retire, I'll open a sports bar where I'll be able to talk about everything, cook and play music. Thanks for the welcome all. I'm not a social media guy. This is an awesome spot. Glad I found it.

Unity and self-sufficiency is the tall hurdle black folks refuse to jump. The abusive relationship under which we've been conditioned has had a lingering effect. There's a reason black folks won't start their own sports leagues, entertainment companies, banks, schools, hospitals, etc. Instead of making our own, it's easier to consume Mr. Charlie's ice. We've been led to believe ice is hard to make and his ice is colder and tastes better.

America isn't really interested in importing more non-white people from anywhere. They already know in the year 2040, the US Census will reflect about 200 million white and 240 million non-white people. Of course, the white people will maintain power and money. Kinda like a bigger version of South Africa.

Same here. I can listen to him but I *hate* the callers. They should be considerate enough to have a well thought out short question. After all, he's 92. We're fortunate enough that he has time to answer some of those dumb azz questions.

So, LBJ (LeBron James) decided to reveal that he's been vaxxed. When asked if he would encourage others to get the jab, he said it was their decision. Of course, some folks in the media didn't appreciate his response. They felt that he should use his platform to promote the jab. After all, he's taken a stance on voting, police brutaility and other issues that matter to him. Interestingly, they told him to shut up and dribble when he spoke up regarding the NBA/China issue. Black folks with a platform are still slaves, er, pawns on the Chess board of white supremacy. Fame and money do not equal exemption.

Immigration is another excellent way to see how racism works. From my perch, it looks like a tale of two borders. The Haitians and Central and South Americans have to swim and walk across the border. Then, they're housed in substandard conditions until they are processed. Meanwhile, thousands of Afghan refugees were provided 2nd class (crowded) flight accommodations on military aircraft. Once they land in a safe spot (country or military base), they're provided with food, shelter and showers. Shortly thereafter, they will be relocated to start their new lives in a community nearby. To be clear, I do not have an issue with anyone coming to America. There is more than enough land mass to make reasonable accommodations to new folks. They will blend right into the fabric of the melting pot. However, I do not advocate bringing in criminals. We have enough of them already of all stripes.

The alphabet soup movement is being used by white supremacy to marginalize other groups and issues. As a group, the alphabet soup crew have 1) people in high places (power) and 2) money. So, it was easy for them to form like a Voltron and make it happen (marriage, hate crime bills, etc.). Many intelligent and decent black folks are in the same boat as the fools, thugs and ratchet in terms of ignorance. Our people have been dazed and confused in so many ways. It's an onion. Yeah mayne, I'm hip that brotha Malcolm coined the term AfroAmerican but it's been a long time since I've seen or heard it used. You have resurrected it.

The oppressor may have an innate fear that his victims would rise up against him. Except for a few instances, that fear has never really come to fruition. Give a black man a gun and he wouldn't shoot a racist white group of people who had just lynched his next of kin. Instinctively, he knows the outcome wouldn't be good for him. OTOH, that same dude would kill another black man for looking at him the wrong way. Contrary to the narrative being perpetuated in the media, black on black crime is not as random as they want us to believe. Most of it is concentrated to very specific areas as well. Environment and opportunities or the lack thereof play a huge role in crimes. Poverty, despair and ignorance are triggers (no pun intended). I was born and raised in Washington, DC proper. Not the gold coast or suburbs. Where I grew up (ghetto), there was no shortage of thieves, drug dealers and killers. Yet, I was never afraid of my own people. Why? Because, I knew them. Nonetheless, under the guise of the 2nd amendment, white people are armed to the teeth in the event a race war does break out. The crazy part is that most strict gun laws are in places that are heavily non-white. So much for their 2nd amendment right. I encourage every black household to own a shotgun. Ironically, it is considered home defense and does not require a license to own.

This latest situation with Gabby has been on the news every day. Reminds me of Lacy Peterson and Chandra Levy. Whenever they find Brian, dead or alive, do not expect the cameras to be turned off. Look forward to The Next 48, a movie and a book.

Yessir. At 92 years old, NF Jr is still dropping jewels of wisdom. I know he's a hard read and listen to many folks. But, I hope that a future generation will discover his book and use his teachings/suggestions accordingly.

Yeah mayne, without even doing the math on it, heaven and hell are going to be extremely crowded after the resurrection for those who believe in that kinda thing.

Biologically, a man can produce many kids within a year. However, a woman can only carry to full term ONCE wthin the same period of time. Now, imagine a world where men were free to procreate without the burden of responsibility. Marriage became the solution. You break it, you buy it. The institution of marriage was created for the benefit of women and children especially when they could not take care of themselves. Marriage has little or nothing to do with love as evidenced by the fact that in some cultures, it is arranged. An Indian couple arranged to be married were asked about love. They burst out laughing and asked what that had to do wtih anything. Their belief is that over time, the couple will grow to love each other whatever that means. As mentioned above, marriage is really a business arrangement used to maintain and pass along wealth and power. Considering that we have neither wealth nor power under the system of white supremacy, black folks really don't have any business getting married. Seriously, marriage can be a great chess move when folks use it for purpose and not as a prison.

Race was a totally necessary construct under the system of white supremacy. Otherwise, keeping track of human capital would be more problematic. A huge component of maintaining power and control is keeping track of numbers which in the context of this thread is groups of people. However, if/when we accept that there are only two race of people...white and non-white, things will become a lot more clear.