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Depends on the height of the smoke detector or light fixture. Some homes have vaulted ceilings that are pretty high up. A person who's afraid of heights will make a phone call to change that smoke detector battery or light bulb.

Right. I was referring to generations as groups. Gotcha. Hopefully @aka Contrarian or @umbrarchist can shed light on why their generation didn't break the chains of white supremacy. Understood. Your reasons for staying with that company are similar to why and how people accept the system of racism white supremacy. They know it isn't *right* but it's not bad enough.

I already acknowledged that humans have always been fighting and killing each other for one reason or another. The Rwandan Tutsi and Hutu had been beefing forever as tribes do. German agitators plunged them into a bloody war. Instigate. Colonize. White supremacy playbook.

Bro, you're going to insinuate the silent generation, baby boomers and GenXers were of low intelligence. If you're indicting your grandparents and parents and your generation with low intelligence...I'll let you hold that bag to yourself. The questions are 1) why did you take such a job in the 1st place and 2) why did you work for that company and 3) why didn't you start a rival company.

Again, that's why I wrote most. White Asians including Indians will throw shade at their darker brethen. Black folks here in the US can easily find out Asians are done with them shortly after money changes hands.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/29/not-how-you-talk-to-allies-danish-fm-tells-the-us-over-greenland Since day 1 of assuming office, the current administration has been talking about acquiring Greenland. Nevermind that Greenland is not up for sale. The inhabitants have not expressed a burning desire for their territory to become a part of the US. Greenland would rather remain sovereign or at least tucked in with Denmark. The question for the forum is 1) should Greenland should become a part of the US and 2) will it become a vacation destination.

Duly noted. Most Asians regardless of where they come from and where they go are anti-Black. Surely, Asians will take Black folks' money but otherwise most of them would rather deal with us as necessary...means to an end. Before anyone brings up mixed race couples that produce a Tiger Woods, there's exceptions. That's why I always write *most* or some other quantifiable. H8ll, to this half-Asian Tiger Woods doesn't want to have anything to do with Black folks. I don't believe that dude has ever dated a Black woman.

Very few Black folks grow their own food or change oil in vehicles or do home repairs and maintenance. Access to money has afforded Black folks to buy groceries and pay others for routine maintenance and repairs. Thankfully, I know how to do all types of general construction and home improvement work. I do my own landscaping too. I could easily pay amigos to cut and edge my yard. Nope. Gotta handle my own bizness.

Powerful people understand religion is form of mind control. They purposefully separate church and state as a wink and nod...hustlers staying out of each other's way in controlling people and getting money. The Vatican is more wealthy than several countries combined. White folks have a monopoly on using violence and oppression in terms of world domination. Which countries have nuclear weapons? Humans have always gone to war over one thing or another. In modern times, white folks are responsible for far more death and destruction than any other group of people. Commititng violence against and oppressing other people is not a sign of intelligence. A bully isn't the smartest person. Straw man argument. The fact is they didn't set up a system of supremacy and spread it throughout the world. Most people are not inherently violent. That's why self-defense has to be taught. My test of a real killer is someone who is unafraid to use their bare hands or a knife to defend themselves. No gun. A coward can pull a trigger. Sure. It was stupid of that man walking into a bank intending to rob it. Applying for a job would have been more constructive.

Willingness to kill in order to conquer. Group B was doing their own thing before the killers showed up. Regardless of technology, one has to be willing to use it...go to war and fight which means to kill or be killed. They are not barbaric people h8ll bent on taking over the world.

Nah bro. Most upper middle class and affluent Black folks, men and women, will pay other folks to handle their maintenance related stuff. I see it firsthand and get paid as a result of it. These well to do n8gglets will let those smoke detectors chirp until someone else mentions the batteries need to be changed.

It has been reported that doctors have come up with cures for cancer and other diseases. The money generated from every other aspect of maintaining diseases is far greater than curing it. If Black folks or anyone else comes up with a cure for cancer they will be paid off or killed to keep it from coming to fruition. The very real part of it is this...because white folks know they cannot live forever, they're willing to die from the same diseases that have enriched them. I don't know if that makes white folks more intelligent but they are willing to have paradise on earth rather than wait for it in the afterlife.

Group A used 400 years of conditioning to subjugate Group B in the form of mental and physical abuse i.e. slavery, Jim Crow laws, lynchings, bombings, redlining, etc. These practices didn't make Group A more intelligence or smarter than Group B. As I've mentioned before, violence or the threat of it is enough to keep most folks in check. Very few people are willing to die for their freedom from oppression. I wouldn't consider their fear of dying as a sign of low intelligence. I don't believe Black folks were willing to be slaughtered for their liberation. The *smarter* move seems to have been adapting to the prison of racism white supremacy.

Condolences sista @Mel Hopkins on the loss of your Baby Girl. May her soul rest in power. Cancer is definitely a major money grab. The number of *survivors* is a fraction of those who end up dead from the disease. The fundraising, research, treatments, surgeries, hospital stays, medications and funeral expenses generate a lot of money. Cancer has been around for over 6,000 years and counting. There's no cure for a reason. Follow the money.

The short answer is *no*. Only a very small minority of black folks are interested in dismantling the system of racism white supremacy. The *why* is because most Black folks have been conditioned to accept the system of racism white supremacy. From the talented tenth, best and brightest to those who need the most help and in between, Black folks have found ways to survive and thrive within the prison of racism white supremacy. The majority of Black folks do not feel imprisoned. They see injustices, inequities and inequalities but apparently it's not significant enough to work towards dismantling it.

Black folks have predominantly voted Democratic for almost 100 years. Not as a result of low intelligence. The other party was offering less. The alternative would have been to establish a party, promote candidates or not vote at all. Politics is a money game. A huge part of making moves politically is to bribe, er, putting some scratch on the books of candidates.

Hey sista @Mel Hopkins, glad to you read you here in 2025. Hope all is well within your world.

The disconnect in our beliefs is that you are looking at white power and domination through a binary prism. The system of racism white supremacy is built like a pyramid. Dismantling it requires a multilayered approach. Facts. We should definitely spend more time in construction rather than discussion. Musk built his fortune legitimately through technology. He bought the last election to further enrich himself. No lies or deceit or thievery. He paid for it. Nobody should be surprised by moves the current administration is making. On the campaign trail, they told folks exactly what they were planning to do. Now, were in the FAFO zone...F8ck Around and Find Out. The only thing American citizens can do at this point is sit back and watch the sh8tshow.

That's not a matter of fear or intelligence. Off code Black folks have been an impediment. Black politicians are no different from the fake azz weed smoking n8gglets in that regard. When Black folks see people who look like them in high positions there is an assumption they have the same goals and objectives. Just like not all Black folks believed in the teachings of the Nation of Islam or Marcus Garvey or the civil rights movement, the same thing applies to reparations. That's why it is important to know what a politician is promising to deliver on our behalf. If reparations is important, Black folks should be voting for political candidates who are going to stomp for it. Up to date, we've been voting for people just because they're Black. No agenda or policy demands. Again, not fear or low intelligence. Loyalty to skin color. Hoping those people would Do the Right Thing through osmosis.

I still believe it's not a lack of intelligence that keeps Black folks from overthrowing the system of racism white supremacy but fear. Interesting that you believe white folks have power because they're smarter. The best thing to do is respect that *no* and find a constructive way of getting it. That's a foreign concept in my world. Of course, those are words to live by from the master teacher. Manipulation is a short-term solution. Being a liar, cheat, thief, crook, etc., never ends well. There's no retirement plan in it either.

Right. We should be building our own infrastructure regardless of whether or reparations are received.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/27/cars/auto-tariffs-car-prices-impact-hnk-intl/index.html Tariffs are supposed to take effect next week. Hopefully everyone already bought their toys before prices get jacked up.

Iran hates the US because they believe it is an evil empire. Of course not. China makes a sh8t ton of money as a result of the US. What percentage of Black folks living under the system of racism white supremacy would you consider of low intelligence? Right. It would make sense for a woman of similar station to be attracted. Again, are you insinuating that Black folks collectively are of lower intelligence than their oppressors? The easiest thing to do is ask for whatever is wanted or desired. No exploitation required. Babies know it instinctively.

Owning the land is one part of it. Knowing how to work the land in order to produce the necessities of life is most important. Otherwise, the land is worthless. Some of them may want to pack up and move there. Others would be happy to have Black neighboring states.

Your 1st question was right. No other group of people is held to higher standard than Black folks. It doesn't matter what Black folks decide to do with their money once it's received. We dont watch anybody else's pockets. Cut those reparations checks. Enterprising Black folks will set up all types of institutions and businesses i.e. hospitals, schools, banks, credit unions, event centers, car dealerships, clothing stores, restaurants, etc.