ProfD

It is one of those stats where the 20/80 rule most likely applies.😎

Bro, there are plenty men and women who are living proof of being able to head a household today.😎

The percentage of alpha-males doesn't have to be 50% or higher. Like the military, a few hundred thousand soldiers can protect and serve 335 million people. POTUS OJ takes of a couple hundred people including his wife, offspring, grandchildren and friends. Same goes for any multimillionaire on down to the man who can support himself, wife, mistresses, baby mommas and kids, etc. I don't believe 50% of males in the next generation will belong to the alphabet community. Due to the war on masculinity, the media tries to downplay alpha-males holding it down. Through clenched teeth some media folks give POTUS OJ as much press as they do because his out-sized personality demands it. POTUS OJ is the personification of an alpha-male. There's a legion of white men quietly applauding him for being one.😎

IMO, by nature men are designed and intended to protect and provide for their survival and that includes their families too. Of course, for several reasons there have always been and will always be men who are incapable and/or have zero desire to fulfill their natural role.😎

The answer ties back to statistics. The reality is the percentage of men who fit the description doesn't matter. The definition remains unchanged. There are plenty of men who are holding it down in that regard.😎

IMO, the US used its power most effectively in world war II (1941-1945) where it ended the war for the most part with an atomic weapon and emerged as a super-power. Also IMO, the US has not administratively faltered to date. The country has been the #1 super-power on the planet for nearly 5 decades and counting. The US is still the beacon on a hill that people from other countries flock to for a *better* life.😎

Many of those people have reservations to the same destination. 🤣 The good news is that such a place (heaven and h8ll) doesn't exist and they are constructs of the human mind. I hope the opiate being fed to the masses and fear of eternal damnation and desire for eternal life teaches and motivates humans to love and take better care of each other.😎

The tariff talks and threats seem to fluctuate like the Dow Jones Average. The main country on the hook for the highest tariff at 145% is....Chi-Na.🤣 There's still a point that goods sold in America will go up in price. The most hilarious aspect of this situation is the Chinese spilling the tea on where and how those over-priced handbags are made. Most of the handbagis are made in China for $1,500 dollars. The French and Italians slap a label on that same handbag and sell it to dumb, er, rich people at a 25x mark-up ($37,500). Of course, this isn't revelatory information to those of us who know better. Still funny though.😎

Nope. They didn't hit another spot. Allegedly, the flight went just beyond the Karman line which scientists have defined as the boundary between the earth's atmosphere and outer space. They went up and came right back down.😁😎

It's being reported that SECDEF Hedgehog had a make-up station installed at the Pentagon complete with a chair and lighted mirror. Supposedly, he does his own make-up.🤣😎

That *space flight* was all of 10 minutes. Like an amusement park ride. I don't think we should give them credit for going anywhere.🤣😎

Man, I h8te when I've got a taste for something to cook and it's not on hand already. 😁 Thankfully, the grocery store is 5 minutes away from my house. Theres a bunch of orher food spots in the shopping center if I change my mind before picking up those ingredients. 🤣😎

Right. Politicians have to gain trust and confidence of constituents for whom they work supposedly. Sure. Once politicians are voted into executive positions they have a limited amount of power. I was referring to men in general as it relates to being independent in life. Nobody really respects a man who isn't self-sufficient. Men who are capable of taking care of themselves, their women, children, family and friends, etc., are respected and powerful.😎

There's no such thing as a free lunch especially for a man. A man has to be willing to pay the price for and/or suffer the consequences that his benefactor(s) put on him That's why it's extremely important for a man to never be a dependent. He should make others depend on him. Otherwise, he's powerless.😎

That could be a slippery slope considering America is North, Central and South. 😁 Even if the unemployment sample set only consists of USA citizens, many groups of people don't need to be counted i.e. kids, retirees, rich folks, inmates, etc. Statisticians use several methods for data collection and analysis. There's really no reason for them manipulate or misrepresent unemployment data.😎

I would lIike to see in my lifetime, a charismatic person emerge as POTUS who is capable of bringing the country together for the greater good of peace and prosperity for all rather than feeding division and enriching the wealthy. AI will replace humans in many jobs. The powerful white patriarchy will never allow technology to institute and/or run the US government.😎

Facts. Some police officers are parked in neighborhoods or driveways away from where they live. They'll be in someone's home eating a meal or getting a massage and a happy ending or laying up. Yep. I beiieve there's complicity among law enforcement allowing dysfunction to play out in communities.😎

Gotcha. Unruly kids causing chaos and mayhem and violence costing lives and revenue is a different kettle from the regular gang and street culture. Because I'm an old man, my recollection of kids was young people who ran around playing games and occasionally getting into a scuffle or a beef. No gun or knives though. We had a certain level of fear when it came to our parents too. Apparently, these school-aged terrorists weren't scared straight early on in their lives. i see the overly emotional young folks with no problem-solving skills. As a result, if/when conflicts arise, they are playing for keeps or less from severe bodily injuries to death. It is ridiculous. The truth is that a curfew won't fix it. They need better parents. The crash dummies giving birth to them deserve all the blame and smoke. 😎

IMO, the curfew might prevent a few innocent young people from getting shot but it will not put a dent in shootings related to gang activity and street business. If law enforcement was serious about getting the murder rate down in cities, they would start by rounding up the gang-bangers and locking them up. The current administration is already providing the blueprint for such a thing with immigration. I hear the borders are relatively bare nowadays.🤣 Flood the streets of Chicago with police, ICE agents and US marshals for about one month. Problem solved. As I've mentioned before, the reality is there's no money in the cure. It's all about acceptable risk/loss and maintenance of societal ills. So many agencies and businesses i.e. law enforcement, judicial system, hospitals, funeral homes, etc., thrive on human dysfunction. From locking people up to patching wounds or burying them in the ground, so many folks are getting paid to maintain the status quo.😎

I don't know about exposure but I can definitely count on the back and forth between the two of you to make me laugh out loud.🤣 The forum comes alive when you all show up.😁😎

I don't believe Americans will elect another personality like the current clown-in-chief. This experiment with fascism will blow over too. The form of democracy America practices will be restored.😎

Oh yeah. We definitely know which teens will be targeted. I'm just curious to see how Black mayors are going to handle it.😎

Agreed. Loyalty trumps everything else. That's the most mind-boggling aspect of it. Until I see 1 of them step up to the plate, so much for 3 branches of government. Legislative and judicial allowing the sh8tshow. Someone needs to check their bank accounts. They always go hard on the drivers seat. This always seems to be the Democrats play. They've either got heads in the sand or arms flailing but they never put the GOP in check. Poor Rep. Jasmine Crockett. They've put a battery in her back to run around as the sassy Black GI Jane trying to save the Democratic party. Both sides are equally ridiculous for different reasons.. It's appears to be heading that way all things considered. A natural disaster or catastrophic event could force America to course correct and to do better.😎

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/20/politics/hegseth-second-signal-chat-military-plans/index.html The GOP went berserk when former defense secretary (SECDEF) Lloyd Austin went to a few medical appointments without telling anyone. He didn't give away zny military secrets. OTOH, current SECDEF Pete Hegeseth (Hedgehog) for the 2nd time has been accused of sharing sensitive information with the wrong people. Of course, the democrats aren't going hard in the paint demanding Hedgehog resign or be fired. Hedgehog isn't qualified to run an out-house. He's way out of his league. Yet, POTUS OJ seems to be sticking with him for now. It's just a matter of time before Hedgehog does or says something to totally embarrass the administration. They will find a way to let him bow out gracefully. POTUS OJ doesn't want to fire Hedgehog out-right because he's a loyalist. Kissing that ring is most important.😎

Hours after making an appearance and speaking a few words at the Vatican, Pope Francis passed away. Pope Francis was 88 years old. He served in that role for 12 years. I remember when he was selected. Time flies. By most accounts, Pope Francis was one of the most personable and open-minded leaders of the Catholic church. He didn't live in the typical Vatican residence. Preferred to stay in an apartment on the premises. He will go down in history as a great one. Obviously, Pope Francis has to be laid to rest. The College of Cardinals will go into a conclave to select the next Pope. It will be interesting to see who ascends to the papacy this time around. No shortage of candidates.😎