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Don't start back-pedaling bro. You're right...these bootlicks and shills aren't physically harming Black people. They are only enriching themselves which is an impediment to Black empowerment. Sell-outs. White folks buy and appoint Black trustees to maintain order within the system of racism white supremacy. NF Jr. addresses it. Showcasing. If the ultimate goal is to have enough money to live comfortably and/or bang a buffet of exotic women, I cannot fault a man for it. That is not my idea of a power. A powerful man is respected on the chessboard of life. He's making moves in all areas of human activity to include empowerment of his own people too.

Well, so many immigrants are here legally that you're still going to see a whole lot of them. In fact, it will be hard to tell how many were actually deported.

AfroAmericans have to insure their own house is in order before they try to establish connections with others. Build power first. It draws others to doing business. Look no further than Asians and Jews. They got their own sh8t popping first. Then, they started taking everybody else's money. This is where our beliefs diverge. Under the system of racism white supremacy, Black folks aren't going to control anything without having power. Power is built or taken. Either way, once it's done, making moves becomes easier. Many of us already know wealthy white folks are welcoming and allowing illegal immigrants into the country to work for them. They are the folks to whom questions need to be directed about allowing illegal immigrants. I believe we have a social responsibility to take care of people who cannot take care of themselves. However, I do not believe society is responsible for taking care of able-bodied people who are lazy whether it's mental or physical as Dr. Umar might say....AT ALL.

False equivalence. A prostitute will trade pimps at the drop of a dime. Let him get locked up. Also, pimps are powerless in the grand scheme of things. They little or no influence when it comes to politics. The incoming 1st lady of the United States looks like a hostage. She's only there for the perks. In the case of these latest dead dudes, their women left them. Regardless of whether people subject themselves voluntarily or involuntarily, power is the common denominator. Not possession.

Remember this is the same clown who claimed he was going to build a wall to keep people out. Very unfortunate situation but a regular crime especially in a major city like NYC. Black folks and Latinos have been jumbled up together in the Big Apple for many decades. Whether that woman is here legally or illegally, we need to address the mentality that makes a person stab someone else over a place in line for a sandwich. That's petty. Immigrants definitely aren't here to help FBA folks. Immigrants come to America as the land of opportunity. FBA folks need to do a better job of understanding "we have no friends" especially among these people who do not share our history. FBA should be distancing ourselves from their accordingly. Minimize contact. If mass deportation helps in that regard...no tears need to be shed for them.

History has already shown us that Black faces in high places aren't necessarily allies when it comes to Black empowerment. We haven't seen the likes of mayors Marion Barry and Coleman Young in decades. Today, we've got people like Clarence Thomas (SCOTUS), Byron Donalds (Congress), Tim Scott (Senate), Steven Reed (mayor), Letitia James (NY AG), etc. That's why it's important to sponsor and promote proponent FBA politicians who are willing to make things happen on our behalf. When it comes to many of these Black elected officials, as Public Enemy said...Can't Truss It.

That's actually a weakness. Women may find it flattering up to a point but they don't respect it. Same goes for people in general especially those who are weak-minded. They will tuck up under someone who is controlling and dominating up until they can escape. Power, strength and security are the traits that people respect and fear and it keeps them in check. A man should build his power first. Everything else falls in place. A powerful man doesn't have to possess, control or dominate anyone. People will subject themselves to him. Look no further than Russia. Vladamir Putin literally has 143 million people in check.

Gotcha. I'm sure those ladies will be swarmed with interview requests from the FBI to find out what they knew about the dudes. AfroAmericans don't have to compete or deal with anybody else if we're doing our own thing and standing on business. We have better choices. I would hope that AfroAmerican men aren't so desperate that they wanna bang a broad that traveled hundreds of miles to get here. That snatch box has miles on it. I agree they aren't benefitting us. However, I don't believe they are a drag on the progress of AfroAmericans committed to buiding our own infrastructure. These people are only an impediment to AfroAmericans who expect to be taken care of by the dominant society.

It would be possible if Black folks start working on it now. At this point, I don't believe Black people share those goals. As @richardmurray points out, there are many Black tribes. The FBA tribe on the same page is relatively small.

Considering their accomplishments in military service, I don't believe these dudes were already crazy. How will mass deportation benefit AfroAmericans? I hope it's not about reclaiming those black jobs.

One of the worse human traits to have is treating another person like a possession. There's no such thing as ownership. Yet, throughout human history, ever since the caveman, folks have been cuffing and clubbing when sh8t goes sideways. I don't know if souls haunt them but memories and images of those events definitely some folks negatively. Then, that leads to wonder about those folks who saw the same thing and far worse and they're able to function as if it was nothing.

Time flies. I'm not sure of what advanced means in this context but many AfroAmericans would argue being better off than the past.

I believe a Universal Basic Income (UBI) will become a necessity as many jobs will be replaced with technology. Seems it would be easier to lower the cost of everything but of course wealthy folks and shareholders aren't interested in losing money for the greater good of humanity.

That's a small faction of the GOP in Congress who pretend to be more conservative than the rest. Yep. Back in 2008, that was a faction of the GOP. Didn't last long before they fell back in line. Democrats have their own factions within the party which most recently is The Squad. I'm less concerned with how all of these clowns brand themselves. They need to do their jobs instead of using the pulpit to get attention.

To your point, my problem with that line of belief or teaching is why those advanced Black beings haven't replaced racism white supremacy with a system of justice. Just like Religion, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Black folks create larger than life or highly intelligent figures as a form of deflection and/or escapism from reality.

True. He wasn't the kinda crazy who gets on the swing set while its raining outside. Yep. PTSD is very real too. The fact that they both had women problems is a flag. This dude influencing policy in terms of food and drugs is going to be interesting.

Right. They're also reporting his woman left and accused him of being a cheater. Thankfully, he only killed himself instead of taking others too. However, if he had a military career, he should have been in a position to find another woman. No need to unalive yourself over one snatch box. PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a very real thing especially for those who have seen and/or done horrible things in their military service.

https://apnews.com/live/mike-johnson-speaker-congress-updates GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson won re-election today with 218 votes. The GOP Freedom Caucus threatened to oust Rep. Johnson but POTUS-elect was always behind him. No way Johnson was going to lose the gavel. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (Dem) won 215 votes. As customary, he handed the gavel over to the House Speaker. Rep. Byron Donalds received 1 vote. Of course, he's just happy to be the GOP chief water-boy. Remains to be seen how productive government will be with the GOP essentially controlling all three branches of it. No excuses in terms of opposition.

To date, neither Putin or Netanyahu has been charged with any crimes. He went through the same sh8t that sets so many people off to commit murder and/or suicide. The United States averages about 20k murders per year. Must be something in the air or water.

Right now, there are countries where this type of sh8t just doesn't happen. Mexico (33k) and the United States (22k) lead the world in homicides. Meanwhile, Japan has a population of 125 million with only 912 murders in a year. It shouldn't take a few hundred thousand years for people in the most developed country on the planet to stop killing each other. Unfortunately, America has an underlying condition that has not bee treated.

@richardmurray, as you have pointed out several times, Black folks are not a monolithic group of people. There are many Black tribes. The FBA/ADOS tribe has a responsibility to never allow slavery to be forgotten. FBA/ADOS have a responsibility to make America atone for the original sin and collect on the debt (reparations). There is no shortage of obstacles and voices of opposition including other Black tribes. Whether those Black tribes are made up of affluent people who were never enslaved, immigrants or disenfranchised folks, etc., FBA/ADOS cannot allow them to be an impediment to us putting in the work and standing on business. IMO, FBA/ADOS need to do a better job of closing ranks. We cannot build alliances with and/or depend on other groups of people to ride with us. Again, that goes for other Black tribes too. Black immigrants do not share our history or perspective in relation to America. To them, America is the land of opportunity. It is that beacon on a hill that dwarfs the home countries they left behind. Same goes for other non-white people. So, I cannot fault or blame those people for leaving their home countries. I only ask that they stay out of the way and keep their mouths shut when it comes to FBA/ADOS. As Dr. John Henrik Clarke said of FBA/ADOS people, "we have no friends". FBA/ADOS have to keep that in mind as we continue in fighting against the system of racism white supremacy.

They are complaining for no good reason. Nothing is being taken away from or withheld from white men. Not suffering. You'll know when sh8t has really hit the fan because mass killing will increase if/when white men are left to suffer. White men have extended a few privileges to others. The British are still extracting money from their former colonies. That's how they maintain the Crown. The Royals don't work. How do they get money? I doubt that Chinese dictator Xi Jinping would agree. They definitely do not. The continent of Africa has been cut up like a jigsaw puzzle among outsiders (France, Russia, China, US, UK, etc.). The British have a huge amount of control there. White people have a huge amount of control over the leadership in non-white countries. Throughout history there have been rich and wealthy Black people. African king Mansa Musa had a net worth of the equivalent of $400 billion dollars today. How much power do wealthy Black folks have in relation to the world? Oprah Winfrey, Jay-Z, Beyonce, LeBron James, etc., have a billion dollars on paper. They have zero power. These people are given money to reinforce the illusion that racism white supremacy has gotten better. There's no shortage of books that already define and explain the the system of white supremacy. No need for me to write a dissertation on it. We can go back and forth pulling up receipts to support our opinions and beliefs. It won't solve anything. It definitely won't dismantle the system of racism white supremacy.

Of course being modest, it would be foolish to throw my 10 around on a public forum.

It starts with knowing the definition of the system of racism white supremacy. How would these people define themselves racially? Who controls the majority of wealth and resources on the planet? White privilege hasn't gone away. If you're looking at it through the prism of slavery, Jim Crow laws, lynchings, desegregation, civil rights, etc., it's easy to believe life has gotten better. However, the system of racism white supremacy has not changed in hundreds of years and counting.

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/02/g-s1-40854/tesla-cybertruck-explosion-las-vegas Probably a coincidence but there was another tragedy on New Year's Day. Another American citizen and member of the military made the news when he blew up a Tesla CyberTruck in front of Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Unless a manifesto was left behind, we may never know the motivation of this man because he killed himself. Unfortunately, these events will continue until America deals with the underlying conditions.