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Agreed. The trolls don't stick around for too long.
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Why Reading (a good book) Is Good for Your Health
ProfD replied to Troy's topic in Culture, Race & Economy
We should be mindful of what we consume whether it's information or food or entertainment. Most adults have the ability to separate fact from fiction in order to enjoy books and movies and music accordingly. Same goes for the folks with whom we choose to associate. Surround yourself with good people i.e. love. -
Short answer....nothing. It's only been over 50 years and counting. I'm inclined to believe the chances that AfroAmericans will fight for reparations will get slimmer with each passing generation. That's the long game white supremacists are playing. They're letting time whitewash our history. They want America to be further removed from its original sin. IMO, the AfroAmericans who were adults in the 1970s failed us because they didn't pick up the torch and fight for reparations. There's plenty AfroAmericans who are 65 years and older. Ask them why they didn't fight for reparations and this is how they look: Instead, through the 1970s and 1980s, AfroAmericans were glad to get the benefits of Affirmative Action and a few goodies and giveaways to shut up and enjoy life. Partying and BSing. A decent education, jobs, houses and cars was enough to satiate and/or quell any type of movement towards reparations and ending the system of racism white supremacy. Back in the 1970s, many AfroAmericans made fun of militant brothas and sistas who still felt racism white supremacy was a problem. Fast-forward to present and the older AfroAmericans especially in positions of leadership do more to maintain the status quo: These people have been appointed as trustees in maintaining the system of racism white supremacy. They need to be replaced with AfroAmericans who are willing to put in real work towards reparations.
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The former POTUS called the Georgia Secretary of State looking for 11,780 votes in order to flip the election. The POTUS' surrogates called down to Georgia harassing folks about the election outcome. Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis put a case together based on evidence. DA Willis could be politically motivated. We'll see. But, that recorded phone call from the former POTUS to the GA SOS is a smoking gun.
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@Troy Everything is IMO of course... AfroAmerican leadership was assassinated in the late 1960s. Civil Rights was the main issue back when AfroAmericans had strong leaders. They didn't have enough bandwidth to tackle reparations too. A few years after the legislation was signed, our leaders were killed off. I believe those killings (Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, Fred Hampton, Martin Luther King Jr,, etc.,) neutered and/or altered the future of potential AfroAmerican leadership. The grassroots is definitely where the action is in terms of taking on reparations. Hopefully, the folks willing to tackle it will gain more support and resources. Self-hate is the only reason I can imagine any ADOS/FBA would be against reparations. However, the programming under racism white supremacy is very real.
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Reparations is an uphill climb because unlike the 1960s, there's no movement to demand it. If Civil Rights was a struggle, reparations will be a battle. The AfroAmerican community (ADOS/FBA) does not have enough leadership and coordination of resources to take on the fight. Many AfroAmericans have been anesthetized and distracted by access to higher places and/or gross consumerism within the system of racism white supremacy. Other AfroAmericans have simply given up hope believing that it's impossible or too hard. Then, there's the indifferent... Ask the average AfroAmerican if they are interested in fighting for reparations. Wait for their response....
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Bro, don't stop your bread (ad revenue) over a hiccup.
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Therein lies the difference. We know the GOP isn't down wirh us. Makes no sense to grumble and complain about them. Democrats bend over backwards getting Black folks to vote for them and want to insult those who don't follow the program. In the meantime, neither party is doing anything specifically to help Black folks. But, in one way or another, both political parties are rolling out the red carpet for illegal immigrants and creating sanctuary cities to house, clothe and feed them. Then, there's Ukraine. Again, both parties are united in providing billions of dollars to a country in a proxy war they cannot win. That's why I'll keep saying the political parties are two sides of the same coin especially when it comes to maintaining the system of racism white supremacy. Black folks are useful tools to politicians...but expendable.
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Brotha Tyrone Muhammad is tracking it in the right direction. I'm glad he put that 21 years to good use in strengthening his mental muscle. Also, I'm in agreement with brotha Muhammad's position on the topics they covered. Shout out to brotha Phil for giving him the platform to launch. I'm also glad the new Black MBlack exists to show there are AfroAmericans who do understand the system of racism white supremacy and how it works. Black folks are still enslaved with invisible chains on every level (mental, physical, spiritual, financial, etc.).
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Yep. Even when they kill each other i.e. war, they're still on code when it comes to maintaining the system of racism white supremacy. The US provides financial aid and assistance to frienemies foreign and domestic all over the planet.
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Are They Serious? Surely They Can't Be THAT Gullible.
ProfD replied to Pioneer1's topic in Culture, Race & Economy
Europeans definitely aren't interested in helping African countries. On some straight up pimp sh8t, France is threatening military action against Niger if they can't continue getting Uranium. Meanwhile, Niger doesn't have enough electricity to keep its citizens from sitting in the dark at night. Imagine what Niger could do with that Uranium if France wasn't jacking it. -
@Cynique, Happy 90th b'day. Congrats on the milestone especially considering you look/appear to be in good health. We know the peanut gallery keeps your mind, er, tongue sharp. As always, thanks for checking in instead of checking out.
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Due to police negligence, a mistrial has been declared in two white men shooting at a Black FedEx driver: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/17/1194548408/mississippi-judge-declares-mistrial-in-shooting-attack-on-black-fedex-driver While it's no surprise especially in the state of Mississippi, it's indicative of the racism and white privilege that still exists all over this country. Clearly, the white folks in Mississippi are totally on code in protecting their own. The body language of the two white defendants (father & son) shows they never feared losing their freedom. This situation could have been another case of Ahmaud Arbery. Fortunately, the young man, D’Monterrio Gibson is still alive. Black folks have to get on code and do a better job of protecting our own by every means necessary. We cannot afford to wait for another Black vvictimto be killed by white folks and the only thing we can do is hashtags and T-shirts with pictures and platitudes.
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I think the bulk of the saber-rattling comes down to NOT wanting to be imperialized. Lil Kim Jong bust off shots just to let the West know he's not going to let his country lay down. I don't believe he's silly enough to start a war. The US would destroy that country in 2-3 days.
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Politicians seeking the highest office in the land (President) also fan the flames of racism too. The former POTUS (Orange Julius) could single-handedly plunge the country into a civil war. GOP candidate MoRon DeStupid is on a crusade to socially bankrupt the state of Florida. One can only imagine what he'd do as POTUS. GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy aka Ramen Noodles wants to roll the country back at least 100 years. Listening to Ramen Noodles' anti-Black and racist positions should put all Black folks on notice. These potential leaders use a lot of misinformation to stir up their racist base.
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Right. With 1 billion mouths, no need for China to bite the Western hand that feeds them.
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Yessah. That's some old skool shiggity right there. Gimme some skin on the black hand side blood.
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We cannot fix the past. IMO, Black parents are doing their best to raise children within a prison of racism white supremacy. There are many Black folks who would beg to differ with your opinion of failure and a dysfunctional heritage. Especially those who've managed to become successful within the confines of a prison system.
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@Pioneer1, I read the quote from brotha Malcolm X. I still think white folks are given way to much credit when it comes to intelligence. Everything white folks discover has been stolen from Black folks. Black folks are the original. I just don't think we've been around for trillions of years. IOW, I don't want to believe this is all of the progress we've made. I dont want to think we're in the midst of de-evolution.
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@richardmurray, I'm not evading the point. I seriously doubt the Rabbis and priests they're grooming these white boys to be cannot read and write. More importantly, this Jewish children story is immaterial to the plight of Black children. Jews can take care of their own. I cannot speak for immigrant Black folks but AfroAmerican children specifically cannot afford to not be able read and write. The future of an AfroAmerican child is dependent on his/her ability to communicate both oral and written. To the best of our abilities, AfroAmericans provide children with food, clothing, shelter and love. The essential ingredients for them to survive, thrive and flourish. So, you are correct, me and every other AfroAmerican adult has a responsibility to encourage our young people to learn as much as they can because it's their only means of survival within the system of racism white supremacy.
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The war is political. Unfortunately, real lives are being lost. However, when considering these are white folks killing each other for nothing, it's not hard to imagine how easily they would kill non-white folks for less.
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@richardmurray, context is everything. From the article, 99% of thousands of boys from 30 Hasidic schools grades 3 through 8 failed standardized tests. There's a reason for it. The Hasidic school curriculum places very little emphasis on secular subject matter (English, math, science, etc.). In other words, these boys are being taught more about religion than anything else. It's not that the Hasidic students cannot read and write. They don't perform well on standardized tests because that isn't their core curriculum. Other religious-affiliated schools, performed much more like public schools, where nearly 50% of students passed. It can be argued that New York state government should not be giving Hasidic schools $1 billion in government funding. Let's see how well it goes for the politicians who try to enforce keep funding from Jewish schools. Somebody won't be getting re-elected. Surely, it would be awesome if Black folks started their own private schools and lobbied for their $1 billion dollars to educate future generations of young people.
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@Pioneer1, as you already know, I don't *believe* human beings really know 1) how they were created nor 2) how long they've been around. *I* would only give human beings several thousands of years pf existence considering the rate at which we've evolved. If human beings have been around for millions, billions or trillions of years, I wouldn't brag about it because that would make our evolution as a species kinda pathetic. Otherwise, *I don't know* the answer to that question.
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I know I'm on old man now. But, I remember when AfroAmericans folks took pride in making up their own dances. The people who could really cut a rug i.e. dance very well were stars of the dance floor. I guess somebody got the idea from square-dancing to come up with line dancing. No sense of rhythm or style required. The line dances are cool. It's the easiest way to get everyone out on the floor. Thankfully, many AfroAmericans still know how to really dance too. We still see real dance from folks like Usher, Chris Brown and Beyoncé to name a few.
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White folks are replacing *functional* AfroAmericans with tethers and immigrants too.