Everything posted by ProfD
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Oh Shnaaap: Black Americans Getting Attacked And Chased Away By Africans In Kenya
People will hurt, harm and kill each other over drugs. Religion is an opiate fed to the masses to keep them oppressed. Colonization does a mental and physical job on people too. Religion and colonization combined is a helluva cocktail.๐
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Priorities: Oh, Is THIS What Yall Are Talking About?
Definitely. We're paying for the internet and everything else we take for granted in one way or another. However, just like the public library, folks can get information relatively for free through the internet and social media. There may be fees associated with getting to the library but the information is free. Men over a certain age and with life experiences may not gather too much from his videos. However, it's still great to see a relatively young man spreading info to his peers and other men who may not be up on the game. ๐
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Mayor Eric Adams Making Chess Moves
To date, an independent candidate has never won POTUS. The current clown-in-chief joined the GOP in order to punch his ticket. AfroAmericans can live peacefully in certain African countries as long as they can afford it.๐
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Should Greenland Leave Denmark for the US?
A starving man who is not a prisoner of war needs to re-evaluate himself. There's no reason for an able-bodied man to be dependent on someone else for his daily bread. Still dysfunctional. Incidental progress is the cousin of purposeful neglect and abuse. Public housing and welfare are not benefits. Not sure of who US and WE'RE are but those programs were started here to benefit white folks. Black folks were not allowed into public housing and welfare until later. Those programs were not intended to run through several generations. Public housing and welfare are supposed to be temporary especially when it comes to men. ๐
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Are We "Tribalistic" By Nature?
Somali refugees won't be seizing power there. They will get in wherever there's a fit and do whatever it takes to avoid being uninvited.๐คฃ๐
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My Thoughts On A Patriarchal Society
FBA/AfroAmericans are spread out and comfortable wherever they live. It would take a major movement to stir up such an exodus. I wonder if FBA/AfroAmericans are splintered into too many tribes. Then, it goes back to individualism. Self-interest like those Black politicians getting their paychecks and hot butter biscuits without introducing any meaningful legislation to benefit and/or protect their own folks.๐คฃ๐
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Priorities: Oh, Is THIS What Yall Are Talking About?
Nope. But, I feel like he's been trained by OGs.๐ Checked out a few of his videos. He's definitely dropping jewels for dudes as it relates to mental and physical fitness. A while back we chopped it up about dudes not being able to get women. They need to listen up too. Interesting. I would have thought your state had a few wise OGs still around back in the day. The game of life isn't taught in schools. It comes from talking to the *right* people who have experienced living it. The *good* thing about social media and internet is folks being able to get useful information for free.๐
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Are We "Tribalistic" By Nature?
Right. I doubt the people or weather makes it a popular destination for Black folks.๐คฃ Here in the US, if we want that Scandinavian or Nordic flavor, we can travel to Montana or the Dakotas.๐๐
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Endless Amount Of Passwords
True. Providing they have the username and password combo and know every system (bank, retailer, etc.) an individual uses. Password manager is great as long as it doesn't get hacked.๐ Right. 2-step authentication provides another layer of cyber-protection beyond the password(s). ๐
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Priorities: Oh, Is THIS What Yall Are Talking About?
That brotha spits real game. Hope young cats are listening to him. ๐
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Should Greenland Leave Denmark for the US?
Every POTUS elected has been doing the same thing in one way or another for nearly 100 years. The current POTUS claims his policies will bring manufacturing jobs back to the US. That might benefit Black workers too but he's definitely not doing it on purpose. Incidental. Crumbs falling from the table. Black folks' willingness to take crumbs from the table instead of insisting that metaphorically we own and control a whole bakery has been our Achilles heel. ๐
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Mayor Eric Adams Making Chess Moves
Plenty of them seem to rolling with that program.๐ Right. The 2 party poltical system puts most candidates in box. A real Independent candidate would almost need Musk type money to run a successful campaign. They're not the dominant population everywhere on the planet. Even if it's just a matter of getting away crooked law enforcement and racists folks and mass shooters, that's a start. They are trying to colonize another celestial body in the event of having to get away from the Earth.๐
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Endless Amount Of Passwords
Security slows down and/or makes it harder to steal. Determined criminals will keep trying to break it down. Chess match. Unfortunately, as citizens we have to do whatever it takes to protect our information and valuables as well. A choice or compromise could be using between 1-3 solid 12-14 character password(s) for everything and changing it every 6 months. ๐๐
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My Thoughts On A Patriarchal Society
Gotcha. You're referring to a Black-owned and controlled town, city, state, etc. That requires a major power move. ๐
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Are We "Tribalistic" By Nature?
Right. I doubt the most homogeneous in those countries will allow themselves to be overrun by the *guests*...men in sandals.๐คฃ๐
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Are We "Tribalistic" By Nature?
I bet most of the Scandinavian women are on code and uninterested in men of color. For good measure, I'd imagine there's a cap on the number of immigrants they will allow into Scandinavian countries too. Scandanavians can't afford to have too many non-white folks taking advantage of their socialism....goodies, guarantees and giveaways.๐๐
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Endless Amount Of Passwords
That strong password would be a combination of numbers, letters and characters and upper- and lowercase. It's definitely a lot to remember but harder to hack and steal. The question is how far back do we go....corded and pay phones, keeping birth certificates in a shoebox, writing checks, licking stamps, check cashing joints, etc.๐ It's not easy getting off the grid but not impossible. Otherwise, if doing business using modern technology, minimize the number of passwords to remember...more than 1 but less than 5.๐
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My Thoughts On A Patriarchal Society
Outside the US, Black countries are patriarchal too. AfroAmerican men who can afford to run a household enjoy patriarchy too. With a few exceptions, the world has been primarily patriarchal for several thousand years. The White folks set up the economic system and control wealth. They have plenty economists forecasting and projecting and telling lies too.๐๐
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Should Greenland Leave Denmark for the US?
Black folks don't really like cold weather especially if there's no incentive to stay fhere. We split.๐คฃ Those anti-poverty programs didn't make Black folks wealthy. Very few Black folks had white collar jobs during his administration. Black folks weren't integrated into the military under FDR. Maybe I'm overlooking the economic gains Black folks enjoyed under FDR's leadership. Enlighten me. FDR lifted the boats for white folks with the New Deal. Any benefits to Black folks was incidental. Not my intention to knock down your favorite POTUS. FDR served up a healthy batch of benign neglect to Black folks.๐๐
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Senator. Corey. Booker
Wait a cotton picking minute sista Mel....๐คฃ I knew she was a lawyer but didn't realize Michelle was a high profile figure before Barack Obama ascended into politics. Otherwise, there's no shortage of white women who give up their careers in law, medicine and other endeavors to support their husbands. To be clear, I'm not advocating that anyone should put their own goals and dreams on pause for someone else. A true partnership should be in alignment.๐
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Senator. Corey. Booker
Absolutely. Correct. They married for political convenience. It benefitted their individual goals. Absolutely not. Just making the observation that it doesn't seem to be considered a sacrifice when white women fall back to support their husbands. It can be viewed that she reached higher heights as a result of being FLOTUS. That platform provided her far more than being a career lawyer. Surely, former FLOTUS Obama is entitled to however she feels about sacrifices she made for POTUS Obama. Regardless of how it played out, they all won including her brother.๐
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Senator. Corey. Booker
James Buchanan was the only unmarried POTUS. The parallels are very similar to include speculation that he was a switch hitter.๐ Needless to type, Sen. Booker will never be POTUS. Therefore, whatever his proclivities and shenanigans are behind closed doors or in public places, the US won't have a FMOTUS either.๐คฃ Stop lobbing comedic source material and I'll let it go.๐๐
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Endless Amount Of Passwords
It's the blessing and curse of using technology to conduct business. Adding insult to injury, they tell us not to write down the passwords. Getting older doesn't increase memory.๐คฃ Of course, I don't follow rules very well. I've got a digital cheat sheet. I also use a password manager which makes it easier to log into sites I use frequently. Setting up 45 user IDs and passwords would be annoying. Creating a very strong password that can be used anywhere. Remembering one cryptic password is a bit easier than managing several. When asked to update the password in one spot, change it to the new password at the most frequently used sites. Once they implant that chip in folks' fingertips, biometrics will eliminate the need for remembering passwords.๐คฃ๐
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Mayor Eric Adams Making Chess Moves
It's already been proven several times over that Black folks can hold public offices. Winning is easy. Being effective takes it to another level. Party affiliation is how most politicians get into public office. Catch 22. A supposed billionaire will enrich others unintentionally. Their lips still look greasy from eating butter biscuits, yet, Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Byron Donalds didn't get positions anywhere in the POTUS OJ administration. Not even chief janitor or head butler at the White House.๐คฃ Rep. Donalds is running for governor of Florida. Let's see if POTUS OJ endorses and his sidekick puts up money for him to win. It appears that most of our people have accepted the system in one way or another. The only real choice is being able to move away from it. That doesn't necessarily mean leaving the country. Just a matter of finding the *right* spot. I'm supposed to take a trip out of the country soon to check on another spot. Thankfully, I'm set up well enough to weather a storm if sh8t goes sideways here in the US. The current administration is causing enough consternation among its own people to ignore us. ๐
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Senator. Corey. Booker
When the Clintons, Gores and everybody else associated with the Democratic machine told the Obamas how many millions of dollars they would stand to get post-POTUS, Michelle got her whole mind right.๐คฃ Interestingly, white women never have to talk about what they sacrificed in order to support their husbands. It's automatically understood that whatever the white man is doing is more important. For example, Hillary Clinton is just as smart as Bill Clinton. She played her role as as wife and FLOTUS until it was time to shine as a Secretary of State and Senator. Hilary held it down like a G when Bill got hemmed up with that nasty dress.๐คฃ It really doesn't matter how Sen. Booker chooses to live his life. As Black folks, we accept people regardless of their s8xuality. For that reason, Sen. Booker doesn't have to pretend to have a girlfriend if he's really more like the late Luther Vandross. ๐ Luther sang great love songs. Yet, we knew he didn't want to have anything to do with women other than to compare cosmetics and recipes. We still loved Luther's music. Sen. Booker could very well be celibate or sell a bit. I believe his secret his safe as long as he takes care of his closet, er, closest friends. ๐คฃ๐