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Chicago is having a a field day amidst all the attention garnered by homeboy Robert Prevost being selected the new Pope. Bobblehead dolls are on order, Da BEARS have made him an honorary coach, its famous deep dish pizza and Chicago style hot dogs are honoring him in imaginative ways, T-shirts and jerseys and caps are flooding the market. The hapless White Sox won a game in tribute to him being a lifelong fan. Rumor has it Black street gangs are joking about making him an honorary member while jokes about The Mob making sure he won the election are circulating. It's good to have something to take our minds off the anti-Christ occupying the presidency.

I'm curious as to why you say this. Interestingly enough Pope Leo was born in Chicago , but apparently at one time in his childhood, he lived in Dolton, Illinois, which is now a predominately black suburb that just recently made headlines because its black female mayor was indicted for corruption and was just defeated for re-election by a black male. The Catholic church is rumored to be interested in making his former residence a shrine. This house is vacant and is up for sale.

How about that? The new Pope is from Chicago . Let's hear it for LeoXIV!

It also says quite a bit about your inability to refrain from conjuring up "resumes" about people so you can cast them as characters in the scenarios you imagine where you are the smartest, coolest guy in the room. Not. Typical ego-centric mind-set. You're even more mentally disturbed than I thought. Stupid nitwit.

As I previously noted, I have difficulty following your train of thought. We obviously are not on the same wave length. I find basketball exciting to watch.

In all my years, I NEVER heard Shannon used as a girl's name until I was middleaged. As a child, my neighbors' last name was Shannon that's how I knew its Irish origin. Around the '70s was when people started giving their daughters surnames like Morgan and Meredith, Tracy and Allyson and Sidney and Whitney, and Reagan which were also gender neutral. Nowadays MacKenzie has become a popular girl's name. This trend was popular mainly among white people. Blacks just started making up names and "La" became a popular prefix. Traditionally, many women use their maiden name as a middle name for their children. Especially rich white ones. I was named after an aunt who was named after a prominent white debutant who was a memberof the millionaire Vanderbilt family. She and my aunt were born on the same day. I was watching the NFL draft to see how my BEARS would make out and all dem first round black picks were named Jaden or Jalin or Kaden or Calin or Caleb or Justin or Jason or variations thereof.

@umbrarchistSo you've spent 24 years of your life ruminating over a the collapse of 2 buildings because you're concerned about....people. OK.

@Pioneer1yada, yada, yada. Am I supposed to be threatened by the idea of you knowing my real name? I really couldn't care less if you do because I have nothing to hide. I don't know your real name and have zero interest in finding it out. If the gnat who turns into wolfman when the moon is full thinks I'm a co...bra... then who cares. Wooooo. Get a life, l-o-s-e-r. hisssssss zzzzzzzzzzz Consuelo has spoken.

@umbrarchistSo what is the conspiracy that exposes the true facts about the twin towers being the target of hijacked planes?

Tell me where you see my real name in the above sentence that contains the name "Theresa".

My real name does not appear in that sentence. I have no idea what pioneer thinks my real name is. Chris D. Burns, who used to post here and with whom I am friends with on FB, and I share the same initials,(CDB) something I always appreciated because he is a real bright guy.

TV host and political pundit, Rachel Maddow, claims there is a growing grass roots underground movement underway in EVERY state of America and that these everyday citizens have no intention of letting Trump turn this country into a fascistic dictatorship. Good plot for a movie, Rachel.

In many cases, the question is in the answer. Whenever I consult Meta A.I. or GOOGLE I try to include as much information as possible in the question for quicker results. There's a lady whose name is hidden in this sentence. Discerning it proves absolutely nothing about your intellect. LOL

I tend to believe readers are born, not made. Curiosity plays a great role in the pursuit of knowledge via the printed word. How your brain is wired influences your curiosity. I READ somewhere that there are people who if never taught to read, would learn to do so on their own. Unfortunately, being an avid reader is not synonymous with being rich and successful.

@umbrarchist just because your mother didn't approve your choice of books doesn't mean that you didn't benefit from having a father in your home or didn't suffer from not having a father in your home. I have difficulty following your train of thought.

Women have the right to control their own bodies. Motherhood should be a privilege not a punishment. Abortions in the case of ectoplastic pregnancies, for instance, save the lives of women - who may already have small children to care for. Black men are always beating their chests, blubbering about genocide but among the underclasses, these guys are glaringly absent from the lives of their children. This contributes to genocide as much as abortion.

I've seen him interviewed and imo Reverend Barber is a cross between Malcolm and Martin. Not a bad combination. Somebody has to keep the seat warm while this current generation of young black men get to the point of being relevant. Scampering around, rapping about "they not like us" isn't making any great impact. All style and no substance. Democrats might be inadvertently giving the Retrumpicans enough rope to hang themselves. Considering the way things are going, the Trump regime may simply self implode. źzzzzzzzzzzzz,

Much ado about nothing. zzzzzz

It is said the kingdom of god resides within the individual. According to the Bible, Jesus said: "whatever I do, you can do." All religions promote the Golden Rule. Heavenly bliss is out there just waiting for what is preached to be practiced .

@umbrarchistMy initial statement was in response to the question Delano posed about racism. People accumulate wealth and they spend money. And institutionalized racism remains in place. Trial and error is a good teacher. Anybody who is employed and budgets their money is automatically an accountant. Some people are better at this than others, however. And so it goes...

@umbrarchist I have no idea why blacks parents don't teach accounting and a whole lot of other things to their children. But what I do know, is that money talks.

@Troy pioneers' assessment of womens' status in the workplace sounded like something from the 1950s. Most factories have Unions and women hold positions in these organizations, making sure female workers and their demands are met. And when it comes to supervision, a whole lot of men, especially black ones, will tell you how they hate having a female boss because they are so tough to work under. As for sexual harassment on-the-job, it can work both ways. Puleeze.

@TroyShannon is also a surname as well as gender neutral one. It's an Irish name affiliated with the Shannon River in Ireland

Race will always be a factor. In most cases, it will impact negatively. But class will also exert an influence and money will be the bottom line on an individual basis when it comes to the grand scheme of things.

@ProfDThere's still a sizable number of women working on factory assembly lines. Depends on what's being manufactured. And manual labor has become obsolete. BTW, my Rosie the Riviter remark was in response to the gnat flitting around.