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But there is not a huge difference between getting a million people to turn out for a single event which results in no future goals being accomplished, which is the case of both Kamala and Farrakhan. It's the same paradigm. The post Civil Rights generation has been so quick to mininimize the positive effects of this movement, calling its accomplishments too moderate and misguided yet they can't exude enough praise for Farrakhan and his fiery oratory and quasi military group of henchmen and humble females in pseudo garb playing at being pious, all of which is confined to a small segment of the black population. Whatever. I remain unimpressed. We pick our heroes. To each his own.

HoHum. Kamala Harris (like BaracK Obama) was able to inspire millions of black people to come together - and vote for her but, as with Farrakhan, being able to do this proved nothing when it came to meaningful reform. Her accomplishment has been dismissed, particularly by black men, so pardon me if I remain unimpressed with Farrakhan's meager accomplishments.

It seems to me that when it comes to Homo Sapiens, it is a species made up of human creatures with superficial differences. Species is primarily determined by its ability to interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring within its group, and it is reproductively isolated from other groupsThis means that members of the same species can successfully mate and create offspring that are also able to reproduce, while members of different species cannot interbreed in this species. Imo, this debate could be resolved by simply defining terms instead of wallowing in subterfuge.

America's black population is put at 49 million or 14% of the total population. The NOI represents a blip on this radar. Gifted orators and dynamic leaders like Farrakhan crowd the ranks of the black clergy who head the churches which have always been the backbone of the black community and the "good intentions - that pave the pathway to hell" . In Chicago's case, Farrakhan got some concrete input from another of the city's black kingpins, Larry Hoover.

What does any of that have to do with Farrakhan being extraordinary? It just proves he can't perform miracles. It doesn't take anything special to tell people to do what's best for themselves. It's not about him being brilliant, it's about them being vulnerable.

To me, this whole argument about race is ambiguous. As someone who loves language and defers to the "it-is-what-it- is" school of thought, I don't really have any strong convictions on the subject. I don't think it's contradictory to accept the idea that there is only one race; the human race but like music, race comes in many versions and arrangements. Nor do I think the scientific determination invalidates the aesthetic one. Science can be just as fluid as art.

Why be so silly as to compare me to him? I am neither a minister, nor a black leader! But as you said, MINISTER Farrakhan was doing his job which consists of what thousands of ministers all over the country do; upifting sinners - with varying degrees of success. Nor is there any way of knowing how many followed the directive he issued at the Million Man March. There was no appreciable change in black progress after that event. It was business as usual, with Farrakhan lIving like a King while his comparatively modest following sold bean pies and the black masses continued their errant ways! Just another hustling black preacher.

All of which adds up to the very mundane conclusion that there is nothing extraordinary about Minister Farrakhan.

Obviously, the most accurate definition of race is: "a term that describes what some people believe doesn't exist"

Get real. All a white person has to do is go on line and monitor black open forums and, if so inclined, quote all the bad things Blacks are on record as saying about their own people. The strident vociferous Farrakhan, leading his life of luxury from his palatial domain has made very few in-roads and had minimal impact on the problems of the vast black community. We are the same age, and over the years, when it comes to widespread, long term progress, he has emerged as little more than a cult leader.

I'm a regular viewer of the "Ancient Astronauts" TV series. Its producers really rely on their imagination when analysing and deconstructing all the artifacts from different civilizations that give credence to Earth having once been visited and infuenced by aliens from outer space! I find the case they make very intriguing.

Yvette and I did meet for lunch a while back when she was in Chicago and are still FB friends and keep up with each other. One of her daughters and one of my granddaughters both attended Indiana university. I also met Deesha for lunch when she was in Chicago but we never really bonded. We were FB friends for a minute, but our relationship cooled because she was an avid BLM supporter and I wasn't. I'm also friends with "a women" who I knew from Thumper's corner and who also had a book published. I never was able to track down my buddy author Chris Hayden from back then. He just dropped off the radar. I fear he might ve died. Still friends with LambD and Linda Chavez . The other Linda whose last named I forgot also suddenly disappeared. She was the one who was part of your AALBC nucleus. She also self published a book.

indirectly through OD's I guess, since he was also a notorious drug dealer.

@TroyI am talking about "methodology", not "time-lines". Under ideal conditions, hypothetically speaking, it would be plausible to utilize the preserved DNA of an extinct animal in order to resurrect it. Just because it's not possible to do so with dinosaurs due to the passage of time doesn't mean that that method is not plausible. Plausible also implies not far-fetched.

@Troywhen I said "plausible", I meant that, in theory, if scientists attempted to recreate dinosaurs, extracting their DNA from amber resin wouldn't be a far fetched method to use if other conditions were right. That, presumably, was also what those involved in making the Jurassic Park movies thought. I believe scientists also just recently resurrected a dire wolf which was believed to be extinct . (Except in Game of Thrones.) Are dire wolves the same as red wolves?

Elon Musk has picked up and split the Trump administration, leaving his DOGE project in shambles. A sign of things to come? Left to his own devices,Trump may end doing what no one else could accomplish; removing himself from office, via self-destruction.

Larry Hoover was running his Gangster Disciples empire from his jail cell. His federal sentence was commuted but the State of Illinois sentences are still in effect and not likely to be reversed. Hoover's crimes were particularly brutal and other Blacks were his only victims, which was undoubtedly why Trump had no qualms about commuting his sentence.

Did Fred Flinstone get the memo about humans and dinosaurs not co-existing? We can't even track down and corner Big Foot in order to check him out, much less discover a dinosaur! The Jurassic Park movies are, at least, inspired by a plausible way of recreating dinosaurs through extracting their DNA preserved in prehistoric resin. The guys running the "big show" apparently preferred to scrap their creation and go back to square one because dinos were big cumbersome creatures as opposed to agile apes with an opposing thumb and forefinger and the better potential to walk upright. Lizards surely have to be miniature souvenirs from the time when the T-Rex species roamed the Earth.

No. I didn't know anything about ABM other than that he was from Chicago and Kola had designs on him. BTW I corrected the years we've known each other. I said it was 30 years, but it's more like 25. I'm FB friends with several members of the old gang from back then. Whatever happened to Thumper? Is he still reviewing books?

Not Mzuri. Sara was who you banned. Mzuri was left over from the Thumper's corner era. She used to be my ally against Kola Boof before we fell out. She was going to collaborate on that book with us.Remember? I think her real name was Pam. Sara was some Krazy chick from Chicago who thought she could run things here because she was the author of some book about black Indians.(native Americans) Pioneer uses this board as a receptacle for his trash. He should pay you a fee.

Listen to these LOVERS of America bitch and moan because also being shuckers and jivers who, between constantly objectifying women, crow about black men being superior to males of other ethnicities, and who are now sulking because their fellow chauvinists can't control their "much-envied" sexual prowess the way certain other black men are able to do, thus providing newsworthy material for the dreaded white media which is controlled by the deep state racist conspirators plotting to demonize black men in order to keep them from acquiring the power they are too inefficient to acquire in the first place. HoHum. Same ol, same ol. What black folks need to do is ,,,.go find a deserted island and start their own country so they can fight amongst themselves without interference from dem bad ol white folks who have no intention of sharing their power with a sub culture of colorists debating who's black and who isn't. Obviously I'm not trying to win a popularity contest here. Since I've turned in my black credentials. I can spew the narrative of my tribe and keep on truckin'. What a wise man who should've said nothing, once let slip: "It is what it is."

Trump is being welcomed into the Dictator brotherhood, hangin' out with former Iranian Isis leaders and Saudi Arabian princes. And America stands idly by, watching as he violates all rules of Presidential conduct. It's just amazing what this corrupt bastard gets away with. Where is the mythical man on a white horse atop a high mountain when America needs a hero?

Were any of Puffy's frreak-offs ever raided? He's on trial because his victims have filed suits against him. It's not white men who feel threatened by black men. It's abused women and vindictive exes who are trying to shake a freaky one down. Puffy seems to have issues about his sexuality. All the power in the world won't disguise his penchant to poke young guys. Freak-offs date back to biblical times and the days of the Greek and Roman Empires rife with Satyres znd Dioneysian men. It's all about the supply and demand.

Just for the record, this post was never about Mother's Day. It was about the meme I included. But it was hi-jacked by pioneer and his soap box ranting. Just like he barged in with his unsolicited lecture about how Chicago reacted to the new Pope. And threw shade on Mel's post about Cory Booker and Hakeem Jefferies holding forth on the steps of the Capitol building. He never met an issue he didnt think would benefit from the pollution of his tired old stale input. It goes without saying that Mel and Chevdove always have my ongoing support and high regard. Dey my gurls! 🫶

@ProfDThanks! You nailed it on all accounts. Your relevancy and wit on point and appreciated. 👍 Then - there was the drone and pall of pioneer imposing his presence on us, demonstrating his flawed personal observation by perceiving carpets while looking at hardwood floors, and subjecting us to his boring intrusive editorializing, casting himself as a hero by badmouthing Mother's day. zzzzzz Watta drag. It is, of course, what it is. @franksterThanks for the compliment. Nice of you to flatter an old broad like me 😜