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The new Orleans terrorist is African American?? His looks and his name appear to be Arabic/Semitic to me. Is he a Black Muslim?

Greetings, AALBC Forum Fsmily: Hope you all had a great Chrustmaa and I wish everyone a Happy New Year! Here's to a prosperoua 2025! 🍸🫶

It was rumored that recently while in France checking in with the French Leadership, noone wanted to sit near him because he reeked with the smell of feces. 💩 Speaking of which, what the crap is going on with Elon Musk? When did he become America's co-president-elect? America is on the brink of shutting down the Federal government, and Musk is in the thi:ck of it, calling the shots! He's an immigrant from South Africa and suddenly is now Trump's partner in crime. Unbelievable! America is in deep doo-doo!

My short attention span prevented me from doing anything other than cherry picking the topics I wanted to respond to in this marathon post that my late night curiosity prompted me to check out. All I can say is the longer I live, the more I realize how much the black experience can vary. I have never been around any black married couples who so desperately desired light skin children that the wife copulated with a white male in order to achieve this goal! People I knew, dealt with however their kids came out, (sometimes being guilty of showing favoritism toward their lighter-skinned offspring albeit.) In my social circle, guys were sometimes intimidated by fair-skinned girls, settling for brown ones. Girls often had a thing for what they perceived as the more masculine darker skinned guys. But none of these tendencies dominated customs. People liked who they liked, and ugliness came in all colors, just as good looks were good looks. This Neely Fuller sounds almost like a cult figure. Mysterious and dogmatic, proselytizing a color conscious doctrine that stems from personal experience and anecdotal examples, all of which enthrall his admirers. I wonder why he hasn't gained more popularity in the black community, why black leaders don't recommend his advice which is purported to be so wise? Not surprised Fuller is said to have mentored Frances Cress Wellsley. the original "angry black woman" with unorthodox views. I went to college with her sister who, unlike dark Frances, was tan colored. They had another sister, who was light skinned but they all 3 looked like each other. What am I to make of this? If I am to believe what was said here, it's possible that their mother was impregnated by a white man instead of her husband, and this accounted for the youngest sister being lightskinned. Get outta here. This may be the case with single women who get pregnant. But, since slave descendants come in various degrees of skin tones the great majority of them have white blood in them due to female slaves being raped by their white masters. So when 2 slave descendants procreate, they are bringing a whole history of bloodlines into the mix. This includes not only skin color but facial features:, hair texture and body builds and even non physical talents and skills. The hybrid slave descendants who comprise the negroid population of America can't be sure what color their children will come out because of "throwbacks". Let's not downplay the science of genealogy, in favor of rumors and superstition. I have actually seen cases where one mate is dark and the other light and their daughters were all dark and the sons all light or vice versa. Dominate and recessive genese may be somehow affected by the sex of the fertilized embryo. All kinds of factors influence how a child looks. Including how melanin reacts to certain conditions. Whatever the case, colorism won't go away. It ebbs and flows but never disappears. it is so pervasive in the "Afro American" community that the preoccupation with it has become neurotic. Even Beyonce has been accused of lightening her skin! Ironically; the ones most conscious of skin color seem to be those with dark skin. They have a love-hate relationship with "high yellow" people. I. personally, suspected that certain sistas didn't vote for Kamala because.they harbored feelings of resentment against her. It does seem that a preference for lighter skin spans all cultures. If Africa is the cradle of mankind, then any species that isn't black is a mutation of the original race. Perhaps it's in the DNA of the mutants to reject those whose skin is darker than theirs.

It's not unusual for people who have lived long lives, to attribute their longevity to having a nightly cocktail. My brother, who lived to be 87 years old, never stopped being a daily drinker. He outlived all of his friends, who frowned on his habits. Just like salt and sugar which are supposed to be bad for you in excess. I still have a heavy hand with the salt shaker and don't skimp on sugar either. At 91 years, I am surprised that I don't have diabetes. My vices are my pleasures. So be it.

An occasional goblet of red wine can mellow you out and, in doing so, temporarily chase your cares away. How bad can that be? What do medical authorities know? They're just people who the wine industry doesn't have in their pockets. Put em in check, RFK! Drinking a little of "the grape" can't be any worse than getting a covid vaccine! CHEERS! 😛😵

Well, the arena of America's sports world reflects its national character. Everybody loves a winner, the roaring crowds in agreement with the "winning not being everything, but the only thing" slogan that mocks the nice guys who finish last. And lip service is all that comes into play when it involves being a good sport. Unfortunately, this is the nature of the beast, and the.law of the jungle that is the real world. Bottom line: Winner takes all. Losers eat crow. Pass Kamala the salt, Joe. Behind closed doors, this has never been a country that practiced what it preached about the merits of integrity, - platitudes uttered against the backgroud of the star-spangled banner fluttering in the breeze, Soul stirring images, indeed, but politics, is a dirty business as Donald Trump proves. He regained the presidency because he epitomizes what the majority of his countrymen represent: Folks who do anything they can get away with in the pursuit of status and financial gain, 2 main ingredient of the American dream. Fuck scruples.They don't pay the bills. "Honesty is the best policy" is a recipe for payday-to-payday mediocrity. Have at it, Suckers! I've never been patriotic, yet I did imagine the Free Press as a pillar of independence that adhered to journalistic standards because I was desperate to have SOMETHING to believe in. But when TIME magazine sanitizes Donald Trump, when MSNBC obeys his back and call, when ABC agrees to pay him 15 million dollars to settle a character defamation suit, disgust was all I was left with! In addition, Corporate America gives all indication of closing ranks around him, ready to kiss the ring of this pants-shitting scoundrel who is avenging past slights, filling posts in his rag tag administration with a bunch of unqualified lackeys cut from the same tattered cloth as he is. Shame on America! And the hapless Democrats might as well throw in the towel. They are part of the problem, not the solution. The tide will turn, but it will do so on its own when corruption eventually destroys itself. Ho-Hum.

Social media reports that TIME magazine has been flooded with subscription cancellations due to this year's choice.

@Delano: Elaborate.

@:ProfD: i beg to differ. Luigi Magione represents the left-wing progressive counter culture. The right wing regime which is now about to take control has no use for this element, sometimes mistakenly labeling them as Communists. The Capitalistic fascistic regime waiting to take office will not hesitate to punish those Whites who rebel against it. The white Establishment sentenced the Unabomber to life for his crimes and they executed Timothy McVeigh who blew up the Government building in Oklahoma. Currently, there's a lot of bad blood between white Retrumpicans and white Democrats. A Caucasian "family feud" is going on. White entitlement will be one-sided when Trump takes his revenge on the Whites who antagonized and prosecuted him. Also, there are still a bunch of white bleeding heart Liberals out there including the democracy-cherishing ones that voted for Harris and who don't agree with the indiscriminate killing of Blacks. POWER remains the top priority. For Blzcks it will be business as usual under Trump. However, white people :challenging his authority will be thwarted, their white skin neutralized. Unlike stabilized black subordination, white supremacy can fluctuate.

@ProfD:Why do you couple Luigi Magione, the white guy who gunned down the white CEO of United Health Insurance, with "white supremist racism" when the reason he is being hailed as a hero by many is because he struck a blow against oligarchic corporate America for how it exploits and underserves its customers. I wouldn't put him in a category with the "subway killer". Conservatives are the ones being so vocal about this killing.

@Troy:Yes; my brother and his lady friend attended the ceremony. There were about 8 or 9 other surviving crew members who also attended. Whoever was Predidrnt Clinton's Secretary of Navy back then presented the medals. I underdtand there is a TV documentary about the original USS Mason on one of the cable channels out there. The Navy retired this ship and commissioned a new one with that name.

@Pioneer1The goal of women is not to abandpn what they have helped achieve. It is to keep power hungry men from destroying what already exists. That's the ideal situation. Living in harmony. When praising men for having the traits that enabled them to build empires, you neglect to mention that it's also in their DNA to go to war and kill and destroy in order to dominate. Women are more about diplomacy than violence. And they are not as egocentric.

@ProfDIn a perfect world, a woman takes care of the house and kids, and the man provides food and shelter and protection. But when push comes to shove women, especially black ones, can step up and do both jobs. We are talking about capabilities, here. Under the rule of men, the world is in bad shape. Maybe it's time for a change in command.

Are you serious? Women work in factories where these machines are made! And they've been doing so ever since World War 2 when they took over all the factory jobs while men went off to war to kill each other and bomb out of existence what "they built"! Ever heard of "Rosie the Riverter"? And today am*zon et al warehouses are full of women operating automated machinery and robots. Face it! Men are very dispensable. And if you'd ever been a fly on the wall of a hen party you'd be surprised to hear about the efficiency of vibrators. There was a time when I'd never spew such things but now I don't care about offending men and deflating their egos. I'm off the market. zzzzzzzzzzzz

Women can delegate the hard labor (brawn) to men just like males in charge do. When it comes to architecture and engineering, (brains) they can draw up the plans just like men do. They have expertise in these fields. Building isn't about just nuts and bolts. And nowadays, even common labor can be computerized or be a matter of operating machinery. In the future, these will be tasks that can be performed by anybody, including robots.

@ProfD But Empires have collapsed and Civilizations self destructed. Mankind stumbles and falls, but Mother Earth regenerates herself. Trump is about to destroy the American Democracy and erect an oligarchy that will eventually fall victim to a power struggle. Next time around, women may finally fill void. 😁

Ironically, the character Cynthia plays is a witch who has green skin. So she had to wear green make-up to cover her brown skin, something whoever plays the role has to do. The only young girls the character could serve as a role model for are ones who have🤖 green complexions or - frogs.

Men are also who destroy what they build. So this neutralizes their accomplishments, reducing this to a brain vs brawn proposition.

As a member of the US Navy during WW2, my brother served aboard the USS Mason a destroyer escort which was the only naval vessel during this war that was manned by an all-black crew; kinda like a sea -going version of the Tuskeegee airmen. He and his shipmates served honorably aboard this ship, risking their lives in the rough seas of the North Atlantic in action against the Germans, going unrecognized for their valor. Finally, 50 years later, President Bill Clinton invited all the USS Mason survivors to Washington DC to be honored in a ceremony where they received special medals commemorating their bravery. I was 8 years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, setting off America's entry into WW2 but I'll never forget that December day. There was no TV back in 1941 but this news was blasting on every radio station!

Cleopatria ruled in Egypt. Queen Elizabeth the first, ruled England. Golda Meir was Israel's first head of State, Angela Merkel just retired as Germany's Chancellor, Mexico recently elected its first women president (who just told Trump to go f--k himself.) Women are are often the power behind the throne. When President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, his wife was secretly running the country. Both Roosevelt and Truman regularly relied on their wives for advice. Hillary Clinton was thought of as her husband's co-president. Women have proven themselves as capable leaders. But we know that. Under the leadership of men, is why the world is in such terrible shape. That blubbering excuse for a man is about to turn America into a dictatorship.

@richardmurrayI'm sure you're familiar with the black female author Zane who specializes in erotica and whose book, a best seller entitled "Addicted" detailed the sexual escapades of its black female protagonist . Zane has her own publishing company and even went on to produce a black soft porn TV series called The Sex Chronicals. I used to watch it because I found people having sex in almost every scene amusing. I was in my 60s by the time porn came into its heyday on videos and TV. At some point checking it out became boring to me; too repetitive. I didn't get any vicarious thrills from watching it. Sex toys were more interesting.

I guess Stefan put us down after I made the very uncalled for remark about him "taking himself too seriously". (As if that made him unique on this forum. Lol) I'd have been interested in hearing his take on why the Democrats lost the election because he was a genuine card-carrying Democrat, not someone calling themself an Independent, while bad mouthing both parties. But, Stefan has apparently moved on, leaving us to deal with that right wing dyed in the wool Republican, nels. I've always felt that nobody talks any worse about black folks than other black folks. You guys really bore that sentiment out. The only people you hold in lower regard are white supremists who say the same things that you say about wayward niggas. This whole scenario is why the much sought-after black unity is so elusive. Too much excess baggage. Obviously, the black herd needs thinning. Somebody once shared an opinion with me, insisting that there are only a certain amount of souls in the "Keep" and that the black underclass is so prolific, they've used up the available supply so there's nothing left but a bunch of aimless rogue souls loitering around, and they are who are snatching up and invading the bodies of all the excess newborns the baby mama culture is giving birth to. Of course that's an outrageous theory. Or is it? 😜 zzzzzzzzzz

Biden has realized that, when the convicted felon who is now the president-elect with plans to weaponize the presidency, goes "low," you cannot go "high" if you want to survive. Trump appointees were set to crucify Hunter Biden when they took office. Father rescues son. Trump has made it OK for Presidents to be corrupt. That's what he does. He enables the worst in people. And instead of trying to bring the country together, his only focus is getting even with his enemies. I despise him.

'Glad you guys don't take me too seriously. Consider the source of what I post in the wee small of the hours of the night when I'm either waking up - or falling off to sleep... 😵‍💫