Delano

Pioneer there's nothing missing in your post. It can be approached by building a self defining community and or self suffucient. Or learning the ability to amass or control resources. Your goal is about giving Black people pride and reason. Its ambitious and if history is a barometer. Ot is likely to get you killed if you have any margin of success. Power doesn't like sharing but does form.allegiances. That you can levrage. In short its about investing in oneself and not branding self. Let me know if you want more detail. And i will share my observations.

Cynique I think i am having an eargasm.

A grimoire is the french word for Grammar and is a book of spells. Meaning definition and will are key components in spell casting. However when communicating i will sometimes post the standard definition and/or etymology of a word. Not so much as to require adherence to a standard but to demontrate difference of meaning or usage. However in magic being technically correct is less important than feeling or will. Mythology is more important than technology or science. Larger groups are shaping and manipulating the collective mythos. This can be seen in advertising and history (which is mythic advertisement/propaganda ). I also feel everone has a personal mythology. There are possibly familial up to global mythologies. I think i half agree. When it comes to non poetic communication then definitions become more important. But only if i care about clarifying an idea. Since ambiguity can be invocative and/or provocative. When it comes to mythology poetry and Magick i agree with your position. Although I don't know about whether we should or should not get hung up on words. If my goal is straight forward communication then I would agree. So after writing this i agree with your statement... sometimes.

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Everyone is right based on the question. Agreement or disagreement is irrelevant. Everyone can see different problems and not see others because of perspectives and experience. I prefer to be Johnny Ideaseed. Talking about whether race is a relevant topic isnt all that important to me. "Indians are red Niggers" - Ghost Dog. Does your concept of race matter to your oppression , your oppressor or even fellow poster more than their own? Is there a solution to the problem. Yes but because of heterogeneity the solution is probably more individualistic than socialistic. It is interesting that Zaji agreeing with Pioneer has a different reaction than when I did the same. Fascinating. Also you (plural) can say and believe whatever you want. It is eaier to side with Cynique Mel Pioneer or Troy in the main since there's a ideological basis that is consistent. Zaji is writer and the group is interesting material. Juat some observations or are some of them conclusions. I am not certain. Sincerely, Doubtful Delano aka not having very strong convictions or pronouncements. And like i have done earlier I will watch from the sidelines.

That is fine for you Troy. doubt NOUN mass noun A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction...

It would appear so.

Ah it gets interesting

If you doubt everything it sounds more like uncertainty than disbelief.

Is there much difference in believing the words of others and doubting everything?

When Australians asked how I am treated here i say, "Fine I am not aboriginal, I am black guy from the Bronx. " I wasn't getting any love in Italy. But Italian men like black women. Context matters. @Pioneer I would love to do some projects in the states. But I am not so keen on living there. Overall i would agree with your post.

Understanding and giving meaning to my life is important to me.

True the other thing is i am a citizen of the world. I am not saying the elsewhere is this racial utopia. However you can breathe a bit.

So true. I had that experience here more than once.

Thanks @Cynique and @Pioneer1

The first time I didn't feel the pressure of my race was in Switzerland. I had some family friends come ti Australia for a visit. They also remarked about how colour wasn't a factor here. That was my experience. Hi Pioneer Leaving and building aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. Travel opens your eyes to different ways to be in the world. It gives perspective by leaving your fishbowl. But you can release some if the mental shackles society puts on you. That's good.

I try to pay attention. There's no higher and lower just people trying to figure out snit.

In some ways I am the same. I think and if someone makes sense I acknowledge them especially if i disagree with them. Pioneer said that he did not go to University. Yet he will debate those of us who have gone to Uni. His statement was honest and I was humbled by it. So I can't be an elitist nor attack him or anyone else personally. When he was debating with Troy. I said that his position was logical and Troy's wasn't. That wasn't an emotional response. I have softened my stance on climate change but not on the science. Based on the discussions I have seen here, Pioneer isn't less open minded than anyone else. Or at least not by much. If you look at my post about Viola Davis I wasn't on either side. There are two things that are important to me. Being able to think in a full circle. And in order to do so I need to be open minded. I idolise none. However Pioneer wants to improve the lot of Black Folks. Something that appears important to a few of the active contributors. While i may disagree with his solutions or even what he thinks are the causes of said problem. I commend him and any other person who wants to make the world better. I have learned at various times that my self perception can be skewed. I believe I have addressed your queries. If my position or motivation is unclear say so.

Pioneer may nrit make sense to you but his conclusions are not illogical. If you accept his assumptions his conclusions are logical.

Am i not a man?

Haven't read all the posts. But there can be two approaches theory what is racism. Practice how to survey it.

@zaji I said the same thing but I reckon I may have one or two more trips. I want to care less but not be careless. - Del Strachen

Yes along those same lines I want to thank @Pioneer1. He has and continues to assist me to be more open minded. Its is about challenging my own thinking and being supportive.

Leave the United States

Ok Troy I am focusing more on awareness and my reaction. So that I cam freely agree or disagree with a topic. And not be influenced by the personal dynamic it is a work in progress.