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"It kicks off by comparing the way the NFL does business to a plantation: “The owners watch the games from atop NFL stadiums in their luxury boxes, while their majority-Black workforce put their bodies on the line.”" Feb 07, 2022 https://slate.com/culture/2022/02/nfl-racism-brian-flores-lawsuit-discrimination-football.html

Someone I would never trust.

The video isn't the one who could end up in jail. In a court of law, it's the prosecution vs. the defendant. In the real world of this case, it's frequently 1) what happened before the video captured the incident and 2) when the video captured the incident.

Cynique, (judgmentally,) only a (um, highly educated?) person like you believes everything they read; easily baited and quite reactionary and predictable, too. You're quite laughable. It's no wonder why your mirror fogs up every morning. The thing about 'small' people who pretend to be big, they get stepped on all the time.

There are two sides to every story.

The woman is a corrupt idiot.

An expression used to highlight perceived insensitivities that cannot reasonably be substantiated or controlled.

Laughable. Common sense starts at 120.

I stand advised and reflected.

Is overt racism the real 800 pound gorilla in the room, or is it something more sinister and deceptive like social steering? If it's warranted, I don't see a problem with this viewpoint. Just because you're black, doesn't mean that you are immune from criticism. #BehaviorMatters I'm just not seeing the validity of that statement. I don't see anyone heaping abuse to achieve superiority here. What I do see is deflection to hide the deficiencies of judgment, reason, and perhaps the lack of interest exploring root causes.

Remember, you don't have to 'link to others' in order to 'think for yourself'. That's a rather tired approach, which seldomly leads to truly honest outcomes. Oh, the gaslighting continues. #GunsMatter

#InTheTallGrass | And then, there are people who reach for low-hanging fruit while they steadily sink in quicksand.

People get IDs if they want them and / or need them. It's not that much of a complex issue. The fragment "don’t have government-issued photo ID", does seem rather manipulative.

I'll be brief. As a generalization: The (Far) Left | historically not Democrats - Political groups who support liberal or socialist policies and the attainment of big government and asset sharing and equality by any means necessary. The (Far) Right | historically not Republicans - Political groups who support conservative or nationalist policies and the attainment of limited government, individualism and national sovereignty by any means available. The (Center) Left and (Center) Right - Political groups who support reasonable compromise to promote and achieve goals that are in the best interest of all of the nation's citizens, sans full consensus. The (True) Right and (True) Left - Political groups who do not support the ultra-polarization of the nation through extremist views that undermine national sovereignty and a level playing field for all legal citizens. At the moment, black America seems too fragmented and dispersed into factions that have competing interests that do not serve the ultimate vision and goals of the black community, as a whole.

Cynique, toying with you has been like child's play - fun too. You remind us of Pavlov's dog; quite predictable; you keep coming back for more. Thing is, hungry dog's can't resist poison meat. Cynique (pronounced sin ▪ eek) https://www.verywellmind.com/pavlovs-dogs-2794989 In his digestive research, Pavlov and his assistants would introduce a variety of edible and non-edible items and measure the saliva production that the items produced. Salivation, he noted, is a reflexive process. It occurs automatically in response to a specific stimulus and is not under conscious control. However, Pavlov noted that the dogs would often begin salivating in the absence of food and smell. He quickly realized that this salivary response was not due to an automatic, physiological process. == Pavlov's Theory of Classical Conditioning Based on his observations, Pavlov suggested that the salivation was a learned response. Pavlov's dog subjects were responding to the sight of the research assistants' white lab coats, which the animals had come to associate with the presentation of food. Unlike the salivary response to the presentation of food, which is an unconditioned reflex, salivating to the expectation of food is a conditioned reflex. = = = Cynique, no matter what you say to or think of yourself, others or me (for that matter), you don't seem too bright. One might easily estimate that your IQ hovers somewhere around 78, give or take a few points, and that's being rather generous. E.g., https://www.iqtestacademy.org/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=googleads&utm_campaign=&msclkid=8337df7617a11269136abe8970f148c9 Inequal repartition among the population IQ Classification ‍ 130–144: Gifted or very advanced ‍120–129: Superior ‍110–119: High average ‍90–109: Average = = = Cynique, when you get some time, you might want to visit: 30 Residential Facilities for Adults with Psychiatric Illness https://artausa.org/

I tend to agree. From my viewpoint though, it's the general manager role that is the real power nexus between the player level and executive leadership. Remember, a coach stands on the sideline, but general managers sit in the skybox.

I think the white supremacy argument doesn't hold much if any weight here. The white supremacy argument has been the rallying cry anytime Democrats and The Left feel that they're losing their grip on controlling black America.

No one does, but sometimes it's necessary. #Cynique has repeatedly shown herself to be a very intellectually challenged person whose nonsensical judgmental rants are somewhat reflective of someone who simply doesn't have the mental chops that are needed to execute in a functionally coherent manner. People like her are borderline (really) dumb, but we'll give her a little credit for being able to type on a keyboard. Just another patently false assumption from a faux visionary intellect who consults with a crystal ball, daily. One more thing, I don't use Twitter, Facebook or the rest of that social media junk; they're a waste of time. On this board, we get a chance to smack you around every time you open your mouth, and then some. #TDSAlert | #Smackdown #Cynique | #TRUMPWON

My guess is that there are a lot of black people (of today) who might take real issue with that.

Cynique, you're never going to insult your way out of the whole you've dug for yourself. #TRUMPWON

Spot-on ! ! ! IMO, yes...that is the key point and I'm very glad you brought that out. Without fiscal chops, black folks don't stand a chance, no matter what they have to offer.

And sadly, they seem to gladly accept their less than decision-making state, in order to maintain their status in the(ir) insular world of professional sports, media and entertainment.

#TDSAlert | #Trigger #Cynique | #TRUMPWON | LOL! 🙂

From a pragmatic standpoint, why is a 'reset' necessary? Just curious about your train of thought.

One of the potential problems I see is that it's becoming increasingly challenging to correctly determine which of the wealthy black elite are on black America's side, and which aren't. Some of those ultra-wealthy blacks just don't realize that despite their wealth and status, they're being played by the top 1% of the 1%ers.