nels

I live for any challenge, and the color of your skin makes absolutely no difference to me, whatsoever. I understand politics at a level that you could not possibly grasp or imagine. I'll leave it at that.

Really? You need a photo ID to do nearly everything else in life from getting a passport, a state issued ID, flying on a plane, purchasing a bus pass, opening a bank account, applying for a mortgage, getting a loan to buy a car, getting healthcare, enrolling in college, purchasing season passes to professional sports games, buying a firearm, buying alcohol, setting up a rideshare account, applying for a credit card that is used for essentials ranging from food and medicine to incidentals and toilet paper, etc. So, could you please explain your definition of Voter Suppression? I believe I'm not the only one here who'd like to hear it.

MSN has zero (0) credibility. Perhaps one need only look at Margaret Sanger, who many believe was the architect of abortion to eradicate black people. "I’m the Head of Planned Parenthood. We’re Done Making Excuses for Our Founder." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/opinion/planned-parenthood-margaret-sanger.html

It would appear that one has to look more closely at who's actually running the White House, before any truly valid assertions can be made about how blacks in Russia will or may be impacted. The concern you state may well be a very valid one, however, unless that concern gets more than lip service from the political elite, we may all be waiting for a very long time to get a fairly decent answer.

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/24/news/u-s-supreme-court-justices-to-hear-challenge-to-race-in-college-admissions/

The only person who 'said' that, is YOU. One thing I've learned on and off the battlefield in life, is that when uninformed and misinformed judgmental people come out of the gate blazing blindly from the hip, they tend to get their heads bitten clean off long before they run out of bullets.

IMO, 'by itself', 'white supremacy' in today's U.S. society is an over-hyped mantra that is being used by the deceptively liberal Mainstream Media (MSM), to bludgeon a very large and gullible portion of black America and what little common sense it has left. I'm not denying that white supremacy still exists, but where it does, it's no where near the scale that it's purported to be by the Democrat leadership and the Left, Socialists, Marxists, Communists, globalists, MSM and the like, who have figuratively and in some cases literally, laid siege to D.C. and other capitols around the globe.

IMO, anti-miscegenation laws both were and still are, 'bad medicine'.

And the world wishes you well. And for good measure... Hey there Stefan, Angry Black Man (or whatever you are), yeah – you - slow down, partna. Take a chill pill. This is only a discussion board. Whoa! Hold on, Silver! You’re stumblin’ - ‘bout to go down hard and break a front leg. Ouch! Dude, you’re passed out on da tarmac, while a fully loaded 910,000 pound 7-4-7 is rollin’ down the runway headed right for ya, and it ain’t gonna’ rotate ‘til it’s 50 yards past where you’re lyin’. You’re gettin’ torched by a flame thrower, while ya sittin’ in an outhouse tokin’ Snoop’s leftover blunt. As a matter of fact and as I see it, given your apparent erratic, illogical and emotionally charged judgmental outbursts, your baseless arguments, responses and suppositions come across as if they were produced by a special needs individual, whose cerebral density is about an 11 on Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness, which maxes out at 10 (Diamond). I’ll digress and self-deprecate, a bit… Being a rather humble person of minimal (amoeba-level) intelligence myself, I am quite confident that there are many fellow members on this board who are ‘much’ smarter than me, but – YOU ain’t one of ‘em. On a more practical note and from my perspective, you are ‘never’ going to prevail on this argument. Someday, you might, but only after you climb out of the (mental) hole (ahem, rut) you seem to be stuck in. When you eventually do come out of that coma, feel free to message me directly with an anonymous or encrypted email address through which I can reply. If you do, I’ll send you some clarifying info (i.e., from your perspective - propaganda), that will (definitely) suck the wind right out of your lungs.

I tend to agree.

Yes I have. Sadly, the mainstream media is at the crux of the problem. People just don't seem to want to truth-check what the MSM says, thus they become blindly gullible to the lies that they consume. IMO, remember, anything has the potential to be considered or classified as a fact, but not everything can be, the truth.

I'd be interested in learning more about what you mean by "not as large as before". Thank you.

Why is black America so hung up on white supremacy? Agreed.

By the way, the generalizations that you mention are actually things that I have personally observed, researched, documented and tried to make sense of since at least the mid 1970's. If you could simply take a step back and hear how you sound, the English alphabet might actually lose a letter, or two. Oh, and one more thing, Microzide, Norvasc, Cardizem, Capoten, Cozaar, Diovan and a few other medications are reportedly known to work quite well in reducing your blood pressure, which actually helps improve your cerebral function, and also lessens the chance of your having a brain aneurysm. By the sound and context of your overall reply, you might want to consider taking something to bring those neurons and synapses of yours into alignment with the purpose for which they were intended. Doing so might help clear up the fog you seem to be walking through in circles. p.s., After you finish pulling those hooks out of your head, rinse them off so you can use them again.

Responding example taken from 1 occurrence of 7 major occurrences out of more than 32 significant occurrences personally witnessed and observed over 45+ years. Condensed & Truncated… | This is only a brief summarization. Case 1 of Many: (U.S.) A black male supervisor at a major financial institution overtly demonstrated hostility toward U.S. blacks ((i.e., not actual) non-mixed black sub-Saharan Africans and their direct descendants, as defined), and others. The supervisor repeatedly disparaged, denigrated, mistreated and more, both U.S. blacks, whites and those of eastern / oriental Asian descent over a period of ~3.5 years. This supervisor explicitly stated on multiple occasions that his targets did not possess the fundamental intelligence, cognitive, analytical and judgmental capabilities (at a minimum,) that were required to execute extremely complex business initiatives, purely and expressly because of his (i.e., the supervisor’s) target’s race. Considering this supervisor’s own (minority-classified) race, in many respects - this seemed to be a rather contradictory position for this supervisor to take. This supervisor’s actions caused great emotional, psychological, physical and economic distress among numerous individuals that were subject to the supervisor’s actions. Said supervisor repeatedly stole, plagiarized and altered proprietary work product(s) that were created by his targets, per the management directives that they acted on. Eventually, the supervisor was exposed, and his actions ended up costing his employer somewhere north of $55 million in an undisclosed confidential arrangement. = = = To the participating community, feel free to draw your own conclusions. IMO, keep in mind that discussion boards are simply for interaction and reflection, and nothing more. - - - Oxford: rac·ism /ˈrāˌsizəm/ prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized. "a program to combat racism" racial discrimination racialism racial prejudice/bigotry xenophobia chauvinism bigotry bias intolerance anti-Semitism apartheid the belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another. "theories of racism" Oxford: “typically one that is a minority or marginalized” | Note: assumed or through empirical assessment and confirmation as “typically”, but not stated ‘solely’. Thus, can and is applied to ‘other’ non-minority racial and / or ethnic groups. - - - Webster: “: the systemic oppression of a racial group to the social, economic, and political advantage of another” = = = Black people can most definitely be racist, particularly in countries and societies where they are the (dominant) majority. Racism applies to people of color and non-people of color as well. It is one of many highly complex and manipulative drivers of discrimination across nearly all segments of both modern and historically classified societies. "The idea that “black people can't be racist” is just a meme, not a coherent argument." https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/where_did_we_get_the_idea_that_only_white_people_can_be_racist "Yes, Black People Can Be Racist" https://humanparts.medium.com/yes-black-people-can-be-racist-b74dfb1ba6f2 https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/22/us/kendi-book-anti-racist-blake/index.html https://soh.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/33208 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/black-on-black-racism-the-hazards-of-implicit-bias/384028/ https://cornellpress.manifoldapp.org/read/i-m-not-a-racist-but/section/351f960b-17b8-4454-9bcb-0bc4cd1de42f https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/26/black-america-blames-white-america/?utm_source=GOOGLE&utm_medium=cpc&utm_id=chacka&utm_campaign=TWT+-+DSA&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_YCPhYPJ9QIVmR-tBh3vqwEwEAMYASAAEgI29fD_BwE = = = The (believe it or not) left-leaning narrative-driven anti-Semitic ADL conveniently defines racism as: “The marginalization and/or oppression of people of color based on a socially constructed racial hierarchy that privileges white people.” https://www.adl.org/racism Through documented practice, the ADL’s stress on “people of color”, appears to be nothing more than a well-obfuscated conspiratorial attempt to further invade and manipulate black minds and behaviors in order to control what blacks hear, see, say, think, do and believe. In turn, this could and can potentially lead to a level of unbridled subjugation of the black body politic, to a point where the detrimental effects and impacts that are directly attributable to the ADL’s agenda, either are or may become irreversible. Progressive Groups Call to Cut Ties with ‘Racist’ ADL https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/14/progressive-groups-call-to-cut-ties-with-racist-adl/ Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Left-Center Bias https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/anti-defamation-league/ "The ADL move to jam “hate crimes laws” down our throats must be repelled by all thinking Black people. None of this benefits Blacks, who are shot down in the streets by “law enforcement” agencies that have been weaponized and trained by the ADL!" https://noirg.org/articles/the-adl-hates-our-freedoms/ One could easily surmise that only a very extensive and exhaustive deep dive into the role of the liberal Jew in (i.e., as it apples to) the success, failure and misery of black America, can expose the inherent risks of looking at only one side of the racism argument – this, as one approaches the fork in the road and the ‘likely’ undesirable choices that lie along each path. - - - How Jews Rule https://www.realjewnews.com/?p=1298 Jewry's Creation of White Guilt https://www.realjewnews.com/?p=468 Interviews, Kevin MacDonald PhD Interviews, Jewification Of America Articles https://www.realjewnews.com/?cat=28

Stefan, you're flaming and wasting keystrokes, to the point where no one feels sorry for you, nor are they taking you seriously. I can prove everything I state. There's an old saying; "If you had any sense, you'd spend it". "Seriously, you need to do some research before posting your immature nonsense" | And p.s., you need only look in the mirror.

Chances are, there are a whole lot of people out there who can't answer that question.

How does black America get away from the race card? https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/01/mlks-niece-rips-biden-race-baiting-voter-reform/

"For those African Americans who have less than a college education, the loss of manufacturing jobs seriously undermines their opportunities for employment. Researchers John Bound and Richard Freeman contend that "up to half of the huge employment declines for less-educated blacks might be explained by industrial shifts away from manufacturing toward other sectors."" https://academic.udayton.edu/race/04needs/economic06.htm - - - "Economic Globalization and the Future of Black America" https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0021934706290981?journalCode=jbsa - - - "Effects of NAFTA 2.0 and Other Low-Road Approaches to Trade on Black Communities" https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trade-and-race/ - - - "Globalization and Race: Transformations in the Cultural Production of Blackness" https://afamstudies.yale.edu/publications/globalization-and-race-transformations-cultural-production-blackness

Really? Stick around for a while.

No, nels is black and is definitely an equal opportunity commender and offender. | "errant assertions" ? It's what I've aggregated over the the many decades of my life. If you don't agree with it, that's your right, and your problem. Time and time again, disconnected and unplugged black people try to obfuscate through BS responses when they don't like their dirty laundry aired. | "Nel's vituperative diatribe against Black people" ? Black people are their own worst enemy and I don't give flying 'F' if they can't see past the gaslighting they are enduring from the Democrats and the Left. However, they will increase their future success on an exponential scale if they jettison race and simply, pay attention to their own behaviors and what's happening around them. As for 'vituperative', stop trying to use BIG words to sound intelligent and instead, just say 'harsh, critical, scolding, etc.' IMO, your entire reply is emotional nonsense. Mzuri, and also as usual, you're spot on and definitely do understand what I am trying to convey. As a black American, I know all to well that you can't holler at others when you're digging a hole that you cannot climb out of. For some (both known and unknown) reasons, black America as a whole, is (nearly) unwilling to admit that it is not perfect, and it continues to look for an escape that does not force it to face its own deficits.

https://www.google.com/search?q=racism&oq=racism&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i433i512j0i512l5j0i433i512j0i512l2.1442j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 What part of racism drives discrimination do you NOT understand? You're beginning to behave like a scarecrow trying to take a shortcut through a brush fire. Again, IMO, race is very complex and nuanced. If it wasn't, we wouldn't be here on this board wasting keystrokes on it over and over again.

Yes, race is rather slimy. You can't quite get a grip on it.

Why is black America always complaining about how it feels it’s being treated by other groups, when what it really needs to do first, is get its own house in order? Let’s take a step back and a brief look at black America’s self-inflicted damage. From the top, black Americans: -- Chronically blame their problems on others. -- Don’t practice good study habits, score low on basics tests, and discount the value of getting a good education. -- Are physically unfit, eat poorly, and smoke and consume alcohol heavily, which contributes to a disproportionate suffering from obesity, high blood pressure, emphysema, and kidney, heart and liver disease. -- Exponentially commit more crime and are incarcerated, accordingly. -- Often, refer to each other as the N-word daily, without even flinching. -- Refer to their women as b!tches, hos and c-words in condescension within their own households, business venues, and in film, TV, stage and other productions. -- Abandon their children and leave them fatherless and in poverty. -- Consume and share fentanyl, cocaine, crack, heroin, ecstasy and other regulated drugs at a phenomenal rate. -- Hate their own self-image and resort to plastic surgery, skin lightening and so forth to escape their blackness. -- Deceive each other by pretending to be a race or racial composition, that they’re not. -- Religiously follow the (yes) Ku Klux Klan-founding Democrat party, which is using and abusing them to its own advantage, leading them right off the proverbial cliff. -- Willfully remain ignorant of finance, economics, geopolitics, pharmaceutical, and other very critical areas. -- Laugh and chuckle at the buffoonery of how they are grossly depicted and portrayed in television, movie, advertising, radio, and other mediums. -- Fail to gain a solid command of their native language (English) and as a result, resort to Ebonics and poor grammar and diction to showcase their non-conformity, which impedes their ability to effectively communicate. -- Frequently give their children distinctly black names, which only compound the child’s ability to succeed in the business world they generally, need to be part of. -- Criticize blacks who to them, don’t seem to be black enough. -- Support phony, manipulative and bellicose black leaders and race hustlers who are wholly incompetent (e.g., Al Sharpton, Bennie Thompson, Maxine Waters, Jim Clyburn, Lori Lightfoot, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Letitia James). -- Are more interesting in bling, than brains; got to have those Nike shoes, etc. -- Voluntarily rely on government assistance to sustain their standard of living, instead of getting a job, working hard, becoming entrepreneurial, and setting a positive example. -- Continue to blindly succumb to the trappings of the professional gaming, entertainment, media and sports (GEMS) industries, which are explicitly designed to separate people from their hard-earned money, while adding (absolutely) NO value whatsoever, to the lives of the average everyday person. Obviously, anyone anywhere could go on and on and on about black America and its parity with the rest of society and the world. For the (black) everybody haters out there, don’t trip over your lips while you’re losing your mind over the black condition. Instead, figure out a way to wash your dirty laundry so you don’t smell when you walk across the threshold of reason, dominance, success and self-fulfillment.

I don't know everything, but I definitely do know how to connect the dots. When I summarily dismiss what others say, they immediately know it. In the interim, I listen and try to make sense of what I'm consuming.