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Troy Mostly, but I'm more focused on them being CURVACEOUS. Even if they're thin. Erykah Badu is a good example of a thin woman with curves.

Troy Since I have no idea what you look like THAT would be an interesting photo. In my mind's eye I see you as a bow-tied, bean pie slinging' brother. Lol...not me. Other times I see you as a domestic beer-drinking blue-collar guy- with a decent job at "the plant." Perhaps you are both or neither. Not me either. That actually sounds like a plaid shirt wearing, F-150 driving, white man you're describing...lol. I work the warehouse of factory, though it's not big enough to be considered a plant. The compound actually consists of 3 buildings. One building is a warehouse, one is where they actually manufacture goods, and the other is for corporate purposes. @Mel Hopkins invite him to GA so that we can see what he looks like Now wait a minute.... That's sounding more like a "set up"....lol. I think I've seen THAT movie before. Mel flies me down to Atlanta, takes me to a spot, and I'll see @Delano sitting there waiting on me with a turban wrapped around his head, talking about: "Good job Twin!"

Lol...she's not bad looking for a 55 year old woman, however I don't find her particularly attractive. Honestly.

"Move on", my ass.....lol. If I find out @Mel Hopkins has been "impressed" by anything I did, I'll KEEP ON doing it until my efforts have reached their "logical conclusion".....lol. The next pictures and videos she posts will have ME in them. I'll be in the background, grinning and mumbling something about "rear view" checks and balances.

I'm not sure if I'd agree with that one. If a person truly IS a violent criminal who can't be reformed and is a guaranteed danger to the public, the only intelligent solution is imprisonment or death. Imprisonment...in my opinion...is a form of slavery.

But thoughts of me and my big "black tail" seem to live in your mind 24/7, rent free....lol.

ProfD Right. That somebody made up rules/laws that were broken. It is downhill for people who transgress. I won't disagree. However Black people in the United States are in the position that we can actually make and enforce our own laws. The Palestinians are arguably MORE oppressed than Black Americans...at this particular point...yet they have their own police with their own laws. Nothing is stopping US from developing our own policing organizations and crafting our own laws in certain jurisdictions. In previous dialog, you question the intelligence of Black folks. I still contend that fear of death keep Black folks in check. If we were intelligent and knowledgeable enough....that fear would dissipate. Have you ever heard of a genius fearing a retarded person? When you can easily out think your rival/opponent/enemy, fear of them becomes illogical. That is why there is hardly ever a violent protest led by Black folks. You get them from time to time, but like we both say....many Black folks are COMFORTABLE living under this system. They don't want to protest it because they enjoy it. Brotha Gregory said we can sit back and watch white folks implode on themselves. Even THAT is a dangerous strategy. They tried it already back during the first Trump administration, but it didn't implode. It's like a man who's sentenced to triple life in prison and he points to 2 Corrections Officers arguing with eachother as evidence that the prison system is going to "collapse" any day now. Not realizing how organized not only the prison he's in...is...but how organized the state wide prison system is.

Cynique I'm done. Yeah right. You can't resist....lol. Troy I even spent a day on Captial Hill working with lobbyists to reduce credit card swipe fees Are you serious? I'm sure you're a computer expert, but I'm curious as to why they would tap you for that project.

Dick Gregory became quite agitated with people, especially if you weren't picking up on his message.....as he got older. He used to cuss folks out in interviews for being too slow, lol. Say what you want, but he was on point and much of what he was saying we're JUST NOW bearing witness to it. When it comes to things like chem-trails, atrazine being put in the water and manganese being used to make people violent...... Many Black Conspiracy Theorists are just now getting hip to it because they're listening to the White Conspiracy Theorists who've been talking about this for the past 15 or 20 years. But my man DICK GREGORY has been talking about these same conspiracies for 40 AND 50 years! A lot of White folks actually got THEIR information from HIM.

Man, what's the world coming to....... He allegedly died from Pancreatic Cancer, which is said to be very painful. I hope our brother is resting in peace and is free from his suffering. I remember Brown Sugar. And when I hear, for some reason I also think of Domino's "Sweet Potato Pie"....lol. Most of the ladies remember D'Angelo's "How Does It Feel" video when he came on nearly naked grinning and licking his lips and shit, lol.

I don't care how old you are, I got you wrapped around my finger like a school girl....lol. -I can get any type of reaction I want out of you and everybody on this forum can see that. If I were as bad of a guy as you make me out to be, I would have taken advantage of this fact a LONG time ago.

Cynique As I said before, I know people. You....apparently don't.....lol. Let me "hip" you a little bit to what people actually DO find offensive.............. I'm almost sure Mel doesn't take offense to my teasing of her wedding pictures and videos. But what she probable DOESN'T like is us going back and forth insulting each other in her thread, lol. The difference between me and you is I realize this and do it reluctantly....you don't. Lol....because you don't know any better.

ProfD Why are they locked up? Good question. I would say various reasons: -Some are innocent and couldn't afford proper legal representation -Some are guilty of the crimes they were accused of and should be in -Some are guilty of the crimes that shouldn't be "crimes" at all But to answer your question directly: They are locked up because SOMEBODY locked them up. Somebody with more power than them. Black folks have had at least a whole century to come up with an alternative to the system of racism white supremacy. And we have. Not only have our people come up with AN alternative; but through out the centuries we've come up with MULTIPLE alternatives! But there are 2 major problems standing in the way: 1. Those multiple alternatives from multiple people is a sign of the DISUNITY that exists among us and prevents so many of us from choosing the BEST alternative and focusing on it to replace the System of Racism 2. The System of Racism has been so strong and dominant that it's been hard to get any alternative system going. Black folks do not seem interested in practicing group economics and politics in a manner similar to the Jews. They don't seem "uninterested" to me. They seem VERY interested in how other ethnicities practice group economics. The INTEREST and DESIRE are certainly there. It's the ABILITY of our people to do the same, that I call into question....for the reasons I stated earlier. Black folks have seemingly found a comfortable spot making it under the system of racism white supremacy What "alternative" do we have, at this point?

My understanding of it is that it was and still is a TACTIC of warfare. Slavery practiced in the United States was the worse form in history. However the "typical" slavery as practiced around the globe through out history involved capturing enemy combatants that you haven't killed....along with their families, and putting them to work for you or your tribe/nation for the rest of their lives. Their children...if they had any....were usually born free and even allowed to join the dominant community in some cases. Some argue that enslaving your enemy was better than killing them. Others say it was worse because it humiliated them. Not sure one way or the other.