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What I want to know is whatever happened to SAUL TURTLETAUB...lol. That name used to tikle me when it came on during the opening theme to Sanford and Son...lol. I'll tell you EXACTLY where a lot of the inspiration for a lot of our good funny shows of the 70s came from.... England! Sanford and Son got a lot of their material from a British show out of the 40s and 50s called "Steptoe and Son". And All In The Family (Archie Bunker) got most of their material form another British show out of the 50s and 60s called "Till Death Do Us Part". They ripped off Steptoe and Son BIG TIME....lol. I started watching the British version and actually started to like it. Believe it or not, both British shows were more edgy and politically sharp than the Americanized versions.

I was looking at some of the comments I made years ago and I find it satisfying and slightly amazing at how "consistent" I am in my perspectives and personal observations. I agree with myself 100%...lol. Sometimes when someone digs up an old thread and I read something I said years ago before reading "who" posted it.....I start nodding and agreeing with it and wondering WHO that brother is dropping science like that. Then look over and discover it was one of MY old posts

ProfD Otherwise, people from any race, color, creed or ethnicity are capable of doing something strange for some change. Facts. However we also have to look at the PERCENTAGE of how many people of each race engages in a particular type of behavior. In other word, who does it the most? How many Asian kids are walking around holding boxes of Popeye's Chicken munching on chicken and biscuits...cussing with crumbs falling out of their mouths and calling eachother "nicca" like it's a new language? I don't even see White kids who "try" to be what they think is "Black" doing it. They may copy some "cool" Hiphop styles and try to talk the "yo yo whaddup bro" to a certain extent. But there are some lines THEY don't even cross. They'll play stupid until real danger approaches...then that "white boy" comes out, lol. Culture plays a huge part in human development. The code is taught from day one of a child's life. Racist protocols are certainly taught....passed down from generation to generation. But I'm not sure if raw RACISM is. I think that most Caucasians are simply instinctively racist against people of color and they simply teach their children HOW to be racist. Getting older definitely makes us more cognizant of embarrassment especially when its our people. Some of the shit I see these clowns doing....I knew better than to do at 12 years old. Just had a brother today almost get fired for messing around with 2 women on the job....one of them was his manager. This nicca had a WHITE BEARD....certainly old enough to know better than to do what he did. Just....silly as hell. Almost 70 and still ain't learned from the mistakes he's made. Doing dumb shit the average 14 year old should know better than to do or say. I used the word "nigga" a lot, especially off-line....lol. But even when I was teenager I INSTICTIVELY knew not to say it around White folks. I just didn't do it. A lot of Black folks did....either seemingly not knowing or not caring if White folks were listening to them. I think it goes beyond age and generation and goes to intelligence level and self-awareness.

ProfD I don't think any parent would encourage a child to be greedy or jealous as motivatiion to succeed. It's not something you necessarily "encourage". It's usually a trait that's just "in" a person and they learn how to use it to their advantage. Kind of like a boxer who uses their childhood memories of being abused or bullied to muster up the anger and energy to defeat their opponent. A form of self-motivation. However, to your comment........ Don't be so sure that they don't. We don't know WHAT most White people are teaching their kids. Whatever it is, it's not what most of us teach ours. Neely Fuller said the teachings of "White supremacy" is passed down from one generation to the next. It's taught so that by the time each White child is about 15....they know the rules of the game. If they teach their kids: "Don't let Blacks get ahead of you in school or on a job or they'll take over." "Don't let them around White women because they'll end up having sex and making more babies of color and pretty soon the White race will be extinct" If they're teaching their children THAT.....what else would you call it?

Not only was the South less racist in MY experiences, but I saw more BLACK LOVE and BLACK UNITY down South back in the 80s and 90s than I did in the North. Our culture was....and still is...much stronger in the South than in the North except for places like Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia....but don't step outside the city limits; and DEFINITELY stronger than out West.

Yes....those videos raise a LOT of questions for me. Among them........ 1. In the case of the first video, why is the story of Mr.Toko being told by White men instead of Black Congolese? 2.I understand the stories of him being killed and resurrecting again. If they are true, my question would be why did he simply "go away' because the powers didn't want him? If he was a Savior for humanity then he should have STAYED and helped humanity with more Miracles and helped raised dead people and cure sick people. 3. AIDS came along after these men, but did any of them predict the coming AIDS Pandemic? And why was it allowed to happen? In general, I can't say I deny or accept what was said in these videos but IF what was said was true.....it still raises question about the exact purpose for these Holy Men coming among us in the first place if they weren't going to correct the wrongs done by the wicked in this world. Why did they come?

Troy We (Black people) are the most creative race on the planet. We invented the vast majority of the dance moves not just in the U.S. but around the planet....as well as the Martial Arts. Years ago when I was a teenager a brother told me we invented Martial Arts and "gave" it to the Asians. I laughed at him thinking he didn't know what he was he was talking about and was doing a little too much with the Black history. Now after not just years of experience and personal research but just good old fashioned OBSERVATION......I definitely believe this with little doubt in my mind. Why? For the same reason I believe the moves and flips that gymnasts do came from Black people too. Because our people are so creative that they INVENT things so much they often get tired of a particular thing and move on.....only for others to STEAL it and appropriate it as "their" culture. Look at the dances, styles of dressing, and DJ'ing at parties that Whites and many Asians engage in today. All of it came from urban AfroAmericans....who were doing it in the 70s, 80s, 90s, and have moved on with NEW styles. But White folks will pick up on it and make it a STAPLE in a particular arena.

Interesting videos........ Care to discuss them?

There is an old saying in journalism......"if it bleeds, it leads".

ProfD A man can put in the work required to change his station in life. True. However my statement was in response to you suggesting that learning from the successes of White men amounts to "duplicating the worst of men". Murder, rape, and theft are wrong. But learning how to control people, produce products and services expoditiously, and accumulate wealth and status are NOT, in my opinion. These are valuable skills that any free people must have. .....or they won't be free long. I was referring to AfroAmericans primarily but also lifting Black people by extension. Working together as I envision it would have Black folks on code. Yes, those who are ABLE to get on code...lol. I've said over and over again, you're not going to get "on code" with a fool. A fool is INCAPABLE of adhering to a code. Try to get "on code" with a fool and when you call him up to ask him where he is.....he's laying on the couch with a blunt in his hand grabbing his cell phone trying to see what time it is. A fool thinks that what yall talked about was supposed to happen TOMORROW.....not today, lol.

But then again...... How many Asian or Jewish or Arab women would be WILLING to even DO a commercial about STD's or vaginal infections? Some people have a natural "self awareness" where it appears they don't even have to be taught certain things. It's almost like common sense or intuition to them that doing certain things in public will not only embarrass THEM but embarrass their COMMUNITY as well. So what makes so many of our young people freely call eachother "nigga" out in public in restaurants, on the plane, in malls, and at work in front of White folks without so much as a second thought? What makes so many of our youth walk up and down the street with their eyes bucked open throwing their hands every which way while cussing and rapping to themselves? Lack of self-awareness? Lack of care? Why can I and many others EASILY see how disturbing and embarrassing this behavior is but so many of our people don't?

True, however they have the POTENTIAL to be great motivators when used CONSTRUCTIVELY. Jealousy, when used DESTRUCTIVELY can lead to murder. However when used CONSTRUCTIVELY can lead to one being a billionaire. Greed, when used DESTRUCTIVELY can turn one into a pathological liar and thief. However when used CONSTRUCTIVELY can lead one to cure cancer.

ProfD No reason for us to duplicate the worst of men. Perhaps lacking power, being broke, and disrespected is AMONG the "worst" for a man. Power and wealth should be used to lift all boats. Everyone should be able to live comfortably. I'm not focused on helping "everyone" or ensuring that "everyone" lives comfortably. I WILL help those in need to the various extent that my resources allow. Especially those suffering medical emergencies; however my primary focus is on AfroAmericans and ensuring our prosperity and success. frankster Wisdom has nothing to do with Ethnicity True...but that doesn't answer my question. Again, if you suggest that White people have book-knowledge but are lacking wisdom...I won't argue this. Perhaps others do....I'm not sure one way or the other, which is why I simply ask that you show me the race that DOES have more wisdom than them. Then you know that it Failed...as it accentuate differences and not commonalities. It was SET UP to fail. The United States didn't set up Liberia the same way they and Britain set up Israel. You don't dump a bunch of newly freed Black folks off in the middle of the woods and sail away leaving them to fend for themselves.. What did they EXPECT to happen? We will be seen as Foreigners Akata, Obruni or Oyinbo...Cotton picker or stupid and evil person. You're ALREADY seen as that anyway...that's one of my points. If we go over there and BUILD something and HELP people with our wealth and technology (comparatively speaking) perhaps they'd look at us differently. But at this point, many if not most of them don't see AfroAmericans in a very positive light ANY way. We certainly do not have more Resources than African, We do not have more Wealth than Africans And it can be argued we do not have more skills than the Africans. As AfroAmericans we COLLECTIVELY have more ACCESS to wealth, technology, and education than most Africans. We just don't use it properly. A Black man (Charles Brown) is currently the Joint Chief of Staff leading the United States military. Before him another Black man named Colin Powell was in that position. We HAVE access and opportunities....but we haven't used them wisely. What we have is Proximity to Power and The Opportunity to influence that power....Access to Modern Technology. Facts. So why not USE them? Remember the old adage, USE IT OR LOSE IT. Many Latinos use what little THEY have to go back down to Latin America and build. No....I expect them to built Industries in Africa. Well they have to be TAUGHT how to do this. You don't go from being a cashier at Home Depot to building a steel plant in the middle of Ghana. You have to be TAUGHT these skills. Which is why we should petition the U.S. government for skills and training. That is Aristocracy/Nobility, ancestors left a heritage for them. However the hell they got it....they got it. What's wrong with it? What's wrong with Aristocracy and being upper class? What's wrong with being wealthy and elite? I'm not going to let White "liberal" theology trick me out of going against common sense. Wealth is good. True.....but why would you want to be a Corrupt Elite.... I said ELITE...I said nothing about being "corrupt". Let us try to keep it a good thing. Absolutely. Part of our success is in our RIGHTEOUSNESS. However as a people we need to be on the SAME PAGE as to what constitutes "righteousness". Lol, which leads us to this NEXT issue..... We Knew that all along....but what you are proposing is to fleece the poor and needy Is bringing factories, buildings, and decent paying jobs to them "fleecing" them? Because that would be ONE OF my intentions in buying land and establishing industry in Africa. Helping myself and other AfroAmericans primarily however helping them also. You just Said how you got "cookies" by taken advantage of people in need.....you had the power and abused them with it. Corrections: 1. I didn't take advantage of the PERSON, I took advantage of the OPPORTUNITY. It was a fair exchange as they had the choice. If they didn't want to have sex with me, they could have gone to someone else or just turned down my offer. No compulsion or extortion. 2. I didn't AB-USE my power I USED by power to get what I wanted by helping THEM get what THEY wanted. As long as sex is CONSENTUAL and MUTUALLY AGREED I have absolutely no problem with it. We don't want to build a society based on HYPOCRISY. Not calling YOU that...but speaking in general. We know most men want sex and will use different ways to get it. You're not going to stop this. It's been going on for thousands if not millions of years. It's not likely to change. As long as it's VOLUNTARY and between ADULTS, we should accept that it's their own personal business and move on to more important matters. But I understand you're PROBABLY coming from a Biblical/Christian perspective that believes that sex is more than a physical need and desire. Power comes in many forms...And we all have varying degrees of power regardless of Race class or status Facts! First you must recognize The Power you already have and what you are doing with it. More facts on top of facts. You are setting yourself up as the "Other" very rarely good come of such behaviour. Good luck TRYING to blend in as being the "same" then. Some people will tell you that as an AfroAmerican, most Africans wouldn't see you as one of their "own" no matter how hard you tried to fit in or blend in. So you might as well embrace being the "other" Black man, lol. We are Westerners and we should continue with our cultural ways whilst being Aware Accepting and Hospitable as Guests should be. I wouldn't accept "guest" status. If I buy land there, I would demand CITIZENSHIP status....for me and my offspring born there. Not FORCED mind you. But "demand" as in....that would be part of the deal in exchange for the money and other benefits I would bring. They aren't going to just take the AfroAmericans money, use them up, and then kick him out when they get ready. Or when some other dictator takes over rip up the contract. Hell no. I could not agree with you more..... Why US Military.....Why not Create Our Own or hire Private Black African Paramilitary Protection Service Company. I'll give you 2 good reasons: 1. The U.S. military is one of if not THE best military among nations in the world. What country would have a better military to help us and learn from? 2. We're UNITED STATES CITIZENS. They have someone of an obligation to help and protect us anyway. I love discussions like this because we can get things out in the open and eliminate misunderstandings. This is one of the many great things I've learned from the teachings of Neely Fuller Jr. There should be NO CONFUSION or MISUNDERSTANDINGS between Black people....especially when we set out to work together on a project or want to go into a business or buy land together. We should all know what the other believes and what their values are. Before we SET FOOT on our land overthere, we should have a CRYSTAL CLEAR understanding of eachothers wants, expectations, intentions, morals, and ethical values.

Aside from the so-called "vow of poverty" many Catholic priests take....lol????? It's not so much that poor White folks "love" being in poverty. It's that they love being in a status higher than YOURS. Most poor Whites will accept being poor AS LONG AS the Black people in their immediate surroundings are POORER and more oppressed than them. On the other hand, they'd hate like hell to be middle class with a nice house only to have a Black family making just as much money as them moving in next door to them. It just rubs them the wrong way. Their seemingly illogical attitude could be likened to a man who thinks his girlfriend is ugly and disrespects her on the regular, but gets jealous as hell if she talks to another man. As far as "greed" being a problem...... Not NECESSARILY...in my opinion. Greed...like poverty...can be a pretty strong motivator in some people. Greed is a natural human emotion. It....like jealousy....was given to us for a reason. Rather than condemning them because of out-dated religious and philosophical feelings, perhaps it would be wise for society to learn the proper use if these natural emotions for our benefit.

Facts Which is why journalists keep getting "got" by the Israeli military. I can understand covering a war. However....its a WAR. You know what to expect. As in most wars......death and destruction, generally speaking. What exactly do you hope to capture walking out in the middle of a firefight with a damn camera in your hand hiding behind a garbage can??? Hoping to find someone who bleeds GREEN for a change???

Stefan 1. I wasn't "enraged" at all. I don't get enraged over material I read on the internet, lol. 2. I called it an attack to avoid using the "b" word, which is picked up by algorithms established to monitor such exchanges.

frankster Then you do not know history of Empires....From within an Empire they seem everlasting and all powerful - nothing is further from the truth. Whether we talking White power, European power or US power....None is older than 500 yrs and US power is less than 100 yrs - European Global Hegemony is less than 200yrs The Greeks were the Teachers of Their Roman Masters But the "wise" and studious Greeks never reached the level of power and influence around the world that the Romans did. You seem to be under the impression that White people have book smarts but other groups have more "wisdom". Am I correct or mistaken? If I am, what racial group in your opinion has more wisdom than Caucasians? Great Plan.... one I promote and endorse....Less the Elite s**t But why as Elites? Black Americans Tried something like that already in Liberia....resulted in a massacre True. I actually thought about Liberia as I was typing that up, lol. Why Elites? Well, if we as Americans go to buy land in any African nation and build structures in it we will be looked upon as "elites" ANYWAY...so we might as well learn the role and learn it well. We will be EXPECTED to have more resources and skills than the local population. I hope you don't expect Black Americans to strip themselves of their valuables and live as paupers in the name of "humility". The Position of being an Elite must be earned.....not the result of Corruption and Collusion Not necessarily. Some people are BORN in the Elite class. Also, Elitest are often some of the most corrupt. Not sure where you got the idea that Elite = Pious Elite simply means an upper class who are separate or set apart from others. Like most forms of power, it can be a good thing or bad thing depending on each individual. I can see you have learned well the ways of the whiteman....Abuse of Power and Influence peddling. As long as we've lived UNDER the White man, we should have learned SOMETHING from him. Like POWER matters Money and wealth matters In order to ABUSE one's power...one must HAVE some power to begin with! Negroes aren't used to power, so they are too often AFRAID of it or don't know what to do with it ones they get it. First let us get some wealth and power and worry about "abusing" it later. There is a difference between Abuse Use and Help....If you do not know the difference then Self-destruction is a must. Whole lot of Arabs, Indians, Chinese, and White folks over in Africa abusing the hell out of many of the people..... Raping the people and the land. They don't look like THEY'RE "self destructing" anytime soon. Look like they're doing whatever the hell they want to do. They are over there to exploit...not help, like we would be. So again..... I have NO PROBLEM going over and setting myself up in the Elite class and getting special privileges AS LONG AS I'm also helping the people by bringing wealth, technology, and other benefits I have access to as an American. If you want to strip yourself of your Western attire and valuables and live as the locals in the name of humility.....fine by me. I'm not. Infact..... If it were up to me, I'd go over with a GROUP of Black Americans and buy some land and build a compound and contract with the U.S. government to supply our group with money and military protection in exchange for us producing goods, natural resources, and services.

frankster Full of Book Knowledge but no Wisdom....Dangerous and Self-Destructive. Whatever category their knowledge is in....it's helping them to rule over most people of color on this planet. If they have no wisdom, what does that say about the people they're able to master? One can only assume that those in power think it best to do what it is they are doing. Perhaps "best"....not in a moral sense. But "best"...as in best for their own selfish interests It is worst than the wild west out there.....Plenty of Risk and Great Rewards to smart brave willing soul This is where the controversy comes in..... I'm an American citizen. Although I'm a Black man, we ARE American citizens and we should use our wealth and status to our advantage. I think we SHOULD buy land in a lot of these places and set ourselves up as the "elites" of the society and use our U.S. citizen status as well as our wealth and connections back in the U.S. Why not? I've been with women from different countries and I have NO PROBLEM using the fact that I'm an American citizens who can help them with certain things....to get some "cookies" from them. None. I've helped people get jobs by teaching them how to fill out resumes, tell them where to go to get licensing, etc.... Some I've done for free, others I've done for favors. We SHOULD be using our position and status here in the U.S. to benefit ourselves as well as our people abroad.

ProfD Only a handful of Black countries have ongoing violence. Like Stefan mentioned....that's being REPORTED in the media atleast....lol. But I put the reporting of war and violence in 3rd world nations in the same category I place crime -unreported. Most 3rd world nations don't have extensive and sophisticated data-bases for documenting and tracking crime and acts of violence like more developed nations do. Like my boy told me about his trip to Bolivia.... Here he was thinking it was safe and peaceful until he strayed about a block away from his hotel and ended up being chased back home by a bunch of kids with machetes....lol. Authoritarian and hybrid regimes, flawed and failed democracies lead to violence and instability. That's another problem all together. Democracy is a GREEK system of governing. Africans, Asians, and Native Americans...in my opinion...have no business looking to ancient Greece as their ideal form of governing. Democracies DO NOT WORK. The U.S. ain't even a Democracy....so why is it being encouraged in other nations. African nations need to develop THEIR OWN forms of governing outside of the boundaries of what their former (current?) colonial masters prescribed for them. We've been on this planet establishing civilizations for BILLIONS of years. How were we getting along then? White folks haven't been on this planet over 7000 years. We not only survived but THRIVED without them before that time. Why do we need them NOW to give us a model of governance and civility? We need to use the Creativity The SUPREME BEING gave us to develop our own systems of government and civilization which will EXCELL anything ever dreamt up by the West. Stefan The problem for most people is that they are unaware these battles and some wars are being fought. It is not that enough people are not dying or suffering. This is mostly due because news editors do not believe such conflicts are newsworthy. Exactly. The conflicts and problems just aren't documented or reported in the media. Probably because of the subconscious belief that the PEOPLE aren't worthy of the attention. The mentality of, "What's the news? Those people are always stealing from and killing eachother. If we did a report on it everytime it happened, we wouldn't be able to talk about anything else"

ProfD Man, I saw all of them line-by-line responses and I thought that might have been frankster's post at first....lol. Small Business Administration and regulations were established to help. To help AfroAmerican businesses? There are laws specifically designed to keep AfroAmericans on the bottom. True. I personally believe MOST of the laws in the United States were designed to suppress AfroAmerican success.....stated so or otherwise. I come to that conclusion based on observation and intuition. As AfroAmericans, we need laws specially designed to help us i.e. a hate crime bill. Asians got it instead. Yeah, we could use one but.......... But.....(sigh)....... White folks don't really believe laws were made to be enforced against them. Lol...exactly. Which is one of the reasons I said they WEREN'T. They know certain things we don't. They know a law or rule doesn't have to be labeled "anti-Black" in order to be used against AfroAmericans. They are organized enough to realize that .all the racists have to do is just USE IT. They don't have to go around advertising their intentions like negroes do...lol. Federal law regarding marijuana means it cannot be trafficked across state lines and is prohibited in places under federal jurisdiction. However, states have a right to make their own laws Please forgive any ignorance of mine on this issue, however I haven't heard that much detail go into it. From what I've heard and read...Federal law CLEARLY states that Marijuana is an illegal Schedule 1 substance, period. No exceptions. Further.... The states are free to make their own laws however Federal law SUPERCEDES state laws. So it doesn't matter whether the states "legalize" something or not, if the Feds say it's illegal then it's illegal. They'll CHOOSE not to prosecute a person for it to give the illusion that it's legal. The so-called "legalization" of Marijuana in these different states is little more than a TRAP in my opinion. Designed to target and lock up more Black men who are ignorant of these laws and how they work. There's an old saying, "You can't cheat an honest man". If some of our brothers would try to build up our communities the RIGHT way instead of smoking so much dope and now trying to make a fast buck growing it and selling it....the devil wouldn't be able to trick and trap them so easily.

ProfD Work hard or work smart! I personally prefer to work smart.....however there is also value in hard work.

ProfD Consensual. She never pressed charges. Just casually wrote about it her book. Craziness. It was "consensual"....atleast according to her...LATER ON in the relationship; but she said out of her own mouth that she was RAPED by him at 19 Not only is rape a crime....it's a violent felony what law enforcement prosecutes REGARDLESS as to whether the victim presses charges or not. Since when do prosecutors ask victims for "permission" to go after violent criminals? Sounds like a shell-game to me or 3 card molly where....like I said in the other thread about laws and regulations, they pick-n-choose who to go after. Honestly, I also blame a lot of the Black judges and prosecutors who have the power to go after some of these White deviants but choose to ignore them also.

Has anyone else noticed that Black women are disproportionately featured in commercials that not only sell feminine products but also commercials about STDs and foul smelling vaginal odors? I'm not trying to be funny, but I happened to notice this over the years. You almost never see a commercial of an Asian woman sitting on a toilet complaining about "vaginal odors" or symptoms of STDS.

frankster Racism pure and simple is Ignorance. Ignorance means lack of knowledge. The White racist elites who run the world tend to be pretty knowledgeable...lol. They often know more about Black people, than Black people know about themselves. Prior to the 1500 Race was about Ethnicity Nationality and Kinship....Cultural and or Religious Affinities. After The 1500 Race was about Groups of people sharing common physical characteristics.....that differs from what other groups have in common. Perhaps the fact that the WORDS: race, black, white, yellow, brown Weren't used prior to 1500 also clouds the fact that race was often used as a category to make people for mistreatment. Who knows what their goals are?? I certainly don't. But I can guess, based on their past and current actions. If they didn't do anything to help save the Palestinians in the PAST and are CURRENTLY not saving them, what would the logical assumption be for their future plans? Outwardly they profess to be about World Peace and Human Rights....hence the Arabs Look to them for help among others. Oh.... The Congo they are experiencing war too....lets generously help the Congolese I'm with you on this issue. I actually have been thinking about buying land in the Congo for quite some time now.

frankster Every Ethnicity is Racist Against Black people....even black people are racist against Black people. I don't talk about this much, but I actually divide racism against AfroAmericans into 2 parts: 1. Ignorant Racism 2. Authentic Racism Ignorant racism is the racism that comes from other people of color who have been brainwashed by the White racists into believing certain things about AfroAmericans. They can be some of the most vile OPEN racists....even more so than many Authentic racists. But all it takes is a good 10 years of living around AfroAmericans to dispel the myths and get along with us. Authentic Racism comes from the Caucasian racists who KNOW our greatness and seek to suppress it. They are the most dangerous because being good and decent around them only infuriates them and takes away their ammunition to help oppress our people. Maybe that's a function of Capitalism and the Ethnic divide Intersectionality. Nope. It's not Capitalism. This hatred of the Black people by Caucasians have been going on for THOUSANDS of years. Long before Capitalism. It's a function of TRICKNOLOGY. The science and protocols that Yacub taught his people for conquering and subjugating the Black nations they came across. I am sure they are doing, what is Geopolitically Expedient. I'm not sure WHAT they're doing. But whatever it is, according to the media reports it doesn't seem to be saving the Palestinians. According to media reports, they are being killed by the thousands. That's what the UN is For.... Has the U.N. stepped into ANY of the conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians and stopped them? If they haven't done it before, why would one think they'd do it this time? All the more reason to be kind as in helpful and generous. So...... What do you have in mind?