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ProfD Well remember, it's a TWO WAY street so it may have been HER choice not to jump the broom with her former "thug-loves"...lol. You know the old saying, "Bad girls love good boys". Being the smart woman that she is....she may have waited until she found the "right one" to cuff her up. She saw potential in Will that she didn't see in the others and was wise enough to....as Michael Jackson would say...."get on it", lol. ....and you KNOW you'z wrong for that "port-a-potty" remark....LOL....be shame!

ProfD Some of these niggas don't need love, they need LAW....heavily enforced. I love you brutha..... "I know...... I gotta make a phone call right quick doe." Savages don't respect or appreciate love. They take advantage of it. But the law and it's consequences? They fear it! Mama is Love But... Daddy is Law The savages of our community need the fear of consequence tattooed on their psyche in order to maintain the safety of the collective. Loving them ain't gonna stop some of them from killing the children of their enemies and shooting up the funeral....but the strong Black Arm of the LAW will.

ProfD Then, that begs the question of why he would wife a woman with another man's tattoo on her chest figuratively. Nothing good would come out that type of situation. He would forever be 2nd fiddle even to a dead man I have an answer..... Maybe her "sweet potato pie" was the best he ever tasted and he couldn't help himself....lol Jada is not only pretty, but she's sexy as hell with her attitude and charisma. I knew something was special about her even back in her Different World days. Trust....if it wasn't Will, it would have been Jamie Foxx, Puff Daddy, or a dozen other Black male celebrities standing in line to wife her up. The only difference is they probably wouldn't have the "soft" label and esteem issues Will probably has.

Troy Man are you serious? You didn't know about Jada and Tupac????

ProfD Many will challenge my criticism and counter it by pointing at the fuck-ups in other races and say it's not just Black folks. While that is certainly true, 2 things must be kept in mind: 1. Like a good Father I focus on ways to IMPROVE my people (AfroAmericans), not excuse or try to put the best spin on their jacked-up behavior which will no doubt make it worse. And more importantly..... 2. I've been saying for years now that while there IS a negative element in almost every human community, it seems that for the past 40 years or so the negative element in the AfroAmerican community has been GROWING faster and sucking up a larger and larger percentage of our people. Outside of maybe the Italian American community, I know of no other community where criminality and gangsterism is PROMOTED as a good and honorable thing. It's certainly THERE, but they don't stand around with evil grins on their faces PROMOTING it in the mainstream. As I mentioned to someone else on here before, in no other group is "being bad" considered good. AfroAmericans have taken the word "bad" and "super bad" and "wicked" and used it as badges of honor! Negativity has become INGRAINED in much of the culture. A clear symptom of low self esteem and feelings of moral worthlessness, a remnant of slave theology. Having said all that, I agree with you and I was just thinking the very same thing 2 hours ago....lol. I started to do a thread talking about how much I love being a Black man and couldn't see myself being anybody else BUT a Brutha.....lol

Wow...terrible news. When it comes to rare and precious books, especially the originals where there are no other copies....they should be kept in some sort of vault protected as best as you can from disasters and natural elements.

For most of his career, Will Smith had a reputation of being "soft"....in the Hiphop/Urban circles atleast. Perhaps this was a subconscious attempt to establish his masculine credentials or release the frustration from years of being called soft. Also, for most of his relationship with Jada Pinkett he was living under the shadows of Tupac and perhaps this was an attempt to show Jada that he could be just as hard and thuggish as the man she formerly loved. Whatever the case.... Coming back on stage crying and sniffling UNDID any effectiveness his smack might have had.

Thank you!

Proof of which statement, specifically?

Stefan Again.... You said "no one" could stop the flow of cocaine and I told you Fidel Castro DID. Cocaine was flowing in and out of Cuba like water as well as gambling, prostitution, and other vices before he took over. It was a Mafia hotspot before the Communist/Castro Revolution. He ended it, cold turkey. It doesn't matter WHY they allowed him to shut it off or why they didn't put up more resistance against him. There could have been a million different reasons why. As far as THIS conversation goes, what matters is HE STOPPED IT. Now, how many Blacks have moved out of California because you said they should? MILLIONS of Black folks have left California and HAVE been leaving since the early 90s. I met them all through out Arizona, Seattle, even as far away as Atlanta. Some saw the writing on the wall earlier, others later, but most of them saw they had no future in that racist ass state and eventually split. They didn't need ME to tell them to go....they had sense enough to get up and go on their own..lol. How many Haitians have given up their western beliefs to return to worshiping African spirit deities as you demand? Not sure. Certainly enough did it in the late 1700s and early 1800s to win the Haitian Revolution! They wouldn't have won it if they kept on waiting on Jesus to float down and free them...that's for sure.

Don't confuse European NATIONALISM with European IMPERIALISM. Nationalism is POLITICAL in nature and it's focus is REGIONAL. However European Imperialism is financial and more importantly CULTURAL in nature and spreads far beyond the borders of Europe. Every single nation/demographic that speaks English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, or any other European language and believes in traditional Christian values is still under the power and influence of European Imperialism to various degrees. Not to mention that most of the financial institutions and economic structures that most global economies function under are headquartered in Western/European nations like the United States, France, Belgium, and England.

Whether you felt compelled to do a thread on it because it was so popular, or you just found it interesting personally...who cares? That's one of the things I love about America..... Unless you're confined...everyone pretty much has the right to march to the beat of their OWN drum. A little off subject but..... I like older women, often much older than me. Always did. Even in my 20s I was hitting on and sleeping with women in their 50s and older! (yes!) Some would say "that's sick" or "she's old enough to be your grandmother" But in America, as long as they were over 18 and consenting adults...you had the right to sleep with who you want as it SHOULD be. Now things have changed a bit but I'm glad I live in a society where I can do ME and not be harassed or even punished over my preferences by traditionalists who feel men should ONLY be involved with women their age or younger. Infact, speaking OF the Middle East....... If I grew up in some of these Middle Eastern nations I would have probably gotten in trouble because I would have been EXPECTED to ignore women past a certain age....and they'd be the VERY ones I'd be chasing after...lol. No competition and more for me...lol. I bring all that up to say: everyone has their own personal desires and interests. Even if we don't agree, as long as they don't directly harm the next person....they should be respected and protected.

Rodney Campbell @Rodney campbell You said in another thread: "Or how literally every illness disease sickness and negative condition in society is a direct result of the manufactured systemic use of TIME?" I was wondering if you could go into more detail on this. Explain in detailed AND simplistic terms how every illness/disease/sickness is a direct result of the manufactured systemic use of TIME.

ProfD No, I don't think so either. People kept saying it was fake and orchestrated....I don't believe so. The way Will was cussing after he sat back down and the way Chris was skipping words after the incident trying to compose himself while on stage are the typical behaviors of people in emotional distress.

I'm trying to understand why so many people who see the statue see a penis...lol. Is it a Freudian thing??? Maybe because it appears to be female arms and hands holding it up as if to enjoy it.

One of the articles you cite talks about the Afro-Palestinians. While many Black people in Israel were certainly brought there as slaves by the Arabs who THEMSELVES invaded the land thousands of years ago; two things must be kept in mind: 1. Palestinian didn't always equal Arab. Most Palestinians consider themselves Arab TODAY because of culture, but the Palestinian/Filusteen people were there for THOUSANDS of years before the Arabs came in mass under the banner of Islam to conquer the land. 2. Many of the Black people living in Israel are NEITHER Jews OR Palestinians but INDIGENOUS to the land. They are the original Canaanites properly known as Kena-ani people. They built the original cities called "Karjats" like Salem and Jericho which the more modern cities like Jeru-SALEM and Haifa were built off of. This is why we say NEITHER the Jews nor the Arabs are indigenous to that land. It really belongs to the Black man and Black woman.

And this is what we should expect in an economy as massive and as wealthy as the United States. If we were to stick to the old fashioned "gold standard" where all of the money HAD to be backed by gold or some other limited resource....it would arrest the development of the economy. In order to fund government the way it should and keep society running, currency limits should be WISELY implemented and not locked in the way a lot of right-wing analysts suggest. They are living in an 1800s fantasy. I don't know if there's enough gold on the planet to back up the money needed to run the Eastcoast alone! It takes trillions a year if you add the Federal, State, and Local industries as well as the financial activity of private companies and citizens. But according to right-wingers like Glenn Beck.....recall all of the green dollars and re-issue them when every cent can be backed by gold or silver on demand.

Well............. 🙄 I don't know what the hell that is but it certainly doesn't look like a penis to me! Who on here has a peter that's made bent at a 100 degree angle like that? If you do....I bet you aren't too popular with the ladies.

I saw it the other night. EXCELLENT film. It reminded me of one of my favorite films: Glory Nice long action packed movie. Will...as usual...was outstanding in his performance. I didn't get too hyped about it because I expected for it to be good, and I wasn't disappointed. I recommend everyone who hasn't seen the film to go see it. There is violence through out the movie but it has quite a bit of violence in the latter half so be forewarned.

Which is why they WON'T explain the difference. If most American people realized that the national debt could escalate to $500 Trillion and it STILL wouldn't disrupt our way of life and the nation could still function pretty much as "normal"....then it loses it's effectiveness as a SCARE TACTIC. Especially by Republican Conservatives who are always using it as an excuse to cut spending on social programs. Same can be said of the dollar not being backed by gold. Fear of it's "collapse" has been a SCARE TACTIC used by Conservatives for over 4 decades now. If people realized that the dollar DOESN'T HAVE TO be backed by anything for it to still have value and spending power, most of those "gold coin" peddlers you see on late night commercials would go out of business overnight. 🙄 -Let me guess, give YOU some of those dollars???

The majority of the slaves of North Africa were indeed taken from other regions of Africa.....as well as Europe! Most people don't realize that the bulk of slaves for most of history actually come from Eastern Europe. However, as far as African slaves go...most came from other parts of the continent. However there are a lot of Black tribes who were/are indigenous to North Africa also....there for thousands of years before the Arabs or Amizigh (Berbers) came in as invaders and settlers. Some of them were enslaved too.

Stefan I have not read of any forced sterilization. But if you read about it, post a link to prove your claims. 1. Ethiopian women in Israel 'given contraceptive without consent' | Israel | The Guardian Ethiopian women in Israel 'given contraceptive without consent' 2. Israel Admits Ethiopian Women Were Given Birth Control Shots - Israel News - Haaretz.com Israel Admits Ethiopian Women Were Given Birth Control Shots 3. Israel Forcibly Injected African Immigrants with Birth Control, Report Claims (forbes.com) Israel Forcibly Injected African Immigrants with Birth Control, Report Claims There is little doubt that Palestinians are treated much worse than Ethiopian Jews. I'm not sure if this is true or not, but if it is....it still doesn't absolve the White Israelis for their mistreating fellow Jews of Ethiopian descent, does it?

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Excellent observation. I've heard so many accounts of the Israeli government actually STERILIZING Ethiopian Jewish women to keep their numbers low!

Now check this out...... The stupid White criminals may be foolish...but they got enough sense to know that because they are White...they are less likely to be killed by law enforcement. But what about the Black criminals? You KNOW the police are targeting and profiling you! Movies have been done on it. Television shows have been done on it. Classes, lectures, news articles, studies have been done on the cops profiling Black people for arrest and mistreatment. But despite all of that, the nigga STILL rides around in a car with NO LICENSE....an AK 47 laying on the back seat...trunk full of dope....AND he's smoking so much dope the car is puffing like a chimney...lol. Looks like something out of a Cheech and Chong movie. ....oh AND the fool is playing his music loud as hell shaking the entire block when he rolls by getting EVERYBODY'S attention. And he has the nerve to wonder why the police pulled him over and even tries to raise hell about it.