Pioneer1

There's nothing "natural" about this modern socio-economic system. Nor did it "evolve".....in my opinion this society has DEvolved into that which is unnatural and perverse.

Troy I actually posted this video with you in mind. I thought you might find it quite interesting given your views on the enormous amount of power and influence both Google and Amazon have over the public and the economy. Personally, I found the entire video interesting so there isn't one or two particular clips to point to. The over all message was that former rapper Willie D (who seems to be far more intelligent than I thought he was when he was rapping) is taking a stand and speaking truth to power with other Black men at his side.

It's funny how you ridicule the idea of White men conspiring as silly and paranoid......while at the same time we have a president being investigated FOR collusion and conspiracy, lol.

Cynique You're focused on his EFFORTS.....I'm focused on his RESULTS or the lack of them. His efforts are admirable as well as his reasons for doing so, but if he's not CHANGING a damn thing....they're futile. And that's my point.

Troy While I don't agree with judging people based upon their looks. I agree more with @Pioneer1's assessment of Bey setting the a eurocentric standard for beauty that does not serve Black people... but I would not be surprised if she were not involved in the decision making for her own look. I'm sure like most celebrities she has "handlers" who are directing her public image and every move both on and off the cameras. Infact, like you infer....I'd be willing to entertain that she probably doesn't mean any harm in her choice of hair style. But ignorance is no excuse nor does it lessen the damage her "brand" is doing to the self esteem of not only most Black girls but also to the sexual preferences to most Black boys. But her "handlers" do.....they understand fully. Which is why they're using HER to push their agenda to maintain White standards of beauty. Cynique if you're going to generalize about why polygamy is innate when it comes to black males, i will observe that not all black women are trying to look like Beyonce! It you would bring yourself up to date, you would look around and see that just as many black women are currently using their hair to make a statement, and they wear it in natural styles or opt for natural looking extensions. In fact, most black women alternate their hair choices, because - that's what fashion and glamour are all about. And it's not like African tribal women don't powder their woolly black hair with red henna and other colorful shades. You're mixing apples with collard greens. A man's choice of having multiple lovers is based in biology that is being SUPPRESSED by European cultural standards that were forced on us. This is no comparison to the fact that a Black woman's desire to have blonde hair was MANUFACTURED in her from childhood (not nature or biology) through repetative brainwashing by the images forced upon her in the media and entertainment (e.i...Beyonce). Further..... The tribal women who put henna in their hair are doing it for STRICTLY DECORATIVE purposes with no self-destructive undertones. They were probably doing it before they knew White people existed. On the other hand, Black women in a White society who dye their hair blonde are doing it in part to BE CLOSER TO WHITE in hopes to be seen as more beautiful. Chev I've seen Beyonce's mother Tina and yes she's light skinned with long hair. But her father is a darker Black man with kinky hair. My problem isn't with her STRAIGHT hair so much as it's with her dying her hair BLONDE which is an obvious attemp to associate herself with White standards of beauty. If her hair were just bone straight, perhaps an argument could be made. But once you go BLONDE.....the matter is clear. But speaking of Beyonce's father..... I read somewhere where he ADMITTED that he had a preference for light skinned women. Perhaps this mindset had atleast some effect on Beyonce and the decisions she's made in her life. As far as polygamy. I'm sure a lot of women DON'T like the idea of sharing a man. But if we look at the AfroAmerican community today, I've met many many more women who don't like the idea of being SINGLE and ALONE with no man at all to help them or love them. Infact, many women are actually SHARING men already......but the men are MARRIED and the wives don't know about it. But they're still willing to share him in order to get some love from him and help get her bills paid. Say what we will about the Africans and Muslims, but their system has maintained them for hundreds and thousands of years. AfroAmericans have been attempting to maintain the Western monogamous model for the past 400 years and the family structure has pretty much COLLAPSED for the vast majority.

Chev Michelle Alexander is my girl. She articulately breaks down in her book (The New Jim Crow) exactly how racists have historically CONSPIRED (your favorite word Cynique...lol) to re-enslaved Black people through the criminal justice system. If you're in the mood for entertainment, check out this outrageous interview she did with Jesse Lee Peterson: I call her a REAL lady, a lot of women would have cussed Jesse out after the first 5 minutes. But toward the end Michelle could barely keep her composure with that clown...lol.

I don't promote polygamy just because of it's African origins, although that's an added benefit. I promote it because it's more natural than monogamy for most men and it discourages men from lying to and deceiving women. As far as Beyonce- Her promoting unattainable....and quite frankly GENETICALLY RECESSIVE.....beauty standards to Black girls and ruining their self esteem as well as further brainwashing Black boys to find White women more attractive does FAR more harm than that little money she donates.

Cynique What you and Neely "what's-his-name" seem to be saying is that the white power structure is a cabal of conspirators who have secretly met and decided this is how things will go down - that they will "allow" certain ethnicities priority over black people and share a bigger piece of the pie with them, and "granting" this is really not influenced by their having stronger families and or being better educated, but - just because. Why has this decision been made? What does "Jr" say is the reason for it? Ofcourse the White power structure operated on conspiracy. Do you think so many European nations engaging in the business of slavery and colonialism at the same time and in the same method was just one big coincidence? You don't think powerful White people talk and plan together? I'm not saying good education and strong families don't help with a community's success, I'm saying it's not the MAJOR reason most of these non-Black communities are so successful. The MAJOR reason they're successful is because White people are helping them out by allowing them to come to America and granting them opportunities in business and education. As far as the REASONS behind why they're doing it......... I agree with Neely Fuller Jr, their purpose is to sow division and cause CONFUSION. If I can CONFUSE you about the cause and nature of your problem, I can make sure you don't come up with a proper solution. If racism is the MAIN reason for you lack of success, but I can convince you that broken families and poor education is the reason.....then I can have you focused on family life and education instead of dealing with the real problem of racism and this will keep you in the same unsuccessful condition. It also creates jealousy and division among people as one group looks at the other and their lack of success and assumes it's because they are inferior. A Korean man will look at a Haitian man and assume he's inferior because of his educational and economic conditions without realizing that Korea and Haiti were in the same condition 100 years ago (infact Haiti might have been better off) and if it weren't for White people investing in his country Korea would be in the same condition the Haitian is in or worse.

Most people don't understand that under our system JAIL isn't supposed to be a place of punishment. That's what PRISON is for. Jail is only supposed to be a place of BRIEF confinement until you have your trial and if you are innocent you go free and if found guilty you await your sentencing. But so many people have been filling up the jails that it's caused the system to be backed up and people are having their constitutional rights to a "speedy" trial violated by having to spend such a long time in jail. Not to mention the conditions OF most jails.

This may sound like a harsh thing to say.....even an "absurd" thing to say, lol....but I believe MOST White people are poor because they WANT to be. Let me explain...... White people in America tend to think different than most AfroAmericans. They look at the world differently. They tend to support the establishment and see the traditional way as the "right" way, so they feel that whatever happens in this society is JUSTIFIED....even to their own detriment. Most White people also inherently believe in the "caste" system and believe that if they were born in a poor low class, they should just drink liquor, smoke cigarettes, and work their ass off until they drop dead...and not complain about it because that's their "duty" as members of society. This is how they see life and themselves in it. Obviously not all White people feel this way, but most of the one's I've met do. While a Black person who hates their job will call in every week, do sloppy work, and get around slow .....most White people could hate their boss and hate their job and KNOW they're being exploited and mistreated but still come to work every day and bust their ass and take Red Bull drink and smoke cigarettes so that they can work even harder.....just because they feel it's their duty and role in "the system".

Chevdove I think there is some kind of movement going on and certain Black people and others too are being targeted. It's funny you said this, because I said the same thing in another thread just a few minutes ago about AfroAmericans being "targetted". https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/5319-the-absurdity-of-the-truth/ It's not the problem of racism and police brutality that I disagree with Colin over. We both agree that it's a major problem that needs to be solved. It's the SOLUTION (or lack of one coming from him) that I take issue with. First of all, he and many others are wasting too much precious time trying to "call attention" to a problem that most people already knows exist. Both the victims AND the perpetrators know that racism and police brutality exist and have for decades if not centuries...so who's attention is he trying to call? Secondly, whatever type of problem he's seeing down the line or major issue he has privy too that most of us aren't aware of......how is his kneeling on the field going to solve it? Again, his behavior just causes more confusion and leads our people in the wrong direction. We need REAL leadership who will give us a REAL gameplan as to how to solve the problems we face and get positive results.....not window dressing and show boating just to bring attention to a problem everyone already knows exists.

As usual, most of the subjects you like focusing on are nuanced and have obscure meanings.....either that or I'm just not smart enough to figure out what the hell your point is, lol. So I'll just take THIS excerpt and run with it............ Doing what other ethnicities are doing is one thing some blacks think will be a magical solution. Let them tell it, Whites and Asians and Hispanics all do the right things. And they are rewarded for this by being above blacks on society's totem pole. Really? Actually, the more I listen to Neely Fuller Jr and observe what I can readily see going on in this society (as opposed to what's happening behind closed doors) the more I'm beginning to believe that the White power structure that runs America is both ALLOWING and GRANTING these other ethnicities to have success rather than it resulting from their own merit while at the same time attempting to restrict AfroAmerican success. Ofcourse many will point to the fact that so many Asians and other groups have strong families, focus more on education, and work hard.......but this only pays off because White folks allow it. White people in America haven't sought to destroy Asian families, deny them a place in the academic world, give them inferior education, and prevented them decent employment like they've done to AfroAmericans. Most of these same ethnic groups who are so prosperous in the United States are usually found on welfare and in street gangs when the immigrate to Canada or Europe. And ironically BLACK PEOPLE are doing better in Europe and Canada than many of these other groups! People are crying about ICE and the immigration policies of Trump, but in reality they could be FAR more harsh on Latinos if they wanted to be....they're actually holding back. The Latino gangs in California and even Chicago are far more vicious but the Black gangs are being targeted by the media and law enforcement more. With the exception of maybe the Native Americans, AfroAmericans are being "targetted" above all other groups. For what reason, I'm not quite sure.

I'm proud of Lebron for doing this. I've been saying for YEARS that we need to build our own schools and educated our own children. I'm not sure what the demographic is in Akron, but if it benefits AfroAmerican children I support it. I'm just curious as to what the curriculum will be.

I heard about this story a while back on P.O.V. Is the first name correct? It's very sad, but it's only one of MANY examples of how the criminal justice system as well as the mental health system has not only failed the urban AfroAmerican community, but it also shows how short-sighted and selfish so many well to do AfroAmericans are. There are thousands of wealthy, educated, and powerful AfroAmericans in the New York area who could actually DO SOMETHING about the inhumane conditions in Rikers and other facilities there, but they refuse to even get involved. They allow these "ethnic" White police officers, lawyers, and corrections officers do whatever the hell they want to do and keep silent.....so I blame them even more.

As long as Beyonce continues to sport blonde weaves, she contributes FAR more to the problem than she does to the solution......in my opinion. Despite the rhetoric coming out of her mouth, her many years of wearing straight BLONDE hair does more to empower WHITE WOMEN and epitomize them as the standard of beauty than anything else.

Speaking of hurt feelings.... Have YOU gotten over your 73 year old "stud muffin" of a stallion hurting YOUR feelings when he sent you back home from vacation earlier than you expected??? I'm sure he was angry he wasted all that money on plane tickets to Guyana, a hotel, and 3 bottles of those "magic pills" only to come in the room every night and find you sprawled out on the bed next to a bottle of rum staring at your laptop with your eyes glazed over trying to keep up with me and the happenings of AALBC....lol.

Troy It's hard to really support the brother because I don't know his aim. What's the "end game" of all this? I WANT to support him because I admire him standing up for his beliefs and I don't like to see a Black man who....well HALF Black man....lol....who stands up for his beliefs to be left out in the cold. But DAMN..... What is the kid fighting for? You have a problem with racist cops shooting down unarmed Black men, so you get down on your knees when the national athem is played??? THAT is your solution to the problem??? And now the plan is to expect Black men nation wide to voluntarily give up one of their favorite sports and forms of entertainment to try and "punish" rich old white men who have enough money to pass down 7 generations???? Come on bro. We need to think this thing through all the way from the rooter to the tooter. Again, EXACTLY WHAT are the goals or the end game supposed to be and look like? Boycott the NFL until WHAT? What would the conditions that would have to be met be? If we had THAT much unity I would waste it on a boycott, I'd use it to build our own football league and let the owners do whatever the hell they WANT to do while I focused on my own games and championship matches....lol.

Delano You know something? Very very few women I've ever been with have ever taken the time to ask me what I actually wanted. Perhaps they figured they already knew since or made assumptions, but most didn't so much as seriously ask the question. But I'm also guilty because I rarely asked them either. I figured I already KNEW what they wanted too, lol. 　 　 　 Cynique When you're using terms like "smart women" and "strong women" or "smart men" and "strong men"....you're talking about EXCEPTIONS and not the general rule. Not to say that there aren't smart and strong women out there, but most young women in their teens and 20s ARE NOT very smart nor are they very strong. But despite this fact, they STILL attempt to put up useless defense mechanism and play pittiful games that they often end up losing BECAUSE they aren't mature enough and wise enough to know what they're doing or why they're doing it. Aspects of my question remain unanswered because despite the games being played, no one has really articulated what benefit or positive result they expected for these psychlogical.....actually pathological...games to have on our community as a whole and in the long run.

I think much of the problem is the fact that in the age of social media, people simply can't GET THE F*CK AWAY from eachother...lol. Back when I was a kid, if you were fighting with or being picked on by someone at school....you could atleat go home or back to your neighborhood to get away from them. You could even have some peace and quite even in school as you changed classes through out the day. If you got into it with someone in the neighborhood you could get away from them and have a little peace and quiet at school. If you were having trouble with a family member you could escape them by hanging out with your friends....and vice versa. This was time for the conflict to cool off, calm down, and people forget about their beefs and move on. Today everyone has easy access to you 24/7 365 days of the year! All it takes is the wrong tweet or message on facebook and a war of insults and threats not only start but become more intense with all your friends watching and instigating it. Whether you're at home or at school or in a park or sitting on the toilet, the easy access allows you to continue engaging in conflict without any type of cooling off period and this leaves most people emotionally drained having to deal with engaging in so much negative energy non-stop.

If you want to refuse to admit your obvious error, go right ahead. Like you said......wwwwhateva'

Del K2 is your fawning Lapp dog. Ofcourse he is. He purposely PUT himself in that position as part of his strategy. To be fair, she's criticized him and his behavior on many occasions quite openly but he either ignores it or patronizes her with false humility. He'll do anything BUT strike back...lol. I think they are both using eachother: -He's using her because after getting into it with me and you he needs an ally on this board so he can't afford to get into a fight with Cynique also, despite the stones she occasonally throws at him. -She's using him because of his adversarial relationship with us. She figures constantly tossing his name out and comparing us to him would somehow frustrate us. Someone should remind her that silly psychological games like that may work on some men in real life, but it's not nearly as effective when practiced online. She may have to break out her old "male bashing" and "ball busting" manuals and brush up on her techniques...lol.

Cynique........ Just look at the word I wrote. It clearly spells out: W-R-I-T-T-E-R-S Lol, how much more elaboration do you need beyond what's visually obvious?

Troy You make a good point I forgot to include which is....you KNOW they aren't gonna get rid of those pictures no matter how much you pay them simply for the reason you gave. They can always use it to milk you for more money. Probably the best thing to do is sit down and figure out to track down the source, and see what LEGAL actions....if any....can be taken. I sincerely believe there is atleast one solution to EVERY problem. You may not live long enough to find out that solution, but it does exist. 　 They don't call me "johnson" for nothing I've been meaning to ask you for a minute, I know Johnson is a common last name but are you related in any way to THEE famous "Johnson" who used to run Harlem back in the 30s, 40s, and 50s....lol.

Actually you're wrong (again...lol); the word is "writters".