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ProfD And what they're calling "Progressive" is usually far off the mark from actual REAL Progress. Especially as it relates to AfroAmericans. Back in the day, what it meant to be "liberal" was pretty clear. You were against war. You were for AfroAmerican Rights. You were for Women's Rights. You were for programs that helped the poor. Then in the 80s they muddied it up with abortion, homosexuality, and illegal immigration. Not that these things aren't important and shouldn't be discussed....but they should stand on their own merit and not be tethered to other movements.

ProfD Let me interrupt this program to ask you a quick question before I forget: I thought Trump had the National Guard patrolling the streets of D.C. I heard talk of them pulling out soon, but it's my understanding that they're still there as of now. I thought it was just a stunt...and still do...but then I read and heard from multiple people that they actually DID reduce the crime and violence there. Now for the past week or two it seems like it's back to business as usual with MULTIPLE shootings and killings around the city. What's going on, are the troops still there?

....along with fear and laziness. Not fear of White folks, fear of failure. Because most Black people don't have the wealth and resources many White folks have, many of them are afraid to take the chances and accept the risks that come with being an entrepreneur because they don't have a cushion of wealth to fall back on if their plans fall through.

Drug addiction will cause a person to do ALL KINDS of crazy shit, which is usually the reason they ended up in jail/prison in the first place. Doing crazy and extreme shit to feed their addiction. One of the reasons I didn't allow myself to use hard drugs was the fear of not being able to afford it if I liked it....lol. I like pizza. I can afford THAT shit.....so I don't mind indulging from time to time. I heard so much about people having a $500 a day coke or heroin habit and it made me wonder how they were able to support it. Unless you're rich....that's a LOT of money for a person of average intelligence to try to come up with EVERY day. At some point you're going to have to start TAKING it.

Remember after Slavery....during Reconstruction....hundreds of thousands of Black families were allotted land by the Union Army and we kept that land for decades...but slowly niggaz started getting "tired" and didn't want to work it or keep it up and started selling it BACK to the children of "massa". And then went back looking for a damn JOB working on the same land he used to own! That's how share-cropping got started.

How many 70 or 80 year olds do YOU know who can fight off the sexual advances of the average 20 or 30 year old man.....in close quarters with no weapons? You must not have met too many drug addicts...lol

Let's hope the future generations don't GIVE their inheritance away like so many of those in the past. I don't know how many Black folks worked in those car factories in Detroit 30 and 40 years to buy houses and properties and leave it to their children only for it to end up in the hands of the city from neglect or the state because their children forfeited it for drug trafficking and other illegal activities. They say a fool and his money soon parts.

Well, aside from AGE being a factor.....because you do have elderly people in prison who aren't strong enough to fight off some of these young bucks..... The fact is, some men....straight men....for whatever reason....ALLOW themselves to get poked.

ProfD We already are! Lol...when was the last time you watched ESPN? You can't turn on your television without seeing rich Black men in loud pin-stripped suits grinning and running their mouths. Sitting at desks. Giving the news. On stage telling jokes and running their mouths. Rich niggaz on national television wearing suits and SLAPPING the shit out of eachother..... And more rich niggaz in the audience watching it and grinning.... WE GOT MONEY! Look at Congress and all the Black folks you see in red dresses and bald heads, pointing fingers and walking fast with stacks of papers in their hands. I was at Starbucks today and saw so many niggaz in Audis and Benzes roll up and hop out their rides... it made me proud, lol. This wasn't Chicago or Atlanta either....this is in a relatively small town in western Michigan, but plenty of Black folks obviously doing VERY well. The struggle comes when we try to rise COLLECTIVELY. So many of us think at an individual level and can't get along with other Black folks.

It appears that Democrats are nothing more than Republican lite. What I've been noticing for years....decades now...is how they play the game. Republicans will come along and introduce some right-wing policy. Usually it doesn't get passed and the Democrats will PRETEND to fight against it. They'll wait a few years or wait until we change Presidents a couple times and then the Republicans will introduce an EVEN MORE extreme and asinine right-wing policy 10 times worse than the one they originally pushed for. The Democrats will them come through with THAT same policy that was originally pushed by Republicans but offer it as a milder and tamer alternative that the public will find more palatable. They did this with Health Care. They did this with Welfare Reform. They did this with Affirmative Action. The Democrats pushed more Republican policies through than Republicans themselves.

ProdD I still believe it is a cultural thing with those dudes treating their women like 2nd class citizens. Absolutely. It's part of their cultures and religions itself! Their very religions regulate women to 2nd class status and that below man so they don't even see it as wrong. They see it as being "right" and the moral thing to do. Just like many of them see STONING women to death for being disrespectful the right and moral thing to do. The main reason those same dudes treat their women *better* here in the US is because of the laws. They don't wanna end up in the penalty box. Well that's obvious. However the change in the laws and policies to protect women were HEAVILY influenced by Black men. Remember the Women's Movement didn't really pick up steam and get anywhere until the CIVIL RIGHTS Movement took off in the 50s. White women had been complaining about mistreatment, wanting to vote, and suffrage decades, starting way back in the 1800s. Susan B. Anthony and 'em. But it didn't get anywhere UNTIL the 60s when Black men ran up to the door and kept White men so busy fighting and trying to keep US out that White women were able to squeeze past and get in. I don't believe the number of FBA men in those other countries is significant enough to make a difference to the white men there. The difference is made PSYCHOLOGICALLY. If push really came to shove....places like Australia and France don't have enough FBA to really turn up. England does. Canada...probably...probably not...lol. ....but those nations are so heavily INFLUENCED by FBA sub-culture that they have enough PSEUDO-NIGGAZ to influence the culture and norms of society. Hiphop other aspects of Black American sub-culture...both positive and negative.....is so embraced by Africans, West Indians, and even Arabs and Asians in those nations, they pretty much ALL act like niggaz when ain't no REAL niggaz around, lol. Go to some parts of France or Australia and you'll see a Chinese girl bouncing down the street Crip Walking better than you ever saw Snoop doing it....lol. White countries seem to be less restrictive than other countries where they keep women covered up and won't let them learn or drive Well like I said, that's ONLY because of the presence of men of color. Where do you think the oppressive anti-female culture that you find in places like Arabia and Pakistan COME from? It originally came from the Caucasians who invaded and imposed it on these regions. Arabs are pretty much the descendants of Caucasian men who stole the region and forced themselves on women of color killing off and enslaving the rest of the population. Same with much of India. Ofcourse THEY are mixed race and many of them are Black, but the racist and sexist mentality REMAINS through out the region. It was passed down from father to child.

I've said it before and I'll continue to say it, if a man can get an erection for another man...especially one strong enough to penetrate his anus....his ass is ALREADY gay/bisexual. He didn't "turn" that way in prison....lol. Now if he's RECEIVING...that's a different story. You don't need to be "stimulated" or "turned on" to receive....all you need is a hole. A straight dude can "get it" either voluntarily or by force. But an erection means you were stimulated and turned on.....and turned up....to turn somebody out! The Romans and Greeks didn't stop at homosexuality and p----ilia, they also engaged in sex with animals too. As the late great Neely Fuller Jr. reminded us from time to time, when you see statues like this around Europe: Half man....half horse. That MEANS something. They didn't just dream that up to be "artistic". That means they actually tried to PRODUCE creatures like that....by fucking horses. ...and goats, and sheep, and chickens, and camels, etc.

They should have been fighting for Universal Healthcare instead of some disastrous and confusing Obama Care that makes the insurance companies richer than they already are. At one point during Obama's Presidency....both the House of Representatives AND the Senate was majority Democrat and I think the S-Court more Left leaning than they are today. They not only could have passed Universal Healthcare but they probably could have CONSTITUTIONALIZED it and made it a Constitutional Right of every citizen.

If you look at it in isolation, it's not so obvious. But when you look at that location AND the number of long walls and fortresses that have been built AROUND that location that encircles it. Great Wall of China Wall of Gorgan Wall of Bukhara ....walls and fortresses that have been built at different periods of history, all support some sort of effort to CONTAIN people and PROTECT one's territory from being overran by outsiders. Infact, much of the history of Caucasians being "contained" in this region is actually buried in mythology. The "Watchers" you read about in non-canon Christian and Jewish literature like the Book of Enoch actually is based on these Black guards who were sent to that central Asia region to "watch" over the White people who were driven up there.

Replace that word "faggot" with "sissy" and that saying would make more sense.

richardmurray Pioneer, where are you from? You do realize that supermarket chain owners sign contracts with stipulations? Legal agreements are sometimes signed for certain food items with stipulations on how to care. Let alone that city/state/federal laws may state what can or can not happen? The FDA doesn't allow the interstate sale of butter so... what other laws are there. Where are you from? Do you own a business? Man, what's wrong with you....I just TOLD you to pardon me for not knowing the laws of New York and quite frankly the laws and policies governing grocery stores and food in general. I'm not a restaurant or supermarket owner, so how am I supposed to just "know" what the rules and regulations are???? I know there are laws that regulate how food is HANDLED and STORED but not necessarily how it's PORTIONED for sales. You're acting like this shit is common sense or something you learn in elementary school...lol They sell APPLES in bags or individually, don't they? They sell YOUGURT in packs or individually, don't they? They sell POP, POTATO CHIPS, CANDY, FRUIT, VEGETABLES, PORTIONS OF MEAT...already packaged or in individual portions in most grocery stores and supermarkets I've been in around the country. So how am I supposed to know there's a law PROHIBITING them from doing so with a gotdamn stick of butter? BTW, Wal-Mart sends semi-trucks FULL of butter, cheese, milk, meat, and other foods constantly cross state lines and across the nation so I'm not sure what you're talking about. so that is why you ask questions answered in the post, well thank you, i now fully comprehend the quality of your statements in the forum. Ofcourse. People have other things to do, besides come on here and read a whole 6 page THESIS on something that can be summed up in 3 paragraphs. I don't want to read Mamdani's entire Manifesto for the City of New York from A-Z just to answer a couple questions -that I really ALREADY know the answers to. I don't have time for it, nor do I have a desire to do so if I did. Mamdani hasn't even got his plan accepted. and like before all you offer is judgement, no ideas, no positive quality. You are like one of those rush limbaugh style podcasters just through text. Man, are you serious? Offer ideas???? He ain't running no damn high school talent show! People aren't sitting around in circles offering "positive ideas"! These folks have an AGENDA. They DON'T WANT your "positive ideas" because Mamdani and the people who PUT him in office already have THEIR IDEAS to push THEIR AGENDA! But Mamdani needs results so he is being more forceful than obama or fellow obamite elected officials in trying to get something done. It doesn't matter how many starry eyed niggas voted for him thinking they'll really get some sort of change We pretty much KNOW his Administration is going to follow the same path the others before him have followed, which means catering to the billionaires and elite of New York and the further marginalization of the AfroAmerican populace. If you disagree, let me ask you...do you have some sort of magic mirror or crystal ball where you can see into the future and see something DIFFERENT? If not, what's with all the head scratching and confusion about what the hell that man is going to do or who he's going to help? "Laaaawd ham'mercy we just elected a new Mayor! Hush up now and be positive! Let's see what he gonna do!" You KNOW the man is not Jesus! You KNOW he's not a miracle worker. So besides having a funny-ass name, what makes HIM any different than the other characters who occupied that seat?

Alright now..... Don't stir up no ole shit between me and the frankster...lol. I think you popped into that old thread a few times and saw us wrestling over that one....lol.

ProfD There's nothing honorable about leading a prison gang. It depends on the audience doing the judging. IN PRISON...a gang leader gets much respect and honor. Failure to do so could cost you your life. Even on the outside, it would be wise to show gangsters and gang leaders their due respect Men honor other men who are strong, courageous, and have respect among peers....regardless as to whether it's in the boardroom or on the prison yard. Masculine principles are masculine principles regardless of time, place, or circumstances. Many people in society look at prisoners and ex-cons as losers. Some do. Others see them as "regular" people who were doing the same thing they and other people are doing but was just unfortunate enough to get CAUGHT and SENTENCED doing it. Just because you caught up in a cell block somewhere drinking homemade pruno with Puff Daddy, doesn't necessarily mean you didn't have other things going on in your life before you got caught up. Right. Men are ultimately responsible for being providers and protectors. If a man cannot fulfill his role as the apex human being, he may be considered a loser. He may be considered as such in a society where the roles of men are CLEARLY DEFINED as protectors and providers and he can do neither. However that isn't the case in THIS society anymore. What it means to be a "man" period isn't even clearly defined anymore, let alone "good" one or a "winning" one. While in one society a man must be able to protect and provide for his family and failure to do so would get him labeled a loser; in THIS society you have men who can't protect OR provide for themselves and live off of others, but they're good at sex or being the "life of the party". This prevents them from being labeled a loser by contemporary standards. A woman strung out on drugs and/or unable to take care of her children will be considered a loser. Lol.... You just described half of the "trophy wives" married to mutli-millionaires and billionaires! There's a reason most rich men tend to hire nannies to take care of their children instead of relying on their wives to do so. *Actually 2 reasons...lol. But that a whole 'nother conversation.

I think most of the people who voted for Trump do, also. They KNEW that his Administration would bring chaos and a disruption of the system, which is what they wanted in the first place. For various reasons.

frankster Lol....actually they ARE a contradiction in terms because Caucasians were named as such because of their physical structure. The Caucasus mountains were named after the Caucasians who were sent there, not the other way around. However as suggested, the HISTORY of Black people in the Caucasus area goes back far beyond 200 years or even the Ottoman Empire. It goes back further than that Colchians also. The history of Black people in the Caucasus region goes back over 6000 years ago when Caucasians were driven into that region and Black troops were sent there to keep them contained and bound in that mountain range. The Colchians and other "native" Black tribes of the Caucasus region were the DESCENDANTS of those troops who were stationed there for hundreds of years to keep the Caucasians contained.

ProfD Amercians are clearly aware of what it means to be a loser. One man's "loser" is another man's "champ". A person may consider their brother who ended up in prison a "loser" and a disgrace to the family. However that same brother may be one of the leaders of a prison gang and be highly respected and looked up to in prison. Most Americans may agree on the term being an INSULT, but as to what defines an actual LOSER...there is not too much agreement. Another thing I notice is that the term "loser" is almost exclusively applied to MEN. When was the last time you heard a woman referred to as a "loser"? As Arsenio Hall used to say, things that make you go: Hmmmmm......

richardmurray Take a look at YOUR Affordability Plan in action:

richardmurray Your comment is full of complaint and judgement, but lacks any ideas to solve anything, now the reason is one of two things. You don't have one, for whatever reason. You can't share one, for whatever reason. Well, according to what you've just written....there's NO NEED to "solve" it, because there's no problem to solve! You said: If most people....as you suggest...already have the money and transportation to get to the supermarkets and buy what they need or have it shipped fresh and direct, there's NO NEED to open up government owned stores with "affordable" prices. There's really no need for the stores that already exist to start selling food at "affordable" prices or in "affordable" quantities. Based on what you just said, these store would operate more out of convenience than necessity. My suggestion is a law that allows stores to sell food in more affordable quantities . Pardon my ignorance on NYC laws and statues, especially with regard to food sales and consumption.... However what law is STOPPING them from doing this already? If a supermarket wants to only sell ONE stick of butter or even HALF a stick of butter at a time, as long as it's properly handled and packaged...are they not allowed to? Please learn to read better, the articles in the post clearly state in Mamdani's plan they will be government owned stores, not subsidized. It's not a matter of better READING because I didn't bother reading the entire thing in the first place....lol. Rather than sitting down and reading an entire thesis, I figured I'd save a lot of time and photons by just asking YOU DIRECTLY the questions I'm interested in knowing concerning these utopian plans. But anyway..... Again, this raises questions on multiple levels: -Because NYC is such a huge market....needless to say whoever the suppliers for these stores are, will make a killing as the City of New York foots the bill. -Will suppliers get their contracts through bidding with the city, like construction contractors do? -We know there are Black farmers. Who will ensure THEY get their fair share of the contracts as suppliers? -Again, who ensures that AfroAmericans get our fair share of jobs....including management positions....in these stores? All of this must be taken into consideration when you talk about promoting government owned and operated stores.

WHO is sounding "foolish" around here????? Either you're too lazy to proof read your posts, or English is obviously not your first language...lol.

Excuse me but did you intend to post THIS here? Sounds like some "self reflection" shit. It reads like it was something meant for your online diary or personal journal.