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Reminds me of something that happened to me in the 4th grade. We were all running outside for recess and a ball hit me in the head, and the bully who threw it said "I'm sorry...it slipped" with a grin on his face. Perhaps it was a mistake by Russia....or perhaps a test. But whatever the case, I think Biden FAILED in his RESPONSE to this incident. No, you don't just muster up the NATO forces and go to war over the incident....but you don't IMMEDIATELY dismiss it as some "honest mistake" so quickly either. Especially after both of your allies Ukraine and Poland INSIST that it wasn't. Even if that's the conclusion you were planning to come to in order to avoid a direct confrontation with Russia.....which I think is EXACTLY what Biden did.....you don't do it THAT damn quickly and obviously. You put a few troops on the border and do an "investigation" and come to that "conclusion" over a few weeks period of time to atleast make it look like you were PREPARING to defend your allies. Shit. Biden sat down so quickly I thought the chair was about to tip over! Now Poland and the other NATO allies are sitting there looking at the U.S. all side-eyed like: "Ok.....so what if Russia really DID attack us? Would this nigga actually stand up? Or start making excuses and playing stupid while the nations are being destroyed????"

I personally think MIKE PENCE would be a much bigger problem in the Whitehouse than Donald Trump. Trump is a clown. Most of his followers are clowns and racist buffoons who couldn't figure their way out of a paper bag. He's MOSTLY about the money and the fame....not actually enacting policies good or bad. But Pence is a different story.... He's smarter and a much more serious politician and his supporters will expect more legislation and executive action from him.....even demand more. He has the Evangelical and other ultra right-wing groups squarely behind him and he'll will push their agenda with far more effort than a more self-centered narcissistic Trump.

Chev True, but I'm pessimistic and feel that because we are mingled in with so many other cultures, no matter what, we won't be able to do much. Just like you say, they steal everything and claim it as their own innovations. That's where owning OUR OWN MEDIA comes into play. It's easy for White folks to tell the world that THEY invented the Traffic Light, Hiphop, Jazz, Peanut Butter, etc....when THEY own the media and text books. But if we stop jumping up and down and crying and demanding that White folks stop being racist and give us more credit in THEIR media and academic books....and just establish OUR OWN media outlets and academic text books, then we can tell the WORLD our story! Then they can clearly see who invented what. "Yeahhhh nigga....I need to call up my girl and get a ride to the mall sometime today. I gotta get me a couple of new doo-rags for this Nike hook-up she bought me. Yeahhhh......my girl be taking CARE of a nigga, fa sho'.....yeaaah" But as long as Negroes remain lazy and indifferent and would rather lay on the couch and smoke blunts and text gossip with eachother than take control of their own destiny....the problem will persist. ProfD The great that about this period in time and technology is that codification can happen very fast. Just a matter of 1) wanting to do it and 2) taking advantage of the resources available. WORD IS BOND Also it's a matter of PRIORITIZING it! Even if you want to codify our culture, if it's not a major priority and just a casual desire that you think about "from time to time" in between getting high and going to Taco Bell....it's not likely to be accomplished. It reminds me of something Ice Cube said in his song "Us" "Pretty soon Hiphop won't be so nice No Ice Cube....just Vanilla Ice (maaaan fuck this shit) And you'll sit and scream and cuss But there's no one to blame, but us"

Stefan What do you expect for her to actually ACCOMPLISH....for us....as the first Black female mayor of L.A.???? Do you think she'll actually house the thousands of homeless Black people there? Do you think she'll free the tens of thousands of incarcerated Black people there? Do you think she'll magically eliminate the racism and hatred so many Latinos who DOMINATE Los Angeles have for the tiny Black minority there? Besides being a Black face sitting in office....what exactly are the benefits you expect to see from this victory????

Rihanna has a big forehead...... But she seems to make it work, lol.

Chev I don't know if African Americans know this but, Obama does claim to be Hebrew Israelite from his Kenyan ancestry. HIs name 'Barack' is an Hebrew name, so this resemblance kind of speaks to this. But his forehead... he got from his Mother. Well, I haven't heard or read of HIM claiming Hebrew Israelite origins. I've heard others claim it OF him, but not him claiming it himself. His name Barack means "blessings" in Semitic language. For example.... There's a book in the Bible with the same name BARUCH Also in Arab the word for blessings is "baraka". So yes, the name Barack is Hebrew/Arabic Semitic.

Now that he's acquired Twitter, it seems that Mr.Musk is leaving his "musk" and musty scent all over the place to mark his territory: Elon Musk Belittles Black Twitter and His Black Employees (msn.com) Where is Kanye on his "friend" Elon Musk?

LOL.... I wouldn't say the film Us was "horrible"......I've seen worse films. However I've certainly seen better. It was weird and more nightmarish....which actually makes for a pretty good horror film. Unlike "Get Out".......the actual plot of "Us" wasn't fully explained so it didn't make a lot of sense to the viewers. Richardmurray did a better job of explaining the plot and the possible motives behind it that even the film maker, which left too much guessing up to the viewer to figure out why people have doubles living underground in undisclosed locations. He's no Spike Lee, but Jordan Peele is still a great film maker in my opinion. He just needs to slow down and take more time to "perfect" his work instead of feeling the need to push out a new movie every year.

Chev Oh Wow, did you see the young boy in the back of this picture? He looks like former president Barack Obama! Like Obama, he has the prominent forehead too. Not sure about him but that GIRL second from the left looks JUST LIKE Obama with some lipstick on to me....lol. Look at that mouth and nose.... Now YOU tell ME.....lol

Troy When was this interview done? Were you part of a panel or something? They flashed a couple of White women sitting on stage at the beginning of the clip but.....

ProfD Like you said, we need to CODIFY our culture. Niggaz love doing shit that don't work. Racist cop shoots down an unarmed Black woman and these fools get out in the streets marching and twerking and going on. Damn nigga twerking and flapping their wide open ass on top of police cruisers and shit as if THAT'S gonna stop them from killing more people. We need to establish a solid culture that actually WORKS for us as AfroAmericans. Like Neely Fuller Jr. said, find out what works and employ THAT instead of constantly doing shit that has been PROVEN not to work. Find out what works then CODIFY it as part of our cultural code.

I thought about that relocation move for years. That we should all flood the South or a few southern states like Georgia and Mississippi and concentrate political and economic power there. But then changed my mind because it leaves us too vulnerable in OTHER parts of the nation. Why just GIVE the rest of the nation away to Whites and Latinos and Asians....who clearly aren't limiting THEMSELVES to any region. Latinos....especially Central Americans....are migrating to all regions of the U.S. in larger numbers and trying to dominate certain industries. I say we just leave CALIFORNIA and maybe the coasts of Oregon and Washington state....but still maintain or establish large concentrations in major cities in every other state INCLUDING Hawaii and Alaska! Ofcourse it really doesn't matter WHERE the Negro migrates to, if he's gonna have that same SLAVE mentality of going along to get along and just working for someone else and grabbing up a bit of food, some weed to smoke, some liquor to drink, and living until he drops dead. No desire to rule or dominate or do for self....just "survive" day to day. A damn slave is a damn SLAVE no matter where he goes.....so he might as well stay in California or where EVER the hell he's at, until he changes his mentality.

I don't have the best feeling in the world about this situation.... I think Black folks are being given so many Divine warnings to just LEAVE California. From the threat of Earthquakes, anti-Black hatred from Latinos and Asians, mass incarceration, etc...... Except for a few Black millionaires as a result of the entertainment industry, there is no real reason for most Black people to stay in California except for either being born there or expecting the glitz and glamour of California life portrayed by the media. The Black population has already been decimated in L.A. and other cities, so what are Black Californians holding on to? My dial is set on Black folks just packing up and leaving. Go to Nevada or Arizona and set up shop, but just LEAVE that place.....nothing to look forward to there.

Well put!

ProfD Part of the "victim mentality" that I often speak about is feeling that you have no control over the institutions that you belong to. For example....... In the different jobs I've worked I try to stress to Black co-workers.......stop saying "they" hired you and "they" might fire you and "they" don't want to treat you right. Because we both know the "they" you're talking about are White people and you feel they OWN the damn job and have the fight to hire you, fire you, mistreat you, and there's nothing you can do about it but put up with it or leave. But what if you took up a more realistic mentality that since YOU are now working for this company that you are now actually PART OF IT? What if you start saying WE instead of THEY??? What if when a White co-worker disrespects you or a White Supervisor mistreats you, instead of crying you DEMAND justice by going to HR with a "knowing" that as a MEMBER of this firm/company they have an obligation to submit to your demands?? It changes you perspective of things and you actually get more success than you expect because you no longer see yourself as an outsider or victim but as a legitimate and well respected member of that firm/community who has just as much right to a job and position there as any White person. And that SAME mentality should apply in any organization we join as AfroAmericans! If we join the Democrat Party we should see ourselves no just a outsiders grateful that "they" let us in "their" party....and not even as just members....but join with the intention of STEERING the party in the direction WE see fit! How can I get mistreated or taken for granted in an organization I control????? Once we have a seat at the table we need to start DEMANDING that others pay attention to the goals and agenda we place on the menu! "Hey, how are we doing today guys! Well, you remember the goals we set the other day? We're gonna SCRAP 'EM and start all over because I don't think those plans will work"

I've been hearing about this brother for a long time. I did a little....very little.....like 5 minutes worth....of research on him and I like what I've seen so far. He has an AfroAmerican wife (or Black atleast). I hope he doesn't end up a flunky for Alexandra Ocasio Cortez or the so-called Progressive members of the Democrat party who aren't about Progress for Black folks but are pushing their own strange agendas. We need a solid Black man who will also fight for Black issues WHILE....let's keep it real....towing the party line when he has to. I don't expect a Malcolm X up in Congress. It would be nice to have one....but I don't expect one. I'd be satisfied if we had an AfroAmerican Rep or Senator who just spent 20% of their time and platform focusing strictly on Black issues and getting them accomplished. That's better than what we have right now. Just Black faces sitting up there like bobble-heads occupying positions while towing their party's line.

ProfD The day n8gglets clean up and act right, the beneficiaries and stakeholders of white supremacy would lose their minds. Jaywalking, littering and smiling would become criminal offenses for AfroAmericans. And speaking of Jaywalking. I knew California wasn't shit for Black folks when I almost got a ticket by a cop for "Jaywalking" down in San Diego! I was on a residential street and happened to just walk across the street in the middle of the block like millions of people do all across America every day. This cop stops me and tells me I need to cross at the cross walk at the intersection of the block instead of the middle. WTF???? That's was my FIRST wake-up call to how racist and police heavy California was against AfroAmericans. I HEARD of ther term "Jay walking" since being a kid, but never heard of anyone getting in trouble for it....UNTIL going to Cali. Chev THAT would be a tall order, seeing as how, that is another form of White infiltration, imo. This system has poisoned the minds of Black people and now, it would be difficult to separate from negative elements within our cultures and within ourselves as well and adopt a positive mindset that would enhance our presence as a unique culture. Over the decades, imo, Black people have signed on to just about everything that used to be 'a white format'. I would love to hear some statements about positive aspects that has made us a unique people, you know, revisit some positivities. That's why it's so important to not only establish but as ProfD often talks about CODIFY your culture! When we CODIFY our culture, then no one can infiltrate it and change it or contaminate it with garbage and immorality to derail it or cause instability because we'd immediately spot the difference. Just like many other cultures have the SAME marriage customs, SAME language, SAME diets, SAME dances, and SAME songs for centuries....so you won't modify or infiltrate them. Black American culture changes every 10 or 15 years or so because it's not CODIFIED. So people can introduce disrespect for elders, disrespect for parents, drug abuse, homosexuality, and a host of other dysfunctions into the culture since we don't have an actual CODE to prevent it from being accepted. On top of it being easily influenced from the outside.....other people can easily STEAL aspects of our culture and claim it as their own because we didn't codify it and stamp it as authentically OURS. We need to CODIFY our culture and protect it.

Chev Yes, this statement about their form of Colorism is printed! It is written often that the darker skin Beja and mountain people are ignored in favor of the ligher skinned ones. Yeah I was trying to remember the name of those tribes living in the more remote areas of Ethiopia. Another is the Omo Valley people who are not like the more Asiatic Amharic people with the lighter skin and straighter hair. And they are heavily discriminated against because of their darker skin. They are the original inhabitants of that region before the lighter ones came. Omo Valley Ethiopians Typical Ethiopians Anyway, from a Biblical perspective, those Ethiopian Jews know better! They know what is required of them and until that do so, they will be called on it. Well..... Shhhhhh....but I'll let you in on a little secret: As much as I preach today that the Israelites were most likely White/Caucasian people who invaded Canaan....I USED TO believe....and still hold the possiblity...that the lighter ones were the actual Children of Israel who came down in that region through Egypt after the invasion of the Babylonians back around 700 B.C.. I'm not sure which belief is the actual truth. Those Ethiopians maybe need to check themselves on bonding with their relatives maybe, I don't know, but then, that is a problem over hear in America with the indigenous peoples too. Oh, you think those somewhat distorted features may be a result of incestuous relationships???

Look who popped up across my Youtube screen yesterday...... At first I thought it was some brother running for Mayor or a member of Biden's Administration until I looked closer at the name. Troy you're looking kind of professional up in this video. Looking like you know what you're talking about...lol. I wonder does the Wall Street Journal know you like WE know you....LOL.

ProfD But then you have to look at what exactly do AfroAmericans DEMAND of either party. Black folks are good for getting mad because other folks won't "treat them right" when we have it well within our power to treat OURSELVES better than any other group of people possibly can. Take the Reparation thing for example.... It's well within our power to FORCE the Democrat party to take on Reparations as one of the TOP 3 essential platforms of any agenda of the party. We can demand every major city and nearly every major state to adopt Reparations as one of the central movements like you see those rainbow flags flying around all over the place. But instead, niggaz think it's took much or too extreme to demand that White folks submit to paying us Reparations, but spend the rest of the time mumbling and grumbling about how "everybody else" get's their needs met. The Democrat party just like the Republican party is only as good as WE make it for ourselves. If we join these parties and CHOOSE to take the back seat and go for the ride while letting others take the steering wheel, then we can't blame the party....we have to blame ourselves. The Green Party and Socialist party won't be any different. AfroAmericans need to change their mentality from constant "victim" to VICTOR.

ProfD You may be right in closing the doors and pulling off without them. As my man Willie D would say.... Might have to go on 'head and mash the gas on they ass" ...lol

His comedic genius.............. With this one skit, he summed up the various and often conflicting political positions of AfroAmericans in a way that most political analysts and career politicians couldn't do. Expressing how White liberals get it wrong on so many levels. Expressing how the "bling bling" is part of our culture even if it doesn't make a lot of sense. Expressing how skeptical we are about the vaccines. Politicians would do well to pay close attention to Dave's comedy and take notes.

If we regulate and deal with many of these brothers and niggaz the way they NEED to be dealt with, I believe law enforcement would soon be involved. For several reasons..... One of which, THEIR money making enterprises would be threatened by the streets being cleaned up. And I'm not talking about dirty cops on the take for dope, I'm talking about cops, judges, lawyers, etc....making BILLIONS of dollars from Black criminality and dysfunction and it's management.

ProfD Lol.... Many Ethiopians don't even consider themselves African. Colorism and "featurism" is bad in East Africa. A product of centuries......probably even millenia.....of being colonized, enslaved, and infiltrated by various Caucasian invaders from Persians to Romans to Greeks to Arabs etc..... Amazingly, western media does not provide these African and Caribbean conflicts with the same coverage as Ukraine Ofcourse not. Infact, they HOPE the conflicts keep going and they HOPE the niggaz kill eachother off. That's why we have to watch the media and Western governments very carefully. When they speak, they speak from a "White Supremacist" mindset and point of view They'll bring a lot of attention to Ukraine and beg the world to help it get resolved in because those are White people slaughtering eachother. Meanwhile there's been civil wars going on in the Congo and a few other parts of Africa for DECADES with hundreds of thousands of people being killed, yet the Western media barely says a word. They WANT them to fight and kill eachother off.

ProfD That's true. And one of the reasons they won't is because a large percentage of them are INSINCERE and aren't really down for the Democrat agenda but are really Republicans/Right-wing infiltrators who just join the party to monitor it and neutralize progress in it. Another problem is the tent of the Democrat party is way too big. Too many different groups with different agenda that conflict with eachother.