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@ProfD

7 hours ago, ProfD said:

I'd imagine Mamdani can remain in the NY State Assembly if he loses his mayoral bid.

yes, new york state doesn't have term limits for legislators or the governor though some have been trying to implement that. Hochul herself tried in 2022 to get term limits for governor/lietenant governor/comptroller/attorney general but these positions are like thrones and many don't like the idea of them being term limited. 

new york city has term limits for mayor + city council

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@Pioneer1

12 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

How are you going to be the of a city that contains Wall Street and the Diamond District and Park Avenue...but openly say that you don't think billionaires should be allowed?

Because it is possible. You seem to think Mamdani doesn't fit New York city or NY State or the USA but the USA has a long history of socialism in parts. And more importantly, MAmdani has an engaged voting group. No not the whole city. I didn't say Mamdani will win, but MAmdani can win. We will see how the numbers play out. 

12 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Because he can't.

well I argue,  he can explain a plan that can provide more money into new york city, it can't be taxing the rich cause he doesn't control that, the governor or state legislature of new york state does  and the legislature will never agree to his tax desires nor will the governor be able to because so many cities in new york state will be against, but the mayor does have powers and i think if he focuses on what mayors can do and proposes a radical agenda, he can convince and win it. But he has to be daring in that way and based on his legislation in the new york state assembly he isn't as daring or radical as some suggest.

@ProfD

7 hours ago, ProfD said:

Maybe Mamdani believes he can tap into whatever got former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio elected.

That was three terms of bloomberg.Bloomberg let the NYPD be unpunished for their inefficiency, and he was a huge advocate for the real estate industry of the city. Those two things gave bloomberg huge voting supports. NY city has a high end real estate market but people forget how many mid to low end realtors are in the city full of black folk/women/asians/muslims and bloomberg aided all of them in their agenda against rentors. The NYPD loved that he simply didn't demand better of the NYPD whenever they operated poorly. And they voted for bloomberg as a block. The fact that bloomberg also employed many in the private media industry in the city helped. 

BUT, the rentors of the city hated bloomberg, the people the NYPD abused and got away with abusing hated bloomberg. The public media sector , independent, also had issue with bloomberg. So with his third term up, a huge energy for someone who would freeze the rents/tell the NYPD to clean up their act/support the public sector bureaucracies of the city existed and de blasio, former agent for mayor dinkins was the most aligned candidate to that set. But, de blasio automatically became enemy to the nypd who hate any mayor calls the nypd wrong. the real estate industry , high + low end, hated the rent freeze. and the private sector didn't like the lack of energy for private sector activity so...adams came in. Pro NYPD to the core. supports the real estate industry, and in that, supports what I call the black financial aristocrats of the city who are more in the number than ever before. He did his city of yes thing which is a huge rezoning plan that is massive. that gave the real estate industry the ability to slot buildings in every space in the city, will allow for more mixed used buildings to save the skyscrapers from being money pits. But, really isn't addressing the lack of jobs or industry in the city. Which is where mamdani has strength. Mamdani 's base are the just turned adults who are in a city devoid of jobs, devoid of opportunity, and with ever increasing cost of living. The reality is, even if Mamdani losses, his movement will win in four years with the way the city is being managed. It isn't the fault of anyone past 1980 but many of the big cities in the usa are mismanaged but they have been mismanaged since the 1950s. 

NYC used to have every single industry, used to be a hub for all things, then came the mid 1900s and the white suburban movement and the business flight. Those two things were mismanaged by nyc and the other big cities in the usa. So much so that by the 1970s the usa economy couldn't survive being based on gold and had to use its own debt as a currency based on its militaristic power to finance itself, and it worked but it is not 2025.  I restate, MAmdani's campaign isn't about the issues that propelled de blasio. Mamdani's campaign is about a legacy of poor fiscal capitalistic management that has come to bite not only nyc but the greater usa, it is just that nyc is ahead of the curve. the usa wouldn't allow black workers into unions or wouldn't allow unions and allowed firms to flee the country than deal with unions, then allowed regions of the country, suburbs, to live like leeches on cities , who were allowed to be the dumping ground for all the non white folk as well as all the former towns folk as the countries industrial labor base was moved over seas for cheap labor. And now the robot worker era is coming and people already don't have a job but the global financial system means that markets are based on global standings so the rent in the cities can keep rising even if the populace in citiies is more and more unemployed. 

Even Hochul, the governor,  tried to make a paycheck go out to all new yorkers  and yet so many disliked the idea on all sides. why? the labor outlook isn't good. The only reason can be the fear some have that the usa will have to now give monthly paychecks to keep the system of fiscal capitalism afloat. But did and does not the usa hinder the native american community from owning businesses on reservations? did and does not the usa hinder black towns/ or regions in cities from owning a business? did and does not the usa hinder many women from equal wages when they are doing the same job? 

The USA through its military scenario before commonly called world war 2 or strength after said war, has always been able to maintain an internally inequal fiscal capitalistic system, but now in 2025 with the most powerful military, its internal system needs adjustment and the flexibility to change as needed doesn't have a simple legal pathway through. The constitution wasn't built with modern usa in mind. It was built assuming only white men would be able to have a full life in the usa and all others had part lives as the behest of white men. It was built assuming the usa would never be in the business of supporting economies of foreign countries as a side strategy to keep intersoveriegn agreements/arrangements. It was built assuming the usa would never have an immigration policy that allows an open door for the world's fiscal poor. 

so, Mamdani can win, but most of what he says he wants to do,he has no way. He has to adjust his goals, cause if he doesn't adjust his goals and he wins, he will join AOC + Obama and I find both of them make voters less interested.When you look at obama's exit, the people who voted eight years ago were not enthused.  I argue the bronx has become worse voting wise since AOC. so... 

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Well... as a writer...

when I look at Coogler + Peele, the two most commercially successful black writer-directors in the last twenty years [commercial success defined as profit earned from films, not creative assessment] both make one and done films, no sequels. Both don't go into deep public analysis of their films, let audiences make assessment videos. Both tell stories dealing with the black experience having global implications but from a personal space. They remind me of August wilson's plays where the outer world is present, potent but the plays setting is a small black space.

Get Out- Black man taking white woman to see her clan.

US-Black family on a vacation to country house

Nope- Black siblings on a ranch

Sinners- Black blues joint in the south

Booth Peele + Coogler's movies have aspects of spirituality[ The sunken place, the doppelganger, the horse whisperer, Hoodoo] . Religion by name is a spirituality tied to a  book. Spirituality is anything involving the spirit of a person , regardless of whether that involvement is technological [ psychological tools, cloning], a skill[communicating to nonhumans, horses or aliens] , a specific tradition passed down[ hoodoo] 

When I think of 

Within our gates from oscar micheaux [ written and directed]

blood of jesus from spencer williams [ written and directed] 

Ceddo + Emitai from Ousmane Sembene [ written and directed] 

Daughters of the Dust from julie dash [ written and directed] 

The reality is most Black writer-directors tend to make historical fictions or historical dramas [Malcolm/Boyz in the hood/Black girl/Superfly/dead presidents/down in the delta(I can't believe maya angelou didn't edit or manipulate it) or similar]. But the works of Peele + Coogler follow the least traveled road of said list of artist using worlds with fantasy elements.[ may it be science fiction or spiritual heritage] And that harkens back to the classic Black descended of enslaved storytelling or heritages from before the war between the states, championed by Zora Neale Hurston. 

Now to answer the question you asked  "Evil Cannot happen without your consent" in the context of the film sinners. 

Well, one thing , we don't know how the white vampires were made? The film doesn't go into in great detail nor does it need to. All we know is the lead white vampire is old, their are rules. But as the black twins prove, the goodness of ones actions is not bounded to humanity. Vampires can be good as his twin proves at the end, if you define goodness by non verbal actions and not race[whether race is defined as a categorization or ranking or order based on religion/language/gender/blood lineage/phenotype or appearance/age/philosophical adherence/ or other determinant].  To restate Vampires are not inherently evil in the film, thus their entry into a place can not be deemed welcoming evil,  if you take the whole story into account. In parallel, in the film humans are not inherently good. And the KKK are not coming with the consent of the juke joint.  

So from my point of view,  in the film itself,  your question is not answered.

And what is the contrapositive to your question. Good can happen with your consent? Well define good. Are humans good while vampires evil? is goodness defined by non verbal action. but can't one action be deemed good or evil based on its specifics. 

OR about the opposite. Good cannot happen without your consent? again define good 

and in my view Coogler isn't offering viewpoints but not being ironclad in opinions. Steinfeld some say is yella, some say is white, by one drop is black, but their is a long heritage of blacks in the usa who are visibly white ala Charles W. Chesnutt. 

Away from writing....

Your posiiton as a black christian, i find thought provoking. I am not christian, but my views on black christianity are various. If I have one wish for black christians, it is for black christians to accept the many branches of black christianity, which I don't think black christians tend to do. But to your question, Evil Cannot happen without your consent,  I think based on your definitions, the answer is yes. 

For me, away from writing, the first question for me is always elements in the question. What is good? what is evil? what is consent? 

I comprehend positivity or negativity. I know what can be mostly positive or mostly negative, but nothing in my mind is all negative or all positive. and for me what people refer to as good is a supposed all positive, or evil is a supposed all negative. And I prefer to use the word grant over consent. What is granted is complicated. Sometimes one is granting things absent their knowledge or awareness, the raising of children proves this. 

Philosophically or spiritually, I  can only answer your question,   Evil Cannot happen without your consent, once it is restructured with more definition to what is evil or what is consent.

If you ask me, Vampires cannot interact to non vampires absent non vampirical grant? I will say no because Vampires I define as any creature that absorbs leechlike from another. Do the gnomes who suck souls require grants? Do the succubi require grants? I don't think so to either. Some types of Vampires do but not all. 

If you ask me, those with negative intent cannot happen absent anothers grant? I will say not usually. Negative intent can be from many and rarely requires the targets permission. 

If you ask me, can human blood craving Vampires enter the home of others absent a grant? I say both. historically from ancient times, some of said vampires have been blockaded from entering the homes of others , not all but some, arguably many. 

@ProfD 

Here is the problem with the usa today, in terms of government, the people voting against you offer more help by their existence than your legislative quality. 

As my original post stated [ https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/363-zohran-mamdani-legislation/ ]  

Mamdani' legislative record speaks more to his reality than his speeches. But for most in the usa, speeches have more value and personal identity have more value.

Biden became president because of Schrumpt, so many voted against or not for schrumpt. Ocasico Cortez won because the white guy in that bronx district was totally disconnected from latino voters who usually don't vote. and have dropped in voting after AOC's entry. MAmdani won because Cuomo has many who dislike him and so do Adams, which gives Mamdan an advantage. 

And this goes both ways. Hillary Clinton was perfect for Schrumpft. And Mamdani is a godsend for every republican who is on an anti immigrant/ anti north east / pro isolationism stance. MAmdani is the embodiment of that which ttheir voting blocks fears. Nothing Mamdani can prove otherwise cause he will only be at best mayor of NYC , a position of limited power. again, if he was truly serious about doing good he would stay in the assembly but he sees a chance to be the first muslim/asian/socialist mayor of NYC and that can be very fruitful for him personally. Remember, england had their first asian prime minister and like MAmdani he talked a talk and then in the bureaucracy faltered. 

@Pioneer1 adams isn't guaranteed to keep the spot. yes the real estate industry, yes law enforcement, yes the private fiscal institutions will be able to support adams as an independent, which is underrated by some. By being an independent adams allows a combination of elephants + donkeys. But Mamdani has a strong crowd in the donkeys. The problem mamdani has is, he will need to explain how he is going to do a number of his promises and he hasn't. 

It is a race. I don't know why people don't think it isn't a race. The debates will be huge. The one thing in mandani's camp is what I call a little obama effect. Asians may vote in droves for mamdani and that may pull him through if he can split all the other votes. 

@Troy

Well... I will break up your question first, because the ever growing use of synthography , from corporate or personal use, influence ranges. 

So , I restructure your question, what do I think about the ever growing use of synthography in the following environments or scenarios: leisure artistic activity , tool to assist human labors, fiscal artistic activity, human artistic output overall,human communication overall?

In terms of leisure artistic activity, I think synthography has been a blessing for many. Now without needing to pay an artist or without needing to learn a skill of illustration, one can get emulations  that satisfy what they want to see. many of my fellow artist have suffered a financial blow because of this and hate synthography but I don't see it that way. And I will be blunt, synthography today is what the photograph was. Not every black person could paint or could afford to hire a painter but when the photograph became more commonplace , for many black people who saw daily illustrations of black people that were some form of negativity, the photograph was a blessing. Black people still learned how to paint or paid for paintings/sculpture but the photograph meant you didn't need the illustrator to see yourself while also having an affordable tool to do it and that is what synthography is today. I see how many black people especially black women get to create positive/flattering depictions of black women free from the white owned media or black owned commercial media's creations. Have i created less since synthography's recent growth in use? no. I am still creating[illustrations/literature] quite a bit.  Are some artist disheartened? yes. But the key is how you approach being an artist. I don't need people to buy my work or for my work to be considered some quality level for me to like it and embrace it. The most popular comic book is sponge bob which most artist have the skills to draw right now. The artist who cognize the illustrations non artist can make with these computer programs in synthography have to realize their self worth better and embrace people, in a humanity where media is owned by a few people or groups, get to see made what they want. 

As a tool to assist labors, it has been a blessing for many. Synthography tools are helping elders who are alone in this world have aids to remember. It is helping children who will never be the fastest of mind or foot have tools to aid them in learning or movement. It is helping the impoverished/poor/upper poor to have tools to aid them that they don't have the money to afford. For filing tedious or complicated paperwork, to making graphics for their websites, to making essays it is helping aid people. No one is forced to use. I only use deviantart dreamup. I have never used chatgpt, or google synthographic system. I used the microsoft system to manipulate the most recent book reviews I made because it was necessary to fit your demand. It had nothing to do with me. If I owned a magazine I would use my own grammatical + syntactical interpretation for whatever I wrote.   I have never used various synthographic tools and i only use deviantart dreamup because as a senior member I get a monthly usage for free so I want to use it up as I hate waste and they don't collate the uses. Sadly while honestly, I rarely have used up a months uses and iti s going on over two years old, but, I am no synthographer. So people are free to use what tools they want. I am content with my mind, my abilities, my comprehension. if I need to I will use synthography to adjust my work tobe accepted by those that demand. I don't see it as a problem. I am not changed. I think some people are easily peer pressured into doing things. I am not. 

For fiscal artistic activity, people still buy vinyl records and more and more are getting made or sold. Some artists have already realized what I said years ago and create whole works in the public view . So, making money making art is going strong in many sectors. The real revenue stream being hurt by synthographic tools are literary or illustrative commission work for unknown artist. Big time artist arguably have risen in value. I know an artist who makes beautiful work in the continent.. africa,  and she makes a living, but she is known she has clients. they know she will make something by hand and that is enough , she does. and the challenge is for artist to find different venues,and they exist. Use your imagination.

For human artistic output overall, synthography hasn't damaged anything and added the synthographer to the list of artist. The reason people play fewer instruments today is before recorded music, the only way to hear music was if someone played so their was a financial labor involved and so many played instruments, but when recorded music came in and even in the earliest time where it was scratchy or expensive, the ability to play at any time was huge and as the quality improved, people chose the recording over the live for most. Again popular folk were fine and making even more money with recording of them. But, nothing demanded horn players throw their horns away, nothing. Human beings poor rearing tells them to throw away that which isn't making money, as if they lost value cause no one was paying, and this is the same challenge today. Find ways to make money not using your art + keep creating art. That was the challenge of musicians in the late 1800s with musical recordings and the various artist today with returns from computer programs. 

For human communication overall, the flaw is human beings. During the sars cov 2 lockdown, France gave each french child three hundred euros which is like four hundred and fifty dollars then to pay for artistic content, the money couldn't be used to buy jewelry or clothes but books/music and what did most french kids buy? manga. 

What is my point? the usa heritage , what it carries, or culture, what is grows from the declaration of independence to two thousand and twenty five has always been negative in majority. yes, the usa has a positive individual heritage that gives freedom for an individual to act freely of a collective. Yes, the usa isn't inherently tied to one heritage or culture which is what many , maybe most whites in modernity, are fighting to prove not true. But overall the usa has a negative heritage or culture and in terms of human communication, the usa tops the negative list. The usa has many parents, and mostly not black ones, who inundate children into electronic technology. I will be blunt, when I went to college no one cheated more than asian students, regardless of their phenottpye [white far east asian, mulatto south east asian, black south west asian],  and asian children are usually tech addicts beyond black non asian[africa/caribbean/D.O.S.] children. i have seen asian children in the usa. the media treats them differently than they are on average. But the tech addiction parents, of all races [phenotype/religion/language/ or other] I have seen in NYC put on children is parents fault. You teach children not to think and then get angry when they rely on the crutch you told them to use, you pushed them to use. As for the internet, again, whose fault is it that people react to everything they see or hear. Stop reacting, calm down, check sources. I bet the people who are being born today will use the internet so differently. I have three main sites: aalbc/deviantart/tumblr and I use email for communication where I have many filters, which many people foolishly never did with their emails. deviantart is all arts: illustration/writing/photography/synthography/sculpture/fractals/ and more whether not safe for work or where the whole clan can view without unsettling. aalbc I have my groups each with an agenda, programming/calendrial existence/old literature , I sometimes chime in on the forum to discourse. tumblr, have some small communities of black artist and I have a soccer blog. the only thing I do that relates to the larger media is soccer. and I rarely share media posts that are unconfirmed. so I am content online. I have been from the beginning but it goes back to rearing and habits. I don't follow others, nor do I feel I have to do what everyone else does, but that comes from my rearing by my two black happily married  parents. I like myself. 

Hey fellow poet:) 

submit your book here and list it on aalbc 

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@Troy 

I am  doing good improving on the sites i am on now aalbc/devianart/tumblr that is my main three, i dont add email to it. 

@ProfD

The problem NYC has is it has outgrown the status of a city. NYC isn't equivalent to Buffalo but they each have the same status. Now NYC could try to become a state [it is legal] BUT the remainder of NY state will never vote to allow NYC to be free from it. At least I don't see that happeneing easily.  The federal dollars NY state gets because of NY city are too precious to give up and the remainder of New York State likes the influence it has on NYC which i may add is usually against NYC's betterment to be blunt. Black people talk about the projects but the original plan from the federal government was to put the projects in upstate new york and never in nyc. But the 99% white towns and villages upstate new york complained to high heaven. They did not want the non white/non christian/fiscally poor populace of NYC living next to them. It is that simple and so , no upstate new york, but the money was coming to new york and so... put them all in NYC. and the rest of the states rural/small town white populaces followed. People today talk about green but part of why the projects were meant to be outside nyc was for health, but again the white people of upstate new york in their 99% towns and villages said no. And this is similarly true for Los Angeles or Chicago or other. And to make it worse when the urban congestion led to infrastructure breakdowns in cities, the same towns that wouldn't accept projects next to them were overjoyed to accept jails for people in the city to go to, which help the tax base of upstate new york city. The black church was happy to support jails away from the black urban populaces but as often the black church didn't realize it was hruting the black populace in big cities. I don't know how much money the black populace of NYC and other non white populaces have spent on the white towns to see their loved ones in the jails upstate. ....  NYC can try to have a special status made for itself in NY State law but again, the remainder of NY state would be against that. So NYC has an elemental problem. It has outgrown the status of city cause it really isn't. NYC is a state that has the status of a city. I argue easily, if NYC was a state all the mayors from Lindsey to Adams would had done differently, but absent the freedom of a state , and bound to the laws of a city...their are limits. The mayor of NYC is very limited even though it seems such a powerful post. The governor of NYState really is more powerful than the mayor of any city in  New york State. The problem with people like AOC or Mamdani is for all of their supposed radicalness, their plans really aren't good. AOC's green new deal was again, great philosophical reading for the people cheering mamdani on now, but functionally, no way. One thing people forget is it isn't uncommon for people to be elected in the usa and then have a negative wake up call to the mechanics. Remember the tea party, that sect in the party of abraham lincoln POAL. People remember them but don't remember their most important lesson which many so called socialist or far left liberals learn once elected. That the plans you have you didn't fully think through. Great to get elected. people cheer. Talk about the change is coming and then you get in and realize the mechanics of government require more than your one sentence desires. This isn't easy, and that is why so many legislatures seem deadlocked. The tea party realized many other POAL members wouldn't vote to reduce the government size. Sometimes things are needed. The usa has a populace over three hundred millions. that is a lot of mouths. welfare programs can't be just cut away and while media makes black people the great benefactors the truth is white people are. Yeah, lower the military size but again the usa is in the global policing business which matters when you want to control the price of oil. yeah tax the rich but as newsom tried in california already, when you do that the rich left to texas. You can't stop them from leaving the state. and when they leave what do you tell the workers in the state who relied on this firm? And when the rich are gone are you going to tax the poor? And when the rich are gone, and the city is going deeper into a debt hole what then? Who do you blame? what do you do? where do you go? Bootstraps, to what job? and then when people commit illegal acts, law enforcement? it is a spiral downward.  I really think when it comes to government too many people focus on what they want and not how to get what they want. 

IN AMENDMENT,

I don't know if you follow NYC but the battle over the casinos is huge. The reality is, everyone in government wants those casinos but the non black communities that the potential casino owners want to locate to dont' want them. The years of dumping everything in black regions of the city has left the black regions with no space. The only spaces left is with non black regions who know a casino near where they live will change everything for them financially for the worse. rents will skyrocket, and the regions energy will change. casinos are rife with alot of negativity for all the money they make. 

@ProfD

21 minutes ago, ProfD said:

As mayor, Mamdani would be putting pressure on the Democratic governor.  The party would not be in favor of it.

well not much pressure, remember if you are mayor of albany/birlington/yonkers/buffalo you don't want to tax the rich , if anything you want to lessen the taxes to invite the rich in with their enterprises, so hochul will have many mayors against mamdani's call so it will be easy for her to say no as new york state rarely makes city specific laws. 

24 minutes ago, ProfD said:

The Democratic party definitely needs more people with personality, energy and an agenda resuscitate it.

well i liked adrienne adams but the problem outside of her being a woman is that she isn't selling anything. adirenne adams says, she will do little things and hat doesn't get the commonly called far left exitec, they want to hear things that legally don't work. but adrienne adams isn't also trying to court the old bureaucracy, so she isn't going to say , she is in love with nypd. candidates like her exist but neither side of the party of andrew jacksn like her.... 

@ProfD

did you read my calendrial post? where i fully cite his legislative history? 

17 hours ago, ProfD said:

I don't believe POTUS OJ pulled any strings to get Cuomo out. Mamdani had a better message. 

Mamdani didn't win because of his message, if you look at turnout , it is still low and if you look at voting blocks he has serious cutoffs. Mamdani defeated cuomo because cuomo has baggage. It is that simple. In the same way Mamdani has advantages against Eric Adams cause he has baggage. It is the Obama+AOC mold. 

Person talks alot of stuff. Gets elected, and then the rules and regulations of the bureaucracy force them to act against their stated high goals getting electing. Everything Obama said he wanted to do didn't happen. AOC's green new deal died. Mamdani if he wins will have to do like all mayors and go to albany and beg the governor for taxing powers. the governor will say no because if the governor does for nyc then the governor will have to do for all the cities in new york state and once done for all once , it will be demanded every year. so mamdani will not get the ability to tax the rich of nyc. And he knows this which is why he has already adjusted to healthcare /freeze rent/universal childcare. Hochul will be willing to help the healthcare/universal childcare which is part of her platform and most other cities in nyc like. The rent freeze is actually under the mayor's complete control and but deblaiso rent freezed as well but had many problems with the real estate industry or nypd, which mamdani will also have.  . As my calendrial post showed, if you want to have tax law you need to be where mamdani is leaving and be in the ny assembly, where he helped lead tax law. Mamdani can not also protect immigrants, immigration is a federal level act, the mayor can do little to protect immigrants and nor can ny state and defying the federal government is unwise. 

@Pioneer1

18 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

Although I'm not a New Yorker, I trust Adams being in that seat more than I trust this Mamdani dude I know next to nothing about.

try reading my calendrial post, it is fully cited to all his laws

Mamdani's problem for me is during his tenure he did very little tax law, and focused on laws that demanded nys or nyc become more in debt by financing things. Then he runs as a candidate in the primary on a promise to protect immigrants from the federal government if elected which the mayor can not do, tax the rich and give money out to the poor which is powers of new york state which the mayor can not do. 

At the end of the day, his campaign is all about identity. he is muslim/ he is born outside the usa/he is "young"  and a set of voters see those things and think they come with good strategies or plans and they usually don't. 

@ProfD

On 6/26/2025 at 12:48 PM, ProfD said:

This provides context to the Ayatollah's proclamation of a *victory*.

 

When I initially heard about the Ayatollah saying Iran slapped the US, I wondered if he was smoking that Islamic hemp. 

 

Now, I understand the Ayatollah's thought process from the perspective of the Iranian resistance to the 2-headed devil that attacked them.

your welcome for the proper reporting:)

@aka Contrarian

10 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

I still say Palestine terrorists started this war and israeli Zionists are prolonging it. There are no good guys nor bad guys. No heroes nor villains. Just religious fanatics and power hungry leaders. MEN.

Well this is two wars. 

the USA+UK started the war between palestineans side zionists, it is a war that has been going on since 1920 between the palestinean muslim and the zionist jew. but it was not started by either, it was started by the usa+uk. uk could have easily blockaded the zionist knowing fully well, the palestineans didn't want them as photos of palestinean protest show. the usa did their part by allowing finances and resources to zionist populations. the rest is inevitability. A war that has gone on for one hundred and five years, like the hundred years war between england and france with various interbellums [moments between the war, some call ceasefires, some falsely call peace]

the war between iran and israel was started by the usa when they supported the shah whose governing quality created the ayotollah, but as the jordan current king said, his father warned the shah and the shah didn't heed, so everybody in the region and by some three letter people [ central intelligence agency] of the security industry in the usa knew too but it wasn't heeded for whatever reason and the ayotollah took over and embarrassed the security industry in the usa.  And the second the ayotollah took over he opposed iraq/saudi arabia/israel/usa and that was when the war between israel /iran started but it wasn't started by iran or israel, it was started by the usa who was so concerned about oil and having israel + iran as satraps that the condition of the iranian majority was second fiddle and the whitephile or europhile fiscally wealthy iranian minority that was wearing mini skirts or rock and rolling were told to go into gilded shadows or leave. but the usa started the iran+ israel war. 

You are correct war doesn't breed heroes or villains, good guys or bad guys, that is very wise, but it isn't fanatacism or power hungry leaders. It is more than that. It is about identity. 

Unlike Black descended of enslaved whom seem to like internal conflict in their populace, some peoples want their populace to have a cohesion that warrants the word community. and that means when others are around who want to challenge that identity you have to fight, you have to kill, to make sure you reach or maintain the identity you want. 

Iran doesn't want to have usa military bases in their country like saudi arabia/qatar. Iran don't want to have arrangements with israel nor do they want israel in the region. Iran wants palestineans to get palestine back. Iranians want to have the tools to deter the usa from attacking iran cheaply. that is identity and since war is the only way, then war is a good way. 

I didn't [at] Troy because I am not commenting to oppose Troy's points as I will reassert in the following, I am not interested in prosyletization but I will publicly oppose positions I see as flawed.

19 hours ago, Troy said:

I agree with Starr's lyrics particularly in the context of the Vietnam war era. 

Well... good, please keep your position standalone or in context of the vietnam war. I don't want it to change for any reason. 

But I have to protest this. The Vietnam was was a billion dollar money making machine, the illegal profits alone were grand. Money matters. I always find it funny how many black people  in the usa, especially DOSers talk about money making but then want to war has no good when was tends to make more money than most things especially peaceful things. 

19 hours ago, Troy said:

Nina Simone's commentary on protecting Malcom X completely ignores who bombed his home and ultimately gunned him down, which was known when she made the statements...

Again, I want it known I do not want Troy's position to change nor am I regaling Troy or anyone else. But, this is false. 

First, the federal bureau of investigation are suggested by many to have infiltrated every single organization in the usa. Of course, I have no proof, no proof whatsoever. But I can believe it. I know Malcolm x's bodyguard was an agent. So... this goes back to nina simone's point the black people who talk most about peace are willing to exist alongside blacks like malcolm x's former bodyguard, and the horde of others mostly I bet still not publicly known or listed, including in the nation of islam against malcolm who are harming the village. her point is true, if you want to protect your racial populace you have to be willing to kill, those in or out of your racial populace who are enemies, which includes nation of islam members who are agents, bodyguards of leaders who are against as well as kkk non blacks. 

@ProfD

6 hours ago, ProfD said:

At the same time, POTUS OJ is still offering to *make a deal* with the Iranians.

of course, didn't the usa make a deal with north korea on the 89th day of them leaving the non proliferation treaty, which led to north korea pausing it [even though they continued it later]? 

so I can see schrumpft making a deal as the iranians legislative body is mulling over getting out the non proliferation treaty

It seems for now Iran is not playing their hand, every second they wait they put pressure on the usa. 

https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2025/06/26/3342970/iran-reaffirms-right-to-peaceful-nuclear-energy-within-npt-framework

Iran Reaffirms Right to Peaceful Nuclear Energy within NPT Framework

June, 26, 2025

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry reiterated that the country will not yield to pressure or aggression, emphasizing that the right to lawful access to nuclear energy is non-negotiable under international treaties.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ismael Baqaei emphasized that Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy remains unchanged and warned that any future cooperation with the IAEA depends on international recognition of Iran’s legal entitlements and protection of its national security.

The following is the full text of the interview:

Question: Well, joining us now on Al Jazeera is Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ismael Baqaei. He's live from Tehran. Thank you so much, Baqaei, for being with us on Al Jazeera. So, (US) President (Donald) Trump is insisting that Tehran’s nuclear program has been completely destroyed. He said, quote, "The US strikes were a perfect operation that obliterated Iran's nuclear capabilities." What's your response to that? What's the initial damage assessment at your nuclear sites?

Baqaei: I think what matters here—and should not be overshadowed by beautiful words and different positions taken by the United States—is the fact that we witnessed a detrimental blow to international law, to the NPT regime, and to the moral ethics of the international community. So, what matters most here is for the international community to understand that the US military strikes were an act of aggression against Iran's territorial integrity and national sovereignty. That matters most.

Question: Okay, understood. But when the US president says that Iran's nuclear program has been completely destroyed, do you reject or accept that?

Baqaei: What I have to say is that Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy remains intact. Iran has every right under the NPT, under Article 4 of the NPT, to enjoy using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and Iran is determined to preserve that right under any circumstances.

Question: Okay, can you tell us what's left of the Iranian nuclear program and the uranium stockpiles? Has Iran been able to salvage any of the uranium stockpiles before the US bombing?

Baqaei: As I said, I think these are secondary issues. The primary concern of the international community has to be to condemn this lawless act by the United States. I think it is really a very bad sign that many people across the globe are trying to underestimate the depth and gravity of the American act of aggression against Iran, and now they are talking about the level of strikes or its effectiveness. The international community has to understand that what was done by the United States against Iran was a horrible blow to international diplomacy, to international law, and to international ethics.

Question: Understood, sir. I just want to insist on the fact that the IAEA has called on Iran to allow nuclear inspectors at the site, as this ceasefire with Israel is now in place. But instead, I understand Iran is considering cutting cooperation with the UN nuclear agency. Can you tell us why and why you would not allow inspectors on the ground to verify the facts?

Baqaei: Don't you think it is only natural for the representatives of a nation that has come under an egregious act of aggression to reconsider the way they have been dealing with the IAEA? Yes, there has been a draft bill by our parliament today—it has been adopted—and it talks about suspending our cooperation with the IAEA. It talks about suspending, not putting an end to, the cooperation, with two conditions: first, that Iran's inalienable rights under the NPT, under Article 4 of the NPT, must be recognized. The second thing is that the security and safety of our nuclear installations, our scientists, and our people should be preserved. So, I think it's only logical—it's a matter of logic and law—because if we are going to be a responsible member of the NPT, we have to be able to enjoy the rights that are afforded to every member state of this treaty.

Question: Speaking of the NPT, sir, you also talked about Iran discussing suspending its participation in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Is that something that's been seriously considered? Will Iran pull out of the NPT after this war?

Baqaei: As I said, the draft bill of the parliament talks about suspending our cooperation with the IAEA. It doesn't talk about suspending our participation or membership in the treaty. And I think the bill again is in line with the parameters of the NPT because the bill talks about guaranteeing our rights under the NPT.

Question: You're right under the NPT, and you've said this before, sir, that Iran has the right to enrich uranium. Can you tell us—I'm going to insist on this a little bit more—what remains operational today as far as Iran's nuclear program?

Baqaei: I have nothing to add on this matter because it's a technical issue. Our Atomic Energy Organization and other relevant agencies are working on that. But yes, our nuclear installations have been badly damaged—that's for sure—because they have come under repeated attacks by Israeli and American aggressors. Again, what matters most for the people in the region and beyond is to really understand the depth of this lawlessness that happened for the past 12 days against Iran.

Question: President Trump also said today while he was at the NATO summit that, quote, "We'll end up having somewhat of a relationship with Iran after this conflict." Are you open to that now that your country is no longer under fire—being attacked, as you say? Are you willing to negotiate with the US?

Baqaei: We have been hearing all sorts of contradictory remarks for the past two or three months. There have been many contradictions within the American bureaucracy, within the American establishment. While they have been talking about diplomacy, they green light the Israelis to attack Iran only two days before our scheduled meeting in Muscat. My nation came under an act of aggression by Israel. So, has there remained any trust in them? Because they are talking about different things, acting differently, and now they have to be held accountable for the aggression that they have committed against my country in collusion with the Israelis. And that's something that our people want—as the government, they expect the international community to hold the aggressors accountable before anything else.

Question: So, are you saying that you're no longer interested in talking to the Americans?

Baqaei: What I'm trying to say is that they torpedoed diplomacy. As far as Iran is concerned, we have said diplomacy never ends—even during the height of the imposed war against Iran, we continued talking to different actors in order to save lives and to make sure that our national security is protected. But the point is that the other parties are talking about dialogue and diplomacy while at the same time committing acts of aggression. These contradictions have only created more and more problems.

Question: Okay, so what preconditions, if any, would Iran require for any future negotiations?

Baqaei: For the time being, we are focused—just one day after the stoppage of the aggression by the Israelis—on our security, on our people, because people are outraged at what happened. So, at this time, I think we have nothing to say about those contradictory remarks regarding diplomacy or negotiations because we have to make sure whether the other parties are really serious when they're talking about diplomacy or if it is again part of their tactics to create more problems for the region and for my country.

Question: Okay, let me ask you, sir, about the ceasefire—briefly—between Israel and Iran, which is now in place and is holding. What are the key elements required to maintain this ceasefire, this truce? Are there any active diplomatic channels that are supporting this truce behind the scenes?

Baqaei: As you see, we were approached by Qataris to stop this war—this imposed war against Iran. We didn't start this war, and we agreed to stop after they approached us, after the Americans approached Qatar. So, it is very clear: we have been under attack, we have been subjected to an act of aggression. So, we will defend in case there is any act of military strikes, any act of aggression against Iran.

Question: Baqaei, one last question if I can. Iranian officials have projected an image of strength and stability—even victory—in the face of this conflict. As you say, Iran was attacked by Israel, but the toll has been significant for Iran: over 600 casualties, widespread destruction of military and civilian sites. We don't yet know the extent of the destruction of the nuclear sites. When Iranian officials claim victory today, what does victory mean? What does victory look like? What did Iran achieve realistically in this conflict?

Baqaei: We suffered a lot—that's for sure. Our people were massacred by Israeli aggression; that's war crimes against humanity, and they have to be held accountable. But the point is that our people showed that they are resolute in defense of their national security and sovereignty. And I think, given the fact that this imposed war was orchestrated, planned, and operationalized with the help of Americans, it means that we had to resist against an attack by the United States, by Israelis—by two nuclear-armed actors—and the fact that they were supported by some other actors as well across the Western Hemisphere. So, it means that we were able, as a nation, to defend our identity, our security, and at the end, we had to make them—they had to submit to the will of the Iranian people through resistance—to approach us and ask for this ceasefire.

Question: So, they approached you and asked you for the ceasefire—just to confirm?

Baqaei: We were approached by our friends from Qatar. And of course, as I said, we have never welcomed war. We are a nation of peace-loving people. No responsible actor, no responsible state in our region welcomes war. It is only one actor in our region that has always been trying to wage war against the people in our region. They are committing, as you know, genocide in Gaza for the past two years. They are occupying the lands of two Muslim countries—Syria and Lebanon—and everyone knows that they are warmongers that have no respect for international law, for international ethics, or morality. So yes, we, as a nation, were able to resist against this unjust war for the past 12 days.

Question: Baqaei, just one final question if I may. You mentioned Qatar, and the Qataris have expressed dissatisfaction at the attack on the American base here in Qatar, strongly condemned it, and said that this constitutes a scar in the relationship between Iran and Qatar today. What is Iran going to do to repair this relationship?

Baqaei: We have high respect for Qataris, and we attach significant importance to our good relations with Qatar. We have been good friends with Qatar during their difficult times, and Qataris have also been our good friends. We are good friends, basically, with all countries—the littoral states of the Persian Gulf. We have made it clear that the military strikes against Al Udeid had nothing to do with Qatar. We respect the territorial integrity and national security of Qatar. It was in exercise of our right of self-defense against American aggression against our peaceful nuclear installations. So, at the high level, our president talked to Qataris; our minister of foreign affairs did as well. We tried to clarify that what was done was against the American base in exercise of our right of self-defense. So, we are committed to our good-neighborliness policy with Qatar and other countries of the region. And I personally am really unhappy about any inconvenience that has been caused to our Qatari sisters and brothers as a result of this attack. But as we said, this self-defense operation was calibrated in defense of our rights under Article 51 of the Charter, in response to American aggression against our territorial integrity.

take a look and follow the calendar

@Troy

12 hours ago, Troy said:

Absolutely nothin'!

yeah, lovely song, lovely voice:) all black folks know it .... but the song's message is wrong. War is good for somethings. I argue some songs messages have to be reputed really. 

@aka Contrarian

do you remember when nina simone said this[you have to scroll to the bottom of the following link], i say this is my response to what good war is for?

https://aalbc.com/tc/events/event/198-nina-simone-born-1933/

@aka Contrarian

5 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

War. What's it good for?

one of the most important things human governments need, reboots.  Peace has a very great negative, it allows the inefficiencies to live on. Peace never gets rid of inefficiency, merely allows it to mutate into something far worse, albeit even if no one cognizes it at the time.

@umbrarchist

I know of "ghost cities" in china but china has over  a billion people and they mostly live on the eastern coast. Like in the usa , china has entrepreneurs.  Many gambled on various real estate ventures that failed. 

@umbrarchist 

Even enough but the usa has had more real estate bubble pops than any other country in the last twenty five  years, i count three at least, and the usa government is still going strong. 

@ProfD

6 hours ago, ProfD said:

IMO, the global pecking order remains unchanged regardless the outcome of this strike.

the global order I refer to isn't the global peckin order

@Pioneer1

7 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

What do they expect Russia to actually do?

I don't know , iran has this issue in their corner, israel + the usa have done their part but now it is up to iran.

All I have read in terms of actions is iran attacked a base in qatar , has blocked a sea route for oil, is not stating it has gone to war with the usa, and is deliberating leaving the non proliferation treaty which based on the precedence of north korea, all they have to do is give a ninety day notice. I imagine the usa will want to make a deal before then as the usa made a deal with north korea on the 89th day but... we will see. 

All that is for sure is Iran hasn't bowed to the israel+usa nor threw a punch at israel+usa. 

@Pioneer1 

On 6/22/2025 at 6:13 AM, Pioneer1 said:

What doesn't make sense to me is why would Iran enter a "deal" with America when America is an unconditional supporter of Israel?
There is no "neutrality" in this.

IRan has choices, Iran can choose to go to war officially. Iran can choose to acquiesce to the USA. Either choice Schurmpt gets what he wants. 

If Iran goes to war, Schrumpft get to use iran as a call for more isolationism. If IRan acquiesces then Schrumpft gets to say he makes peace through strength.

Comprehend, Israel does not want iran to go to war and Netanyahu i gambling that the government of iran: ayatollah and the clergy+elected officials+financial barons will lead the country to aquiesce. If Iran decides to go to war, Israel will have forced all of its neighbors who are muslim to keep a distance. They will not help or can not help iran because they are to beholden to the usa or don't have the means BUT their populaces are all anti zionist + anti israel for honest reasons so they can't embrace israel if iran decides to go to war. No neutrality ever exist really in intergovernmental affairs. The USA carries the british heritage of saying things are neutral when they are not

On 6/22/2025 at 6:13 AM, Pioneer1 said:

America and Israel are allies....and America did what allies are supposed to do....help eachother.

this is not true , the usa is not an ally of israel nor is israel an ally of the usa, china is not an ally or russia nor is russia an ally of china, canada nor mexico are allies of the usa nor is the usa an ally of canada or mexico, nor is france an ally of england nor is england an ally of france. No two governments in human history have ever been allies. This term allies is a commercialization of the term "convenient + inconvenient partnerships"  

Rather than see the usa through the lens of allies, look at the usa + israel through the lens of the leading governors. 

What does NEtanyahu want? NEtanyahu wants a country of jews who feel they have an ancestral right to a bit of land and are willing to kill any for that right to be embraced as (feared+ loved) neighbors by the muslim (governments+ peoples) all around them who have a history of antagony with them. Iran's government is the biggest threat not because iran has the richest muslim government, that is saudi arabia who is another c+i partner of the usa, not because iran has the most religiously zealous people, that is kemet/egypt who made itself another c+i partner of the usa through egypt's military who runs egypt, not the government of egypt. It is because Iran has the most  religiously zealous government in the muslim world and because iran is a public enemy of the usa, that adds on to what israel can apply to iran, whether true or not. 

Now how does israel's strike lead to what netanyahu wants? If Iran acquiesces, it will force a change in iran's tone or a change in their government posture in key ways. You can't say death to israel + death to the usa, while cowtowing to them. And thus israel will have a neighbor who publicly opposes them off the table as it was. But it all depends on what iran does. If Iran holds true to its public opposition to israel + usa, then usa is safe but israel will be long term under worse conditions, because even though most of the governments in the muslim world about israel are satraps to the usa: saudi arabia/qatar/turkey/egypt/morocco/united arab emirates, syria, jordan, the ones who are not: algeria/libya/pakistan. Remember one thing about egpyt. When they had the commonly called arab spring with all the mamluk descendent college students talking about freedom or rights, who won the election that led the usa to back the egyptian military to take over the government. It was the mulism brotherhood. the muslim brotherhood who are arguably far more anti jewish or anti usa than iran or turkey or whomever, won a public election that the west deems even/fair. So the people in that region are anti israel + anti usa, but the governments, like black elected officials in the usa, are the ones who go against the majority in their populace, make deals with the usa or israel with support from usa+ israel in quelling their own people. so, as some jews have said, what netanyahu has done, has placed israel in potentially the worst situation.The saudi royal family, yearly has to quell the religious fanatics. Look who runs syria now that the assad clan is gone. I argue that if Iran holds true, it will be devastating to the region because the common peoples in that region clearly want israel + the usa gone/out /dead. This is fact so netanyahu is gambling. We will see. IT is all in IRan's hands, that is the reality. Iran will dictate how this plays out, which is a poor sign of diplomacy on the part of israel or the usa. 

What does Schrumpft want?  Schrumpft wants one of two things. 1) Proof that isolationism is warranted  which he gets if Iran holds true because he can argue that if iran is willing against the militaristic advantage of the usa + israel aside no aid or assistance coming from anyone to hold true to their positions , that country will never be able to be civil with the usa and thus the usa needs to embrace what many whites in rural usa want, which is a return to isolationism, which will end the internatiolization era started by woodrow wilson of the college of new jersey that ended the isolationism of the usa before and after the spanish american war. 2) proof that the usa can make peace through strength aka bullying which he gets if iran acquiesces. And that is not a new type of peace through strength. The napoleonic era, the roman empire, the civil code+ pax romana were all based on the same things. And considering the usa is two hundred and fifty years old, this can arguably with Schrumpft executive order culture be his crossing the rubicon, which is a phrase used when an empire goes from elected officials to military chiefs. I argue the best similarity is the shogun era in japan. were legally, Nippon was still a country led by the lineage of a royal family while functionally it was run by the head general, the shogun. The usa will still have elected officials but the presidency will take on an imperial role until a president does away with being elected in some form or fashion. 

The problem is either path means an end to the franklin deleanor roosevelt world order led by the usa, an intricate web of financial/governmental/militaristic operations. 

Iran propelled by Schrumpfts actions will 1) begin an embrace of one to one culture,which schrumft wants, north american treaty oranizationn/united nations/ similar are finished or reduced extremely, many organizations of the FDR era are finished, because they are based on complex inter governmental relations. 2) begin an era of highly covert operation where the image of the global interwoven  economy exists but the embrace of secret/private/covert actions are now advanced highly to evade the bully of the usa but also create or maintain partnerships that are not publicly allowed. The cia/fbi/nsa/ similar will be happy because it will be a grand return to the days with the usa battled the ussr and tons of people were murdered in the dark all throughout humanity to manipulate and control things while keeping public faces of peace. 

On 6/22/2025 at 6:13 AM, Pioneer1 said:

I thought Russia and China was suppose to be Iran's allies....lol.
So where are they????

just to repeat, russia isn't even an ally to china nor is china even an ally to russia let alone both of them be ally's to iran. 

Russia+ China are both nuclear powers who have to be respected on the battle field, which is why the usa never once considers attacking russia although ukraine keeps begging for it. The whole point of the non proliferation treaty was to give usa/russia/china/united kingdom/france a status above all other countries. neither can truly fall because their nuclear arsenals can potentially be used to clear the board. But, stopping their rivals from getting nuclear weapons was in all their favor: cuba/mexico/poland/sweden/taiwan/vietnam/india/japan/germany/algeria/libya/ireland all don't have nuclear weapons and all have what I will label gripes, with a nuclear power.  Now israel/India/pakistan all achieved nuclear weapons but they never signed the non proliferation treaty. South Sudan is a new country but they didn't sign also, which is interesting for the future... North Korea signed but did that to get technical help and then withdrew and accepted the penalty which is why they get banned from so much. Now to iran, under the shah Iran signed it , but when the ayotollah came in after killing the shah, supported by the majority in iran, the government should had gotten out of the NPT but they stayed so it took over forty years but iran seems to be leaving the NPT which will force more sanctions even though it will also free iran from any further legal scenarios. Russia + China will be happy cause it will force Iran to be partnered with them as only official nuclear powers can make arrangements with non nuclear powers , ala the usa to israel. the usa will be unhappy but the usa will not be able to stop russia or china from doing business with iran. 

The question is if Iran quits, will that lead to many countries quitting the NPT...and the reality is, when the nuclear weapons came about at the end of the second phase of the white european imperial war, commonly called, world war two, the situation in humanity is no different than now. Yes, countries like the usa are bullies but the reality is, a question holds true. Does any government know how to lose? specifically, does any government know how to accept their army+navy+air force being completely wiped out with the enemy in their borders and not use their nuclear weapons? yes, any one can say of course, but the risk is what if one can not. You have to comprehend, fission based irradiated air /water will travel all over the earth, make everyone sick and the more bombs the more irradiated. No one will escape. Yes, the fiscal aristocracy may have a way out, but are they truly prepared for the time it will take. I doubt it. Remmeber it isn't just radiation levels it is, genetic deformities. It may sound apocalyptic, but nuclear weapons are powerful, their damage is wide and a sky full of them falling down on the earth will not kill the earth but will kill most of her children and it will take a long time for her to produce more. 

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22 hours ago, Pioneer1 said:

I think right now North Korea is probably one of the very few nations that would actually be down to "ride" if a phone call was made to them.

no, north korea wouldn't, but north korea hopes iran gets out f the non proliferation. 

@ProfD 

21 hours ago, ProfD said:

where is Russia and China who are supposed allies to Iran.

as I told Pioneer I don't know where anyone gets this idea that any two governments in humanity or allies. i have no idea where that , in my opinion true stupidity comes from. so I can't answer your question. But, I can answer the following, what are russia + china doing? 

Russia + China are both waiting on Iran. In the same way the usa is hiding behind israel  , russia + china will hide behind iran, this is the hundred year heritage of the third white european imperial war commonly called the cold war, where the usa+ ussr used others to battle themselves. That heritage lives on strong, sadfully, and I say sadfully because lies never favor true peace. 

On 6/22/2025 at 2:37 AM, richardmurray said:

If Iran goes to war, the FDR global order is dead and who knows where the alliances go. 

22 hours ago, ProfD said:

The Iranians do not have enough weapons or men to wage war against Israel backed by the US.

I had to first quote myself properly because the way you quoted me suggested I said, Iran would be advantaged in a war against israel backed by the usa or that war was even wise. I didn't say anything of the sort. If Iran goes to war, the global order is dead or at least injured. What i said had nothing to do with militaristic feasibility but the global arrangement of governments in humanity today. Iran has to makes it choice and it is theirs to make. I am not in the prediction business or the assumption business, options others have I treat honestly. 

22 hours ago, ProfD said:

The Iranian regime could do the terrorist equivalent of strapping on a bomb and blowing up their own country. That would not be fair to the 90 million Iranian citizens though.

War isn't about evenness or what you call fairness. War is about destruction/chaos, what you are willing to give or take in violence. Your suggestion I find insulting. The Iranian government will make its choice. 

and for the record, for any one outside profd who reads the following, what I was/am thinking is not in his answer. He went another way completely.

On 6/22/2025 at 2:37 AM, richardmurray said:

Iran can do something in the middle which will avoid war but also be very challenging for them, though potentially one of the greatest things in modern humanity. I will not speak of it. But I ponder. 

@umbrarchist

10 hours ago, umbrarchist said:

Russia is Crumbling internally in its failure to deal with Ukraine.

China has internal economic problems because of their insanely corrupt real estate bubble. Supposedly Xi just fell from power so their internal politics may not be in order.

China is not crumbling , let me explain to you how the chinese government works. The chinese government which is technically a multiparty states, yes china has minority parties, like the reform party in the usa or the communist party in the usa.. The chinese government has congresses, each congress is where the communist party members vote on everything from who will lead to who will have this or that position to laws to more. But each year between congresses, each year, an annual session occurs where instead of everybody like in the congress, it is the leaders and top folk, think of this like the primaries in the usa. So Xi has many questioning his leadership in china. Again, the myth in the usa is that china is a dictatorship, that isn't true. The chinese government is primarly made of one party but the chinese have philosophical or age based camps. What do I mean? whereas in the usa, you have warhawks and fiscal conservatives in the party of abraham lincoln, the elephants, and you have centrists and liberals in the pary of andrew jackson, the donkeys. If you were to relate china's system to the usa's, in china, no elephants or donkeys exist, but the chinese communist party has wings based on philosophy but also age and they compete whole in the congress or part in the sessions and sway to and from each other and that is what XI is dealing with. People vote in china, the problem is the usa likes the idea of a system where political parties which are not part of the constitution get to be deemed mandatory. The chinese communist party has a militaristic wing, has a financial wing, has a cultural wing and many others. China is not financially where some in china want it to be even though it is an unchallenged second in the world and the real estate bubble is no different than the multiple that happened in the usa in recent memory. China is not militaristically where some in china want it to be , even though they are playing catchup because of obvious reasons. So Xi has those in china who feel he is not doing a good enough job. China is not culturally where some in china want it to be, but south korea/japan/taiwan have those who benefit from china alongside those who benefit from the usa. and all three of those countries want an autonomy that china gives the likes of macau while said three have the condition of hong kong. 

@aka Contrarian 

15 hours ago, aka Contrarian said:

Trump publicly  announced that he was going to wait 2 weeks to see how things played out between Iran and Israel, then days after this declaration, America launched a secret attack on Iran and destroyed its nuclear facilities. 

There is "no honor among thieves". That's how Trump rolls. He has no scruples or diplomacy. He's a sneaky liar. Meanwhile,  Israel is beside itself with joy and full of praise for Trump who yearns to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize like Obama, who he envies.

This is the guy running America. smh.

Remember the USA populace earned his leadership, it is not accident or unwarranted. Was it not the white european descent populace in the usa who constantly voted for elected officials who made promises they never kept, and constantly blamed or made actions against non white populaces? Was it not the black populace in the usa from the end of the war between the states  who constantly had battles amongst it parts on what they wanted the black experience to be in the usa, never doing what is necessary to force one way, ending up supporting black elected officials who never had a pro black plan and only spoke of unwarranted or dysfunctional dreams while lying about their presence as the desired legacy of black advocates murdered by whites plus agents of whites or the black populace en large who I argue has always disliked whites? Was it not the immigrant populaces of the usa post immigration act 1964 who as the smallest minority populaces benefited off of the woes of indigenous or battles of dos blacks while embracing all the media positions from whites on said historically abused peoples while now as larger populaces wanting the same security they had in the past? the people in the usa earned Schrumpft. The majority of the people in the usa are backstabbers to their own kin in action or words, or liars about their kins condition, who claim they want betterment while they support dysfunctional or inevitably destructive strategies plans or ideas. The people of the usa warrant Schrumpt, earned his tenures. The aspect that amaze me the most is the majority of the people in the usa actually think they warrant better. They don't. 

@ProfD

Well schrumpft has placed the global order from FDR all on the backs of Iran really. Israel attacked Iran absent provocation, and then the usa helped defend Israel from Iran 's attacks and now has attacked iran absent provocation. 

ISrael + USA hope Iran will literally accept being bullied and not fight back and acquiesce. If that happens then the FDR global order is dead and SChrumpft has successfully redefined the global order going forward while avoiding a huge war. 

All the other countries are waiting for what Iran will do. War is not a game, it never was and never will be. And it never exists as I find most people like to speak of it. If Iran goes to war, the FDR global order is dead and who knows where the alliances go. 

Iran can do something in the middle which will avoid war but also be very challenging for them, though potentially one of the greatest things in modern humanity. I will not speak of it. But I ponder. 

I have an idea. I want to start a literary verite ebook series. I have thought about how to engage the aalbc community and I think I see a way finally. 

While I had an idea of starting a comic in the black literature forum , a choose your path comic, I realize a simple truth. The AALBC forum isn't interested in creating arts. Most action in the AALBC forum is critiquing social structure. So, I invite the most active members based on leadership points earned this year to answer the questions at the end of this post. [NOTE: If a better system for finding the most active on aalbc , do tell] Said answers I will collate into a free ebook as an expression of Juneteenth and the start of a series.

@ProfD @Pioneer1 @aka Contrarian @Troy @umbrarchist @Milton @Delano @frankster @Mel Hopkins @Chevdove

I invite those connected to me who are not as active to participate as well.

@Dee Miller @Leah Schanke @Jean2021 @Rosey Lee @Ann Bray Smith @kevinhamiltongsk @Lynette Jackson Love @rosa @aMhayes @DeeSiwisa @Milton @AmmaK

Before I get to the questions I ask two things. 1) all to read the questions completely. Sometimes online , in all forums, in all websites[twitter/youtube/or other], I notice many have this way of answering a question partially, without actually considering the whole question, which leads to dysfunctional answers. 2) answer truthfully plus holistically, no need to hold back, and if you don't comprehend something or all things, say you don't comprehend some or all that is a perfectly valid answer. 

The questions are. 

• What is least talked about while most important aspect concerning Juneteenth?
• The usa is going to be two hundred and fifty years old, from White European colonies built on the genocide of indigenous people and the enslavement of black peoples to the most militaristically powerful government in modern humanity while the most multiracial populace living under any government in modern humanity. What is the usa lacking to be the country for all in it, beyond words on paper or laws but through the very desire or heart of all the people in it?
• What is something in the future you will like Black people to do collectively that hasn't been done before, so voting for a black president [ obama] or having a black populace in a city with excellent financial standing [ Tulsa] or having membership in an organization [ like the us army] do not count, those things have been done already?

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