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thank you @ProfD good point, the usa government did give something. I think it was easier by scale again. If the usa is over 300 million then one percent is 3 million at the short end, and white jews represent less than 3% of the populace today, far less in the 1900s. The black populace in the usa has always been in the 30% range with a much longer list of grievances than white jews or the japanese. Your 100% correct the federal government gave something. But I think it is more doable. I think this is why reparations for native americans like Blacks, is also a higher challenge than for white jews or japanese. Question does the british government owe reparations to DOS for the time before the USA's founding? IN AMENDMENT DO you think alot of the usa federal government? When I mean alot i mean, you think it is very powerful? I know it may sound silly to ask this as I know the usa militaristic power. No other government in humanity has a more powerful army, which to me is real power, not money. But, your prose made me wonder, if you see the usa federal government as stronger than I do.

@ProfD well, let's be scaled, two reasons why White Jews have maintained a communal structure in their populace in the usa are the elephants in the room about the black populace in the usa. 1st and for me most important. The white jewish populace is small. Remember white jews are significantly smaller than white christian italians/white chrsitian germans/white crhsitian irish/white christian russians even. Not to mention white asians, white latinos. White jews are one of the smallest populaces which is why they have aneasier time growing. Guess what group makes up the majority of poor white trahs. it is White christian germans. German americans are circa 50 million english americans are circa 50 million, italian americans are circa 18 million, white jews are circa 8 million so 10% of german americans and less than 10% of the white populace as a whole. very small. Black Americans are circa 50 million so it is even to compare black americans to white christian germans not white jews. Comparing populaces of extremely different size is not balanced. I think a better comparison to white jews is not blacks but black elephants/republicans. Both white jews or black republicans are an extreme minority in the white or black populace respectively and i think black republicans tend to have a very high financial footprint in comparison to the larger black populace in the same way white jews have in comparison to the larger white populace. So population matters and being small is advantageous in the usa. Japanese americans i argue are the most financially able of asian americans but again, are one of the smallest populaces of asian americans. the hordes of poor chinese will never be rich and will never close the gap to give chinese americans the same financial footprint as japanese americans. The cuban american populace doesn't even represent a tenth of the mexican. so again, the financial footprint is always going to be better for cubans than mexicans. Quantity matters. So when the purple gang was the most profitable gang during prohibition , running out of detroit which borders canada that never illegalized drink, that money went into a very small populace of the usa, that being white jews. SoI end this point with a more even comparison. Black republicans relationship to the larger black populace is equivalent to the populace of white jews to the white populace. 2nd and the white jewish community in nyc is the proof of what i am about to say. The control + infuence of the religious orthodox white jewish tribe in the white jewish community is unlike any other tribe in another populace. white German americans don't dictate to all white americans. Chinese don't dictate to all asian americans. Mexicans don't dictate to all latino american americans. White women don't dictate to all female americans. But the orthodox jewish tribe in the white jewish community have large and I argue dominating influence on liberal jews or other jewish tribes. I will be blunt, the orthodox religious white jewish community in nyc is able to be supported enough by jews who even oppose them to get away with abusing other jews. The black christian community used to have a similar role in the black populace which made a communal structure, but the black christian tribe failed the larger black populace and thus its influence waned. But it isn't that black elected officials have bought into the system. It was always their goal. It isn't buying into. It is what they feel is best. Remember, Frederick DOuglass is the father of black elected officials in the usa, nearly all of them took their cues from him. I quote @Troy to explain. Troy didn't say what I will say, the white criminal justice system, he said the criminal justice system. That wordage goes back to Frederick Douglass who believed in the usa. He believed the usa was for all the people in it regardless of their individual or communal relationship. Douglass believe the sysem in the usa is for all in it. I don't concur to douglass but i comprehend that is his position and black elected representatives from the south carolina legislative majority to obama side eric adams are usually in Douglass philosophical sphere. They don't make policy for black people or feel an obligation to a black agenda, they are for the usa in its entirety. The goal is to be aracial, to have all populaces integrated from their policies. and to your point @Pioneer1 the black republicans are the oldest black elected representative class and they have never deemed themselves as sellouts even though their planning didn't protect black people before or during jim crow. They do look out for themselves individually which is what nearly all elected representatives do. If poor whites in the usa had representatives geared to them today would not be today in the usa. You mention logic but I argue it is heritage. The goal is the key. As Black people in this very online community show, we all want better for black people but the variances is in the details of the goals which are not the same , the heritages we honor which are not the same. The heritages the black republicans honor isn't nat turner's black militanism or exodusters segregation or marcus garvey nationalism, they honor frederick douglass's integration which at its core is black betterment as part of a multiracial whole, sequentially rejecting black above the non black or black centric positions.

@Pioneer1 We both know, gardless of who likes it, The federal government of the usa today can take the lead. Said federal government has the resources. The problem is the complexities of reparations make it , like immigration in all earnest, a hard policy to see through. The federal government of the usa was never designed to be the force of power in the usa that i think many blacks want it to be. The constitution clearly sees the federal government as primarily a protector of the states, but not a guide to the states, and that legal reality makes it hard. Interesting how you speak of the black populace in the usa, making a deal with each state after the federal government's move. the black populace in the usa isn't a community.

@Pioneer1good points, i think many groups in the gnostic movement, the original and the second thought as you do, they didn't feel logical thinking was areligious .

@ProfD you succeeded in being provocative and this fish took the bait like a shark to a bloody piece of meat.

@ProfD your title is incorrect. California has not provided reparations. The Black Caucus of California in suggesting bills to be made into laws has not placed money in them. @Pioneer1 I am no lawyer but I oppose your position on states. States do not have the money that their actions in the past garnered from black people in them, in the past. But, States do owe reparations to the black populaces in them. I can use New York State easily. The federal government never legalized slavery, never. and the usa is a federal system which means that which the federal government doesn't put into law is states providence and all states old enough enacted slavery laws. the 1799 law of ny state.So I argue states role in enslavement is larger because the federal government never made slavery legal. And your position on federalism is misplaced. Modern USA is a federalist but before the war between the states, 1865, the usa was more a collection of states than a strong federal goverment. Remember the reason why the confederacy had advantages in the beginning was how small + unprepared+ impotent the federal army was. I asked all members in this group about federalism and only one answered.. https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/10616-black-federalism-in-the-usa/ You like so many blacks in the usa are federalist. But the usa wasn't built that way and modern federalism was non existent in any form before the 1900s. And the reason being that the states didn't want the federal government that powerful but the war between the states was a watershed moment for federalism. @Troy + all others I have in my posts below a reasoning for black elected officials disinterest in giving money. The black family that black elected officials + black communal advocates fought for, in the end, sold all the land back to whites. Were they free to ? yes. But the advocate flat out admitted he was unhappy with the black clan for that and I think that goes into the black elected representatives bills or proposals. But as I asked in this very online community , many times, Do you realize your view of reparations isn't the same as another black person. The problem is one that transcends all issues with the black populace in the usa. The problem is destination. Most Black people, yes including clarence thomas, want a better black populace, a stronger black community, their black individual life bettered. BUT, but the problem is the consensus from the black populace in the usa to what the destination is , is not the same in vital ways, in ways that make planning very difficult. If you have three black people and they have to make a plan on reparations and one say, black people in the usa don't need reparations (which millions of black peopel say) one say, black people need money to leave the usa(which millions of black people say) one say, black people need government programs with no money (which millions of black people say) what plan can be made between the three? The answer is none. My point is the answer is for black groups in florida to be given a choice. The federalism desire by some blacks suggests plans that are bound to fail because they assume a universalism in the black populace in the usa that has never existed. I repeat most free black when the usa was founded fought against the USA's creation. Does anybody black living today not realize what that means. Many black people today still despise the usa, they don't want to be part of the place. I didn't say all, I didn't say all, but many, and many meaning millions. The answer to everything is in parts. To that what does the black populace of AALBC want with AALBC, what do we want to see with this website in the future. EXAMPLES OF MODERN REPEARATIONS- read them all top to bottom to get the temporal flow Black leaders and reparations https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/10327-most-black-leaders-didnt-advocate-for-reparations-even-though-most-black-people-wanted-and-that-made-the-usa-but-it-came-with-a-negative-price-for-black-people/ San Francisco Reparations Round one https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2216&type=status Round two https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/10155-san-francisco-reparations-round-three/ Round three https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/10148-san-francisco-reparations-another-round/data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw== The Bruce Family and Reparations https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/9989-congratulations-to-the-bruce-family-of-california-who-can-now-begin-reparations I quote the following post in bold After her work getting the Bruces their land back, this is not the outcome community activist Kavon Ward wanted. Kavon Ward: I wanted to see strong, young Black entrepreneurs like Charles and Willa Bruce take up space here and be able to build and develop here, like the Bruces once we're able to do. Community is what got the land back. So, yes, the family won, but the community did not. https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2349&type=status In conclusion https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=1738&type=status

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I am glad I can say in my lifetime i saw none of the above win, cause many people chide that as a false option and i don't think it is. https://news.yahoo.com/nevada-hold-presidential-primaries-caucuses-050306654.html NONE OF THE ABOVE! Now the communal question is why are so many black people opposed to the concept of none of the above?

Thanks for accepting my viewing on Edelweiss I made a review but it needs to be refined before getting on aalbc. Sorry it wasn't ready before the book came out.

Flickr has a 20th anniversary and they are inviting photographers to present photographs honoring their blue and pink. THE DETAILS How do I participate in the contest? To enter, join this group by clicking the Join button next to the group's name and adding a single photo that best captures Flickr's logo colors, blue and hot pink together in one photo. The photo can be taken and uploaded anytime. The contest runs from Feb 1st to Feb 29th. There is no tag/keyword requirement to enter in this contest. EXAMPLES OF WORK https://flic.kr/p/wCgmTX What are the requirements in order for the photo to be eligible for winning? How do I add a photo to the group? 1. Join the group. 2. From your Photostream, go to the page of the photo you want to add. 3. Below the image, click “Add to group.” 4. Select this group. 5. Select Done. If you're looking for the steps specific to our mobile app, check out this article How many photos can I submit to Flickr's 20th Birthday Photo Contest? Only one (1) safe photo taken by you should be submitted. I changed my mind about my submitted, can I submit a second photo? We know this can happen. While you cannot submit a second photo, you can remove your first submission and replace it with your new selection. Please be mindful when doing this. Repeatedly adding and removing your image with the sole purpose of increasing views may get you banned. If you're looking for the steps specific to our mobile app, check out this article Where can I find my photos that I’ve submitted to the pool? Use the following link: www.flickr.com/groups/flickrs20thbirthday/pool/me What are the prizes this year? 10 winners will receive a 16x20 print of one of their images of their choice, a year of Flickr Pro on us AND a year of Flickr Pro for a friend! I want some additional exposure for my favorite photo. Will you show it anywhere outside of the group? We will be publishing a Flickr gallery highlighting some of our favorite submissions giving your photos some great exposure. As noted in the rules, we may select lower-resolution versions of some of the images to promote them on our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.), always with attribution crediting you. ***Please note: you must add your image to the photo pool for it to qualify as an official submission for the contest. Images embedded in threads but not in the photo pool won't be eligible for prizes.*** Winners are solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and the reporting consequences thereof, and for any other fees (customs) or costs associated with the applicable prize. Referral https://blog.flickr.net/en/2024/02/01/flickrs-20th-birthday-celebration-begins-with-a-photo-contest/ Rules https://www.flickr.com/groups/flickrs20thbirthday/discuss/72157721919874052/ MY ANSWER TO COMMENT Who is your favorite black photographer you follow on social media <comment name and profile>? I will use two, neither is my favorite , for I do not have a favorite. I have artist whose work I like, the GOAT, Greatest, Best is something I detest. I will choose Belinda Vick, a female photographer side Andrew Clifton https://andrewclifton.tumblr.com/post/687064930607890432

exactly @Chevdove the issue is because all peoples, individuals or groups, want to make the culture of tomorrow reflecting their own culture. Which in a multiracial populace like the usa creates natural friction.

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Well the problem with the term missing is how the bible was determined in the first place. First, why did Christians need a bible when a bible was not a mandatory part of christian life from the time of jesus, who never used a bible to the Nicean creed? Notice I used the word mandatory. Chrsitian groups used books but none were deemed officials outside the group. In the same way, Mohammed didn't have a quran initially. It was the persians that made the quran mandatory. So when you say missing, I argue no book is missing and any christian is free to use whatever texts they want, including derived from themselves, based on the fact that no literature was deemed associated to all christians initially. One of the tragedies of human history is how so often when a culture grows its genesis doesn't get interpreted in its growth. Jesus at his death was not a jew , if for no other reason, the jewish community had exiled him and his movement. So the old testament which is a variation of the jewish torah, emphasized by jews who became early christian or influenced early christian communities is I argue invalid. Now, the new testament in my view is valid christian literature. It has gospels,[not the gospels because the gospels selected by nicea were few of a much larger set] which as a form of literature is the oldest christian literature, various epistles or letters from early christian groups and lastly the book of revelation, which in my mind is the most fanciful book. But, are any of these books mandatory even though all are christian? no. So I conclude with a simple argument. If anyone who is christian, which I am not, wants to use any literature, including one they wrote themselves, as a basis something to base their religion, to read again, on then do so. The myth is the idea that a book is official in the first place.

@Troy fair enough, what about my solution being starting off outside the usa you don't concur with or like or see ?

good lluck!:) @Milton please add your coming event and any others to the following calendar https://aalbc.com/tc/events/5-calendar/?view=month

@Troy which is your favorite jeffrey wright performance on camera?

I concur @Troy but I want to say, like many industries the problem is the usa itself. The usa doesn't have a history of managing inudstries well. They let industries fly as long as they make money and can pay for government protection. Googe is part of the digital six. I argue the only answer is alternative networks outside the usa that will free populaces outside the usa. China shows the way as at least china has its own ecosystem.

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https://www.tumblr.com/blackexcellence/740595272723333120 lovely

oh no @Pioneer1

Google has a new software called Lumiere that does text to video, what are your thoughts? you can read more about it here https://aalbc.com/tc/profile/6477-richardmurray/?status=2582&type=status

good I used edelweiss for other reviews and for reviews I am working on so if you still need when the time comes this will be simple:)

@Troy change the link to the following https://ourtimepress.com/viola-plummer-last-of-original-december-12th-movement-transitions/

@DeeSiwisa is your book on edelweiss?