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Good. It is lost on me why you can't understand why we did not post negative reviews on your word -- a stranger on a discussion forum. If you are 62-year-old software developer, one would think this would be obvious, Have you considered that fact that you might be a white racist trying to get us to slam a Black manager? How can we tell? It seems to me with your age and experience you would have been able to navigate this experience better. Have you considered calling a hiring manager a "white racist asshole" on a public review forum might hurt you employment chances elsewhere? Doing that shows questionable judgement at best. As @ProfD suggested, you can become an independent contractor, there are plenty of people who do this; why you think you can't is also lost on me.

@Chevdove you r response to @Pioneer1 was prodigious in terms of detail and patience. You obviously care about the quality the dialogue you have with pioneer, because your response showed effort and thought. I don’t know if pioneer ever accepted our corrections on the word generation… there is an old saying, “words don’t have meaning people do.” Sometimes, usually i suspect, once a person demonstrates that they reject the definition of a word or distorts it to make a point it is time to move on 😉

Word Up!

Boycotts would work, but we don’t even try, let alone get tired. Doing for stuff is great too, but if we constantly choose use our oppressors overselves that will not go very far either. Welcome to america Marty 😉 Again we have the tools to fight, we simply don’t have the collective will and fortitude to use them.

Yes Happy Birthday Connie may you have many more!

I'm sorry man it does not work that way. You are identified with the generation your were born into. I, for example, am a young baby boomer. most of my children are millennials, and kids born this century are Gen Z. Get it?

@Marty1960 welcome to the forum. Why do you think anyone would go through the effort of leaving a review on Glasdor for a manager they know based on the words of someone else they do not know. Explain why you think that is reasonable?

The Dr. mentioned the laws of Ma'at a lot I have shared them below. They appear in The Egyptian Book of the Dead. The 42 Laws Of Ma’at (Negative Confessions) 1- I have not committed sin 2- I have not committed robbery with violence 3- I have not stolen 4- I have not slain men and women 5- I have not stolen food 6- I have not swindled offerings 7- I have not stolen from God 8- I have not told lies 9- I have not carried away food 10- I have not cursed 11- I have not closed my ears to truth 12- I have not committed adultery 13- I have not made anyone cry 14- I have not felt sorrow without reason 15- I have not assaulted anyone 16- I am not deceitful 17- I have not stolen anyone’s land 18- I have not been an eavesdropper 19- I have not falsely accused anyone 20- I have not been angry without reason 21- I have not seduced anyone’s wife 22- I have not polluted myself 23- I have not terrorized anyone 24- I have not disobeyed the law 25- I have not been excessively angry 26- I have not cursed God 27- I have not behaved with violence 28- I have not caused disruption of peace 29- I have not acted hastily or without thought 30- I have not overstepped my boundaries of concern 31- I have not exaggerated my words when speaking 32- I have not worked evil 33- I have not used evil thoughts, words or deeds 34- I have not polluted the water 35- I have not spoken angrily or arrogantly 36- I have not cursed anyone in thought, word or deed 37- I have not placed myself on a pedestal 38- I have not stolen that which belongs to God 39- I have not stolen from or disrespected the deceased 40- I have not taken food from a child 41- I have not acted with insolence 42- I have not destroyed property belonging to God

@richardmurray can you elaborate a bit more on the diea you shared?

Cooperation and individual rule requires competence. Selecting the most competent is virtually impossible whether it is search engine or election results. Market forces, pardon the pun, trumps competence. We need to to universally provide for people's most basic needs healthcare, housing, education, and food. Once this is done, getting competent individuals or groups to lead would be much easier. Today people are so easily manipulated because their is so much need and so much intellectual immaturity

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I have never witness Jim Crow segregation. I grew up in the north and was too young to remember it. My youth was of the 60's and 70's was, I suspect, as segregated the Jim Crow south. In fact many southerners said northern racism was worse, because in the south the racists make it clear. Northerners hide it.

@frankster now he was not threatening anyone's banning someone like that is a no-brainer. He was however threatening the forum in ways that I did not appreciate until I saw the impact of his posts. I did not ban Greg for their "anti-black crap." If you want to argue something anti-Black fine, but Greg was trying to pollute the forum with anti-Black crap giving it the appearance of being an anti-Black forum which was where I ultimately drew the line. @Michel Montvert don't worry about cluttering the forum. Greg's efforts took time and effort to achieve the effect. Thanks for sharing the links to the forums I hope you can get others to participate and that they do the same and so on...

This is textbook projection.

Yeah Faces At The Bottom Of The Well: The Permanence Of Racism by Derrick Bell was an AALBC bestseller, but it is an old book and out of print, as far as I can tell. Maybe some day down the road, AALBC will sell used books.

Yes! i sent you a private message here after i got out. You be so stealthy that the only way i could reach you 🙂 check your messages and let me know it you see what i wrote

@Delano, sometimes the comments that come out that guy's keyboard kill me 🤣 Most people who visit these forums lurk (read but, don't post). The forum is under constant attract by trolls they are not extended invitations as some might believe. Most of the accounts that are created here are banned after they are created. I'm sure I've banned legitimate posters, but I find it is better be overly cautious rather than too lax. I don't remember when I approved your account @Michel Montvert, but most of the accounts I do approve never post. This has been my observations as well, but that is not to say that there is not much more potential. These forums were superior 10 to 15 years ago, but again social media has sucked all the air out of the room. My competition is not from other forums, but from social media, when has tremendous advantages. Perhaps that will change. I believe it will people thought email was dead too, but today it is one of the most effective way to get your message out readers. No Microsoft and Google can decide to push my messages into the spam folder and make email less effective. This is the power of monopoly. This is why 90% of websites can't get traffic from google search and why 2/3 of searches on Google never led to a website. This is why most people who are looking to buy something on the web start with Amazon. All discussion forums have to content with these obstacles. So to everyone, if you find any value here YOU have to help spread the word. We are our best and, in many cases only, advocates 🙂 And I'm talking about any indie website you think is valuable.

This is a tactic of yours Stefan that I find frustrating. Who said anything about Tubman and figures -- ones highlighted on THIS SITE as in appropriate? I asked if you read the article you posted. While it might seem obvious since you posted it, I only questioned this based upon the conclusions you've drawn. The word republican wasn't even used in the article and age inappropriate was not attributed to any school official. The guy who used it wasn't even sure. Somehow you've managed to use this article as proof the republican party is white washing Black history. Look, white folks can not erase our history unless we allow them to do it. There are plenty of sources that celebrate our history and most of it will not be found via a Google search. Rather than uplifting an article that was clearly crafted to deceive and sow controversy in an effort to attract eye balls for ads revenue, can't you find any Black sites that highlight, Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, Colin Powell, George Washington Carver, and President Barack Obama? We can choose to uplift the content of media that could care less about us, that create boogie men out of thin air, or we can uplift the platforms that celebrate our stories, history and culture.

White have been bitching about this since the days of affirmative action...this is a tired notion expressed by white men who feel they are not getting their due. The white man's ice has been colder for a long time and until it is not we will be in this predicament. The reality is in many cases the white mans ice is colder, so we have to be very intentional about investing in Black business, for example, and give them an opportunity to develop and be on par with white businesses. We will never be free to lead until we have economic freedom. No one will hand Black people this we have to do this for ourselves. The Willie Lynch Letter has been thoroughly debunked, but the "syndrome" may be real. Hey if I overlook the milestone, Have a Very happy Birthday Cynique. I remember correcting be for referring to you as an octogenarian, and now you are a year shy of being beyond that 😉 Hummm....Have you looked at where Black people choose to spend and invest their money? Or even where they spend their time online? I think you many arrive at a different conclusion. Now I'm not talking about us... Anyone posting here could be spending their time on facebook or instagram. I'm talking about the Black folks you don't even consider visiting and engaging with a Black site.

I just posted a link to an Intelligence Squared debate on the question, "Should Trump be Indicted." A panel of smart and informed people debate the proposition. Knowing y'all I doubt anyone will change their position, but that is the goal of the debaters -- to convince you to come over to their side. @Michel Montvert welcome to the forums 🙂

I have attended several of the debates hosted by Intelligence Squared in person and watched many more live. I have not listened to this one yet. Generally, they are quite informative. Attendees are asked to pick a side on the proposition, in this case, Should Trump Be Indicted? You can for, against, or undecdided. The winner of the debate is the team that has converted the most number of people to their side For or Against. Again, I think Trump should, like anyone else, be indicted. He has lived a charmed life free of adverse consequences of the consequences of his bad behavior -- indeed has been rewarded for it! It is not his fault; Trump is the beneficiary of white male privilege and a culture that is becoming increasingly base. The prospect of him actually going to jail seems slim to me. Fear of reprisals from the public, or making Trump a martyr, are poor excuses not to indict the man and jail him upon conviction. Sunday, August 14, 2022 Here’s what we have in store this week: A new debate about the effects of indicting Trump A closer look at the Jan 6. hearings effect on voter support Your Sunday reading list For ex-President Donald Trump, it's certainly been a week. Federal agents raided his Mar-a-Lago home. Then, the green light was given to a fraud and tax evasion case against his organization. Meanwhile, he's also staring down potential criminal charges as part of an investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. That is the focus of today's debate: Should Trump Be Indicted? Those in favor argue that no one is above the law. More than enough evidence has been unearthed, they say, to convict. Others warn that indicting a former president — and one who is still popular among his base and likely to campaign — will unleash a dangerous new era in American politics. It's an important debate. So we had it. Arguing "Yes," is Barbara Comstock, a former representative from Virginia's 10th congressional district. Arguing "No," is Tom Ginsburg, professor of political science at the University of Chicago. John Donvan moderates. As always, let us know what you think. ----- P.S. - Sign up here for insights on weekly debates. To spark a conversation with a friend, share this newsletter. You can always reach us at info@iq2us.org with ideas and feedback. Debating the Data Former President Donald Trump still has strong support amongst his base. Learn more here. POINT/COUNTERPOINT Should Trump Be Indicted? YES: “I don’t think he should be above the law. … It’s just pure legal accountability. And I think Merrick Garland is on the right path here, that he has to be legally accountable in the same way as any other citizen.” Learn More Barbara Comstock Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates NO: “Donald Trump still has, despite everything, a tremendous amount of political support … and that’s one reason I’m specifically worried about trying him in because I do think he’s a person who thrives on negative media attention, and, you know, might breathe new life into him.” Learn More Tom Ginsburg Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates IQ2 Alumni Point of View The real cruelty of Biden's open border policy – it hurts low-income Americans Batya Ungar-Sargon | August 10, 2022 The New York Post Watch Batya's debate on The New York Times A healthy economy needs risk, loss, and failure Allison Schrager | August 5, 2022 Advisor Perspectives Watch Allison's debate on distributing the wealth Time for NATO to take the lead in Ukraine Alina Polyakova (and Ilya Timtchenko) | August 4, 2022 Foreign Affairs Watch Alina's debate on automation and democracy Ep. 367 w/ Rep Peter Meijer 'The Almost Exit Interview' Kmele Foster (Matt Welch & Michael Moynihan) | August 4, 2022 The Fifth Column Watch Kmele's debate on cancel culture

The leaders of the confederacy were not shot for treason. If seems unlike that Trump will be punished for anything he has done. But the changes are not zer,o and I'd be willing to be that he will be imprisoned with the right odds.

What?! Yes you can stop right there. Times have changed the rise of social media has changed everything. I'd have to dedicate ALL of my resources to getting smart people to have intelligence conversations and even then it would be super difficult. @Pioneer1 do some research find an existing platform that fits the bill and please share it with me 'cause I will help promote it. I seem to remember asking you this before but never got any forums from you. This will also help you determine if your idea is feasible. Five years ago someone posted a list of forums and listed AALBC among them: https://aalbc.com/tc/topic/4315-the-5-best-black-forums-on-the-net/ Around the same time I Iooked around and found a few I thought LipStick Alley was the best of what I found (though it was not intellectually oriented) . Then I was told by several that it was not Black owned.... I've been advised more that once that discussion forums are played out, antiquated, and that my time could be better spent doing other things. But like you I find value in these conversations and the format. Social media conversation were different on many levels and I won't bore you with those detail. The decline of discussion forums is one of the things that have contributed to the decline of the web 😞

@Stefan did you, or anyone commented, read the whole article? What do you think about the source? I ask because there are lot of bold conclusions about that are not supported by the article. These are the quotes: When he asked her what she was doing, "she said something along the lines of it wasn't age appropriate. Something like that," James remembered. He told the paper that while he does not remember her mentioning race at the time, he noted that she also grabbed the photo of Obama that was on his desk as it did not fit up on the board. "She picked it up and said, 'You don't need to put this up either,'" he recalled to the paper. "She said — I can't remember exactly what she said — but she said, 'the kids are too young' or something like that Home boy can’t even remember what the lady who took the picture down said. Why didn’t he put them back up? he was so upset he just quit the job?! So are we supposed to hit the streets in protest over this article on People magazine’s website? This article was designed to draw traffic by paying on people emotions with nothing more than gossip.

We used to call this activity “snappin” and i agree with @Chevdove it is sad. Audre Lord’s idea that this is a crucial exercise to learn how to take verbal abuse tells me she never participated in this activity on a regular basis. All it was, was us kids verbally abusing each other. there were no lessons no instructions it was just juvenile and stupid. Our time could have been put too much more constructive use.