Sunday, August 31, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Weekend News
There is this hypocrisy in America. American forces claim to show “democracy” via various interventions overseas, but democratic rights are readily suppressed in Ferguson, Missouri in other areas nationwide. The NSA has been caught using warrantless wiretapping and even the FBI has monitored peacefully protesters using covert operations. Many of the same devices used in the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan have been used to violate the rights of the citizens of Ferguson. The mass incarceration, the laws that compromise basic human rights, and the militarist policies make the West very hypocritical in trying to lecture other nations on human rights. Both North Korea and America should clean up their houses. I think he or Martin Baker definitely wrong on many issues. The real demonstrators don't want more crime and he's wrong on that. The demonstrators desire justice, fair treatment, and a radical, revolutionary change in society, because the status quo is not working. He's a GOP member. He claims that people are playing the race card, but folks exposing the existence of racism in the world are never about playing a card. It is about displaying the truth. Not to mention that class oppression ought to be addressed as well. It is obvious that we need political independence. Even people from across the political spectrum have exposed how both major parties have shown major folly on this issue. It was many Democrats that are silent on this issue not just some Republicans. This is an important issue and this is a national issue. The people of Ferguson have every right to organize their independent political strength to oppose the War on Drugs, economic injustices, racism, and the militarization of the local police in their areas. Also, this is a class struggle. I certainly salute the activists using civil disobedience as a means to keep the pressure going in this struggle for liberation. This is a key part of the human rights movement. People got fed up with the status quo and people have responded. Police corruption and any injustice has harmed people from across backgrounds. Many independent political leaders & the people in general have the right to voice their views on this issue.
Yes, we as black people will remember this. Her refusal (for a time until recently) to talk about this issue is cowardice. She can easily give even a token “neutral” response, yet she is not saying anything until pressure was brought to bear. Even a regular person can talk about the civil liberty violations of the protesters in Ferguson, the tragedy of the death of Michael Brown, and the problems found in the local law enforcement of Ferguson. This is a national issue and an important issue. We have to address the issues of policing, the militarization of the police, economic inequality, racism, and other important issues in America. Both of the major parties have played many people before. This is nothing new. Hillary Clinton’s militarist and neo-liberal policies are well known. That is why I am a political Independent. One thing about the Clintons is that they are strategic. Ishmael Reed (I don't agree with him on some issues) has shown amazing research on how the Clintons operate. I heard from many Brothers and Sisters that they will not vote for Hillary Clinton. She has a track record of supporting Wall Street interests and allying with the Western Empire. Her husband, when he was President, instituted laws that expanded the War on Drugs, expanded the prison industrial complex, and he has thrown Sister Soujah under the bus. So, we know the deal is with Bill. I have no issue with black people having their own political party. There have been discussions about it for years and decades. Working in our local communities is great, because at least you can make positive changes by your own hands and efforts. The masses of the people must be part of the solution indeed. We are also an international people as well. We need to form more international solidarity with our Brothers and our Sisters globally. The causes of these events are well known. They deal with misunderstanding, mistrust (among the police and the communities nationwide. Police repression of the human rights of the people of America is heavily documented), economic problems (including deindustrialization), lax political leadership, neoliberal bad policies, and other factors. In order for us to be free, we have to have the knowledge of self. We have to know who we are as black people, we have to love our black identity, and we have to execute self-determination. That is commonsense. We have to unify and work together more in establishing independent, grassroots community organizations instituted to address the needs of the people. We have to not only buildup of our infrastructure, but we have to demand changes among the police and society too. We should never worship multinational corporate power (which has exploited our communities for years and decades). Laws have to be changed and political plus economic power must be radically redistributed to help humanity (especially the poor).
The West including the White House accuses Russia of using incursions in eastern Ukrainian territory. The White House and NATO officials on Thursday have escalated threats against Russia. They accuse Russia of doing an incursion of two columns of Russian tanks and troops in eastern Ukraine. Moscow has denied the accusations that its troops are actively involved in the country. President Barack Obama said that Russian actions are confirmation that Moscow wants unrest and has “routinely violated the territorial integrity of Ukraine.” He did not characterize Russia’s actions as an invasion; he did say that it was a continuation of the sort of Russian intervention in Eastern Ukraine that has been occurring for the last few weeks. “These separatists are backed, TRAINED, armed, financed by Russia,” Obama declared. “Throughout this process we’ve seen deep Russian involvement in everything that they’ve done.” The US president pledged “additional steps” to punish Moscow for supporting the separatists, including new economic sanctions coordinated with Europe. The truth is obvious in this situation. It was not Russia that stoked the conflict in Ukraine. It was the United States along with Germany who funneled billions of dollars to opposition groups and backed a right wing coup in February (with the support of fascist forces). The White House is strongly backed the Ukrainian government of Petro Poroshenko as it carries out a brutal war against predominantly Russian-speaking cities in the East. More than 2,249 people have been killed and more than 6,000 injured in military operations in the Donbass region of Ukraine. The American government has supported the military siege of two major European cities, Donestsk, and Luhansk, cutting off electricity and running water to hundreds of thousands of civilians. Residential neighborhoods and hospitals have been subjected to artillery fire from Ukrainian armed forces. Ukrainian forces have shelled the eastern cities of Donetsk, etc. That has injured 15 people and destroyed several homes and businesses. In one day alone on Thursday, 16 civilians were killed and a further 22 were injured by continued shelling. Pro-Russian separatists are in conflict with the Ukrainian armed forces. While stating that “we are not taking military action to solve the Ukrainian problem,” Obama provocatively declared that “a number of those states who are close” to Ukraine and Russia are members of NATO, “and we take our Article Five commitments to defend each other very seriously—and that includes the smallest NATO members as well as the largest.” NATO has increased its presence in Baltic countries and Russia is experiencing a lot of economic sanctions. The West wants Ukraine to be a NATO outpost. Poroshenko will be the only non-NATO head of state attending the NATO summit in Wales soon. He is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House next month. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for pro-Russian separatists to open up a corridor to allow Ukrainian troops to flee into Russia. Putin called on the rebels to, “avoid meaningless victims and provide them with the opportunity to freely withdraw from the battlefield area.” At least five Ukrainian National Guard battalions were reported to have been surrounded since Tuesday, when pro-Russian separatists engaged in a fierce battle to retake the town of Ilovaisk. The West has intervene with drones to kill people all over Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia via massive incursions, so we have to be consistent with the truth. NATO says that photos show Russian troops and weapons inside of NATO. Russia denies the accusations of course and wants a peaceful settlement to the situation in Ukraine (among all parties, which should happen).
We certainly need radical change in society. Years and centuries of oppression, inequality, and injustice should be opposed and not brushed under the son. Also, we have to learn from our heroes. Cabral, Nkrumah, C. L. R. James, Fanon, Richard Wright, Fannie Lou Hamer, Toni Morrison, Malcolm X, Dr. King, and other Brothers and Sisters have great insight that we can read and utilize in our struggle for liberation as a people. We deserve both power and justice. Our people and the poor need more empowerment via self-determination, so our interests are addressed. The injustices done by militarized cops in Ferguson, the Supreme Court weakening parts of the Voting Rights Act, and the massive economic inequality in America ought to make us aware of the seriousness of the problems in our community. We not only need laws changed and police brutality fought against. We need our communities to be rebuilt via mobilization and organization of independent political organizations (whose main goal is to support the interests of the masses of the people). All black people are entitled to freedom, justice, and equality without asterisks. Internationally, we are anti-imperialist and we oppose neocolonialism as spoken about by Fanon and Nkrumah (Dr. King admired the Ghanaian revolution and we know that Malcolm X respected the black liberators of Africa as well). So, we are in solidarity with those who want the total liberation of Africa. Ezell Ford’s mother said that she was pushed on the ground by the officers for just trying to find some answers about the tragic death to her son. I feel for the Sister. Therefore, Ezell Ford’s family and friend deserve answers. I am glad that the names of the officers have been released, but many questions must be answers. Ezell Ford was an unarmed Brother who was killed and a true independent, investigation ought to exist to figure out more critical details about what happened. There must be accountability and justice in society. “The War State” by Michael Swanson shows the origin of the modern American Military industrial Complex of the MIC. After WWII, the MIC has grown into unprecedented depths. The MIC is hugely apart of American society and heavily influenced the federal budget. During the early stages of it, Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, LBJ, etc. had to deal with military including foreign policy issues. Even today, after the Soviet Union fell, the MIC continues to fight the war on terror (in accordance to the agenda of the Project for the New American Century or PNAC). The people in support of PNAC want the Middle East and Central Asia to be reshaped into puppet states conducive to Western interests. During WWII, America expanded its army. WWII caused the USA to increase its spending on military forces. The Great Depression ended by an expansion of money spent to the economy and to people. By 1944, unemployment went from 14.6 % to 1.3 %. In constant dollars, FDR spent over 840 billion on the military. That figure dwarfed what he spent on the programs of the New Deal. By the end of the war, the USA had built 88,000 tanks, 97,000 bombers, 400 destroyers and cruisers and an amazing 22 aircraft carriers. (p. 13). Military spending was now 36% of GDP and had reached 86% of total budget expenditures in its biggest year. Before, WWII, mostly the rich paid the income tax. After the war, more people including the middle class paid it and it heavily was used in the American budget. Roosevelt allowed many big corporations to use no-bid contracts in building the MIC. There were talks of demobilizing after the end of the war but FDR unfortunately died before the end of the war. Harry Truman expanded the national security state heavily. Truman made a more militarist effort in the Cold War. The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were totally unnecessary as documented by Swanson, Gar Alperovitz, Stewart Udall, and others. Secretary of States James Byrnes accelerated the arms race. Ironically, before Truman died, he expressed misgivings about the excessive covert, aggressive nature of the CIA. He or Byrnes pushed Truman into using atomic bombs. Truman wanted to push back Russia from their aims at Potsdam, etc. Roosevelt allowed Russia to open up a second front in the war in Asia. The reactionary extremists were advocating even more than what Kennan wanted. Kennan wanted containment, but not militarist confrontation as a global policeman by the USA. The missile gap was over exaggerated. During the Cold War, America had more ICBMs, a stronger military, and a stronger satellite or reconnaissance system than the Soviet Union. Even though Eisenhower rightly condemned the MIC in his 1960 speech, he had hawkish advisors too. JFK was more progressive than Eisenhower and Truman on foreign policy. JFK made an agreement with Khrushchev to not invade Cuba in exchange for the Soviet missiles to leave Cuba (and for American missiles to leave Turkey). JFK later signed a limited test ban treaty, he gave wheat to the Soviets, he wanted negotiations with Cuba, and détente was soon approaching. Yet, JFK was assassinated tragically. JFK was not in favor of the radical policies of the military industrial complex. That is why we should continually be progressive on foreign policy matters.
Obviously, many House Republicans (especially John Boehner) are playing political games and the American people pay the price. Boehner is a reactionary person. Boehner is not talking about many of the real issues like petrodollars, imperialism, civil liberties, economic inequality, racism, discrimination, poverty, etc. He is using this situation as a means to play politics. The truth is that he is one of the great pushers of austerity policies (when he is allowing money to be spent on this lawsuit when it can be better utilized in enumerable ways. One issue is that economic wealth is too centralized among the oligarchs including Wall Street financial manipulation), which can further damage our fragile economy. The book entitled, “The Global Economic Crisis: The Great DEPRESSION of the XXI Century” by Michel Chossoudovsky and Andrew Gavin Marshall have a lot of research and great information on this issue. Both parties are at fault for the situation that we have in America from the expansion of the War on Drugs to many of the anti-human rights policies in America. Many people are right that these mainstream artists have to end making records that degrade their own PEOPLE in a vicious fashion. Those records are part of the action of self-hatred since a person who truly loves their own being would never show records that degrade the human dignity of black people. Certainly enough is enough. Police brutality is evil and too many Brothers and Sisters (who are unarmed) being murdered unjustly is unjustifiable. We should continue to be active in standing up against racism, police brutality, and other injustices prodigiously. Also, many multinational corporations and some artists promoting the glorifying of violence and other evils are wrong too. Yet, I will never blame all black people collectively for all ills of the world. Solomon Comissiong wrote great literature on this issue. Many independent artists even in our generation are SHOWING the truth. Many musicians are doing what is right. Not every artist is the same, but we have to live in reality not in fantasy. Structures have to change and mainstream music should be better in reflecting the needs of the people to have revolutionary change in the world. Our human rights should be protected and we should always reject white supremacist propaganda. In other words, we have to care about each other in a humanitarian, cooperative way (in establishing collective power). True love is not about condoning evil or glamorizing selfish individualism (which is linked to the evil lust of materialism). True love is about standing up against evil and fighting for real social change that can positively impact the masses of the people.
By Timothy
Yes, we as black people will remember this. Her refusal (for a time until recently) to talk about this issue is cowardice. She can easily give even a token “neutral” response, yet she is not saying anything until pressure was brought to bear. Even a regular person can talk about the civil liberty violations of the protesters in Ferguson, the tragedy of the death of Michael Brown, and the problems found in the local law enforcement of Ferguson. This is a national issue and an important issue. We have to address the issues of policing, the militarization of the police, economic inequality, racism, and other important issues in America. Both of the major parties have played many people before. This is nothing new. Hillary Clinton’s militarist and neo-liberal policies are well known. That is why I am a political Independent. One thing about the Clintons is that they are strategic. Ishmael Reed (I don't agree with him on some issues) has shown amazing research on how the Clintons operate. I heard from many Brothers and Sisters that they will not vote for Hillary Clinton. She has a track record of supporting Wall Street interests and allying with the Western Empire. Her husband, when he was President, instituted laws that expanded the War on Drugs, expanded the prison industrial complex, and he has thrown Sister Soujah under the bus. So, we know the deal is with Bill. I have no issue with black people having their own political party. There have been discussions about it for years and decades. Working in our local communities is great, because at least you can make positive changes by your own hands and efforts. The masses of the people must be part of the solution indeed. We are also an international people as well. We need to form more international solidarity with our Brothers and our Sisters globally. The causes of these events are well known. They deal with misunderstanding, mistrust (among the police and the communities nationwide. Police repression of the human rights of the people of America is heavily documented), economic problems (including deindustrialization), lax political leadership, neoliberal bad policies, and other factors. In order for us to be free, we have to have the knowledge of self. We have to know who we are as black people, we have to love our black identity, and we have to execute self-determination. That is commonsense. We have to unify and work together more in establishing independent, grassroots community organizations instituted to address the needs of the people. We have to not only buildup of our infrastructure, but we have to demand changes among the police and society too. We should never worship multinational corporate power (which has exploited our communities for years and decades). Laws have to be changed and political plus economic power must be radically redistributed to help humanity (especially the poor).
The West including the White House accuses Russia of using incursions in eastern Ukrainian territory. The White House and NATO officials on Thursday have escalated threats against Russia. They accuse Russia of doing an incursion of two columns of Russian tanks and troops in eastern Ukraine. Moscow has denied the accusations that its troops are actively involved in the country. President Barack Obama said that Russian actions are confirmation that Moscow wants unrest and has “routinely violated the territorial integrity of Ukraine.” He did not characterize Russia’s actions as an invasion; he did say that it was a continuation of the sort of Russian intervention in Eastern Ukraine that has been occurring for the last few weeks. “These separatists are backed, TRAINED, armed, financed by Russia,” Obama declared. “Throughout this process we’ve seen deep Russian involvement in everything that they’ve done.” The US president pledged “additional steps” to punish Moscow for supporting the separatists, including new economic sanctions coordinated with Europe. The truth is obvious in this situation. It was not Russia that stoked the conflict in Ukraine. It was the United States along with Germany who funneled billions of dollars to opposition groups and backed a right wing coup in February (with the support of fascist forces). The White House is strongly backed the Ukrainian government of Petro Poroshenko as it carries out a brutal war against predominantly Russian-speaking cities in the East. More than 2,249 people have been killed and more than 6,000 injured in military operations in the Donbass region of Ukraine. The American government has supported the military siege of two major European cities, Donestsk, and Luhansk, cutting off electricity and running water to hundreds of thousands of civilians. Residential neighborhoods and hospitals have been subjected to artillery fire from Ukrainian armed forces. Ukrainian forces have shelled the eastern cities of Donetsk, etc. That has injured 15 people and destroyed several homes and businesses. In one day alone on Thursday, 16 civilians were killed and a further 22 were injured by continued shelling. Pro-Russian separatists are in conflict with the Ukrainian armed forces. While stating that “we are not taking military action to solve the Ukrainian problem,” Obama provocatively declared that “a number of those states who are close” to Ukraine and Russia are members of NATO, “and we take our Article Five commitments to defend each other very seriously—and that includes the smallest NATO members as well as the largest.” NATO has increased its presence in Baltic countries and Russia is experiencing a lot of economic sanctions. The West wants Ukraine to be a NATO outpost. Poroshenko will be the only non-NATO head of state attending the NATO summit in Wales soon. He is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House next month. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for pro-Russian separatists to open up a corridor to allow Ukrainian troops to flee into Russia. Putin called on the rebels to, “avoid meaningless victims and provide them with the opportunity to freely withdraw from the battlefield area.” At least five Ukrainian National Guard battalions were reported to have been surrounded since Tuesday, when pro-Russian separatists engaged in a fierce battle to retake the town of Ilovaisk. The West has intervene with drones to kill people all over Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia via massive incursions, so we have to be consistent with the truth. NATO says that photos show Russian troops and weapons inside of NATO. Russia denies the accusations of course and wants a peaceful settlement to the situation in Ukraine (among all parties, which should happen).
We certainly need radical change in society. Years and centuries of oppression, inequality, and injustice should be opposed and not brushed under the son. Also, we have to learn from our heroes. Cabral, Nkrumah, C. L. R. James, Fanon, Richard Wright, Fannie Lou Hamer, Toni Morrison, Malcolm X, Dr. King, and other Brothers and Sisters have great insight that we can read and utilize in our struggle for liberation as a people. We deserve both power and justice. Our people and the poor need more empowerment via self-determination, so our interests are addressed. The injustices done by militarized cops in Ferguson, the Supreme Court weakening parts of the Voting Rights Act, and the massive economic inequality in America ought to make us aware of the seriousness of the problems in our community. We not only need laws changed and police brutality fought against. We need our communities to be rebuilt via mobilization and organization of independent political organizations (whose main goal is to support the interests of the masses of the people). All black people are entitled to freedom, justice, and equality without asterisks. Internationally, we are anti-imperialist and we oppose neocolonialism as spoken about by Fanon and Nkrumah (Dr. King admired the Ghanaian revolution and we know that Malcolm X respected the black liberators of Africa as well). So, we are in solidarity with those who want the total liberation of Africa. Ezell Ford’s mother said that she was pushed on the ground by the officers for just trying to find some answers about the tragic death to her son. I feel for the Sister. Therefore, Ezell Ford’s family and friend deserve answers. I am glad that the names of the officers have been released, but many questions must be answers. Ezell Ford was an unarmed Brother who was killed and a true independent, investigation ought to exist to figure out more critical details about what happened. There must be accountability and justice in society. “The War State” by Michael Swanson shows the origin of the modern American Military industrial Complex of the MIC. After WWII, the MIC has grown into unprecedented depths. The MIC is hugely apart of American society and heavily influenced the federal budget. During the early stages of it, Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, LBJ, etc. had to deal with military including foreign policy issues. Even today, after the Soviet Union fell, the MIC continues to fight the war on terror (in accordance to the agenda of the Project for the New American Century or PNAC). The people in support of PNAC want the Middle East and Central Asia to be reshaped into puppet states conducive to Western interests. During WWII, America expanded its army. WWII caused the USA to increase its spending on military forces. The Great Depression ended by an expansion of money spent to the economy and to people. By 1944, unemployment went from 14.6 % to 1.3 %. In constant dollars, FDR spent over 840 billion on the military. That figure dwarfed what he spent on the programs of the New Deal. By the end of the war, the USA had built 88,000 tanks, 97,000 bombers, 400 destroyers and cruisers and an amazing 22 aircraft carriers. (p. 13). Military spending was now 36% of GDP and had reached 86% of total budget expenditures in its biggest year. Before, WWII, mostly the rich paid the income tax. After the war, more people including the middle class paid it and it heavily was used in the American budget. Roosevelt allowed many big corporations to use no-bid contracts in building the MIC. There were talks of demobilizing after the end of the war but FDR unfortunately died before the end of the war. Harry Truman expanded the national security state heavily. Truman made a more militarist effort in the Cold War. The dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were totally unnecessary as documented by Swanson, Gar Alperovitz, Stewart Udall, and others. Secretary of States James Byrnes accelerated the arms race. Ironically, before Truman died, he expressed misgivings about the excessive covert, aggressive nature of the CIA. He or Byrnes pushed Truman into using atomic bombs. Truman wanted to push back Russia from their aims at Potsdam, etc. Roosevelt allowed Russia to open up a second front in the war in Asia. The reactionary extremists were advocating even more than what Kennan wanted. Kennan wanted containment, but not militarist confrontation as a global policeman by the USA. The missile gap was over exaggerated. During the Cold War, America had more ICBMs, a stronger military, and a stronger satellite or reconnaissance system than the Soviet Union. Even though Eisenhower rightly condemned the MIC in his 1960 speech, he had hawkish advisors too. JFK was more progressive than Eisenhower and Truman on foreign policy. JFK made an agreement with Khrushchev to not invade Cuba in exchange for the Soviet missiles to leave Cuba (and for American missiles to leave Turkey). JFK later signed a limited test ban treaty, he gave wheat to the Soviets, he wanted negotiations with Cuba, and détente was soon approaching. Yet, JFK was assassinated tragically. JFK was not in favor of the radical policies of the military industrial complex. That is why we should continually be progressive on foreign policy matters.
Obviously, many House Republicans (especially John Boehner) are playing political games and the American people pay the price. Boehner is a reactionary person. Boehner is not talking about many of the real issues like petrodollars, imperialism, civil liberties, economic inequality, racism, discrimination, poverty, etc. He is using this situation as a means to play politics. The truth is that he is one of the great pushers of austerity policies (when he is allowing money to be spent on this lawsuit when it can be better utilized in enumerable ways. One issue is that economic wealth is too centralized among the oligarchs including Wall Street financial manipulation), which can further damage our fragile economy. The book entitled, “The Global Economic Crisis: The Great DEPRESSION of the XXI Century” by Michel Chossoudovsky and Andrew Gavin Marshall have a lot of research and great information on this issue. Both parties are at fault for the situation that we have in America from the expansion of the War on Drugs to many of the anti-human rights policies in America. Many people are right that these mainstream artists have to end making records that degrade their own PEOPLE in a vicious fashion. Those records are part of the action of self-hatred since a person who truly loves their own being would never show records that degrade the human dignity of black people. Certainly enough is enough. Police brutality is evil and too many Brothers and Sisters (who are unarmed) being murdered unjustly is unjustifiable. We should continue to be active in standing up against racism, police brutality, and other injustices prodigiously. Also, many multinational corporations and some artists promoting the glorifying of violence and other evils are wrong too. Yet, I will never blame all black people collectively for all ills of the world. Solomon Comissiong wrote great literature on this issue. Many independent artists even in our generation are SHOWING the truth. Many musicians are doing what is right. Not every artist is the same, but we have to live in reality not in fantasy. Structures have to change and mainstream music should be better in reflecting the needs of the people to have revolutionary change in the world. Our human rights should be protected and we should always reject white supremacist propaganda. In other words, we have to care about each other in a humanitarian, cooperative way (in establishing collective power). True love is not about condoning evil or glamorizing selfish individualism (which is linked to the evil lust of materialism). True love is about standing up against evil and fighting for real social change that can positively impact the masses of the people.
By Timothy
Sorry, that's ANGELA DAVIS. AA philosopher Joy James has also edited a volume of her work called THE ANGELA DAVIS READER.
-Savant
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There is also Harriet Jacobs' INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL. -Savant
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Typical white racist duplicity. Their cops kil us, bue we're supposedly the ones with the hate. WHITES created segregation, and INDEED racial stratification to begin with. But racism is the fault of the Blacks. These white racists remind you of the Nazis. They hated and screwed the Jews, but claimed it was the Jews who hated and screwed them.
-Savant
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Yeah, and I imagine by your logic the Jews were the most racist In Nazi Germany. Typical white racist duplicity--project your evilness on others.
-Savant
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Most pople in Topix---black, white and other- spend their time making trivial comments, and usually about trivial subjects. They are masters of trivia, and mistresses of mediocrity. How many are even AWARE of what the Supreme Court did to the Voting RIGHTS Act? Do they even think about the implications of that militarized police in Ferguson (and elsewhere) which resemle gestapos more so than just ordinary cops?
-Savant
__________________
If we were subjected to genocide many Americans would be saying that the few of us who survived are lying or delusional. Come to think of it, that's what some say about the European Holocaust. It didn't happen. Jewish leaders are just saying that it. Sartre was RIGHT. While the primary target of racism may vary from country to country, the delusional thinking and lying are pretty much the same. "we didn't REALLY massacre the Armenians, They're just saying that" insist the Turks "We're not really abusing or oppressing the Blacks" say many whites. "They just need to lighten up and get rid of their "victim mentality". Who knows? We may hear that Michael Brown shot himself with Officer Wilson's gun----like this family friend of an older cousin who shot himself in the back six times while under detention of Frank Rizzo's pigs in Philly.
-Savant
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INDEED. For while power is not identical with justice, you cannot have justice without power. But that is a different matter than diversity. The Black Freedom Movement fought segregation as a system of injustice, a flagrant and degrading imposition of white racist power upon the Black people. But one of the reasons that the Black Power Movement emerged was the realization that the vanquishing of De Jure segregation (De Facto segregation never ended completely) did not automatically result in freedom and justice for the Black people, and that without empowerment (surtout self-determination), the social miseries and oppressions would simply continue under another guise.
-Savant
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I think it's important to read as much as possible the classics of Africana thought and literature. That would help keep us grounded. But that doesn't mean that we should neglect the study of other works as well. I don't think it's an either/or. I can read Fanon and Hegel, Cabral and Marx, Toni Morisson and Jane Austen, Richard Wright and Dostoyevsky. No problem. But at least be grounded in some Black classics. Some to think of it, I'd advise folk to familiarize themselves with Black Classics Press, a publication group founded and run by Paul Coates, former leader of the Black Panther Party in Baltimore
-Savant
____________
There is also Harriet Jacobs' INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL. -Savant
____________
Typical white racist duplicity. Their cops kil us, bue we're supposedly the ones with the hate. WHITES created segregation, and INDEED racial stratification to begin with. But racism is the fault of the Blacks. These white racists remind you of the Nazis. They hated and screwed the Jews, but claimed it was the Jews who hated and screwed them.
-Savant
________________
Yeah, and I imagine by your logic the Jews were the most racist In Nazi Germany. Typical white racist duplicity--project your evilness on others.
-Savant
______________
Most pople in Topix---black, white and other- spend their time making trivial comments, and usually about trivial subjects. They are masters of trivia, and mistresses of mediocrity. How many are even AWARE of what the Supreme Court did to the Voting RIGHTS Act? Do they even think about the implications of that militarized police in Ferguson (and elsewhere) which resemle gestapos more so than just ordinary cops?
-Savant
__________________
If we were subjected to genocide many Americans would be saying that the few of us who survived are lying or delusional. Come to think of it, that's what some say about the European Holocaust. It didn't happen. Jewish leaders are just saying that it. Sartre was RIGHT. While the primary target of racism may vary from country to country, the delusional thinking and lying are pretty much the same. "we didn't REALLY massacre the Armenians, They're just saying that" insist the Turks "We're not really abusing or oppressing the Blacks" say many whites. "They just need to lighten up and get rid of their "victim mentality". Who knows? We may hear that Michael Brown shot himself with Officer Wilson's gun----like this family friend of an older cousin who shot himself in the back six times while under detention of Frank Rizzo's pigs in Philly.
-Savant
________________
INDEED. For while power is not identical with justice, you cannot have justice without power. But that is a different matter than diversity. The Black Freedom Movement fought segregation as a system of injustice, a flagrant and degrading imposition of white racist power upon the Black people. But one of the reasons that the Black Power Movement emerged was the realization that the vanquishing of De Jure segregation (De Facto segregation never ended completely) did not automatically result in freedom and justice for the Black people, and that without empowerment (surtout self-determination), the social miseries and oppressions would simply continue under another guise.
-Savant
_________________
I think it's important to read as much as possible the classics of Africana thought and literature. That would help keep us grounded. But that doesn't mean that we should neglect the study of other works as well. I don't think it's an either/or. I can read Fanon and Hegel, Cabral and Marx, Toni Morisson and Jane Austen, Richard Wright and Dostoyevsky. No problem. But at least be grounded in some Black classics. Some to think of it, I'd advise folk to familiarize themselves with Black Classics Press, a publication group founded and run by Paul Coates, former leader of the Black Panther Party in Baltimore
-Savant
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Other Words
They also STUDIED, which is something we don't do enough of these days. Fanon, Che, Du Bois, Malcolm, Ho etc. Those brothers and sisters possessed a certain intellectual commitment.
Shallow minds remember only the jacket, berets and guns. Not the programs. But I recall as a kid that what I most often saw Panther sisters and brothers involved with were the EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS and the breakfast for kids---long before such program existed in our public schools. I also recall that drug dealing and pimping virtually disappeared in and around the projects in east Baltimore where I lived.(Panthers had their programs for kids right around the corner from where we lived. They didn't allow scurvy elements around the children...and most folk approved, even those who thought the Panthers "too militant".)
-Savant
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http://www.topix.com/forum/afam/TKKMMJHT2MVFU7IKH/p53
In my mother's house, Dr. King was next to God. But she also admired Stokely and Rap. But after Dr. King was killed mother became very, very pro-Panther. Some Panthers--especially one who was a student in Biology at Morgan State College (now Universit), became a friend of the family. Another Panther brother worked in the same factory as did my mother. And they organized right around the corner from us. Mother would even cook and bake things for the breakfast program. Even now you can find a closet full of old BLACK PANTHER newspapers. I've little doubt that I would have joined had I been older or if the BPP could have sustained themselves as a revolutionary movement for at least 10 more years. Assdurratin claims that the Panthers were criminal organization---which, incidentally, is also the line spouted by the FBI in its COINTELPRO propaganda. But I know that it wasn't until the Panthers were gone that my neighborhood was again beset by dope dealers and pimps..(And there is now evidence that the Panthers were right in their claims that the CIA was peddling dope in the hood, and in a lot of other places as WELL. You can find an article by one of the NY 21 called "Capitalism + Dope=Genocide").
-Savant
___________ P.S. Malcolm X gave huge respect to Fannie Lou Hamer, Gloria Richardson, and other Sisters in the struggle. Fannie Lou Hamer was courageous and worked diligently to oppose the Vietnam War, she fought against poverty, and she worked to advance the concept of cooperatives in American society. Ella Baker was the Mother of SNCC. Fannie Lou Hamer allied with Malcolm X as a means to advance liberation for black people. Malcolm X became more progressive on issues of women than even Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was as you have mentioned before. When Malcolm X traveled in Africa and other locations, he transformed and expanded his fundamental understanding of the world. Brother Malcolm posed with Shirley Graham DuBois in Accra, Ghana. Both of them agreed with a pan-Africanist agenda that desired women to achieve education and true HUMAN dignity. Therefore, we have every right to advance anti-imperialism, anti-colonialism, and anti-capitalism. As Malcolm X said: "...It is impossible for capitalism to survive, primarily because the SYSTEM of capitalism needs some blood to suck. Capitalism used to be like an eagle, but now it’s more like a vulture and can only suck the blood of the helpless. As the nations of the world free themselves, then capitalism has less and less victims, less to suck, and it becomes weaker and weaker. It’s only a matter of time in my opinion before it will collapse completely.”(Malcolm X, January 18, 1965 in the Young Socialist Magazine). Fannie Lou Hamer passed away in 1977.
RIP to her.
-By Timothy (Me) ____________________
Yes, brother Malcolm--whose gender politics was actually in advance of Martin's--deeply admired sisters like Fannie Lou Hamer, Shirley Graham Du Bois, and Ella Baker--whom you correctly identify as FOUNDING MOTHER of SNCC. All these sisters whom Assdurratin regard as :"low life scums who happen to be female." By the way, I got to meet Diane Nash. And while a student in the South I got to meet other veterans of SNCC. One cat named Leo Lillard I met through my activity in building support for the opposition to apartheid in South Africa. He was involved in the early sit-ins in Nashville. I never stop STUDYING. And studying means not only books, which one expects from an educator. But also learning from wise elders, especially those who were veterans in the Movement. I have the utmost respect for those sister and brother warriors who preceded me, and without whom my life---all our lives--would be so much poorer.
-Savant
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I don't need LEADERS, only brothers and sisters and comrades in Struggle. Some of us are men and women, not SHEEP.
-Savant
___________________
Kwame Ture and Dr. King were allies and friends. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. always respected Kwame Ture as a young Brother. They expressed disagreements, but these disagreements were in the realm of spirited debate excluding personal tensions. It is like I may have some disagreements with my blood Brother in real life, but that is still my Brother and I respect my Brother. That analogy holds true among Brothers Kwame Ture and Dr. King. Both men agreed to oppose the Vietnam War on moral, legal, and philosophical grounds. Both said that the Vietnam War was an expression of imperialism by Western forces and it was an affront to the anti-colonial, revolutionary movements of the world. Now, even after 1969, Kwame Ture still was involved in revolutionary politics. He spoke heavily in the States in the 1980's and in the 1990's as a means to inspire black youth to continue in the struggle for human liberation and the liberation of Africa (or our ancestral homeland). Kwame Ture worked in political organizations heavily. Dr. Martin Luther King believed in black self determination and the building of black institutions as outlined in his 1968 MOUNTAINTOP SPEECH. Dr. King never embrace race-neutral ideologies. He understood that black people accepting BLACKNESS was a key psychological METHOD in counteracting white supremacy. Dr. King just rejected an extreme form of separatism (that some who loved Black Power adhered to). Dr. King never rejected all aspects of Black Power. He just wanted black people to use power in a way that did not rely on slogans. Kwame Ture was a heroic black man. Now, Kwame Ture believed in independence not Jim Crow segregation or token integration. Kwame True was a dedicated anti-capitalist and a person who wanted black people to lead their own movement for liberation. You are right that we have to develop programs of social uplift to help African Americans living in America. We must continue to fight economic injustice, racial oppression, environmental harm, and our liberties being violated by corporate interests. Also, we have to understand our role in the global, international picture too. In other words, we are not just human beings living in America. We are Africans too. We are not free totally unless all of Africa is free.
-By Timothy (Me)
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By the way, I agree with you regarding Kwame Ture (aka Stokely Carmichaeo). I admire his dedication to our peoples struggle.(I'm also gratified to know he was a student of Philosophy, like yours truly. But later for that). LIke King and other educated middle class Blacks, he could have chosen a life dedicated only to his PERSONAL advancement. He could have aped shallow white middle class norms and values and become just another petty bourgeois conformist. He chose to be not only an intellectual, but an engaged intellectual. I do not agree with him on all things. But the promotion of Black Power, black consciousness, black self-determination--much of which Dr. King DID agree with (as is evident from King's last book)--certainly helped to enrich the Black movement and raise consciousness. The brother risked his LIFE fighting for us in Mississippi in the 1960s. When you see the film BLACK POWER MIXTAPE, Stokely's mother (who knew the dangers) said "Every time he gets arrested I die a thousand times!". Also, Kwame Ture (in contrast with Assdurratin, his supposed comrade) always seem to show RESPECT to people even when they disagreed with him. I've met Kwame a number of times before he died. I met members of the AAPRP (some of them classmates). Even when I disagreed with him he would offer an ANALYSIS or reasons. Never did I hear him call another brother or sister a "pervert", "liar" or "lesbian" just because his interlocutor had a different opinion. Like the Panthers, he would call racist cops and capitalist "pigs". He didn't personally denounce someone just for disagreeing. In that respect he was better than many Panthers. Thus I do honor him.
-Savant
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By CLR James: BEYOND A BOUNDARY, A HISTORY OF THE PAN-AFRICAN REVOLT, NKRUMAH AND THE GHANA REVOLUTION, SPHERES OF EXISTENCE, NOTES ON DIALECTICS. I've already mentioned BLACK JACOBINS. I'm not into "black theology," but James Cone's MARTIN & MALCOLM & AMERICA are worth a look see Cedric Robinson: BLACK MARXISM: THE MAKING OF THE BLACK RADICAL TRADITION There has been a lot of discussion of the "black radical tradition" since the appearance of that book in the 1980s. Philosophia Africana: I will also mention works by Black philosophers, and Black thinkers with a strong philosophical bent. North America, Africa, the Caribbean has a sizeable number. Some have passed on. Others are with us still. I STUDIED under some, including the late Richard I McKinney and Robert A. Cheemooke (who happened to be a friend of both Stokely Carmichael and CLR James) And there are a good number of SISTER philosophers too. I PERSONALLY know a good number of them and have worked with some of them. No, philosophical activity is not the exclusive right of the white and the economically privileged.
-Savant
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Brownshirts were known for shouting down opponents, or resorting to insults rather than arguments. Stalinists did the same. And such is the METHOD of "debate" used by Assdurratin. And since Assdurratin clearly believes in some species of the totalitarian "superstate" (as he called his political ideal in another thread), I can't imagine he could have any issue with police. He will certainly need police for his police state. Africans, like most human beings, prefer freedom to unfreedom. And Assdurrain will certain need many police to shove his police "superstate" down their throats.
-Savant
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-Savant
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http://www.topix.com/forum/afam/TKKMMJHT2MVFU7IKH/p53
In my mother's house, Dr. King was next to God. But she also admired Stokely and Rap. But after Dr. King was killed mother became very, very pro-Panther. Some Panthers--especially one who was a student in Biology at Morgan State College (now Universit), became a friend of the family. Another Panther brother worked in the same factory as did my mother. And they organized right around the corner from us. Mother would even cook and bake things for the breakfast program. Even now you can find a closet full of old BLACK PANTHER newspapers. I've little doubt that I would have joined had I been older or if the BPP could have sustained themselves as a revolutionary movement for at least 10 more years. Assdurratin claims that the Panthers were criminal organization---which, incidentally, is also the line spouted by the FBI in its COINTELPRO propaganda. But I know that it wasn't until the Panthers were gone that my neighborhood was again beset by dope dealers and pimps..(And there is now evidence that the Panthers were right in their claims that the CIA was peddling dope in the hood, and in a lot of other places as WELL. You can find an article by one of the NY 21 called "Capitalism + Dope=Genocide").
-Savant
___________ P.S. Malcolm X gave huge respect to Fannie Lou Hamer, Gloria Richardson, and other Sisters in the struggle. Fannie Lou Hamer was courageous and worked diligently to oppose the Vietnam War, she fought against poverty, and she worked to advance the concept of cooperatives in American society. Ella Baker was the Mother of SNCC. Fannie Lou Hamer allied with Malcolm X as a means to advance liberation for black people. Malcolm X became more progressive on issues of women than even Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was as you have mentioned before. When Malcolm X traveled in Africa and other locations, he transformed and expanded his fundamental understanding of the world. Brother Malcolm posed with Shirley Graham DuBois in Accra, Ghana. Both of them agreed with a pan-Africanist agenda that desired women to achieve education and true HUMAN dignity. Therefore, we have every right to advance anti-imperialism, anti-colonialism, and anti-capitalism. As Malcolm X said: "...It is impossible for capitalism to survive, primarily because the SYSTEM of capitalism needs some blood to suck. Capitalism used to be like an eagle, but now it’s more like a vulture and can only suck the blood of the helpless. As the nations of the world free themselves, then capitalism has less and less victims, less to suck, and it becomes weaker and weaker. It’s only a matter of time in my opinion before it will collapse completely.”(Malcolm X, January 18, 1965 in the Young Socialist Magazine). Fannie Lou Hamer passed away in 1977.
RIP to her.
-By Timothy (Me) ____________________
Yes, brother Malcolm--whose gender politics was actually in advance of Martin's--deeply admired sisters like Fannie Lou Hamer, Shirley Graham Du Bois, and Ella Baker--whom you correctly identify as FOUNDING MOTHER of SNCC. All these sisters whom Assdurratin regard as :"low life scums who happen to be female." By the way, I got to meet Diane Nash. And while a student in the South I got to meet other veterans of SNCC. One cat named Leo Lillard I met through my activity in building support for the opposition to apartheid in South Africa. He was involved in the early sit-ins in Nashville. I never stop STUDYING. And studying means not only books, which one expects from an educator. But also learning from wise elders, especially those who were veterans in the Movement. I have the utmost respect for those sister and brother warriors who preceded me, and without whom my life---all our lives--would be so much poorer.
-Savant
__________________
I don't need LEADERS, only brothers and sisters and comrades in Struggle. Some of us are men and women, not SHEEP.
-Savant
___________________
Kwame Ture and Dr. King were allies and friends. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. always respected Kwame Ture as a young Brother. They expressed disagreements, but these disagreements were in the realm of spirited debate excluding personal tensions. It is like I may have some disagreements with my blood Brother in real life, but that is still my Brother and I respect my Brother. That analogy holds true among Brothers Kwame Ture and Dr. King. Both men agreed to oppose the Vietnam War on moral, legal, and philosophical grounds. Both said that the Vietnam War was an expression of imperialism by Western forces and it was an affront to the anti-colonial, revolutionary movements of the world. Now, even after 1969, Kwame Ture still was involved in revolutionary politics. He spoke heavily in the States in the 1980's and in the 1990's as a means to inspire black youth to continue in the struggle for human liberation and the liberation of Africa (or our ancestral homeland). Kwame Ture worked in political organizations heavily. Dr. Martin Luther King believed in black self determination and the building of black institutions as outlined in his 1968 MOUNTAINTOP SPEECH. Dr. King never embrace race-neutral ideologies. He understood that black people accepting BLACKNESS was a key psychological METHOD in counteracting white supremacy. Dr. King just rejected an extreme form of separatism (that some who loved Black Power adhered to). Dr. King never rejected all aspects of Black Power. He just wanted black people to use power in a way that did not rely on slogans. Kwame Ture was a heroic black man. Now, Kwame Ture believed in independence not Jim Crow segregation or token integration. Kwame True was a dedicated anti-capitalist and a person who wanted black people to lead their own movement for liberation. You are right that we have to develop programs of social uplift to help African Americans living in America. We must continue to fight economic injustice, racial oppression, environmental harm, and our liberties being violated by corporate interests. Also, we have to understand our role in the global, international picture too. In other words, we are not just human beings living in America. We are Africans too. We are not free totally unless all of Africa is free.
-By Timothy (Me)
____________________
By the way, I agree with you regarding Kwame Ture (aka Stokely Carmichaeo). I admire his dedication to our peoples struggle.(I'm also gratified to know he was a student of Philosophy, like yours truly. But later for that). LIke King and other educated middle class Blacks, he could have chosen a life dedicated only to his PERSONAL advancement. He could have aped shallow white middle class norms and values and become just another petty bourgeois conformist. He chose to be not only an intellectual, but an engaged intellectual. I do not agree with him on all things. But the promotion of Black Power, black consciousness, black self-determination--much of which Dr. King DID agree with (as is evident from King's last book)--certainly helped to enrich the Black movement and raise consciousness. The brother risked his LIFE fighting for us in Mississippi in the 1960s. When you see the film BLACK POWER MIXTAPE, Stokely's mother (who knew the dangers) said "Every time he gets arrested I die a thousand times!". Also, Kwame Ture (in contrast with Assdurratin, his supposed comrade) always seem to show RESPECT to people even when they disagreed with him. I've met Kwame a number of times before he died. I met members of the AAPRP (some of them classmates). Even when I disagreed with him he would offer an ANALYSIS or reasons. Never did I hear him call another brother or sister a "pervert", "liar" or "lesbian" just because his interlocutor had a different opinion. Like the Panthers, he would call racist cops and capitalist "pigs". He didn't personally denounce someone just for disagreeing. In that respect he was better than many Panthers. Thus I do honor him.
-Savant
________________________________
By CLR James: BEYOND A BOUNDARY, A HISTORY OF THE PAN-AFRICAN REVOLT, NKRUMAH AND THE GHANA REVOLUTION, SPHERES OF EXISTENCE, NOTES ON DIALECTICS. I've already mentioned BLACK JACOBINS. I'm not into "black theology," but James Cone's MARTIN & MALCOLM & AMERICA are worth a look see Cedric Robinson: BLACK MARXISM: THE MAKING OF THE BLACK RADICAL TRADITION There has been a lot of discussion of the "black radical tradition" since the appearance of that book in the 1980s. Philosophia Africana: I will also mention works by Black philosophers, and Black thinkers with a strong philosophical bent. North America, Africa, the Caribbean has a sizeable number. Some have passed on. Others are with us still. I STUDIED under some, including the late Richard I McKinney and Robert A. Cheemooke (who happened to be a friend of both Stokely Carmichael and CLR James) And there are a good number of SISTER philosophers too. I PERSONALLY know a good number of them and have worked with some of them. No, philosophical activity is not the exclusive right of the white and the economically privileged.
-Savant
____________________
Brownshirts were known for shouting down opponents, or resorting to insults rather than arguments. Stalinists did the same. And such is the METHOD of "debate" used by Assdurratin. And since Assdurratin clearly believes in some species of the totalitarian "superstate" (as he called his political ideal in another thread), I can't imagine he could have any issue with police. He will certainly need police for his police state. Africans, like most human beings, prefer freedom to unfreedom. And Assdurrain will certain need many police to shove his police "superstate" down their throats.
-Savant
_____________________
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Real Truth
First, I send my condolences to the family and friends of Michael Brown. People have every right to express indignant anger and outrage at the situation in Ferguson. The death of Michael Brown was a tragedy. The unjust actions of many militarized police to use tear gas, assault weapons, armored vehicles, flash bang grenades, etc. against innocent, peaceful protesters is wrong. The situation of police brutality in America is an epidemic and there is a systemic problem of corruption among not only the police, but other people in the state (and corruption is readily found in corporate power too). When people protest in the street and express legitimate outrage at the conditions in Ferguson, that is not about “throwing a fit” or having a “ghetto pity party.” It is about standing up against oppressive conditions. The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement has done groundbreaking research on the extrajudicial murder of our Brothers & our Sisters by the police. Margaret Kimberley and other scholars have documented the errors found in American society. The brutal beating of Marlene Pinnock by a California highway patrol officer means that we have to stand up against the injustices inflicted on people. We have every right to resist white supremacy and racism. This is also a class struggle. The poor are heavily oppressed by the ruling class and the super-rich. Therefore, the poor should be empowered, so they can fulfill their own destinies and aspirations. Many independent organizations are in Ferguson now trying to create solutions and are fighting for social justice. The family of Michael Brown deserves respect and they deserve justice totally.The shots from the video are disturbing. The video could of been verified by now or not. Regardless, we know that Michael Brown was shot multiple times and killed by the officer. We know that at least 6 shots were fired at Michael Brown. We know that Wilson was once part of a police force involved in corruption (and the Jennings police force was once disbanded). Also, many witnesses have talked to the FBI and that is not a minor thing. They can’t lie to FBI, because if they do, then that is a violation of the law. Eyewitnesses along with other pieces of evidence collected can be great in trying to figure out the important parts of the story. Ironically, some people place more credibility on Wilson’s friend (talking in a radio show) than the eyewitnesses (who have shown many of their faces in public). Originally, the local law enforcement people in Ferguson utilized lax transparency and they displayed a horrendous response to peaceful protesters too. In my view, Michael Brown was not a nihilistic thug. He was a young person who was about to go into college. Many officers are thugs and have done a whole lot more mistakes that Michael Brown will ever do. The status quo can’t exist for now on. I have no issues with cops having body cameras, the ending of unnecessary militarization of the police, the changing of laws to address police brutality issues, and other solutions. We should never have anything other than justice. RIP Michael Brown.
Hatred only brings more instability in life. What we have found in the world is that Love is stronger than hatred. True love can build movements, inspire change, and cause people to fight harder against injustice. The racist is wrong, because there is no liberation in degrading a person by virtue of their skin color or their ethnicity. There is no virtue in falsely demonizing a person inappropriately. I know about great movie of "Panther." Huey realized that black liberation is tied to human liberation regardless of what troublemakers say. We know who the troublemakers are. LOL. Regardless of their lies, we know the truth. The truth is that black people are entitled to justice, freedom, and equality. The truth is that the Golden Rule of treating our neighbor as ourselves is a legitimate ideal to embrace. Power to the people precisely mean power to all of the people of the human race. Readily, the one percent would exploit the human race in order to cause injustice while they seek more power and more oligarchy. The Panther film is really underrated. My favorite part of the film is when the Black Panthers came into the California legislature armed with rifles. Bobby Seale said that he is anti-oppression and you can't fight hate with racism. That is the point that one friend has made. :) The people of Ferguson have done charities and food drives to help the community as well. Me personally, I am at a point in my life, that if a Brother or a Sister is a communist or not, if that person wants liberation sincerely, then that person should not be thrown into jail at all. Claudia Jones was a Communist and she was a Sister who fought for the liberation of black people sincerely. I am not a Communist, but I'm not a reactionary either. The Sister fought discrimination, racism, and economic injustices in the UK. Yes, the government lied about the Black Panthers. Black people were denied fundamental freedoms. We are still denied true freedom today. Also, they did want equal treatment, fair housing, good jobs, etc. It is the Cold War and the McCarthyite era of the 1950's that agitated anti-Communist paranoia in a higher level. Everyone is not a communist. LOL. Extremists view a lot of people as Communist for even standing up for racial justice. The feds did flood communities with drugs via the Golden Triangle, etc. They caused divisions and they illegally monitored the BPP. The Black Panthers were scapegoated for the events of the 1960's. The truth is that people wanted to be free. After WWII, nations in the Motherland fought for their independence. People just wanted to have a chance of true liberation from oppression. Some folks get too caught up into labels. We have the God given right to freedom, to be treated fair, and to have justice.
The White House vowed a protracted military campaign in Iraq and they have authorized surveillance of areas in Syria. President Barack Obama gave a militarist speech on Tuesday to the annual convention of the American Legion in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are reports of U.S. spy drones operating over Syria and air strikes could start by the end of the week. Obama told the veterans’ organization that “the United States is and will remain the one indispensable nation in the world,” a boast that is belied by the bloody debacle unleashed throughout North Africa and the Middle East by a string of US military interventions in Iraq, Libya and Syria. The airstrikes of Iraq by America comes after Iraq has been overrun heavily by the ISIS group. ISIS or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is a split off from Al-Qaeda. The West wants to use “humanitarian” justifications for military intervention in Iraq. He vowed that “American combat troops will not be returning to fight in Iraq,” and declared that the “answer is not to send in large-scale military deployments.” Yet there are many U.S. “advisors” and Special Operations troops in Iraq and in the rest of the region. Combat troops are full regular Army brigades and Marine expeditionary units. The airstrikes in Iraq came in August of 2014, the Obama administration has rushed another 1,000 U.S. troops into the country. The U.S. Central Command reported two more air strikes on Tuesday near the Iraqi Kurdish capital of Irbil. The targets are said to be ISIS armored vehicles whom ISIS captured from the U.S. supplied Iraqi Army stockpile. The U.S. has carried out about 100 air strikes in Iraq. President Barack Obama wanted a broader strategy like arming local forces incluing the Iraqi government, the Iraqi Kurdish militia, and the moderate opposition in Syria. He wants an international coalition to handle the situation in Iraq. He wants justice done in his words. He also vowed to take direct action when it is needed to protect people and defend the “homeland.” Meanwhile, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters onboard a MILITARY plane en ROUTE to Afghanistan that, while he believes at present ISIS represents a “regional threat” and not a direct threat to the US, he is prepared to shift this assessment. Once the general “determines that the Islamic militants in Iraq have become a direct threat to the US homeland,” the Associated Press reported, “he will recommend that the US military move directly against the group in Syria.” The irony is that America could bome forces who once were rebels against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. One years ago, the President wanted congressional approval to bomb the Syrian government on the fabricated pretext that the Assad regime had crossed the red line by using chemical weapons in the civil war with ISIS (and other Sunni Islamist forces). There are reports that the U.S. is collaborating with the Assad regime covertly by providing intelligence from U.S. spy flight to the Syrian military. That military is conducting more bobings on ISIS strongholds. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem declared on Monday that the Syrian government was prepared “to cooperate and COORDINATE” with other countries in combating ISIS, but warned that any unilateral air strikes carried out without the approval of Damascus would be “considered aggression.” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday, “There are no plans to COORDINATE with the Assad regime” on any military action within Syria. So, the U.S. is using ISIS as a pretext to try to attack Syria possibly. The West wants puppet regimes (in replacing secular regimes) and a hegemony in the oil rich region.
We are entitled to be free. That means that we have right to embrace political independence. We should continue to reject empire. The death of people by drone should be condemned. We see how the unjust bombings in Libya and in other places of the world has not solve problems, but it has grown them. We see the record number of the deportation of human beings, yet xenophobes want more hatred against immigrants, which is wrong. The West supports neo-Nazis in Ukraine and Israeli terrorism in besieged Gaza. Many people want the people of Ferguson to be “calm” when they support Western foreign policy which don’t resemble any form of calm at all. We don’t need reform. We need revolutionary change in society. Bill DeBlasio is the New York Mayor. His mayoral campaign is about portraying him as a fighting, strong progressive. He married a beautiful Black Woman and has children of color (when our people has been victims of racial profiling and street humilitation). Yet, he has hired the police chief Bratton, who supported Giuliani’s police policies. Stop and frisk, and Broken windows programs have grown tensions between the community and the police. Eric Garner’s death is a direct product of reactionary police policies. Therefore, we have the right not to be silent. The militarization of the police has been a national policy for years. The young people of Ferguson do inspire us. They have expressed courage in resisting the police who have violated the civil liberties of the residents of Ferguson. This is a struggle for freedom and liberation. There is nothing wrong with the sharing of resources and power to create a society where racism, sexism, and inequality are abolished. We all share one planet and people are entitled to justice.
Roland Martin is right that the situation in Ferguson should be turned into a movement. We have to make sure that it is the right type of movement. I have no issue with plans and strategies to increase economic power in the black community. Yet, there must be unique solutions to address poverty, economic inequality, and other forms of economic injustice. There is no solution without the addressing poverty in the world. I have no issue with independent, grassroots political organizations as well. There must be direct action, boycotts, and laws have to be changed. We should fight for and demand the restoration of our civil liberties. We should fight for BETTER HEALTH care. The police should be monitored heavily of their actions and proceedings in the streets of America (with body cameras). There must be equity in criminal sentencing and more solutions ought to exist to eliminate unfair sentencing disparities. One of the easiest and best ways to begin this change is to work in our local communities first (in dealing with issues of poverty, education, infrastructure, policing, etc.). Once we do that, we can see the tangible changes caused by our efforts. This movement should never stop in the local level since we should collaborate with like minded people locally, nationally, and globally. One great Sister, who is Courtney (she is a Great Friend), is 100 percent right to mention that black people and all people in general should have power and justice in the Earth. This is a crisis. We have to address racial profiling, police brutality, and other important issues in our community. We have every right to institute self-determination, which freedom loving people have advocated throughout human history. There is nothing wrong with donating or funding independent, political organizations that are fighting for real social change. Grassroots, participatory-democratic organizations can be used to organize, mobilize, and execute policies. Also, we have to confront poverty, gentrification, economic injustice, the prison industrial complex, etc. It is important to defend the human RIGHTS of the residents of Ferguson. Black people in Ferguson have every right to advocate for their interests in the city. The development of political and economic power is necessary for us to be free indeed. All of us have the responsibility to do action. We should value our lives as black people. Our lives matter.
By Timothy
Hatred only brings more instability in life. What we have found in the world is that Love is stronger than hatred. True love can build movements, inspire change, and cause people to fight harder against injustice. The racist is wrong, because there is no liberation in degrading a person by virtue of their skin color or their ethnicity. There is no virtue in falsely demonizing a person inappropriately. I know about great movie of "Panther." Huey realized that black liberation is tied to human liberation regardless of what troublemakers say. We know who the troublemakers are. LOL. Regardless of their lies, we know the truth. The truth is that black people are entitled to justice, freedom, and equality. The truth is that the Golden Rule of treating our neighbor as ourselves is a legitimate ideal to embrace. Power to the people precisely mean power to all of the people of the human race. Readily, the one percent would exploit the human race in order to cause injustice while they seek more power and more oligarchy. The Panther film is really underrated. My favorite part of the film is when the Black Panthers came into the California legislature armed with rifles. Bobby Seale said that he is anti-oppression and you can't fight hate with racism. That is the point that one friend has made. :) The people of Ferguson have done charities and food drives to help the community as well. Me personally, I am at a point in my life, that if a Brother or a Sister is a communist or not, if that person wants liberation sincerely, then that person should not be thrown into jail at all. Claudia Jones was a Communist and she was a Sister who fought for the liberation of black people sincerely. I am not a Communist, but I'm not a reactionary either. The Sister fought discrimination, racism, and economic injustices in the UK. Yes, the government lied about the Black Panthers. Black people were denied fundamental freedoms. We are still denied true freedom today. Also, they did want equal treatment, fair housing, good jobs, etc. It is the Cold War and the McCarthyite era of the 1950's that agitated anti-Communist paranoia in a higher level. Everyone is not a communist. LOL. Extremists view a lot of people as Communist for even standing up for racial justice. The feds did flood communities with drugs via the Golden Triangle, etc. They caused divisions and they illegally monitored the BPP. The Black Panthers were scapegoated for the events of the 1960's. The truth is that people wanted to be free. After WWII, nations in the Motherland fought for their independence. People just wanted to have a chance of true liberation from oppression. Some folks get too caught up into labels. We have the God given right to freedom, to be treated fair, and to have justice.
The White House vowed a protracted military campaign in Iraq and they have authorized surveillance of areas in Syria. President Barack Obama gave a militarist speech on Tuesday to the annual convention of the American Legion in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are reports of U.S. spy drones operating over Syria and air strikes could start by the end of the week. Obama told the veterans’ organization that “the United States is and will remain the one indispensable nation in the world,” a boast that is belied by the bloody debacle unleashed throughout North Africa and the Middle East by a string of US military interventions in Iraq, Libya and Syria. The airstrikes of Iraq by America comes after Iraq has been overrun heavily by the ISIS group. ISIS or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is a split off from Al-Qaeda. The West wants to use “humanitarian” justifications for military intervention in Iraq. He vowed that “American combat troops will not be returning to fight in Iraq,” and declared that the “answer is not to send in large-scale military deployments.” Yet there are many U.S. “advisors” and Special Operations troops in Iraq and in the rest of the region. Combat troops are full regular Army brigades and Marine expeditionary units. The airstrikes in Iraq came in August of 2014, the Obama administration has rushed another 1,000 U.S. troops into the country. The U.S. Central Command reported two more air strikes on Tuesday near the Iraqi Kurdish capital of Irbil. The targets are said to be ISIS armored vehicles whom ISIS captured from the U.S. supplied Iraqi Army stockpile. The U.S. has carried out about 100 air strikes in Iraq. President Barack Obama wanted a broader strategy like arming local forces incluing the Iraqi government, the Iraqi Kurdish militia, and the moderate opposition in Syria. He wants an international coalition to handle the situation in Iraq. He wants justice done in his words. He also vowed to take direct action when it is needed to protect people and defend the “homeland.” Meanwhile, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters onboard a MILITARY plane en ROUTE to Afghanistan that, while he believes at present ISIS represents a “regional threat” and not a direct threat to the US, he is prepared to shift this assessment. Once the general “determines that the Islamic militants in Iraq have become a direct threat to the US homeland,” the Associated Press reported, “he will recommend that the US military move directly against the group in Syria.” The irony is that America could bome forces who once were rebels against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. One years ago, the President wanted congressional approval to bomb the Syrian government on the fabricated pretext that the Assad regime had crossed the red line by using chemical weapons in the civil war with ISIS (and other Sunni Islamist forces). There are reports that the U.S. is collaborating with the Assad regime covertly by providing intelligence from U.S. spy flight to the Syrian military. That military is conducting more bobings on ISIS strongholds. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem declared on Monday that the Syrian government was prepared “to cooperate and COORDINATE” with other countries in combating ISIS, but warned that any unilateral air strikes carried out without the approval of Damascus would be “considered aggression.” White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters Tuesday, “There are no plans to COORDINATE with the Assad regime” on any military action within Syria. So, the U.S. is using ISIS as a pretext to try to attack Syria possibly. The West wants puppet regimes (in replacing secular regimes) and a hegemony in the oil rich region.
We are entitled to be free. That means that we have right to embrace political independence. We should continue to reject empire. The death of people by drone should be condemned. We see how the unjust bombings in Libya and in other places of the world has not solve problems, but it has grown them. We see the record number of the deportation of human beings, yet xenophobes want more hatred against immigrants, which is wrong. The West supports neo-Nazis in Ukraine and Israeli terrorism in besieged Gaza. Many people want the people of Ferguson to be “calm” when they support Western foreign policy which don’t resemble any form of calm at all. We don’t need reform. We need revolutionary change in society. Bill DeBlasio is the New York Mayor. His mayoral campaign is about portraying him as a fighting, strong progressive. He married a beautiful Black Woman and has children of color (when our people has been victims of racial profiling and street humilitation). Yet, he has hired the police chief Bratton, who supported Giuliani’s police policies. Stop and frisk, and Broken windows programs have grown tensions between the community and the police. Eric Garner’s death is a direct product of reactionary police policies. Therefore, we have the right not to be silent. The militarization of the police has been a national policy for years. The young people of Ferguson do inspire us. They have expressed courage in resisting the police who have violated the civil liberties of the residents of Ferguson. This is a struggle for freedom and liberation. There is nothing wrong with the sharing of resources and power to create a society where racism, sexism, and inequality are abolished. We all share one planet and people are entitled to justice.
Roland Martin is right that the situation in Ferguson should be turned into a movement. We have to make sure that it is the right type of movement. I have no issue with plans and strategies to increase economic power in the black community. Yet, there must be unique solutions to address poverty, economic inequality, and other forms of economic injustice. There is no solution without the addressing poverty in the world. I have no issue with independent, grassroots political organizations as well. There must be direct action, boycotts, and laws have to be changed. We should fight for and demand the restoration of our civil liberties. We should fight for BETTER HEALTH care. The police should be monitored heavily of their actions and proceedings in the streets of America (with body cameras). There must be equity in criminal sentencing and more solutions ought to exist to eliminate unfair sentencing disparities. One of the easiest and best ways to begin this change is to work in our local communities first (in dealing with issues of poverty, education, infrastructure, policing, etc.). Once we do that, we can see the tangible changes caused by our efforts. This movement should never stop in the local level since we should collaborate with like minded people locally, nationally, and globally. One great Sister, who is Courtney (she is a Great Friend), is 100 percent right to mention that black people and all people in general should have power and justice in the Earth. This is a crisis. We have to address racial profiling, police brutality, and other important issues in our community. We have every right to institute self-determination, which freedom loving people have advocated throughout human history. There is nothing wrong with donating or funding independent, political organizations that are fighting for real social change. Grassroots, participatory-democratic organizations can be used to organize, mobilize, and execute policies. Also, we have to confront poverty, gentrification, economic injustice, the prison industrial complex, etc. It is important to defend the human RIGHTS of the residents of Ferguson. Black people in Ferguson have every right to advocate for their interests in the city. The development of political and economic power is necessary for us to be free indeed. All of us have the responsibility to do action. We should value our lives as black people. Our lives matter.
By Timothy
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Savant's Research
In the 1960s the Black Panthers used to patrol the police in Oakland. They would take down badge numbers, and whenever a brother or sister was being stopped or arrested, they had law books and would tell eh arrested person what their rights were. They would encourage people around to OBSERVE the police carefully, but being careful to stand and the legally required distance. Even without the technology we have today such initiatives on the part of the Black Panther Party commonly resulted in a significant reduction in rates of police violence in the Community although it did draw the wrath of the police on the Panthers themselves. Perhaps we need the equivalent of Panther patrols armed not with guns, but with video and other electronic monitoring equipment.
-Savant
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I reading once more ANGELA DAVIS: AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Interesting slice of intensified history and personal testimony.
-Savant
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Check out OUR HERITAGE: THE PAST AND PRESENT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN EXISTENCE by Tsenay Serequeberhan. Tsenay is a very insightful African philosopher whom I've known for a while. He has also edited an anthology: AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY: THE ESSENTIAL READINGS. If you're among the more intellectually inclined you may find this interesting.
-Savant
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There is also Harriet Jacobs' INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL.
-Savant
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Al Sharpton has a long way to go before he can be another Frederick Douglass. -Savant _______________________
A great national leader is fine, and some (like King) have been outstanding. But you must have deeply rooted homegrown leaders--dedicated and honest--on the local level. In a sense the ordinary person must also learn to be a leader. Even if Sharpton was the equal of King, it would hardly suffice. For the enemy knows what to do: Knock off the great man and leave behind a headless and confused mass. But what if the average person developed leadership abilities so that any leader can be replaced? Different ballgame now
-Savant
-Savant
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I reading once more ANGELA DAVIS: AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Interesting slice of intensified history and personal testimony.
-Savant
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Check out OUR HERITAGE: THE PAST AND PRESENT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN EXISTENCE by Tsenay Serequeberhan. Tsenay is a very insightful African philosopher whom I've known for a while. He has also edited an anthology: AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY: THE ESSENTIAL READINGS. If you're among the more intellectually inclined you may find this interesting.
-Savant
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There is also Harriet Jacobs' INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL.
-Savant
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Al Sharpton has a long way to go before he can be another Frederick Douglass. -Savant _______________________
A great national leader is fine, and some (like King) have been outstanding. But you must have deeply rooted homegrown leaders--dedicated and honest--on the local level. In a sense the ordinary person must also learn to be a leader. Even if Sharpton was the equal of King, it would hardly suffice. For the enemy knows what to do: Knock off the great man and leave behind a headless and confused mass. But what if the average person developed leadership abilities so that any leader can be replaced? Different ballgame now
-Savant
Savant's Words in late August 2014
By the way, the cultural differences need not be insurmountable. A lot may depend on whether there is mutual respect, and also I guess whether the two people are able to compromise. My understanding is that most African families tend to be male dominant. You'd be surprised at how many AA women would ACCEPT that if they think you're reliable, committed to her, and capable of handling your BUSINESS. But other AA women no longer accept those traditional roles in which the man is supposed to be in charge. Some African men, at least the better educated and more "left" or "progressive " ones, may not put too much weight on those traditional role either. I notice that when reading Amilcar Cabral and other African revolutionaries there's a movement away from certain of those traditions. Hence some African men may find common ground with even the most "liberated " sisters. The important thing is what values you share in common despite cultural differences.
-Savant
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What I know is that BLACK PEOPLE--us brothers included--need to get our acts together --and SOON! It's later than you think. And brothers who are "hating on" sisters, or sisters who are "hating on" brothers, clearly DO NOT have their acts together. I warn you that our very EXISTENCE as a people is at stake. -Savant
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Bravo! If there was more self-love, mutual respect between Black women and men, the energies we waste fighting each could be turned to the liberation and advancement of Black PEOPLE as a whole. Have you ever read Frantz Fanon's A DYING COLONIALISM? It's interesting how much energy the French colonizers put into trying to drive a wedge between native men and women. They believed that if they succeeded that would make Algeria easier to control. Same here. The more at odds are Black men and women the weaker is the community as a whole. You don't have to be a genius to see it.
-Savant
-Savant
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What I know is that BLACK PEOPLE--us brothers included--need to get our acts together --and SOON! It's later than you think. And brothers who are "hating on" sisters, or sisters who are "hating on" brothers, clearly DO NOT have their acts together. I warn you that our very EXISTENCE as a people is at stake. -Savant
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Bravo! If there was more self-love, mutual respect between Black women and men, the energies we waste fighting each could be turned to the liberation and advancement of Black PEOPLE as a whole. Have you ever read Frantz Fanon's A DYING COLONIALISM? It's interesting how much energy the French colonizers put into trying to drive a wedge between native men and women. They believed that if they succeeded that would make Algeria easier to control. Same here. The more at odds are Black men and women the weaker is the community as a whole. You don't have to be a genius to see it.
-Savant
Monday, August 25, 2014
History, Culture, and Remembering Michael Brown
The Middle East from 1500 B.C. to 1000 B.C. experienced a lot of changes. From the beginning of this era, invaders like the Hyksos (or Semitic peoples) and others have attacked ancient Egypt, the Hittites, Assyria, and Babylon. New peoples started to develop. Also, in this period, the Iron Age started to flourish. Iron was used in a widespread fashion and it probably started in Asia Minor. Semitic peoples started to develop their own powerbase in Israel and the Phoenicians. Arabian Kingdoms developed in ancient Saudi Arabia too. In Iran, we see the rise of the Medes, the Persians, and the Parthians. Uratu is a culture near Mount Ararat. In Asia Minor, the Hittite empire fall and the Phrygians and the Lydians control many areas of Turkey. Assyria was a major Mesopotamian Semitic Kingdom. It is found in Northern Iraq. It came about from 2,500 B.C. to 605 B.C. Smaller states existed during its existence too. Its capital was the city of Ashur. The Assyrian Empire had chariots, temples, religious infrastructures, and other parts of a strong civilization. The Phoenicians traveled all over the Mediterranean Sea into North Africa, Spain, and they traded as far as the UK. The Phoenicians invented the alphabet system in the modern age. The camel has been domesticated in this period and new trade routes across the Arabian Desert came into existence. The Israelites formed their own Kingdom. The first record of the name Israel (as ysrỉꜣr) occurs in the Merneptah stele, erected for Egyptian Pharaoh Merneptah c. 1209 BCE, "Israel is laid waste and his seed is not." William Dever sees this "Israel" in the central highlands as a cultural and probably political entity, more an ethnic group rather than an organized state. The ancestors of the Israelites are different to the Canaanites. The ancestors of the Israelites were Semites. Villages in Israel have up to 300 or 400 people. They used farming, herding, and they were largely self-sufficient. The Tel Dan Stele and the Mesha Stele described the occurrences in Israel by name.
Many foods can improve the human eye. America alone spends almost 7 billion dollars to treat cataracts, which affect about 22 million Americans over the age of 40. Egg yolks can help with building up the human eye. AMD or age related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss for people over 65 years old. Eating egg yolks can help slow this process. For many reasons, a degenerative process can affect the macula or a tiny area in the back of the eye which damages eye vision. Egg yolks contain lutein, a yellow-pigmented antioxidant belonging to a class of compounds called carotenoids. Lutein and a similar compound called zeaxanthin selectively accumulate in the macula of the retina, scavenging free radicals and acting as a blue-light filter. Some experts suggest that we need about 6 mg of these antioxidants a day. One egg yolk has about 0.25 mg of lutein, and even more if you don't cook it. Also, the body absorbs lutein found in egg yolks more easily than it does that found in fruits or vegetables. Consuming lutein with olive or coconut oil enhances absorption. Egg yolks can greatly help eye health. Spinach is a delicious green leafy vegetable. It has a lot of luetein. Therefore, it can assist the human eye. Consuming it raw is the best method as heating spinach is known to damage some of its antioxidants. In the macula, lutein and zeaxanthin are considered macular pigments. Macular pigments have been shown to decrease the risk of AMD, and might also play a role in age-related cataracts, according to the Egg Nutrition Center [PDF]. Among carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin are the only ones to be found in the eye's lens. Kale, broccoli, romaine lettuce, peas, Brussels sprouts, zucchini and other collard greens also contain high amounts of lutein. Blueberries have anthocyanins in their bright blue casing (anthocyanins are a group of powerful antioxidants that can aid the body with multiple protections). Eating blueberries helps protect the retina from unwarranted sunlight and oxygen damage. While consuming carrots won't necessarily reverse bad eyesight, they can help improve overall eye health. Carrots contain lutein and beta-carotene, a substance converted to vitamin A by the body, a beneficial nutrient for eye health. Vitamin A is a crucial nutrient; in fact, a lack of it is the leading cause of blindness in the developing world, according to HowStuffWorks.com. Orange colored foods like mango, pumpkin, apricots, sweet potatoes and cantaloupe also contain beta-carotene. Almonds can slow macular degeneration, because it is rich in Vitamin E. Just one handful a day provides you about half of your daily dose, according to Health.com. Almonds contain the anti-cancer nutrient amygdalin, also known as laetrile or vitamin B17. Almonds promote overall well-being. They contribute to weight loss, help lower cholesterol, prevent HEART DISEASE and improve your complexion, among many other benefits.
“The Get On Up: The James Brown story” is filled with an interesting, strong story. I saw the movie in a theater. The story doesn’t sugarcoat the life of James Brown, but it does capture of the immense talent of James Brown in amazing detail. The movie showed the ambition and energy of the late American musical legend. The movie was directed by Tate Taylor and the screenplay was made by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. James Brown lived from 1933 to 2006. He was one of the architects of soul music and he pioneered the passage from early rhythm and blues to funk. He played in over 300 shows a years that showed his many hits. His performance was energetic, dynamic, and powerful. He has been called “The Godfather of Soul,” “The Hardest Working Man in Show BUSINESS ” and “Mr. Dynamite.” Mick Jagger co-produced the film as well. The movie begins in 1988. This was when James Brown carried a shotgun in one of his buildings. He talks to a group of his insurance agents. Later, he goes into a high speed chase across Georgia and South Carolina. His life was filled with ups and down. His childhood was hard and tumultuous. James Brown was born in rural Barnwell, South Carolina during the Great Depression. He suffered extreme poverty. At an early age, Brown’s mother Susie (Viola Davis) is forced against her will to abandon her son. After that, his Aunt Honey (Octavia Spencer), who runs a brothel, raises him in Augusta, Georgia, where his abusive father Joe (Lennie James) had moved to work local turpentine camps. Joe is later drafted during World War II. The young James is expected to help raise money to keep Aunt Honey’s establishment going by working with soldiers. Later, he is influenced by evangelism and Pentecostal gospel music. Much of his style and influences come from gospel music. He is arrested at 16 for stealing a suit. He is sentenced to 3 to 15 years in prison. In a 2003 documentary film entitled Soul Survivor: The James Brown Story, Brown says, “I stole from the rich to give to the poor and me.” In prison, Brown meets Bobby Byrd, who is an R&B singer and pianist. They have a lifelong friendship and musical partnership. The movie has Little Richard (played by Brandon Smith) inspiring James Brown to make a demo record. He works in his band called the “Famous Flames.” He earns a contract with Federal Records. When “Please, Please, Please” is released as a single in 1956, the group’s name is changed from the “Famous Flames” to “James Brown and His Famous Flames,” which does not go down well with the other band members. He becomes a soloist by being told by the corporate executives to do so. His fame grew. He toured overseas. Also, there were conflicts with other musicians (in dealing with economic issues) and he did the wrong thing in committing domestic violence against women. In the 1960’s, he supported the civil rights movement. In the documentary, Brown states, “My music was keeping pace with the changes in society. We were demanding our RIGHTS now, civil rights and human rights.” He was famous for his performances in the Apollo and in Paris too. He had tons of hits in the 1960’s with records like “Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World.” During the Vietnam War, he performed for the American troops. The movie showed him performing in the Boston Garden concert during the aftermath of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in April of 1968. His performance filled with police throwing people off stage and other tensions. The movie shows him meeting his mother after long years and finally reconciling. The movie showed his political side with his song, “Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud.” His political views were eclectic. He supported Hubert Humphrey in 1968, but he supported Nixon in 1969 and in 1972, because he embraced the slogan of “black capitalism.” He always believed in education for the youth, so they can have a better future. James Brown believed in an intense individualism (or the philosophy of working hard to be successful with your own individual power). The movie ends with him performing in a crowd (and Bobby Byrd and his wife are in the audience). The movie is very honest, interesting, and exciting. James Brown was one of the greatest artists in history.
We all want justice. Eric Garner never deserved to be choked to death at all. His death has been ruled a homicide and people are tired of injustice after injustice. People want changes in the system and changes in society in general. Marching and protesting about these evils is fine. It is not the only things that we can do though. We should organize our political and economic power to make a difference, build institutions, boycott, and to defend our communities. At the end of the day, we have every right to IMPROVE the conditions of our communities via our own power. Crooked police officers by definition will follow no rules, so the police should real rules. I hope that the cops responsible for Eric Garner’s death are punished including the EMS folks who have done a lax, terrible job in responding to the needs of Eric Garner. Many of the protesters have shown red, black, and green flags and the RBG image is symbol of our struggle & our humanity. We all remember the Birmingham Bus Boycott. PEOPLE organized (funds to help with the boycott came about from people nationwide), sacrificed, and fought against an unjust law. Economies from the local bus services failed, because of that specific boycott. A boycott is very non-violent, but it's strong, effective, and it shows the power of the community in action. People have no choice but to be part of the solution if they want real change. Brilliant people have followed through on it for generations. A boycott is noncooperation with oppression. It is about resisting injustice in a manner that is not only peaceful, but effective. In our day, we can boycott companies or entities that oppress our people. Some folks who act condescending toward people are cruel and immature obviously. We're on the right track, because we love justice and we want people in general to experience true freedom. A lot of brave HUMAN beings of many backgrounds are in NYC defending the human dignity of Eric Garner. He was a family man, a great father, and just a strong man. It is a shame that his life was ended by police brutality. That is why embracing the concept of family is so important. It is RIGHT to call for boycott and it is right to organize in independent economic and political power so our communities can witness a real change. The events in Ferguson taught us that enough is enough. Those types always use the Democratic card while they ignore how the racist Republican Southern Strategy spread bigotry in America and the cruel actions of Ronald Reagan (when he funded reactionary regimes harming citizens in Latin America, etc.). The truth is that both parties have a history of racism, bad POLICIES, and exploitation. You have the right to your views. No one rational is ignoring the need of a trial. Real people believe in the promotion of facts in this case as well. PEOPLE want accountability from a lax local police force. People want respect when the local police forces of Ferguson used tear gas and futuristic LRAD devices on innocent protesters. I saw a man on television, who experienced tear gas and he was peaceful. He was on national TV crying about the whole incident since it was a traumatic experience for him and others. So, we know what we are up against. We are up against extremists.
We are in a struggle for liberation. I will forever believe in Black Love and black solidarity. Black Unity was crucial during the civil rights movement and other movements of social change. Our black families should be protected and strengthen as a means for our communities to grow. The ruling class use class divides as a means to distract from the real issue. The real issue is that we need revolutionary solutions to solve problems. We have to confront real issues in our community too. There are attacks on our civil rights like the Supreme Court’s gutting of parts of the Voting Rights Act. Too many of our children grow up in poverty. The New Jim Crow is just as evil as the old Jim Crow. The New Crow is about the expansion of the prison industrial complex and the evil War on Drugs causing pain and suffering among our people. There are still instances of police brutality and police state tactics (which have been utilized not only in Ferguson, but nationwide). We have to concern ourselves with real issues. There must be a radical redistribution of political and economic power as a means for us to achieve justice. We are fighting for democratic human rights. The heroic actions of Patrice Lumumba, Harriet Tubman, Steve Biko, Ella Baker, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Kwame Nkrumah, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark, and so many other Brothers & Sisters will always be remembered by all of us. I will always reject reactionary doctrines. The human dignity of all human life ought to be respected. Social action is needed in society to promote the common good, because we embrace the common humanity of all. Another great point is to be reminded of the truth that all labor has dignity. The rights of workers and the rights of the poor in general should be honored, respected, and protected. There can never be a revolutionary movement of social change without the input of workers, the oppressed, the youth, and the poor. We know about the evils of war and how imperialism has murdered millions of lives for the ages and how injustice is morally wrong. We must support the sincere, authentic anti-colonial, liberation movements of the world. We love the Motherland and I love Africa a great deal as my ancestral homeland. Therefore, we will continue in this journey for justice.
By Timothy
Many foods can improve the human eye. America alone spends almost 7 billion dollars to treat cataracts, which affect about 22 million Americans over the age of 40. Egg yolks can help with building up the human eye. AMD or age related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss for people over 65 years old. Eating egg yolks can help slow this process. For many reasons, a degenerative process can affect the macula or a tiny area in the back of the eye which damages eye vision. Egg yolks contain lutein, a yellow-pigmented antioxidant belonging to a class of compounds called carotenoids. Lutein and a similar compound called zeaxanthin selectively accumulate in the macula of the retina, scavenging free radicals and acting as a blue-light filter. Some experts suggest that we need about 6 mg of these antioxidants a day. One egg yolk has about 0.25 mg of lutein, and even more if you don't cook it. Also, the body absorbs lutein found in egg yolks more easily than it does that found in fruits or vegetables. Consuming lutein with olive or coconut oil enhances absorption. Egg yolks can greatly help eye health. Spinach is a delicious green leafy vegetable. It has a lot of luetein. Therefore, it can assist the human eye. Consuming it raw is the best method as heating spinach is known to damage some of its antioxidants. In the macula, lutein and zeaxanthin are considered macular pigments. Macular pigments have been shown to decrease the risk of AMD, and might also play a role in age-related cataracts, according to the Egg Nutrition Center [PDF]. Among carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin are the only ones to be found in the eye's lens. Kale, broccoli, romaine lettuce, peas, Brussels sprouts, zucchini and other collard greens also contain high amounts of lutein. Blueberries have anthocyanins in their bright blue casing (anthocyanins are a group of powerful antioxidants that can aid the body with multiple protections). Eating blueberries helps protect the retina from unwarranted sunlight and oxygen damage. While consuming carrots won't necessarily reverse bad eyesight, they can help improve overall eye health. Carrots contain lutein and beta-carotene, a substance converted to vitamin A by the body, a beneficial nutrient for eye health. Vitamin A is a crucial nutrient; in fact, a lack of it is the leading cause of blindness in the developing world, according to HowStuffWorks.com. Orange colored foods like mango, pumpkin, apricots, sweet potatoes and cantaloupe also contain beta-carotene. Almonds can slow macular degeneration, because it is rich in Vitamin E. Just one handful a day provides you about half of your daily dose, according to Health.com. Almonds contain the anti-cancer nutrient amygdalin, also known as laetrile or vitamin B17. Almonds promote overall well-being. They contribute to weight loss, help lower cholesterol, prevent HEART DISEASE and improve your complexion, among many other benefits.
“The Get On Up: The James Brown story” is filled with an interesting, strong story. I saw the movie in a theater. The story doesn’t sugarcoat the life of James Brown, but it does capture of the immense talent of James Brown in amazing detail. The movie showed the ambition and energy of the late American musical legend. The movie was directed by Tate Taylor and the screenplay was made by Jez and John-Henry Butterworth. James Brown lived from 1933 to 2006. He was one of the architects of soul music and he pioneered the passage from early rhythm and blues to funk. He played in over 300 shows a years that showed his many hits. His performance was energetic, dynamic, and powerful. He has been called “The Godfather of Soul,” “The Hardest Working Man in Show BUSINESS ” and “Mr. Dynamite.” Mick Jagger co-produced the film as well. The movie begins in 1988. This was when James Brown carried a shotgun in one of his buildings. He talks to a group of his insurance agents. Later, he goes into a high speed chase across Georgia and South Carolina. His life was filled with ups and down. His childhood was hard and tumultuous. James Brown was born in rural Barnwell, South Carolina during the Great Depression. He suffered extreme poverty. At an early age, Brown’s mother Susie (Viola Davis) is forced against her will to abandon her son. After that, his Aunt Honey (Octavia Spencer), who runs a brothel, raises him in Augusta, Georgia, where his abusive father Joe (Lennie James) had moved to work local turpentine camps. Joe is later drafted during World War II. The young James is expected to help raise money to keep Aunt Honey’s establishment going by working with soldiers. Later, he is influenced by evangelism and Pentecostal gospel music. Much of his style and influences come from gospel music. He is arrested at 16 for stealing a suit. He is sentenced to 3 to 15 years in prison. In a 2003 documentary film entitled Soul Survivor: The James Brown Story, Brown says, “I stole from the rich to give to the poor and me.” In prison, Brown meets Bobby Byrd, who is an R&B singer and pianist. They have a lifelong friendship and musical partnership. The movie has Little Richard (played by Brandon Smith) inspiring James Brown to make a demo record. He works in his band called the “Famous Flames.” He earns a contract with Federal Records. When “Please, Please, Please” is released as a single in 1956, the group’s name is changed from the “Famous Flames” to “James Brown and His Famous Flames,” which does not go down well with the other band members. He becomes a soloist by being told by the corporate executives to do so. His fame grew. He toured overseas. Also, there were conflicts with other musicians (in dealing with economic issues) and he did the wrong thing in committing domestic violence against women. In the 1960’s, he supported the civil rights movement. In the documentary, Brown states, “My music was keeping pace with the changes in society. We were demanding our RIGHTS now, civil rights and human rights.” He was famous for his performances in the Apollo and in Paris too. He had tons of hits in the 1960’s with records like “Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "I Got You" and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World.” During the Vietnam War, he performed for the American troops. The movie showed him performing in the Boston Garden concert during the aftermath of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in April of 1968. His performance filled with police throwing people off stage and other tensions. The movie shows him meeting his mother after long years and finally reconciling. The movie showed his political side with his song, “Say it Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud.” His political views were eclectic. He supported Hubert Humphrey in 1968, but he supported Nixon in 1969 and in 1972, because he embraced the slogan of “black capitalism.” He always believed in education for the youth, so they can have a better future. James Brown believed in an intense individualism (or the philosophy of working hard to be successful with your own individual power). The movie ends with him performing in a crowd (and Bobby Byrd and his wife are in the audience). The movie is very honest, interesting, and exciting. James Brown was one of the greatest artists in history.
We all want justice. Eric Garner never deserved to be choked to death at all. His death has been ruled a homicide and people are tired of injustice after injustice. People want changes in the system and changes in society in general. Marching and protesting about these evils is fine. It is not the only things that we can do though. We should organize our political and economic power to make a difference, build institutions, boycott, and to defend our communities. At the end of the day, we have every right to IMPROVE the conditions of our communities via our own power. Crooked police officers by definition will follow no rules, so the police should real rules. I hope that the cops responsible for Eric Garner’s death are punished including the EMS folks who have done a lax, terrible job in responding to the needs of Eric Garner. Many of the protesters have shown red, black, and green flags and the RBG image is symbol of our struggle & our humanity. We all remember the Birmingham Bus Boycott. PEOPLE organized (funds to help with the boycott came about from people nationwide), sacrificed, and fought against an unjust law. Economies from the local bus services failed, because of that specific boycott. A boycott is very non-violent, but it's strong, effective, and it shows the power of the community in action. People have no choice but to be part of the solution if they want real change. Brilliant people have followed through on it for generations. A boycott is noncooperation with oppression. It is about resisting injustice in a manner that is not only peaceful, but effective. In our day, we can boycott companies or entities that oppress our people. Some folks who act condescending toward people are cruel and immature obviously. We're on the right track, because we love justice and we want people in general to experience true freedom. A lot of brave HUMAN beings of many backgrounds are in NYC defending the human dignity of Eric Garner. He was a family man, a great father, and just a strong man. It is a shame that his life was ended by police brutality. That is why embracing the concept of family is so important. It is RIGHT to call for boycott and it is right to organize in independent economic and political power so our communities can witness a real change. The events in Ferguson taught us that enough is enough. Those types always use the Democratic card while they ignore how the racist Republican Southern Strategy spread bigotry in America and the cruel actions of Ronald Reagan (when he funded reactionary regimes harming citizens in Latin America, etc.). The truth is that both parties have a history of racism, bad POLICIES, and exploitation. You have the right to your views. No one rational is ignoring the need of a trial. Real people believe in the promotion of facts in this case as well. PEOPLE want accountability from a lax local police force. People want respect when the local police forces of Ferguson used tear gas and futuristic LRAD devices on innocent protesters. I saw a man on television, who experienced tear gas and he was peaceful. He was on national TV crying about the whole incident since it was a traumatic experience for him and others. So, we know what we are up against. We are up against extremists.
We are in a struggle for liberation. I will forever believe in Black Love and black solidarity. Black Unity was crucial during the civil rights movement and other movements of social change. Our black families should be protected and strengthen as a means for our communities to grow. The ruling class use class divides as a means to distract from the real issue. The real issue is that we need revolutionary solutions to solve problems. We have to confront real issues in our community too. There are attacks on our civil rights like the Supreme Court’s gutting of parts of the Voting Rights Act. Too many of our children grow up in poverty. The New Jim Crow is just as evil as the old Jim Crow. The New Crow is about the expansion of the prison industrial complex and the evil War on Drugs causing pain and suffering among our people. There are still instances of police brutality and police state tactics (which have been utilized not only in Ferguson, but nationwide). We have to concern ourselves with real issues. There must be a radical redistribution of political and economic power as a means for us to achieve justice. We are fighting for democratic human rights. The heroic actions of Patrice Lumumba, Harriet Tubman, Steve Biko, Ella Baker, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Kwame Nkrumah, Fannie Lou Hamer, Septima Clark, and so many other Brothers & Sisters will always be remembered by all of us. I will always reject reactionary doctrines. The human dignity of all human life ought to be respected. Social action is needed in society to promote the common good, because we embrace the common humanity of all. Another great point is to be reminded of the truth that all labor has dignity. The rights of workers and the rights of the poor in general should be honored, respected, and protected. There can never be a revolutionary movement of social change without the input of workers, the oppressed, the youth, and the poor. We know about the evils of war and how imperialism has murdered millions of lives for the ages and how injustice is morally wrong. We must support the sincere, authentic anti-colonial, liberation movements of the world. We love the Motherland and I love Africa a great deal as my ancestral homeland. Therefore, we will continue in this journey for justice.
By Timothy
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Friday, August 22, 2014
Real Information in late August 2014
The mainstream capitalist system obviously doesn’t work. History has proven that daily. The system is growing income inequality globally which has grown many tensions in the world. Capitalism deals with the essence of materialism and consumerism. Capitalism in its present form has destroyed and poisoned much of the physical environment, which is an inescapable truth. When we see an economy rooted in consumption, waste, and environmental degradation, then we need alternatives to it. Over three quarters of the U.S. GDP is based on buying cheap items or unhealthy foods. American exceptionalism and the worship of capitalism is just Eurocentric ideology. Also, the essence of trade existed for millennia before modern capitalism existed (which came about in ca. five centuries ago). The wealthiest 2% own a massive amount of the resources of the world. We have union busting, and other evils that must end. The current crony capitalist system is making the rich richer and the poor poorer. We should not apologize for a wicked system, but end it and replace it with a system designed what is best for the people. We are in a class struggle. We were self-sufficient for thousands of years in the Motherland with self-determination. It was when the modern capitalist system cam about that caused more inequalities and many of us have been locked out of opportunities. The average person should be empowered. Many reactionaries talk about Mao, Hitler, and Stalin. First, Hitler bashed unions, ended civil liberties, and did other anti-progressive actions. Mao and Stalin weren’t true communists any more than the crusaders killing people were true Christians. Lenin abolished the elected workers’ soviets or council. Stalin extended other totalitarian policies later on. That is why people have the right to own their own home, car, etc., but people have the right have democratically run worker MANAGED enterprises.
Spike Lee is RIGHT to say that there is a war on Black America. Historically, the Maafa alone dealt with some Europeans harming, brutalizing, raping, and killing black African peoples (which started over four hundred years ago). John Henrik Clarke, and other scholars have proven this conclusively. History proves that we are in a struggle for our true liberation as black people. Our ancestors were brutalized by evil people. America was built originally by war and America has caused death against black people and caused genocide against Native Americans. That is a historical fact. Black Wall Street being destroyed by white racist mobs, the FBI using COINTELPRO to violate the human civil liberties of black people including others, the existence of discriminatory policies, the evil Tuskegee Experiment, etc. document the war on Black America by the one percent (and its agents). There is a great documentary called “COINTELPRO: The FBI’s War on Black America” which documents a lot of the words of Spike Lee. Now, we should be more moral. We should both fight against police brutality and black on black crime too. We can both IMPROVE our communities (our families should develop, we should be upright, we should always love our black heritage, and we should be educated on the truth) and stand up against the systemic problems in our communities too. We must do both. We need radical structural changes in society. Spike Lee is right that we don’t live in a post racial society when the President was sworn in as President. Everything is not okay. We have to address poverty and people deserve economic justice. Police typically stand up for their own. The blue wall of silence is no myth. There is no justification for some of the police to harm peaceful protesters including journalists with tear gas. There is no justification for one officer in Ferguson to threaten a protester there as well recently. The events of Ferguson are a tipping point of things that has transpired there for years including decades. We have every right to oppose the system of white supremacy and to believe in justice for black people. Humanity deserves freedom. Crooked cops have harmed people across backgrounds (regardless of color) and that is true too. Therefore, we need to talk about these issues and use strategies and plans as a means for us to develop solutions. I RESPECT the courage of the old school BPP. They came about in 1966 and they inspire us to this very day.
The global reaction to the unrest in Ferguson is very much expected. People internationally have the right to express themselves. Amnesty International has shown a lot of research on this issue and Ferguson is having a crisis. We have to discuss about racism, police issues, protesters, and other relevant issues if we want society to have real changes. No nation on Earth is perfect and we have to keep on improving ourselves too. Many people internationally have exposed the evils and hypocrisy of Western imperialism (like how some U.S. elites claim to advocate democratic principles, but many of these same U.S. elites have supported coups that have overthrown democratically elected governments in foreign lands). America and every nation on Earth must CLEAN up their houses. Each person is right on certain points. Harris Faulkner is correct to say that the situation in Ferguson does deal with economic issues, the militarization of the police, etc. Geraldo is right that many people will see the situation through the prism of race. America in its history is proof of that. Some people will have certain perceptions of the situation based on racial reasons. That is just a fact. Many scholars, sociologists, and experts have documented how white privilege is a reality in Western society. Populists have exposed the actions of the 1%. There must be radical, revolutionary changes in society. We have to discuss and deal with the real issue of race if we want to be a better society. We have a long WAY TO GO, but we should never quit. We should keep on going and keep on fighting for justice. Talib Kweli is a conscious Brother. He knows about many important issues in the world. Don Lemon has INTERRUPTED the man a lot of times. Don Lemon could of waited and allowed Talib to say his piece and Lemon can then respond to him. Talib Kweli made a great point of saying that he must get his point across and then Lemon can respond. Yes, I know about the group Blackstar too. Talib Kweli is a great musician and he is great activist. The truth is that many officers used tear gas against men, women, and even children. Many officers have cursed out and threaten peaceful protesters. That is totally documented.
The history of the Middle East is a very long one. It is filled with controversy, joy, wars, and the development of some of the most well-known monotheistic religions in world history. The lands of the Middle East stretch from the Arabian Peninsula to the Iranian Plateau. The first humans existed from Africa. Human beings from Africa migrated globally, which definitely includes the Middle East. In ca. 10,000 B.C., there was the development of intensive flock management in the Zagros Mountains. Back in the 8th millennium B.C, Emmer wheat was domesticated and cultivated in southeast Turkey. Turkey experienced many settlements during the Neolithic age like in Nevali Cori in ca. 8,000 B.C. and in Cathalhoyuk in southern Anatolia. In Turkey and throughout the Middle East crops grew and soon the domestication of the cow came in the Middle East by the 7th millennium B.C. Irrigation existed in Mesopotamia by ca. 5,400 B.C. The wheel and plough was created in ancient Mesopotamia in the 5,000’s B.C. too including temples being founded. Early civilizations were developed during the 4,000’s B.C. like the Civilization of Susa and Kish (in Mesopotamia) by ca. 4,500 B.C. The Merimde culture developed on the Nile from 4,570 B.C. to 4,250 B.C. The famous Badari culture was in Egypt on the Nile from 4,400 B.C. to 4,000 B.C. The Sumerian civilization developed in this time period as well. They are known for created writing in Mesopotamia. The Sumerian civilization was a network of city states in the region of Sumer (or southern Iraq). These city states had agricultural, irrigation canals, markets and a concentrated population. The two centers were Eridu and Uruk, which are their earliest cities. Although the earliest forms of writing in the region do not go back much further than c. 3500 BCE, modern historians have suggested that Sumer was first permanently settled between c. 5500 and 4000 BCE by a non-Semitic people who may or may not have spoken the Sumerian language (pointing to the names of cities, rivers, basic occupations, etc. as evidence). They had priest kings, councils, polytheistic religions, and other forms of advanced civilizations. By ca. 2,400 B.C., the Semitic speaking kinds of the Akkadian Empire conquered them. Native Sumerians re-emerged to rule for about a century in the third dynasty of Ur of the 21st to 20th century. There were mountain peoples who were farmers and herders. The Anatolian peoples were farmers too. Many Semitic human beings were sheep herders and farmers as well. From 3,500 to 2,500 B.C., the civilizations of Mesopotamia grew. The peoples of the Middle East traded with Africa, India, and with the Indo-Europeans peoples of Asia as well. The period of 2,500 B.C. to 1,500 B.C. described the growth of civilizations, empires, and new states. During this time, Mesopotamia saw the rise of Babylonia into the next level. The Mitanni Empire existed in Northern Iraq (which was influenced by Semites and Indo-Europeans). Syria and Canaan grew. The Hittite Empire flourished and they traded with ancient Egypt as well. Elam developed and Elam is found in modern day Iran. During this time period, centralized states became more sophisticated. A complex commercial life, bureaucracies, and well organized armed existed (as a means to maintain the strength of Empires). People used the chariot as a means for warfare or travel. There were massive upheavals and power structures for influence in the Middle East. Ancient Egypt was the most powerful empire in the region during that time period.
The murder of James Foley was evil, unjustified, and wicked. His murder was barbaric and it was done at the hands of ISIS or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. People have express genuine revulsion at the actions of the terrorist ISIS group. Foley was an opponent of war. He wanted to go into journalism as a means to expose war’s human impact on nations like Syria, Libya, and Iraq. Many people have shown sorrow over his death. Folks admire his work as a journalist and his generosity as a human being. ISIS videotaped his beheading. They said that his beheading was done in retaliation for the U.S. bombing campaign in Iraq, which has targeted ISIS targets. The truth is the Foley has no control over Western bombings or the actions of Iraq. So, ISIS is a morally bankrupt group who has a reactionary world outlook. The politics of ISIS and other Al-Qaeda linked group never reflect true liberation views or true aspirations of the oppressed who seek imperialist oppression to end. They or ISIS represent the interests of the nihilistic, disaffected bourgeois layers in the Muslim world who want to manipulate sectarian divisions as a means to advance a reactionary agenda. They or some of the neo-cons want to exploit the horror over Foley’s death to continue the status quo of war and tensions. Now, many in the West want to escalate the U.S. military intervention in the region. The neo-cons are exploiting the death of Foley as a means to desire America to fight a war in Syria and Iraq. Thus, the Wall Street Journal editorialized Thursday that ISIS had grown because of “Obama’s refusal to intervene in Syria” and “his total withdrawal from Iraq in 2011.” It demanded that the US president “get over his political fixation on ending Mr. Bush’s wars and admit that this country must fight again in Iraq.” The truth is that the rise of ISIS was fueled by U.S. imperialism. The White House armed and supported Islamist led militias in wars for regime change in Libya and in Syria. The secular head of state in Libya named Muammar Gaddafi was toppled and now Libya is in chaos. These same militants evolved into ISIS (who opposes Bashar Al-Assad’s regime). ISIS for a while has beheaded people, state employees, religious minorities, etc. Since ISIS has spread more into Iraq, then the U.S. now is having more airstrikes. Iraq has been harmed for decades via air strikes, the U.S. invasion of 2003, and eight years of occupation (which grown sectarian divisions even more). Cheney should not talk about Iraqi policy since he was one architect of the unjust war on Iraq and he’s an outright war criminal. Iraq and the region need revolutionary solutions done by workers, the poor, and other like minded Middle Eastern human beings.
By Timothy
Spike Lee is RIGHT to say that there is a war on Black America. Historically, the Maafa alone dealt with some Europeans harming, brutalizing, raping, and killing black African peoples (which started over four hundred years ago). John Henrik Clarke, and other scholars have proven this conclusively. History proves that we are in a struggle for our true liberation as black people. Our ancestors were brutalized by evil people. America was built originally by war and America has caused death against black people and caused genocide against Native Americans. That is a historical fact. Black Wall Street being destroyed by white racist mobs, the FBI using COINTELPRO to violate the human civil liberties of black people including others, the existence of discriminatory policies, the evil Tuskegee Experiment, etc. document the war on Black America by the one percent (and its agents). There is a great documentary called “COINTELPRO: The FBI’s War on Black America” which documents a lot of the words of Spike Lee. Now, we should be more moral. We should both fight against police brutality and black on black crime too. We can both IMPROVE our communities (our families should develop, we should be upright, we should always love our black heritage, and we should be educated on the truth) and stand up against the systemic problems in our communities too. We must do both. We need radical structural changes in society. Spike Lee is right that we don’t live in a post racial society when the President was sworn in as President. Everything is not okay. We have to address poverty and people deserve economic justice. Police typically stand up for their own. The blue wall of silence is no myth. There is no justification for some of the police to harm peaceful protesters including journalists with tear gas. There is no justification for one officer in Ferguson to threaten a protester there as well recently. The events of Ferguson are a tipping point of things that has transpired there for years including decades. We have every right to oppose the system of white supremacy and to believe in justice for black people. Humanity deserves freedom. Crooked cops have harmed people across backgrounds (regardless of color) and that is true too. Therefore, we need to talk about these issues and use strategies and plans as a means for us to develop solutions. I RESPECT the courage of the old school BPP. They came about in 1966 and they inspire us to this very day.
The global reaction to the unrest in Ferguson is very much expected. People internationally have the right to express themselves. Amnesty International has shown a lot of research on this issue and Ferguson is having a crisis. We have to discuss about racism, police issues, protesters, and other relevant issues if we want society to have real changes. No nation on Earth is perfect and we have to keep on improving ourselves too. Many people internationally have exposed the evils and hypocrisy of Western imperialism (like how some U.S. elites claim to advocate democratic principles, but many of these same U.S. elites have supported coups that have overthrown democratically elected governments in foreign lands). America and every nation on Earth must CLEAN up their houses. Each person is right on certain points. Harris Faulkner is correct to say that the situation in Ferguson does deal with economic issues, the militarization of the police, etc. Geraldo is right that many people will see the situation through the prism of race. America in its history is proof of that. Some people will have certain perceptions of the situation based on racial reasons. That is just a fact. Many scholars, sociologists, and experts have documented how white privilege is a reality in Western society. Populists have exposed the actions of the 1%. There must be radical, revolutionary changes in society. We have to discuss and deal with the real issue of race if we want to be a better society. We have a long WAY TO GO, but we should never quit. We should keep on going and keep on fighting for justice. Talib Kweli is a conscious Brother. He knows about many important issues in the world. Don Lemon has INTERRUPTED the man a lot of times. Don Lemon could of waited and allowed Talib to say his piece and Lemon can then respond to him. Talib Kweli made a great point of saying that he must get his point across and then Lemon can respond. Yes, I know about the group Blackstar too. Talib Kweli is a great musician and he is great activist. The truth is that many officers used tear gas against men, women, and even children. Many officers have cursed out and threaten peaceful protesters. That is totally documented.
The history of the Middle East is a very long one. It is filled with controversy, joy, wars, and the development of some of the most well-known monotheistic religions in world history. The lands of the Middle East stretch from the Arabian Peninsula to the Iranian Plateau. The first humans existed from Africa. Human beings from Africa migrated globally, which definitely includes the Middle East. In ca. 10,000 B.C., there was the development of intensive flock management in the Zagros Mountains. Back in the 8th millennium B.C, Emmer wheat was domesticated and cultivated in southeast Turkey. Turkey experienced many settlements during the Neolithic age like in Nevali Cori in ca. 8,000 B.C. and in Cathalhoyuk in southern Anatolia. In Turkey and throughout the Middle East crops grew and soon the domestication of the cow came in the Middle East by the 7th millennium B.C. Irrigation existed in Mesopotamia by ca. 5,400 B.C. The wheel and plough was created in ancient Mesopotamia in the 5,000’s B.C. too including temples being founded. Early civilizations were developed during the 4,000’s B.C. like the Civilization of Susa and Kish (in Mesopotamia) by ca. 4,500 B.C. The Merimde culture developed on the Nile from 4,570 B.C. to 4,250 B.C. The famous Badari culture was in Egypt on the Nile from 4,400 B.C. to 4,000 B.C. The Sumerian civilization developed in this time period as well. They are known for created writing in Mesopotamia. The Sumerian civilization was a network of city states in the region of Sumer (or southern Iraq). These city states had agricultural, irrigation canals, markets and a concentrated population. The two centers were Eridu and Uruk, which are their earliest cities. Although the earliest forms of writing in the region do not go back much further than c. 3500 BCE, modern historians have suggested that Sumer was first permanently settled between c. 5500 and 4000 BCE by a non-Semitic people who may or may not have spoken the Sumerian language (pointing to the names of cities, rivers, basic occupations, etc. as evidence). They had priest kings, councils, polytheistic religions, and other forms of advanced civilizations. By ca. 2,400 B.C., the Semitic speaking kinds of the Akkadian Empire conquered them. Native Sumerians re-emerged to rule for about a century in the third dynasty of Ur of the 21st to 20th century. There were mountain peoples who were farmers and herders. The Anatolian peoples were farmers too. Many Semitic human beings were sheep herders and farmers as well. From 3,500 to 2,500 B.C., the civilizations of Mesopotamia grew. The peoples of the Middle East traded with Africa, India, and with the Indo-Europeans peoples of Asia as well. The period of 2,500 B.C. to 1,500 B.C. described the growth of civilizations, empires, and new states. During this time, Mesopotamia saw the rise of Babylonia into the next level. The Mitanni Empire existed in Northern Iraq (which was influenced by Semites and Indo-Europeans). Syria and Canaan grew. The Hittite Empire flourished and they traded with ancient Egypt as well. Elam developed and Elam is found in modern day Iran. During this time period, centralized states became more sophisticated. A complex commercial life, bureaucracies, and well organized armed existed (as a means to maintain the strength of Empires). People used the chariot as a means for warfare or travel. There were massive upheavals and power structures for influence in the Middle East. Ancient Egypt was the most powerful empire in the region during that time period.
The murder of James Foley was evil, unjustified, and wicked. His murder was barbaric and it was done at the hands of ISIS or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. People have express genuine revulsion at the actions of the terrorist ISIS group. Foley was an opponent of war. He wanted to go into journalism as a means to expose war’s human impact on nations like Syria, Libya, and Iraq. Many people have shown sorrow over his death. Folks admire his work as a journalist and his generosity as a human being. ISIS videotaped his beheading. They said that his beheading was done in retaliation for the U.S. bombing campaign in Iraq, which has targeted ISIS targets. The truth is the Foley has no control over Western bombings or the actions of Iraq. So, ISIS is a morally bankrupt group who has a reactionary world outlook. The politics of ISIS and other Al-Qaeda linked group never reflect true liberation views or true aspirations of the oppressed who seek imperialist oppression to end. They or ISIS represent the interests of the nihilistic, disaffected bourgeois layers in the Muslim world who want to manipulate sectarian divisions as a means to advance a reactionary agenda. They or some of the neo-cons want to exploit the horror over Foley’s death to continue the status quo of war and tensions. Now, many in the West want to escalate the U.S. military intervention in the region. The neo-cons are exploiting the death of Foley as a means to desire America to fight a war in Syria and Iraq. Thus, the Wall Street Journal editorialized Thursday that ISIS had grown because of “Obama’s refusal to intervene in Syria” and “his total withdrawal from Iraq in 2011.” It demanded that the US president “get over his political fixation on ending Mr. Bush’s wars and admit that this country must fight again in Iraq.” The truth is that the rise of ISIS was fueled by U.S. imperialism. The White House armed and supported Islamist led militias in wars for regime change in Libya and in Syria. The secular head of state in Libya named Muammar Gaddafi was toppled and now Libya is in chaos. These same militants evolved into ISIS (who opposes Bashar Al-Assad’s regime). ISIS for a while has beheaded people, state employees, religious minorities, etc. Since ISIS has spread more into Iraq, then the U.S. now is having more airstrikes. Iraq has been harmed for decades via air strikes, the U.S. invasion of 2003, and eight years of occupation (which grown sectarian divisions even more). Cheney should not talk about Iraqi policy since he was one architect of the unjust war on Iraq and he’s an outright war criminal. Iraq and the region need revolutionary solutions done by workers, the poor, and other like minded Middle Eastern human beings.
By Timothy
Savant's Research in August of 2014
If Black women are demeaned, Black men will be demeaned as well. But I'm beginning to wonder whether this back-and-forth vilification of each other by Black men and women (assuming some of you aren't non-Black trolls) is merely coincidence? Maybe there's an element of design here. What better way to prevent Black unity, Black solidarity, maybe even a new and revolutionary Black Movement, than to foment discord between Black men and women? Notice you're NOT talking about the virtual destruction of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court which could lead the way to the return of DISFRANCHISEMENT of Black people (a happened after Reconstruction). NOtice you're not talking about the New Jim Crow which Michelle Alexander has been trying to warn us about, and which may prove to be a nail in the coffin of the Black family and the Black community. Notice you are NOT talking about perhaps one half our Black children living in poverty. Notice that you are NOT talk about mass unemployment and massive poverty even among the employed-----And research shows that ECONOMIC troubles are the primary sources of domestic discord leading to the dissolution of marriages and families, or one's incapacity to even establish such. Notice that you are NOT talking about the increasing wave of police repression and brutality, the militarization of local police forces which may be a step toward FASCISM in the USA. (There was another oppressed minority in Germany in the 1930s & 40s that did not survive Fascism, and often didn't see its danger until it was too late). And notice that in all this empty chatter about Black men and women there's no serious talk or thinking about how to HEAL ourselves, each other or our relationships and community. Only read meat ranting designed to throw salt on wounds, to fight and fragment rather than to reconcile and unite. If you're not working for the FBI & CIA in some COINTELPRO-type program you may as well do so. For you're doing the enemy's work without being paid. I'm sure that at least Gene Roberts and other scum bag traitors were at getting paid. Many Black males and females are actually doing the enemy's work for free. You're even too dumb to be agents. (Ashleigh probably couldn't even pass the aptitude test).
-Savant
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Are these conversations and threads relevant? AMERICA MOVES towards FASCISM, and Kanye and Kim are the hottest topic. Martin, Malcolm & Fannie Lou Hamar must be turning in their graves.
-Savant
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I doubt that. We're 13% of the population, and IR marriage is still the exception rather than the norm. But the white demographic seems to be slipping. Only last year I heard a report which stated that for the first time on the records more whites DIED than were born. But even when whites are no longer a numerical majority they will probably be a large minority. But if whites were to become endangered? Hmmmmm....well, I have friends of European descent whom I would not want to disappear. And while I wouldn't miss the likes of "Trayjuan ", the total disappearance of whites (as of any other human group) would mean the loss of the good as well as the bad...LIke the 94 year old lady who is a Holocaust survivor, and who got arrested (I believe today) in a solidarity march with Black citizens of Ferguson.
-Savant
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Unlike many other PEOPLE, I don't consider Kanye West and most other celebrities worth all the attention. I'm more concerned about the attacks on our civil rights such as we saw with the Supine Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act. I'm concerned more about the increasing numbers of our children growing up in poverty rather than the stupid antics of rich negro celebrities. I'm more concerned about the disintegration of our families AND COMMUNITIES. I'm more concerned about the New Jim Crow and the rapidly expanding prison industrial complex. I'm concerned about the growing police state tendencies of which Ferguson is really only the tip of the iceberg. Why aren't people starting threads about and discussing these matters? The shallow personal lives of the rich and foolish has been talked to death. Concern yourselves with real issues. -Savant
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Let me give YOU a piece of advice: Learn to think rationally rather than relying on cheap school boy insults. Also, the fact that YOU do not believe in Black Love and solidarity doesn't mean that other Black people can't still believe in such. And if Black unity had been a total myth we could have had no civil RIGHTS movement---which began, by he way, when 80% or more of Black families were two parent homes. And while conditions of life were never ideal, there have been times when communities were more cohesive than they are now. Again, the negative judgments you make of Black women fall back on you, just as their negative judgments fall back on them. Furthermore, you need more knowledge than you have of the history of Black people and the Black family, including what happened after (or during) the great Movement both to allow certain progress, and to result in such setbacks and regressions. Part of it has to do with the electronic revolution. Part of it has to do with deliberate class divides imposed by the powers that be. And I could go on and on. But the very EXISTENCE of Black America is at stake, more than just your petty quarrels with Black women--the origins of which you do not comprehend. And if you're not going to enlighten yourself, then you ought to listen to people who have and are taking the trouble to do so.
-Savant
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-Savant
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Are these conversations and threads relevant? AMERICA MOVES towards FASCISM, and Kanye and Kim are the hottest topic. Martin, Malcolm & Fannie Lou Hamar must be turning in their graves.
-Savant
__________________
I doubt that. We're 13% of the population, and IR marriage is still the exception rather than the norm. But the white demographic seems to be slipping. Only last year I heard a report which stated that for the first time on the records more whites DIED than were born. But even when whites are no longer a numerical majority they will probably be a large minority. But if whites were to become endangered? Hmmmmm....well, I have friends of European descent whom I would not want to disappear. And while I wouldn't miss the likes of "Trayjuan ", the total disappearance of whites (as of any other human group) would mean the loss of the good as well as the bad...LIke the 94 year old lady who is a Holocaust survivor, and who got arrested (I believe today) in a solidarity march with Black citizens of Ferguson.
-Savant
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Unlike many other PEOPLE, I don't consider Kanye West and most other celebrities worth all the attention. I'm more concerned about the attacks on our civil rights such as we saw with the Supine Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act. I'm concerned more about the increasing numbers of our children growing up in poverty rather than the stupid antics of rich negro celebrities. I'm more concerned about the disintegration of our families AND COMMUNITIES. I'm more concerned about the New Jim Crow and the rapidly expanding prison industrial complex. I'm concerned about the growing police state tendencies of which Ferguson is really only the tip of the iceberg. Why aren't people starting threads about and discussing these matters? The shallow personal lives of the rich and foolish has been talked to death. Concern yourselves with real issues. -Savant
__________________
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Let me give YOU a piece of advice: Learn to think rationally rather than relying on cheap school boy insults. Also, the fact that YOU do not believe in Black Love and solidarity doesn't mean that other Black people can't still believe in such. And if Black unity had been a total myth we could have had no civil RIGHTS movement---which began, by he way, when 80% or more of Black families were two parent homes. And while conditions of life were never ideal, there have been times when communities were more cohesive than they are now. Again, the negative judgments you make of Black women fall back on you, just as their negative judgments fall back on them. Furthermore, you need more knowledge than you have of the history of Black people and the Black family, including what happened after (or during) the great Movement both to allow certain progress, and to result in such setbacks and regressions. Part of it has to do with the electronic revolution. Part of it has to do with deliberate class divides imposed by the powers that be. And I could go on and on. But the very EXISTENCE of Black America is at stake, more than just your petty quarrels with Black women--the origins of which you do not comprehend. And if you're not going to enlighten yourself, then you ought to listen to people who have and are taking the trouble to do so.
-Savant
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
Ferguson Updates
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14372
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14363
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14368
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14370
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14371
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14365
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14362
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14361
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14363
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14368
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14370
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14371
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14365
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14362
http://blackagendareport.com/node/14361
Thursday News
The National Guard troops have walked down the streets. Many of the National Guard troops in Ferguson had previously been in Afghanistan and Iraq. The National Guard has had a long history being used in America in the midst of controversies and crises. Back in 1855, the National Guard was used to suppress a riot by German residents of Chicago who objected to a law banning taverns from opening on Sundays and increasing fees for liquor licenses. Militia units were used to quell the New York City Draft riots of 1863 when racists protested Union members from being drafted to fight against the Confederacy. Many of these racists killed innocent black men, women, and children. Also, Brothers and Sisters defended themselves against white racist mobs too in NYC. The National Guard was used in labor movement events, and racial disturbances throughout the 19th and 20th centuries (like in Little Rock back in 1957 to integrate Little Rock Central High School, in the University of Mississippi in 1962, in Watts in 1965, in Detroit in 1967, all over the country after the evil assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, in Kent State in 1970, in Los Angeles in 1992, etc.). The debate is how is the National Guard is being used, is the National Guard being used in Ferguson is necessary, and how to address the over militarization of society. This debate must be had in American society, because such policies involve us basically. That is why it is not farfetched for some to say that Ferguson, Missouri is experiencing a de facto martial law. Residents have been stripped heavily of the constitutionally guaranteed right to assemble and protests. Reporters have been arrested or banished in violation of freedom of the press. Police checkpoints have been set up at major intersections. Even on Monday night, there was a crackdown on overwhelming peaceful protesters who demanded justice in the killing of Brown. 78 people were arrested ostensibly for failing to obey a police order, for which there is no legal or constitutional basis, to disperse. Since the year 2000, we have seen the election controversy of the 2000 Presidential election, the Patriot Act (which sanctioned unbridled expansion of government spying of Americans including others in the world), the formation of the Homeland Security Department, and further militarization of the police. In 2013, we saw the Boston area experience a military police lockdown and civil liberties were curtailed for a while during the aftermath of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Obviously, the police should not use militarized gear to harass innocent, peaceful protesters at all. So, we have to know about these issues and there is nothing wrong with being a true civil libertarian either.
The police suppression of the rights of journalists is wrong and disgraceful. Many of the riot police in Ferguson, Missouri have arrested journalists for simply walking down the streets. The freedom of the press is guaranteed under the First Amendment. Nowhere does the First Amendment state that members of the press are subject to arrest if their cameras are “too small.” Unfortunately, that’s not what happened recentlyt in Ferguson when a cop reportedly ripped a press badge off of a Vice News reporter while proclaiming, “this doesn’t mean ****.” The journalist tweeted the following words: “…Cop just ripped a press badge off the Vice streamer and threw it to the ground. Just because he could…” (from Drew Coombs (@random_tangent) on August 19, 2014). For the past week, the police have harassed the pres rather overtly. St. Louis Co. SWAT team intentionally gassed an Al-Jazeera America news crew, which forced them to flee. They began to dismantle their camera equipment illegally before realizing that other media was capturing everything on tape. “Al Jazeera America is stunned by this egregious assault on freedom of the press that was clearly intended to have a chilling effect on our ability to cover this important story,” Kate O’Brian, president of Al-Jazeera America, wrote in a statement. “Thankfully all three crew members are physically fine.” This situation and all other likeminded incidents must be investigated too. Any form of misconduct done by anyone including officers should be handled. It is very clear that the police shouldn’t be dressed like the military to deal with peaceful protesters. Terrorism against the American people is nothing new. The events in Ferguson and nationwide prove that such terrorism exists today in 2014. America was founded via theft, conquest, genocide, and enslavement. We have the right to oppose any injustice that comes our way. We express a great deal of sympathy to any innocent victim of the extrajudicial murders of human beings. We are in solidarity with the family of Michael Brown, the family of Eric Garner, and Sister Marlene Pinnock (who suffered a brutal, excessive, and unjust beating by a California highway patrol officer) including her family too. I feel for Marlene, because this Sister was punched in the face at least ten times with her clothes ripped off in broad daylight by a sick, crooked officer (while hundreds of potential witnesses drove by). I send my respect to the cameraman who recorded the incident, because the brutish officer could have lied about what he did. We have to talk about these issues and stand up for justice. We know that many police have harassed black people, killed black people, and violated the civil liberties of not only black people (but people in general). The War on Drugs has failed to adequately the needs of the masses of people and it has contributed to mass incarceration and the violation of basic human freedoms too. All of this has been documented by people from across the political spectrum. We don’t need lectures from anyone who deny the injustices inflicted on society by crooked officers. That is commonsense.
The epidemic of Ebola spreading in Africa is linked to economic inequality and many people ignore the plight of Africans because of racism too. Ebola continues to spread all over Western Africa. Some in America are using fear mongering and even racism about the situation. Ebola is obviously a deadly disease. The symptoms of it include a hemorrhagic fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and internal plus external bleeding. Ebola is caused by a virus that is spread via contact with fluids (like saliva, blood, etc.).There are no known cases of airborne transmission unlike other deadly diseases like influenza. Many fear mongers like some in FOX News have said that: “…"The deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa poses a threat to America." Other choice headlines include, "Here are the 35 countries one flight away from Ebola-affected countries," and "Ebola outbreak: Deadly foreign diseases are 'potential major threat.'" These are lies of course, because the Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization both agree that there is no chance at this moment of an Ebola outbreak in America or in any nation with sufficient medical infrastructure. In previous outbreaks, infected individuals have returned to their home countries with no further transmission there. The two American missionaries were flown back to America after they contracted Ebola during the most recent outbreak. There has been little alarmism about these 2 Ebola infected people. Reactionaries like Donald Trump and Breitbart spread fear mongering and racism by wanting to stop flights come to America from West Africa. We know that the vast majority of humans infected acquire Ebola from contact with the bodily fluids of other infected humans. Furthermore, doctors believe that humans can only transmit the disease after they begin to show symptoms. We need cogent information not fear mongering. The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the most deadly in history. Over 1,000 people have died and over 2,000 cases have come about. We know that Ebola are usually contained in remote villages, far from cities. Now, the outbreak is spreading into sprawling urban centers in several West African countries. Urban overcrowding and inadequate health facilities in urban centers (like in Liberia, Sierra Leon, Guinea, etc.) has spread the illness too. So, we have to address economic disparities. The White House refused to send zMapp treatment to Liberia or Nigeria, except for a few doctors. That is why people need access to healthy living conditions and quality health care for all.
The only way for a solution to be made is for all of us to be honest about the existence of racism & economic injustices in the world today (and to teach people to eliminate faulty biases, to educate people on real beauty of the cultures of humanity, etc.). We're anti-police brutality. We want all people to experience justice. Some people just believe in the denial of many black people suffering oppression. That is just wrong. It is a fact that crooked police officers have assaulted, harassed, and killed unarmed black people for years and decades. RIP Aiyana Jones. We should improve our lives individually (e.g. There is nothing wrong with our families being strengthened, and us using our individual power to make a difference in the lives of humanity). We should also oppose the structural problems of society too like discrimination, racism, environmental problems, health care issues, imperialism, poverty, etc. In other words, the system must change, because the status quo is not working. As black people, we have a long way to go (in seeing real justice and revolutionary improvements in our communities), but the crime rates in the black communities of America have decreased in the past three decades. Crime is complex and diverse. Also, even people from across the political spectrum want to use policies to handle unfair mandatory minimum sentencing (addressing these issues can help America). We need solutions that address crime in a constructive way. I have no issue with people who reject police brutality, who respect the free speech rights of peaceful protesters and journalists, and who seek dialogue (so, we can have firm, cogent debates in finding answers). Some people want solutions and some people just want to blame blacks collectively for the sake of advancing some political agenda (which is nefarious in my eyes). Denying that racism exists solves nothing as you have written.
It is important for us to maintain our political independence. We know about the nefarious policies from the Republican Party. That is self-explanatory. Also, we should realize the errors of the Democratic Party too. We see that the Democrats depend on black votes, but some of them are afraid of mentioning certain things as a means to not offend the ruling class. For the past decades and beyond, many Democrats have made concessions to the ruling class as a means to advance a neoliberal agenda. We need more of the tradition of revolutionary radicalism in America. We have seen the growth instead of the reactionary movement in America. The Republican right could take over the Senate in November. Most of them control the House, the Supreme Court, and most of the federal courts. There is the growth of the BRICS movement too (which includes the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). Many progressive changes going on in the world exist from external forces not necessarily from internal forces like from Jim Crow. The movement for change came from black people marching and from international public opinion, African liberation movements, working class movements in Europe and in Asia, etc. We see that the two party system has given us limited choices. The paradox is that the Democrats heavily dare dependent on black votes, but in the Deep South, most white Americans vote for Republicans across class lines. During the 1991 election for governor in Louisiana, 55 percent of white Americans voted for a Nazi, David Duke, a Nazi and a Klansman, for governor. Many Democrats attack their own base of support as a means for them to try to get more votes. This is what Bill Clinton has done. Many Democrats have been hawkish as a means to gain credibility among the ruling class (who are very hawkish). One example is that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Samantha Power, UN ambassador Susan Rice, and other supported the NATO bombing of Libya during 2011. The President made an error by supporting that policy and now conflicts have spread into Mali (which has French intervention), Niger, etc. The White House is not progressive on foreign policy matter, immigration, and on civil liberties. The ironic thing is that most Americans take progressive positions on so many issues. Most Americans reject preemptive wars, most Americans want the super-rich to pay higher taxes, and most Americans want a strong social safety net. Most Americans even want a higher minimum wage. Working class people are in both parties and the issue is that Wall Street interests dominate both of the parties as a means to prevent radical social progress in America.
By Timothy
The police suppression of the rights of journalists is wrong and disgraceful. Many of the riot police in Ferguson, Missouri have arrested journalists for simply walking down the streets. The freedom of the press is guaranteed under the First Amendment. Nowhere does the First Amendment state that members of the press are subject to arrest if their cameras are “too small.” Unfortunately, that’s not what happened recentlyt in Ferguson when a cop reportedly ripped a press badge off of a Vice News reporter while proclaiming, “this doesn’t mean ****.” The journalist tweeted the following words: “…Cop just ripped a press badge off the Vice streamer and threw it to the ground. Just because he could…” (from Drew Coombs (@random_tangent) on August 19, 2014). For the past week, the police have harassed the pres rather overtly. St. Louis Co. SWAT team intentionally gassed an Al-Jazeera America news crew, which forced them to flee. They began to dismantle their camera equipment illegally before realizing that other media was capturing everything on tape. “Al Jazeera America is stunned by this egregious assault on freedom of the press that was clearly intended to have a chilling effect on our ability to cover this important story,” Kate O’Brian, president of Al-Jazeera America, wrote in a statement. “Thankfully all three crew members are physically fine.” This situation and all other likeminded incidents must be investigated too. Any form of misconduct done by anyone including officers should be handled. It is very clear that the police shouldn’t be dressed like the military to deal with peaceful protesters. Terrorism against the American people is nothing new. The events in Ferguson and nationwide prove that such terrorism exists today in 2014. America was founded via theft, conquest, genocide, and enslavement. We have the right to oppose any injustice that comes our way. We express a great deal of sympathy to any innocent victim of the extrajudicial murders of human beings. We are in solidarity with the family of Michael Brown, the family of Eric Garner, and Sister Marlene Pinnock (who suffered a brutal, excessive, and unjust beating by a California highway patrol officer) including her family too. I feel for Marlene, because this Sister was punched in the face at least ten times with her clothes ripped off in broad daylight by a sick, crooked officer (while hundreds of potential witnesses drove by). I send my respect to the cameraman who recorded the incident, because the brutish officer could have lied about what he did. We have to talk about these issues and stand up for justice. We know that many police have harassed black people, killed black people, and violated the civil liberties of not only black people (but people in general). The War on Drugs has failed to adequately the needs of the masses of people and it has contributed to mass incarceration and the violation of basic human freedoms too. All of this has been documented by people from across the political spectrum. We don’t need lectures from anyone who deny the injustices inflicted on society by crooked officers. That is commonsense.
The epidemic of Ebola spreading in Africa is linked to economic inequality and many people ignore the plight of Africans because of racism too. Ebola continues to spread all over Western Africa. Some in America are using fear mongering and even racism about the situation. Ebola is obviously a deadly disease. The symptoms of it include a hemorrhagic fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and internal plus external bleeding. Ebola is caused by a virus that is spread via contact with fluids (like saliva, blood, etc.).There are no known cases of airborne transmission unlike other deadly diseases like influenza. Many fear mongers like some in FOX News have said that: “…"The deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa poses a threat to America." Other choice headlines include, "Here are the 35 countries one flight away from Ebola-affected countries," and "Ebola outbreak: Deadly foreign diseases are 'potential major threat.'" These are lies of course, because the Center for Disease Control and the World Health Organization both agree that there is no chance at this moment of an Ebola outbreak in America or in any nation with sufficient medical infrastructure. In previous outbreaks, infected individuals have returned to their home countries with no further transmission there. The two American missionaries were flown back to America after they contracted Ebola during the most recent outbreak. There has been little alarmism about these 2 Ebola infected people. Reactionaries like Donald Trump and Breitbart spread fear mongering and racism by wanting to stop flights come to America from West Africa. We know that the vast majority of humans infected acquire Ebola from contact with the bodily fluids of other infected humans. Furthermore, doctors believe that humans can only transmit the disease after they begin to show symptoms. We need cogent information not fear mongering. The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the most deadly in history. Over 1,000 people have died and over 2,000 cases have come about. We know that Ebola are usually contained in remote villages, far from cities. Now, the outbreak is spreading into sprawling urban centers in several West African countries. Urban overcrowding and inadequate health facilities in urban centers (like in Liberia, Sierra Leon, Guinea, etc.) has spread the illness too. So, we have to address economic disparities. The White House refused to send zMapp treatment to Liberia or Nigeria, except for a few doctors. That is why people need access to healthy living conditions and quality health care for all.
The only way for a solution to be made is for all of us to be honest about the existence of racism & economic injustices in the world today (and to teach people to eliminate faulty biases, to educate people on real beauty of the cultures of humanity, etc.). We're anti-police brutality. We want all people to experience justice. Some people just believe in the denial of many black people suffering oppression. That is just wrong. It is a fact that crooked police officers have assaulted, harassed, and killed unarmed black people for years and decades. RIP Aiyana Jones. We should improve our lives individually (e.g. There is nothing wrong with our families being strengthened, and us using our individual power to make a difference in the lives of humanity). We should also oppose the structural problems of society too like discrimination, racism, environmental problems, health care issues, imperialism, poverty, etc. In other words, the system must change, because the status quo is not working. As black people, we have a long way to go (in seeing real justice and revolutionary improvements in our communities), but the crime rates in the black communities of America have decreased in the past three decades. Crime is complex and diverse. Also, even people from across the political spectrum want to use policies to handle unfair mandatory minimum sentencing (addressing these issues can help America). We need solutions that address crime in a constructive way. I have no issue with people who reject police brutality, who respect the free speech rights of peaceful protesters and journalists, and who seek dialogue (so, we can have firm, cogent debates in finding answers). Some people want solutions and some people just want to blame blacks collectively for the sake of advancing some political agenda (which is nefarious in my eyes). Denying that racism exists solves nothing as you have written.
It is important for us to maintain our political independence. We know about the nefarious policies from the Republican Party. That is self-explanatory. Also, we should realize the errors of the Democratic Party too. We see that the Democrats depend on black votes, but some of them are afraid of mentioning certain things as a means to not offend the ruling class. For the past decades and beyond, many Democrats have made concessions to the ruling class as a means to advance a neoliberal agenda. We need more of the tradition of revolutionary radicalism in America. We have seen the growth instead of the reactionary movement in America. The Republican right could take over the Senate in November. Most of them control the House, the Supreme Court, and most of the federal courts. There is the growth of the BRICS movement too (which includes the nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). Many progressive changes going on in the world exist from external forces not necessarily from internal forces like from Jim Crow. The movement for change came from black people marching and from international public opinion, African liberation movements, working class movements in Europe and in Asia, etc. We see that the two party system has given us limited choices. The paradox is that the Democrats heavily dare dependent on black votes, but in the Deep South, most white Americans vote for Republicans across class lines. During the 1991 election for governor in Louisiana, 55 percent of white Americans voted for a Nazi, David Duke, a Nazi and a Klansman, for governor. Many Democrats attack their own base of support as a means for them to try to get more votes. This is what Bill Clinton has done. Many Democrats have been hawkish as a means to gain credibility among the ruling class (who are very hawkish). One example is that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Samantha Power, UN ambassador Susan Rice, and other supported the NATO bombing of Libya during 2011. The President made an error by supporting that policy and now conflicts have spread into Mali (which has French intervention), Niger, etc. The White House is not progressive on foreign policy matter, immigration, and on civil liberties. The ironic thing is that most Americans take progressive positions on so many issues. Most Americans reject preemptive wars, most Americans want the super-rich to pay higher taxes, and most Americans want a strong social safety net. Most Americans even want a higher minimum wage. Working class people are in both parties and the issue is that Wall Street interests dominate both of the parties as a means to prevent radical social progress in America.
By Timothy
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