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| VoiceofReason | Feb 28 2012, 02:02 AM Post #31 |
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Dang! Awesome list. Thanks. http://aachamber.org/ http://www.nationalbcc.org/ I think we can work one of those.... Edited by VoiceofReason, Feb 28 2012, 02:05 AM.
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| cisslybee2012 | Feb 28 2012, 04:00 AM Post #32 |
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The REBEL
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You keep yourself behind. Nobody on this planet but you can keep you behind. So speak for yourself.
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| 2Curious | Feb 29 2012, 10:44 AM Post #33 |
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Yes, black people as a group keep themselves behind. And clowns like you who are against blacks doing anything constructive as a group or learning their history is a perfect example of why. So keep that bullsh1t individualist mentality and 4th grade "self help" ideology which helps no one and does not reflect the the real world to yourself. In the real world, real people have to deal with real issues and just living to yourself only focusing on your own issues as an individual is not a constructive means of addressing anything and goes against building the necessary relationships and partnerships that is the basis of any community. That is why black folks have no community because too many integrationist minded black folks want to run away to the suburbs and a middle class lifestyle that they did not build (white folks built it) and don't focus and concentrate on how to build a middle class progressive community in their own neighborhoods. So in reality it isn't so much a slave mentality, it is a misguided sense of priorities and values, where assimilation, consumerism and individualism is placed above the interests of the community. Hence the black community gets worse and worse because the best and brightest are too busy trying to take their talent and expertise somewhere else. And even worse freedom is defined as being able to shop in stores not owned by black folks, put your money in banks not controlled by black folks and hence, leaving black economic development behind every other group. But that is the result of the civil rights movement which promoted integration over black community, social and economic development. Now to see how misguided and backwards this is, compare this to every other ethnic group in America. Every other ethnic group puts their effort and priority into building their own communities: Europeans, Latin Americans, Asians and even Africans. The only people who put other communities and other people before their own and have people preaching that bulls*t sermon that says getting ahead means leaving your own behind is black folks. And look where that has gotten us. Nowhere. Edited by 2Curious, Feb 29 2012, 10:46 AM.
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| Veritas | Feb 29 2012, 08:27 PM Post #34 |
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2Curious, I will concede that some of your points have some validity in my opinion. Ican also understand to some extent your passion for wanting things to improve However, it seems that you are overlooking the fact that there are many Black people giving back to the community by doing what they can individually, and when possible, collectively. I alos concede that some of our communities are in dire straits, but the reasons are multifacted and long standing. In my opinion, our issues as Black people are also American issues. I don't see them as mutually exclusive, but rather inextricably linked. To that end, I don't think that intransigence will serve us well in getting to where we need to be. In any war, it's always good to have allies. |
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| Last Black man | Feb 29 2012, 11:39 PM Post #35 |
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We have athletes that have made over 100 million dollars, but end up broke. If they were willing to invest that money in the black community buy building new homes, supermarkets, and other businesses that create jobs, it will help everyone and they would not have gone broke. |
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| VoiceofReason | Mar 1 2012, 02:04 AM Post #36 |
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Thy would've gne broke because when you invest, you've got to get a financial return on your investment, not a warm feeling. |
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| n.W.o. | Mar 1 2012, 11:22 AM Post #37 |
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Throwing money at something is enough to fix it's problems and, in some cases, makes the problems worse. I was under the impression you were my senior and therefore should understand something simple as this? Wait a minute. You honestly think we can fix Black problems by creating jobs for them? Have you been in some of these projects? It's not a problem with job availability. They don't want a damn job. And it's not an issue with working there because it's a Black-owned business. Hell, some of these kids, they'll look down on you even more if you are a Black person owning your own business. They'll sit on their front porch or under a damn tree and call you a White man for working so damn hard. Throwing money at the damn problem. Quite frankly that shit is ridiculous. No, a mindset change is needed in individuals who don't want to work or see work as a White Man's thing. Not money. They can get the money. Typically at the expense of the health of Blacks around them. |
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