NFL preseason sees kneeling, raised fists, during national anthem

rezburna · 08-13-2018, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

What are your thoughts on fixing black on black violence in inner cities which far out weigh white police abuse and also black police abuse?

Is there a solution? It does not seem like anyone cares much about it. Assuming you will direct it towards white people causing it but most of their elected officials in those districts are black, have been for decades but they can't seem to get it under control.

Violent crime and poverty go hand in hand globally. Yeah, ghettos were socially engineered but we can ignore that for the sake of the discussion. Those communities need huge financial investments. The effort LeBron James made is a good start for his hometown, but I feel like all the Black elite should be pooling their money and resources together and adopt a city a year to revitalize. **** a YMCA. Rebuild homes and infrastructure. Bring in industry. Let’s get these people careers, because insurance is pretty much tied to employment.

Everybody thinks it starts with the kids, but to me it starts with the parents. Bringing smart kids home from a wonderful school to a ****ty, neighborhood and home with no lights or food isn’t solving anything. You have to provide opportunity to adults of the area. Healthcare facilities are important too. That’s what I’m trying to put together where I’m from. Get into a position to build a facility and then go to the local high school and develop bridge programs to get kids straight out of high school and working in the facility ASAP. I’m almost done with my Master’s, and I’ll go get the Doctorate just so people take it serious and put respect on my name.

GED programs. Trade schools. Industry. Grocery stores. Farms. Independence. I don’t want to have to ask the government or White people for help. I don’t even really want the help because I feel like strings will be attached. I have trust issues based on both past and recent history. I don’t want to own 2.6% of the wealth and less than 1% of the land when my kids are my age. We owned less than 1% of the land post-abolition. This isn’t going to work.

As far as Black, public officials, I view most of them in the same fashion as Samuel L Jackson’s character in Django: a Negro overseer. They have a responsibility they aren’t living up to, and we most certainly call them out. We just don’t tend to make internal disputes public. For years Conservative media called Sharpton and Jesse Jackson Black leaders while we said they weren’t. I spend most of my time in predominantly White spaces because success and progression calls for that. It’s plenty of blame to go around. I’m just not trusting enough to go into detail about things. And this may seem detailed, but it’s not. I’m way more organized and planned out then this.

08-13-2018, 09:04 PM	#11
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,131	Re: NFL preseason sees kneeling, raised fists, during national anthem Originally Posted by Beastmode What are your thoughts on fixing black on black violence in inner cities which far out weigh white police abuse and also black police abuse? Is there a solution? It does not seem like anyone cares much about it. Assuming you will direct it towards white people causing it but most of their elected officials in those districts are black, have been for decades but they can't seem to get it under control. Violent crime and poverty go hand in hand globally. Yeah, ghettos were socially engineered but we can ignore that for the sake of the discussion. Those communities need huge financial investments. The effort LeBron James made is a good start for his hometown, but I feel like all the Black elite should be pooling their money and resources together and adopt a city a year to revitalize. ** a YMCA. Rebuild homes and infrastructure. Bring in industry. Let’s get these people careers, because insurance is pretty much tied to employment. Everybody thinks it starts with the kids, but to me it starts with the parents. Bringing smart kids home from a wonderful school to a **ty, neighborhood and home with no lights or food isn’t solving anything. You have to provide opportunity to adults of the area. Healthcare facilities are important too. That’s what I’m trying to put together where I’m from. Get into a position to build a facility and then go to the local high school and develop bridge programs to get kids straight out of high school and working in the facility ASAP. I’m almost done with my Master’s, and I’ll go get the Doctorate just so people take it serious and put respect on my name. GED programs. Trade schools. Industry. Grocery stores. Farms. Independence. I don’t want to have to ask the government or White people for help. I don’t even really want the help because I feel like strings will be attached. I have trust issues based on both past and recent history. I don’t want to own 2.6% of the wealth and less than 1% of the land when my kids are my age. We owned less than 1% of the land post-abolition. This isn’t going to work. As far as Black, public officials, I view most of them in the same fashion as Samuel L Jackson’s character in Django: a Negro overseer. They have a responsibility they aren’t living up to, and we most certainly call them out. We just don’t tend to make internal disputes public. For years Conservative media called Sharpton and Jesse Jackson Black leaders while we said they weren’t. I spend most of my time in predominantly White spaces because success and progression calls for that. It’s plenty of blame to go around. I’m just not trusting enough to go into detail about things. And this may seem detailed, but it’s not. I’m way more organized and planned out then this. Crusader, AsylumGuido, Beastmode and 3 others like this.
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