Farrakhan - Boycott Christmas 2015

[MajorVitaman]

You forgot to bold a word.......arbitrary

Focused protests with clear goals and strategies can work. Protesting one day out of the year for symbolism does absolutely nothing.

You wanna say black people should spend their money wisely/strategically all year. I'm down for that. That's what I do. But there's also a time for celebration, there's nothing wrong with that.

So you have an innate need to "celebrate" by handing over white folks your money? Why can't you support at a black owned business? Who said you can't use that same money to buy something of substance? Why do you feel so bothered by not spending money on nikka trinkets?

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

If you are for the boycott, it should be for the reasons of trying to acquire the land in california

Maps of California's Water Shortage

 

[Loose]

What's your plan other than handing over cacs more money and then bytching and complaining on social media?

we own little to no technology companies, very small amount of produce companies, a lot of overpriced clothing companies.

start off small somewhere we can try growing our own produce and goods this is shyt the NOI should have been trying to do 60 years ago.

 

[ridedolo]

We are only 13% of the country, even less when it comes to expendable cash. Black people not shopping at best buy would do absolutely nothing to their economic prospects.

Black people have shown time and time again that we can and will stand together. They don't give a fukk about that.

There is no other "strategy" presented here for the money and when/if we buy property it's probably gonna be to the profit of "those who oppress us"

Like I said I'm all for the education of our people. But arbitrary protests mean nothing in the grand scheme of things.

African-American Consumers are More Relevant Than Ever



A Question for Black People... What's Your Focus?

• "93 percent of our income is spent outside the community." Lee Jenkins, author of Taking Care of Business
• "Blacks on the average are six times more likely than Whites to buy a Mercedes, and the average income of a Black who buys a Jaguar is about one-third less than that of a White purchaser of the luxury vehicle." Earl Graves, Black Enterprise Magazine

The above statistics for the most part are stats that demonstrate issues that are not political, but economical. A politician can't write legislation to force anyone to open a bank account, save more income as opposed to consume it, spend money within your own community, or purchase a car within your means of income. Whether you are upset at the loss of Romney, or elated due to the victory of Obama, principles of financial literacy are a critical component of the foundation for economic advancement within your household and your community.

 

[MajorVitaman]

we own little to no technology companies, very small amount of produce companies, a lot of overpriced clothing companies.

start off small somewhere we can try growing our own produce and goods this is shyt the NOI should have been trying to do 60 years ago.

Naw nikka you out here bytching & complaining with these other goofy nikkas I want a concrete plan that we can do that is BETTER than boycotting cracker businesses since you feel so opposed to Farrakhan's plan.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

So you have an innate need to "celebrate" by handing over white folks your money?

No I feel the need to celebrate by buying my son some Transformers and my wife a Snuggy.

Why can't you support at a black owned business?

I do, and I will. Has nothing to do with boycotting Christmas.

Who said you can't use that same money to buy something of substance?

Responsible spending is what I do all year. Christmas is a celebration.

Why do you feel so bothered by not spending money on nikka trinkets?

If this is what you think of your own people

 

[Judgement!]

You gonna stop supporting your favorite white owned sports team (Denver Broncos)?

I'm ready.

 

[MajorVitaman]

No I feel the need to celebrate by buying my son some Transformers and my wife a Snuggy.


I do, and I will. Has nothing to do with boycotting Christmas.


Responsible spending is what I do all year. Christmas is a celebration.


If this is what you think of your own people

No, I think 90% of my people are financially illiterate. And the few of us who do have a slight clue have no common sense cause they wanna keep up with the Jones's buying dumb useless consumer products.

But whatever do your thing.

 

[Loose]

Naw nikka you out here bytching & complaining with these other goofy nikkas I want a concrete plan that we can do that is BETTER than boycotting cracker businesses since you feel so opposed to Farrakhan's plan.

Did you read over my post or something

 

[MeachTheMonster]

African-American Consumers are More Relevant Than Ever



A Question for Black People... What's Your Focus?

• "93 percent of our income is spent outside the community." Lee Jenkins, author of Taking Care of Business
• "Blacks on the average are six times more likely than Whites to buy a Mercedes, and the average income of a Black who buys a Jaguar is about one-third less than that of a White purchaser of the luxury vehicle." Earl Graves, Black Enterprise Magazine

The above statistics for the most part are stats that demonstrate issues that are not political, but economical. A politician can't write legislation to force anyone to open a bank account, save more income as opposed to consume it, spend money within your own community, or purchase a car within your means of income. Whether you are upset at the loss of Romney, or elated due to the victory of Obama, principles of financial literacy are a critical component of the foundation for economic advancement within your household and your community.

I can post links too.

The Myth of Black (All) “Buying Power”

"Remember, going back several years (see below), the argument has been that Black “buying power” will reach $1.1 trillion by this year (2015). Never mind the many flaws in this claim (again, see below), what could this possible mean when as, Oxfam’s latest argues, that by 2016 1% of the world will own more than the rest of the 99% of the planet? We don’t need their analysis of this reality, their facts will suffice, they do after all still need to include comments from the “chairman of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism” who suggests it is big business that must somehow do more to stem the tide of worsening global inequality. However, the fact of this kind of inequality speaks also in the microcosm to all misleading press reports that promote Black (or anyone else’s) “buying power” as compared with other countries. It is only a “power”to buy what this 1% determine is for sale."


"buying power” is a marketing phrase meant to drive corporate advertising investments and not at all about the economic strength of a community. the median household wealth of a Black family is still below $6,000. That means even your GDP math concluding in “a per capita buying power of around $23,000” also grossly re-affirms the myth of what “buying power” as a phrase does and doesn’t mean. All you end up doing is moving Black America down this already false scale of economic strength from 16 to 44. That doesn’t help address the fact that poverty and income/wealth inequality are real and worsening problems that have nothing to do with how people spend money."


And again none of this has anything to do with arbitrarily boycotting one day out of the year.

 

[reserved_one]

I haven't celebrated Christmas much in the last few years. I don't see why it would be a bad idea to boycott it for one year, but of course blacks will come up with all kinds of excuses of why its a problem. Thats what we do. Everytime theres a unique solution thought of, we dismiss it, complain and then attack the messenger. Truth be told, many of us are afraid to go against the norm. Blacks don't wanna deal with backlash/societal pressures from white supremacists or their own for abandoning it. Were brainwashed & conditioned into going out buying gifts/decorations every time the holiday season rolls around. It is what it is. It was never intended to be our holiday in the first place. If I had kids, I wouldn't have them believe in that fairy tale bullshyt...
A fat white man in a costume with a biker beard flying around delivering presents to the rich & poor. Yeah my mama got me too


Thats another trick that has black children believing that the white man is a powerful, gracious, harmless spiritual being. At this point, we don't got time to be fukking bytching and criticizing a well thought out plan that could be effective. Were in do or die survival mode right now.

 

[ridedolo]

I can post links too.

The Myth of Black (All) “Buying Power”

"Remember, going back several years (see below), the argument has been that Black “buying power” will reach $1.1 trillion by this year (2015). Never mind the many flaws in this claim (again, see below), what could this possible mean when as, Oxfam’s latest argues, that by 2016 1% of the world will own more than the rest of the 99% of the planet? We don’t need their analysis of this reality, their facts will suffice, they do after all still need to include comments from the “chairman of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism” who suggests it is big business that must somehow do more to stem the tide of worsening global inequality. However, the fact of this kind of inequality speaks also in the microcosm to all misleading press reports that promote Black (or anyone else’s) “buying power” as compared with other countries. It is only a “power”to buy what this 1% determine is for sale."


"buying power” is a marketing phrase meant to drive corporate advertising investments and not at all about the economic strength of a community. the median household wealth of a Black family is still below $6,000. That means even your GDP math concluding in “a per capita buying power of around $23,000” also grossly re-affirms the myth of what “buying power” as a phrase does and doesn’t mean. All you end up doing is moving Black America down this already false scale of economic strength from 16 to 44. That doesn’t help address the fact that poverty and income/wealth inequality are real and worsening problems that have nothing to do with how people spend money."


And again none of this has anything to do with arbitrarily boycotting one day out of the year.

what's the source for this?

 

[MajorVitaman]

Did you read over my post or something

I read that wishy washy "uhhh maybe we can uhh get some uuuhhhh farm land and uhh maybe uhhh" ADHD shyt. I want a specific, CONCRETE plan that is BETTER than Farrakhan's plan. Criticism without alternate solutions is just silly contrarians bytching and complaining like some hoes in a hair salon. 2015 it's too late for that nikka outrage that leads to nowhere.

 

[Y2Dre]

I haven't celebrated Christmas much in the last few years. I don't see why it would be a bad idea to boycott it for one year, but of course blacks will come up with all kinds of excuses of why its a problem. Thats what we do. Everytime theres a unique solution thought of, we dismiss it, complain and then attack the messenger. Truth be told, many of us are afraid to go against the norm. Blacks don't wanna deal with backlash/societal pressures from white supremacists or their own for abandoning it. Were brainwashed & conditioned into going out buying gifts/decorations every time the holiday season rolls around. It is what it is. It was never intended to be our holiday in the first place. If I had kids, I wouldn't have them believe in that fairy tale bullshyt...
A fat white man in a costume with a biker beard flying around delivering presents to the rich & poor. Yeah my mama got me too


Thats another trick that has black children believing that the white man is a powerful, gracious, harmless spiritual being. At this point, we don't got time to be fukking bytching and criticizing a well thought out plan that could be effective. Were in do or die survival mode right now.

Quoted for emphasis. Repped and dapped

 

[Loose]

I read that wishy washy "uhhh maybe we can uhh get some uuuhhhh farm land and uhh maybe uhhh" ADHD shyt. I want a specific, CONCRETE plan that is BETTER than Farrakhan's plan. Criticism without alternate solutions is just silly contrarians bytching and complaining like some hoes in a hair salon. 2015 it's too late for that nikka outrage that leads to nowhere.

It's 2015 it's over, we aren't self sufficien and we are at the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to rights it's over. We are in survival mode at this point. This shyt farrakhan talking should started happening 30-50 years ago. At this point we need to just build our resources for survival