Farrakhan - Boycott Christmas 2015

[10:31]

Should we have stayed on the street? Camped out on The Mall? Not eaten? There are not enough black owned hotels in DC to have housed the million or more that showed up.

And how do you know that black businesses didn't receive a boost during that weekend as well?

What would your solution have been?

Peace

Actually I was watching Farrakhan on the breakfast club when he said marches and protests were no longer effective (ironically this is right before he plugged his march) so I posted my solutions two pages over

You're more than willing to scroll back and copy and paste the quote and we can go back on forth on my proposed solutions verse an irrelevant protest

 

[mcdivit85]

Go deeper young brother.

So the European owned airlines = black $pent

European owned retail stores = black $pent

European owned hotels = black $pent

Middle Eastern owned gas stations = black $pent

European owned restaurants (I doubt everyone there are at Bens) = black $pent


Just to hear the same speech he gave on the breakfast club and an empty challenge without a detailed plan to boycott Christmas


priceless (don't fall for part 3)

You're being intellectually dishonest because I'm sure you know that there aren't black owned alternatives to several of the things you mentioned.

Name a black owned airline that could have flown people from across the country and the world to the event. Do you even have a regional airline example? No, you don't. Air Atlanta and Wheeler Airlines have been long gone.

Name the list of black owned hotels throughout the DMV area that could have housed 1 million black people. According to the below link, from the NABHOOD website, there are approximately 2000 rooms available at black owned hotels in the DC area. So, no example there either.

http://www.nabhood.net/home/index.php/hotels/hoteldirectory?sid=52:Washington-DC

Name the black owned gas stations that black people should have filled up at.

Name the myriad of black owned retail stores that black people should have shopped at. And shop for what really? Most people were only there for one night and many left that same day. Just another excuse on your part.

Name the swath of black owned restaurants that black people should have eaten at. Besides, Ben's Chili Bowl and maybe a few others that are widely known, how would black people have found these hole in the walls? Especially since most people were out-of-towners who aren't from the city. Again, weak.

Let's just be honest here....you're lazy and don't want to do anything. You're part of the problem, not part of the solution. Happy Holidays!

Peace

 

[mcdivit85]

It really is

Cats are legit FURIOUS at somebody suggesting spending black dollars at black businesses or saving it.
Embarrassing and sad

Yo, I'm seriously sitting here reading through this thread with the face on the whole time

Peace

 

[mcdivit85]

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.

What's the solution?

Peace

 

[MeachTheMonster]

What's the solution?

Peace

I have not seen a clearly defined "problem" the protest aims to fix

 

[10:31]

You're being intellectually dishonest because I'm sure you know that there aren't black owned alternatives to several of the things you mentioned.

Name a black owned airline that could have flown people from across the country and the world to the event. Do you even have a regional airline example? No, you don't. Air Atlanta and Wheeler Airlines have been long gone.

Name the list of black owned hotels throughout the DMV area that could have housed 1 million black people. According to the below link, from the NABHOOD website, there are approximately 2000 rooms available at black owned hotels in the DC area. So, no example there either.

Washington DC

Name the black owned gas stations that black people should have filled up at.

Name the myriad of black owned retail stores that black people should have shopped at. And shop for what really? Most people were only there for one night and many left that same day. Just another excuse on your part.

Name the swath of black owned restaurants that black people should have eaten at. Besides, Ben's Chili Bowl and maybe a few others that are widely known, how would black people have found these hole in the walls? Especially since most people were out-of-towners who aren't from the city. Again, weak.

Let's just be honest here....you're lazy and don't want to do anything. You're part of the problem, not part of the solution. Happy Holidays!

Peace

I'm being intellectually dishonest?

I'm from the area and was watching the March closely and I know for a FACT that no such preferred list of black owned anything went to participants before the March. You've never heard me at any point say black owned airlines don't exist (PLEASE COPY ME ON WHEN I SAID THAT).

I know of several black owned restaurants throughout the DC metro area and most aren't downtown on the mall. As a matter of fact if you followed me throughout this three I've name dropped several of the black owned restaurants one in NE Washington and the others in LARGO MD (Carolina Kitchen, Magic Johnson movie theatre) . Still this does not negate the fact that no preferred list with specifics went out to keep "black dollars" in the community.

Weak? You've barked up the wrong tree. I really live here. He took those sheep for a ride last weekend.

 

[eastside313]

He drops jewels but nah

He made more money for Jewish and Europeans business owners in the DC/MD/VA area last weekend alone with his spectacle downtown

He's trolling the "black" community with this unrealistic challenge

Sit yo dumb ass down. So he shouldn't even attempt to gather blacks and talk because they'll have to stay at white owned hotels and eat at restaurants. Or maybe they should've all gathered by a field somewhere and slept outside and ate by campfire.

 

[10:31]

Sit yo dumb ass down. So he shouldn't even attempt to gather blacks and talk because they'll have to stay at white owned hotels and eat at restaurants. Or maybe they should've all gathered by a field somewhere and slept outside and ate by campfire.

More name calling.. Why don't you post the breakfast club link of the contradiction stating himself that marches and protests are extinct before he plugged his


Then call him the names and not me

 

[mcdivit85]

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.

Exactly! I swear some of these n#ggas are remedial as hell

N#ggas talmbout personal finance on a household level when the issue is about a political statement via macroeconomic withdrawal

N#ggas talmbout about Dave Ramsey and sh#t

Peace

 

[mcdivit85]

The stupidity in this thread is too much. If being a c00n means finding this plan sloppy and unrealistic then calling the biggest c00n ever. Anyone who seriously believes a nationwide boycott(even if it succeeds) will affect the government shouldn't talk anything about economics in the real world...

What's the solution?

Peace

 

[mcdivit85]

people fail to realize this, be careful, there are some sensitive negroes in here when you talk about farrakhan... they get mad and start calling you names, like they 8 years old.. when you call farrakhan out who he really is.

Ok, forget Farrakhan. Please enlighten us with your detailed solution to the black problem.

Peace

 

[BezO]

Pay attention to details

During the breakfast club interview he stated that marching and protesting was irrelevant than plugged his million man 2 right after....

You are still attackin' the messenger. He gave sound instruction, yet all you attack is him. I get it, he contradicted himself. I get it, he gave the system money. None of that has anything to do with his instructions not workin'. The same strategy has worked in the past. It's the only strategy that's ever worked.

None of that is required in 2015. As a matter of fact you can accept my challenge and scroll back two pages and read my suggestions on what to do.

You can copy the quote and I'll be glad to debate you on any of my suggestions you don't agree with.

(My order.. Maybe it isn't yours, you number them your way)

1. Stop looking at everyone who is "black" like "black" is monolithic (everybody won't be saved nor do they want to be)

2. Study the social construct that is race and how it's used to bind/blind the masses from the underlying draconian issue of classism

3. Study the law. This is how you free yourself on your land. Education is fundamental. Our moorish ancestors created the laws of this land.

4. Take care of your family. The sphere of influence is important to master. The people in your circle will be able to listen and observe your actions and how it impacts your reality and based on what they perceive will make changes in their lives.

5. Master how money floats. Create a budget and use Dicipline to stay/live within your means.

KEEP AN OPEN MIND

Challenge your ideas to see how true or false they are in reality

KEEP AN OPEN MIND

I only disagree with #1 and maybe the back end of #3. These things should be done, but none of that is dismantlin' white supremacy.

#1, Leavin' blind folks blind contributes to white supremacy. That is the problem now. Folks are feedin' the system that is oppressin' us.

#2, Knowin' does nothin' without weakenin' the powers that be. If whites still have all the money & power to influence & control the system, and we follow #1, what will understandin' race and class do?

#3, See #2.

#4, This will only help those doin' it, probably the folks already doin' it. We can't influence the blind if we are abandonin' the blind.

#5, I'm all for #5, especially the front end. We need to know how money works in order to gain wealth. But again, with no attack on the power structure, they still have the overwhelmin' majority of funds to influence & control the system.

 

[10:31]

You're being intellectually dishonest because I'm sure you know that there aren't black owned alternatives to several of the things you mentioned.

Name a black owned airline that could have flown people from across the country and the world to the event. Do you even have a regional airline example? No, you don't. Air Atlanta and Wheeler Airlines have been long gone.

Name the list of black owned hotels throughout the DMV area that could have housed 1 million black people. According to the below link, from the NABHOOD website, there are approximately 2000 rooms available at black owned hotels in the DC area. So, no example there either.

Washington DC

Name the black owned gas stations that black people should have filled up at.

Name the myriad of black owned retail stores that black people should have shopped at. And shop for what really? Most people were only there for one night and many left that same day. Just another excuse on your part.

Name the swath of black owned restaurants that black people should have eaten at. Besides, Ben's Chili Bowl and maybe a few others that are widely known, how would black people have found these hole in the walls? Especially since most people were out-of-towners who aren't from the city. Again, weak.

Let's just be honest here....you're lazy and don't want to do anything. You're part of the problem, not part of the solution. Happy Holidays!

Peace

Hey bro,

What about my other solutions. I legit want feedback on them. I'm not really interested in name calling and arguing to be right.

You are still attackin' the messenger. He gave sound instruction, yet all you attack is him. I get it, he contradicted himself. I get it, he gave the system money. None of that has anything to do with his instructions not workin'. The same strategy has worked in the past. It's the only strategy that's ever worked.




I only disagree with #1 and maybe the back end of #3. These things should be done, but none of that is dismantlin' white supremacy.

#1, Leavin' blind folks blind contributes to white supremacy. That is the problem now. Folks are feedin' the system that is oppressin' us.

#2, Knowin' does nothin' without weakenin' the powers that be. If whites still have all the money & power to influence & control the system, and we follow #1, what will understandin' race and class do?

#3, See #2.

#4, This will only help those doin' it, probably the folks already doin' it. We can't influence the blind if we are abandonin' the blind.

#5, I'm all for #5, especially the front end. We need to know how money works in order to gain wealth. But again, with no attack on the power structure, they still have the overwhelmin' majority of funds to influence & control the system.

Respect family

Respect

My focus isn't really attacking him personally and it's frustrating that it's coming across like that but he's the reason those people took to the city last weekend and spent their hard earned money to hear the same speech he gave free online 3 months ago.

 

[Bawon Samedi]

What's the solution?

Peace

For boycotting? Like others said in a local level(community) where demands are made...

 

[eastside313]

More name calling.. Why don't you post the breakfast club link of the contradiction stating himself that marches and protests are extinct before he plugged his


Then call him the names and not me

Oh the breakfast club he wa ms referring to a March as in If someone gets killed, then black folks walk a mile and hold hands. But surely you knew this but you in here deflecting and cacing.
I don't care about what u lames think. Anybody who thinks its a bad idea for black folks to not keep giving whitey their money and attempt to do something different is surely not one of us.