Once this is over we gotta stop the ignorance

[NeilCartwright]

I’m sitting here thinking, while I’m supposed to be teleworking and it hit me. We (black folks) got to embrace knowledge of self and history, and denounce all this ignorance.

Whether it’s in business, history or health. You got people saying black ppl was immune to Corona
Ppl don’t know about redlining and why we had ti live in ghettos, couldn’t buy homes, or get anything other than service based jobs for generations


My sister Gon tell me she prayed to God that her home value increased, and it did. I told her that’s not how it really works and they have formulas/ebbs and flows to the real estate cycle. Now I’m getting cussed out and called the bad guythe shyt gotta stop

It’s not so much about the religion aspect, bc I’m spiritual too, but at some point we gotta encourage free thinking.

 

[you're NOT "n!ggas"]

What exactly do you propose?

 

[Turbulent]

People will only follow what they feel is above them. In other to get other people to follow you, logic and rational will not be enough. You have to get more powerful than them, physically, psychologically, financially. Once that happens, they will follow you and your guidance. The question then becomes, will you lead them on the right path or lead them astray?

 

[buzzkill]

I wish but the ignorance and fukkery is going to intensify

Try to lead by example though OP u might inspire someone

 

[boskey]

but at some point we gotta encourage free thinking.

DISAGREE. We have enough "free thinkers" everybody already has their own baseless ideas and gut feelings lol. We need to encourage reading comprehension, discernment and evidence based thinking...

 

[filial_piety]

Sad thing is...if cardi b didn’t say it or if nipsy hustle didn’t rap it...then we don’t believe it...we have to eliminate this idea that rappers, and comedians are the truth tellers in our communities

a big part of this is where we get our sources of information. Too many of us have a “it’s the white man’s books so let me not believe it” mentality.

 

[NeilCartwright]

DISAGREE. We have enough "free thinkers" everybody already has their own baseless ideas and gut feelings lol. We need to encourage reading comprehension, discernment and evidence based thinking...

That’s kind of what I’m getting at. Making decisions and speaking based on fact. I kind of relate it back to my grandmother and great grandmother (I’m sure others can relate) where if it was thundering, they’d have you turn off all the lights and sit in the dark. Now we know you don’t gotta do all that, but they were basing their moves off what they knew

I know some brehs who sit up and talk about Hebrew Israelites etc. They stand on the corner in any major city. On one hand I’m like aight we moving the needle in that we thinking outside the box of what “they” tell us. But now we also gotta make sure the information is true.

To the Breh asking what I suggest, I’m just thinking out loud and saying man we gotta move different out here. It’s so much information in the palm of our hands on our phones and we can fact check almost anything. At least start to learn almost anything. Like my sister saying she prayed for her home value to increase. That’s not how the game worksand if we knew how it did we could make some informed decisions instead of closing our eyes and hoping for the best

I ain’t perfect but when it’s family and friends close to you who are going through life not doing all they can it kindve fcks with you

 

[filial_piety]

I’m sitting here thinking, while I’m supposed to be teleworking and it hit me. We (black folks) got to embrace knowledge of self and history, and denounce all this ignorance.

Whether it’s in business, history or health. You got people saying black ppl was immune to Corona
Ppl don’t know about redlining and why we had ti live in ghettos, couldn’t buy homes, or get anything other than service based jobs for generations


My sister Gon tell me she prayed to God that her home value increased, and it did. I told her that’s not how it really works and they have formulas/ebbs and flows to the real estate cycle. Now I’m getting cussed out and called the bad guythe shyt gotta stop

It’s not so much about the religion aspect, bc I’m spiritual too, but at some point we gotta encourage free thinking.

When Covid first broke out, a relative of mine asked my older cousin (he’s 50) if he had a mask to wear when he’s outside...his response was “Jesus is my mask”

there’s a lot of this type of ignorance running around

 

[Mowgli]

If you don't get in the scriptures you're never going to see the full picture.

 

[UpAndComing]

I been saying this for the past 5 years on here.

Trust me OP, threads like these would be full of juelzing and begging/hoping/complaining that white politicians aren't saving them

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

Don't expect anything from people, except for them to be people. Then you won't be disappointed

 

[Gold]

Unlike other races, we've always understood the unmistakable. But somewhere along the way we've forgotten this.

That forgetfullness become synonymous with being "black". Which is laughable because black people (American, African, etc) were never the ones to forget their origins.... ever. That was always the cacs reinventing themselves and confusing the unmistakable.

Never us...