This breh has some very insightful posts

[trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In]

Good rhetoric, but like others have said, his arguments are a bit too reductive.

Societal problems are difficult to diagnose and treat, and painting with a broad brush can do just as much harm as it enlightens. Everything can't be simple. There aren't simple answers or solutions to the topics I listened to.

That's the problem with this type of content. Most people don't want to think critically on it, and even those looking for answers want the answers simplified. It's not simple or we would've fixed these problems awhile ago.

There's usually a tradeoff that many don't want to negotiate or honestly even hear...

Learning is hard, critical thinking is hard. it leads down mostly paths of incorrect solutions and a big mountain of uncertainty that most are not able to process and be comfortable even attempting to reconcile. So unfortunately they will ignorantly believe everything can be distilled down to a simple linear solution. But as @WIA20XX said we can have control of it, but there is a lot of uncomfortble situations and discussions that would be involved.

 

[WIA20XX]

they will ignorantly believe everything can be distilled down to a simple linear solution.

This is the big problem with smart Black folks and politics/economics.

Things are complicated, but to get people behind you, cats that want to lead and get things done should focus on what is simple.

This is the same issue I've had with FD. There is actual organizing in Atlanta and he rather talk about Donald Glover's misogynoir in the fictional TV show Atlanta.

There's a lot of reticence everywhere to call people to action. That's the problem

 

[WIA20XX]

Like I said, it wouldn't take long to get to Feminist Talking Points.

1) The topic is whether Abortion/Black Pregnant Women should have children, especially when they don't have the money.

He's absolving the woman of ANY responsibility here. And there's no mention of the father involved - because matriarchy is the norm, the given, status quo.



2) And then goes into some weird redefinition of masculinity.



I appreciate bruh for touching on these things - but I've heard it all before (c) Sunshine Anderson.

 

[Ghost Utmost]

Didn't watch

I thought OP was talmbout me

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

I'm at an age where I'm tired of people talking instead of doing.

When it gets time to do a lot of these types disappear.

 

[Flywin Lannister]

He's right and wrong. Bob Johnson said this years ago. You try to put wholesome positive, black products on and there is no audience. So it's not that it's being suppressed , it's not valued by the viewers the consumers.

There's NO black, positive producs with an audience that do relatively well...?

For real?

 

[trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In]

This is the big problem with smart Black folks and politics/economics.

Things are complicated, but to get people behind you, cats that want to lead and get things done should focus on what is simple.

This is the same issue I've had with FD. There is actual organizing in Atlanta and he rather talk about Donald Glover's misogynoir in the fictional TV show Atlanta.

There's a lot of reticence everywhere to call people to action. That's the problem

the big difference between "talking" and really being about that "action". Cause real action takes time. I like the example of people not understanding how long big economic effects take to be felt for the general populus. They think once an economic policy gets implemented the next day everything changes. But you know all this. IDK if it is the shorter attention spans or the ramping up of the need for instant gratification, maybe both contribute effects, but the lack of patience and reconciling what is truly needed behind all the "theory" definitely creates that reticence once the realization that shyt is real and heavy.

 

[SmoothOperator88]

I suspect the true answer to a lot of this maybe too bloody and dark for some to even digest, things will have to get infinitely worse before they get better and alot of ppl will have to get left behind in the process. Can't take everyone to glory road and not everyone even wants to make that journey too

This is pretty much where I land. Especially if you're aiming to make substantial progress in say the next couple centuries.

the big difference between "talking" and really being about that "action". Cause real action takes time. I like the example of people not understanding how long big economic effects take to be felt for the general populus. They think once an economic policy gets implemented the next day everything changes. But you know all this. IDK if it is the shorter attention spans or the ramping up of the need for instant gratification, maybe both contribute effects, but the lack of patience and reconciling what is truly needed behind all the "theory" definitely creates that reticence once the realization that shyt is real and heavy.

Agreed. And it's not just that real action takes time. The real action HAS to be intentional and strategic. Have to be ready for as many scenarios as possible. For both intended and unintended consequences. But I would guess the lack of patience is a reflection of the society of that we live in. As long as I can remember it's been this way. Only difference is more voices and more amplifiers. Would say it's harder for us to control the narrative now.

And one of my pet theories is that humans truly want order, specifically benevolent order not justice. Justice is too painful, bloody, unpredictable and chaotic. I think that sentiment is only growing stronger now that we're exposed to more.

 

[WIA20XX]

the big difference between "talking" and really being about that "action". Cause real action takes time. I like the example of people not understanding how long big economic effects take to be felt for the general populus. They think once an economic policy gets implemented the next day everything changes. But you know all this. IDK if it is the shorter attention spans or the ramping up of the need for instant gratification, maybe both contribute effects, but the lack of patience and reconciling what is truly needed behind all the "theory" definitely creates that reticence once the realization that shyt is real and heavy.

Again, my focus is not on the people that read at a 6th grade level, but all the higher level stuff needs to stay there.

It's the un-learned that need something to do, something to make them feel like something is happening.

So if you're an up and coming political thinker, good ideas, good at presenting, can put yourself on a platform - cats like this who hate capitalism or major feminists or whatever - you push the message by doing stuff, and showing how others can do stuff.

So if ol boy wants to tear down the military industrial complex or whatever - Is he getting Black folks to start gardening, so they don't keep giving their hard earned money to Grocery Store Chains?

We getting Uncs to teach these single moms how to change a flat?
What about organizing a clothes drive?
What about getting a truck and picking up some of these couches and mattresses people throw out?

They care about Black Women getting fat, so where's the free zumba classes in the park?

More young bloods need to get up on the IT game - cool, so we setting up a Madden/SF6 Tourney and getting them to put together a network?

I've been there and done, and got the many a t-shirt and tote bag

But the people I was volunteering with, getting a paycheck with - they're going through the motions, unless cats is talmbout THEORY.

People on OUR SIDE want things to stay the way they are.