Why does the coli promote political illiteracy?

[chico25]

The op talks about blacks not voting. I pointed out that black voters turned out in record numbers and wanted to see how we benefited...there was no qualifier about local vs national elections....

vote for what ? lol

why not? if I vote , whats going to change?

nikkas still gonna be poor, nikkas still gonna be disfranchised , nikkas still gonna spend their money with non-blacks, nikkas still arent going to start businesse's

what incentive do I have?

Let's talk for a second about Flint Michigan. Right now everyone is up in arms and pissed about the lead in the water. The reason that happened is the Governor and state politicians made a decision to lower the expense of providing water to that area. Had the people of Flint been a heavy, important voting base that was involved in the process and knew this was coming they could have pushed to stop the disaster before it happened.

That's the point of local and state government, making choices that can affect you every day. Knowing what they are doing and exercising your power to stop something or make something happen is the point. Throwing your hands in the air like you have no power while burying your head in the sand then bytching about bad shyt that's going on doesn't solve anything.

Voting helps but voting alone is a small part. If you vote for someone because they promised something contact them to make sure they keep that promise. If it's the president and he's pushing for it but getting blocked by Congress, contact your senators and represrepresentatives and let them know they you want to get these things done. Get numbers on your side to let them know their job is on the line. The most important thing is to be clear about what you want done, if you have a problem but no solution how do you expect anyone to make something happen.

 

[Colin X]

nikkas sitting around talking about votes don't matter when LGBT community went from pedo level pariahs to having gay marriage legalized within twenty years.

They really ain't listening breh

 

[Black Magisterialness]

The op talks about blacks not voting. I pointed out that black voters turned out in record numbers and wanted to see how we benefited...there was no qualifier about local vs national elections....

They can't be separated. A president is only as powerful as the Congress he has to work with and the Supreme Court he has to get it all legalized. Local to State to National elections are all how it works....remember Obama himself is a product of grassroots, he had no family name or generational wealth helping him.

White people (and whomever else) are about to smooth roll the fukk over us. nikkas sitting around talking about votes don't matter when LGBT community went from pedo level pariahs to having gay marriage legalized within twenty years. Voting is crucial. Now we just need capital, lobbyists and black politicians that aren't going to sell us out. But if nikkas don't want to go down the street to vote then the rest of the shyt is forever out of reach. As a people we've pretty much given up.

Low-key power post. They aint hearing you. Voting, organization, SUPER-PACs.....I said it before and i'll say it again. We, as black people, buy everything capitalism has to offer except politicians.

 

[At30wecashout]

Willful ignorance. At the very least you should be doing it locally. Very few groups were thrown "bones" before getting politically active. It takes collectivism and
running your shyt tight...and putting money in the right persons pockets Hope and change don't work without greasing wheels. Everyone who gives up

on political action are doing a disservice to everyone else.

"Votes don't matter." Poll taxes and Voter ID fukkery says otherwise, but stay stupid if you want. The system works if you willing to play for keeps and throw weight around.

ESPECIALLY LOCALLY! fukk I can't emphasize that shyt enough. Brehs thinking life begins and ends with the President.:rocky:

 

[Nigerianwonder]

Lol @ folks still believing in the system of white supremacy. It's designed in every way to keep blacks on the bottom. No politician can change the system by operating within it. It's that simple.

You guys need to understand something. Voting used to matter only back when blacks didn't have the right to vote. You're operating off the old playbook. Racism has evolved.

This country has successfully transitioned from a psuedo/ representative democracy to a corporate plutocracy in order to preserve the system of white supremacy once blacks became empowered to vote. So yes... in 2016 your vote now means nothing.

The rules have changed. That's what white supremacy does. They change the rules so blacks will always lose. And if you have been paying attention the rules are about to change again. Blacks have been waking up and many are talking about the need to pool money a get our own lobbyists so we can play the game again.. it's no coincidence that donald trump has made it this far. He is running on a openly white supremacist platform with the premise of ruling like a dictator. Notice all he talks about is getting rid of lobbyist and corporate funding of politicians. Cause now that blacks are trying to get in the game it's a bad thing now. What better way to preserve white supremacy than by having a white supremacist in charge who doesn't have to answer to anyone? The rules are changing again... stay woke.

If you are voting for democrat or republican thinking they will do anything about the system they thrive and operate you are a fool.

Yes obama cant make laws but he can talk. Republicans cant hold his tongue. Black wealth has been eliminated during his 8 years in office and at the lowest point in 20 years. Black unemployment is at levels that would be considered a state of emergency for any other group in America. Black are not paid the same and whites either. And who is even talking about any it much less doing anything about it ? Obama Hillary and bernie are busy working to make sure white women make as much as white men. Thats their priority. You see in the white supremacist system blacks being at the bottom is business as usual. Someone in this thread already said this country as a whole is doing good. Obama and all the dems have said the same and they are right. Its doing a really good job for everyone but blacks as intended.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

Lol @ folks still believing in the system of white supremacy. It's designed in every way to keep blacks on the bottom. No politician can change the system by operating within it. It's that simple.

You guys need to understand something. Voting used to matter only back when blacks didn't have the right to vote. You're operating off the old playbook. Racism has evolved.

This country has successfully transitioned from a psuedo/ representative democracy to a corporate plutocracy in order to preserve the system of white supremacy once blacks became empowered to vote. So yes... in 2016 your vote now means nothing.

The rules have changed. That's what white supremacy does. They change the rules so blacks will always lose. And if you have been paying attention the rules are about to change again. Blacks have been waking up and many are talking about the need to pool money a get our own lobbyists so we can play the game again.. it's no coincidence that donald trump has made it this far. He is running on a openly white supremacist platform with the premise of ruling like a dictator. Notice all he talks about is getting rid of lobbyist and corporate funding of politicians. Cause now that blacks are trying to get in the game it's a bad thing now. What better way to preserve white supremacy than by having a white supremacist in charge who doesn't have to answer to anyone? The rules are changing again... stay woke.

If you are voting for democrat or republican thinking they will do anything about the system they thrive and operate you are a fool.

Yes obama cant make laws but he can talk. Republicans cant hold his tongue. Black wealth has been eliminated during his 8 years in office and at the lowest point in 20 years. Black unemployment is at levels that would be considered a state of emergency for any other group in America. Black are not paid the same and whites either. And who is even talking about any it much less doing anything about it ? Obama Hillary and bernie are busy working to make sure white women make as much as white men. Thats their priority. You see in the white supremacist system blacks being at the bottom is business as usual. Someone in this thread already said this country as a whole is doing good. Obama and all the dems have said the same and they are right. Its doing a really good job for everyone but blacks as intended.

The opening of the last paragraph doesn't have shyt to do with Obama. Black wealth was eliminated because most middle and upper middle class families (of all races) largest asset is their home. And the housing market crashed in 2007, essentially wiping out majority of their wealth. This was true for white people too, but they have up to 20 times more wealth than black people.

Also if you think the concept of "money + politics = change" is going away you are the FOOL here. Money is America's God. And it aint going anywhere. And Campaign Finance Reform has been something BOTH parties have been trying to do for years since Citizens United v. the FEC. As long as Super PACs can out fund people with clandestine donations and advertisements all that bullshyt you just talked about "the rules changing" is just that, bullshyt.

If you think Trump doesn't have a Super PAC behind him ready to go in the General election you are beyond a fool. Seriously, this is one of the most poorly thought out "smart dumb" posts in this thread.

How did some of you pass Government class in high school?

 

[Street Knowledge]

The LBGT community starting winning because they got their bread up and basically bought the Democratic Party.

Gay donors fuel Obama's 2012 bid

Inside Obama's LGBT Donor Machine: How The President Will Make Millions From Gay Marriage Push

LGBT donors back President Obama, big time - CNNPolitics.com

It wasn't just "voting"

 

[Dirty_Jerz]

interesting posts

 

[ExodusNirvana]

White people (and whomever else) are about to smooth roll the fukk over us. nikkas sitting around talking about votes don't matter when LGBT community went from pedo level pariahs to having gay marriage legalized within twenty years. Voting is crucial. Now we just need capital, lobbyists and black politicians that aren't going to sell us out. But if nikkas don't want to go down the street to vote then the rest of the shyt is forever out of reach. As a people we've pretty much given up.

Real as fukk

 

[No Sleep]

Yeah, our history, black history, no president ever did shyt for me
Had to hit the streets, had to flip some keys so a nikka won't go broke
Then they put us in jail, now a nikka can't go vote
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NOBODY IS SAYING DON'T VOTE AT ALL!!!! shyt!!! WHEN WE GET THE PEOPLE WE WANT IN THE LOCAL OFFICES AND KEEP THEM IN LINE THAT'S WHEN WE CAN HAVE THE POWER TO GET A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE TO VOTE FOR US.

Someone asked me the other day, "why you still use your mother address." I said "Because I feel like my vote and influence in the black community that I grew up in is more beneficial to my people by using this address"... If I vote in the white area I live in that shyt will go no where in my city and county areas of voting. I got a better chance of getting a black candidate in there from my community that I can talk to then some CAC from the other community.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

How did some of you pass Government class in high school?

That's the thing, most high schools do not have this class. Nor do they teach business. Or law.

Curriculums across the board are in disarray. In Texas alone they're trying to remove the concepts of evolution, the middle passage, etc.

 

[Colin X]

That's the thing, most high schools do not have this class. Nor do they teach business. Or law.

Curriculums across the board are in disarray. In Texas alone they're trying to remove the concepts of evolution, the middle passage, etc.

You're right



They're trying to change AP US History as we speak cause it's not "patriotic enough"


And it's WAAAAYYYY more in depth, but they want it back how it was when we were in high school, full of patriotism and focus on America's accomplishments

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

Black people love sitting on the sidelines watching the game play out then complaining about the end result. This no vote thing is pretty stupid

This

 

[YoungFlyGentleman]

Because voting and supposedly our ancestors dying for voting aint done shyt for black people

What makes you think going in a booth and pressing a button for some white person to be elected into power will help black people?

What makes you think calling the chief of police is gonna help black people when cops shooting us on camera and walking?

 

[Black Magisterialness]

Because voting and supposedly our ancestors dying for voting aint done shyt for black people

What makes you think going in a booth and pressing a button for some white person to be elected into power will help black people?

What makes you think calling the chief of police is gonna help black people when cops shooting us on camera and walking?

If you clowns would vote in your mid-term elections then that person DOESN'T HAVE TO BE WHITE.

I'm not one for the whole "our ancestors fought..." and all that. What I am for is people taking control over what controls them. The very fact that you attribute power to the white PERSON and not the system of White supremacy lets me know you are fighting ghosts.

If you live in a black hood, with in a black city, in a black county, in a black state...WHY THE fukk ARENT YOUR LEADERS BLACK?


I know....because nikkas. dont. vote.

And its not even about black v. white. I'm about who's going to give me the most oppritunity to live well. Some black candidates are soft as fukk, weak as fukk. (i.e. Al Sharpton, Ben Carson etc.) Obama got me through college with those grants nikka...PERIOD. That's me seeing a direct result of my vote.

Either open your eyes or get out the way.