interesting

i've got to finish unbelievable but the first episode was great

i need a primer on the Bolivia situation & Venezuela

is drump the most pathetic us president to date?

why does it seem like America has grown it's support/acceptance of immigrants yet are dead in the water when it comes to Native Americans & African Americans.

interesting thread

i have been bothered by the growing "we are all immigrants" story

i have absolutely nothing against immigration, i think the ICE camps are disgusting, etc,.

but it's like everyone completely side stepping the existence of native americans and black americans (as in the descendants of US slavery)

yes you are right, candace is a caribbean american

interesting view though, i didn't think about the immigration issue from that angle fully

i think we (black american DOS) need to be treated as a protected group akin to native americans, but also that we & native americans need to form a united front on this issue

i'm gonna look into the workers issue

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and end up not benefitting in the end

historically, any black-led movements benefit ALL.

when it's a "POC" thing black people do not benefit

i hate the whole POC thing

black issues are a separate entity

yes i am also in favor of the Black American title over African American, as i don't think that ever made sense

because we don't have outside allegiances or connection, that might be a big reason why

chinese americans are still connected to china

and clearly will prioritize their roots

our roots ARE america

mainly "POC" immigrate for opportunity that would not be possible if we didn't fight for those opportunities to be available.

they all benefitted, while trying to boldly lie about it

i don't know whether to find it humorous or unfortunate that the education system failed + their family lies to them.

yep you're right

we have specific needs as an ethnic group that does not overlap much with other "poc"

but they want to get us to aid in fighting the battle because of how we have seen some success historically and are more likely to speak up

we have historically done too much for other racial minorities

black americans died being anti-vietnam war and have fought for the rights of asian americans & latino americans

i can only think of one prominent asian american who was riding for black rights, which was yuri kochiyama

lol

you should've just posted this https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1548619/

yep

she was a true ally to black rights

which seems to be few and far between

i also feel the whole "oppression olympics" talk is fodder

there's white at the top and black at the bottom. there is nobody treated worse than us.

the "stop making it a competition" stuff is just ignorant. it's not a competition, it's acknowledgement of fact.

yes good observation

and unfortunately a lot are falling for it

oh nice

lol that whole rhetoric is pathetic

or continental africans

i felt uncomfortable when congress (i think it was congress) had caribbean americans discussing hr 40

that's not their business or place

my work isn't related to politics but i've been thinking about running as representative because i don't think enough black reps are black american.

lol look at people like illhan omar

this bot is annoying lol

any links to ann doing that?

we can't just think black, we did that before and it didn't work

i don't follow her much

interesting though

is she a good writer?

gonna have to look into this

we need more people giving specifity

i have a lot of catching up to do politically

about 2 years before the 2016 elections i just looking more into politics. the US undereducates us

fast forward to now, i don't think there's any politicians centered on black american needs.

i like this metaphor i saw some while ago

three people have a bank account: #1 has $10, #2 has $20, #3 has $100

the POC stuffs solution is giving everyone $30 in the name of equality

the same difference in bank account will be there

it's a scam tbh

how do you intend to vote if you don't mind me asking

i'm independent, so same here

at least for my state

yes, i have some books on my desk relating to that

this lipstick alley thread is interesting

glad to see some people catching on

i think it's interesting black latinos opt in and out of political allegiance with black americans

what do you think about the theory that panafricanism won't work because non-american black communities haven't woke up to white supremacy

i think that's what this back to ghana thing is about

yeah as i've gotten a little older (23 now) i've moved away from the whole diaspora first, panafrican way of thinking

my family was American first, i kind of drifted from that and now have returned back lol

my parents and close family are all military vets, and they also pretty much tried to tell me that we have to put black american needs first; long before it was a conversation

that's awesome

the earliest i was able to go back was a plantation in the late 1800s

you're putting me on to a lot, bookmarking all this stuff for later.

in bacon's rebellion?

yep i just bookmarked it for later

also just requested this https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13687294-tales-from-a-revolution

thanks!!

a book that's been on my to read list appears to discuss it as well https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22587515-the-invention-of-the-white-race-volume-1

```When the first Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619, there were no “white” people there. Nor, according to colonial records, would there be for another sixty years. In this seminal two-volume work, The Invention of the White Race, Theodore W. Allen tells the story of how America’s ruling classes created the category of the “white race” as a means of social control. Since that early invention, white privileges have enforced the myth of racial superiority, and that fact has been central to maintaining ruling-class domination over ordinary working people of all colors throughout American history.```

wow i've never heard of albion seed, this sounds great

i have white liberals and black rednecks

i need to get more informed on foreign policy

thank you for the links!

i had the first one in my to read already, guess i'm in the right direction

thanks brother 🙏🏾

i get really annoyed when they act like slavery was just an incident with no blowback or residual effect

they acknowledge generational trauma and effects within the jewish community

it truly did

i can't attach files for some reason

lol how'd i get the social justice warrior tag