Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments When the country models the behavior of dishonesty and lacks integrity. Our experiences become tainted with America’s hypocrisy » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 20, 2019 @ 10:36 am Alternative Facts, lying, half-truths, misstatements, etc are embedded in the fabric of this country. Some could argue that this country was founded on the very principal “alternate facts” to ensure the destruction of indigenous people as well as those that were brought to these shores by force. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 20, 2019 @ 8:42 am Open Letter to the New University of Colorado President I agree, but collectively the system is failing our youth. Unfortunately, that is the nature of systemic racism. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 20, 2019 @ 9:07 am Starting at home is always the best option. We all need to take a page from you and present similar letters to colleges and universities. More importantly, we need to hold high schools and their districts accountable for educating our youth. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 20, 2019 @ 8:51 am Unfortunately, the so-called education system in America especially predominantly white institutions have had problems with recruiting talented African-Americans. There a several factors that play in this situation including, but not limited to systemic racism. The current system of education can be seen as indoctrination due to standardized testing, which can be culturally bias. Generally, math is universal. Schools are still considered separate and unequal due to funding. Public schools are generally funded by property taxes. Generally, African-American home ownership is at a significantly lower rate. The University of Colorado as well as all colleges and universities in the country to develop relationships with high schools to ensure those that choose college can make a successful transition from high to college regardless of their color or the area their high school is located. *Excuse any grammatical or spelling errors. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 20, 2019 @ 8:33 am I actually prefer the Daily Show at times because I can get my news with a little soon to it. Truth lies in everything, but using humor to hurt people creates many problems. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 7, 2019 @ 11:20 am This is a very good article, hopefully the reader will come away with a better understanding why some things are not funny. It is also important that education instead of indoctrination or assimilation in to a society is important. Education can provide individuals with a better opportunity to gain an understanding of the marginalized group. Our institutions at all levels are failing our youth in many areas of social acceptance and understanding. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 7, 2019 @ 10:27 am The Cynical Charade of “Pro-Life” Politicians That’s why I don’t consider them pro-life. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 10, 2019 @ 2:23 am I understand Lizzeee’s position, I am off the belief that Conservatives are phony as well. It’s hard for one to be pro-life if they are willing to abandon them after birth or focus on those that are in foster care. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 10, 2019 @ 2:23 am How could one be pro-life, if they want to take away a woman’s right to choose and fail to adopt the living. Also, if they are pro-life, why come they haven’t found a way to prevent miscarriages? » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 9, 2019 @ 6:05 pm In my opinion the Conservative Pro-Life Movement doesn’t exist because they abandon the mother and child after birth. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 9, 2019 @ 4:35 pm I disagree, I am pro-life. You’re referring to people that are anti-life anti-women’s choice. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 9, 2019 @ 4:07 pm That goes back to my initial point. “Life is a blessing for the women who are ready to have a child or for the men and women who planned together to produce a child.” For me it’s all about women’s right to choose. Pro-life is about taking care of the lives that are already here and preventing people from dying prematurely. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 9, 2019 @ 3:03 pm Life is a blessing for the women who are ready to have child or for the men and women who planned together to produce a child. Pregnancy is a way for white males that are in power to control women for fear of genetic annihilation. They do not care about the child or woman once the child is born. This is why there are so many children left in foster care. Planned Parenthood is a great facility for women of all ages, especially those that are of low income. Our current society wants us to believe their primary focus is on abortion, when it is to ensure women has the proper care throughout life. For centuries white males worked to co trip women and their reproductive system. Now is the time to put it to an end. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 9, 2019 @ 1:50 pm It’s difficult to be pro-choice in the areas described when the legislators are taking them off the table. Democrats can choose their schools when it’s available. Sometimes vouchers are need to facilitate it. They choose to own or not own guns, while many actually have them. Democrats choose to carry or not carry healthcare. many times that choice is dictated by their employment and or income. When it comes to business, I don’t think most business owners are honestly willing to share their political affiliation with the country. If they do, it helps people to choose whether or not to do business with them. Everyone regardless of political affiliation makes a conscious choice regarding how they will treat the environment based upon the products they purchase. Democrats can opt out unions, which is a choice. So can Republicans. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 7, 2019 @ 10:50 am “Pro-life” seems to be a term used by some to control something that cannot exist outside the womb. I would argue the term should apply to the over 400,000 children that are in foster care. They’re actually living outside the womb, but in need of a loving family and home. Women should have the right to determine what happens to their bodies instead of white male legislators trying to control their reproductive rights. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 7, 2019 @ 10:42 am Seven Reasons Why Democrats Should Impeach Donald Trump I am for impeaching the current occupant of the White House based upon the Mueller Report and his press conference. I do not believe that this will rile up his base because they’re 100% supportive of him. He also has the highest approval ratings of Republicans. An impeachment inquiry should start immediately. They should also conduct public hearings. Independents and Democrats make up a larger percentage of the electorate than Republicans. The only way that this could truly back fire if the Democrats cannot pull enough of their own electorate and Independents to win in 2020. If that is the case, the Democrats have failed the people and don’t understand how to win the Electoral College. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 9, 2019 @ 11:46 am You read my response and it was obvious I didn’t suggest it, which makes your statement false and misleading. Both are synonymous with lying. Don’t assume anything, it’s better to ask the question even if it’s a difficult. I am questioning your character based upon your responses as well as the false and misleading ones you made regarding me. The question isn’t irrelevant about “white gangs”, in fact it’s very relevant when you say you don’t see race in this situation, but place your primary focus on Black people, which is a race. It’s also relevant when the criminal injustice system was already incarcerating Black people for murders and gang violence. However, white people doesn’t meet the same fate. You also liked when you stated I “hate” white people. There is a lot of white crime in white neighborhoods. So, where is the bill for white neighborhoods. White people murder white people at a rate of over 80%, in fact white people commit approximately 69% of all crimes in this country. You seem to miss that point. This is why the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill was intended to harm the Black community. “I do t know how you come across others, but you come across hating whites.” Here’s another lie. You come across hating Black people. My position is based upon facts as I’ve stated throughout this thread and you have even agreed that the injustice system is racist. How is that hating whites? Maybe you should start asking questions instead assuming and lying about what a person feels. I like and love white people. I dislike White Supremacist (Racist). I like and love Black people. I dislike Black people that hate themselves. Based upon your narrative and position, you fit into the latter category. “What exactly gave you the impression that I hate myself as a Black man in America?” Again, your support of the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill and you incessant need to say I hate white people. You’re correct, positive vibrations begin within. So does loving yourself as a Black person. If you’re getting negative vibrations, that seems to be a personal problem for you, not me. https://www.thenation.com/article/nothing-about-the-1994-crime-bill-was-unintentional/ » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On July 1, 2019 @ 6:29 am I don’t “hate” anyone or anything. My information comes from white people like Jane Elliott, Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Tim Wise, etc. It’s apparent you have not read my responses for comprehension. I’ve specifically stated on at least two occasions that white people have proved me wrong based upon Neely a fuller, Jr.’s statement. I’ve also supported my position with sourced material, while you continue to offer your opinion. I could say that your conscious beliefs and behaviors skewed by hatred of yourself as a Black man in America. However, it’s not necessary because your responses speaks for themselves. Access doesn’t make those thing adequate or equal to our white counterparts. Please don’t lie and say I said Black people didn’t have the above mention things. That places your character in question. They were already being punished and to imply they needed more punishment speaks to how you actually feel about the Black community. You never answered my question about white gangs in Black communities. You also failed to address the disparities in sentences for white and Black people. I explain myself quite well, you just don’t like the answer. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 30, 2019 @ 9:17 pm It’s not difficult, I am the type of individual that can support my position with source material. Apparently, you don’t believe your own statement or you wouldn’t have responded. I also appreciate you quoting me and I stand by my statements. “Black people can be prejudiced as hell, just like any other group of people. As a matter of fact, I think all humans are prejudiced in one way or another. But just because a black person hurt your feelings that one time doesn’t mean you’ve experienced racism.” “Racism is completely different from prejudice, because it’s systemic, as the -ism suffix connotes. I’d define racism as a political, economic or social system in which a dominant race uses its power to oppress others of different races. And because I know people will pull a hamstring running to look up a dictionary definition of racism, I’ll link to one here. (It’s not far off from mine.)” I would also ask that you research Jane Elliott and Dr. Robin DiAngelo. I’ll also link you to her video on White Fragility. Please take time to watch. Here’s additional information to support the Huffpost article. “On discrimination based on one’s colour, I can only concur that blacks can be prejudicial towards whites – but not racist. What do I mean? Before I attempt to give an explanation of my argument, I first have to define words that serve as the premises: prejudice and racism. Prejudice refers to a positive or negative evaluation of another person based on their perceived group membership. Racism on the other hand refers to social actions, practices or beliefs or political systems that consider different races to be ranked as inherently superior or inferior to each other. Furthermore, racism is socio-economic, with systemic structures which promote one race’s powers over another. Socio-economic being the operative word, I am certain you will agree that black people do not have the resources to impose such oppressive structures which enforce their superiority. White people on the other hand have, and had imposed them on blacks for over four centuries of slavery and colonialism. Black people can be prejudiced, but not racist.” » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 30, 2019 @ 7:53 pm It’s not my position that Black people can’t be racist, but history has proven in this country that we do not possess the power to prevent, control, or make decisions that would negatively affect white people in America or abroad. “Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” Daniel Patrick Patrick Moynihan Because you believe Black people can be racist doesn’t make it facts. Superiority is tied to power, not belief of power. Even if their is an alien race on this planet, white people still control the universe. Race is a social construct that was created to give smaller population an opportunity to emit control by using the color code system. Human is the genetic make up of a being that physically exist on earth. So, there is no such thing as the human race. That is trickery. Kweisi Mfume later tried to distance and disown his role in the bill, so your statement would be false. “He’s just a lifelong Baltimore political leader, why would he be responsible for anything? U.S. Congress I’m sorry, I didn’t see you question. We start with education, housing, food, employment, training programs, etc. That’s where I would’ve started and the country should’ve. Bill Clinton knew this would be a problem, but signed the bill anyway. “The bill then went to President Clinton for approval. Shortly before it came to his desk he gave an inspiring speech deploring the mass incarceration of black Americans. “Blacks are right to think something is terribly wrong,” he said on that occasion, “… when there are more African American men in our correction system than in our colleges; when almost one in three African American men, in their twenties, are either in jail, on parole, or otherwise under the supervision of the criminal system. Nearly one in three.” I am very knowledgeable on the history America and the injustice system as well as the atrocities of systemic racism, which you agreed exist in said system. It’s not my responsibility to get you to agree with me. My responsibility is to share the information regardless if you agree or not. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 30, 2019 @ 1:27 pm I’m actually spot on. I large number of whites didn’t vote. A large number of people do not exercise their right to vote in this nation because their vote doesn’t count towards electing the president. It’s apathy because of the Electoral College and the unwillingness of politicians to do right by the people. Once again, Black people can’t be racist. We lack the prerequisite power. The CBC was ignorant to believe this bill would help Black communities and any other Black person that supported the bill was and is ignorant given that it was directed at our communities, which you pretty much stated. Remember, you don’t see race in crime, but you stated the injustice system has always been racist. Interesting. Btw, Neely Fuller, Jr. is spot on regarding his statement and I support it. You ignored the part where I stated, I’ve been proven wrong. I’m sure others have as well. On the other hand people such as Jane Elliott and Dr. Robin DiAngelo believes as Neely Fuller, Jr does. Historically, white liberals have personified that notion regardless of party affiliation. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 30, 2019 @ 10:28 am “Realizing that we have always had a racist unjust justice system, rampant crime in black communities had to be dealt with in the 1990s.” Based upon this response it’s clear that the 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill continued the same pattern to claim otherwise is false. You admitted the injustice system “have always” been racist. Clinton received 89% of the Black vote, which means we were not discouraged and the Russians didn’t affect the Black community. Your statement is false and it appears you’re pretty fond of the words the current occupant of the White House uses, “fake.” You still haven’t provided any source material about the Black communities support of said bill. If you decide to change your narrative to “Black leaders”, you would still be wrong. Because someone is a politician, preacher, etc that happens to be Black doesn’t make them leaders of allmor majority of Black communities. They’re tied financially and don’t really support the community. The bill was and is racist. I stand by my statement and provided source material on this site that Bill Clinton knew and Biden helped author it. Hillary was also aware. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 30, 2019 @ 10:10 am “It is impossible to imagine that Bill Clinton, the brilliant Rhodes Scholar, didn’t understand what everyone was saying. How could he sign such a thing right after giving a big speech deploring its effects? How can he and his wife now claim it was all an accident, when the consequences were being discussed everywhere at the time? When everyone was warning and even begging him not to do it? Maybe it didn’t really happen. Maybe it was all a bad dream.” » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 29, 2019 @ 12:03 pm I’m not sure why you are mischaracterizing my position regarding racism, rape, and hate. I come away from the conversation with rape victim believing it’s not about hate because that’s what the person told me. So, you are trying to tell me I shouldn’t believe or accept her statements to be factual. That’s typical of what this country stands for from the perspective of white people. White people what to define everything and when challenged, that fragility comes to a head. I have not created any straw men, nor is my logic faulty. You have yet to prove my logic is faulty when the very position you are taking supports my position. If “hate” is behind racism and rape, then I say again. This country was founded in the principals of hate due to its ongoing hostility against people of color. I could classify your responses as hostile, when you use straw men and continue to questioning my logic regarding my personal experiences in this country along with countless Black people. I didn’t fail to answer your question. I stated they’re both racist because of the policies and laws they have supported and in some cases implemented under the Constitution of the United States. That’s straightforward and to the point. It’s not my responsibility to get you to accept my position. My responsibility is to share the information regardless of how you feel about it. I’ll say it again, America, the Constitution, and those that wrote are racist. Based upon your position of hate and hostility this is true. I am not generalizing, I do not qualify or make disclaimers regarding White Supremacy (Racism) and the individuals that would be classified as White Supremacist (Racist). If a person doesn’t subscribe to this system and it’s beliefs then it shouldn’t bother them. “Frankly, I don’t think doing so is anywhere near as effective as you may think it is.” Based upon your responses and characterizations of my logic. I would conclude it’s very effective. If racism is about hate and the Constitution was written by slave owners that didn’t believe in the equality of races. Doesn’t that mean this country is racists? » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 29, 2019 @ 10:55 am No white person in America that I’ve come across has claimed a hatred towards me as a Black man. It’s interesting how people tend to characterize the experiences of Black people with use of words like “semantics”, “quicksand”, “inconsistent propositions.” There is no claim about what racism is regarding “hate.” It’s actual experiences that’s rooted in “Power, Privilege, and Oppression.” I’ve spoken with rape victims as well as read up on the topic because a family member of mine was raped. She specifically stated, it was about power as well as the psychologist that study and deal with this horrible act. “Despite its name, sexual abuse is more about power than it is about sex.” https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psychoanalysis-unplugged/201711/sexual-assault-is-about-power “Control is what’s racists and rapists want but those act aggressively on those impulses do so out of hostility.” I disagree because power and hate are not synonymous. Let’s take position. If White Supremacy (Racism) is about hate. That means the Constitution and every law that supports or defends it is rooted in hate. That means all those individuals that classify themselves as white who believe in the Constitution “hate” Black and Brown people. We all have insecurities, resentments, and inadequacies. That would mean we “hate.” Again, I disagree. I don’t hate anyone or anything. White people tend to use “hate” as a barometer for a system that is rooted in controlling another segment of the population. Sure people “hate”, but racism is a social construct that has been imbedded in this society of centuries. If you want to believe it’s about “hate”, then I must believe that all white people hate people of color. The motivation is “Power, Privilege, and Oppression” nothing and nothing less. I believe they’re both racist because of the policies and laws they support and have helped to push through the system. Unfortunately, Black people are not in a position to be racist based upon the definition I provided you and historical evidence in this country. I know white people would like to believe Black people can racist, but it’s false. The CBC desire to belong to a system that has historically denied them are reasons why they’re ignorant to his-story and not history. “On discrimination based on one’s colour, I can only concur that blacks can be prejudicial towards whites – but not racist. What do I mean? Before I attempt to give an explanation of my argument, I first have to define words that serve as the premises: prejudice and racism. Prejudice refers to a positive or negative evaluation of another person based on their perceived group membership. Racism on the other hand refers to social actions, practices or beliefs or political systems that consider different races to be ranked as inherently superior or inferior to each other. Furthermore, racism is socio-economic, with systemic structures which promote one race’s powers over another. Socio-economic being the operative word, I am certain you will agree that black people do not have the resources to impose such oppressive structures which enforce their superiority. White people on the other hand have, and had imposed them on blacks for over four centuries of slavery and colonialism. Black people can be prejudiced, but not racist.” https://www.pambazuka.org/governance/black-people-can%E2%80%99t-be-racist “…a blanket claim of racism clearly doesn’t work…” America is a racist country, a blanket claim of racism is who the country is pre and post Independence. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 29, 2019 @ 8:27 am It’s interesting how people tie “racism” and “hate” together. White Supremacy (Racism) has nothing to do with hate. It is a system rooted in “Power, Privilege, and Oppression.” Some white people including Dr. Robin DiAngelo, Jane Elliott, and I believe Tim Wise tie racism to “all” white people based upon the systems that are in place for white people to excel. The use of “minority” is a form of racism because that trend no longer exists here in America and it definitely doesn’t exist on a global scale. Neely Fuller, Jr. stated and I’m paraphrasing that all white people should be suspected of White Supremacy (Racism) until they prove you wrong. In my life, I’ve had some prove me wrong. However, Dr. DiAngelo in her lecture regarding White Fragility speaks about the liberals harboring racism because they tend to believe they do not fit into the definition. Society as a whole needs to stop trying to make systemic racism about hate. Rapists don’t necessarily hate women, they like the power that they garner from committing that reprehensible act. Such as the individual you named. White people tend to say words are diluted that negatively impacts them. Unfortunately, I can’t be concerned with someone’s feelings as it relates to racism. Truth is truth. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 29, 2019 @ 6:37 am “Also, we can recognize that the mindset of many white people back then was less enlightened about race so they didn’t even consider how “tough on crime” laws could unfairly impact black Americans so heavily.” The entire injustice system was created by white people back then. To say they were “less enlightened” paints a picture that white people were unaware of the intentions the laws they created and how they would affect Black and Brown people that have been consistently labeled as criminals. It is fair to point out that these laws and policies are “racists.” We live in a country that was born out of racism, which means that it’s policies and laws focused on helping white people, while destroying Black and Brown people. History supports it. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 29, 2019 @ 5:18 am Please qoute where I stated Black people “should not be prosecuted for those crimes.” You will not find it anywhere in this discussion. Your response is dishonest and false. Black people are not in any position to be racist. At best Black people can be prejudice and discriminate. Black people do not have the Power, Privilege, or ability to Oppress anyone in this country. Your response is ignorant on its face. But, I digress. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 28, 2019 @ 1:03 pm That’s why you support the bill. Sad! Your responses is why our people struggle under the criminal injustice system and equality continues to evade us. » Posted By Rashaad Hadee On June 28, 2019 @ 12:43 pmComments Posted By Rashaad Hadee
I am suggesting that Black at that time and currently have inadequate housing, education, food, employment, training programs, etc based upon the data provided by the government.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-can-black-people-be-racist_n_5c3e5e8be4b01c93e00e8764
https://www.pambazuka.org/governance/black-people-can%E2%80%99t-be-racist
Kweisi Mfume, a former representative whose congressional district included Baltimore and who was the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in the 103rd Congress, is trying to disown his and the CBC’s role in pushing through the 1994 crime bill.”
https://reason.com/2015/04/30/former-cbc-chair-who-voted-for-1994-crim/
Two weeks after that speech, however, Clinton blandly affixed his signature to the bill retaining the 100-to-1 sentencing disparity, a disparity that had brought about the lopsided incarceration of black people. Clinton could have vetoed it, but he didn’t. He signed it.
Today we are told that mass incarceration was an “unintended consequence” of Clinton’s deeds.
For that to be true, however, Clinton would have not only had to ignore the Sentencing Commission’s findings but also to ignore the newspaper stories appearing all around him, which can be found easily on the internet to this day. Here’s one that appeared in the Baltimore Sun on 31 October 1995, in which it is noted that…”
https://planetpov.com/2013/01/17/time-out-for-ot-vol-19/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/15/bill-clinton-crime-bill-hillary-black-lives-thomas-frank
https://www.thoughtco.com/racism-definition-3026511
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