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[ErikJ972]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: What it means to be black during a Trump administration

On hopelessness — and the way to escape it.

"What’s important now is to skip the wallowing, finger-pointing, name-calling period and begin an immediate and focused effort on dominating the 2018 midterm elections during which all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of Senate seats will be in play. People of color cannot merely play defense anymore. They must mount a long-term offensive that includes relentlessly challenging every act of institutional racism in the country. African Americans make up only 12.3 percent of the population, so it’s imperative that we form a coalition with other groups that are targeted by Trump, including women, Latinos, immigrants and the LGBT community. We have to ignore the self-loathing collaborators among those groups because they prefer the path that makes them think they will be accepted and prized as equals when, at best, they are merely patsies for Trump’s movement.

In “Formation,” Beyoncé says, “I dream it, I work hard, I grind till I own it.” Donald Trump may not appreciate those words, but those words can inspire all African Americans and others who wish to make America America again. Not hope, but action. Not later, but now."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/11/10/kareem-abdul-jabbar-what-it-means-to-be-black-during-a-trump-administration/

[Scripps2]

kdogg36 said:

Trump will not be "my president." Neither were Obama, Bush, or any of the others. The president presides over the government. He's the president of a State, not the president of me."

Which reads like the reason for keeping the Head of Government role separate from the Head of State.

[sabrelady]

ErikJ972 said: "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: What it means to be black during a Trump administration

On hopelessness — and the way to escape it.

"What’s important now is to skip the wallowing, finger-pointing, name-calling period and begin an immediate and focused effort on dominating the 2018 midterm elections during which all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of Senate seats will be in play. People of color cannot merely play defense anymore. They must mount a long-term offensive that includes relentlessly challenging every act of institutional racism in the country. African Americans make up only 12.3 percent of the population, so it’s imperative that we form a coalition with other groups that are targeted by Trump, including women, Latinos, immigrants and the LGBT community. We have to ignore the self-loathing collaborators among those groups because they prefer the path that makes them think they will be accepted and prized as equals when, at best, they are merely patsies for Trump’s movement.

In “Formation,” Beyoncé says, “I dream it, I work hard, I grind till I own it.” Donald Trump may not appreciate those words, but those words can inspire all African Americans and others who wish to make America America again. Not hope, but action. Not later, but now."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/11/10/kareem-abdul-jabbar-what-it-means-to-be-black-during-a-trump-administration/

Well tanks gott SOMEbody is thinking and more importantly, taking action! STOP the protest marches it may make you feel sl better but it does not more forward the Agenda.  Which is to take back the power.

Good luck.

"

 

[Call_me_jorge]

I have been using kelly clarksons quiet uptown as my post election stress disorder medication. Here's a bit of me lip syncing to the song with a special book in my hand.

[South Florida]

This is a national tragedy, a pig is going to be our president, and he will surround himself with pigs, and people are contributing to a thread that says we got it all wrong, no you got it all wrong, black America, white trash, our family and friends, you got it all wrong and hopefully the youth will become more informed.

 

[South Florida]

Hold a special dark place for Bernie fans that allowed this.

 

[ErikJ972]

The protests are just getting started. And that makes me proud to be American.

[javero]

"The protests are just getting started. And that makes me proud to be American."

I read in another thread that you participated in the marches earlier today.  Good for you.  That's the spirit.  The battle will be waged on many fronts.  A few attorney friends of mine and I have our eyes trained on the bogus blind trust he's proposed to transfer control of his assets to his kids while in office.  Conflict of interests galore, especially after those same kids have been named to his Transition team.  What's more disturbing is that Trump will likely be able to divest a huge chunk of his assets tax free thanks to a little-known loophole exploited by wealthy execs who do a stint in the executive branch of the federal government.  Henry "Hank" Paulson worked it to perfection.

A Loophole For Poor Mr. Paulson

[Call_me_jorge]

Hillary is the second most popular presidential candidate in history. And yet we still think the electoral college matters.

[Petralicious]

ErikJ972 said: "The protests are just getting started. And that makes me proud to be American.

 

" yes it is awesome that people are letting everyone know how they feel.It is very important to show that everyone  is happy with the results   But when you start with the violence and the fires and the shootings and blocking traffic and ambulance, a lot of people who might be sympathetic turn you off. This is how Nixon got elected.

  For example The minute those BLM protest turn violent  is when they lost mainstream America, and the moral superiority. It is a big reason why Trump voters went out in such high numbers.

 

[sabrelady]

Petralicious said: "ErikJ972 said: "The protests are just getting started. And that makes me proud to be American.

 

" yes it is awesome that people are letting everyone know how they feel.It is very important to show that everyone  is happy with the results   But when you start with the violence and the fires and the shootings and blocking traffic and ambulance, a lot of people who might be sympathetic turn you off. This is how Nixon got elected.

  For example The minute those BLM protest turn violent  is when they lost mainstream America, and the moral superiority. It is a big reason why Trump voters went out in such high numbers."

 

"It's about the economy stupid."

 

 

[javero]

7 rural NC counties flip ‘bloodshot red’ for Trump

In NC, it's widely held that the election was a referendum on NAFTA and outsiders like Obama rebuking the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act aka HB2/bathroom-gate.

Warning: the reader comments are not for the faint of heart.

[sabrelady]

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/11/13/trump-says-same-sex-marriage-is-the-law-in-60-minutes-interview.html

See how happy the evangelicals are now- MidTerms baby!

[javero]

^^^More grist for the mill.  Many of the zealots are calling for repeal of the requirement that ACA plans cover contraception and counseling to women.

[sabrelady]

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/11/steve-bannon-donald-trump-white-house-advisor

[javero]

In 2008, the right nearly eviscerated Obama for his ties to the Rev Jeremiah Wright.  But, he did not go on to name the man to his cabinet or give him a plum role heading up some federal agency.  He even denounced Rev Wright's idealogy several times while on the campaign trail and at least once after the inauguration.  Just this morning I watched a parade of newfound Trump lackeys dismiss the Trump-Bannon-Alt-Right nexus on both MSNBC and CNN.  It didn't help matters that both networks had a bunch of lightweights on who let them manterrupt & man-splain the hell out of the election outcome.  Thank goodness Chris Cuomo was having none of it with Trump mouthpiece Jason Miller in the hot seat.

[Call_me_jorge]

I just watched Hilary's concession speech again and HOW DID I NOT REALIZE SHE WAS WEARING PURPLE AND BLACK!!?

[sabrelady]

 small glimmer of light- Please expand

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/lapd-will-not-help-deport-immigrants-under-trump-chief-says/ar-AAkicVq?li=AAggNb9

[Call_me_jorge]

This was interesting https://www.google.com/amp/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/jon-stewart-the-daily-show-former-host-election-2016-donald-trump-republicans/?client=safari

[Petralicious]

madbrian said: "SweetLips said: "Curious----who will now perform/sing at the White House?"

That's easy - Ted Nugent and Scott Baio. 

 

"Looks like we can have some good music at Inaguration.  Kanye is Team Trump  

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/kanye-west-voted-trump-voted-article-1.2878369

 

[madbrian]

Best idea I've heard in awhile: some Facebook friends are pledging that if the proposed Muslim registration comes to fruition, they will register.  I LOVE the idea of people of goodwill standing with Muslims!

[Call_me_jorge]

This election is not over yet. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/23/hillary-clinton-election-vote-recount-michigan-pennsylvania-wisconsin

[HorseTears]

Well, ****, looks like Jill Stein's candidacy actually did have some value.  I donated.  Hopefully Susan Sarandon did, too.  

 

 

Jill Stein prepares to request election recounts in battleground states

-The Guardian

 

Jill Stein, the Green party’s presidential candidate, is prepared to request recounts of the election result in several key battleground states, her campaign said on Wednesday.

Stein launched an online fundraising page seeking donations toward a $2m fund she said was needed to request reviews of the results in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. 

Stein said she was acting due to “compelling evidence of voting anomalies” and that data analysis had indicated “significant discrepancies in vote totals”. 

Her move came amid calls for recounts or audits of the election results by groups of academics and activists concerned that foreign hackers may have interfered with election systems. 

Donald Trump won unexpected and narrow victories against Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and may yet win Michigan, where a result has not yet been declared. 

The loose coalition of academics and activists, which is urging Hillary Clinton’s campaign to join its fight, is preparing to deliver a report detailing its concerns to congressional committee chairs and federal authorities, according to two people involved.  CONT. AT THE GUARDIAN

[PalJoey]

A creepy way to say "I'm sorry" too late from a creepy woman who wouldn't have had to do this if she had done the right thing.

 

[HorseTears]

It's the longest of longshots, but I commend Jill Stein for doing this.  And word is spreading fast.  Already approaching $400k in donations.  If, somehow, against all odds, she pulls this off, I hereby pledge to repost every WiFi-gives-you-cancer and anti-vaxx story she circulates.  

[PalJoey]

 

Wouldn't it be a kick in the rubber parts if the loony lady pulls it off?

 

POLITICUS USA: Trump Hit With Thanksgiving Surprise As Green Party Files For Recount In WI, MI, and PA