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"Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them".
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Wake Up!

(CFN-Memphis TN) - I readily admit that as I continue to read many submissions being shared I stand perplexed at the emotional, blind, incoherent submissions. I wish I had the capability to initiate a "Spock" transponder that could be placed in the cerebrum, and would communicate in the midst of all of the mental madness, "that this is completely illogical." I understand though that some have been smitten by social rabies, and have lost the capacity to reason. It is indeed documented that a canine that is smitten with rabies will turn on its own as its central nervous system is attacked. We are now suffering from the same metaphorical dilemma as is evidenced by the inward attacks. As one of my brothers has stated, "the people are under the spell." They have been created and sustained by Dr. Socialstein straight out of the lab of Jim Crow and Willie Lynch. Dr. Socialstein has maintained the necessary current to perpetuate the monsters of dysfunction and confusion that are the by-products of discrimination.

There are many things that have been tabled that could easily be unraveled, however I do not feel that a micro-view will lead to enlightenment or empowerment. Instead what is needed in this instance is a macro-view, as many get bogged down in urinary competitions seeing whose stream can travel the furthest, and lose scope of the big picture. As I laid in my bed here in South Korea pondering the dilemma of my people I was given the answer to this riddle by the Spirit of the Lord.

From the time that we arrived in America we were given an image or a picture of what reality is. In this instance we shall use the illustration of a picture of a steak for allegorical representation. For generations this picture has been handed down by our ancestors from one generation to another. As we have grown that picture has grown in its clarity, and at times has almost appeared real. The mirage grew so powerful over time that scent and salivary glands began to respond as it was now seen that what was pictured was attainable.

Now for the first time in life, the picture is being substituted with a real steak. One can now sit down to the table of equality and eat. However, there are two schools of thought that will not permit some to eat, because they choose to hold the picture in higher regard. One school of thought is likened unto the gorilla in a cage. The gorilla can become so broken and tamed that eventually the cage can be left open, and the gorilla will not even attempt to depart. So, in this instance some do not eat because it is viewed as inappropriate and only fit for those in power to consume negating their Democratic right of "by the people, for the people." Mind you this conditioning takes place over a prolonged period of time, and in this instance the gorilla merely has a broken spirit.

The second school of thought is the segment that regards the picture with higher regard than the actual steak itself, and one astonishingly adopts a sense of guilt which is false based upon the enjoyment of the actual steak. In this instance one has become an idol worshipper unawares. For one worships the system of discrimination, and is steeped in fear as a new reality requires new definitions, and makes one feel uncomfortable. One feels as though we are meant and intended to be oppressed, and those who seek differently are delusional. The idol worshipper is dangerous because the consciousness is set like concrete, and unlike the gorilla requires a significant experience in order to realign definitions. The gorilla merely requires to wake up, and its blood of warriorship can then be revived. One can then evolve from mental primate to Homosapien, and realign ones self with mankind once again.

In either case as the "spell" abounds in both the primate, and the idol worshipper each will line up when the manifestation of reality peers all boldly in the face. When Obama is elected as the President of the USA all will fall in line. Notice I did not say if, I said when! Those who are awake will have to bear the infirmities, or the weaknesses of those who were on the outside and forgive them with the understanding that some lack the strength to fight the good fight. Even when this happens those who are awake will have to sleep with one eye open, because the primate and idolater posses a mentality that is so powerful that if it is not realigned, it will reason that submission will be enacted for 4 years, and then surely sabotage can be initiated so that one can be comfortable as a social slave, or indentured servant once again.

We have now exposed the primate and the idolater for how they are., but who fits into these categories. Primates are those who are disgruntled with the disappearance of Hillary Clinton as they would prefer to answer to a social master as opposed to a social peer. Primates also suggest that Hillary Clinton be selected as Vice President even after she tabled the assassination of Robert Kennedy, and after her defiance to concede in the wake of her defeat as she tried to hold 18 million Democratic voters hostage, and attempted to strong arm the Vice Presidency.

The centuries long debate amongst those who have slave blood in their lineage has been the debate regarding the party that best serves the interests of those who are oppressed. For the first time in history we do not need to have that discussion, because we have the image that will forever change the social landscape regarding the manner in how we are viewed, and for many perception is reality. Please do not be fooled as Obama has already communicated that he is not the answer to the Perfect Union, he is only a step in the right direction. He within himself will not be able to do anything to empower the oppressed as his hands will be tied. The mere presence of him in that capacity will provide 3/4 equality, for one stint of power cannot erase centuries of definitions, expectations, and behavior. So, who are the idol worshippers? They are those who state that Obama is not Black enough being consumed by rhetorical gestures of division, and anybody who votes Republican. John McCain would lose his head if it was not connected to his neck!

If there are primates and idol worshippers who are angry, I am glad. However, do not be angry at me for telling the truth, rather be angry at the forces that have left your mind handicapped, and rendered you helpless and discombobulated. There is an old proverb that states, "if you throw a rock into a pack of dogs, the yelp will only emerge from the dog that was hit by the rock." This submission serves the sole purpose of initiating a reality check.

While we are having such ridiculous conversations I submit that my prophyte read the following statement on a billboard in Buchannan, GA," Monkey, Nigger, Obama, - What is the difference?" Wake up!!!

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The N Word

The etymology of nigger is often traced to the Latin niger, meaning black. The Latin niger became the noun negro (black person) in English, and simply the color black in Spanish and Portuguese. In Early Modern French niger became negre and, later, negress (black woman) was clearly a part of lexical history. One can compare to negre the derogatory nigger – and earlier English variants such as negar, neegar, neger, and niggor – which developed into a parallel lexico-semantic reality in English. It is likely that nigger is a phonetic spelling of the white Southern mispronunciation of Negro. Whatever its origins, by the early 1800s it was firmly established as a denigrative epithet. Almost two centuries later, it remains a chief symbol of white racism.

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