The State of African America

[Codenamejupiterx]

What do you think our communities need to become more competitive (educational of otherwise), compassionate, and economically self-sustaining?

[Compound Egret]

More emphasis on education starting way before school. get kids reading, doing math and science, and thinking about finances earlier.
More tolerance
Reassessment of some strange values that continue to float around. Examples?
Negative views on school
Fascination with negative role models/thug life (guilty)
Playerism

More discussions about skill sets and careers earlier. Love your band, but how about plan b?
More self control and birth control
More capital. The reparations check isn't coming anytime soon, but if people start saving 10% of their money from when they start getting birthday money from Grandma and learn to use credit wisely, it would go a long way. More available capital would enable people to start more businesses.

[kifaru]

What the Egret said.

[LesYpersound]

for our communities to "become more competitive"... if you mean this in a marxist sense then i'd hope that you'd challenge your ideas or the vocabulary you're choosing to use could bring up potentially problematic and outdated view of community and individuals as discreet units of "capital" and pitting groups against one another in "competition".

i love love. loveeeeeeeelove-love!!!!!! :D









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[Golem_3]

love

[LesYpersound]

yeah, man.
next level is prehistoric.



thinkaboutit ....!




lol.

[Christopher Irving]

Learn self reliance and self respect more!!

[Codenamejupiterx]

I really like how you replied to my post. It is the mission of Codenamejupiterx to spread such ideals amongst our communities (this is really a big issue for me check out my myspace page at myspace.com/codenamejupiterx ). My wish is for everyone to adopt such opinions. ALL PRAISE COMPOUND EGRET!!!!!!!

Compound Egret said:

More emphasis on education starting way before school. get kids reading, doing math and science, and thinking about finances earlier.
More tolerance Reassessment of some strange values that continue to float around. Examples? Negative views on school Fascination with negative role models/thug life (guilty)
Playerism

More discussions about skill sets and careers earlier. Love your band, but how about plan b?
More self control and birth control
More capital. The reparations check isn't coming anytime soon, but if people start saving 10% of their money from when they start getting birthday money from Grandma and learn to use credit wisely, it would go a long way. More available capital would enable people to start more businesses.

[Codenamejupiterx]

Great Response!!! Thanks!!!!

Christopher Irving said:

Learn self reliance and self respect more!!

[Codenamejupiterx]

Love is a very powerful thing but sadly it is not enough. We live in a capitalist culture and that means you need money to survive (literally). To get to the money we need certain skills and clarity about the concept of capitalism.

Golem_3 said:

love

[Codenamejupiterx]

By "competitive" I mean competitive in education, job seeking/job creation. We need to create the next new product that no one can live without (i.e. the iPhone,Windows OS, OSX). Then we need to build the manufacturing plant in a community that is easily accessible by people in our own communities. Stuff like that...... Checkout my myspacepage myspace.com/codenamejupiterx

LesYpersound said:

for our communities to "become more competitive"... if you mean this in a marxist sense then i'd hope that you'd challenge your ideas or the vocabulary you're choosing to use could bring up potentially problematic and outdated view of community and individuals as discreet units of "capital" and pitting groups against one another in "competition".
i love love. loveeeeeeeelove-love!!!!!! :D








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[LesYpersound]

Codenamejupiterx said:

Love is a very powerful thing but sadly it is not enough. We live in a capitalist culture and that means you need money to survive (literally). To get to the money we need certain skills and clarity about the concept of capitalism.

Golem_3 said:

love

See (perhaps?): bell hooks - All About Love
for a definition of love that may be enough (holistic, comprehensive, and definitely consistent work). :]

[LesYpersound]

who is "we"? i think identity politics and advancement of groups of ppl versus holistic advancement of everybody is kinda old and past its due date if y'know what i mean. but whatever, i bet you've got nothing but good intentions in mind. :)

Codenamejupiterx said:

By "competitive" I mean competitive in education, job seeking/job creation. We need to create the next new product that no one can live without (i.e. the iPhone,Windows OS, OSX). Then we need to build the manufacturing plant in a community that is easily accessible by people in our own communities. Stuff like that...... Checkout my myspacepage myspace.com/codenamejupiterx
LesYpersound said:

for our communities to "become more competitive"... if you mean this in a marxist sense then i'd hope that you'd challenge your ideas or the vocabulary you're choosing to use could bring up potentially problematic and outdated view of community and individuals as discreet units of "capital" and pitting groups against one another in "competition".
i love love. loveeeeeeeelove-love!!!!!! :D




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