he's not wrong but like @Playmaker88 stated he could've stop at "Black people are fragmented" and left the other races out of the convo.@The Lonious Monk this the shit we be talking about. Niggas like Tyrese get online in front of the entire world and tell the world how divided and low black people are.
#barI do think we operate differently than other races, but not in the way he says. I think we focus too much of our time and resources on the wrong people.
I saw this in my family. I had 2 cousins (brothers). One got locked up for some shit for about 7 years. His brother kept his nose clean, wanted to go to college, and has started his own business. The family sent the criminal brother money, wrote letters to make sure he was doing good, gave him his own place to stay when he got out.
But they didn't give his brother SHIT. No tuition money (and his mom spent what would have gone to him for school on lawyers for his brother), no money or resources to help his business, no free place to stay...nothing.
I think we don't focus enough on our motivated, successful people. Then we compare ourselves to the success stories of other races, and wonder why there's a difference. They focus on building theirs up. Those Asians that buy the stores get money from their family/community to buy the stores... they're built up and are ashamed of someone going to prison.
Too many of us are quick to put money on prison books, rather than school books and it's a problem.
@The Lonious Monk this the shit we be talking about. Niggas like Tyrese get online in front of the entire world and tell the world how divided and low black people are.
First part is very true but in some cultures you have a strong matriarch at the head of the family who consults with family members but ultimately issues directives. Individuals in the family may disagree but are expected to fall in line. That doesn’t happen much in our culture today.I hate this dumbass buzzworthy speech of black people not sticking together. Not every family has the resources, not every family wants to do the same thing together, not every family agrees with each other. Also the American “I want my own” vs foreigners “all 80 of us together in one home” mindset.
Take one family if they are all close together with a healthy relationship.
Wife - Her sisters, brothers, and parents
The Aunts, uncles, and cousins too
Husband - his sister brothers, and parents
The Aunts, uncles, and cousins too
All of these people living together in one home / duplex apartment. All have different jobs but all are gathering their own money to buy one building to own a store and get shipment. That’s how some of these foreigners work together and may also have a supplier from home.
It’s some families that want to do this right now but don’t have all the resources.
Black people are also the only ones that consistently had/have systemic road blocks to undermine them too. They always leave that part out.
I hate this dumbass buzzworthy speech of black people not sticking together. Not every family has the resources, not every family wants to do the same thing together, not every family agrees with each other. Also the American “I want my own” vs foreigners “all 80 of us together in one home” mindset.
Take one family if they are all close together with a healthy relationship.
Wife - Her sisters, brothers, and parents
The Aunts, uncles, and cousins too
Husband - his sister brothers, and parents
The Aunts, uncles, and cousins too
All of these people living together in one home / duplex apartment. All have different jobs but all are gathering their own money to buy one building to own a store and get shipment. That’s how some of these foreigners work together and may also have a supplier from home.
It’s some families that want to do this right now but don’t have all the resources.
Yes black people are victims of redlining, Jim Crow, slavery, all of which have never been rectified. Asians never had to deal with any of that over here.Your victim mindset is strong. The obstacles you're referring to exists. Ya, definitely. But he talked about being a community, working together, putting the phones down and making plans, building together.
That's stuff within our control. What are the systemic road blocks stopping us from getting together to eat and talk? From picking up the phone and seeing if the people in our circle are good, and if there's anything we can help with?
Yes black people are victims of redlining, Jim Crow, slavery, all of which have never been rectified. Asians never had to deal with any of that over here.
Your victim mindset is strong. The obstacles you're referring to exists. Ya, definitely. But he talked about being a community, working together, putting the phones down and making plans, building together.
That's stuff within our control. What are the systemic road blocks stopping us from getting together to eat and talk? From picking up the phone and seeing if the people in our circle are good, and if there's anything we can help with?
Your victim mindset is strong. The obstacles you're referring to exists. Ya, definitely. But he talked about being a community, working together, putting the phones down and making plans, building together.
That's stuff within our control. What are the systemic road blocks stopping us from getting together to eat and talk? From picking up the phone and seeing if the people in our circle are good, and if there's anything we can help with?
I mean, one could look at this another way. They spent money to try to keep the dumbass brother from dying or doing life, but the other brother was doing fine so they figured he didnt really need any help & wasnt the priority. Vast majority of families arnt going to just shrug and just pay attention to the other kid just for being in school.I do think we operate differently than other races, but not in the way he says. I think we focus too much of our time and resources on the wrong people.
I saw this in my family. I had 2 cousins (brothers). One got locked up for some shit for about 7 years. His brother kept his nose clean, wanted to go to college, and has started his own business. The family sent the criminal brother money, wrote letters to make sure he was doing good, gave him his own place to stay when he got out.
But they didn't give his brother SHIT. No tuition money (and his mom spent what would have gone to him for school on lawyers for his brother), no money or resources to help his business, no free place to stay...nothing.
I think we don't focus enough on our motivated, successful people. Then we compare ourselves to the success stories of other races, and wonder why there's a difference. They focus on building theirs up. Those Asians that buy the stores get money from their family/community to buy the stores... they're built up and are ashamed of someone going to prison.
Too many of us are quick to put money on prison books, rather than school books and it's a problem.