*Is a Revolution in America Possible?*

[Denise Harris]

 

The success of the revolution in the Middle East and Africa is making me think we can do the same here.

The mark of police brutality on our country has never been erased. In fact, it has increased with no end in sight.

I have never seen a case where the police cheif admits the beating took place...and fires the officer. Even when the parties go to court...the officer goes free.

Police in every state know they can get away with beating a Black man!

Police brutality should be eradicated...but how.

[Brenda]

NO, most People will-Not Stand-Up, for themselves. Who Knows, Maybe, when it is to Late in the Process; some may Consider Standing.

I have found that, Most, Talk a Good-Game; that is about IT. But, I will Not Give-Up on them, I will keep-on trying to save some of Our People; by telling them the Truth :~)!  Good Topic! You Have a Nice Day :~)!

Peace,

-U-

[Brenda]

This is a Wonderful Topic, It seems as if, "I am Right" concerning Most. I just knew I would find several, Comment's here. Why are most of the people here? Just to be Seen? maybe for "personal reason's." You do not have to answer these question's. Wow...this is just one being's Opinion and it does Matter!

Peace,

-U-

[Bri'on]

Q:Is a revolution in America possible?

A:Absolutely! Now, who is going to do the revolutionizing...I don't know!?!

 

There are many concerns in this country by many different groups of people. Will we work together and solve each other's problem or will we step on each other?

 

For instance, in AZ, they practically made it legal to profile Mexicans, claiming to find illegal immigrants. "PROFILING" sounds like a familiar term (DWB:driving while Black), Black people in the United States of America are VERY familiar with the term, yet as a collective, I have yet to see any progress in terms of reaching out to each other and solving the "PROFILING" issue together. I do recall Rev. Al Sharpton shouting about discrimination and marching with folks in AZ (Arizona Immigration Bill Angers Al Sharpton, Mayor Bloomberg;Arizona Immigration Law: Al Sharpton Vows Protests If Law Isn't Rep...), but what radical change has happened to make sure that "PROFILE DISCRIMINATION" is wiped out? 

 

POLICE BRUTALITY:

Q:How do we eradicate police brutality

A:

1.By creating expert legal teams (NAACP expansion or spin-off) to tackle every case. After criminal action is rewarded, continue with civil action.

2.By putting more "beat" cops in the community, I'm not talking about the pleasant downtown or the picturesque beach, I'm talking WALKING from 5th & Broadway to 10th & Broadway (Any city, USA) and back. IF YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THERE USUALLY IS LESS CHANCE OF UN-WANTED CONDUCT (e.g. police brutality,crime).

3.By continuing to build bridges between law enforcement and communities, especially under-privileged communities.

 

Statistics on police brutality are not favorable (Police Brutality in America) in America. We need to continue our efforts to strengthen the community with the citizens that live in it and the law enforcement that protects it.

 

 

 

 

 

[Brenda]

Please re-sent Your Message. I made a Mistake :~(.

Peace,

-U-

[Brenda]

Queen Akeba, I did not realize the messege came form You. I have placed Your name on my list of friend's. Please, forgive Me for deleting Your text message. I am not evil. I will Not be on the site that often. I will Not, be controlled Oueen, some are trying to BEGUILED Me. I will Not let anyone BEGUILE Me; KNOW ONE. Father, Our Divine Creator told me, I can Not be apart of that. I do Not want to be a Part of those type's of sisuation. If so, I will Not, make it into Heaven with, the People I Love. Father said, "I can not associating with people like that." I will Not, be Controlled by men. Therefore, I must say, I like Your writing. To me You seem like a Nice Woman :~)! Consider studying, Daniel 5, It will explain some of, what I am trying to avoid. Please, pay close, close attention to the verse's, concerning Device's. Keep-It coming Queen :~)!

Peace,

-U-

[Penguin Board of Directors]

Brenda,

 

In my estimation, marching with seven good men instead of 40 bad ones sounds Christ-like to me. You are not Christ. No one is, or can be, Christ but Christ himself. It is good enough to be Christ-like. To remain Christ-like, however, we have to "be vigilant" (1 Peter 5: 5-14). Keeping watch implies staying alert or staying on one's guard to remain secure in the Mighty Hands of God and overcome the wiles of the enemy. So, may it be with us. Amen.  

[safirah chinwe]

ten years ago i was willing to die for a revolution but i was too young to know how to mobilize.  mobilization is key. now that i have a family it's not that easy to go to town hall meetings. it also boils down to priorities as well. many of us are tryin to make it day to day concerning solely ourselves believing that is enough to make a change. i'm entertaining petition signing (its less violent) and there are a couple petitions floating on this site. recently, in houston,tx a police chief did fire police officers for police brutality but his decision was overruled. a radio host made it his priority to cover this incident and thats why i was informed of the town hall meetings to scrutinize police brutality in houston. there r sooooo many causes to fight for. revolution is possible but u gotta know what your fighting for and sacrifrice beyond your daily schedule. it's not easy to do that's y so many believe its not possible.

[safirah chinwe]

your solutions r appreciated. i was dissapointed to find that many blacks commented on the az profiling law as a break from their profiling. i agree that there should be more unity, and less division.

Bri'on said:

Q:Is a revolution in America possible?

A:Absolutely! Now, who is going to do the revolutionizing...I don't know!?!

 

There are many concerns in this country by many different groups of people. Will we work together and solve each other's problem or will we step on each other?

 

For instance, in AZ, they practically made it legal to profile Mexicans, claiming to find illegal immigrants. "PROFILING" sounds like a familiar term (DWB:driving while Black), Black people in the United States of America are VERY familiar with the term, yet as a collective, I have yet to see any progress in terms of reaching out to each other and solving the "PROFILING" issue together. I do recall Rev. Al Sharpton shouting about discrimination and marching with folks in AZ (Arizona Immigration Bill Angers Al Sharpton, Mayor Bloomberg;Arizona Immigration Law: Al Sharpton Vows Protests If Law Isn't Rep...), but what radical change has happened to make sure that "PROFILE DISCRIMINATION" is wiped out? 

 

POLICE BRUTALITY:

Q:How do we eradicate police brutality

A:

1.By creating expert legal teams (NAACP expansion or spin-off) to tackle every case. After criminal action is rewarded, continue with civil action.

2.By putting more "beat" cops in the community, I'm not talking about the pleasant downtown or the picturesque beach, I'm talking WALKING from 5th & Broadway to 10th & Broadway (Any city, USA) and back. IF YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THERE USUALLY IS LESS CHANCE OF UN-WANTED CONDUCT (e.g. police brutality,crime).

3.By continuing to build bridges between law enforcement and communities, especially under-privileged communities.

 

Statistics on police brutality are not favorable (Police Brutality in America) in America. We need to continue our efforts to strengthen the community with the citizens that live in it and the law enforcement that protects it.

 

 

 

 

 

[Brenda]

Queen, I'm sorry it took me so long to answer You, but I must follow Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit. You are one of the best writer's I found here. Queen, Father will not let me come back here anymore. He let me come today because I asked Him, from my Very Heart. I did not like leaving You without an answer. Of all the question's We asked, We received few answer's, most made NO sense. What hurt Us the most...We never received any answer's from Smiley and West. I will not give You my thought's concerning those two. This will be the last time I will ever come here, so Keep-Up the Good Work's and May Our Creator Keep-On Blessing You and All the People You Love in the name of Jesus Christ:~)!  Stay-In-His-Word; He Love's Us :~)!

Peace,

-U-

QUEEN AKEBA said:

HOTEP AFRIKAN QUEEN. IN THIS SOCIETY THAT WE LIVE IN, IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT PEOPLE CAN NOT OPEN THEIR MINDS TO REALITY. YOU SAY WHAT IS ON YOUR HEART, AND THAT IS ENOUGH FOR ME. THE HEART IS PRECIOUS AND SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN BY ANYONE, ESPECIALLY SOMEONE THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW. EXPRESS YOURSELF. I LIKE THAT IN YOU . SMILES....DO NOT LET ANYONE CONTROL ANY PART OF YOUR LIFE. STAY STRONG MY SISTA. WE NEED ALL THE STRONG WARRIOR QUEENS THAT WE CAN GET. BLACK HATS OFF TO YOU. PLEASE VISIT THE INTERNATIONAL BLACK HAT SOCIETY ON FACEBOOK. I BELIEVE YOU WILL LIKE OUR GROUP. HAVE A MARVELOUS WEEKEND !   QUEEN AKEBA

[Howard R. Lee]

If we look at history, the civil war was a revolution to end slavery and when you think about it it took that kind of a revolution to get the country on the same page. It is probably time for another revolution of that sort, but here is a question I feel is just as important as the one you asked, Are black folks ready for another revolution of that kind? I ask because white folks have been thinking like this for years, increasingly more since Barack Obama was elected. You heard all the talk about 2nd amendment rights and the like and secretly whites have been arming themselves to the teeth. Buying guns and ammunition in record amounts, clearing the shelves in some cases. In a revolution people will die and blood will be shed, maybe a more important question is are we ready for the kind of revolution that should take place? Are we armed and ready? We can't be half cocked about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Byard Pidgeon]

Howard...I'm one of those white folks who has been thinking about revolution for years, and increasingly since Obama was elected (well, I should say, since he started governing farther to the right with almost every action).

I want a political revolution, not an armed one. I think we on the left can win a political revolution, but will all wind up dead in an armed revolution. Face it...no matter how many black folks and left folks take up arms, we are immeasurably outnumbered by the right wing (who aren't all white, either, and who use guns regularly).

We won't win quickly, and we need to begin at the local levels, working up through the power structures of our neighborhoods, towns, counties, states. The long revolution is possible, the short one means death.

Howard R. Lee said:

If we look at history, the civil war was a revolution to end slavery and when you think about it it took that kind of a revolution to get the country on the same page. It is probably time for another revolution of that sort, but here is a question I feel is just as important as the one you asked, Are black folks ready for another revolution of that kind? I ask because white folks have been thinking like this for years, increasingly more since Barack Obama was elected. You heard all the talk about 2nd amendment rights and the like and secretly whites have been arming themselves to the teeth. Buying guns and ammunition in record amounts, clearing the shelves in some cases. In a revolution people will die and blood will be shed, maybe a more important question is are we ready for the kind of revolution that should take place? Are we armed and ready? We can't be half cocked about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Howard R. Lee]

Mr. Pidgeon,

I appreciate your response, let me start by saying I am mad as hell about the way Republicans are hamstringing my president's administration. Because I feel like this, after enduring 8 years of Bush and waiting and holding my breath for him to do something for the U.S. economy it never happened. Then we get President Obama and I think finally, we have a president that gets it, we're going to have a domestic agenda. Then comes the Republicans with all of the filibusters (a record number) seeking to obstruct, then I watch as issue after issue they seek to stand in the way of what President Obama has tried to do for this country. So, I ask myself for what? Why are they doing this? the answer is clear they are carrying water for their backers. It has been becoming more and more apparent our political system is for sale. The Supreme court ruling Citizens United allowing corporations to donate unlimited funds to campaigns and political entities made it official. So what you're hearing is my frustration with a system that seems to have gone rogue. My frustration because I feel powerless to do anything about what I am witnessing, so coming into these forums and expressing my anger here is therapy for me. Truth is I am mad as hell.

Byard Pidgeon said:

Howard...I'm one of those white folks who has been thinking about revolution for years, and increasingly since Obama was elected (well, I should say, since he started governing farther to the right with almost every action).

I want a political revolution, not an armed one. I think we on the left can win a political revolution, but will all wind up dead in an armed revolution. Face it...no matter how many black folks and left folks take up arms, we are immeasurably outnumbered by the right wing (who aren't all white, either, and who use guns regularly).

We won't win quickly, and we need to begin at the local levels, working up through the power structures of our neighborhoods, towns, counties, states. The long revolution is possible, the short one means death.

Howard R. Lee said:

If we look at history, the civil war was a revolution to end slavery and when you think about it it took that kind of a revolution to get the country on the same page. It is probably time for another revolution of that sort, but here is a question I feel is just as important as the one you asked, Are black folks ready for another revolution of that kind? I ask because white folks have been thinking like this for years, increasingly more since Barack Obama was elected. You heard all the talk about 2nd amendment rights and the like and secretly whites have been arming themselves to the teeth. Buying guns and ammunition in record amounts, clearing the shelves in some cases. In a revolution people will die and blood will be shed, maybe a more important question is are we ready for the kind of revolution that should take place? Are we armed and ready? We can't be half cocked about it.