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Here's my version of the TRUTH:
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We must realize in our heart of hearts that the so-called "Dominant Culture" exists as a smoke screen to hide the valuable contributions people of color worldwide have made to this country and the planet. With the fall of Wall Street, the nomination of Obama and the rise of the consciousness of people of color, particularly Americans of Afrikan descent, which is, of course, alllll of the peoples on the planet, comes the opportunity to awaken to our most valuable asset: ourselves, the Gods and Goddesses that we are. There is a change a-comin' and we are on the brink of enlightenment. As spiritual activists, culture is the medium we have to use to awaken the divine in ourselves and others. Turn off the television, radio and stop reading the headlines and turn your focus inward as we explore the vast canvas of our being. We are HUMAN BEINGS not human doings. Our only responsibility is to awaken to the LIGHT within ourselves. All the trials and tribulations of the past have led us to this very MOMENT when we recognize our personal power as co-creators with the Universe. I AM, THAT I AM. Be the LIGHT that shines in the darkness!
Here's one sister's response to my post above:
Welcome to you Diva JC. I read your comment in the Women's
Role group and I am very excited to hear more wisdom from you.
You made me want to rededicate myself to the life commitment
to reclaim our greatness and not stand for our accomplishments
to be hidden. Thank you so much for such inspiring words.
Have a blacktastic day!!!
Oyabomi
Wise words indeed, Joan! This message contains three revealing links: A Conspiracy of Imbeciles Must read!
This is part of the garbage going
around blaming the crash on Black Americans, when, truthfully, Black home
defaults were only a small percentage of the total incurred. The
majority of the defaults were mainly by White Americans who took
advantage of the system (go to:
http://hotpads.com check foreclosures across the U.S. Tell me Black folk live in all these
communities). There have been such blatant discriminatory practices in
the housing industry that the fed had to eventually step in. Once again
as in most cases with any government program, be it welfare, housing or
programs slated for minority endowment, White Americans have been the
largest percentage of abusers and the first to point fingers at minorities. Here's an article about what's going on with the mortgage bailout.
www.makepeacetotalpackage.com/clayton-makepeace/a-conspiracy-of-imbeciles.html/print
Some of my Muslim friends have been very good at these reminders that the
worst enemies we have are within ourselves. Your statement goes even
deeper -- it is not about combating weaknesses and temptations but
affirming stength and Godliness, which I can more than relate to.
(It is -- if folks want to split theological hairs, which never makes
sense because no argument can be "proven" in that realm -- the
difference between consider ourselves to be "creations" by God
or manifestations of God. That quote from Marianne
Williamson, which has been misattributed to Nelson
Mandela is a great one; I think you know it and have it on
your site.)
Stay strong, stay wise, stay inspired. You do inspire others.
Best,
Gene
From: Joan Cartwright - divajc47@yahoo.com
Sent: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:08 am
Subject: Re: Fwd: A Conspiracy of Imbeciles Must read!
The one to hotpads shows the areas of the country most affected, at
present, by the foreclosure crisis.
The Keating video is a timely reminder of the last time the taxpayers
were jacked so seriously by greed and fraud in the banking industry.
The third one is the problematical one, which purports to be
non-political, offers a very clear and sobering analysis of the financial
crisis, but then goes on a nakedly political rant of the blame-the-victim
sort, which, to say the least, and to say it politely, stretches
credibility. (I was on guard the moment I read of how many hundreds
of hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars this individual's group
spends in order to bring us commoners sound financial advice for free.)
Nonetheless, we need to be forewarned and forearmed against this assault
on the propaganda front, which makes the poor, caring Bush
administration look like the hapless victims of decisions made by
imbecilic Democrats before them.
There is still a great unanswered question in all of this. Is it not
true that wealth -- financial wealth, at least -- like energy, is
neither created nor destroyed, but only changes form or location? In
other words, if so much wealth is being lost by so many people in so many
places, does not the law of wealth dictate that what is being lost in one
place or in one form, is being gained in another? Either that is
true, or the once-high value of homes, goods and services was only
mythical, artificially inflated, and now everything is coming down to its
true value. Which doesn't make any real sense either. What the
financial crisis looks like is a crisis in cash-FLOW, a kind of Catch-22
gridlock situation, but not an absolute absence of cash itself, so the
question is, where is IT? And where is the U.S. government supposed
to get this $700 billion for the supposed bailout of the banks (not the
people) other than by borrowing it from banks? (It's not as if
there's that much government-owned gold, for example, being put on the
table as a guarantee of the government's good faith.) All of these
naive questions prove that I am definitely no economist, and such
ignorance might try the patience of a saint, but as just one more body
trying to ride out this rising tsunami, I would sure appreciate some
honest insight from people who know, and can point the way to a solution
instead of just screwing with our minds by telling us how bad things are.
(EVERYBODY, it seems, did not suffer through the Great
Depression. Some supposedly did quite well in spite of, or
even because of it, Conspiracy theorists -- they can always be
counted upon -- have suggested that this was deliberately planned and
orchestrated for that purpose. Is that what is happening now?
A little truth would go a long way these days.) -- DGT
Who are typically the real abusers of the system that we should be
screaming about?
my.barackobama.com/keatingvideo
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