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re: We lost two incredible African American Role Models Recently
Posted on 6/4/16 at 10:31 am to Bondombie
Posted on 6/4/16 at 10:31 am to Bondombie
I would say they were both very talented in their fields but not role models.
Ali hated the country he lived in and bad mouthed it at every turn without pause.
Obviously Prince was an extremely talented musician but also a a drug addict.
Hopefully you are being sarcastic when you say they were, or you really need a better moral compass when it comes to who you look up to.
Ali hated the country he lived in and bad mouthed it at every turn without pause.
Obviously Prince was an extremely talented musician but also a a drug addict.
Hopefully you are being sarcastic when you say they were, or you really need a better moral compass when it comes to who you look up to.
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Posted on 6/4/16 at 10:39 am to Bondombie
The lack of black role models for young black males to emulate is a tragedy.
The only people they see escaping the ghetto are athletes and entertainers. So they think that's their only path. But less that 1 in 1000 will make it that way.
The path to building generational wealth is through developing small business that you can mentor and hand down to your children. This has been proven through social and economic studies again and again.
But for some reason the black community does not embrace this. They don't even own or operate the convenience stores or fast food restaurants in their own communities. The East Asians do.
Until the black community in America embraces entrepreneurship and small business ownership as the vector to upward mobility, we will all suffer the consequences.
The only people they see escaping the ghetto are athletes and entertainers. So they think that's their only path. But less that 1 in 1000 will make it that way.
The path to building generational wealth is through developing small business that you can mentor and hand down to your children. This has been proven through social and economic studies again and again.
But for some reason the black community does not embrace this. They don't even own or operate the convenience stores or fast food restaurants in their own communities. The East Asians do.
Until the black community in America embraces entrepreneurship and small business ownership as the vector to upward mobility, we will all suffer the consequences.
Posted on 6/4/16 at 10:41 am to Lsudx256
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Ali hated the country he lived in and bad mouthed it at every turn without pause
Is it really that difficult to piece together why he may have spoken out against what was going on in this country, or do you just not give a shite?
Posted on 6/4/16 at 10:43 am to Bondombie
Neither is a role model.
Posted on 6/4/16 at 10:44 am to Bondombie
Ali was awesome.
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This was when Muhammad Ali got involved. Even though he had no idea who this guy was or anything about him, he volunteered to go up onto the ledge and talk to him, eventually managing to get him to come down after about 20 minutes of talking.
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Posted on 6/4/16 at 10:45 am to Bondombie
FOYR
Posted on 6/4/16 at 10:51 am to Bondombie
Neither are African.
They were Americans, if you want to call Ali one.
They were Americans, if you want to call Ali one.
Posted on 6/4/16 at 10:52 am to brgfather129
Their is a major difference between being an activist and a traitor. If you are going to be an activist and try and change the world then you need to weigh your speech and message and consider the people listening. To consistently talk down about everything our country stands for and disrespect the people who fight for it to give you the ability have free speech is irresponsible.
Great fighter but horrible American.
Great fighter but horrible American.
Posted on 6/4/16 at 10:58 am to baybeefeetz
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Prince was a junkie
That's not a fair or accurate characterization.
By most accounts, he didn't even drink much less participate in recreational drug use.
Not that I agree with his decisions, but the man was unwavering in his principles, refusing medical treatment that contradicted his beliefs.
Do you know how much pain a fricked up hip causes? Every step. Shifting in your chair. Even rolling over in your sleep.
He was trying to deal with it. Again, true to his principles.
I can respect that.
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:02 am to CrimsonTideMD
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That's not a fair or accurate characterization.
By most accounts, he didn't even drink much less participate in recreational drug use.
The man had a documented multi decade addiction to opiods. He had been treated for overdosing in the past. And he died from an opiod overdose. What the frick are you talking about?
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:05 am to Bondombie
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Prince and Muhammad Ali were fantastic role models for kids. The symbol Prince taught kids that by removing letters from your name, you instantly become a Symbol. Kids from all over the world are looking for that perfect symbol to replace their names.
One injected opioid fentanyl while the other came up with the inspiring slogan "It will be a killa... and a chilla... and a thrilla... when I get the gorilla in Manila”
Absolutely stunning words from one of the world's most classiest role models.
Redneck jimmie over rustle
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:06 am to Lsudx256
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To consistently talk down about everything our country stands for and disrespect the people who fight for it to give you the ability have free speech is irresponsible.
You do understand Ali was a black man and we are essentially talking about the mid-to-late 60s, right? Given that lens, your post is ridiculous..and it is astonishing to me with what we know now about the Vietnam War and civil rights that anyone would be here perpetuating that narrative.
This post was edited on 6/4/16 at 11:06 am
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:06 am to Lsudx256
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To consistently talk down about everything our country stands for and disrespect the people who fight for it to give you the ability have free speech
are you 20?Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:09 am to Lsudx256
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heir is a major difference between being an activist and a traitor. If you are going to be an activist and try and change the world then you need to weigh your speech and message and consider the people listening. To consistently talk down about everything our country stands for and disrespect the people who fight for it to give you the ability have free speech is irresponsible.
Great fighter but horrible American.
He should have gone to Vietnam to be a cheerleader as 58,000 of our boys were killed in a pointless political war. THAT would have been patriotic.
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:12 am to Montezuma
Yeah, I was just trolling. Idgaf really.
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:12 am to REG861
Blind obedience to local laws is obviously the approach our founding fathers took, so we should emulate that.
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Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:13 am to Bondombie
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Prince and Muhammad Ali were fantastic role models for kids. The symbol Prince taught kids that by removing letters from your name, you instantly become a Symbol. Kids from all over the world are looking for that perfect symbol to replace their names.
One injected opioid fentanyl while the other came up with the inspiring slogan "It will be a killa... and a chilla... and a thrilla... when I get the gorilla in Manila”
Absolutely stunning words from one of the world's most classiest role models.
Dude...just shut up.
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:14 am to CorporateTiger
you nailed it... naturally all the self described 'small government conservatives' who dominate this website are coming out to defend a war where the government marched off 58K college kids to die against their will
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:18 am to brgfather129
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You do understand Ali was a black man and we are essentially talking about the mid-to-late 60s, right? Given that lens, your post is ridiculous..and it is astonishing to me with what we know now about the Vietnam War and civil rights that anyone would be here perpetuating that narrative.
Well, at least it provides insight into the Trump nomination.
I'm sure America has always been this way. Full of voters that can't take historical facts and draw logical conclusions from them.
I'm hoping we're experiencing the internet turbulence of moving from brainwashed dogma to informational enlightenment,
but I fear it's going to be a long and bumpy ride.
This post was edited on 6/4/16 at 11:19 am
Posted on 6/4/16 at 11:21 am to PygmalionEffect
How much do you want to bet the OP voted for David Vitter?
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