The Ghetto is NOT the problem

This is a comment to the following thread:

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Once again, someone always attempts to deflect the focus from  the main issue, which was trying to "fix" the police. Somehow the topic  got twisted into welfare and the "Ghetto", which originally was defined as this : " Italian, orig. the name of an island near Venice where Jews were forced to reside in the 16th century ". How it came to be slang for other ethnic groups is anybody's guess, but that is besides the point. The truth is this system of capitalism so many Americans enjoy cannot work without poverty. The rich trade money for labor, and the poor, and working class trade labor for money. The people with the money will always have the upper hand until the 99% demand a system that no longer makes money a prime mover of their lives. Until a new paradigm is established  between the poor, the working class, and the elite, inequality and suffering  will always be the status quo, and things will stay broken.  This is not going be a problem any of us can pray or vote our way out of.  If that was the case, the problem would have been solved centuries ago.  The truth is law enforcement is not broken, OUR SOCIETY IS. Since we are distracted talking about welfare and all,  If I read this to be true ( http://blog.lowincome.org/2016/04/truth-about-welfare-foodstamps-how-many-blacks-vs-whites.html ), then we need to fix the trailer parks too. Once again, the problem is NOT welfare. The problem is a corrupt system that profits from those in poverty. Think about it. This country has NEVER failed to hit a target it aimed for.  It boggles the mind that this is  the ONLY country that placed a man on the moon, found a cure for polio, Won TWO world wars, created a coast-to-coast interstate system, and offered basic public education to all Americans (after the 60‘s ,of course ), but somehow IT CAN’T DESIGN A SYSTEM TO WIPE OUT POVERTY ???? .   The only reason I see for this problem existing is that the dividends from poverty is paying too many people. You know, The banks and corporations “too big to fail “, and the politicians who use the corporate, international, and domestic welfare state to buy votes from the poor , and power and influence from the rich.  The truth is the largest welfare recipients in this country are the 1% ( over 1 trillion alone went to the banking system in 2008 to fix their gambling problem , but we have such short memories, don’t we ??).  As I said in my last comment, when the elite have us misdirected and fighting each other, it takes the focus from them and their nefarious deeds, giving them more time to leave the ship before it sinks.  I can’t blame them.  If I was rich and didn’t give a d@mn,  that would be exactly what I would do; take care of me and mine.  So America, what will it be ?? Do we let the power elite steer the Titanic that is the U.S. to its certain doom, or do we stop arguing among ourselves and figure out how to get control of country back and change course to steer clear of danger ?? Based on what I see so far, we are STILL DOOMED !!!

No, Mr. Cowen, I will not work harder for crooks :(

 I apologize in advance for any grammatical errors I may have missed.


This is a response for the CNN article “Americans have become lazy, argues economist Tyler Cowen and it’s hurting the economy”.

He writes as if this is the one and only thing that’s hurting the economy.  By this man’s logic if hard work is all it took, The Southeastern United States should be an economic powerhouse today because in the 19th century, a large portion of its population (i.e. African slaves ) gave 100% of their effort for free, often giving up their lives as well. I will not heed the words of an “economist” who makes money just playing with numbers who thinks that cracking a mental whip over the minds of working-class people is somehow going to make us work harder. Nope - that -ish is not going to work any more. I would like to see him write an article on how “Corporate and Government Financial Corruption is hurting the economy “.  I will probably never see him write such an article because of this one simple fact: THE REAL PROBLEM IS most Americans don’t seem to care where the money comes from when they are getting paid. They only seem care when they are getting ripped-off.  A relative once told me that it doesn’t matter if all politicians are crooks, as long as the one you voted for wins and steals for you.  I give you the recent Trump victory as Exhibit A.
 

In a fair, just and balanced economic system, the author may have had a point. The "Occupy Wall Street “ movement started less than a decade ago and somehow 99%ers voted a 1%er into  the office for President of the U.S.  Although this is not the first time this has happened, Americans should wake up to the fact that a crook is a crook whether he or she gets caught or not.  We are sacrificing our liberty for security in the form of a fatter paycheck as opposed to more accountable government / corporate economical practices.  Sure, we have put some people in jail. So what ? in 2008 better than 8 trillion (that 8 million-million, by the way ) evaporated from the hands of working class Americans and then condensed in the hands of the 1%. The graph in article lines up almost perfectly with this fact (note how the number of small business starts plummet around the time of the 2007/2008 crash )  This was not Monopoly money.  That money represented real work, real sweat, and real sacrifice.  What amazes me is that after all these losses (which the big banks actually saw coming because they fixed it that way  ), the American people still had to “bail-out” these “too big to fail” banks to the tune of almost 1 trillion dollars. How much harder do we need to work for crooks before Mr. Cowen is satisfied ?


As for people not starting small businesses, let me play devil’s advocate here.  WHAT SENSE DOES IT MAKE TO START A BUSINESS IN AN ECONOMY WHERE MOST TEND TO FAIL INSIDE OF 5 YEARS, AND BAIL-OUTS ARE NOT OFFERED BECAUSE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE NOT “TOO BIG TO FAIL”? No matter how good change makes you feel, change  and feelings alone does not clear a negative bank balance. Only money does . Mr. Cowen needs to realize that Americans are not lazy, most are just NOT STUPID.  When you have a system that enables dysfunctional behavior, you end up with a dysfunctional economy.  For proof ,  I give you the “American Greed “ TV series available for viewing on Hulu or over the air in certain locales . What Mr. Cowen calls laziness (like the Opioid addiction epidemic)  is a symptom of a much larger problem that takes virtuous, honest, people with very large balls to solve.  How does working harder solve the economy problem when our government dilutes our net worth by printing more money (via quantitative easing), and corporations work hard to keep wages flat regardless of an increase in taxes and inflation ? The only way hard works for you is if you get to keep most (if not not all ) of what you work for, and you truly can get “ an honest day’s pay for an honest day’s work”.  If working for crooks is the only choice that  working class Americans have at acquiring any worthwhile standard of living, then most in this country are just as complicit in this criminal enterprise we have come to know as the American Economy.






Mr. Cowen's  article may be found here:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/04/12/news/economy/us-economy-big-problem-tyler-cowen/index.html

If Blacks really want justice for Mike Brown and others, they MUST do this.

Since it has been shown repeatedly that it is almost impossible for a Black person to get criminal justice in the U.S. ( you know, unbiased access to the legal system, the right to due process , etc. ),  The only option left is civil justice.   Just as the Goldman family went after OJ on civil grounds when he was acquitted,  Blacks will have to do the same thing here. In other words " If at first you don't succeed, sue the bastards "

The only way race relations will ever improve in this country is to create a environment  that simply makes it too expensive for law enforcement and other members of the justice system to levy criminal acts based on bigotry and stereotypes.  If that means suing a person or institution into bankruptcy, then so be it . Blacks need to take all the money they will spend making signs, marching, and burning up data-minutes tweeting about how foul the system is, and pool that  money to form a dream team of lawyers whose main job it is to seek the justice for those too dead to seek it for themselves. The winning strategies are listed below: 

1) File a class-action lawsuit against the city for wrongful death on behalf of the deceased:

2) File a class-action lawsuit against the city for denying the deceased their constitutional rights (specifically  the 6th, 7th, and 8th amendments, read them here: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bill_of_Rights. )

 Simply put, when you kill a citizen in this country (no matter how ghetto or thuggish they may look)   you  have essentially denied them their rights as guaranteed to them by the US Constitution.

3) IF ALL ELSE FAILS,  if possible, file a class-action lawsuit against the individual using the charges above.  This way
any person thinking about pursuing a career in law enforcement will think long and hard about the job before they apply. 

4) COLLECTIVELY (THIS MEANS DO THIS AS ONE, BLACK PEOPLE) boycott all business that do not contribute to community of the deceased.  With the Internet and online shopping, this one is easy.  The goal here is to starve out the local bigots and force them to do business elsewhere.


Is the above strategy perfect ? No. but I would take this plan over inhaling poisonous tear gas or losing my eye to a bean bag from a police shotgun any day.  Few might realize this, but all battles for civil rights eventually end up in the courtroom.  So as I see it, why even put up with non-sense of dealing with jack-booted ,goose-stepping, storm-troopers with their taxpayer funded military gear, when Blacks could just simply SUE THEM TO DEATH IN COURT. If Blacks do this enough times, they probably won't be liked too much, but at least they will be left alone.


P.S. In case Blacks need a lawyer to get them started on the above campaign, I give you one
right here:

 http://news.yahoo.com/ferguson-justice-department-vanita-gupta-153750781.html

GestapoNet - The Beginning of the End for the IAWNI ( Internet as We Know IT)

My Experience with the Fuhrer, uh... Facebook



This is my first official post for Gestaponet.  I had to learn the hard way that at the end of the day, the Elite (those that control the flow of money, power and information ) control everything.   Got a taste of this when Facebook showed their other face (some call it something else )  and without warning disabled my account. Here is a complaint I wrote to pissed customer dot com:


"I was a Facebook user for 3+ years. Added friends that knew me with no problems. Added suitable content with no problems. Always gave credit to other works posted that were not mine. Never friended someone I did not know or did not know me. Always joined groups by request only. Suddenly without warning, my account was disabled by them , no email, no explanation. Good thing I did not place all my eggs in this basket, as that would have really sucked. Good things there are other social media sites that protect your privacy better than them ( These folks want your personal info to re-enable your account.) I did not need to release my personal info when I signed up with them 3 years ago, so please tell me WHY ARE THEY ASKING FOR IT NOW !!!! Can't appeal as I don't know what rules I broke. Looking forward to a reply from Facebook which I probably won't get.
There are no clean words that can describe my disdain for these folks right now."

Although crude,  I am going use this blog as as way to control my content. It seems like Google might not be as Orwellian as FB when it comes to using a free and open Internet.  FB can can do whatever it wants.  Good thing I had my friends send me post via emails ( which is also on google btw ) I will be contacting  you shortly .  I could be bitter about this but these guys are not even worth my time and energy.  If you are a  user on Facebook please do the following

1) Find a way to back up your profile info and friend list ( you WILL regret it if you don't )

2) archive ALL photos and video and THEN DELETE ALL you can from their servers (do it slowly )  and link your stuff to Dropbox or other cloud account

3) If you can live w/o Facebook please do as they are asking for way too much private info claiming that your identity is safe with them.  BULLSHIT !!!
Why would I give my info to a third party for safe keeping if  I can do a better job
by not giving them anything  ?????

4) find another social media site that does have 1984 in its reading list.

here is a complete list here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites

 I am going to use google+ myself and see how it works out.

You have been warned

Rev.