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Originally posted by blackwatch06
I think it is interesting that the government is using economic prosperity in the black community to squelch class consciousness. When the governnment realizes that all you have to do is give the right people the right amount of money and you kill a revolution, black folks gotta start living for righteousness and not prosperity, because in the long run, if we live for prosperity:
1. Not everybody gonna be as rich as they wanna be (simply ain't enough resources) and
2. we all loose in the long run because we are never gonna get as prosperous as the oppressor, the gate keeper to this type of "prosperity".
What do you guys think?
Blackwatch!!!!!!
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I knew you would respond.
I agree with you, but I also know that Black folks will never live for righteousness and not prosperity (though I long for the day). We (just like other Americans) feed into capitalism. Not to mention that so many people want out of the poverty that they live in, making money is the only solution that they see to their problems. The tripped out thing is, it works. I mean, we have other factors that divide us as a race, but class is a big one. And it's sad because if (or when) the time comes to fill those (currently empty but fully operational) concentration camps, class is not going to make a bit of difference.
What tripped me out about NSC Memorandum 46 is that it was written AFTER the Black Panthers and other Black Liberation parties were already defunct, a preventative measure of sorts. I wish that Black people would realize the power that we have. So much so that the government is actually proactive about ensuring that we don't unite. It's sad that we don't realize our own power. Just imagine the impact that we could have, both here and abroad, if we would just change our focus.