Another religious black man who has something to say about racism . . .

Being rewarded in the afterlife is one tactic the wealthy have used to control the poor since the invention of private property. In the West Christianity was used to console and control the serfs and peasants since Medieval times, indigenous people and slaves were simply added to the list.

That racism is having such a resurgence is disgusting and disheartening. Divide and conquer works and as long as it does the wealthy will continue to use it. The majority never seems to figure out that they are being manipulated. The needless misery it creates is appalling.

I've always wondered how people can be so devoutly religious to a book that instructs slavery(among other things) and was forced onto them by enslavers. Especially when you get older and become aware of other books like this one. I feel this book should definitely throw anyone's forced christian beliefs into doubt.

On the flip-side, another thing that amazes me is the complete white-washing of the religion. AND the complete acceptance of this by a lot of white people with all the portraits of white jesus hanging in their house. And then the paintings depicting god as this white man with white robes and a white beard. It's just so ridiculous and it seems sooo obvious to me that I don't see how other people don't see it. I do live in the south though.

I'll be in conversation with someone on the topic and talk about it being a middle-eastern belief and if jesus was even an actual person he most certainly wasnt white and their head snaps back with that look and they'll say something like, "no it's not and yes he is!" I'll just be like, "really? Where did everything in this book take place?" The amount of mental gymnastics that follows is always interesting.

But overall, I am glad that people like Aries is publicly stating his views like this. It makes me hopeful that people will listen and question their own beliefs.

Valid questions!

I've never been able to understand why black people believe ( white people too, but at least we have a bounty of $'s, power and freedom).

I saw the picture of the policeman kneeling on the black man's neck and started crying. What exploded into my mind was the picture of an SS man with his boot on the neck of a Jewish man that I saw in German newspaper as a child. I cried then, and I am crying now. But this time, it is out of shame and rage and fueled by a burning in my guts to do something about this. I am not a little girl anymore. I will make a noise and it won't be sobbing!

Good for him. Let's hope he keeps moving toward what makes sense.

Why are the anti lockdown pandemic demonstrators with assault weapons and tactical gear treated like hero’s while invading the state capital building in Michigan, they are acting like Domestic Terrorists!!!

While the Black Demonstrators are treated like an illegal riot mob when they are marching peacefully until attacked by the white police force in Minnesota???

The photographs below show how white people think they are above the law!!!

They are nothing but criminal Domestic Terrorists!!!

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Yet another unconscionable "execution" of a black man by a "jack booted thug" while several others stand by calmly watching. Thousands of protesters in the streets and the pigs are fired! That is documented manslaughter, if not murder. Where is the statement of outrage from the "POTUS"? He's probably playing golf. What would you expect by a president who hires the very people he tries to keep out of the country to work in his golf courses?