Attack of the Bad and Bougie: The Lynching of Dr. Umar and Black Nationalism by Min. Paul Scott

We have been infected with a faux elitism resulting from the pecking order imposed on the enslaved by their kidnappers.
This so-called "black bourgeoisie" insanity is now deeply woven into the American Black family structure as much as the distorted Christianity that enslavers beat into us to destroy all remnants of our culture, history and self-worth.
This throwback to the "slave pecking order" manifests as criticism and condemnation for anyone that seeks to advance themselves outside of that structure.

This "hotep" nomenclature... this twisting of a positive concept into an insult... is the result of two things.
The fact that Black people have adopted the cultural mechanisms of their oppressors in the way that any outward display of "knowledge" is only used to elevate one's position into one where funds can be demanded. One grifting group knowing the scam that they are participating in, attacks purveyors of "African" culture that they perceive are only running the same scam... like drug dealers protecting territory.
And secondly, there is also a resentment from people who have submitted to or struggled against submission to one system already, being then asked to submit to another one.
After all that investment or struggle with no real "agency" as the result, there is collective fatigue that by design lies at the foundation of inability to take decisive group action.

We must work to differentiate between charlatan grifters and true educational warriors working for the benefit and empowerment of the oppressed...
and we must do so without imposing the unrealistic expectation upon them of "perfection" as they struggle with their own humanity within an inhumane environment.

~ Grey

When "Republicans" say that the ACA (Obamacare) is a "disaster"...

They are being literal and correct.. for them.

The "people" were calling for nationwide, universal healthcare, and politicians did not see theft efficiency there. So they tied it up with enough "debate" to convince the public that it wasn't possible... and then sold us out of desperation a plan that was horribly expensive, but still manageable to a small segment of the population.
War was waged to divert attention and funds while...
The Politicians, who still saw it as money left on the table... immediately engaged in the attack with a renewed debate.

Democrats said it was flawed but required more investment to "fix" it...
Republicans say that it is unworkable, and require more funds to replace it.

Ultimately it is a "disaster" for politicians because... in an entirely criminal system where centuries of grift have bloated it beyond almost anyone's realistic understanding...
There are too many gang members that have to get their "cut".

The margins are too small... and they "need" all that money now... and it's never enough to cover the spread.

We have all seen the movies where the gang terrorizes the village for protection money that is beyond what any of the villagers can afford.

So, they live in fear.

It couldn't be more clear.
Don't you feel the squeeze?
Aren't you being terrorized?

Aren't low-level members of the gang... although a motley crew... riding roughshod through your communities like cowboys, disrespecting you and taking all the good sh*t that you couldn't hide from them?

... while the only people that get around it are "entertainers"... who better play the game right "In the bar", or else.

Don't you see it?

WE need to get better at hiding our pennies... and watch them start feeding on themselves...

Like the back-stabbing, low-life good-for-nothing bandits always do in the movies.

Truth in fiction.

Or we can always just wait for a Samurai/Gunslinger to ride in and save us.

Wait for it...