Author: JonathanT.

Im not much for talking about myself. Id rather discuss the topics of society and find positive ways to remedy what ails the world. In the past few years we have seen an increase of hatred and prejudice all in the name of greed or pride. Will we ever see eye to eye, or at least from each others perspective? I feel as if I need to speak out on every injustice, misinterpretation, and underhanded or sly remark that I see or hear in regards to the circumstances of my people and It's taking a toll on my sanity. Ignorance from those I know on the sensitivities of social matters that happen in this country remind me of why I left the south and at the same time remind me of why I need to go back. Regardless of your race, religion, sex, nationality, or sexual preference I love you! I may not like you sometimes but I love you regardless. My intention is to create a forum for discussion and a method of relaying information to all those willing or wanting to learn with me. I love accurate knowledge and to share it. This is what God intended. to fellowship and teach. Always have believed that change won't come without communication and education. This my attempt at both. God Bless and feel free to discuss, respectably.

“What makes your error of man more righteous than mine?”

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Riots and Gangs, that’s comical compared to the birth of a nation. Our Nation. Meet the Originators of riots and Gangsters.

Friday, May 1, 2015

7:32 AM

I can be so random at times. I was scrolling through my movies on Netflix and saw this. Something just clicked.

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The original gangs of America before the bloods and crips. I know all you have seen or either heard of this movie, Gangs of New York. If you follow history you know this is a pretty accurate account of how things happened and why. Gangs formed for power and control of the resources in a particular, or should I say group of particular neighborhoods. Sound Familiar. Even the colors should trigger something. No, nothing yet? Ok, I’ll spell it out. It’s the same thing as what goes on in the inner cities but just on a larger scale and the Gangs of New York introduces us to the violence of the streets and RIOTS with an added in political agenda. Today’s gangs are calling a truce to come together for the equal treatment of a people. The original gangs did it to gain control of a people and a city, or Burroughs as they say in New York. Are we seeing the parallels yet? No? These gangs eventually developed into political parties which sought and eventually fought for control of the country. Back then it was done in the streets. Elections were decided by gang wars and riots that were accompanied by looting and mass outbreaks of crimes of opportunity. The X-factor in all of this is the American Media. Today’s gangs are villainized, while their predecessors run the country.

The correlation between the Gangs and the rioting of then to now triggered something in my head. It actually shows you the evil of man. How can someone commit an act and deem it as a necessary evil, but then condemn someone else for committing the same act. Time and place in history should not matter. The reason for the rioting should.

Can you seriously question why the people of Baltimore are or were rioting. Better yet, can you tell me why that’s the  only question we have? Are you serious? For oppressed people, sometime the only way to be heard is to make a little noise. Considering the history of this country, I’m sure we can all agree that Americans have a tendency to protest with violence after peace and liberty has been taken. Don’t criticize and ask,” Why are they destroying their own city?” Ask what kind of pain can a human be experiencing if their cry for help is that loud and violent? If people don’t have the resources to pull themselves out of poverty do you really expect the ability to suppress rage, from existing every day in that desolate and unpromising existence to be present? The disease of hypocrisy is growing and shows in the words and post I see on Social media. People often forget. I think it’s time to remember all of our history! All I’m saying is we all need to own the truths of our duality in this reality. There are good and evil in all forms and we all have a duty to protect each other from the evil at all costs if any of us wish to survive, if our children and their children wish to survive.

We can’t just talk about the problem and point out the flaws of man throughout time. We must offer solutions as well. How do we overcome this horrible tendency to overlook the reasons behind a group of individuals acts of violence and deviance? It must start at an early age. I work with children of all ages and one thing I have noticed is that no child is born with any inherited prejudices toward their fellow human being. By counter acting the negative influences from environmental factors in school, by teaching even the worst parts of history in school would be a great start. The History books in today’s classrooms are watered down. Well, since common core I guess there really aren’t books anymore but only worksheets, according to my children’s curriculum. That is a conversation I will save for a later date. Apologies, I digressed. Conversation on What is needed to overcome the effect of years of systemic and institutional racism. The same schools we just spoke of need to be equipped with adequate equipment and equally qualified teachers comparable to those in more affluent areas. Just a few ideas on a larger scale. Looking at it from the individual standpoint and speaking as a black man, we must focus on reestablishing our power as a community and as a people. We must value our own lives and the lives of our black people as much as we want law enforcement and the rest of the world to value us. We will not be taken seriously by anyone if we continue to kill each other for any reason. I understand that all the reasons for our circumstances are not in our control. I also understand that we CAN control our reactions to those circumstances and the path we choose to escape it, when given viable options.

Authors Note: Simply my ideas and opinions based on facts and self-evident truths. I am always open to others opinions and suggestions. How else can we stop the problem if we don’t communicate? So feel free to leave comments and add positive suggestion and ideas.

“Riot is The Language of The Unheard”

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When will we learn?

People seem more concerned about the burning cars and the rioting in the streets and a very well insured CVS may I add, than they do about the violence from police and the death of so many. SMH Unite in all we do!! You dont have to condone the acts to understand why its being done. Not being able to understand why it is happening and empathize with those reasons, is the real issue. Shaming our own because many are letting out frustrations? Really. Find a way to reach out and explain anger is not the key my people. Talking down on people is that crab in a barrel mentality kicking in. Thugs, idiots, hoodlums, is the language of the oppressors might as well blast off with NIGGERS…with the ER on the end (skin cringes). Uplift and teach the misguided…anything else is part of the reason why we at this point now.

Who are we to judge. Are you there? Do you live there? Do you deal with the injustices and systemic racism that happens more frequently in highly minority populated areas like Baltimore. Have you ever been pulled over and told you fit the description with your son in the car and searched while he watched because you “fit the description”. Have you ever been arrested and beaten? Have you ever had to mourn the loss of a loved one to police violence? Have you ever had to wake up and realize that you have to better 10 times better and try twice as hard because you were born with a different skin? Have you ever been harassed while standing on your street corner talking to your friends by police because it’s laws that permit the gathering of too many black youth in certain areas because it is considered as a threat. Does that not sound like the tactics of slave owners keeping their slaves separated in fear of a revolt?

I am by no means saying that those individuals who rob stores for personal profit and gain are justified but I am saying I understand the frustration of those who are protesting and rioting without the intention of looting for personal gain. What I find more disgusting than the looting is the lack of empathy from the black community and others about the reasons why this happening in the first place. A Pastor in Baltimore is encouraging those same youth to join him in finding ways to make change without violence. Question is, can change be made without the threat of violence. Is that not how America and our fore fathers fought the oppression from the British? You can look at the petty issues that the media decides to publicize or focus on the real issues. Why do the lives of the average American citizen especially African American citizens and any others of color or socio-ecnomic disadvantages matter less than anyone else.

There’s levels to this ISH!!

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When people say there’s levels to this I don’t think they comprehend the gravity of the statement they are making. Most think that the spoken of levels consist of only mental, physical and spiritual, but in actuality those three categories are the first three individual levels one must conquer before being ready to see, understand, proceed, and achieve those higher levels we all seek to reach in life. Western society and our capitalistic Democratic bureaucratic government and economic systems have divided us into class structures. This is a normal occurrence in city state societies. The objective is for the individual to be able to climb the ladder or levels of those class structures until they reach their socioeconomic ceiling. For some this is higher than others. What we all must understand is yes there are levels to this and we have to be prepared for what we are going to face when we reach those levels. Education of the arts and sciences of each culture for each culture is necessary for this to happen. Cross cultural education is a must and being from a disadvantaged home should not hinder a child from gaining the tools needed to move on to the next level and fulfill their complete potential.

Now let me code switch and state that so the generational age gap doesn’t stop the younger readers from receiving the message…

These days people always screaming “change”. OK I feel that and everything but the game we playing in. We didn’t make the rules. In order for us to make it we gotta play the game the way it was meant to be played. Now I understand that don’t mean lose yourself while you out there getting it. The only way to truly be successful is to make it as far as they say you possibly can and further without selling your soul or selling out your own moral beliefs (if you have any) for the price of success.

Now while you climbing these levels you can’t be a crab and drag others down to get yours. The way to win the game is to bring as many of your people with you. When I say your people I am not referring to any race or nationality. I am speaking of all of those who were and are as disadvantaged as you were before your journey up the levels began. This is why the 1% are the 1% and the rest of us struggle because they keep us down to profit off our blood sweat and perseverance. The longer we continue to make it and then conform to their selfish so called democratic ways we will always be the working class disadvantaged backbone of the nation.

Victory begins with knowledge. Then sharing that knowledge continues the circle. Educate yourselves and your children of what reaching success and climbing those levels truly means. For all my Christians we know faith in God is the first thing you need but for all those who believe otherwise the let’s just say faith in what’s right will lead you in the same direction. It all begins within.

Everyone wants to judge from the outside looking in. Everyone just assumes because the media only reports half of the story and always vilainizes people of color to make it seem as if people deserve what they get because they are doing wrong. But when you look at situation like this you see that institutional and systematic racism and slavery in a another form still exist in many cities in America. This city exploded for a reason and Mike Brown was just the catalyst to expose all the underhanded city official dealings, racial profiling by police, and overall discrimination that has been occurring in this city for years. Quantitative research does not lie when the data being analyzed comes from the books of those breaking the law. These citizens have been living with the foot of law enforcement pressed to their throats for their whole lives. You mix in the lack of appropriate education and the general moral decline of America with that environment and you’re gonna have a very hostile situation where the citizens are gonna lash out and rebel sooner or later…Everyone screams individual choices but dont take into account personal situations…If I lived like this I would take the first chance I got to march against the injustice or maybe even strike out against the symbol of the authority figures who are causing the obvious oppression and injustice, wouldn’t you?…FB_20150111_08_51_55_Saved_Picture

Hello world!

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1. In social psychology, the fundamental attribution error, also known as the .correspondence bias or attributioneffect, is people’s tendency to place an undue emphasis on internal characteristics to explain someone else’s behavior in a given situation, rather than considering external factors.

Will we ever see eye to eye, or at least from each other’s perspectives? I feel as if I need to speak out on every injustice, misinterpretation, and underhanded or sly remark that I see or hear in regards to the circumstances of my people and It is taking a toll on my sanity. Ignorance from those I know on the sensitivities of social matters that happen in this country remind me of why I left the south and at the same time remind me of why I need to go back. Regardless of your race, religion, sex, nationality, or sexual preference I love you! I may not like you sometimes but I love you regardless.

The problem is not that there is a higher rate of black on black crime than police on black crime in this country. The problem is that the police, law enforcement, and the justice system all dictate the outcome or existence I should say of this same statistic. The precipitating factors that cause such a high crime rate in black neighborhoods is always enforced and statistically recorded by the same broken system that has a clear tendency to punish minorities and those socio-economically disadvantaged, when a lack of color is available, more than those of the majority.