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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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ROGER MADISON AND THE PROGRESSIVES

We progressives can either help him win and continue the trench warfare necessary to fight for every inch of progress that has been made over the past 150 years." "While demanding handouts as "targeted programs" we let billions of dollars escape our grasp."
Roger Madison

DEAR PROGESSIVES
Your progessive member has so eloquently written out the problems, pointed out the situation, given a prognosis and a diagnosis of the Progressive's failures and ramifications of failing that I am going to conclude from his comments above beginning with, "We progressives" that you recognize and accept it as your failure that:

> You need to know the difference between governing and campaigning.

> You need one million people in the streets demanding social justice.

> You need to show up at the polls and vote in every election.

> You need progressive voices in Congress leading the charge?"

> You only have Bernie Sanders and Dennis Kucinich to turn to?

> You need support for Alan Grayson when he needed the progressive votes to keep him in Congress?

> You need to know what went wrong that allowed Republican governors to defeat the Democratic governors who were at least sympathetic to progressive causes get run out of office?

I hope and pray that by "having followed the series "What Will It Take to Bring Obama Home?" and not seeing any new overwhelming mandate that as "progressive's" you now you know that:

"Progressives need to take to the streets again-registering new voters, encouraging 2008 voters to support Obama in 2012, and reminding Obama and all politicians who seek our votes that we won't go away and settle for half-hearted measures.

Progressives would be better served to spend all of your efforts trying to defeat the opposition, get as many progressive candidates elected at the local and congressional level, and provide all the support we can muster to get Obama re-elected"
Roger Madison

Black America also hears your declaration and proclamation that:

"Obama is not our enemy."
Roger Madison

With that being the case and I for one in total agreement then the "we let billions of dollars escape our grasp" question of the 21st century becomes:

What's the plan? What's your strategy beyond rhetoric?

As "progressive's" black America concludes that you arbor "progressive" thoughts, fresh ideas and forward intellect?

" Progressives" are thought and considered to be smarter than your average political bear therefore Black America awaits with baited breath to read your plan so that "we" the commoners, soldiers and grass root activist can spring into action and win the election for our hero.

Black America's is counting on you. Bring black America the plan.

In any situation someone must be accept the credit and someone must be given the blame either way the ball is in the court of the "Progressive's.

If Obama wins, winner takes all. If Obama loses, it is your entire fault, so you "progressive's better get cracking on the plan and strategy for the Obama victory.

Sincerely, Enoch Mubarak
President/CEO Mubarak Inter-prizes
www.mubarakinter-prizes.com