Surely, there's nothing wrong with colour per se, whether African, American, Asian, Palestinian or even Dravidian
As it says in the Holy Quran ( al-Baqarah ayat 138) " (We take our) colour from Allah, and who is better than Allah at colouring?" Indeed, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is the greatest artist
The best words in this thread so far : "Wanting the best for each of us…May civility, decency, and compassion guide us." (Jamaine)
(" There is a mention of the Avadhut in the Eleventh Book of the Shrimad Bhagavata, a great Indian classic of devotion and metaphysics, attributed to Vyasa, written in a highly poetic style in pure modern Sanskrit. The following is an extract from this book:
"Salutations to you, O Sage, Kindly tell us what Guru has given you the great knowledge which has made you perfect in wisdom, full of peace, and devoted to the good of all living beings."
This was the reply of the Avadhut ( from the 13th paragraph on ( https://luthar.com/2009/11/15/avadhut-the-avadhut-gita/ )
Kamala vs Trump. Where do people who go to church learn to curse? In the New Testament ( so called) there's the lesson to be learned from The women caught in adultery.
In the Holy Lands, same story : Trading insults
It was sinat chinam ( which led to the destruction of the 2nd temple : The Story of Kamtza and Bar Kamtza)
In the United States of America -as some kind of divided States / Disunited States, nota theocracy but ideally, One Nation Under God, they continue to exchange insults; cowwoman, conman, serious, not serious, Whore of Babylon, antichrist, Neo-con, Zio-con, the fact is, no matter what they say, as the saying goes, "it ain't over till the fat lady sings".
Kamala Harris tries to rebrand the Democratic party vs. LIVE: President Trump in Glendale, AZ
Powerful discourse
On Fri, Aug 23, 2024, 5:04 AM Abidogun, Jamaine M <Jamaine...@missouristate.edu> wrote:--Having just watched Kamala Harris' acceptance speech, I agree with Gloria's astute assessment. She stated for the record that she supports an independent sovereign Palestinian state. She also stated the need to stop the mass killing and displacement and starving in Gaza.
She is similar to Obama, so you are right about her stand on America's role in world affairs. But I would say, based on her extensive experience in the courts, she will likely use negotiation and diplomacy on a very skilled level. She is strongest on women's rights and middle class economic protections.
That's my briefest take away from her speech. What is most important to me is she is other-focused and has real government experience. She won't destroy us as a society as Trump has already attempted to do.
I really don't feel comfortable discussing politics, so I won't go further here on this platform. Wanting the best for each of us.
May civility, decency, and compassion guide us.
Cheers,Jamaine
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--A wonderful piece….
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Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Kamala vs TrumpKamala is Afro-Asian. She can
proudly claim her Indian and African
heritage. What is wrong with that? She is
a "woman of color", as they say,
anyhow you flip the coin.
Having said that, let me also say
that she is probably a neocon and
even a ziocon and in my political
dictionary that is a negative trait.
Neocons and Ziocons
believe in American exceptionalism,
and think that they have some
inherent right to rule the world.
Some are still in the Cold War
era, and deliberately
so, to instigate wars, beef up
the military-industrial complex,
and then blame the other party.
The main reason why I will vote
for her is because she is not
Trump. Someone said that he will
vote for a ham sandwich right
now just in order to keep
Trump out😃.I would n't go
that far.
While in office, Trump deployed
the world's largest bomb in Syria;
assassinated Suleiman of Iran;
encouraged a man named Guaido
to declare himself the Venezuelan
leader; sent a band of miscreants
to Venezuelan shores; played
the nepotistic game of having his
daughter and son-in-law in the
White House; hosted foreign
leaders in his private hotel in
violation of ethical rules;
masterminded an insurrection
at home; and instigated anti-
Chinese, anti-African and
racist pro-Nazi and pro-
KKK rhetoric, domestically.
He may probably encourage
negotiations in Ukraine, a point
in his favor, but he no doubt would
totally annihilate Palestine.
I am not sure of what Kamala
would do but by preventing
Palestinian delegates to
speak at the convention they
sent out some negative vibes.
By trying to convince Covid
patients to drink bleach Trump
displayed his idiocy. BTW, If
anyone thinks that that is the mark
of someone with a high IQ,
they should check their own.
Both democrats and republicans
are somewhat distasteful, but
one is definitely worse than the
other. Relatively speaking
in terms of domestic politics,
democrats are more caring,
less misogynistic, less racist
and definitely more aware of
the need to offer social safety
nets. Their foreign policy is
militaristic, belligerent and
callous, however, and the killing
of unarmed civilians abroad,
going to a wedding party, is
for some, just another
day of fun and video games.
Dr. Gloria Emeagwali
Professor of History/African Studies, CCSU
Chief Editor- "Africa Update"
https://sites.ccsu.edu/afstudy/archive.html
Gloria Emeagwali's Documentaries
www.vimeo.com/gloriaemeagwali
www.africahistory.net
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