"We are still fighting to reverse Reaganism and go on to King's Dream"

"We are still fighting to reverse Reaganism and go on to King's Dream"  From: Charles Brown Date: May 27, 2014 at 6:15:04 PM EDT To: charles brown Subject: Material for blog on "We are still fighting to reverse Reaganism and go on to King's Dream" Charles Brown "Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past. The tradition of all dead generations weighs like a nightmare on the brains of the living. And just as they seem to be occupied with revolutionizing themselves and things, creating something that did not exist before, precisely in such epochs of revolutionary crisis they anxiously conjure up the spirits of the past to their service, borrowing from them names, battle slogans, and costumes in order to present this new scene in world history in time-honored disguise and borrowed language." 5 hours ago · Like · 2 Tangela Harris Those that you say can read and have comprehension skill's,,,,, are the one's who DO NOT HAVE DISCERNMENT SKILL'S 5 hours ago · Like Tangela Harris Troyyyyyyy! Thank you! Teaspoons brother! We all in it together! 5 hours ago · Like · 1 Linda Evans I will not diminish my peoples abilities or potential to read, comprehend, and discern information. 'What they lack is the desire to use those skills. I began to see the "dumbing down" of our youth in the 70s with the onset of gangs, drugs, and rap! I'm sorry, but I think these 3 things made the kids straight stupid... not in terms of intellect, but in terms of wisdom... how they do, or do not, apply it And now they are adults with kids, and their kids are no more informed than they are. So it gets progressively worse with each generation. In the 60s we addressed black men and women as "My brother, my sister." Now they address each other as "my nigga, my dog, my bitch." 5 hours ago · Edited · Unlike · 1 Troy Tisdale SO IF THAT IS THE CASE LINDA THEN WHO IS TO BLAME OUR MOTHERS AND FATHERS(FROM THE 70s) THEY WERE THE TEACHERS OF THAT GENERATION ?? 5 hours ago · Like Tangela Harris i have to go see my granny, but ill be back shortly sister! 5 hours ago · Like Troy Tisdale OR DO WE SET THE BLAME ON THE GRANDPARENTS... THE ONES WHO TAUGHT THE MOTHERS AND FATHERS OF THE 70s GENERATION??? 5 hours ago · Edited · Like · 1 Linda Evans I just told you that Troy. "I began to see the "dumbing down" of our youth in the 70s with the onset of gangs, drugs, and rap." 4 hours ago · Edited · Like · 1 Troy Tisdale WE HAVE TO STOP LOOKING AT IT LIKE IT IS OUR FAULT WHEN IT IS CLEARLY NOT HISTORY TELLS US THIS MUCH 4 hours ago · Like · 1 Troy Tisdale I UNDERSTAND YOU SEEN THAT BUT IT HAD TO BE A PROCESS FOR THE DUMBING DOWN TO EVEN OCCUR LINDA 4 hours ago · Like · 1 Troy Tisdale I SEEN A POST ON A SITE YESTERDAY WHERE A WHITE WOMAN SAID "YOU BLACKS HAD 50 YRS TO GET YOURSELVES TOGETHER" BUT SHE NEVER MENTIONED THE 400 PLUS YRS OF MISTREATMENT 4 hours ago · Unlike · 2 Troy Tisdale SO I DID THE MATH 400 YRS OF MISTREATMENT VS 50 YEARS OF US TRYING TO GET OURSELVES TOGETHER THAT IS ONLY 1 GENERATION VS 6 GENERATIONS OF MISTREATMENT IT DONT ADD UP WE NEED WAY MORE THAN ONE GENERATION TO FIX WHAT WAS DONE TO THE BLACK AMERICAN CITIZENS HERE IN AMERICA 4 hours ago · Unlike · 2 Jevelle Marshall I'm just tired of seeing 40 year old rappers. Lmao! 3 hours ago · Edited · Unlike · 2 Charles Brown I say the dumbing down came in the 80's with Reaganism. I call gangster rappers the children of Reagan. 3 hours ago · Like · 2 Troy Tisdale the dumbing down came right after the civil rights movement which is basically the 70S and 80S 3 hours ago · Like · 1 Linda Evans You might be right Charles. The movement and consciousness raising was still active in the part of the 70s. By the 80s it had all but vanished. 3 hours ago · Unlike · 1 Troy Tisdale like we can point out when this happened but we never say what the root cause is/or was and why the problem exist its like black folk look at the problem and understand it but never the cause of the problem so the problem always remain if you dont tackle the root cause of the problem the problem will never be solved so we have to ask ourselves and be honest what is the root cause of the problem and look at all the factors and then begin to solve the problem 3 hours ago · Like · 1 Charles Brown 70's was actually a high point of consciousness , cultural and political achievement. 2 hours ago · Like · 1 Charles Brown I mean the Black is beautiful and powerful movement began to wane at the end of the 70's , and then Reaganism gave it a crushing blow. But it is important to recognize the high level of development and action in the early 1970's . There are many good aspects that still are good models for today and the future. We need cultural revival of the 70's 2 hours ago · Like · 1 Troy Tisdale BUT WHAT IS REAGANISM CHARLES??? 2 hours ago · Like · 1 Troy Tisdale IS THAT A CODE WORD FOR THE SYSTEM OF RACISM WHITE SUPREMACY? 2 hours ago · Like · 1 Charles Brown Reaganomics, denial of racism as the main form of racism, i.e. the reverse discrimination doctrine; making racism ok again. Cutting the buiget for urban programs, HUD , abolishing HEW. Cut Legal Services for the Poor. All around assault on Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. Turned the War on Poverty into the War on the Poor. Geeked up the racist "War" on drugs increased the military budget including Star Wars ( the military budget is still too big) and the bellicose foreign policy that goes with it; forgetting the lessons of Viet Nam; returning to a cowboy foreign policy ; anti-Commuism. Anti-labor offense started by Reagan firing the PATCO workers. Right wing religious zealots as a major part of the Republican Party. and much more. Slowed down EPA. Wholesale lying and demagogy. Reagan was a bigtime liar. So, the Tea party is a worthy son of Reagan , Liars , liars pants on fire. 2 hours ago · Edited · Like · 2 Charles Brown Specific assault and reversal of the reforms won in the 1960's and 1970's by the progressive movement, unity of Civil Rights Movement, anti-Viet nam war movement, Women's movement, Union movement, counter-culture movement 2 hours ago · Like · 1 Charles Brown Here's where the Establishment, White Power Structure, Bourgeoisie, 1% planned its counter-reform against our reforms: http://www.greenpeace.org/.../poll.../The-Lewis-Powell-Memo/ The Lewis Powell Memo - A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy www.greenpeace.org Written in 1971 to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Lewis Powell Memo was a blueprint for corporate domination of American Democracy. 2 hours ago · Like · Remove Preview Troy Tisdale well charles we need to stop beating around the bush and call it what it really is the system of racism white supremacy and make sure that the people know what it really is that will at least be the start 2 hours ago · Unlike · 2 Charles Brown The Lewis Powell Memo - A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy On this page Additional Resources: Written in 1971 to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Lewis Powell Memo was a blueprint for corporate domination of American Democracy. A typescript PDF copy of the original Powell Memo, with footnotes, can be downloaded from the Greenpeace Investigations website. For more, see Greenpeace analyses of how Lewis Powell's suggestions have impacted the realms of politics, judicial law, communications and education. The full text of the Powell Memo is below: ----- CONFIDENTIAL MEMORANDUMAttack on American Free Enterprise System DATE: August 23, 1971 TO: Mr. Eugene B. Sydnor, Jr., Chairman, Education Committee, U.S. Chamber of Commerce FROM: Lewis F. Powell, Jr. This memorandum is submitted at your request as a basis for the discussion on August 24 with Mr. Booth (executive vice president) and others at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The purpose is to identify the problem, and suggest possible avenues of action for further consideration. Dimensions of the Attack No thoughtful person can question that the American economic system is under broad attack. This varies in scope, intensity, in the techniques employed, and in the level of visibility. There always have been some who opposed the American system, and preferred socialism or some form of statism (communism or fascism). Also, there always have been critics of the system, whose criticism has been wholesome and constructive so long as the objective was to improve rather than to subvert or destroy. 2 hours ago · Like Charles Brown There always have been some who opposed the American system, and preferred socialism or some form of statism (communism or fascism). Also, there always have been critics of the system, whose criticism has been wholesome and constructive so long as the objective was to improve rather than to subvert or destroy. But what now concerns us is quite new in the history of America. We are not dealing with sporadic or isolated attacks from a relatively few extremists or even from the minority socialist cadre. Rather, the assault on the enterprise system is broadly based and consistently pursued. It is gaining momentum and converts. Sources of the AttackThe sources are varied and diffused. They include, not unexpectedly, the Communists, New Leftists and other revolutionaries who would destroy the entire system, both political and economic. These extremists of the left are far more numerous, better financed, and increasingly are more welcomed and encouraged by other elements of society, than ever before in our history. But they remain a small minority, and are not yet the principal cause for concern. The most disquieting voices joining the chorus of criticism come from perfectly respectable elements of society: from the college campus, the pulpit, the media, the intellectual and literary journals, the arts and sciences, and from politicians. In most of these groups the movement against the system is participated in only by minorities. Yet, these often are the most articulate, the most vocal, the most prolific in their writing and speaking. Moreover, much of the media -- for varying motives and in varying degrees -- either voluntarily accords unique publicity to these "attackers," or at least allows them to exploit the media for their purposes. This is especially true of television, which now plays such a predominant role in shaping the thinking, attitudes and emotions of our people. One of the bewildering paradoxes of our time is the extent to which the enterprise system tolerates, if not participates in, its own destruction. The campuses from which much of the criticism emanates are supported by (i) tax funds generated largely from American business, and (ii) contributions from capital funds controlled or generated by American business. The boards of trustees of our universities overwhelmingly are composed of men and women who are leaders in the system. Most of the media, including the national TV systems, are owned and theoretically controlled by corporations which depend upon profits, and the enterprise system to survive. 2 hours ago · Like · 1 Troy Tisdale and im reading the link now and copying it thanks brother 2 hours ago · Unlike · 2 Charles Brown http://take10charles.blogspot.com/.../black-people-still... Labor Power: "Black people still slaves to the 1% and their stooges - 'racism' back in the news" take10charles.blogspot.com 2 hours ago · Like · 1 · Remove Preview Charles Brown We have only started to reverse Reaganism some with the election and re-election of Obama. With limitations as a liberal, he represents a new direction of the majority of voters against the basic principles of Reaganism. I forgot irrational hatred of the Federal government and wholesale lying and demagogy. 2 hours ago · Like Charles Brown Wholesale lying and demagogy. Reagan was a bigtime liar. So, the Tea party is a worthy son of Reagan , Liars , liars pants on fire. 2 hours ago · Like Charles Brown Jesse Jackson lays out much of the critique of Reaganism in this speech back when Jackson was leading the Rainbow Coalition of voters to large % of primary votes in the 1984 campaign: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/.../jessejackson1984dnc.htm Jesse Jackson: 1984 Democratic National Convention Address ("The Rainbow Coalition") www.americanrhetoric.com Full text and video excerpt of Jesse Jackson - 1984 Democratic National Convention Speech 2 hours ago · Like · Remove Preview Charles Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHd6XYMlP4I Jesse Jackson Speech to 1988 Convention Pt 7 Never stop dreaming, never surrender, women deserve equal pay, AIDS, Roosevelt i... See More 2 hours ago · Like · Remove Preview Troy Tisdale http://youtu.be/iZK9HnujRwE [Live]Neely Fuller - Overt Racism & Media War On Black Folks||21 May 2014 Neely Fuller Jr addressing current events including magic johnson, sterling and ... See More about an hour ago · Unlike · 1 Charles Brown Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition was essentially the coalition that became the national majority with Obama's election and re-election. Obama actualized Jackson's vision as majority. Thus, Jackson's ideas in these speeches are still pertinent in May , 2014 , Tangela Harris a few seconds ago · Like