Kamau's Qu!ps June 2015

Social Media Shows Human Nature

Social media shows the nature of people in real time. You post good positive news about young people getting accepted in all the Ivy league schools or building million dollar companies and you get a few likes.

You post a Worldstar video of stupid teenagers beating up an elderly person you get hundreds of comments, likes, and scores of shares.

What is it about human nature that is riveted by bad news and bored by good stories? Hhhhhhhm?

Let a Man Be a Man

Nice beautiful Christian ladies sometimes you gotta let a man be a man. I know you're all about Spiritual relationship with Christ, nurturing, and forgiving. I get that.

But God put us here to provide and PROTECT. Sometimes you gotta get outta of a Christian bruthas way and let him kick some ar$e! That is all.

Have a nice weekend! Kumbayah and all that good stuff. SMH

Handling Monsters

Sometimes to beat a monster you have to become a monster. Idealized metaphysics will not do. Monsters do not easily back down.

Sometimes we don't feel good about it. But we get to survive and enlighten ourselves and evolve soulfully another day.

Muslims Raise Money to Rebuild Burnt Down Black Churches

This is very encouraging. Muslim persons and charities are helping to raise funds to rebuild recently burned Black churches. I wonder if the shoe was on the other foot would Black Churches help them? Hhhhhmm?

Any way this shows that people can look beyond religious divisions in this country and have empathy towards other faith or belief systems. I say to our Muslim brothers and sisters thank you for reaching out and trying to heal racial hate.

Much Respect to Single Moms

Much respect to the single moms out there. Be encouraged and have a nice weekend.

Becoming a single dad myself has given me a deep appreciation for all you do to keep our children and families together.

It is a full time job with many challenges but yet you RISE to the occasion.
May God bless you and keep you strong and patient. Society and civilization couldn't make it without you!

Overcoming Adversity

I've launched two businesses with no money using free library computers. But you have to be very resourceful. Being hungry and homeless sucks.

If you've been there you'd truly understand what I'm saying.  Being hungry can push you to excel.

Conservatives and Skewed Responsibility

You know what kills me about conservatives? They always telling blacks to stop assigning blame and take responsibility for our actions.

But this terrorist thug kills 9 people in Church and it is Obama's fault! How about taking some personal responsibility when it comes to racism. Obama is their scape goat.

Class distinction in the The Black Middle Community and  Social Unrest

All Black people don't riot over police brutality or social injustice.  Naw middle class blacks don't riot. Middle class blacks own homes and businesses in their community. The will not riot and destroy their own property.   It's about ownership.

Blacks in poorer areas will riot because they are renting, don't own most of the businesses, and just aren't vested in their communities to the same extent. The Black community isn't monolithic.

Middle class blacks will do a political or economic riot. They'll vote in new political leaders and the Churches will rally and do economic development. It's a whole different dynamic responding to inequality with the Black middle class.

Hating the Top 1% of Wealthy Persons in the US

I don't hate the 1%. Most of us work for the 1% and they help us make a living. But also John we should all reflect that Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and many of the world's top billionaires are coming together with charities and putting their vast wealth to help people in poorer countries or regions of the world.

Now some would say that they don't need to do it. But reading what some of them are saying is it will make people in less developed places more capable of being consumers of products and services by raising their standard of living. They see it as enlightened self interest to make the world a better place.

This is another reason I don't hate anyone based on being in a higher class. I feel I can do more good by being successful. And more people feel that way than we give them credit for in this world.