How Bad Is the Democratic Party ?

 It was never about Donald Trump being a good candidate....

It was always about Hillary being a worse candidate.
And what does that say about the current state of our two-party system?

I STILL Hate Nightclubs

 (I'm just good at them.)
My preference is for clubs that are in situations where everyone says that they cannot be turned around.
My favorites are clubs where I have to put my reputation on the line.

 My most recent endeavor is probably my most unlikely.
 The club's owners offered to buy me. My response was that no matter how much was offered that they could not afford me.
 A later meeting with the owner's led to a near altercation with one of his partners. They then understood that they couldn't intimidate me.
 'What do I have to do to get you to help us?', the owner asked. 'Just ask.', I replied.

I had known the owner for a while. He was always a respectful guy who would sit next to the bar and ask advice. Even when he opened his own club he'd call me afterwards to take me to breakfast to learn as much as he could.

 'How was it at (name of club) tonight?', he always began. I'd explain what had gone wrong and what needed to be improved upon in an effort to give information he would need at his spot without his having to ask. (At the time I was consulting, training, managing other clubs). I'd always remind him to learn from the mistakes of others instead of through his own trial and error.

One day he just asked.
Dispute the rumours on the street, he seemed like he was trying to be a good guy.
As long as any money I was to be paid came from a legitimate source and I was to be working towards a legitimate and legal end then I would have no problem helping his crew make the transition.

But then the bourgeoisie found out about my involvement.
I was warned that I may be ruining my reputation because I have always remained as close to pristine as humanly possible.
I was warned that I would be tainted by dealing with common street thugs.

The thing that these wannabe gatekeepers failed to understand was that I lived large swaths of my childhood in worse environments and under worse conditions than these 'street thugs'.
That the only reason I was able to rise above my surroundings was that I always seemed to have a guardian angel appear at just the right time and place.
While I'm not a fan of Affirmative Action (IMOHO - Such a program implies a sense of inferiority.), I understand that any success was gained with the help of others.
I understand and teach the value of relationships and networking. I teach that a good team can beat a great individual every time.

This dude seems to get it.
He's polite, humble and gracious to his more accomplished elders.
He takes criticism without becoming offended.
Okay, I've had to quell violent situations and have taught them to try de-escalation as a first option but they're making progress.

Many of the workers have goals of doing more than working at a club for tips - some are qualified to do so.
Over the past several months, several employees have gotten day jobs through introductions made through the club.
Each job pays well, has benefits and has room to move up.
The club is a conduit for a better future for most of its employees.

'Woke niggas is broke niggas.'
Many disapproving bougie niggas want to talk about an imaginary Black Community - but that's all they do is talk.
The (alleged former drug dealer/bookie) young man I'm helping legally employs about thirty people, he pays all of his taxes and fees, he gives back to the community and he seems to be doing everything he can to transition towards legitimacy.
Part of my agreement was that the club had to support itself and that no illegal money could be used in any way.

The thing is, he's making enemies.
 Some from his old lifestyle are jealous that his club is doing well and that he seems to have gone legit.
 Some from the Black Bourgeoisie are jealous because he's skipped over them and is now dealing with the White Elite.

' Man, fuckem. I have more enemies than you have friends ', I tell him.
He seems to think my clubs work because everyone likes me. The thing is, most of these people don't even know me - it's like high school.

Ethiopia - The Next Big Showdown ?

A member of the Boomtown Rats came,

They initiated a song.
And then they left.

Others noticed the history, value and beauty of the country.

Sure, Ethiopia was occupied by Italy for a few years but it's remained largely independent from the control of foreign powers.

Years, decades and centuries of war have taken its toll on the people and the economy but the people seem as though they have no interest in the West's intervention into their affairs.
This Double-OG largely Christian country seems to relish in their independence.

Like an independent Haiti, Ethiopia seems to have suffered from their strength.
Surrounded by colonial powers it may have been difficult to form alliances with those whose only wish was to possess what they already owned.

For a while it seemed as though their federation with Eritrea would bring about a modern Punt or Kingdom of Aksum.
It seems that infighting prevented this and Eritrea won its independence which left the country of Ethiopia landlocked.

But then came China and it's Belt and Road Initiatives.
 Ethiopia receives more financial aid from China's Eximbank than any other country on the continent. (Although Angola is pretty close.)

Just this week China has opened its first foreign base in neighboring Djibouti.
But what has this got to do with Ethiopia?
My thinking is that if China is keeping it one-hundred with Ethiopia and China is defending neighboring Djibouti and it's access to the Red Sea then Ethiopia will have access to the Red Sea by default.

But what does Ethiopia export besides coffee?
I'm not sure but the IMF states that Ethiopia has one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
Then there is water.

Water may be the country's most important asset.
Since the majority of the Nile's water originates in Ethiopia the country's Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could be used as a generator of trade with surrounding countries.

The electricity generated from this controversial dam could also be sold to neighboring states.

But this might upset the West's stranglehold on power in the region.

If this Chinese-backed venture succeeds without the World Bank, Federal Reserve or IMF - will a threat to the Petrodollar be next?

(And we all know what happens when the Petrodollar is threatened.)

Are We Smarter Than 'God' ?

' On the earth there once were giants.' - so says the ancient Greek poet Homer.

It seems that every culture mentions a time before ours when giants are said to have walked the earth.
The Hebrew Nephilim, the Greek Gigantes, The Sanskrit Daitya, the Paiute Si-Te-Cah,... primeval races are mentioned in most cultures.

But these god-human hybrids seem to be a diluted form of their creators and not yet as advanced as their successors.

In the film AI David is an imitation of human but not yet as advanced as the silicon-based Supermecha. (Carbon-based life no longer ruled the earth.)

If  the final product of a creator excels beyond that of it's original source - are our gods as smart as we give them credit for being?

Nothing Better To Do

 Besides France, Japan and South Korea - who else can complain that a sovereign nation chooses to exercise it's right and obligation to to arm and protect itself?

Given the history of the West - isn't it Kim Jung-un's responsibility to develop an up to date weapons system that is capable of discouraging and repelling any foreign invaders?

Does Money Even Matter ?

 As long as the medium is agreed upon,

Anything can be used as money.

 Even without anything but 'confidence' backing it.

It's even better when an entity has a strong military forcing people to believe that their 'money' has any value.

* People used Tide as a 'hood currency?

Does Money Still Matter?

 If people in many places cannot afford to rent (let alone buy) where they work - then does the 'American Dream' still exist?

 From abandoned developments in suburbia,

To Billionaire's Row - many people can no longer afford to live where they're living.

Izzo 4:44

 It's a damn shame when hillbillies are so disappointed in our country that they decide to take their truck to run over a monument of the Ten Commandments.

Even 'Jay-hova' seems to think that he is devine.

The meaning behind Jay-Z's album title has been speculated on by those who care.

The answer is simple.

Jay-Z imagines himself as some sort of modern prophet.

John 4:44 states that a prophet has no honor in his own land.

If Jay has gone too far into Kabalah and gematria then it's not hard for me to think that this nicca thinks he's a modern prophet.

Peak Culture ?

 How did we go from the Greatest Generation to the

 Militant Generation to the

Bitch-assed Effete Generation?