NFL QB National Anthem Protest

[The Dark King]

Oh, I see. I purchased it, because I normally run 4/ 23 inch monitors. Now I only use 2 43 inch monitors and the presets allow me to break each window down like I am running 8 21 inch monitors. The tricky part is that you really need a dedicated CPU for that. Xeon makes good ones, but I am considering getting the i7 6950.

If you decide to mine that sounds like a good rig to make some money.

 

[meowkittenmeow]

If you decide to mine that sounds like a good rig to make some money.

It is. I got into building them myself, I used to use Puget before that. You really need the dedicated cores for multiple monitors. I really enjoy playing a loan-hand. I don't make as much as I would on the street, but I am more than comfortable and in a position to live how I want. I am always so happy to meet more brothas trading.

 

[GFunk]

I have also read that. I think that it is important to listen to other black people on the subject. I could ask a white person in the U.S. about how good black people have it here and I could hear nothing but good things. If I ask an actual black person I would hear a completely different story. As far as Australia goes, I have heard that some women like black men and some fetish them (like anywhere else, so it doesn't make Australia bad, it just means it's about the same). The only difference I have been told is that the women are more forward. As far as working there, there is more quiet racism towards people of color than overt racism. And that the overt racism is reserved for the indigenous people.

This, of course, are only things I have heard from 8 different people I have known to work there. That doesn't speak for everyone, and I would need a larger sample of people to really draw a conclusion.

I don't think women liking black men, for whatever reason, to be a valid reason to live anywhere. Mostly because black men don't exist for female consumption and a person liking you doesn't miraculously fix your problems or increase your net worth.

I've personally never liked the idea that, "oh you should live here because the women are willing to or are curious about fucking black men". It's actually misandry. If I told American women that they should move to France to get laid, I would be a misogynist.

The only valid reason for moving is if you have a 30% increase in income or a 20% decrease in living expenses with a 20% increase in income.

From the little browsing I did, I've found that there are Racial Discrimination Acts and other laws in place to protect Aborigines. That alone shows everything isn't as great as the brochure mentions. While it's not a reflection of everyone in the country, the rights of indigenous people are clearly an issue out there. Nothing gets to the level of government action without a lot of people raising a fuss about it.

The US likes to call itself a melting pot, implying that everyone here is living in harmony. We clearly know that is not the case, so the nicknames countries gives themselves or other countries on their .gov sites and Forbes magazine lists don't mean anything.

And yeah, moving to another country because *insert race* women want to fuck you or even have a real relationship is not a good enough reason. Vacation? Sure. After you fuck and come back to reality, then what? It means nothing if your livelihood is threatened. Pussy don't pay the bills unless you're selling it.

 

[Ol'Skool Classic]

In regards to the dudes having other points of views....yeah we are homogeneous thinkers but damn some of the alternative thinkers are way .....left field.

The problem isn't with anyone having alternative views & opinions, but it's the individuals themselves. If the only reason you're on this forum is to strictly be confrontational because the majority of people seem to have views and opinions counter to your own, you've already fucked yourself before you've even expressed a view or opinion.

 

[Mikey]

Not the end of the world, MS. I know you already you prefer literally anything that's white, female and can move. I'm not that desperate for female companionship.

Huh? I did not say l'm short and chubby. I have to laugh at the absurdity of this whole post. Hahaha.
I said l was quite BUSTY. I am 5'6"..that's pretty average height.
Yes, l don't run because of my BUST. l have to hold them if l do, so l bike, walk , light jog. Silly.
I laughed even more at your last line.

Sometimes you make great, honest raw posts. This one where you tried to suck up to Meowpussy was a dud.
Actually no, it's a classic. :smt036

Ok, so you mean like this: https://www.google.com/search?q=Bus...KEwi015-P-f_OAhUH1R4KHdeZAr4Q_AUIBygC#imgrc=_

About posting, I do have to admit, I'm better suited for talking to people in person rather than on forums or social media. If you speak your mind too intensely (especially online), it's easy for people to flip and lose their cool because the in-person element isn't there, it's replaced with a computer instead.

I go to the gym at night thank you very much! planet fitness..:grin:

What I find hard to believe is that the affordable care act was passed, and yet this analysis shows that it hasn't made a difference in how people self-perceive their own health. Most people would be inclined to believe that everyone's health would've improved.

 

[DudeNY12]

Oh boy ok Bliss. So even if you want to make the flimsy ass argument that white people were slaves too more specifically the Irish, does that mean there isn't a legitimate gripe?
And as far as this country is concerned black people own trade marked and have complete license over that shit. And not because we are the only ones oppressed, not even close, but we are the most visibly oppressed and we are constantly reminded that this country as a whole is ok with oppression. Lately I have been paying more attention to the plight of all oppressed people from transgendered people to Americans of various origins and one thing I realize. It all starts with us as black people, if this country and it's people keep turning a blind eye to what happens to us we are giving the ok that it can and should happen to everyone. It never ever stops on with one group, everyone knew Hitler hating Jews didn't stop there, he wasn't going to destroy Jews and let blacks and Cambodians slide.
More importantly at what point do we actually practice the idea that all men and women are created equal, that we all have an inalienable right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. At point does it become your patriotic duty to see an injustice happen to one American and realize it can easily be you at any moment not hiding behind the illusion of whiteness. Because its not about race, it never has been. It's about powerful tricking some of the oppressed that they too aren't oppressed. It should make everyone sick that people are killed by government paid employees and never facing accountability. But hey it's all about that flag huh.

Still have to spread the rep around.

 

[DudeNY12]

Not mad at them they see an opportunity and they jump on it.

I hate that I can't seem to get people of our own race to do the same. It's frustrating as hell. I want us to buy up some of this cheap real estate in areas where the vast majority of the population is us. Unfortunately every asshole wants to be a boss and get some quick money.

Yeah, I would like to see more black folks with that "hustle hard" mentality apply that to business and property. We own barbershops and beauty salons, but Asians are killing it in the beauty supply stores that cater to mostly black people.

Agreed! I always say that "We have to do better". Too many of us are quick to complain but want no part of a real struggle (and combining forces) to realize the benefits of success down the road. I do hear many say stuff like... "i want my own business" and/or "I'm tired of working for somone else". Unfortunately... Many times these are people who aren't realizing how much goes into starting and making a business successful (including startup capital).

 

[meowkittenmeow]

Still have to spread the rep around.

The Irish slave argument is a common one among white supremacists in an attempt to silence valid arguments from black protesters.

Here is some accurate information on the subject and the reason why the argument of Irish slaves is bullshit. If someone approaches you with this argument, just rest assured that they are a white supremacist. Not the cross burning kind, but the "why are they always complaining-making it about race-I don't believe in white privilege or mine is lessened because blah blah blah" type of white supremacist... you know, the most common kind.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_..._and_irrelevancies_people_trot_out_about.html

Is it true?: If we’re talking about slavery as it was practiced on Africans in the United States—that is, hereditary chattel slavery—then the answer is a clear no. As historian and public librarian Liam Hogan writes in a paper titled “The Myth of ‘Irish Slaves’ in the Colonies,” “Persons from Ireland have been held in various forms of human bondage throughout history, but they have never been chattel slaves in the West Indies.” Nor is there any evidence of Irish chattel slavery in the North American colonies. There were a large number of Irish indentured servants, and there were cases in which Irish men and women were sentenced to indentured servitude in the “new world” and forcibly shipped across the Atlantic. But even involuntary laborers had more autonomy than enslaved Africans, and the large majority of Irish indentured servants came here voluntarily.

Which raises a question: Where did the myth of Irish slavery come from? A few places. The term “white slaves” emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries, first as a derogatory term for Irish laborers—equating their social position to that of slaves—later as political rhetoric in Ireland itself, and later still as Southern pro-slavery propaganda against an industrialized North. More recently, Hogan notes, several sources have conflated indentured servitude with chattel slavery in order to argue for a particular Irish disadvantage in the Americas, when compared to other white immigrant groups. Hogan cites several writers—Sean O’Callaghan in To Hell or Barbados and Don Jordan and Michael Walsh in White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America—who exaggerate poor treatment of Irish indentured servants and intentionally conflate their status with African slaves. Neither of the authors “bother to inform the reader, in a coherent manner, what the differences are between chattel slavery and indentured servitude or forced labor,” writes Hogan.



This is an important point. Indentured servitude was difficult, deadly work, and many indentured servants died before their terms were over. But indentured servitude was temporary, with a beginning and an end. Those who survived their terms received their freedom. Servants could even petition for early release due to mistreatment, and colonial lawmakers established different, often lesser, punishments for disobedient servants compared to disobedient slaves. Above all, indentured servitude wasn’t hereditary. The children of servants were free; the children of slaves were property. To elide this is to diminish the realities of chattel slavery, which—perhaps—is one reason the most vocal purveyors of the myth are neo-Confederate and white supremacist groups.

Bottom line: Even if many Irish immigrants faced discrimination and hard lives on these shores, it doesn’t change the fact that American slavery—hereditary and race-based—was a massive institution that shaped and defined the political economy of colonial America, and later, the United States. Nor does it change the fact that this institution left a profound legacy for the descendants of enslaved Africans, who even after emancipation were subject to almost a century of violence, disenfranchisement, and pervasive oppression, with social, economic, and cultural effects that persist to the present.

 

[DudeNY12]

Yeah you just need a foundation of physics and chemistry for that and of course a love for mechanics and a strong math background. I like Mechanical applications, just about anything related to machines work for me.

At least Finance works well for NY and of course Chicago. Also Finance is always useful even if you leave the industry. It's just frustrating when you think about some of the things you were talking about earlier in the thread. When I think of those things I think back to the day I decided to take that red pill. At that moment it seems anything would have been better, but I know I made the right decision.

I still wish I could forget that I know finance until the day I really plan on diving deep into it again, but it just doesn't work that way.

My degree is actually in accounting. When I graduated from HS... I had no idea what I wanted to do, and I was always strong in Math. Midway in my junior year I finally admitted to myself that as much as I'm trying to be excited about accounting... I absolutely hated it. I landed in the IT field because I had a work-study gig in the computer lab, which I loved.

 

[meowkittenmeow]

My degree is actually in accounting. When I graduated from HS... I had no idea what I wanted to do, and I was always strong in Math. Midway in my junior year I finally admitted to myself that as much as I'm trying to be excited about accounting... I absolutely hated it. I landed in the IT field because I had a work-study gig in the computer lab, which I loved.

Similar story. I studied accounting because my father is an Accountant. I focus on trading these days and work for myself. I find that it helps me in many areas and I never had a problem with accounting. I just found that I was a trader at heart.

 

[The Dark King]

Agreed! I always say that "We have to do better". Too many of us are quick to complain but want no part of a real struggle (and combining forces) to realize the benefits of success down the road. I do hear many say stuff like... "i want my own business" and/or "I'm tired of working for somone else". Unfortunately... Many times these are people who aren't realizing how much goes into starting and making a business successful (including startup capital).

That's why I am such a fan of investing. It takes little start up capital and just consistency and some patience. Truthfully I think our egos get the better of us. We haven't become comfortable in our own skin. We need things to justify our existence. Too many of us care more about impressing people than improving ourselves and our environment.

 

[The Dark King]

My degree is actually in accounting. When I graduated from HS... I had no idea what I wanted to do, and I was always strong in Math. Midway in my junior year I finally admitted to myself that as much as I'm trying to be excited about accounting... I absolutely hated it. I landed in the IT field because I had a work-study gig in the computer lab, which I loved.

Similar story. I studied accounting because my father is an Accountant. I focus on trading these days and work for myself. I find that it helps me in many areas and I never had a problem with accounting. I just found that I was a trader at heart.

I knew there's a reason I felt a kinship with you two

That's why I love cryptocurrency so much. It married tech and finance for me.
Trading can be so much fun... if you're disciplined.

 

[meowkittenmeow]

I knew there's a reason I felt a kinship with you two

That's why I love cryptocurrency so much. It married tech and finance for me.
Trading can be so much fun... if you're disciplined.

Yeah, my tech side... I got into some coding and I enjoy building investment rigs and gaming rigs for myself. I think people tend to spend money on something to impress people. I spend mine on tech and impressing myself.

You two are good dudes.

 

[andreboba]

The Irish slave argument is a common one among white supremacists in an attempt to silence valid arguments from black protesters.

Here is some accurate information on the subject and the reason why the argument of Irish slaves is bullshit. If someone approaches you with this argument, just rest assured that they are a white supremacist. Not the cross burning kind, but the "why are they always complaining-making it about race-I don't believe in white privilege or mine is lessened because blah blah blah" type of white supremacist... you know, the most common kind.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_..._and_irrelevancies_people_trot_out_about.html

Is it true?: If we’re talking about slavery as it was practiced on Africans in the United States—that is, hereditary chattel slavery—then the answer is a clear no. As historian and public librarian Liam Hogan writes in a paper titled “The Myth of ‘Irish Slaves’ in the Colonies,” “Persons from Ireland have been held in various forms of human bondage throughout history, but they have never been chattel slaves in the West Indies.” Nor is there any evidence of Irish chattel slavery in the North American colonies. There were a large number of Irish indentured servants, and there were cases in which Irish men and women were sentenced to indentured servitude in the “new world” and forcibly shipped across the Atlantic. But even involuntary laborers had more autonomy than enslaved Africans, and the large majority of Irish indentured servants came here voluntarily.

Which raises a question: Where did the myth of Irish slavery come from? A few places. The term “white slaves” emerged in the 17th and 18th centuries, first as a derogatory term for Irish laborers—equating their social position to that of slaves—later as political rhetoric in Ireland itself, and later still as Southern pro-slavery propaganda against an industrialized North. More recently, Hogan notes, several sources have conflated indentured servitude with chattel slavery in order to argue for a particular Irish disadvantage in the Americas, when compared to other white immigrant groups. Hogan cites several writers—Sean O’Callaghan in To Hell or Barbados and Don Jordan and Michael Walsh in White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America—who exaggerate poor treatment of Irish indentured servants and intentionally conflate their status with African slaves. Neither of the authors “bother to inform the reader, in a coherent manner, what the differences are between chattel slavery and indentured servitude or forced labor,” writes Hogan.



This is an important point. Indentured servitude was difficult, deadly work, and many indentured servants died before their terms were over. But indentured servitude was temporary, with a beginning and an end. Those who survived their terms received their freedom. Servants could even petition for early release due to mistreatment, and colonial lawmakers established different, often lesser, punishments for disobedient servants compared to disobedient slaves. Above all, indentured servitude wasn’t hereditary. The children of servants were free; the children of slaves were property. To elide this is to diminish the realities of chattel slavery, which—perhaps—is one reason the most vocal purveyors of the myth are neo-Confederate and white supremacist groups.

Bottom line: Even if many Irish immigrants faced discrimination and hard lives on these shores, it doesn’t change the fact that American slavery—hereditary and race-based—was a massive institution that shaped and defined the political economy of colonial America, and later, the United States. Nor does it change the fact that this institution left a profound legacy for the descendants of enslaved Africans, who even after emancipation were subject to almost a century of violence, disenfranchisement, and pervasive oppression, with social, economic, and cultural effects that persist to the present.

Awesome post!!:smt080

 

[Beasty]

Well my advice is please study currency pairs like Forex trading and to a lesser extent cryptocurrency trading. The finance world is quickly changing and I want brothas to be more educated and get in early on this new developing world.

Bet

My degree is actually in accounting. When I graduated from HS... I had no idea what I wanted to do, and I was always strong in Math. Midway in my junior year I finally admitted to myself that as much as I'm trying to be excited about accounting... I absolutely hated it. I landed in the IT field because I had a work-study gig in the computer lab, which I loved.

Similar story. I studied accounting because my father is an Accountant. I focus on trading these days and work for myself. I find that it helps me in many areas and I never had a problem with accounting. I just found that I was a trader at heart.

It's a pleasure meeting you guys. I have a degree in accounting. A lot of people don't realize that finance is the operational function of accounting until they graduate with their finance degrees. Not their fault no one tells them. I see Finance as the relationship between risk and reward, and economics as the implications. Lastly I see tax as the only biased aspect. I thinks it takes a good understanding of it all to really grasp finance. Once I seen the big picture I never was the same. lol. At one point I had my series 7 & 63, but I'm not a seller I'm more of a trader at heart.

Now I'm just working on my engineering degree to complement my experience in electronics. I always loved Technology. Iv'e also had formal education in the subject matter.

I like having a good balance of social and physical science in my life. Hopefully you guys will be around to bounce some ideas off of when I start back trading again. Once again a pleasure fellas.

 

[Beasty]

I knew there's a reason I felt a kinship with you two

That's why I love cryptocurrency so much. It married tech and finance for me.
Trading can be so much fun... if you're disciplined.

That's what's up

 

[meowkittenmeow]

Bet



It's a pleasure meeting you guys. I have a degree in accounting. A lot of people don't realize that finance is the operational function of accounting until they graduate with their finance degrees. Not their fault no one tells them. I see Finance as the relationship between risk and reward, and economics as the implications. Lastly I see tax as the only biased aspect. I thinks it takes a good understanding of it all to really grasp finance. Once I seen the big picture I never was the same. lol. At one point I had my series 7 & 63, but I'm not a seller I'm more of a trader at heart.

Now I'm just working on my engineering degree to complement my experience in electronics. I always loved Technology. Iv'e also had formal education in the subject matter.

I like having a good balance of social and physical science in my life. Hopefully you guys will be around to bounce some ideas off of when I start back trading again. Once again a pleasure fellas.

This makes me smile.

 

[The Dark King]

Bet



It's a pleasure meeting you guys. I have a degree in accounting. A lot of people don't realize that finance is the operational function of accounting until they graduate with their finance degrees. Not their fault no one tells them. I see Finance as the relationship between risk and reward, and economics as the implications. Lastly I see tax as the only biased aspect. I thinks it takes a good understanding of it all to really grasp finance. Once I seen the big picture I never was the same. lol. At one point I had my series 7 & 63, but I'm not a seller I'm more of a trader at heart.

Now I'm just working on my engineering degree to complement my experience in electronics. I always loved Technology. Iv'e also had formal education in the subject matter.

I like having a good balance of social and physical science in my life. Hopefully you guys will be around to bounce some ideas off of when I start back trading again. Once again a pleasure fellas.

Damn now I really wished you guys lived up here. There are so few black male accountants even at the big four. Come to think of it all the black people I know at spots like KPMG or PWC are women.
Really a pleasure meeting you men. Had no clue others shared my passion for finance and tech.

Totally agree with you Beasty actually one my operational functions is about bitcoin and taxes since it's seen as property and not actual currency. Some interesting things are on the horizon. I seriously implore all those reading this to study up. I don't want to be rich alone lol.

 

[The Dark King]

Awesome post!!:smt080

Right? Incredibly informative
Further illustrates these b.s. false equivalencies

 

[meowkittenmeow]

Damn now I really wished you guys lived up here. There are so few black male accountants even at the big four. Come to think of it all the black people I know at spots like KPMG or PWC are women.
Really a pleasure meeting you men. Had no clue others shared my passion for finance and tech.

Totally agree with you Beasty actually one my operational functions is about bitcoin and taxes since it's seen as property and not actual currency. Some interesting things are on the horizon. I seriously implore all those reading this to study up. I don't want to be rich alone lol.

Staying at a big 4 is not the best bet if you want a CFO position later in life. At least not the 6 figure CFO positions. 2 years at a big 4 (formerly the big eight), or 3 years is max. It's one of those things you get on your resume, sit for your CPA, then move on to something else.

As far as many women staying to work there, it makes sense. Statistically women will stay in jobs that offer the most job security. I am almost positive the current CFO of price waterhouse cooper is a woman.