Black People Politics : Obama warns: if America stays so divided, our democracy and economy won’t survive

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In the Spirit of Sankofa,


Obama warns: if America stays so divided, our democracy and economy won’t survive


Julie Bort
Business Insider


Former President Barack Obama was on stage Wednesday evening at a tech conference in Las Vegas hosted by identity security company Okta where he talked about the future of the country. Obama's previous public appearances since leaving office have been unfailingly hopeful about America's future; but when Okta CEO Todd McKinnon asked Obama his thoughts on the nature of identity these days, Obama drifted into words of warning ...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-warns-america-stays-divided-160000967.html
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Former president, Barack Obama
AP


 
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To understand this kind of blow-back, just accept that racists are now showing their deeply held true colors toward our first Black president, Mr. Barack Obama, by making any remarks :facepalm:

Roseanne Barr Likens Former Obama Advisor Valerie Jarrett To An Ape

54 mins ago | By Veronica Wells

... In a tweet she’s since deleted, the television star shared her thoughts on President Obama’s former advisor Valerie Jarrett.

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‘Roseanne’ Canceled by ABC After Roseanne Barr’s ‘Repugnant’ Comments, Network President Says

Ashley Boucher
The Wrap


ABC has canceled “Roseanne” after Roseanne Barr’s racially charged tweet about Valerie Jarrett Monday morning. “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,” ABC entertainment president Channing Dungey said in a statement to TheWrap on Tuesday ...

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...nts-network-174759145.html?.tsrc=bell-brknews
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Channing Dungey on Wednesday was named president of ABC's entertainment group. (Craig Sjodin / ABC)

 
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In the Spirit of Sankofa,


Obama warns: if America stays so divided, our democracy and economy won’t survive


Julie Bort
Business Insider


Former President Barack Obama was on stage Wednesday evening at a tech conference in Las Vegas hosted by identity security company Okta where he talked about the future of the country. Obama's previous public appearances since leaving office have been unfailingly hopeful about America's future; but when Okta CEO Todd McKinnon asked Obama his thoughts on the nature of identity these days, Obama drifted into words of warning ...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-warns-america-stays-divided-160000967.html
4d9c480cfca2a6e8dc479dad93e95756

Former president, Barack Obama
AP

We were divided long before Trump took office. But...

I agree, talking to each other will help us understand each other but we need to do more than talk if we are to survive the divisiveness we're experiencing under 45's administration. I think America is long overdue to look in the mirror and be honest about what it sees rather than fabricate an image it wants to be seen as but is fake.

While we are talking to each other as President Obama recommends, the system that was designed and built to oppress Black people and other people of color, must be destroyed otherwise we won't see the type of change that the oppressed hope for.

Although I agree that the American people should take actions that lead to a healthier and more equitable nation, is it wrong to expect politicians and business owners share the responsibility and become better leaders...nationally and internationally.

We like to say we have a democracy in America but if it is the type that is comfortable oppressing some of its people so that a few can gain power and wealth at their expense, is not the type of democracy we should be advocating.

I think we would see faster results in the form of change using our economic power as opposed to our political power. But doing both at the same time is a perfect storm.
 
Many white people view Obama as the "Divider and Chief". Why is that? The reason for their view is simple, he was trying to make the nation more equitable. An equitable nation is not something many of them really desire. What many of them want is to maintain the perception of superiority over other ethnic groups even if their actual circumstances show that they are economically and socially inferior to many in those other groups. That is why they will vote against interests that could objectively help them to maintain interests that subjectively make them feel better about themselves. Sharing stories will not solve this problem since they do not have an interest in anyone else's stories but their own to begin with. No, the true solution to this problem is the amassing of economic and political power. We have to force them to respect our humanity via the only real thing they respect, terrestrial power.
 

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