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Just Thinking...

Meditating on The State of The World, particularly the global vibe of anxiety over recent Yrs... It's clear that The World is changing, & it's not just Global Warming. Give or take a few Yrs, 'Western Civilization' has had a 2,350Yr run, & it appears that Time is up. This may explain the air of desperation in Right Wing politics & White Supremacist rhetoric. The European's gene pool is shrinking, & The Same People that practice principles of Racial Purity & Eugenics, R now Socially Engineering miscegenation into Pop Culture.

If we R 2 believe the propaganda, Asians & Latinx R next in line 2 receive the 'privilege' of Whiteness; like Caucasians, Catholics, & European Jews b4 them. It appears that the only requirement 4 membership, is a commitment 2 Anti- Black Oppression. The treatment of Blackfolk in Asia & Latin America is downplayed, but it isn't cordial. Ask Blackfolk in Korea, Japan or China. Then ask those Haitians in Chile, or Black Mexicans in Vera Cruz...

All of this is interesting, because we're in an Age of Prophecy. White Supremacists pride themselves on their strong Judeo Christian Values, but they really practice a form of 15th Century Catholicism that condones hegemony & enslavement. The phrase then, was 'Christianize the Heathen', but those heathens brought Europe out of The Black Plague. It was also heathens that nursed sick & starving Europeans that fled 'Civilization' 4 the sanctuary of The Americas.

If these Honorary/ Future Whitefolk think that they can join the fray & keep the Anti- Black Oppression bus rolling, they're mistaken. Latinx & Asian Communities were caught up in the Proxy Wars of White Supremacy just a generation ago. The ONLY REASON that they're being considered, is out of genetic necessity. Asians in general have no love 4 Europeans, but the Chinese in particular, seek retribution 4 nearly 200Yrs of European Domination & Opium addiction. They welcome an upheaval of Western Society. The Latinx Community however, aspires 2 Whiteness. While their motives differ, both groups agree w/ the continued marginalization of Blackness.

It's ironic that so many professed Christians R blind 2 a Prophecy found in their scriptures. America doesn't just owe a debt 2 American Descendants Of Slavery, Religious Canon dictates it. The Hayes- Tilden Compromise of 1876- 1877 was a watershed moment. That was when The American Government broke their Covenant w/ Black America. Over the next 145Yrs, America not only ignored their responsibility, they sanctioned Federal, State, & Local Laws meant 2 relegate & keep Black America as a perpetual underclass.

Things become clearer, when U see how America can pay reparations 2 Japanese Americans, Native Americans, & European Jews 4 wrong acts against their Communities, but The American Government can't even make a formal apology 2 Black America 4 subjecting Our Ancestors 2 the brutality of Chattal Slavery. It's obvious that America isn't sorry; Slave Labor built America. The Slave Economy spurred The Industrial Revolution, & positioned The U.S. as the successor 2 Great Britian, as The #1 World Power.

I say all of this, 2 make clear that some type of spiritual threshold has been crossed. There have been moments that I felt were spiritually significant over the Yrs, but Trayvon Martin's murder kicked things up a notch. I believe that George Floyd & Breonna Taylor's murders triggered some type of Spiritual Fail-safe Measure. Malcolm X pointed out long ago how scripture dictates that when a King (Government) releases Slaves, He (They) R required 2 supply them w/ land & provisions lasting 20- 25Yrs. America's reluctance 2 follow through w/ Black America/ ADOS, but Her willingness 2 provide 4 'Minority Groups', appears 2 have set some type of Prophecy in motion.

Minority Groups (White Women, White LGBTQ..., Latinx, & Asians) appropriate the Black American narrative of marginalization & oppression 2 ramp up sympathy 4 their particular group's Agenda. In the presence of Blackfolk, these individuals talk solidarity. They make every effort 2 romance Blackfolk into supporting their Movement; No one questions the hardship of Black America. Anything that Blackfolk endorse MUST B legitimate...

However, in their own circles, these individuals R pretty conservative about their opinion of Black America. Their willingness 2 participate in Our oppression is mind boggling, when U consider how much We supported their effort 2 B treated fairly. Apparently, they R unaware that they will suffer the Same Fate as the White Supremacist.

All of these groups work in concert 2 marginalize the Global Black Community, but they fail 2 recognize that We R as vital 2 Planet Earth, as the Polar Icecaps. Even in Our current state, Blackfolk have (undeniable) cultural influence on the rest of The World. Reducing Our population 2 a lower state of Being, also lowers the state of everyone else. The Television & Music Industries R starting 2 understand this.

The Forces of White Supremacy KNOW that a level playing field is detrimental 4 them. They hope 2 stall the inevitable w/ a Proxy Race War, using the Buffer Classes. From a historical perspective, they're following the game plan of The Brahmins & North Afrikan 'Arabs' (Seljuk Turks). In this instance, White Supremacist Asians & Hispanics will B used.

Roughly 530Yrs ago, The Dark Age came 2 an end. Europe proclaimed an Age of Rebirth & Enlightenment, as they enslaved their teachers & mentors. It was successful then, because The Age of The Moor ran its course. Repeating that strategy won't work today, because The Age of The European has also run its course. While The Moors were able 2 retreat back into Afrika & keep their Society going 4 another 300- 400Yrs, Europe won't B so lucky.

White Supremacy, is an illusion backed by brutality. Military Superiority & Naval Dominance has allowed Europe 2 prop itself up in a protected bubble, but Asia has not only caught up 2 Europe & The U.S., but has made Europeans & Americans dependent on Asian Made Products. Multinationals put profit over patriotism, & now China is in the Driver's Seat. The (near exponential) rise in cost of Chinese containers is just the beginning.

All of this is relative 2 the plight of the Global Black Community, & Black America specifically. The blatant Anti- Black sentiment practiced by Non Black Communities has reached a Critical Mass of sorts. In America, The U.S. Government is propping up People Of Color/ Honorary Whites economically, while Black Communities suffer in 3rd World conditions. Where R the Billions set aside 4 Black America?

Every effort is being made 2 avoid talking honestly about The Black Experience in America. Critical Race Theory, while only taught in Colleges & Universities, essentially takes a historic look @ Race Relations in America. What exactly is wrong w/ that? Why is there so much pushback on teaching our children The Truth about Race in America? If there is so much concern 4 how White Children will react, why is there NO CONCERN 4 how Black Children R currently made 2 feel?

Europe & America's preoccupation w/ Anti Black Racism has put them on the verge of economic collapse. Efforts in America 2 disenfranchise Black America over the last 40Yrs has not only cost America $16 Trillion, it also damaged the overall Middle Class. Buffer Groups imported 2 replace Black Citizens don't share Our sense of Nationalism; many R here 2 get money 2 send back home. 20- 30% of the GDP of Black & Brown Nations come from expatriates. Nothing wrong w/ that, but Black America's money circulates domestically.

Black American Workers buy American made products, which keeps other Americans working. Buffer Groups don't have America's Best Interest in mind; most would Go Home if they could afford 2. The American Dream 4 them is obviously about opportunity, but it looks more & more like these Buffer Groups have NO CONCERN 4 the welfare of Black Americans that made it possible 4 them 2 immigrate 2 America in the 1st place.

A change in the Social Structure of Western Society is inevitable, despite the efforts of White Supremacists & their Proxies 2 maintain the System in place. The Earth (Geb) itself is changing, certainly that will change how We do things. Just a thought, but what if the Earth is reacting 2 Social Injustice as much as it is reacting 2 Global Warming? Is it really such a crazy thought?

-Just My 2 Cents.

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#DoctrineofDiscovery

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Codified Racism: Papal Bull "Dum Diversas" 1452

Dum Diversas (Latin for "While different") is a papal bull issued by Pope Nicholas V on June 18, 1452. This document granted King Afonso V of Portugal sweeping authority to "invade, search out, capture, vanquish, and subdue" Saracens (Muslims), pagans, and any other "unbelievers and enemies of Christ" wherever they were found. It explicitly authorized the Portuguese to reduce these non-Christians to perpetual slavery, seize their kingdoms, lands, possessions, and goods, and convert them to the king's (and his successors') use and profit. This bull provided religious and moral justification for Portugal's early expansion along the African coast, laying groundwork for the transatlantic slave trade and European colonization.

Often paired with the follow-up bull Romanus Pontifex (1455) and later Inter Caetera (1493), Dum Diversas formed part of the so-called Doctrine of Discovery — a set of papal decrees that sanctioned the seizure of non-Christian lands and the enslavement of Indigenous and African peoples. These documents framed non-Europeans as "enemies of Christ" whose subjugation served the spread of Christianity, effectively giving Catholic powers a divine mandate for conquest, forced conversion, and chattel slavery. Historians see it as a key legal-theological foundation for centuries of racialized violence, land theft, and the transatlantic slave trade that devastated millions of lives.

The bull's legacy is still debated today. In 2023, the Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, stating these 15th-century decrees "did not adequately reflect the equal dignity and rights of indigenous peoples" and were never expressions of Catholic faith — though critics note no formal rescission occurred. For many, Dum Diversas remains a stark example of how religious authority was weaponized to justify colonialism, slavery, and white supremacy. A chilling reminder of how power dressed in piety shaped the modern world. 📜⚔️

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(via S06E08: Remembering The Teacher: Charles H. Long (Part 1) | Mapping the Doctrine of Discovery Podcast)

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(via Accept our king, our god − or else: The senseless ‘requirement’ Spanish colonizers used to justify their bloodshed in the Americas)

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The Doctrine Of Discovery

In 1493, God’s official head honcho on Earth, released a Papal decree, which was called The Doctrine of Discovery. This was the green light from the Pope that stealing, killing, and enslaving non-Christians was okey dokey. That explorers and settlers could do whatever they thought necessary to conquer and colonise the new world. Christopher Colombus had just discovered the Americas the year before and was wanting the OK from on high. Importantly this was prior to the split between Protestants and Catholics. This was the undisputed stamp of approval from the highest authority in the European realm. “The 1493 Papal decree aimed to justify Christian European explorers’ claims on land and waterways they allegedly discovered, and promote Christian domination and superiority, and has been applied in Africa, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Americas. If an explorer proclaims to have discovered the land in the name of a Christian European monarch, plants a flag in its soil, and reports his “discovery” to the European rulers and returns to occupy it, the land is now his, even if someone else was there first. Should the original occupants insist on claiming that the land is theirs, the “discoverer” can label the occupants’ way of being on the land inadequate according to European standards. This ideology supported the dehumanization of those living on the land and their dispossession, murder, and forced assimilation. The Doctrine fueled white supremacy insofar as white European settlers claimed they were instruments of divine design and possessed cultural superiority.” - (https://upstanderproject.org/learn/guides-and-resources/first-light/doctrine-of-discovery#:~:text=The1493Papaldecreeaimed,NewZealandandtheAmericas.)   

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Racism’s Religious Doctrine

This is where racism holds its most sacred design. It is out of this holy authority that white supremacists still believe that they have the right to do bad things to people other than their own kind. And people say that religion is harmless and that Christianity is a good thing. The Catholic Church took 500 years to repudiate this decree. “Nearly 500 years after papal decrees were used to rationalize Europe's colonial conquests, the Vatican repudiated those decrees on Thursday, saying the "Doctrine of Discovery" that was used to justify snuffing out Indigenous people's culture and livelihoods is not part of the Catholic faith.” - (https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1167056438/vatican-doctrine-of-discovery-colonialism-indigenous)

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The Church’s Appalling Record

I do not know any other organisation or entity, which has done so many God awful things and still carries on unashamedly. Hundreds of thousands of children have been sexually abused by paedophile priests, brothers, educators, and ministers of religion around the globe. Still, the Church goes on in its many forms. Millions of illegitimate babies have been stolen, given away and sold by representatives of churches around the world. Still, it is business as usual for the Church. God knows how many women have been sexually abused, secretly married, and treated disrespectfully by Catholic priests and their kind across the globe. No matter, the Church keeps on pretending it is a moral arbiter internationally. This is the insane world we live in. The death toll from the Doctrine of Discovery would be in the billions! Religion & Racism The irrationality of religious belief, of faith, is the equal of the irrationality of racism and white supremacy. The two are bosom buddies in fact. You cannot separate these twisted branches, as they are both from the same tree. The Ku Klux Klan was first and foremost a religious organisation. These hooded creeps saw themselves as Knights of a holy order, like crusaders. They despised blacks, Asians, Mexicans, Jews, and Catholics – as they were a Protestant brotherhood. White, Anglo Saxon men who hid their faces like the cowards they truly were. These foul folk lynched and burnt blacks all over America. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford funded a movie industry which celebrated the Klan early in the 20C. America saw itself as a superpower for white Protestants for much of its history. It began by killing Indians and stealing their land and resources. It worked the land by enslaving Africans imported for the purpose. It built its economy on the back of this massive industrialised slavery. It was not just the south involved in this, as the banks everywhere bought and sold bonds based on slavery. Slavery funded the technology essential to the industrial revolution in Europe and North America. Nobody talks about this these days, as it has been conveniently forgotten. “As slave labor camps spread throughout the South, production surged. By 1831, the country was delivering nearly half the world’s raw cotton crop, with 350 million pounds picked that year. Just four years later, it harvested 500 million pounds. Southern white elites grew rich, as did their counterparts in the North, who erected textile mills to form, in the words of the Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner, an “unhallowed alliance between the lords of the lash and the lords of the loom.” The large-scale cultivation of cotton hastened the invention of the factory, an institution that propelled the Industrial Revolution and changed the course of history. In 1810, there were 87,000 cotton spindles in America. Fifty years later, there were five million. Slavery, wrote one of its defenders in De Bow’s Review, a widely read agricultural magazine, was the “nursing mother of the prosperity of the North.” Cotton planters, millers and consumers were fashioning a new economy, one that was global in scope and required the movement of capital, labor and products across long distances. In other words, they were fashioning a capitalist economy. “The beating heart of this new system,” Beckert writes, “was slavery.” “ - (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/slavery-capitalism.html)

Photo by Clement Eastwood on Pexels.com Slavery & Racism Does anyone really think that you can invade, murder, steal, and enslave for centuries and then when you stop everything will be hunky dory? America fought a Civil War over this issue and it still took another seven decades for peonage slavery in the south to cease in 1942. This stuff is not in the distant past. The exploitation continues to this day via the GOP and its gerrymanders disenfranchising African Americans. The Republican Party has hung onto power in the southern states via political trickery and chicanery. Trump supporters believe that they are entitled to rule America via this Doctrine of Discovery.

Photo by Life Matters on Pexels.com White Christian Nationalists Many of these white Christian nationalists believe they are more American than anybody else. Schools in the south were not desegregated racially until the 1970s and 1980s. They may have lost the Civil War militarily but many observers think that they have ended up with the better bargain ever since. The electoral college system still rewards them despite the fact they have less Americans living in their red states. Trump has never received more votes in the Presidential race than his opponent. Yet he won the 2016 election. The GOP has clung onto power via this unfair voting system in many instances. Trump, like many white Americans, does not like to lose. He and they will do whatever it takes to win or retain power. The rule of law is not something they abide by unless they are holding the whip handle.

Photo by Maurício Mascaro on Pexels.com Guns & Racists There are way too many guns in America. Many of the gun manufacturers are based in the south. Big business controls Congress and thus the nation is hamstrung over gun deaths. There is a massacre of children just about every week in the US. Big business has bought the Congressmen and women and the Senate. White Christian nationalists support the existing lax gun laws. Indeed, many of them are armed to the teeth themselves. A majority of ordinary Americans support much more stringent gun laws but nothing ever changes on this score. Guns and racism and religious intolerance toward Jews are a real problem in America. The Doctrine of Discovery sits in the bottom drawer of white Christian nationalists. They say that you can never take back bad things. Mass genocide of billions of human beings may fall into that category. In his books The End of White Christian America and White Too Long, Robert P Jones has steadily built the argument that this movement is animated by shifting demographics. He points out that in 2008, when Barack Obama, the first Black president, was elected, 54% of Americans identified as white and Christian. By the end of Obama’s second term, that share had fallen to 47%. Today it is 42%. “It’s just a continued slide,” says Jones, 55, sitting at his desk at the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), where he is founder and president, in downtown Washington. “Most importantly, moving from majority to decisively non-majority white and Christian has set off a kind of ‘freak out’ moment among many white Christians.” In The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future, effectively the third book in an unofficial trilogy, Jones traces the roots of Trumpism back more than 500 years. Robert Sudha Hamilton is the author of Money Matters: Navigating Credit, Debt, and Financial Freedom.  ©MidasWord

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Candles of joy, candles of concern at today's service, during which we affirmed the Unitarian Universalist rejection of the racist and sexist Doctrine of Discovery and the Cult of Progress. . . #HUUC #DoctrineofDiscovery #CultofProgression (at Harvard Unitarian Universalist Church)

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Happy International Women's Day 2016! "Patriarchy is the artwork of a murderer." ~Dominique Christina Dominique Christina is an award-winning writer, performer, educator, and activist. She holds five national poetry slam titles in the three years she competed, including the 2014 & 2012 Women of the World Slam Champion and 2011 National Poetry Slam Champion. She is presently the only person to have won two Women of the World Poetry Championships. She is also the 2013 National Underground Poetry Individual Competition Champion (NUPIC), and 2013 Southern Fried Poetry Slam Champion. ‪#‎InternationalWomensDay‬ #DominiqueChristina #Patriarchy #womanhood #quotes #poetry #iloveancestry #ancestors #indiancountry #indigenous #Native #nativehistory #nativeamerican #nativeamericans #wearestillhere #weareourancestors #firstnations #turtleisland #decolonize #blackhistory #blackisbeautiful #africanamericans #blackamericans #ancestor #ancestors #africanamerican #africanamericanhistory #poetryslam #matriarchy #doctrineofdiscovery #columbus