I’ve digested my feelings for this past week. Again, I watched as America decided it will not elect a qualified woman to be President of this racist, patriarchal, White male-led country. The White women chose to vote with their race instead of their issues. The Latin community, mostly men, sided with a dictator, over their issues. Black men decided they would stay home and protest vote, while others decided to vote for a bigoted, racist who has never supported the community in the way it asks a Black woman to do. I’ve been reading, listening, and watching all the typical people come out and bullshit the nation about how out of touch the Democratic party is with blue collar workers. That’s the biggest fuckin lie in politics. They’re very in touch. Look at the policies of the current administration. Unemployment rate at 4%, good for all, especially Blacks. Student loan debt being cancelled and reduced. Paid Family leave being made law and required for all companies to offer. Persistent push to raise minimum wage, at all levels, to at least $15/hr. That raises the floor that all people get paid. That allows for people to make a wage that is more living life worthy.

Make sure LGBTQ+ people have equal rights and protections under the law. Providing quality healthcare access to more than 50 million people, who couldn’t get covered. And lowering costs for the hundreds of millions of others who have private insurance. Wow, they really must be out of touch. All you ignorant ass motha fuckas who sit out here and bitch about how things are, but you don’t vote and when you do, your dumb ass wastes your vote on people who will never win, or on a candidate who won’t do a fucking thing to help your life. Did your dumb asses forget what America was like under Trump pre-Covid. The economy was tanking. The stock market was high, but the job market was suffering. The economy lost millions of jobs under Trump before Covid. Oh, and for you ignorant ass people who think it was Trump who was responsible for the Covid payments, let me be the last and next to educate your stupid ass.

Congress is responsible for ALL financial laws and bills that become law. You got the money because of a Democratic-led House of Representatives, under the leadership of Speaker of the House, Nanci Pelosi. Oh, that’s right a WOMAN, you stupid bitches. She and her colleagues felt that all y’all ignorant Americans needed a check to make it easier for you to live in a shutdown economy. In fact, they wanted to give you MORE money. They wanted to give you between $2500-$3500 a month, for three to six months. Do you know who rejected that idea and stalled progress on it until the amount came down to the $1200 checks you got… DONALD TRUMP and the REPUBLICANS. So, for all the stupid people that voted for Trump because of the stimmi check, dumb bitch you didn’t get the check because of him, you got the check in spite of him. And more could’ve been had if he had been willing to agree to it.

Now that we’ve established that, let’s really unpack what happened. America is still a racist nation, founded for and catering to the whims of White men, and now, old ass, nasty White men. They flexed all their muscle this week and it showed with the White women, who for the past 4 years, have been trending away from Trump, but chose to support him at a 57% clip. We will have to find the perfect woman candidate to run and win. Let’s be honest, she will probably have to be a Republican, and the chances of a woman Republican candidate getting the nomination for President is as likely as me becoming President. Notice that in multiple Presidential nominating contests, Republicans have fielded qualified women candidates who were defeated handily, by the Orange blob. Democrats were able to nominate two candidates and both times America said they weren’t going to support her. In a country where 157+ million people voted in 2020, we’ve had 18+ million fewer people vote this year. And most of them were Democrats. Now explain that to me. And don’t say the economy because I’ve already given you the data that shows you’re better off.

And yes, Imma regular nigga who knows the price of everything is high as fuck. I also understand a President saying he wants to impose 20% tariffs is only going to cause the price of shit to go through the fuckin rough. But you dumb assholes think because he plays a successful businessman on tv that he’s going to fix shit. Now his administration is going to ride the economic and fiscal policies of the current administration for their first year or so in office and take credit. All those jobs that are about to start because of the Infrastructure bill that passed under this Congress and administration, his people are gonna try and take credit for that. And you stupid-ass simpletons are going to let him. When the truth is they will be because of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and the Democrats in the House of Representatives that got that legislation through Congress. What is it about this nation that when faced with the opportunity to continue growth and prosperity, you always choose regression, racism, misogyny, and divisiveness? I’ve only seen this country choose togetherness, in the modern era, once. The elections of Barack Obama as our 44th President. And because he didn’t give Black people, especially men, everything they wanted, they’ve vilified him every since.

We do not live in a country of balance and equality. We have always lived in a country of tolerance. The White ruling class tolerates Black prominence to an extent. When they feel it’s reached too far into their comfort, they will pull it back and remind folks of why America is never the greatest nation in the world. But adding to that, niggas, y’all are the biggest part of the problem. We constitute enough of a population block in this country that if we truly voted as a community 85% of the time in elections, do you know how many times the candidates that supported our initiatives and causes would have been elected. Can you imagine how different the country would be if we, Black people, took our vote as seriously as our ancestors who marched, bled, cried, and died for us to have this right? Yet, we choose to create some bullshit reasons, fake ass obstacles, and ignorant ass rationales why we have to sit out or support the racist over someone who truly is trying to improve the situation.

Now let me also not be ignorant or blind. I understand that Democrats haven’t done the best job at delivering on their promises at any point in this American experiment. When the political winds have been present, they’ve always chosen a pragmatic approach that attempts to isolate none and fully satisfy none as well. That definitely hurts their case when presented to people. The reason that the Republicans rarely suffer that fate, is because they don’t expand their tent truthfully. They open the backdoor for people who will latch on to one or two of their policies that fit their beliefs and ignore the 15 others that are contradictory to their daily life survival. We continue to live in this prism of oppression and repression. Allowing nigga turncoats like Candice Owens and Ray J and others to perpetuate the hate and divisiveness coming from the racists and bigots for their gain. If you want the real answers to what happened. White people became uncomfortable with Joe Biden because he’s too fucking old. Kamala Harris was the only candidate who could use the Presidential fundraising dollars amassed by the Biden Harris team. American people said they couldn’t vote for him, and they wouldn’t vote for her. Trump knew it and so did his people.

And let’s also be clear. I don’t want a single fucking media member, talking head, political advisor or anyone else coming to the Black community and asking or begging for us to do shit. Similarly, if you’re one of the ignorant niggas who voted for Trump or didn’t vote at all because you’re dumb as fuck, shut the fuck up! I don’t wanna hear your complaints, grips, or bitching. You are the reason that we’re all having to endure another 4 years of this ignorant shit. Fuck all you who thought that this was the best course of action. America will always be for the White man. The bigoted, racist, misogynistic, prejudiced White man.

As I come back down to Earth from the most amazing weekend I’ve experienced in a long time, I’m watching what’s going on in the political world and it reinforces some narratives I’ve thought of for years and exposes America’s weaknesses even more. We are sitting on the cusp of having our next Presidential election be a redo of the last one. On the surface that isn’t the worst thing that could happen. However, when you understand that in 2020 the race was between a 78-year-old Joe Biden and a 75-year-old Donald Trump. Which means this time around, you have an 82-year-old Biden and 79-year-old Trump. What the fuck are we doing as a country that our leading candidates to lead the nation are old ass dinosaurs. Let me be clear, I have no problem with our Senior Citizens giving their wisdom and experience to the nation, but I do not believe they should in control of the “most dynamic nation in the free world”.

When you look at the men and women who have been elected leaders of their countries around the world, many leaders are significantly younger than our current American President, and his primary challenger for the position. They are more diverse in terms of race, gender, and background, than our current slate of candidates for the Presidency. Yes, some of you may say look at the Republican field. It’s diverse and has women and a Black man running for office. My response to you would be, bull shit and more bull shit. Do you really think that goof ball Tim Scott, of South Carolina, has a remote chance at winning the nomination. The dumb shit he kept saying and the weird dancing he was doing, will not endear him to anyone in the electorate. Nikki Haley, there’s another choice that realistically has not a snowballs chance in hell of becoming the nominee either. Why do I say that? Well look at the party. The modern-day Republican party is one of bigotry, misogyny, isolation, White patriarchy, and regression. Electable women do not fit in that mold, unless you’re a loudmouth, ignorant, Trump supporter. Therein lies the rub, those people can never win a Presidential election.

So, we as a nation are staring at a rematch of all the things that really should be the past of America. Instead, it is the present and future, for at least the next 6 years. When will some of you get off the notion that a younger candidate is an unprepared candidate? Do you realize that under younger Presidents America has been the most successful and innovative. Under John Kennedy we had the race to the moon, and the beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement. Under Clinton we had record surpluses in the National budget and many corporations that ran surpluses actually gave the money back to regular employees and not just the CEO or c-suite executives. Under Obama Universal healthcare became the norm. Don’t ask don’t tell went away, same gender marriage became legal, we killed the leader of the 9/11 attacks. What is the common thread amongst these men? They are all Democrats, and they were all young when elected President of the United States. Progress means accepting the youth movement and allowing it to proliferate into the realms of your businesses and institutions. That’s the only way that we move civilization forward in the ways it’s intended.

Instead of total forward progress, we find ourselves mired in another unofficial civil war. In the Conservative parts of America, Republicans are leading the charge to regress to eras gone by where old, and young, White men controlled and ruled the day. Even the White women elected as Republicans are governing blindly against their own interests. To ignore your child’s wishes because you think that they’re unable to fully understand themselves is laughable. To try and police the information that the world knows about this country’s founding and the devilish things Whites did to ascend to power is criminal. How do they do it, by restricting access to reading material that is comprehensive. By controlling school boards and local elections to restrict dynamic curriculums being created. By finding and appointing judges who will interpret the law to be in agreement with the outdated principles of their leaders. And by gerrymandering state districts to restrict and prevent true and accurate elected officials from obtaining office. In Liberal parts of the country, Democrats are trying to push the nation to become current with the times. Updated technology, modern electrical grids, dynamic school systems, upgraded tax codes that offer a shot at fair tax collection, updated public transit, and elected leaders that reflect the demographics of the areas in which they represent. Not to mention judges who don’t take a penal view of the law, but a just and redemptive approach to issuing justice to criminal offenders.

This brings me back to the two leading representatives of the political parties. Joe Biden, the Democrat, and Donald Trump, the Republican. One man reshaped his entire party to reflect the hateful, destructive views of many of his electorate, while the other capitalized on the fear of his electorate to endure years of a corrosive, damaging leader. The results were not what anyone expected but were extremely predictable. When America is uncertain about things, it turns to old White men to stabilize and reset the country. After 8 years of a Black man leading this nation, it turned to an old White man who had outdated beliefs because the new way was too dynamic for many of the old ass people living in this country. Young people wanted more and so the candidates offered in 2016 didn’t deliver on that, hence the Orange walrus being elected. In 2020, the field boasted new, fresh candidates, but none that excited the masses and none that offered a bold enough solution to remove the stench that engulfed America for 4 years, so we went with an old, White man who promised to “restore the soul of America”, and to “restore America’s place in the world”. Instead, what we’ve gotten so far is a half ass move towards progression in some ways and a regression to “Old White America” in most other ways.

As we stand just a year and a half away from the next Presidential election, we must answer the question: Do we really want to sit through another old ass geriatric election between two old farts that need to be sitting in their retirement homes enjoying the twilight years of their lives, not trying to run the most expansive country in the world. Neither Trump nor Biden are dynamic thinkers, movers, or organizers. They are writing American history that is truly dynamic, they are rewriting a narrative already written with moderate changes to the story. In Trump’s case, his party is rewriting the narrative and it’s going to destroy the nation of the other elected Republican leaders don’t break the zombie hold Trump has on the party. Buckle up, the dementia, outbursts, and rants are going to be on full display. What will also be on display is the embarrassing representation by our political leaders. Many of them are old, White, and male. Let the battle of the old White men commence.

Laughing at some of the comments I’ve heard since the release of Brittney Griner seemed to be the correct approach as opposed to being upset or disgusted. I wasn’t surprised that sooo many “patriotic” Americans were outraged that the U.S. government negotiated to get an “athlete” back home over an “American patriot”. Oh, and part of the specificity for why they were so mad is because of the individual we swapped Griner for. While at first glance one might say, “damn, why the fuck did we trade this guy for her?” A closer and more educated analysis would bring to light the consciousness needed in this matter. You’re trading with an enemy, who has despised you for decades, why would you think they’re going to accept a nominal, low level person in return. Consider the facts, if B.G. was a man, she would be world known far more than what she is. Her resume is unquestioned in terms of its greatness, yet, she has to hoop in Russia to make the money she should make in the States because of the devaluing of the WNBA game.

Put yourself in their shoes for a moment and tell me you wouldn’t do the same thing. You have an American asset that is high value, and very notable who has broken one of your laws. You throw the hammer and demand a kings’ ransom to get her back. That’s what they did and that’s what we did. Stop pretending for this ignorant ass outrage and cries of make it make sense. An arms dealer for a basketball player. That underscores your lack in political and international understanding. It was always going to be a high price to pay for her release because of who she is. And true to American nature, we couldn’t resist gas lighting the situation at against the urging of the top officials. The more you show your hand how valuable an asset is, the higher the price you pay. That’s negotiation 101. The moral argument that her name needed to stay in the news so that no one forgets is nice, but highly unnecessary. She was never going to be forgotten, and while in the end the same price may have been paid to extract her freedom, I have to wonder if we could’ve gotten Paul Whalen and B.G. for the dealer if the gas lighters had kept quiet.

Understanding the story of Whalen and many other Americans held captive by Russia accused of crimes that seem so farfetched, until you understand the chess moves these countries make against each other on a daily basis. Could Whalen truly be an American spy, hell yea he could. And to sit and try to say otherwise just because the government says so is stupid. We know that these countries use mundane, simple covert covers for their spies in other countries. The Americans do it all over the world and so do all other powerful governments. I have no information to support Russia and their claims, nor do I have any knowledge to support the U.S. and its claims. What I do know is that the freedom of B.G. should not have any attachment to Whalen, unless it’s truly known that he’s innocent and we really had a chance at a swap realistically. You bargain from a position of strength, and if you can’t do that you at least try to make the strongest hand possible.

What we now know is that these governments are enthralled in a fabulous game of chess. The pieces are Americans and Russians who are innocent and guilty. We know that Russia is a dirty adversary who wants its knights, rooks, and bishops back to reassemble a strong chess board. For the U.S., at this point, it seems we are just trying to get pawns back, while our rooks, knights, and bishops are safely being deployed. High powered pawns sucking up the oxygen reserved for more valuable chess pieces is a weakness that the U.S. gets exploited on because of the “moral values” expounded upon by the President and rest of the government. Do your homework, read up on these things and obtain a better understanding, then return to this discussion.

Love and respect