Throwback Thursday: Remember When Your Relatives Warned You About "The Man"

Everyday we turn on the television screen or computer, we see our current president, "The Man."  Yep, that's him, the one your elders warned you about.  He is a tad bit younger than possibly some of them are now, but he still grew up during a time where he saw minorities being oppressed.  So he knows about "The Struggle"  not just ours, but many other racial groups as well.  Now keep that in mind for a minute.

Systematic oppression creates a climate that empowers the favored group over others.  While many will think it is just general life challenges that tend to oppress (which they do sometimes); however, these so called mainstream "political, economic, societal, community challenges" have been manufactured in such a way to keep you on the struggle bus not get off it i.e. immigration issues!  The tools at any prejudice leaders disposal are those of chains, bars, walls...anything that confines--anything that sends a message around the world, we not only control the people in our land, but yours too--keep out!

There was a time when ignorant biggots thought that coming through the back door will "teach 'em" but stupid them, it took a long time for them to wake up, you can't really see what is going on when you let people in from the back door.  They were more concerned with having cheap labor and churning wealth more than anything else!  As long as the minorities weren't baby-making like jack rabbits, they were okay, but when a segment of the population started increasing in great numbers this recent decade, uh oh, time to put population control measures in place, talk about reformed immigration, illegal immigrants...Spanish translations popping up everywhere and jobs requiring bilingual speakers...they were really pissed off!  Before long, the least favored groups were gaining momentum and still are!  They orchestrated movements just like our people did in the past that increased and empowered Latinas and Latinos through the back door here in Amerikkka!  Meanwhile the so-called empowered group stagnated.  So now they want people to come through the front door so they can keep an eye on them while fortifying the back doors--lol.  

Interesting how childhood woes have a way of showing up decades later in older whites--pride, prejudice and pessimism.  Like some of us growing up, "The Man"  heard the elders talk about "those people...d@mn ni99ers!" now its the "d@mn Hispanics!" Therefore, "The Man" runs the land doing the kinds of things to let "those people" know, "I don't care where you go or what you do, just don't do it here.  You're not welcome here!"  Of course, hidden prejudice is all guised under safety, security, protection, must be a legal immigrant, etc.  I agree it has been a challenge over decades and yes we all have been impacted in some way "se habla Espanola...," but we know better what is happening or do we?  One "illegal" immigrant, one detention center, one manufactured tragedy, one day at a time--harassed, processed, booked, and sent on his or her way elsewhere or to the grave.  History repeating itself.

Imagine you in office, privileged, wealthy, in a job--the most important in the land!  Now take a political issue whether great or small and spin it in a way where you are doing a service for the people while carrying your share of prejudice.  Defend your decisions by saying what you are doing or saying isn't really what you are doing and saying (even though when called out on your behaviors you know they set entire groups back rather than progress them forward).  Continue to create division while telling the masses you are "helping."  Oh yes, "The Man" creates the division while people are too scatter-brained, confused, and used to know the difference between you being of service and you being a royal pain in the you know what!  Aren't you glad you aren't "The Man"?

"The Man" he is still covertly or overtly putting his foot on some necks, those that permit it, while giving you and I just enough to make you think he is helping people--how about his favorites? Those select ones who behave themselves and others who don't bother to critically think, they get a bigger piece of the pie.  They don't criticize, at least not to his face, they feign gratefulness for that back-breaking job or dirty role where eyes don't see, ears don't hear, and voices don't talk.  "Yes" men and women don't ask questions or think, they just do as they are told.  You win favor with "The Man" when you do things his way not "our" way.  The conversation you have with him is not "I" but it is "we."  It is he who is the only one permitted to say "I."  Some of you recall slave history when master sick, "We sick," says the perfectly well slaves.

The Man's indoctrination has not gone anywhere! Centuries of mental manipulation on the poor, broke, busted, and disgusted.  He has strong drink and drugs for you to ease your sorrows.  Cancer causing cigarettes to temporarily cause you to escape your misery (R.I.P. Ma).  He offers his affordable fast food to fill your belly because he knows how you get when you're hungry.  The last thing he wants is for you to spiritually meditate and fast, so he is sure to get as much entertainment as he can so that you are consumed with your screens.  He is still using ministers, doctors, lawyers, and psychologists, law enforcement...to calm you down.  By this point you should know that "The Man" is more than a figure head of a country, he is your ultimate adversary above all adversaries seeking who he may kill, steal and destroy--Lucifer/Satan/Beelzebub!

Time to wake up again my friends! A bit of prophecy: watch the news when all hell breaks loose, a day of "wall" reckoning.  This isn't your fight for once in your life even though some will be persuaded or tempted to join in, just watch and pray.

Nicholl McGuire is an author, inspirational speaker, and the blog owner.

A Story for Everyone - Keep Them Distracted - shootings, rape, murder, drugs

If you are busy paying attention to drama filled entertainment, negative news, and your own family challenges, then you aren't going to spend too much time thinking about what our government is up to, what is happening in your town or what latest laws have been passed locally, nationally or internationally and how might they impact you and your community.



Entertainers keep you laughing.  Work exhausts you.  Children worry you.  Partners can be demanding.  And so life goes on.  But what happens when you step away from routine and read something you never read before, watched an impactful program that awakens you to the lies you have been fed, and suddenly realize that you are more than mind and body, but spirit too created by a heavenly God who has a purpose for your life?  You become empowered.  You begin to look at the people, places, things, and more around you a bit differently.  You make adjustments to how you do things.  You strive to become better.  You find that helping others is better than serving yourself.  You finally enjoy life in the way that your Creator intended for you!  Yet, there are those emotional stories, the ones designed to manipulate people into coming out of their higher thoughts (state of consciousness), mental well-being, and other pertinent things required to keep all of us growing and changing for the better.  You cry, become resentful, yell at a TV screen, or release some stress on the driver in front of you...so caught up in emotions--"feeling some kind of way" that you either run away in your mind or pacify your pain, shock or disappointment with something or someone.

Another shooting.
Another rape.
Another drug bust.

There is a story for everyone based on whatever your flesh desires.  The media is going to tell stories in whatever way they feel is best to program the populace into thinking, saying, and doing things based on whatever the puppet masters' want. 

A story that keeps one excited, distracted, and loss in a sea of sorrow for the depressed one who seeks pity from others will keep the protestor at bay.  Another story to keep one upset--angry at those around him or her who don't look like him or her will keep that person from seeking employment.  Then there is a story for the emotionally wounded, physically bound, and so on who won't rock any boats because they are too busy in their minds to give a d*mn. 

Lots of negativity all around with no victory in sight will tear away at the hopeful and turn these individuals into the hopeless.  If one should fall for the programming, sooner or later you or someone you know will lash out on the unsuspecting and recruit others to be miserable just like you.  Some of the ensnared do it through threats and violence, others through nasty verbal exchanges with family members, friends and strangers and those with motive via psychological manipulation of the unsuspecting.

You can rise above the worldly mayhem and be the kind of person who is in control of your life, flourishing in a way that the great I AM wants by taking time each day to pray, meditate and read wise words from the Holy Bible and other enlightening books, audio, video, etc.  Choose your programming wisely! 

When you are spiritually grounded, mentally stable, and healthy physically, you are not easily distracted by the same ole' same ole.  Rather you desire to look beyond what is presented in front of you while being determined to make a difference in the areas of your life and others that you can control.

Just say no to media propaganda to keep you ignorant of facts, negative programming to keep you mentally bound, and those gossip stories that cause you to stray away from asking questions, seeking truth.

Nicholl McGuire
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Cosby Would Have Been a Bold Voice in the Community About Ferguson

An actor with decades of experience in the entertainment industry, a father figure, and opinionated when it came to speaking real truth about our people, Bill Cosby could have, should have, and would have had something to say about Ferguson.  He lost a son via a shooting.  Some said he sold out for fame many years ago and others looked at past events and called them "unfortunate, disappointing..."  But whatever the personal view on all that has recently come out full throttle about Cosby, he and his connections would have been significant in organizing protests, pushing agendas toward change, and getting the attention of those in powerful positions.  He could have got other entertainers on board--those not fearful of the establishment, uncaring about the elite power structure in the entertainment industry, and too old to worry about what "they think..." But...




What is in darkness comes out in the light sooner or later, doesn't it?  At a time when once again the African American community is being attacked by unseen organizations using triggers like: interracial relationships between white women and black men paraded in mass media, civil disobedience, gun violence, whore images, animal references, and big, scary black man related stuff, those that could speak out against such psychological tactics are shut down before they can even think about protesting. 


People of all ethnicities would have listened to what Cosby had to say and may have joined a movement (if he had one) when it came to black family issues and how stereotypical images are still prevalent in media whether overt or covert.  The root of the matter wasn't with the young man lying face down in the street, the real issues was what led up to him walking in the street in the first place--taking a chance with his life.  Our parents warned many of us, "Don't play out in the street!"  There was a far deeper meaning to what they said then we realized.  Being out in the street puts you in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Many black males and females have gone to early graves due to being idle--having nothing to do but roam the streets.
 


What few bold African American speakers who have national as well as international attention due to movies, music, art and more they have done, are quiet.  Understandably so, entertainers can't use their platforms to move any personal agendas without compromising their contracts.  They can't say what they want when they want that is why most remain silent when major issues happen.  If all folks (not just blacks) would stop watching their movies, buying their music, wearing their clothing, and supporting these quiet folks, both white and black, maybe they would convince their superiors "...that it isn't in the best interest of my career to remain quiet on issues that my fans obviously care about."  Rather than sing praises about their work, how about bombard their social networking accounts with the hard questions like: What do you think about...and why haven't you said anything...and didn't you do a movie about...how do you feel now?" 


But those in powerful positions know full well what an impact an entertainer will have on a community; therefore, they silence them.  "Keep quiet or else.  Your opinion is not needed.  Don't get yourself involved...you are doing well in your career, don't mess it up siding with those ignorant, ghetto folks."


I shudder at the thought  that one day it will take the murder of an A-list black celebrity over a senseless act by a white person for the outcry to be strong enough for law-makers to want to do some things differently.  We aren't talking about playing with civil rights, testing new equipment, changing the face of the police department in a local area, and other related agendas, but a closer look at how to deal with the racist, money-hungry fraternal groups that still govern various communities.  What would happen if their hearts and pockets were hit all at once?


So it is safe to say that Cosby (as well as others) would have been a good speaker to ease tensions when it came to Ferguson and might have done well influencing the African American communities all across our land to pause and think before they reacted to the court ruling, but some group thought of that beforehand. 


On a side note:  these celebrities are given the green light to talk about voting knowing full well the outcomes are predetermined, but they can't do much else then to send a careful tweet or some sign language when it comes to real issues!


Nicholl McGuire

Their View of You, Our View of Us and the Truth Still Remains

Some African Americans become visibly irritated if they see any image of a black person looking less than happy posted anywhere--whether that is on or off the Internet.  They will complain about how a black woman or man might be viewed by others.  "You really should take that down...do you know how that makes us look...why do we have to look that way?"  they say. 

Blacks attempting to censor other blacks from sharing anything that "makes us look bad."  Yet, the best kept secret among many African Americans is not so much keeping the negativity about us out of public view, but what it really goes back to is one's personal thoughts about self--negative things he or she has already done that makes "us" look bad.  "Now why you have to put my business in the street?" I could almost hear someone say.  For instance, if I acted like a complete idiot standing in a check-out line over a price of something that I really couldn't afford, then regretted what I did later, then who made who look bad?  At the moment of disappointment, the last thing an African American is thinking is, "How am I making my race look?"  However, those who are irritated with black folks and wish there was a place for them (like an African American planet), including fellow blacks, will find fault with just about anything drawn, written, shared, recorded, etc. about black folks.  "Do you really have to talk about my outburst in the store?  Why you show a photograph with my face all turned up?  Do you see how that makes us look?"  Nope.  I see how that makes you look!

A picture is a picture whether good, bad or otherwise.  There is a long history of African American images that are unattractive as well as attractive, photographs of blacks doing things they shouldn't, and drawings depicting us in ways that non-blacks think is funny.  The psychological impact that this sort of behavior made on society over the years has been devastating.  As a result, blacks running around hating the way they look and non-blacks assuming a certain appearance is trouble stem from negative imagery--systematic brainwashing.   However, just because that was done and is still ongoing, doesn't mean we should pretend as if there are no bad stories to tell and no negative images to post--we as writers, reporters, creative people, and others still have stories to share whether people like them or not whether good or bad.  I recall a relative say once, "Don't give them any reason to talk about you." Point well said.

When there are issues that need to be dealt with, the alarm will be sounded even when there is a black face attached to it.  And just because it is one face, there is no need to jump on the bandwagon (that a non-black has created) and say, "Look at us...why do we do that...why are we always...?"  Speak for yourself.  We don't have to claim any we anything!  Last I checked, I wasn't on any plantation having to explain to master why we do what we do.

Nicholl McGuire