Michael Avari: A majority of liberals favor socialism:

Gallup:In a recent Gallup poll a surprising result emerged. Asked about their feelings toward divers economic systems, a stunning 53% of Democrats and 61% of liberals indicated a favorable view of socialism.1 That explains much about the intentions behind the programs the administration and Congress have been trying to foist on the American people. Fortunately, the same poll confirmed 58% of all Americans have a negative view of socialism, which undergirds the sudden and visceral rise in populist resistance to those very programs. Do they teach socialism in school anymore? It was only 20 years ago that the Soviet Union and communism, an extreme form of socialism, collapsed. If we take for granted that during that time educators assumed socialism was dead forever, today’s young voters could not have lived through its abject failure, even vicariously, and the most susceptible among them might be subject to seduction by its false promise. There is scant debate today on the causes of the collapse of the auto or mortgage industries, for example, as a function of the industries' deviation from pure capitalism in contrast to an analysis built on the unproven assumption that capitalism failed. Is it un-American to conclude that GM just wasn’t making products that the market valued, or that government interference in mortgages, through Fannie and Freddie, skewed prudent management of financial risk?

VIH SIDA: Las teorías delirantes atentan contra la vida

KAOSENLARED.NET: La realidad se impuso. Ya sea como resultado de un virus generado en un laboratorio, traído del África o de una invención genética, fuimos perdiendo a nuestros mejores y más lúcidos activistas. Uno a uno fueron sucumbiendo víctimas del VIH SIDA, en ese momento no había medicamentos antirretrovirales, ni tratamiento. Vimos morir a nuestros compañeros, nuestros hermanos, delirando de fiebre, consumidos pesando 30 o40 kilos de peso, en fin, de la manera más espantosa. Que montaje ni que mierda: El SIDA existía. La autocrítica no se hizo esperar, habíamos equivocado el mensaje a la comunidad gay. Y este error había costado al menos cientos de vidas. Esa experiencia me marcó profundamente, no solo a mí, sino a varias de las personas con quienes militaba y dimos un fuerte giro a nuestra estrategia y nuestra acción. Independientemente del origen del retrovirus, si laboratorio genético o exportado del África y sabiendo que su existencia determinaba desde luego una fuerte estigmatización de las personas homosexuales, nos pusimos a trabajar en las campañas de prevención y asistencia a las víctimas. Sri Lanka Guardian: Culture of self-exclusion

(February 16, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) To a segment of Tamils in Sri Lanka, alienation from mainstream life has become a habit of thought.It has now got embedded in sentiment and inertia. Perhaps to a people habituated to fatalistic propensities, this mode of action came a bit too easily. So, for

eighty years have we cherished this ‘gift’, without ever looking it in the mouth. Whatever the vicissitudes in the nation’s political life, we stayed put. The no-change stance was given an aura of principled politics, both consistent and continuous. The time is now to veer completely and absolutely.

May 2009 has cleaved the course of the nation’s history. The upheaval has altered the political contours drastically and irretrievably. It will be unwise for both North and South not to recognize it. A sea change has already taken place. Cataclysmic may be a more apt description. Never will the country be the same again, either post 1931 or post 1948 or post 1983. North South relations are destined to follow a new course. In appreciation of the changes, Tamils can opt for a new beginning or let slip an opportunity that comes but rarely.

Racism behind angler attacks: Report - thestar.com

Racism behind angler attacks: Report - thestar.com

Anti-Olympic protest mostly peaceful, despite tense moments

Special Report by IIN Investigative Blog-correspondent John John:-Vancouver Sun: VANCOUVER -- There were some tense moments but the march by thousands of anti-Olympic protesters to B.C. Place stadium Thursday was a mostly peaceful affair that did not disrupt the arrival of spectators to the 2010 Olympic opening ceremony. The police allowed the protest march of about 2,000 people to proceed unimpeded from the Vancouver Art Gallery to the corner of Beatty and Robson in front of the stadium. A nearly two-hour standoff between two phalanxes of police and protesters followed with the anarchist black flag waving about 40 meters in front of the Terry Fox monument and beside the Alberta House where people drank beer and watched the opening ceremony on television. At one point there was pushing and shoving between police and protesters when a small group of demonstrators surged toward the police with a banner made of bamboo. The police grabbed the bamboo banner, linked arms and briefly pushed back against the crowd.
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An Olympic Failure: At least 137 Native women missing and murdered in BC since 1980 | The Dominion

The epidemic of missing and murdered women in Canada has not improved since the inaugural march 18 years ago. In fact, it appears to have worsened, particularly for Indigenous women and girls. Of 521 known cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada since roughly 1980, half have occurred in the last decade. BC has seen the worst, where, as of 2008, approximately 137 of those cases had occurred. According to Walk4Justice activists, (a group made up largely of Indigenous women who hold annual walks demanding justice for their missing and murdered friends and loved ones), and the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC), the actual number of missing and murdered Indigenous women is much higher, and likely in the thousands. Underestimation, they say, is due to insufficient research funding, which is also a phenomenon of the last decade.

Woman Kills White Supremacist Husband (updated)

Woman Kills White Supremacist Husband (updated)

Republicans, Believe President Obama is a "socialist"

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3 African american books for the Amazon Kindle

My name is George Cook. I have written three books f or the Amazon Kindle that may be of interest to African American readers and to other interested in black opinion or what black american's think. The books touch on a variety of issues in the Black Community and there is even a book for children.

I am an active member of my community as a member of my local Board of Education, a boy scout leader, a volunteer coach, and as a community activist. I have also served in the US Army. These experiences have shaped me and my writing.

My three books are:

Let's Talk Honestly: One Black Man's Thoughts $1.50

This book is a book of poetry about what I see as problems or issues in the Black Community. I hope that these poems will make you think and hopefully talk to others.

Why Republicans Can't Get Black Voters 99 cents.

Satiric look at why republicans can't make in roads into the Black Community. While humorous the short book does give common sense tips on how the RNC can reach out to black voters. The book touches on conservative talk radio, black political beliefs, and the failure of the RNC to reach out to black voters.

The Hillsiders: What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up. $1.50

The Hillsiders new childrens book about a fourth grade class at Barack Obama Elementary. On this day the class discusses what they want to be when they grow up with their teacher Mr. Reeves. Join along and see if you want to be the same things too.

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Slavery in America-Report: Hundreds forced into labor, sex in Ohio

kvia.com: By MATT LEINGANG-Associated Press Writer-COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - About 1,000 American-born children are forced into the sex trade in Ohio every year and about 800 immigrants are sexually exploited and pushed into sweatshop-typejobs, a new report on human trafficking in the state said Wednesday. Ohio's weak laws on human trafficking, its growing demand for cheap labor and its proximity to the Canadian border are key contributors to the illegal activity, according to a report by the Trafficking in Persons Study Commission. Ohio is not only a destination place for foreign-born trafficking victims, but it's also a recruitment place," said Celia Williamson, an associate professor at the University of Toledo who led the research. Formed last year by Ohio Attorney General Richard Condray, the commission also found that hundreds more in the state are at risk of being forced into sex trafficking or to work against their will in fields, restaurants, sweatshops or constructions sites.

Fake News in the United States and how it being used against African Americans

Assata Shakur Speaks: It is surmised that this modern method of control was implemented in 1968 in the face of widespread violence that ensued after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King’s brutal assassination led to many demonstrations of unrest and rioting disturbances; that of which were reported in more than 100 cities across the nation. This violence resulted in the loss of lives and property that cost the nation and taxpayers millions of dollars and increasingly placed the peace and stability of the nation in dire jeopardy. America’s brutal racial mistreatment of African Americans had appeared to have reached its boiling point creating much unrest and discord. These factors, combined with the rapidly tarnishing American global image, led the U.S. Government’s agents of White supremacy to quickly reform their techniques of institutionalized racism. The problem led to the then president, Lyndon B Johnson, ordering that a commission be formed, later known as the Kerner Commission, to investigate and prescribe a cure or recommendations for the problem. The Commission concluded that blatant White racism was the single aggravating factor for the collective problems.

The Kerner report’s findings required that the U.S. Government abandon it’s condoning of open, blatant forms of racism to control and maintain White dominance. This abandoning of dated tactics led to the need for developing an improved method of controlling and suppressing its Black population. Changing times made it necessary for the U.S. government to change its methods to a much more subtle and socially acceptable means of continuing its racial suppression of Blacks and to maintain its White dominance. Clearly, the sophisticated method of psychological warfare met such a need. It was the logical choice, perfect for the changing times. Unlike the blatantly brutal forms of racism used in the past, which Blacks were able to identify easily and therefore unify and form counter strategies, this modern method of racism works from a psychological perspective. This provided the U.S. government a more socially acceptable method of continuing the White racial hierarchy for dominance and control given that it is not as easily recognized. This new method exists in the space between overt racism and racial respect. Its methods include the ability to both influence the national climate and engender personal psychological feelings among Americans that meet the U.S government objective.

Somali ‘Pirates’ want to send confiscated loot to Haiti.

illvox: Agencia Matriz del Sur-Via Aporrea.org (translated) http://aporrea.org/internacionales/n149313.html

January 21, 2010 – Spokesmen for the
so-called “Somali pirates” have expressed

willingness to transfer part of their loot captured from transnational
boats

and send it to Haiti. Leaders of these groups have declared
they have links in various places around the world to help them ensure the delivery of aid without being detected
by

the armed forces of enemy governments.

The “pirates” typically redistribute a
significant portion of their profits

among relatives and the local population. In their operations, the
“pirates”

urge transnational corporations that own the cargo confiscated to pay
back in

cash as banks can not operate in Somalia. ”The humanitarian aid to Haiti can not be
controlled by the United States and European countries; they have no moral authority to do so. They are the
ones pirating mankind for many years,” said the Somali spokesman.

Politics: Tancredo's racist Tea Party

Politics: Tancredo's racist Tea Party

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Are sports stressed too much in Black Communities

Are sports stressed too much in the Black Community? George Cook of www.letstalkhonestly.com discusses how he feels that sports and not education is stressed enough in the Black Community.

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/LTHWEEKLY.html