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‘Roots’ Remake: Snoop Dogg Got It Right
americanthinker.com ^ | 5/3/2016 | Lloyd Marcus

Posted on 06/03/2016 9:11:36 AM PDT by rktman

Quoting the Pointer Sisters song, “I'm so excited!” Black pop icon Snoop Dogg's comments about the remake of the “Roots” TV series, in essence, is what I have been preaching to fellow blacks for decades (without his profanity).

Snoop said, “I'm sick of this s---. They are going to just keep beating that s--- into our heads about how they did us, huh?” Snoop spoke against new shows and movies such as “12 Years a Slave” which “keep showing the abuse we took hundreds and hundreds of years ago.”

Snoop said, “I ain't watching that s---, and I advise you motherf—ers as real n------ like myself; f--- them television shows. Snoop continued, “Let's create our own s--- based on today, how we live and how we inspire people today. Black is what's real. F--- that old s---.”

I say, “Right-on bro! (in my 1970s lingo)” Folks, for decades, I have been frustrated; trying to get through to fellow blacks that continuing to view themselves as victims and using slavery as an excuse for bad and trifling behavior only weakens them. America is the greatest land of opportunity on the planet for all who choose to go for it. My reward has been to be trashed in black and liberal media; called a traitorous self-hating Uncle Tom.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
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To: oldvirginian
Maybe some have decided that the Victim Card needs updating.

I hear the new Victim Cards come with a chip.
You wear it on your shoulder.


21 posted on 06/03/2016 9:39:23 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: rktman
we have not watched nor will we ever...we did our civic duty back in the 70's and watched Roots then....

I notice that they were showing it last night on THREE different channels....lol.....good luck on that....

22 posted on 06/03/2016 9:41:33 AM PDT by cherry
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To: Dick Bachert

Wonderful dissertation-rant.
Bookmarking the thread just for that.


23 posted on 06/03/2016 9:42:48 AM PDT by oldvirginian (I refuse to be assimilated !)
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To: rktman

I am an unrepentant channel-surfer. In my surfing I have seen that “Roots” is playing on at least three different channels! Let’s talk about ‘overkill’. ;-)


24 posted on 06/03/2016 9:50:03 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)
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To: All

I’ve been watching and I really enjoy the series. I never saw the original. I guess I’m not looking too much into it, but just enjoying the story.

My apologies, I guess.

Also, “Glory” is one of my favorite war movies.


25 posted on 06/03/2016 10:05:49 AM PDT by mmichaels1970 (Hillary lied over four coffins.)
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To: rktman

What I hear from my fellow Jews is they are open to listening to what DJT has to say. They don’t just shout REPUBLICAN!!! and dismiss him. I think Trump will get 35-40% of the Jewish vote versus Hillary.

There are editions of The Jewish Journal in cities/counties where lots of Jews live. From what I have seen the Los Angeles edition is different than editions you find on the East Coast. Editorially they are left wing and pathetic. On local Jewish news they are good.


26 posted on 06/03/2016 10:20:49 AM PDT by dennisw (The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong)
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To: rktman

These shows like Roots are nothing more than Hate Whitey propaganda.


27 posted on 06/03/2016 10:21:06 AM PDT by murron
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To: Dick Bachert

It’s been few and far between that Christian gospel has obtained to the situation — part of the problem is that a lot of what was supposed to be gospel lights, instead excused race-based chattel slavery. (However, as counterexample, do not forget the Underground Railroad.)

This has left a lot of demons lurking around, demons that swore to carry out every curse that was uttered to them centuries ago.

The only true reparation is to bring the people within the scope of the blood of Christ, which was shed for all sin. For every soul turned from God, starting a worse slavery than anything that humanity could physically devise on earth. Because at least death ends the latter slavery. But the former slavery is of the spirit and leads to a literal hell, not a figurative one.

We need a new “Underground Railroad,” but this time in plain sight. Journeys from slavery to sin, to voluntary servitude of righteousness.


28 posted on 06/03/2016 10:21:24 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: rktman

There once was a time, in the 1980s and early 1990s, when the right had the guts to say “get a job” to the perpetual victim crowd. Ever since Bush Junior, all the right can say is “but...but...we got minorities! But...we’re not racist!”

Trump realized that the far left is going to call you racist no matter what. The far left now calls white feminists racist. You can’t make this stuff up. I don’t care if you’re white, black, purple, or whatever. Get a job.


29 posted on 06/03/2016 10:30:49 AM PDT by ksm1
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To: oldvirginian

Thank you for the kind words.


30 posted on 06/03/2016 10:31:23 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (This entire "administration" has been a series of Reischstag Fires. We know how that turned out!)
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To: oldvirginian

Thank you for the kind words.


31 posted on 06/03/2016 10:31:41 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (This entire "administration" has been a series of Reischstag Fires. We know how that turned out!)
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To: rktman

Yes it’s possible that Roots is more old fashioned than wrong in their superficial live-for-the-moment philosophy. Because it hasn’t really been put paid to. A temptation like that can’t just be “rapped” away. Let this superficial wave collapse and they will be singing the old “son of a slave” blues again.

Only God can truly deal with the situation. As a parallel, Jews have plenty of complaints about modern situations, but I’ve not heard a one complain about Pharoah’s Egypt.


32 posted on 06/03/2016 10:33:23 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: ksm1

Trump wants to bring jobs about too — the Obama regime has made it more and more difficult to create jobs.


33 posted on 06/03/2016 10:34:21 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: dennisw

Thanks for the input. Hard to believe that there are some folks who would rather vote for her than someone who, at least appears, to support Israel and the Jewish community unlike the current potus. We are supporters of CUFI.


34 posted on 06/03/2016 10:42:58 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: rktman

History shows there are a lot of Jews who care more about making it big where they are, than keeping their ancestral and eventually future home in mind. Trump apparently will try to give them both. God bless him to do so, not the least because the fates of Christendom and of Judaica are closely bound.


35 posted on 06/03/2016 10:53:40 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: rktman

Same old junk. Trying to keep blacks thinking a certain way. Also projecting the US govt as the hero’s. This after the attack on southern symbols. Same old same old. Divide and conquer.


36 posted on 06/03/2016 11:00:18 AM PDT by Carry me back (Cut the feds by 90%9)
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To: dfwgator

He was good with the MG’s.


37 posted on 06/03/2016 11:17:25 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Her name is no longer is Hillary. It's Hilarity. Try it on for size, it's fun to say)
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To: Dick Bachert

Excellent piece.

“and outlines cases of free black women owning their husbands...” Hmmm, perhaps this should be tried again. LOL


38 posted on 06/03/2016 12:14:33 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Vote Trump 2016~~ Just livin' life my way. Don't worry, everything's gonna be alright. 👍)
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To: rktman

The Roots show, and all the myriad “women” stuff, and all the “income inequality” stuff, has all been promoted in the extreme this year as part of the Progressive/Marxist’s general 2016 election season campaign. They have to keep their own political victims believing in their forever victimhood and the government plantation society.


39 posted on 06/03/2016 3:03:08 PM PDT by Wuli
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