Posted on 01/01/2009 12:52:58 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Each successful Black person in the USA world marketplace deserves a trophy because each has had to deal with daily career aspects, daily living aspects, and daily racism.
Racism coping includes being harshly judged about every little thing (including that which the critics know nothing about); walking a tightrope between what opposing White people think the Black person should do and what Blacks have to do; and getting around the obstacles that racists deliberately throw.
Although individuals think uniquely, they can be classified based upon the brain’s thinking “centers” (e.g. rational, emotional, self preservation). Ancient Africans used both sides of there brain as a team to do critical, rational, poetic, creative, and visionary thinking.
Perhaps only a fraction of 1% of people can do this—and Obama is one of those. Most important in Critical Thinking is the approach for and the methods used in decision making and problem solving—as opposed to merely possessing specific knowledge. By recognizing his limitations, as all Critical Thinkers do, Obama consults top experts (on opposing sides) and, by appealing to their humanitarian spirit, is able to get their cooperation in giving pertinent information. The best of that information is prioritized, synthesized, and ordered into Plans A, B, and C before he makes a final decision and presents it to the nation. Obama’s African rhythm; style of and substance in speaking (heavily influenced by the Black Preacher); thanking of everybody (including the janitor); self-confidence; and, to the delight of the crowd, talking about sweet potato pie are effective in maintaining a connection with the people.
His creativity introduced an entirely new way of running a campaign, including inspiring millions of people over the internet to volunteer to help his paid employees (whom he gave a year of free health insurance after the election was over); and overcoming the large numbers of racists who refused to vote for a Black man by stimulating millions of nonracists to come out to vote for the first time.
This calls for the hierarchy of people under his direction to know their roles and do it on a moment’s notice. His effectiveness was shown in having orchestrated an extremely disciplined “No drama, Obama” campaign— mainly because Obama maintains control of his people and is “cool” while stressing togetherness, hope, and calmness under pressure.
He remains alert to and prepared for immediate handling of every problem (e.g. the excuses people use for not voting)—taking advantage of opportunities and immediately heading off disadvantages. By having honorable and creative ways of making unlimited amounts of money by online donations, Obama was able to be impactful in his closing argument to the nation.
In it he summarized his basic plan for dealing with an out of control economy by means of the written and the spoken word while showing a connection to all segments of the USA population—White, Black, and Hispanic—in a manner that saw the best within them, as opposed to their faults and differences.
Such unification is what makes Obama a transformational figure. He has continued to emphasize that he is not perfect but will do his best. By stressing every one carry his/her load helps people feel they are team players. What is extremely important for Black parents to note is that his mother would awaken him at 4:00 am to go over his home work—a practice which drove home the absolute necessity for doing mental work. Besides establishing a special and certain time to be with his mother every day, it helped Obama develop a thirst for knowledge and an insatiable appetite for reading. In turn, he has spent time with his daughters in daily readings as, for example, in going through all of the Harry Potter books with his oldest one. He ensures his family is well-cared for in all respects.
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Racism coping includes being harshly judged about every little thing...
Oh you poor little babies. So you, along with the rest of the human population gets "judged". Welcome to the harsh reality of life, where performance is measured and success or failure (ideally) depends upon performance.
I could be wrong, but perhaps the good doctor is confused and thinks Barack’s glutei are brain hemispheres.
“Ancient Africans used both sides of there brain as a team to do critical, rational, poetic, creative, and visionary thinking.”
And he knows this to be true, to be the case, because????
OMG! That is the funniest thing I have ever read.
Obama? the king of Media Manipulating Emotional Pablum and Tear Jerking Hope, ran a no drama campaign!
Who were the Ancient Africans ? How long have the 'black' Africans lived in Africa?
“and overcoming the large numbers of racists”
Obama only had the Dim’s nomination because the vast majority of Black Dim’s were racist in their primary voting - voting, racially, for Obama BECAUSE he is “Black”.
That was not a feat of “overcoming” racists; it played into racism, on the part of Black Democrats.
With so few policy differences between Hillary and Obama, if Black Dim’s had not voted in the hugely, racially polarized manner that they did, dividing their votes more rationally between Hillary and Obama, Obama would never have achieved the Dim nomination.
“In it he summarized his basic plan for dealing with an out of control economy by means of the written and the spoken word while showing a connection to all segments of the USA population—White, Black, and Hispanic—in a manner that saw the best within them, as opposed to their faults and differences.”
I do not know of any statement or set of statements from Obama that demonstrates the above claim of the author, from anytime in the campaign.
Total number of slaves who died over several centuries during the Middle Passage and were tossed overboard is probably about a million.
http://users.rcn.com/mwhite28/warstatv.htm
Something like three Africans total died for every two who entered slavery in the New World, but most died in Africa or after arrival.
Interestingly, immigrant ships crossing the Atlantic usually had a higher death rate than slave ships. Immigrants had already paid for their passage. The shipowners actually made more money if they died. The only way slavers could get paid was if semi-healthy slaves survived to be sold on the other side of the pond.
Another almost unknown fact about African slavery: less than 5% of slaves shipped across the Atlantic were brought to what is now the US. Yet somehow the US bears primary responsibility for the practice in the eyes of the world. Nobody ever demands reparations from Brazil or Cuba.
Lord Obama is all things to all people, and you take what you want to hear from any and all statements he might or might not make. Just like Chauncey Gardner in Being There.
Not a particularly funny one!
If ancient Africans thought such noble thoughts, they certainly left behind them no evidence of it.
He heard it on National Geographic.
Of course, the Eskimos did too, but since they are white, that wouldn't help the good Dr.'s argument.
The Indians as well.
Matter of fact, it seems that using both sides of the brain was a component of early civilization, and has been all but lost by all modern men, including the good Doctor.
It’s time to end the whining. It’s growing old, very, very old.
Probably, just my opinion, but I think the reason for that is America took a civil war and about a couple of decades to caught up with the rest of the world in outlawing slavery
Nobody ever demands reparations from Brazil or Cuba.
Yeah, I'm waiting for the call for reparation from the African countries where tribal leaders sold their own people into slavery
Slavery is not illegal in 'the rest of the world'.
I still expect a racial "crisis" at some point, that will be "too good to waste." Reparations are on the far horizon.
I still expect a racial "crisis" at some point, that will be "too good to waste." Reparations are on the far horizon.
True, let me clarify: "The rest of the civilized world"
Sounds like "Afrocentric Studies 101." People who can think like Ancient Africans don't need no steenkin' data.
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