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http://thehoodup.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8949
October 21st, 2007, 1:23 pm

dblockk wrote:
El Waiboi wrote:
this is just my opinion, but i believe that it is not a racial issue HOWEVER, the government WANTS US TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS…they want us to believe that gangs kill each other for pure racial hatred…if we are tricked into believing this, they suceed in 2 seperate areas: 1) We get angrier and begin to hate other races ourselves and we continue the violence AND 2) We accept that racial hatred is the true reason for gang violence and we NO LONGER search for the real reason(s) and we will NEVER discover who REALLY profits from our poverty and deaths.
If you are in a gang, then that is why you can not see my point of view, that you are completely wrong. Please do not tell me you honestly think the government thinks you would go on a government site, and look up this shit? Let alone try to convince you that it is racial ridicule? Think they give a shit what you think? They don’t want to to continue violence either, why would they? A cop dies on duty every 54 hours. You think they enjoy that, and they want you to continue fighting? Please do not tell me you actually think so. They neevr said GANGS kill each other over racial hatred? They are talking about the mexican mafia, not ALL gangs in general. As for it being a problem, maybe it isnt a major problem. but if you read the articles there are definetely stories of it being a problem to blacks….

And do you guys honestly benefit from gang violence?
The only benefit I could see being in a gang would be protection, but the reason you need protection is because you are in a gang which kinda deceives the point. I got friends that would break their necks for me, I dont need to form a gang just to prove that…

Want to know the reason of most gang homocides? TURF! Most gang members are killed each year over the reason of turf! A street that you guys fight over, and loose men on, to gain it………..when if you honestly think about it its all for nothing because the GOVERNMENT STILL OWNS IT……..Any one like to contradict my facts and thoughts? Maybe being in a gang makes you feel tough, kool, the shit… who knows, all I know is that I dont have to be in one to feel that way…..and dont even give me the Bull shit of survival if thats your reason…
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Well, you make some interesting points…However, a couple of points:

1) I personally do not bang, so some of what you wrote does not apply to me.

2) You say that the government wants to end the violence, and that they do not profit from gang warfare. I happen to disagree. I am going to paste one of my previous posts here and if you take the time to read it over it will further explain my point/opinion:

I personally believe that the majority of our problems in our country are created due to the Federal Reserve system and the owners of the cartel itself. If you do not know, there is nothing Federal about the Federal Reserve, they are a private cartel made up primarily of European bankers. They are the ones who are responsible for flooding our economy with a spineless fiat currency and deflating the value of the US Dollar so it now is worth almost nothing… . The fed generates unbacked fiat currency and “injects” it into the economy, the only ones who truly benefit are the first people/organizations to receive it, such as government itself, government contractors, basically only super large industry and corporations that are very closely tied with the government. By the time this newly “injected” money reaches the common people like us, there is such a surplus that the money has already been devalued and not worth anywhere near as much and we may have a larger number of dollars; but each dollar is worth much less, and all products we may want to buy will of course, cost more. Really what happens is that each time this unbacked currency is “injected” into our economy, the super elite and rich benefit, and everyone else has to sacrifice their standard of living…It is all a balance, and the elite few are stealing our wealth, way of life and freedom. ¿Is that what democracy is all about? And what happens when common people loose quality of life and can no longer provide for themselves and their families sufficiently? That’s right, they resort to crime. They join gangs, they rob, they turn to drugs and various other vices as a “last resort” for life satisfaction. And just as planned, these people, common people like you and me, are arrested and imprisoned. They are forced to be slave labour and subjected to violence and intense segregation. This imprisonment of our common people generates a huge amount of jobs and income for our country. Yes, that’s right, this Prison State plays a huge part in keeping our “middle class” existent and it also fuels more government spending to hire more CO’s and more parole officers and ungodly amounts of employees who’s sole purpose is to oppress our common people. Don’t forget about our construction industry, yea we gotta build more prisons!! More and more, arrest more citizens, more slave labour more money!!! Now that brings us to “social services”…Citizens come out of prison, and now they need “rehabilitation” programs, and parole officers and drug tests, drug counseling, state assistance, food stamps, welfare, section 8 housing…All kinds of “social services”… I think that if the wealth in our country was distributed EVENLY among all citizens and this small circle of super elites did not exist, the poverty would not exist either…Our citizens would not need to seek retreat in a drug induced stupor, they would not need to join gangs to protect themselves and their block, they would not need to rob, they would be gainfully employed and able to amply provide for themselves and their family easily…When you eliminate the poverty, you also eliminate the crime, you also eliminate the need for 85% or more of our “social services” and prisons and other tools of oppression, such as an offensive military (military should be reserved for defense only), an oppressive police force, welfare, food stamps etc…And we would finally have a peaceful and happy nation… We need to remember what true Democracy really is…Then we must abolish the Federal Reserve and re-instate a gold standard and not stray from it…It may seem scary, but once we are free of the FED, many of our other national and international problems will fall in place like we never expected….

3) I believe that gang violence and racial tension is planned by an elite few who are never even seen or thought of by the majority. Sometimes you just need to step back and look at the bigger picture. Whenever something does not make sense, just look at who stands to profit. Then see where the profiting party will invest thier money and think about where those funds will go. Eventually you will arrive to the conclusion that our national and international economic situation needs to opress many majorities in order to keep a small elite few elevated. Unfortuantely we will never be able to do anything about this oppression until we have more global awareness, and as things seem to be going, that may not happen until it is already too late..

How to Keep People Poor
Posted on: Thursday, March 08, 2012|Written by: Kim Kiyosaki

Food Stamps Do Not Lead to Financial Freedom

This was e-mailed to me last week…

“Isn’t It Ironic?

The food stamp program, part of the Department of Agriculture, is pleased to be distributing the greatest amount of food stamps ever. Meanwhile, the Park Service, also part of the Department of Agriculture, asks us to “Please Do Not Feed the Animals” because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.”

What is wrong with this picture?

Last year, 45 million Americans – 14 percent of the population – received food stamps. (By the way, the government renamed the food stamp program to SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – what’s with that?). That is an increase of 17 million, or 60%, since 2008.

The question to ask is, is the food stamp program providing short-term relief to families in need, or is it breeding a population dependent on the government to take care of them?

Just like a woman who marries for money – she’s decided that she can’t take care of herself so she latches on to, and becomes dependent upon, some rich guy for her meal ticket.

Or the drug addict who can’t kick her habit. Once a person is addicted to the welfare system it’s difficult to pull yourself off. Who says money is not addicting?

In the movie Million Dollar Baby with Hillary Swank and Clint Eastwood, there is a scene where Hillary Swank, a woman boxer, buys her mother who is living in poverty a new house. All her mother says is, “What are you thinking? If the government finds out I have this new house they’ll take away my food stamps!”

If that isn’t addiction, then what is?

The greater damage to a person who accepts welfare is what it does to her psyche, her mindset. In order to keep accepting food stamps, you have to justify and admit to yourself that you are a poor person who cannot take care of herself. And that’s a lie in my opinion. The welfare system keeps people poor and dependent. It strips them of their own, personal responsibility.

To make matters worse, as part of the stimulus package, Obama increased the amount of time people can stay on food stamps. If there’s no incentive to get off the program, then most people won’t.

Financial Freedom is about Independence.

As I see it, we are breeding a nation of dependent people, not independent and responsible people. What ever happened to “Give a man a fish feeds him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime”? We need real financial education in this country (and the world) to turn this economy around, not more government welfare.

What are you doing to improve your financial education and be an independent, rich woman?