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Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by Unemadu: 8:55pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
cap28:The point is that racism is there but exaggerated like the Op said. I have lived in both countries so I know. 3 Likes |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by cityAdventures: 8:55pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
pappilo: Shaking my head for some people. angry souls like you need compassion. ICA had to go check out your profile. I pass. No comment |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by abbasbo003(m): 8:56pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
Well I do agreed to some but not all the 4 and 10 is not tru, do u realizeh how u have to work hard before u can make that one dollar and besides cheap one dollars pizza come with cheap ingredient and u will blame urselfa after eating it.T thou it can only buy a can of soda or a little bottle of water...but not in all the cite of New York one dollar is valuable, one dollar in Manhattan is useless bro. No 10, is not right like u said "NOTHINGi IS FREE IN AMERICA" so bro don't think the gave u the water for free it's already added to ur bill but u won't know and they won't tell u, most restaurantc change for water no matter how little and since have been living in this country I have never witnessed discount for free what. |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by adconline(m): 8:57pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
cap28:Fallacy u ve believed as result of delusion. So Igbos should be treated differently in Naij military? How of ur Igbo friends were saved when Islamic fundamentalist started sectarian riot in the north?! 1 Like |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by AAinEqGuinea: 8:57pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
anonimi: There's a lot at play here and at the end of the day, Blacks (AA, Africans, Carribeans.. all African descendants) allow themselves to be played. whites will make instant judgements based on what they believe is your race and this ideology has been meddled into every social order they created or control. They are not protesting to bring an end to this. The world's neediness to be politically correct has only pushed their culture of hate more underground. When their hate reappears we see events like crazy white boys going into schools or church shooting anyone black... AA, African or Carribean (they're not trying to distinguish accents). Their Police remain suspecting a person of color is guilty of a crime when white people are just a culpable of crime.. this is only a small window into the magnitude of their hatred and it certainly impacts people. in fairness, they've been like this for centuries, at least the American ones have. To answer "How can we make these successful drug dealers, athletes, artistes understand the need to make their own community better by sowing into it as the whites do ? ??" When I learned about African slavery, I often thought to myself, "what made Africans remain slaves for so long, in many cases they outnumbered their white slavemaster, 100:1, and black people today want to get tough in my face being mad".. only part of the answer lies in the reality that Blacks unconsciously taught the slavery to their next generation who ultimately accepted their place. It wasnt considered horrible slavery to the slaves like we see it today because at least to them they had food, shelter, water, and a sense of security. Today this is the trap many Black people EVERYWHERE still fall into except the reward has evolved, especially when it comes to white people and their jobs, money, education, religion, etc etc etc. They dont see it as slavery, proudly playing along, thinking a person like me is a reverse racist for calling it for what it is. Convincing the drug dealers, the black student, the black crook politicians, the evil black man every where of this is only the beginning of raising awareness for the need of a communal effort. Goodluck! this is part of the reason why we're so behind and slavery still remains imo. Learning the gory details of slavery will help you learn a lot about white Americans and Black people and the extremes Blacks will go to when they think they need to survive. It's laughable seeing this same behavior in Black people today and they dont see themselves as slaves either. 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by anonimi: 8:59pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
cap28: How do you think a parent will feel if his child in secondary school is carrying LAST in the class and each time he reminds his parent how he used to pass very well in primary one Is that not parallel to what you are saying? I am not self loathing otherwise I will not be keen about realistically discussing how to improve our lot with the necessary individual and group sacrifice to be out of our seemingly permanent scumbag status, not so 4 Likes |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by oppybouy(m): 9:02pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
architez:Looool. I know man. Jx playing around. I no mind crash 1week for embassy just to collect visa oo |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by Nobody: 9:02pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
pappilo:America needs to implement stricter law for gun control. People are being shot everyday. Racism is still high in America. 4 Likes |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by cap28: 9:12pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
anonimi: Who is the parent in this scenario? I hope its not the white man who has orchestrated all of our current problems The world we live in is not as black and white as you see it. Just having the desire to progress is not enough, you have to have the military might to protect yourself from your enemies, its not enough for us as a nation so say ok lets industrialise or lets diversify our economy, we have to be able to prevent our country from being overrun by our enemies and right now we are not in a position to protect ourselves. So even if we decided to kick out the multinationals from Nigeria and overhaul our entire socio economic structure we would be earmarked for destruction by the US and Europe as their economic success is dependant on our economic failure. 3 Likes |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by DonXavi(m): 9:14pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
Good experience |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by asha80(m): 9:15pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
DeeTus:where is racism higher US or UK? |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by hamzeiy: 9:16pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
omonnakoda: he is only making his points atleast the guy wasnt insultive...take it easy...manners pls...........#typical african that does not understand the right of others to have a different view...another black problem 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by Nobody: 9:20pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
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Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by Nobody: 9:20pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
cityAdventures: Bro, I just sent you a pm. Want to know what you're take will be on a situation. Kindly reply asap. Thanks. |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by anonimi: 9:23pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
cap28: No. The parent is a black person also who is concerned about the FAILURE of his group/child that keeps blabbing about some old, lost glory that he did not research himself and does not even have the technology to even keep/maintain the monuments and artifacts Quite useless, not so Just having the desire to progress is not enough, you have to have the military might to protect yourself from your enemies, its not enough for us as a nation so say ok lets industrialise or lets diversify our economy, we have to be able to prevent our country from being overrun by our enemies and right now we are not in a position to protect ourselves. So even if we decided to kick out the multinationals from Nigeria and overhaul our entire socio economic structure we would be earmarked for destruction by the US and Europe as their economic success is dependant on our economic failure. You make me laugh seriously with your perpetual victim mentality that leads nowhere But just to indulge you, how do you think we can develop as Africans/black people given the scenario you painted with the limitations enumerated and the "conspiracy" of the US and Europe to prevent our economic success- something they did not/ could not do for the Chinese, Indians, Koreans, Japanese etc 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by solla22: 9:24pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
Agree with Most .. No.2 is not that true. Several hotels are B n B (Bed n Breakfast) - Try Marriot at the Houston airport sha cityAdventures: |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by onyebuchiii(m): 9:24pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
nothing is free in America cos d means to make money is in place already ...... I stil wil lov to earn and pay than nt to earn a lot and eat free.... 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by architez: 9:24pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
Moustache:How does one buy space, or is it a joke? |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by Nobody: 9:25pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
asha80:I'm talking about the US and not the UK. |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by omonnakoda: 9:26pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
hamzeiy:Blindness strike your mother. You are crazy and cancer will never leave your house. Go and teach your mother manners oloribruku 1 Like |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by modelboy(m): 9:27pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
Bruhh the racist stuff you said is true but the rest?? Lol if you rich trust me you'll enjoy here... Never say there's nothing here bruhh there's everything you can ever dream of... Stop using your broke ass experience to speak here.... |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by lebete3000: 9:31pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
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Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by anonimi: 9:33pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
omonnakoda: And when they call us primitive, lawless jungle dwellers you will say na lie 9 Likes |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by omonnakoda: 9:35pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
anonimi: "us"? You and .............. are you an orphan? |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by jimmy101231(m): 9:36pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
He sha better pass Niger |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by anonimi: 9:40pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
cap28: Thanks for pointing out my error in the casualty number for both wars. I have updated my post as needed. Cheers. |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by Amya(f): 9:40pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
AAinEqGuinea: Thank you very much for this. While I was reading some books on slavery, I read that the abolition of slave trade in America didn't actually go well with some of the blacks themselves because they're used to being owned. Going out their to fend for themselves was even a bigger risk to them, so they whined and cried when they were freed. The feeling of dependency is actually the root cause of what is happening to the AA's. Generations later and they haven't actually been freed of the shackles of mental slavery. |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by cap28: 9:42pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
anonimi: So valuing your history is "blabbing about your lost glory" smdh! Ever heard the quote: a man who does not know his history is doomed to repeat it? Are you aware that on many western tv stations they dedicate entire channels to documentaries about their history - why do you think they do this?- are these countries using these documentaries to "blabb about their lost glory" Ive learnt so much about british history from just watching their history channel and i find these documentaries highly educational, i also realise the function of these documentaries - they instill nationalistic pride in the minds of the british people and promote unity and cohesiveness, something that is drastically lacking in Nigeria. You make me laugh seriously with your perpetual victim mentality that leads nowhere Were you also laughing when Libya and Ivory Coast were bombed by NATO or are you so removed from reality that you think that its impossible for the same thing to happen to Nigeria. The only way we have a chance to develop is if we forge closer ties to China anything short of that will mean that we must remain on the IMF world bank plantation which has already condemned 80% of our population to a life of endless misery and suffering. 3 Likes |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by cap28: 9:43pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
anonimi:no worries |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by Nobody: 9:49pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
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Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by architez: 9:49pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
samuelkingz: But it is miseducation. This write-up is so full of MISINFORMATION, I don't know where to start. This person obviously has never lived in USA. It's like a tourist writing about 9ja. The American president is by far the most powerful person in the WORLD (just check out air force one or the preparations b4 he visits anywhere). 9ja copied the American presidential system. Some goversors (eg Texas) have little power. The mayor of NYC has more power than most governors. If the US were to open it's borders just for one day, the world will overrun the country - it is not only 9jas. The visa lottery is because certain countries like Mexico and China bring all the immigrants, the intent is to have some diversity, to give other countries a chance. ETC, ETC. 3 Likes |
Re: 10 Things I Learnt While Travelling Across America by anonimi: 9:50pm On Jul 12, 2015 |
cap28: What you are doing is not valuing history but rather hanging to it as an excuse/justification/alibi for present day lethargy. The quote is "A man who does not LEARN from his history. You see learning goes beyond valuing. It is about knowing how far people moved/progressed in the past to encourage movement into the future. Big difference. For example, if one understands that our African ancestors moved from using stones to iron for cutting things, then one can be inspired to improve on what one has today, not so The only way we have a chance to develop is if we forge closer ties to China anything short of that will mean that we must remain on the IMF world bank plantation which has already condemned 80% of our population to a life of endless misery and suffering. But the Chinese aligned with the West to develop to where they are today, not so Do we know the sacrifices they made to come so far? Are we ready to make similar sacrifice to forge ahead? |
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