Unveiling Seattle’s Racist Past

 

 While viewing the Confederate states of America directed by Kevin Willmott. I discovered Seattle was once home of the racist restaurant named Coon Chicken. Currently I reside in the emerald city (Seattle) and decided to take a closer look at the history, wow I discovered everything that glitters is not gold. The picketers in the photo were protesting low wages not the racist iconography.

Seattle has this perception of being this super Liberal state, and from the surface it appears that way. When I moved here the first thing I noticed was the pervasive interracial dating, I had never seen it on this level. The people are friendly the economy is strong, the quality of life is good here.

After a while I began to see the settle racism here which stemmed from its blatant past it’s just watered down, However I’ve had the opportunity to travel around this country extensively and Seattle is one of the best places to live, well you know as black people we have always had to choose between the lesser of two evils. This is a must read for all you Seattlelites click here to learn more.

Confederate states of America

I’ve read good reviews about Confederate states of America, Its a what if scenario documentary depicting the south winning the civil War, seen through the Eyes of Film Director Spike Lee. I will check this out, and update you later…

Check out the trailer

Update:

Confederate states of America a reality check?

After viewing this film I thought it was pretty good, however on the drive home I realized the movie is tight a must see, a reality check! The America we live in is not far off, if not worse from the depictions of America if the south had won the civil war.

I just want to make a few points without giving away the film. First and foremost the film shows how Corporations used sambo and coon images to promote products. Similar to what we do today as black people, yes us, see they’re so wise and deceptive the powers that be. They have you promoting your own ignorance.

Another interesting point takes place on a commercial that markets shackles an electronic device that your slave would wear so you can monitor there where a bouts, reminds me of the same tracking devices the Department of Corrections have in use for home incarceration.

According to the New York Times most young black men are in the prison system therefore the good old government has no problem keeping a close watch over all their boys’ nation wide. Funny how things change, but remain the same, as Rahelio say’s there is no (zero) degrees of separation between the Right and the White of this country.

Fighting to save the Dollar is Iran next Pt 2

Policymakers realized that the Middle East was “a stupendous source of strategic power, and one of the greatest material prizes in world history.

I was born the year President Nixon took office 1969 and that’s when it all began, around or on August 15, 1971, when it ended. Nixon closed the gold window and refused to pay out any of our remaining 280 million ounces of gold. In essence, we declared our insolvency and everyone recognized some other monetary system had to be devised in order to bring stability to the markets.

A new system was devised which allowed the U.S. to operate the printing presses for the world reserve currency with no restraints placed on it– not even a pretense of gold convertibility, none whatsoever! Though the new policy was even more deeply flawed, it nevertheless opened the door for dollar “fraud”to spread.

Further manipulating the “New” system. U.S. authorities, struck an agreement with OPEC to price oil in U.S. dollars exclusively for all worldwide transactions. This gave the dollar a special place among world currencies and in essence “backed” the dollar with oil. In return, the U.S. promised to protect the various oil-rich kingdoms in the Persian Gulf against threat of invasion or domestic coup.

This arrangement helped ignite the radical Islamic movement among those who resented our influence in the region. The arrangement gave the dollar artificial strength, with tremendous financial benefits for the United States. It allowed us to export our monetary inflation by buying oil and other goods at a great discount as dollar influence flourished.

America is not addicted to oil if she is it’s by choice, she could have resorted to other alternatives long ago ,the reason she is obssed with oil because it backs the dollar, therefore any countries that threatens that relationships such as Iraq and Iran will face painful and severe consequences.

Iran plans to switch from the petrodollar over to the euro on March 28, 2006 Which would grossly reduce the value of the dollar. Watch how the media intensify the threat Iran imposses on the US.