mekka okereke Mar 1, 2025

I said what I said about the universal appeal of anti-Black racism in the US🤷🏿‍♂️

This is why you lose.

This is why you have no defense against foreign interference.

This is why all of the other stuff on the other side of the chart, is so easy for them to accomplish.

"At least he hurt Black folk!🤡"

Show threadDavid NjokuMar 1, 2025

@mekkaokereke Holy shit.

I will never understand your country.

Show threadferricoxideMar 2, 2025
@davidnjoku @mekkaokereke

Start with the fact that most Americans don't read above a sixth-grade level (presumably our sixth-grade level and not something "tougher"). Factor in a generation+ of "education" being about passing standardized tests rather knowing how to learn or cultivating critical thinking skills. A lot flows from those two things.
Show threadmekka okereke Mar 2, 2025

@ferricoxide @davidnjoku

Fortunately, that's not true. At all.

Black students in the US do not read at a higher level than white students. And yet Black people don't choose these self harmful fashy policies. Black men vote more in favor of the correct option for each of the following questions, than white women. 🙂🙃

* Should women have reproductive rights?
* Should we focus on climate change?
* Should we have universal health care?
* Should men participate more in childcare?
* Should women return to more traditional gender roles?

Not a typo. More Black men support women's reproductive rights than white women. And it's not a religious thing. More Black men attend church weekly than white women.

So it's not intelligence or "reading level." It's acceptance of racism and fascism.

Show threaddatum (n=1)

@mekkaokereke @ferricoxide @davidnjoku Tangential observation:

Not being from the USA, the "And it's not a religious thing" really confused me at first.

Because healthcare, climate honesty, opportunity for women, and reproductive rights are issues that, here, get progressive and positive treatment at just about every christian church with attendance.

Urban churches that have swapped to inclusive messaging DO still have attendance. It turns out that 2SLGBTQ+ folks, socially progressive folks, etc. have just as much need for spirituality as conservative straights, and now outnumber in pews as well.

Rural christian church attendance is small and aging. Lots of rural parishes are amalgamating 2-5 churches and selling off the unused ones. It just doesn't make sense to heat a building for fewer than 5 attendees on a Sunday. Maybe that's different in Alberta but I doubt it.

But that's here - Canada. We have laws against hate speech here, no guns, less need for a prosperity gospel just to be able to afford healthcare. So maybe our pastors have a different set of concerns to preach to.

Mar 3, 2025 at 5:04pmWeb
Show threadWilliam WittemanMar 3, 2025
@datum @mekkaokereke @ferricoxide @davidnjoku
FYI, we have a ton of guns: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country
Estimated number of civilian guns per capita by country - Wikipedia