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Are you a house or field negro of a corporation?


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2022 Mar 12, 2:17am   1,746 views  30 comments

by gabbar   ➕follow (1)   💰tip   ignore  

Back during slavery, when Black people like me talked to the slaves, they didn't kill 'em, they sent some old house Negro along behind him to undo what he said. You have to read the history of slavery to understand this. There were two kinds of Negroes. There was that old house Negro and the field Negro

And the house Negro always looked out for his master. When the field Negroes got too much out of line, he held them back in check. He put 'em back on the plantation. The house Negro could afford to do that because he lived better than the field Negro. He ate better, he dressed better, and he lived in a better house. He lived right up next to his master - in the attic or the basement. He ate the same food his master ate and wore his same clothes. And he could talk just like his master - good diction. And he loved his master more than his master loved himself. That's why he didn't want his master hurt. If the master got sick, he'd say, "What's the matter, boss, we sick?" When the master's house caught afire, he'd try and put the fire out. He didn't want his master's house burned. He never wanted his master's property threatened. And he was more defensive of it than the master was

That was the house Negro. But then you had some field Negroes, who lived in huts, had nothing to lose. They wore the worst kind of clothes. They ate the worst food. And they caught hell. They felt the sting of the lash. They hated their master. Oh yes, they did. If the master got sick, they'd pray that the master died. If the master's house caught afire, they'd pray for a strong wind to come along. This was the difference between the two

And today you still have house Negroes and field Negroes. I'm a field Negro

- This speech was delivered in 1965 in Selma, Alabama while Martin Luther King Jr. was held in jail for his famous march on Selma.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kf7fujM4ag&source=patrick.net

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8   Patrick   2022 Mar 26, 11:49pm  

But the internet also gives us more power to communicate ways of opposing corporate rule over government.
9   Ceffer   2022 Mar 27, 7:36am  

The field negro gets to rut relentlessly in the fields and creates value by generating new slave labor. The house negro has it easier, but has to wait for the Mandingo starved ladies of the house to decide to hoist up their crinoline. Your choice.
10   komputodo   2022 Mar 27, 8:30am  

WineHorror1 says
Being Free and wanting to be free are worlds apart imo. Being Free requires no compromises. No debt, imo. Being as healthy as possible, growing your own food and living in a place where you can build your own home without permission. I don't know too many places you can do that.

But aren't there various degrees of being free? I.e. one could have 0 debt, healthy (no meds), live in a place surrounded by farmland where vegetables and meat are plentiful and available without middlemen, and owning your house outright with property taxes of $35 a year....like in northern Mexico.
11   gabbar   2022 Mar 27, 8:51am  

komputodo says
WineHorror1 says
Being Free and wanting to be free are worlds apart imo. Being Free requires no compromises. No debt, imo. Being as healthy as possible, growing your own food and living in a place where you can build your own home without permission. I don't know too many places you can do that.

But aren't there various degrees of being free? I.e. one could have 0 debt, healthy (no meds), live in a place surrounded by farmland where vegetables and meat are plentiful and available without middlemen, and owning your house outright with property taxes of $35 a year....like in northern Mexico.


Is this possible, doable, realistic? Know anyone who had done it?
12   gabbar   2022 Mar 27, 8:52am  

Patrick says
But the internet also gives us more power to communicate ways of opposing corporate rule over government.


Elon Musk wonders if a new social media platform is needed
13   GNL   2022 Mar 27, 9:01am  

gabbar says
Is this possible, doable, realistic? Know anyone who had done it?

My guess is parts Alaska and the UP (upper peninsula of Michigan) are doable. I'd also think you'd have to have either 1) made a ton of $$ and moved to one of these areas and affording a nice amenity life or 2) moved there with the intention of living close to the land as a way of life as a poor person. Financially poor anyway.
14   Ceffer   2022 Mar 27, 9:44am  

I don't know. Moving to a rural area as a rentier overlord might have its charms. In Mexico, that would just invite kidnap. Of course, that may be the case here pretty soon, also.
15   gabbar   2022 Mar 27, 9:48am  

I know that Americans own a second/vacation home in Mexico
16   komputodo   2022 Mar 27, 12:18pm  

Ceffer says
I don't know. Moving to a rural area as a rentier overlord might have its charms. In Mexico, that would just invite kidnap. Of course, that may be the case here pretty soon, also.

Thats the main problem....Americans don't want to live low key like a normal mexican...They need the big beach house, the new car, a bunch of maids and servants, fancy stuff and jewelry....And when they get robbed, they don't understand why. I knew an old guy here that was a mexican multi millionaire....had huge businesses and massive properties. They always had several family in Politics and whatnot...But if you saw him on the street, he looked and dressed like any other average poor dude. I always remember the Godfather Movie where hyman roth lived in a tract home and just had a regular chevy.
17   komputodo   2022 Mar 27, 12:23pm  

WineHorror1 says
gabbar says
Is this possible, doable, realistic? Know anyone who had done it?

My guess is parts Alaska and the UP (upper peninsula of Michigan) are doable. I'd also think you'd have to have either 1) made a ton of $$ and moved to one of these areas and affording a nice amenity life or 2) moved there with the intention of living close to the land as a way of life as a poor person. Financially poor anyway.

Live well but look like a poor person. That way the people can better relate to you. You can have 500k in the bank but still look and act poor if you have any self control.
18   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2022 Mar 27, 1:06pm  

komputodo says
Live well but look like a poor person. That way the people can better relate to you. You can have 500k in the bank but still look and act poor if you have any self control.


I already do that here in CA. My car is turning 20 in August.
19   Shaman   2022 Mar 27, 1:22pm  

I’ve been toying with the idea of moving someplace like Missouri or Ohio and buying a farm. The profit from my house could manage that purchase outright, and the wife could work at a local university (she’s a professor) while I do farm stuff. Get some old farm equipment and fix it (I mechanic) and some animals and plant some sort of crop. Have a big old veggie garden and do some canning, raise some chickens, a few cows, and a few pigs. Do the whole farm thing. At this age I sort of crave productive things to do with my time, and also independence so a farm would be ideal.
20   GNL   2022 Mar 27, 1:36pm  

FJB says
komputodo says
Live well but look like a poor person. That way the people can better relate to you. You can have 500k in the bank but still look and act poor if you have any self control.


I already do that here in CA. My car is turning 20 in August.

Best car ever imo. The best car is one that is paid off and runs well. People who love new cars are gonna love what is coming in 2026...required kill switches in all cars. Not only that but, the C.A.F.E standard will be 50mpg as well.
21   GNL   2022 Mar 27, 1:38pm  

Shaman says
I’ve been toying with the idea of moving someplace like Missouri or Ohio and buying a farm. The profit from my house could manage that purchase outright, and the wife could work at a local university (she’s a professor) while I do farm stuff. Get some old farm equipment and fix it (I mechanic) and some animals and plant some sort of crop. Have a big old veggie garden and do some canning, raise some chickens, a few cows, and a few pigs. Do the whole farm thing. At this age I sort of crave productive things to do with my time, and also independence so a farm would be ideal.

Do it. If you're young, do it. I know a guy who bought an avocado farm years ago. He was an IT guy. Gave it up for farming.
22   mell   2022 Mar 27, 1:47pm  

New cars are the single worst purchase anyone can make. No matter your financial status (maybe billionaire exempted) since you can always buy somethig better with that money, or invest it. One should aim to keep a car for 10-20+ years unless something is seriously wrong with it.
23   HeadSet   2022 Mar 27, 3:10pm  

Shaman says
I’ve been toying with the idea of moving someplace like Missouri or Ohio and buying a farm. The profit from my house could manage that purchase outright, and the wife could work at a local university (she’s a professor) while I do farm stuff. Get some old farm equipment and fix it (I mechanic) and some animals and plant some sort of crop. Have a big old veggie garden and do some canning, raise some chickens, a few cows, and a few pigs. Do the whole farm thing. At this age I sort of crave productive things to do with my time, and also independence so a farm would be ideal.




I think many out there would like to do that as well.
24   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2022 Mar 27, 6:22pm  

mell says
New cars are the single worst purchase anyone can make. No matter your financial status (maybe billionaire exempted) since you can always buy somethig better with that money, or invest it. One should aim to keep a car for 10-20+ years unless something is seriously wrong with it.


I bought a brand new honda accord coupe in 2002. The V6, leather, all the bells and whistles. I'll be driving it from San Diego to San Antonio in 6 months shortly after it turns 20.

I've spent about $1K / year to own it if you ignore gas and insurance.
25   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2022 Mar 27, 6:26pm  

WineHorror1 says
love what is coming in 2026...required kill switches in all cars. Not only that but, the C.A.F.E standard will be 50mpg as well.


Yup, I've got a down payment on a Cyber Truck. Just have to wait another 2-3 years but I'll be living close to the plant it's made at. Within a year or so of moving I'm planning to buy land West of San Antonio in the hill country. If I get a cow the property tax on the property goes way way down. Considering it. Also plan to be lake or river front. Then build a house if I don't find something pre-built that I love.

After that buying a cabin in the Mountains in Utah above Lake Powel and a small Yacht in Florida. Plan to spend summer in Utah, Winter in S. Florida and Spring/Fall in TX. All in all it's a 5-7 year plan.
26   GNL   2022 Mar 27, 6:29pm  

FJB says
WineHorror1 says
love what is coming in 2026...required kill switches in all cars. Not only that but, the C.A.F.E standard will be 50mpg as well.


Yup, I've got a down payment on a Cyber Truck. Just have to wait another 2-3 years but I'll be living close to the plant it's made at. Within a year or so of moving I'm planning to buy land West of San Antonio in the hill country. If I get a cow the property tax on the property goes way way down. Considering it. Also plan to be lake or river front. Then build a house if I don't find something pre-built that I love.

After that buying a cabin in the Mountains in Utah above Lake Powel and a small Yacht in Florida. Plan to spend summer in Utah, Winter in S. Florida and Spring/Fall in TX. All in all it's a 5-7 year plan.

Must be nice to be rich. :)
27   Maga_Chaos_Monkey   2022 Mar 27, 6:29pm  

WineHorror1 says
Must be nice to be rich. :)


Not rich yet. Closing in on multi-millionaire status over the next year or so though. I'm just single with no kids, invest heavily and did I mention I drive a 20 year old car?

Oh, and I didn't get trapped in a CA mortgage like a lot of my peers have. Bought cash flowing real estate out-of-state.
28   Ceffer   2022 Mar 27, 7:49pm  

Chris Rock is a house Negro. Will Smith is a field negro. Bustin' the Oscars up like it's a Detroit Popeye's.

29   GNL   2022 Mar 27, 8:09pm  

Ceffer says
Chris Rock is a house Negro. Will Smith is a field negro. Bustin' the Oscars up like it's a Detroit Popeye's.


What? That went over like a lead ballon.
30   HeadSet   2022 Mar 28, 7:57am  

Nothing brave about smacking someone without calling them out first.

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