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The video transcript explores a contentious debate regarding strategies for economic empowerment and self-defense within the Black community, contrasting financial tactics with the necessity of military-style confrontation. One speaker argues that current efforts to harm opponents through economic means are futile because the opposition controls the majority of money and can print more if necessary; therefore, mere financial pressure is insufficient. Instead, the discussion posits that to be taken seriously as a threat, the community must adopt a mindset of "war" that the opposing forces understand, implying a shift from passive economic resistance to active, violent confrontation. This perspective suggests that without a willingness to engage in physical conflict or demonstrate similar capabilities, non-violent strategies will always be dismissed by those who hold the power.
A significant portion of the conversation addresses the cultural and logistical realities facing Black families today versus historical contexts. While some argue for a "masculine posture" involving readiness for overt warfare, others point out that modern society has shifted away from the skills required for such conflicts, such as hunting, fishing, or manual trades like electrical work and farming. The speakers note that many in the community are unwilling or incapable of returning to these traditional survival skills, which complicates the argument for immediate armed resistance. Furthermore, there is a distinction drawn between individual struggles and collective economic power; having two income earners in a household creates a different financial reality than a single earner, yet systemic issues like median income calculations still skew against Black households due to the disparity in white versus Black wealth distribution.
The dialogue also delves into the nuances of cultural identity and how it influences financial behavior and community movement. One speaker emphasizes that focusing solely on gross income is misleading because modern expenses, such as private education, have drastically increased compared to previous generations where home schooling was common. Consequently, net worth and what leaves a bank account are more significant indicators of stability than raw salary figures alone. The discussion highlights a tension between idealism and the harsh reality of needing to adapt tactics to the enemy's strengths, referencing historical examples like Shaka Zulu to illustrate that success in conflict often requires modifying one's approach rather than relying on outdated methods. Ultimately, the group acknowledges that while they agree on the need for strategic unity across all fronts—financial, cultural, and potentially physical—they are not yet prepared for the logistical demands of open warfare without first addressing these internal gaps in skills and mindset.
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Okay. So, tip, listen. The way you
trying to do things is how women go to
war. Okay.
>> You can't balance.
>> We definitely at war. And listen, the
way y'all trying to kill them
economically, that's like shooting dice
against a billionaire.
>> Just count it for me.
>> I won. Give me my money.
>> You what?
>> Hello.
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>> Roll the dice.
>> You not gonna win the money. What we
trying to do? We can't do it for the
amount of time that it needs to be done.
There has to be war in the way they
understand it to be a threat. And that's
how many arms do you have? How many
armies do you have?
>> We we people. We don't like I was
telling him how long. Yeah. Yeah. No, we
the people don't listen. Numbers don't
win war. Revolutionary war tactics do.
>> Who's prepared to go to war?
>> That's that that's a conversation we can
have for another time.
>> No, no, no. Let's not say we can't form
>> about battle and they're not ready.
>> Okay, you trying to hurt these folks
with money. They print the money. Okay,
they it's been depression fake money.
They still need to
>> money not important. I'm telling you the
money is not important because they got
it all.
>> Okay,
>> the money is not important as y'all
wanted to make it is y'all. We have to
do stuff on a level where they
understand it. The only way is violence.
So 14% of people are going to go and out
of that 14% let's say 7% because for all
14 ain't gonna go. So realistically
speaking
>> you thinking like you thinking like a
woman I'm tell you I am a woman and I'm
asking you a question as a man. Let him
let him let him let him let him answer
the question.
>> Listen you thinking like a woman. Okay.
And that's fine.
>> I say that I'm a woman. So I'm thinking
like what I am.
>> Of course you thinking about
preservation. I know logistically
your your interjections now now it's now
it's the um devol you got it I'm
thinking like a woman
>> listen what I'm saying
>> I don't argue with no woman
>> no come on come on Tiff you you you
can't keep interjecting every time you
hear something you don't like come on we
come on so finish the thought 2K and
then we get Mims in
>> I lost it she got it
>> you was saying something about violence
>> you got the strategy
>> I wanted to hear you you said you saying
something about violence. Um,
>> yeah, I wanted to hear what he was what
he's going to say.
>> Take it to them like a man do with with
the violence. I wanted to understand
>> and and like men, like anything else, we
about we have to be willing to make that
sacrifice
>> for the rest of the community in the
future. Listen, what you doing will
work, Tiff, but it has to be in unison
with what we're doing. You can't just
cut the finances off and then they still
got a whole army. We got to be moving
with the arm, cutting the finances off,
and now they bleeding out. We can't
fight them one way. They're just there.
>> Well, that's what I'm saying. I agree
with Hold on. Hold on. August mess.
Anything on that? I think he talking
about all fronts, right? You have to be
prepared in that way, too, after you cut
off the funding, so to speak. And then
he's saying our funding is they would
see it as nominal just because they
control the majority of the monies
anyway, you know. Um, and so, and we
also saw just based on what he's saying,
we've seen them bail out their big
companies. We've seen them bail out Ford
and everybody else. So, when we take our
10 trill 10, what is it? 10 trillion,
right, from Target. Who's to say they
wouldn't just do the same thing for
Target. So, it's just a interesting what
he's saying, right? Mims, go ahead. So,
it kind of got lost in there. But,
Allan, I just want to say salute, bro. I
agree with everything you said. Um, but
I want to take a step back, though. I
think the things the conversation kind
of got mixed up to me. If we're talking
strictly money versus the root causes of
why those things are that way, I will
wholeheartedly agree with the
disappointment in how we move as a
family, the nucleus in the black
American family now, where we came from.
>> But the thing is, when we start with
numbers in America, it's already skewed
because when you think about median,
there's so many more white households
than ours. That middle number is going
to be higher regardless of whatever you
take from it. All right, it's time to go
to school, son. Come on, GET YOUR HANDS
UP, MAN. YOU NEED AN INTERPRETER. IT'S
TIME TO GO TO SCHOOL.
>> You will lose.
[cheering]
>> All right. You know what I'm saying?
Now, granted, the the the discrepancy
between where they at and where we're at
is crazy, but like there's so many white
homes that 250,000 is just there's a lot
of them around that middle number.
However, I think the thing that gets
lost in translation with the what 2K was
talking about earlier is like you don't
see a group of people now culturally if
we switching the conversation to
culturally how we move with money. No,
we don't move like that. But if you take
the individual black families or the
individual black man and the individual
black woman, it's a far different
conversation than what we look like from
an economic standpoint of black
families. That's my point. Because when
you say six figures, no, it's not the
same. But if you in a two, that's the
same way I could argue if you in a uh in
a marriage in a two income household and
y'all both got six figures, we talking
about a different ball game.
>> That does still hit different in 2025.
>> Yeah.
>> Now, if you single out here grinding on
your own, it's hard out here for a
player. But if you if you have two
working people that did what they had to
do and y'all both have that, I must say
that impact in 2025 is far different
than if you single making that. And
that's just the reality of it.
>> Can I Can I say something real quick?
>> Yeah, go ahead. Then we'll get
>> So I I'm I'm I'm 5050 with um 2K and uh
Miss Tiff and I'll tell you like where I
agree and where I disagree with both of
you. I agree with 2K that what's
necessary is going to be like a
masculine posture, right? So we we can
talk about like how much our
grandparents or our ancestors made
relative to how much we make today, but
the reality is their expenses were
lower, right? Like my my daughter is in
Catholic school. I know how much that
cost me versus back in the day she
probably would have been homeschooled by
her mom or grandma, etc., right? So part
of us focusing on what [ __ ] looks like
is often we focus on income, not what is
leaving our bank account, right? and and
what's leaving from a financial
standpoint is more significant than what
comes in. Where I disagree is I don't
think we're ready, we're prepared for
overt warfare.
>> I agree.
>> Right. For two reasons. Number one, and
Killer Mike talked about this. He said,
you know, how many of you guys shoot
once a week? How many of you guys know
how to hunt? How many of you guys know
how to fish? How many of you guys are
electricians or HVAC techs or farmers,
etc., etc., like the things that are
necessary for actual overt war
particularly when you don't have the
numbers. Black people are at large at
scale incapable and unwilling to do and
be those things right. Secondly, one of
the greatest warriors in African
history, his name was Shakazulu. Y'all
y'all have probably heard about him.
Shakazulu when South Africa was first
invaded by the British, he he won. He
conquered them, right? And I was
watching this documentary by a white
dude and he said straight up, he said,
you know, the second time we came, Shaka
and his army got cocky. They did the
same thing that they did before. So it
was easy for us to beat them. Right? So
going back to me thinking or me talking
about how idealistic we are as a people,
this isn't unique to like modernday
African-Americans. This is culturally
black people tend to not modify
ourselves and our tactics for the enemy
as it is.
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