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Topic: Can Americans in the majority do as they wish? |
punjabtrini
Replies: 2
Views: 1306
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Forum: History of the U.S. Color Line Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008 23:03 Subject: Can Americans in the majority do as they wish? |
In no place did I refer to White Americans! This is an exclamation mark only and not having to do with anything except gramatical 'absurdity', i.e. my mistake and problems associated with such.
I can ... |
Topic: When does mere speech justify physical attack? |
punjabtrini
Replies: 13
Views: 1247
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008 18:50 Subject: When does mere speech justify physical attack? |
| Mr Sweet suggested that People who cannot control their own violent impulses are tragic and sad, but in my mind (and in the minds of tribal leaders going back for hundreds of millennia) such people ar ... |
Topic: My Perspective... |
punjabtrini
Replies: 17
Views: 2780
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Forum: Issues for Biracial Americans Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008 18:33 Subject: My Perspective... |
trini said
and he (freind) ended up going to jail because the only thing people saw and heard was the black man hitting the white man for no reason and the THUD of the white man hitting the floor! A ... |
Topic: Punjabtrini's implicit condoning of unprovoked violence |
punjabtrini
Replies: 7
Views: 1480
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Forum: Site Management Posted: Wed 26 Mar 2008 04:35 Subject: Punjabtrini's implicit condoning of unprovoked violence |
sir sweet,
I can only control my own impulses! The story was told to me and I repeat it hear to show how different people deal with external 'assaults", real or imaginery!
Mr Sweet stated t ... |
Topic: My Perspective... |
punjabtrini
Replies: 17
Views: 2780
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Forum: Issues for Biracial Americans Posted: Tue 25 Mar 2008 23:26 Subject: My Perspective... |
So when I am exposed to such people. it is just a test!
a. How will I react?
b. What strategy wil lI take in the context of my ego being intact to expose that type of attitude? If i attack when I ... |
Topic: My Perspective... |
punjabtrini
Replies: 17
Views: 2780
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Forum: Issues for Biracial Americans Posted: Tue 25 Mar 2008 21:30 Subject: My Perspective... |
| ...the point that I am attemting to communicate is that many individuals view our society "in a vacume" without fully considering all that has been put in place, historically... unless this ... |
Topic: Obama as C-in-C? |
punjabtrini
Replies: 2
Views: 334
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Tue 25 Mar 2008 21:11 Subject: Obama as C-in-C? |
| the author stated Never mind that many of Al Qaeda’s recruits have come from privileged backgrounds. And never mind that indoctrination in well-funded Wahabbi madrassa schools -- not the lack of educa ... |
Topic: My Perspective... |
punjabtrini
Replies: 17
Views: 2780
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Forum: Issues for Biracial Americans Posted: Tue 25 Mar 2008 18:49 Subject: Re: My Perspective... |
inculcation had to have been partly comprised of the idea that white society acted as the gate-keepers and care-takers of an infantilized black population.
questions:
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Topic: Politics, Policy, Pathology and Hope w/in Black Community |
punjabtrini
Replies: 4
Views: 450
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Tue 25 Mar 2008 18:23 Subject: Politics, Policy, Pathology and Hope w/in Black Community |
The community must ultimately use the tools of education through parental oversight, parental control and student participation.
Blaming the education board for something the parents should be doing ... |
Topic: Brown out! (From Gene Expression) |
punjabtrini
Replies: 2
Views: 4972
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Forum: Molecular Anthropology and Genetics Posted: Tue 25 Mar 2008 04:16 Subject: Brown out! (From Gene Expression) |
| The husband's phenotye can be from anyplace in Latin AMerica or the Arab/Muslim world. Since he already has European ancestry, with his wife being European, it makes sense that the sum of the major an ... |
Topic: Creolization or Hybrid Cultures that are part of a Diaspora |
punjabtrini
Replies: 5
Views: 1359
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Forum: Ethnicity in America Posted: Sat 22 Mar 2008 04:24 Subject: Creolization or Hybrid Cultures that are part of a Diaspora |
Jali stated Would Indo-Trini be closer to Guyanese for example in culture?
Indo-Trini and Indo-Guyana would be closer regarding identity but I am first and formost a Trini. That is my national identi ... |
Topic: Creolization or Hybrid Cultures that are part of a Diaspora |
punjabtrini
Replies: 5
Views: 1359
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Forum: Ethnicity in America Posted: Fri 21 Mar 2008 23:40 Subject: Creolization or Hybrid Cultures that are part of a Diaspora |
Jali,
People can self-identify but that is not the problem as you state
From a Trini perspective, if I go to India, I will be a foreigner despite whatever Indian roots I may have vis a vis the Ind ... |
Topic: Do East Indians Descend From Scandinavians? |
punjabtrini
Replies: 21
Views: 6731
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Forum: Molecular Anthropology and Genetics Posted: Fri 21 Mar 2008 21:16 Subject: Do East Indians Descend From Scandinavians? |
ms stated it is a well known fact that East Indians are descended from Blonde-haired, Blue-eyed, Scandinavians but she was probably just jesting!
It was probably a test but here is a link from The ... |
Topic: Black White Other:Parents & Family- Kimani Fowlin |
punjabtrini
Replies: 22
Views: 3657
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Forum: Ethnicity in America Posted: Fri 21 Mar 2008 17:33 Subject: Black White Other:Parents & Family- Kimani Fowlin |
gemini noted white in his beliefs and morals. I know what you mean but isn't the absolute that beliefs and morals are just that!
Men are good or evil and judged by their actions! I realize in USAmeri ... |
Topic: Obama minister: U.S. started AIDS |
punjabtrini
Replies: 61
Views: 4031
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Fri 21 Mar 2008 16:18 Subject: Obama minister: U.S. started AIDS |
Thus far, he is the only candidate who has articulated those views. It is interesting how and why he is being racialized.
sjames,
It was not a matter of "if" but "when" this r ... |
Topic: Law Firm Segregation Reminiscent of Jim Crow |
punjabtrini
Replies: 2
Views: 840
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Forum: Ethnicity in America Posted: Thu 20 Mar 2008 16:22 Subject: Law Firm Segregation Reminiscent of Jim Crow |
Interesting look at social dynamics within a 'professional' organization!
I use the word 'social dynamics' in that people who speak up will get the boot but that is the stain of speaking up in Americ ... |
Topic: Indo-Caribbean residents seek limelight |
punjabtrini
Replies: 4
Views: 2297
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Forum: Ethnicity in America Posted: Wed 19 Mar 2008 17:37 Subject: Indo-Caribbean residents seek limelight |
roll up d' tassa!
when you have tassa, dholak, and dhantal, it makes a great sound.
the second one was actually ah Trini wine (whine) as in jocking (jooking) your waist and moving it in all kinds ... |
Topic: Obama minister: U.S. started AIDS |
punjabtrini
Replies: 61
Views: 4031
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Wed 19 Mar 2008 15:17 Subject: Obama minister: U.S. started AIDS |
Reason, logic and stupidity all run in the same vein but do we know how to tell the difference?
Based on the scientific method of inquiry, trend analysis or similar construct, what variables have c ... |
Topic: Roots of Latino/black anger |
punjabtrini
Replies: 4
Views: 535
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Forum: Improving U.S. Society Posted: Tue 18 Mar 2008 20:03 Subject: Roots of Latino/black anger |
The story is a good one Latino as the social category and Mexican as the actual group having the anger towards the 'black'.
The newspaper clouded the issue by using "Latino" instead of the ... |
Topic: Indo-Caribbean residents seek limelight |
punjabtrini
Replies: 4
Views: 2297
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Forum: Ethnicity in America Posted: Tue 18 Mar 2008 18:55 Subject: Indo-Caribbean residents seek limelight |
jahaji bhai!
jai hind!
The urdu term jahaji bhai (brothers of the ship)was a term used to note the people who were brought/taken across the kalapani (black water-oean) to the Americas.
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