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A1aaa
Respectful Fade Runner & Card Puller
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I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
perhaps brehs more well-versed in economics can provide more insight, but this is my very simplistic take on black economic bargaining power...
it's obvious that being black in many non-black owned establishments in the US is oftentimes synonymous to being a second-class citizen, yet our money still changes hands. be it the indian liquor store or larger, white-owned chains with history of racial profiling (barney's), would it not be a powerful and realistic statement to be able to still indulge in the goods we enjoy... just from another source?
with china being a CHEAP, mass producer of goods and a consumer-based economy, what would stop this? goods can be bought from alibaba for instance. yes, customs would be an issue in large quantities individually, but i'm not talking about wholesale purchasing.
not saying this is the end all to white supremacy, but a small, relatively EASY step to recognize black bargaining power, and leveraging that
yes, the chinese theoretically are not our allies, but it's a more strategic move than anything... similar to chinese countries current relations with african countries.
i know some are going to mention, why not directly black businesses... that could be a facet as well, but i'm assuming in terms of general infrastructure, means of MASS production, and short-term impact, buying from basically a super-power could take off faster.
yes, folks still would not have economic independence, likely working for whites, not owning property, etc... but as a stepping stone to better things?
Me and my girl started a business and we just got our first shipment from our Chinese supplier yesterday and we had 0 problems with customs.
And doing business with China won't help our situation if we're not reinvesting in our own communities. Our problem economically is we're consumers and not producers. Once we start producing and investing back in ourselves (hiring black people, partnering with other black businesses, putting our money in black banks) then we'll start to see some change IMO.
If all we're doing is replacing whites with Chinese we'll still be on the bottom.
if we all got on the same page, it would hurt their pockets a littleclothes, sneakers, electronics, cheap household items... it's limited
but all we'd be doing is help build chinese supremacy. shytty that we cant look towards africa for our wares/goods
SirenOfEden
Thot in Training
How can you call yourself pro-black if you ain't buying everything you eat, touch, or breathe on, straight from Africa?
Not srs.
Not srs.
Poh SIti Dawn
Staying Positive, Getting Better Everyday. Holler!
No, its a cool idea but its better if we not focus on such trivial things and redirect the motion of our culture and depict its important aspects instead of drug usage, materialism, and misogyny.
Poh SIti Dawn
Staying Positive, Getting Better Everyday. Holler!
Africa's cool and all, but unless I'm living there, I think studying the history and enjoying the culture is enough.if we all got on the same page, it would hurt their pockets a little
studing history and enjoying culture doesn't help build infrastructure in africa or the black community. they're sitting on the most resource rich continent in the world, and we have no access to their raw or refined materials.
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Groanman
Superstar
Nga, if enough folks did that shyt, the gubment would just tax the shyt outta your new imports.
wet landscapes
ghost
I don't know a single thing about business so stop me if I'm being stupid but aren't there some roadblocks with trying to produce goods now?
like monopolies on farms, and having to compete with china in terms of manufacturing things in a profitable way and an oversaturated market in general
what can blacks sell?
Neil Tyson
YYZ
Adebisi_Said
Truth is Power
It's a blow to white supremacy if blacks started practicing group economics.
