All this shyt is about money. ADOS came about because they felt like if they distinguished themselves from black immigrants that it would give them a better chance at receiving reparations. The concept is actually smart. And at its height, it was actually working. In business, we call that "niching down." When you focus on everybody, it's harder to gain traction for what it is you're trying to achieve. So they lasered their focus. FBA came about as another grift and business opportunity for Tariq Nasheed. The plan was always to get ADOS out the paint so he can co-opt Yvette & Tone Talks' fanbase and start pushing his products. It would have been powerful if they worked together, but Tariq doesn't like people in his mix unless he's in full control. He postures himself to have issues with people who he thinks are in his lane. Instead of helping to push ADOS while they were at the peak of all their media coverage, he said, "fukk that. I'm creating my own shyt." Hence the great value, more radicalized version of ADOS called "FBA." The way they act on social media, you would think that it was smoke in real life, but it's mostly love like it has always been. And Tariq truly doesn't give a fukk about reparations. He already made his cut off you nikkas, lol. He just wants the credit and clout that comes from spearheading the movement. Dude is the ultimate hustler.
None of those three had any business leading any national consensus among the group they claimed to have founded.
Ethnically distinguishing your group to focus on immediate internal needs is what proper nation building is about and should be commended for the position ADOS/FBA are in. Despite adversity, we are really in the best position to prosper on our own if we decide to focus inward.
Presidents and foreign powers recognize this, plays on our weakness is the problem.
For demonstrating necessary institutional development on a microeconomic level I stay Tariq-neutral.
His motive is clear it is what it is, at the expense of the group he positions himself to be a voice of though...
That's our fault for not learning from history.
Approaching our problems for reconciliation in our collective interests would reduce threads like these.
The chips have fallen, ADOS/FBA must be a more credible threat than other African diaspora groups to the world's greatest economic and military power if their campaigns to get rid of us are ongoing. No amount of fighting among the diaspora is going to change that. Validation from Africa is useless if we learn from Africa's mistake. It's yet to happen. Four hundred years in the game and a golden opportunity.
We're still here, will we continue to be?
I got no shots for the diaspora, it ain't necessary. Got love for them but we got hundreds of years here building right alongside the most competitive and relentless breed of white people and have kept pace since we still here. We've shown and proved, all we have to do is tighten our game and continue.
French and British territory used to be Roman, only one of those country's colonies bested them and continue to.
y'all know damn well y'all parents was telling y'all "to stay away from black kids, akatas etc" do not hang out with them at school and "I better not catch y'all watching B.E.T".. y'all then grow up awkward and expose y'all selves half the time til y'all get a "wake up call".
