As a GROUP WE tend to Pay Attention to the Spectacular, and IGNORE the

IMPORTANT!
What is TRULY a shame is that it is OUR enemy that DETERMINES for US the
Difference! The cycle of social (networking) engineering and media
manipulation is non-stop. Facebook, YouTube, Text-messaging...etc. Has
caused TOO many of US to get wrapped up in microwave thought and Pop-tart
reactions.
Facebook and other forms of this just add water form of media and
information are producing and then destroying relationships (agreements)
via a faulty understanding and a lack of critical and logical thinking. Our
ability to share OUR thoughts so "FAST" has prevented US from being able to
THINK into that which WE see and hear from moment to moment. As fast as WE
take in information, is as fast as WE REACT to it.
Because WE are assaulted or confronted with SO much information moment to
moment....WE do NOT have the TIME nor OPPORTUNITY to truly process what it
is that WE are seeing and/or hearing. The mere fact that there is a "LIKE"
button and a "DELETE" button....but not a "THINK" button proves that WE are
a on-to the NEXT one type society.
Sites like facebook contain a great deal of value in terms of networking
and communicating with those outside your immediate circle; but sites like
this also magnify and manifest the reactive tendencies of men and women who
too many times have suspended logical reasoning and rational thought
because they have seen or heard something that they do not LIKE.
The question is then, how is it possible to actually not "LIKE" what one
does NOT truly understand? And how can one TRULY UNDERSTAND...if one does
not take out the TIME to Deliberately THINK?
Many times what one says that they do NOT like, is in fact that which one
does NOT understand. If you don't understand, then what you don't LIKE is
not what you have read or what you have heard or seen...it is what you
"believe or think" you have heard or seen.
The many nuances of human thought and interaction is not welcomed on
facebook; (PROOF) before one thought can be read, processed, digested and
then responded to...here comes more comments and thoughts from others
reacting to and making more complex the original post, picture, or video.
There is a cycle of "HURRY UP" and post before somebody else does. Because
while you are writing your post, several more posts may come and make yours
irrelevant, or switch up the entire direction and intent of the thread.
A Nation (Black People) that is in the emotional and intellectual condition
that it is....does NOT need any more tools or toys that will exacerbate the
tensions of OUR lack of UNITY and piss poor ability to effectively
communicate with each other. The shape of OUR people is one that requires
deliberate thought and effort delivered through proper and effective
communication. It is in my opinion that, although there has definitely
emerged some good from these social sites and emerging social tools and
toys...the IMPORTANT thing to NOTICE is that the sites have given too many
of US more reasons not to "LIKE" each other and more reasons to "DELETE"
each other in REAL LIFE!
Facebook and emerging social technologies have created a force within OUR
community that has reduced sanity and OUR ability to think effectively. WE
will video a fight BEFORE WE break it up! WE will take a personal rift
between family to OUR facebook page BEFORE WE call each other and squash
it! WE will start a facebook slander and boycott campaign based upon OUR
feelings being hurt BEFORE WE begin a campaign to gain clarity and
understanding! WE will by-pass established courtship procedures and proper
Male and Female interaction between two people who are attracted to one
another BEFORE WE get to know one another beyond inbox dialogue! WE will
click through pictures and read through comments to determine the VALUE and
VIRTUE of one another BEFORE WE actually attempt to know a person! WE will
share private information with the world BEFORE WE introduce OURSELVES to
OUR next door neighbors! WE will experience pain and depression due to the
perceived attack to OUR esteem because someone disagreed with US or failed
to "like" OUR post BEFORE WE concern OURSELVES with the true condition of
OUR people.
Facebook as well as other social sites have allowed one time friends,
comrades, and associates to become opponents, adversaries, and even enemies
because there has been a social site etiquette or proper decorum breach
along the line. An already splintered and divided people have exacerbated
their differences via newly constructed facebook groups, pages, and digital
cliques...get kicked out?? Okay...just create a NEW group comprised of
people who agree with you.....for the moment!
Facebook is a playground that allows for split personalities, false
personalities, made up personalities, serious personalities, playful
personalities, and confused personalities to interact within one forum
where for the most part deliberate thought and reason is at recess.
The gumbo like interaction of various personalities here on facebook is
extremely problematic because there are people here that are here for
various reasons and motives.
These people have the ability to effect/affect the thread of interaction by
contaminating it with their individual motives and social media
expectations. What this means is that serious thought and effort can be
high-jacked by Bull shyt!
If WE fail to take a considerable amount of time to thoughtfully consider
(pay attention) what it is that WE are seeing and hearing, this powerful
medium of potential good, will be squandered into another tool or device
that highlights to the world the Black Nation's severe family dysfunction
and continued commitment to pettiness and superficial thought, effort, and
activity!
The basic question is this....Why are YOU on facebook?
For it is your REASON and PURPOSE for being here, that will make clear your
motives behind what you post and comment on! I personally have no desire
nor need to operate below the expectation of building a Nation and
producing alliances of serious minded people who desire to change the world
via the condition of Black People. If you do not have this expectation,
please do not take it personal...just take it somewhere ELSE!
Peace!
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