By: Peerless Perception

Peerless Perception — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 01:42:21 +0000

Thank you for this piece Brother. It is incumbent upon us to OCCUPY our minds 1st. The revolution will be televised between your ears. Although the previous statement is contrary to the belief system of today, there is still hope for today’s youth even though we live in a world where Twitter is the base for common sense and Facebook sets the standard for friendship. The recent past “Occupy Wallstreet,” Jay-Z‘s “Occupy All Streets,” and a nameless organization that wants to “Occupy Da Hood,” supports the aforesaid statements and highlights the need for a revolution of the mind in that the original movement had no clear-cut demands, Jay Z’s moment, not movement, was motivated by capitalism, and the latter was a senseless congregation that lacked true depth of cause.

As the child of a Civil Rights participant, well versed and participated in civil disobedience, knowledgeable of and participated in college sit-ins, and a historian of the “Freedom Riders” movement, I am certain that the thought process and current behavior does not jibe well with the trailblazers of the 60’s. However, I believe that those pioneers would concur that these new millennium children possess the mental dexterity, but lack the passion and fortitude to champion a movement by themselves.

It was once said that we should seek “the seasoned” for counsel and the “the young” for leadership. Due to the present lack of intellect and scholastic achievement, it would not be wise to place the youth in a position to lead. Moreover, it would be an “exercise in futility” because the present level of incompetence deems it so. Martin Luther King once said that if we allow the current condition to stay as it is, then your silence could be construed as betrayal. Although we’ve built and allowed our children to live under a “guarded canopy,” there has to be ramifications for their actions and boundaries that cannot be breached. We have to hold one another accountable and not allow certain learned behaviors in our communities. It is understandable that some concessions and allowances have to be granted, but only to a degree.

The vast majority of our neighborhoods are the epicenter of bad behavior and our children in these neighborhoods are the poster children for crime and drug abuse. The increasing number of criminals and criminal behavior in the Black community proves that politicians, pundits, pontificators, and prognosticators are only interested in allowing it to continue because it is “big business.” The prison system, illegal drug trade, and the gentrification of down trodden communities are some of the today’s most lucrative businesses for people involved in the stealth destruction of minority people. The only way to thwart the efforts of the people who hold the reins is by displaying a sustained effort of empowerment and improvement in our communities.

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By: Peerless Perception