Daily Consent

I have been plagued by the meaning of 'Justice'.  I have come to the conclusion that 'Justice' isn't punishing evil and rewarding good. No, Justice is putting in the constant effort to fix what we call injustice, not focusing on the specific individuals involved.  The system is the problem, not the individual.  While I see the frustration and anger at the people involved in the 'Justice' system, it is not the end all be all.  We shouldn't focus on just the cops involved or the fumbling actions of the DA and the Attorney General, but the implicit actions of the Criminal 'Justice' System.  The facts are clear on this issue, those who are black/brown as well as poor are unable to fight a system that is designed to criminalize the color of their skin, as well as their poverty. 'Justice' is the idea of changing corrupt systems, that is the leftist perspective.  That the system is working as designed.  The liberal perspective is that if we get ...

America, the brave and the bold, the loving pledge of allegiance, the veneer of a greater society, oh America the virtuous.   Now, let's strip that coding and the obnoxious propaganda that I just put forth.  People ask me: "why do you criticize America?  I mean, America doesn't murder people for witchcraft and sorcery like Saudi Arabia.  America doesn't abuse Muslims like they do in China or Myanmar.  America didn't do the holocaust like in Germany did or mistreat it's own citizens like what's being done in North Korea, so why criticize America?"   Well, the answer is quite simple, it is because I am an American. To illustrate this, I remember seeing Captain America II in theaters and thought that as a hero no one was more virtuous, as explained by Aristotle and his description of virtue ethics.  As some might say: "but this doesn't explain why you criticize America so harshly" ; and to you I say be patient because I'm gett...

In this country, race is a major issue to the fabric of our culture.  Lately, I've seen this hesitance of using the word 'racist' or the term 'racism' to describe such people that use certain language.  Pres. Donald Trump telling four congresswomen of color “to go back to their country” when most of them are from the US is racist.  This is not hard to figure out.  People are okay with racism if and only if it doesn't affect them.  I would like to examine race and issues dealing with this aspect of race to uncover the meaning of 'racism' in this piece.  Let's call a spade, a spade, even when it's someone you admire, like Pres. Trump. First, I want to discuss the fragility of dealing with race in any aspect that may make people uncomfortable.  An incident that explicitly speaks to this issue, is an interview conducted with serial killer, Jeffrey Dahmer.  In this interview , the person conducting the interview asked Dahmer, if his killings ...

Terrorism is a term that strikes a feeling of fear and anger within the American public when dealing with the aspect of Americanism that is narrow in its application.  The arbitrary nature of the word requires a function which is necessary to understanding the true purpose in relating to the American people.  The definition, deconstruction, reconstruction, and meaning of the word will all be examined in this piece on the objectivity and reliability of the word. Terrorism as defined by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) is split into two parts, Domestic and International; Domestic:   "[An act of terrorism] perpetuated by and/or groups inspired by or associated with primarily U.S. based movements that espouse extremist ideologies of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature." International:  "Perpetuated by individuals and/or groups inspired by or associated with designated foreign terrorist organizations or nations ...

Part I:   Introduction The West's responsibility to the people who have been victimized by supremacy are tantamount also to it's benefits received by those who atypically bear no specific responsibility to the people who have been wronged .  What I would like to pay attention to, is the idea that people seem to focus on, the idea of a specific people being harmed versus the people who have benefited from those harms.  One's situation has to correlate with the aspect of life they have no control over by the time they are born.  The situation that one finds themselves is based on an inherited society and should be governed as such. The idea that we should govern society based on those who are exceptional is a very ludicrous idea and one of the most ludicrous ideas espoused by, not only certain conservative thinkers, but libertarians  and neoliberals as well.  The focus of this article will be based on the idea of reparations, the wealth disparities between ...

Have you ever felt stuck between two friends that you respect, but one has a falling out with the other, this is the predicament in which I find myself. I am stuck between two clans that want to achieve social, political, and economic justice for the overarching black-community, but at the same time find themselves using two different approaches.  In this instance, I find myself staunchly in one camp, but at the same time, I don't want to ostracize everyone else that have good points, but doesn't follow the same approach that I abide by.  These two camps are Social-Democratic/Progressive camp and the Neoliberal/Moderate camp. The progressive camp contains figures such as Dr. Cornel West and Tavis Smiley, while the neoliberal camp contains such figures like Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Rev. Al-Sharpton.  There are other much more complicated figures such as Ibram X, Jesse Jackson, and Eddie Glaude, which we will not be covering in this article, but ...