The Affect Mirror

Affect: Verb (with object) have an effect on; make a difference to…touch the feelings of; move emotionally: he was visibly affected by the tragedy. -Oxford Dictionary

Mirror: Noun, typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, which reflects a clear image: he checked his appearance in the mirror. A thing regarded as accurately representing something else. – Oxford Dictionary

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. – Bishop Desmond TuTu

Feeling Sad and Depressed? Are you anxious? Worried about the future? Feeling isolated and alone? You might be suffering from capitalism. Symptoms may include: homelessness, unemployment, poverty, hunger, feelings of powerlessness, fear, apathy, boredom, cultural decay, loss of identity, extreme self-consciousness, loss of free speech, incarceration, suicidal, or revolutionary thoughts, death… -Universe

Holidays? The Fourth of July! or Happy Treason Day!

If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see. -James Baldwin

Before 2012, the selling of Cannabis for some with skin color could end your life or relocate you to jail for years while labeled a criminal. (Mirror) Non-Black with a briefcase or a nose full of cocaine you’re a hard-working, stressed citizen, a great businessperson.

Dealing with the nightmare of being Black for many in America and resorting to drugs such as Marijuana/Pot/Weed= you are obviously a criminal and will be treated as such. (Mirror) However consuming, alcohol, crystal meth, heroin, fentanyl, hallucinogens, huffing paints, and a few bumps or lines of cocaine= a troubled human that needs rehab, understanding and prayers. -America

A woman has the right of choosing to end a pregnancy= a strong woman and her choice to make. (Mirror) A male choosing not to be a parent with someone if he’s not ready to become one with= he’s a deadbeat and has zero rights of refusal. (Attitude adjuster: condoms can break and contraception could be lied about)

Canceled and refused to listen to the likes of an R Kelly anymore. (Mirror) Will faithfully sing the National Anthem.

Slavery was legal.  The greatest evils in history were carried out by people who wrote the laws, not by those who broke them. -Malcom X.

After stealing a people’s complete lineage, land, wealth, people, humanity, culture, heritage, and much more. The Europeans gave their victims The Good Book that says “thou shalt not make for yourself and idol; honor your parents; not murder; not commit adultery; not steal; not bear false witness against your neighbor; and not covet.” I must say it seems the Ten Commandments have been the (mirrored) playbook for the rest of the world; which obviously has White immunity from the very same things everyone else is judged by.

Americans claiming there’s an immigration problem; then again, everyone not Native-Black are the immigrants.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own…fame in a world like this is worthless. -Marcus Aurelius

A man sleeping with a much younger woman is frowned upon and immediately labeled a pig or predator. (Mirror) A woman sleeping with a young male 30-40 years younger than herself is a strong woman.

Slavery has ended 250 years ago? (Mirror) The 13 Amendment says otherwise.

Black progress/White violence.=Enslavement/Rebellions, Reconstruction/Emancipation, Jim Crow/Segregation, Great Migration/Lynchings, Civil rights (not more than, just civil), War on drugs/Mass incarceration/Black Lives Matter/All Lives Matter/Police brutality.

Israel (Mirror) Palestine

Attending regularly scheduled lynchings of torturing, burning, and let’s not forget cutting body parts off as trophies; then going to church saying God Bless America.

A male defends himself from a female he’s an abuser (no excuses). (Mirror) A woman destroying any males property and / or stabbing him 15 times= what did he do?

No one is born racist. It‘s taught. Quit teaching it! -The Universe

Universal Healthcare, for a healthier U.S. /Nope, the Blacks will get it.

KKK members with their family attending the standard picnic lynchings=”Good hard working Americans“, -Donald Trump. (Mirror) Black and refuse to respect the racist/hateful anthem= “Sons of &!^(#’s that should be put down and kicked out the country.”-Donald Trump

September 11, Holocaust Never Forget. (Mirror) Black History/Experience=What History, please forget!

Non-black military veterans received full benefits, specifically VA home loans, thanking them for their service since 1944. (Mirror) Too many Black veterans, however, are still fighting for earned benefits still in 2024. Myself included. Yet in 2024 alone, not including their paid bonuses, the Department of Veterans Affairs leadership has stolen over $3 billion dollars from us that have actually worn the uniforms. (Where’s the outrage?  Where’s the media coverage?)

Owed Reparations for Black Americans will bankrupt the country? (Mirror) There’s trillions of dollars to support wealthy corporations (PPP, bailouts) elections; including $61,000,000,000 (billion) in 2023 alone for foreign aid to countries like Ukraine, Israel…

(Food for thought) If Black people were as violent as White people have convinced you they are… there would be no white people left…

Happy Thanksgiving. (Mirror) Happy annual reminder of genocide cleansing, rape, and the greatest land theft in history. But America teaches from childhood that it was voluntary, so happy gobble-gobble.

Who is and always been the Savages? Governments ( corporations), media, the families; and yes the leader of the hierarchy- grandma is included, since she helped raise and harbor them all.

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8 responses to “The Affect Mirror”

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    Anonymous

    Wow this post was incredible!! Thank you for shining a much needed light on the reality of the world we live in!

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      I appreciate you taking the time for the conversation.

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    edb8

    Another great post in regards to the realty of the hypocrisy we must dwell in every day. It is amazing that crimes of those regarding Mary Jane and the time that was handed out, for something I can walk into a brick and mortar and purchase. There is outrage in suburban America when it comes to Fent/Acid/Pills/white powder, but the crack epidemic was never truly addressed.

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    1. Patrick Hardeman Avatar

      I agree. What was clearly and liberally spoken out loud by many, was how despicable Black people as a whole are because of the handful that chose alternative routes to run from the pain. As always I appreciate you taking the time to be apart of the conversation.

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    Anonymous

    This was another great blog about the truth in the world that we live in. The affect mirror is a serious issue. The comparison of the marijuana industry and the white powder/Acid/Fentanyl and the cultural differences is major.

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    1. Patrick Hardeman Avatar

      Indeed it is major to the deficit of both parties. Thank you for joining the conversation

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    Anonymous

    Every time you explain topics like this, I learn something new and see things in a clearer way. Your insights are always spot-on and incredibly helpful. Thank you for continuing to share your knowledge!

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    1. Patrick Hardeman Avatar

      I appreciate you taking your valuable time to be apart of the conversation. I believe one of the biggest crimes is the harboring of information that can ultimately benefit us all. So thank you again and let others know they’re welcome to join. One conversation at a time.

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