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Speaker 1: this episode is about a house divided can't stand. That's right,
Speaker 1: a house divided can't stand. I believe most of y'all
Speaker 1: probably heard of that over the years, and it's because
Speaker 1: two things can't occupy the same space. At the same time,
Speaker 1: America had a civil war and it was over the
Speaker 1: South separating from the North. They did not agree no
Speaker 1: longer with the north policies and their feverish attempt to
Speaker 1: abolished slavery. Well, the South said, that's all right. We
Speaker 1: got our own economy, we got our own government, we
Speaker 1: got our own nation. So they separated from the North. North.
Speaker 1: The North declared war on the South to preserve the union,
Speaker 1: not to fight the free slaves, but to preserve the union.
Speaker 1: You know, money, tax revenue, that's a lot of wealth,
Speaker 1: that's a lot of land. So this North wasn't having it,
Speaker 1: so they declared war on the South. The South separated
Speaker 1: and declared their independence, formed their own flag, their own nation,
Speaker 1: own government, had their own president. And the North said no,
Speaker 1: not not that easy now, And they went to war.
Speaker 1: And it wasn't because over the free blacks. It was
Speaker 1: to preserve the union, to keep the United States. A
Speaker 1: house divided, can't stand that. Yeah, slavery was a major
Speaker 1: issue and between the North and the South, but the
Speaker 1: sou and Abraham Lincoln said, if he knew that the
Speaker 1: South was that serious about leaving and wanted to separate
Speaker 1: from the United States, he would have gladly backed off
Speaker 1: of abolance in slavery. Why because the last thing the
Speaker 1: North wanted was was to separate the United States. A
Speaker 1: house divided can't stand The issue over slavery was a
Speaker 1: major issue, and the South had their own revenue, they
Speaker 1: had their own they formed their own government, declared their
Speaker 1: own president, and had their own army. They simply separated.
Speaker 1: They didn't declared war on the North, but the North said, nah, nah, nah,
Speaker 1: we go on the war to preserve the union. A
Speaker 1: lot of people think they left because I mean they
Speaker 1: declared war on the South because they wanted the free slave. No,
Speaker 1: that was That's not why the South and the North
Speaker 1: forth the Civil War, it was over. The United States
Speaker 1: won the preserve the Union, to keep the United States,
Speaker 1: and then in the South didn't want that any longer.
Speaker 1: So that's what the real issue was. Now, if the
Speaker 1: North won, then they were gonna go ahead and free slave.
Speaker 1: But if the North would have surrendered, then the South
Speaker 1: simply would have continued to do what it always has been,
Speaker 1: you know, it would have kept that new econom that
Speaker 1: economic model of slavery. That's what they wanted, and they
Speaker 1: didn't feel that the North represented their interests, so they separated.
Speaker 1: It's plain and simple. But well, but I'm no food,
Speaker 1: I no money talk, bs walk, and all my study
Speaker 1: has led me to believe, especially Abram said, if I
Speaker 1: if he knew that the South would have separated and
Speaker 1: done what it did, it wouldn't have pushed slavery. It
Speaker 1: wouldn't have not it wouldn't have you know, kept pushing
Speaker 1: get rid of slavery. That's you know, in a lot
Speaker 1: of his lectures, that's what he said. Well, now, but
Speaker 1: it was too late. The South already separated and it
Speaker 1: was tired of them trying to put pressure on them
Speaker 1: to a bottle of slavery, which was an economic model
Speaker 1: in the South, and in the North they had a
Speaker 1: different economic model servitu slavery, so slave wages type of
Speaker 1: slavery in the North. But you were free and you could,
Speaker 1: you know, have family, get married, have children, have a family,
Speaker 1: have create your own business. In the North, or if
Speaker 1: you worked for any Caucasians or what have you, they
Speaker 1: paid your slave wages, but you were free. In the North.
Speaker 1: You had no such thing. Because I'm sorry, in the South,
Speaker 1: you had no such thing because you was considered a slave,
Speaker 1: you was considered property. Well, a house divided can't stand.
Speaker 1: This issue became such a polarizing subject, the policy that
Speaker 1: the South declared independence from the North. Well, today it's
Speaker 1: a lot of rhetoric. Election is coming up and there
Speaker 1: is opposition that is so divisive. What I'm saying, a
Speaker 1: house divided can't stand. Democracy is at stake during this election.
Speaker 1: Either America is going to continue to be a democratic
Speaker 1: nation or is going to move towards socialism, ultimately Marxism
Speaker 1: and communism, where the rights of the people are going
Speaker 1: to eventually be taken away. Their move towards socialism is
Speaker 1: against capitalism, and so there is a battle for a
Speaker 1: new economic model. And I am a black man who
Speaker 1: just found his way, who just became an entrepreneur and
Speaker 1: understanding the nature of human beings is to do for
Speaker 1: self or self for the consequences. And now they want
Speaker 1: to change the nation into more of a socialist you know,
Speaker 1: just when black people's waking up finding their way, now
Speaker 1: the government wants to change or who create a whole
Speaker 1: new system of new type of system called socialism. That's
Speaker 1: the direction they're moving and that's how I see it.
Speaker 1: You know, with a lot of these policies taking parental
Speaker 1: rights away from parents, you know, this genior reassignment and
Speaker 1: kids having They told me when I went to the
Speaker 1: doctor when the kid hit a teenager, they don't even
Speaker 1: have to have the parents in their room to talk
Speaker 1: to the doctor. Come on, man, this is going crazy.
Speaker 1: Boys competing against girls. This is what's that stake too.
Speaker 1: First Amendment, freedom of speech wars going on in America.
Speaker 1: You better pick the right candidate, because a house divided
Speaker 1: can't stand. And right now, these issues are becoming more
Speaker 1: and more divisive, and it ain't just clear cut. You know,
Speaker 1: don't get caught up in the brainwashing. And just because
Speaker 1: the masses of the people like something don't necessarily make
Speaker 1: it true. And there's a lot of what they call
Speaker 1: identity politics going on in this country, voting for people
Speaker 1: just because of the color of their skin, not because
Speaker 1: they are qualified or have the ability to lead. You know,
Speaker 1: all of these things are at stake, and a house
Speaker 1: divided can't stand. And right now there's a lot of division,
Speaker 1: a lot of hate, just because people are feeling fear
Speaker 1: of possibly United States becoming a socialist nation and lifestyles
Speaker 1: being ultimately alternate lea changing in for dramatically, or the
Speaker 1: nation is going in the right direction, and where boys
Speaker 1: only compete against girls, gender re assignment for and paid
Speaker 1: by taxpayers for illegal immigrants as well as prisoners. All
Speaker 1: of these things are on the ballot that she we
Speaker 1: You know that a lot of propositions you gotta pay
Speaker 1: attention to because homeless is increasing, so rent control is
Speaker 1: an issue. There's a lot of issues man at stake
Speaker 1: and on this ballot, so you know, pay close attention
Speaker 1: and vote. But whoever wins, it's going to be a
Speaker 1: divided house either way. A house divided can't stand. And
Speaker 1: so fortunate because the United States of America has become
Speaker 1: the greatest nation in the last four thousand years since Rome,
Speaker 1: right cause first they that epic Europeans, epic civilization was Rome. Well,
Speaker 1: United States is a byproduct of Britain, Rome, Ancient Greece,
Speaker 1: ultimately knowledge that you got from ancient Egypt. So these
Speaker 1: things have culminated into America being the greatest nation in
Speaker 1: the history of mankind and in the last you know,
Speaker 1: like I said, four thousand years. So these things are
Speaker 1: on the ballot because America can end in a blink
Speaker 1: of an eye, just like all other nations have gone
Speaker 1: and and pasted and are ancient now Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece, Persia,
Speaker 1: all these nations are gone. They were great empires. So
Speaker 1: we have an election at state in a house divided
Speaker 1: can't stand. And there's a lot of divisiveness on both parties,
Speaker 1: not just one. There's a lot of fear being disseminated
Speaker 1: from both parties, not just one. And neither party has
Speaker 1: been a friend ultimately to black people, and a matter
Speaker 1: we have been used over since we been able to vote.
Speaker 1: We have our vote has been used in a way
Speaker 1: to empower a certain party, but we have not gained
Speaker 1: the benefit from our vote that we should because of
Speaker 1: our disunity, and we haven't gotten much. Both parties have
Speaker 1: used us greatly. So we need to be very wise,
Speaker 1: very intelligent who we vote for, cause voting do have
Speaker 1: power and it do create, you know, opposition or benefits.
Speaker 1: So we are a community. So but a house divider
Speaker 1: can't stand. I I fear that no matter who wins,
Speaker 1: this nation's gonna continue to be divided. And black people
Speaker 1: we just now, especially I'm a black man, just now
Speaker 1: finding my way and understanding entrepreneurship, understanding you know the game,
Speaker 1: you know the plan feel and now it feels like
Speaker 1: it's being changed. And I'm very concerned about the future
Speaker 1: of the America of America because there's a lot of division,
Speaker 1: and there's a lot of hate going on and and
Speaker 1: and I see it from both sides, you know. So
Speaker 1: all I'm saying is be wise, vote, but be wise.
Speaker 1: It's a game to power and go about it in
Speaker 1: a way to empower our communities. Otherwise we are subject
Speaker 1: to the winds. And we need to stop being subject
Speaker 1: to the winds. And we need to build a foundation
Speaker 1: and legacy and generational wealth. And it's do for self
Speaker 1: and self for the consequences all life. Is born to
Speaker 1: do for self or self as the consel. When the
Speaker 1: first settlers came to America, they came over here to
Speaker 1: do for self. They came over with their destiny. They
Speaker 1: came over here with a a belief, and they did
Speaker 1: for self. When all these immigrants come over to America,
Speaker 1: they know they gotta do for self, for self for
Speaker 1: the consequor. That's the nature of all life, all life,
Speaker 1: I has to do for self or self for the consequence.
Speaker 1: Black people wake up, do for self or self for
Speaker 1: the consequence. The Asians came over here and did for self. Now,
Speaker 1: look out politically, they're out there in powered because through economics.
Speaker 1: The other groups of people came over here, religious or racist,
Speaker 1: you know, I respect the Jews. Look what they have
Speaker 1: done collectively. They have formed an alliance with each other
Speaker 1: and they have built a tremendous network in America. And
Speaker 1: they leveraged that and they're very powerful. That's a wonderful thing.
Speaker 1: That's a great example of how unity works and how
Speaker 1: you can leverage that to increase power and success. They
Speaker 1: are a perfect example of success being a minority in America. Also,
Speaker 1: we have to look at the Hispanics, how they've become
Speaker 1: a network of success by sticking to and creating the
Speaker 1: own economic base in America, as did the Asians. You know,
Speaker 1: because they stick together, they understand the culture and how
Speaker 1: to protect each other and create unity amongst the groups
Speaker 1: in order to leverage more power. That's how Look at
Speaker 1: the gay community, the lgbt Q right, Look how wonderful,
Speaker 1: how unified they are. They have created leverage because of
Speaker 1: their unity. That's why unity is more powerful than in
Speaker 1: the topic. Mom, a house divided can't stand, you can't.
Speaker 1: They can't get that kind of power being a minority
Speaker 1: in the more unless they're unified. These all these groups.
Speaker 1: When you're a minority, the way you leverage power is
Speaker 1: to unite. Because a house divided can't stand. You got
Speaker 1: to unite. You got to leverage your numbers in order
Speaker 1: to increase your power. So a house de ain't stand,
Speaker 1: you gotta understand. Stop the division, stop the back talking,
Speaker 1: stop the stabbing in the back. Learn to love your family,
Speaker 1: love your community, love your nation. This is how you
Speaker 1: become successful as a group or right leverage your community.
Speaker 1: Black people, we need to unite so we can create
Speaker 1: and create and increase our power and our wealth and
Speaker 1: our whatever that we desire, we if we unite, we
Speaker 1: can solve probably ninety percent of our problems if we unite.
Speaker 1: When I see how successful the Jewish community, the gay community,
Speaker 1: and they all minorities, how they're able to unite on
Speaker 1: a common goal and use that to protect themselves, elevate themselves,
Speaker 1: empower themselves. Ultimately, they have become successful because and they
Speaker 1: are the perfect examples of success based on unity and
Speaker 1: a when in a world where they're not the majority,
Speaker 1: they're minority. Power is in united because a house divided
Speaker 1: can't stand well. I'm gonna be interviewing Renee Watching tomorrow
Speaker 1: night at four pm. That's November fourth, Monday, the November fourth,
Speaker 1: at four pm. I'm gonna be interviewing on Zoom No
Speaker 1: I'm sorry, on Instagram Live at Malik Books. Renee Watching,
Speaker 1: bestseller one of the New York Times Best says, she
Speaker 1: got a gang of books, but the one we gonna
Speaker 1: be talking about is Cicely Tyson. She passed away, but
Speaker 1: she was a dignified black woman in Hollywood. She played
Speaker 1: very dignified roles. I r I highly respected Sily Tyson
Speaker 1: because she used Hollywood to promote a strong black woman image.
Speaker 1: So we gonna be talking about that new children book
Speaker 1: called Cicely Tyson November fourth, four pm on Instagram at
Speaker 1: Malik Books m Malik Muhammad and conversation with Renee Watson.
Speaker 1: So I hope you enjoy this podcast. I'm gonna I'm
Speaker 1: gonna upload that conversation also because I think that conversation
Speaker 1: will It's gonna be a great conversation. It's going down tomorrow, Monday,
Speaker 1: November fourth, and I'm gonna air that on my podcast
Speaker 1: as well, but not on this episode because this one
Speaker 1: already gonna be up. Alright. Peace, Remember find a way
Speaker 1: to your night with your family, your community, your nation,
Speaker 1: because a house divided can't stand.
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