Cliff Varnell Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 44 minutes ago, David Andrews said: Boogaloo dudes now trending on CNN: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-is-the-boogaloo-movement-the-gun-toting-members-showing-up-at-protests/ar-BB14ZWmJ?li=BBnbfcL Come on baby dig that crazy soul I know you're gonna lose control You can do boogaloo Anything that you want to t ain't nothing but a party (It ain't nothing but a party) It ain't nothing but a house party -- J. Geils Band First the Fascists appropriated Pepe Le Frog. They hijacked the phrase “deep state.” They’re stealing the word “boogaloo” from street culture. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/electric-boogaloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Cliff Varnell said: First the Fascists appropriated Pepe Le Frog. They hijacked the phrase “deep state.” They’re stealing the word “boogaloo” from street culture. Boogaloo might be a Vietnam war locution for "mixing it up." If so, military origin. But look how far we've come in this country. Now you can be a right-winger and still let your freak flag fly! Wilson Pickett called it: it's the Land Of 1,000 Dances. Na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, Na-na-na-na, woow! Edited June 4, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 34 minutes ago, David Andrews said: Boogaloo might be a Vietnam war locution for "mixing it up." If so, military origin. https://www.lyrics.com/lyrics/boogaloo Street culture origin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Cliff Varnell said: https://www.lyrics.com/lyrics/boogaloo Street culture origin. Well, yeah - how do you think it got militarized in Vietnam, and then down to the alt.right? Black GIs, plus it was a popular 1960s dance. See pic of Vietnam usage here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/477381629226493240/ Started by blacks, now used against them: cultural appropriation. Now it's the mass audience version of Helter Skelter. Ringo's nickname for Paul. They should start playing this on the radio again: Edited June 4, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Varnell Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 30 minutes ago, Robert Wheeler said: It's not often I link to the NY Times and the WAPO in the same month, let alone in the same post, but when I do.... Live updates: Authors retract study showing hydroxychloroquine was dangerous to hospitalized covid-19 patients NY Times - Screenshot of headline Robert has fallen on hard times. This whole Trump thang ain’t workin’ out so good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Well, George Washington's doctors bled him on his deathbed, and FDR smoked, so I guess Trump can't be impeached on bad medical advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 6 hours ago, David Andrews said: Boogaloo might be a Vietnam war locution for "mixing it up." If so, military origin. But look how far we've come in this country. Now you can be a right-winger and still let your freak flag fly! Wilson Pickett called it: it's the Land Of 1,000 Dances. Na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na, Na-na-na-na, woow! My first memory of boogaloo is quite different, nothing to do with terrorism. From the Humble Pie song Hot N Nasty. Hey Boogaloo I really love you. Rock and Roll. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=humble+pie+hot+and+nasty&view=detail&mid=1FD54A8521CB83BE9F371FD54A8521CB83BE9F37&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dhumble%2bpie%2bhot%2band%2bnasty%26form%3dPRUSEN%26mkt%3den-us%26httpsmsn%3d1%26msnews%3d1%26rec_search%3d1%26refig%3dd0f9b9265862434dabcae1fcb43544ef%26sp%3d-1%26pq%3dhumble%2bpie%2bhot%2band%2bnasty%26sc%3d0-24%26qs%3dn%26sk%3d%26cvid%3dd0f9b9265862434dabcae1fcb43544ef Then there was a more disco maybe rockin a bit funkier (?) version of this I couldn't find. They sang the key words in it, Electric Boogaloo maybe as part of a line but not over 2-3 lines, mainly a dance song with heavy bass, a slide sense to it. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=cedar+walton+the+electric+boogaloo+song&view=detail&mid=57917B13988688B93BEB57917B13988688B93BEB&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dcedar%2bwalton%2bthe%2belectric%2bboogaloo%2bsong%26form%3dPRUSEN%26mkt%3den-us%26httpsmsn%3d1%26msnews%3d1%26rec_search%3d1%26refig%3d1ca1915b44924392aae3c74de5baf5fd%26sp%3d1%26qs%3dRI%26pq%3delectric%2bboogaloo%2bcedar%2bwalton%26sk%3dPRES1%26sc%3d1-30%26cvid%3d1ca1915b44924392aae3c74de5baf5fd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I'm doing really good compared to some so far in the middle of all this and am thankful for it. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/people-are-looking-at-me-for-many-who-lost-jobs-in-the-coronavirus-epidemic-hunger-comes-with-shame/ar-BB153gwG?li=BBnbcA1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Who's going to teach my grandkids? 175,000 professors? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-schools-lay-off-hundreds-of-thousands-setting-up-lasting-harm-to-kids/ar-BB152Uhj?li=BBnbfcL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ron Bulman said: Who's going to teach my grandkids? 175,000 professors? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-schools-lay-off-hundreds-of-thousands-setting-up-lasting-harm-to-kids/ar-BB152Uhj?li=BBnbfcL Look around -- they're killing us like frogs in a kettle of cold water. You're going to see a different economy for the middle-class and poor after this. Edited June 5, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) One of the influences on police killings of unarmed, captive citizens is the rise of militarized urban police forces, even in smaller cities. This augmentation of police power has been done since the 1990s under the direction of intelligence agencies that encouraged the funding and acquisition of military-strength weapons, vehicles, electronics and body gear. So we shouldn't be surprised when incidents like George Floyd or the one in the link below happen, because the message has been passed down from above that police now have impunity to kill: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/04/vallejo-police-kill-unarmed-man-california This is a nationwide development that springs from intelligence and military involvement in cities like Dallas, Los Angeles and Chicago in the 1960s, so it's part of the continuum of authoritarianism that we study here. A continuum that was furthered by the flood of drugs and guns into American cities after the Contra war of the 1980s, which added motive to the police mandate. It doesn't matter what drugs George Floyd had "internal possession" of on the day he died, or what his lifestyle was. What's at issue is that police believe, from the authority they've been given, that they can slaughter minor offenders -- that their police powers have been extended this far. Doing it without a gun, by an officer's knee on a handcuffed man's neck, is the ultimate expression of what is wrong with police tactics and response to crime. Edited June 5, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Ross Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 2 hours ago, David Andrews said: One of the influences on police killings of unarmed, captive citizens is the rise of militarized urban police forces, even in smaller cities. I think if the current set of protesters would change the demand from "defunding" to "demilitarization" they would get more broad spread support. 2 hours ago, David Andrews said: It doesn't matter what drugs George Floyd had "internal possession" of on the day he died, or what his lifestyle was. . . . Doing it without a gun, by an officer's knee on a handcuffed man's neck, is the ultimate expression of what is wrong with police tactics and response to crime. Agreed. And his calm, deliberate demeanor while he did it in the open makes it worse, IMO. What could he have possibly been thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kirk Ross said: I think if the current set of protesters would change the demand from "defunding" to "demilitarization" they would get more broad spread support. I agree. Unfortunately, the level of protest, actual or instigated, plus the media hysteria is only going to increase the militarization funding. Edited June 5, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bauer Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 49 minutes ago, Kirk Ross said: I think if the current set of protesters would change the demand from "defunding" to "demilitarization" they would get more broad spread support. Totally agree. Agreed. And his calm, deliberate demeanor while he did it in the open makes it worse, IMO. What could he have possibly been thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) Guardian article on transfer of DoD surplus military equipment to US police forces, curtailed by Obama, reinstated by Trump: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/05/why-are-some-us-police-forces-equipped-like-military-units The graphic charts in the article are enlightening: the more equipment a county receives, the more civilians are expected to die. Edited June 5, 2020 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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