I’m starting backwards…

Detroiters
Why does it seem like so many of us lack basic discernment and reasoning ability? Why is it ALWAYS about somebody trying to “bring a young black man down”? Why does logic fly out the window, when color enters a situation?

Kwame’s behavior DEFINATELY does not match that of one who’s been wrongly accused. If there was nothing to hide, he wouldn’t have gone to outrageous lengths to keep those text messages from coming to light. Isn’t that common sense?

If  it was ONLY about his affair with Christine, he wouldn’t have paid out $9 million in that settlement. Politicians cheat on their spouses. We all know that. It’s not about that. There’s some info in those messages (and in that investigation that got shut down) that will uncover some stuff that’s MUCH deeper, and MUCH uglier than  just marital infidelity. He wanted those officers to stop digging, so he took away their shovels. They sued (successfully, btw), because they knew their performance was exemplary, and that there was no legitimate reason for the firings.

You don’t pay $9 million, cuz you don’t want folks to know you’re sleeping with your Chief of Staff. That’s way too much money, to hide behavior that is expected AND accepted in this sick world we live in. Common sense, again.

Nobody has to try to “take a black man down”. Kwame’s done a good job, ALL BY HIMSELF. Blame Kwame, and stop with the lame conspiracy theories.

Preachas
What are some of you “ministers” of, exactly? Is it The Gospel? What do you…preach? “He who is without sin…” is the ONLY verse you can come up with, to address a wayward, arrogant, rebellious mayor? All these “churches” in Detroit (one on every corner), and we wonder why stuff is so wicked? It’s because the spiritual leadership is just as….blind and batty as those they lead. Too many of you are more concerned about politics, than you are  about righteousness. You’re in bed with Kwame.

How about this…

Proverbs 28:13  No good comes from covering up wrongdoing. Mercy and compassion flow (FROM GOD, not necessarily other human beings…), when we confess, and TURN from our wrongdoing. We want God’s mercy, because He is able to turn hard hearts and situations. People may or may not show mercy, even when you are genuinely repentant. But when God is on your side, you don’t worry about fickle human beings.

Proverbs 13:15  Your way will be HARD, when you transgress. Plus, your transgressions will make it hard on others, who have to deal with the consequences of your transgressions.  It’s a rocky road all the way, with a rocky end in store.

Proverbs 29:1  A stiff neck will end up as a broken neck — with no remedy. You never want to get to a place where what’s broke can’t be…fixed. You won’t get your career back. Your wife will leave, never to return. Your kids will hate you. You’ll lose your mind — and it’ll STAY…lost. God is kind enough to send warnings, before the judgement. There are some “hard sayings” in the bible, and Christians often avoid those sayings — as if that will render them less true.

So, when you pray, make sure you pray according to God’s Word and God’s will. Stop using the pulpit to support/promote corrupt politicians. God is not mocked. Those who support corruption also have to answer to God.

Kwame
You’re not what we need to push our city forward. You’re not a wise man, and you clearly don’t have a heart for Detroiters. Step down. Repent. Not much else to say.

A Nappy Girl

… to the person who emailed me, demanding to be removed from my “mailing list”, and accusing my soapmaking members of spamming him or her (the contact form shows a name of ”Irene“, the reply email came from “Larry“), with no evidence. This person is not a member of my community, so how would I (or other community members) have access to their email address?

This person proceeds to send me close to TEN (10) forwarded emails (after I asked him/her to forward a couple of the “close to 100 emails a day in my inbox from YOUR bloggers!”) from a Yahoo group, which included the email addresses of members, for all the world (my world, at least) to see. Now, this person is tryna call me out for spamming, while revealing the email addresses of numerous members, from an online community, who have absolutely NOTHING to do with the spam conspiracy. People wonder why they get spam? Look no further than the folks, who don’t have a CLUE about nettiquette.

After going back and forth, with me wasting time tryna make sense of that which makes no sense, I get a reply, with the name of a soapmaking supplier, and a statement that a “search” was done, and it led to…me. What “search”? Again, this person gives nothing for me to go on, and when it becomes painfully clear that they were out of line, in the wrong and off the chain, the dialogue mysteriously…stops. Good.

I’m reaching way down (to the floor), and coming back up, for this slap. Yes, indeed!  I just created a new tag, called “Cyber Slap”. Hope I won’t have to use it much.

A Nappy Girl