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Geechie

(1,048 posts)
11. Glad I saw this.
Mon Dec 27, 2021, 02:29 PM
Dec 2021

MTG should learn a little bit more about the background. Maulana Karenga had a troubled past, but who can argue with the 7 traditions:

(from Wikiworld)

The rituals of the holiday promote African traditions and Nguzo Saba, the "seven principles of African Heritage" that Karenga described as "a communitarian African philosophy":

Umoja (unity)—To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
Kujichagulia (self-determination)—To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves, and speak for ourselves.
Ujima (collective work and responsibility)—To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together.
Ujamaa (cooperative economics)—To build and maintain our own stores, shops, and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Nia (purpose)—To make our collective vocation the building and development of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
Kuumba (creativity)—To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Imani (faith)—To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.

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She gets way too much JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #1
And the more ignorant, cruel and offensive, the more air time she gets. sop Dec 2021 #4
The path of corporate media, and its hobbled and blindfolded "journalists", is straight and narrow. Magoo48 Dec 2021 #15
It wasn't Marge that misspelled Kwanzaa. It was the College Republicans. onenote Dec 2021 #2
Love that - "College Republicans" as opposed to "GED Republicans" packman Dec 2021 #3
Kwanzaa isn't a religion so much as a celebration of Black culture. Ocelot II Dec 2021 #5
I think you're correct. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #14
+ agree. n/t iluvtennis Dec 2021 #18
Exactly. Empty Greene again shows her ignorance Maeve Dec 2021 #31
I wonder if that was a mistake or an attempt to divide further. Hortensis Dec 2021 #45
Hard to say with those a-holes, since they're both evil and stupid. Ocelot II Dec 2021 #46
Spot on. They seemingly hate to miss Hortensis Dec 2021 #48
Im sure shes said offensive things about other religeons, quakerboy Dec 2021 #51
Don't believe Rebl2 Dec 2021 #6
Marge does belong to a fake religion: the Cult of TFG sakabatou Dec 2021 #7
I bet she thinks the person who "invented" it was Hillary Clinton n/m BradAllison Dec 2021 #8
A hate full bitch. Swede Dec 2021 #9
It could be that she's just a bad speller SledDriver Dec 2021 #10
Glad I saw this. Geechie Dec 2021 #11
Oh, a "fake religion"... oh my... Effete Snob Dec 2021 #12
Redundant phrase as well as typical projection Walleye Dec 2021 #22
She could tell us what the "true" religion is rurallib Dec 2021 #41
Traitor-Greene is the psychopath and she is clearly against the Constitution and freedom of religion hadEnuf Dec 2021 #13
Why is she still in office? Because she has the support of like minded voters. cstanleytech Dec 2021 #34
This is her first term in the House. Hopefully also her last. n/t ms liberty Dec 2021 #36
They love her down there Effete Snob Dec 2021 #44
or, she is still in office... RussBLib Dec 2021 #39
Maybe there are no real legal grounds to throw her out now, hadEnuf Dec 2021 #52
She is to the right of Hitler IbogaProject Dec 2021 #16
Nope, same god.. Permanut Dec 2021 #54
She used the 'a' for her adultery. keithbvadu2 Dec 2021 #17
What about FAKE republican "christians" Achilleaze Dec 2021 #19
Agreed! Rebl2 Dec 2021 #43
Even tho I'm a Buddhist, I COULD take offense at her insult, but I don't vlyons Dec 2021 #20
her hatred is all-encompassing bedazzled Dec 2021 #25
Even worse than a "fake religion" is a Kabuki Theater Fascist Mr. Ected Dec 2021 #21
Ahhh, actually there is plenty of action though 99.9999% of its the shit coming out of her mouth cstanleytech Dec 2021 #33
What does she called New Year's Eve parties? Certainly seems like a religious celebration Walleye Dec 2021 #23
Her posts are a hippo violation IronLionZion Dec 2021 #24
You know what qualifies as a fake religion? LudwigPastorius Dec 2021 #26
. . . and ressurect JFK and JFK Jr. colorado_ufo Dec 2021 #58
Sarah Palin lit the stupid fuse... alterfurz Dec 2021 #27
If asshole is a religion, MTG is the messiah SouthernDem4ever Dec 2021 #28
MTG is too dumb to realize that the college republicans are trolling mathematic Dec 2021 #29
MGT's purpose in life is Turbineguy Dec 2021 #30
Its celebration of african-american culture not a religion. cstanleytech Dec 2021 #32
She opens her mouth and proves how stupid she is one again. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2021 #35
C'mon MTG, tell us how you really feel. Crowman2009 Dec 2021 #37
Have a piece of pie, Marjorie. trusty elf Dec 2021 #38
That's NOT why they're not bringing in new voters.... paleotn Dec 2021 #40
Oh MY! I couldn't believe the headline. JohnnyRingo Dec 2021 #42
I'm pretty sure TPTB of the time considered Christianity a "fake religion created by a psychopath." BobTheSubgenius Dec 2021 #47
what religion does she practice? LiberalFighter Dec 2021 #49
Worship of the gun and hatred of anyone not white. Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #57
She's getting killed on Twitter for the remark Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2021 #50
Marj Crazy Greene sez what? area51 Dec 2021 #53
Dipshit bigot sez what now? The Unmitigated Gall Dec 2021 #55
My advice to Empty G : "Shut Up, Ya Sow!" nt Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #56
how does The Onion stay in business with ass clowns like this? Skittles Dec 2021 #59
Fake Christians hate their neighbors. Marcuse Dec 2021 #60
Will someone please Jilly_in_VA Dec 2021 #61
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