You misquoted that line, or rather you left out the last hald of the scentence (possibly to make your case stronger... who knows maybe maybe not). The statement sticman made was, "i got cousins in the military but as far as i'm concerned they died when they registered." You just quoted him as saying "I got cousins in the military, as far as I'm concerned they die." Those are two very different statements because to just say, "they die" would mean he's talking about physically killing them, but to say "they died when they registered" has completely different meanings. I took that statement to mean he was speaking on mental death and being brainwashed into fighting and risking your life for a country that doesn't give a damn about your people. I don't agree with every last word that dead prez says, but I do agree that brothers can seriously lose themselves in the military. So basically I agree with that statement.

However I do think that "They Schools" has some valid points but at times they missed some of the biggest educational problems and scratched at the surface. Listening to it made my head nod but there was less food for thought than some of their other material. That was a song where they really could have revealed a lot of problems with the system but they overlooked too much so in essence it failed. BUT I do think that as a whole their LP is imporant and it does need to be listened to. If anything it will inspire us to go out and do something (not necessarily with a gun), and kill the apathy that plagues black folk today.

peace,
inCog


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Quotes------

“these cats drink champagne to toast death and pain/ like slaves on a ship talkin 'bout who got the flyest chain” ...Talib kweli

“C Delores run... run run run Delores/ C
Delores look pitiful... pitiful pitiful pitiful Delores/ C Delores testify... Tupac did it Tupac did it Tupac did it/ C Republicans give her the Clarence Thomas Award... take it take it take it/ C Delores see Tupac's death... wash your hands wash your hands wash your hands/ C Delores smile... never again never again never again/ C Delores Tucker... f*ck her f*ck her f*ck her ...Nikki Giovanni

“for u to grow he had to go so what u stoppin' him for/ not even i can ignore being alone... it's hard/ find heaven in yourself and God” ...Common

“God works in mysterious ways so when he start/ the job of speakin thru us we be so sincere with this here/ no drugs or alcohol so i can get the signal clear/ as day.. put my glock away/ i got a stronger weapon that never runs out of ammunition so i'm ready for war.. okay” ...Andre (Kast)

“you said he reached sir/ but he didn't have no piece sir/ and now he rest in peace sir/ in the belly of the beast sir” ...Wyclef Jean

“no not nigga, thUNDERbiTCh, (yes i can say that, b/c thats wtf i am, and wtf ull be callin me after petty ppl read this response~)”
...the honerable Rudie
Virgo making a polite correction & layin the smack down

“african princess, tell me your intrests/ wait let me guess, boo u probably like poetry/ well here’s a lil’ something that i jotted down in case i spotted you around/ so let me take this opportunity/ would u share a moment with me over herbal tea?” ...M1

“I don’t playa hate/ i just stay awake”
...Stic man