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Rational Black Thought Episode #21 Mar 6, 2021 - Why optimism is bad for Black folks

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Send us Fan Mail Feedback What’s on my mind: Why optimism can kill you: https://innovationandcreativityinstitute.com/stockdale-paradox/ and https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1169303.pdf News: CAPC 2021 what a shit show! https://www.salon.com/2021/03/04/cpac-2021-a-school-for-indoctrinating-and-radicalizing-right-wing-extremists/QAnon wrong again! https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage#qanon-says-being-banned-from-facebook-is-proof-of-the-conspiracyBaptist Pastor Who Told Wives to Lose Weight: https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/03/02/baptist-pastor-who-told-wives-to-lose-weight-has-taken-a-leave-of-absence/Youth pastor arrested on child sexual assault charge: https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-springs-youth-pastor-arrested-on-child-sexual-assault-chargeNigerian families await news of 300 kidnapped schoolgirls, Again: https://bnc.tv/nigerian-families-await-news-of-300-kidnapped-schoolgirls/US Coronavirus Update: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/Former cop makes deathbed confession in role of Malcolm X’s murder: https://aframnews.com/former-cop-makes-deathbed-confession-in-role-of-malcolm-xs-murder/This shit is for us: Are Blacks like crabs in a barrel? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_mentality and https://blackvoicenews.com/2006/05/28/crabs-in-a-barrel-mentality/ Bible Study with Atheist Mike: New Bible Study Next Week Closing: Who’s that Lady? Meet Stacey Plaskett: https://aframnews.com/whos-that-lady-meet-stacey-plaskett/ Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

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