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Again, police are paid by and exist to protect the rulers of the nation, not the people.
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So when they push up, I just smile and say
Back up off me Efemjay – Taxi Driver
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Traffic laws ain't nothing but a racket for cash Efemjay – Taxi Driver
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For a punk motherfucker with a badge and a gun Efemjay – Taxi Driver
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With my tax dollars, I don't want to pay up
When they go to fund the salary of Fat Man and Jacob Efemjay – Taxi Driver
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While Ice Cube said he had it bad because he was brown in 1988, twenty-one years later, the anarchist efemjay relates the obvious and direct violence of police brutality against African-American youths, to the implied and threatened violence inherent in taxation.
efemjay is an anarchist and opposed to taxation on principle. This is especially the case when extorted tax dollars are used to fund the police force – to “pay the salary of Fat Man and Jacob.” This line is an allusion to the 80’s TV cop show Jake and the Fatman. And, of course, “Jake” (here “Jacob”) is slang for police officer.
A young brother got it bad Efemjay – Taxi Driver
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This line is an homage to the opening line of N.W.A.’s classic “Fuck the Police,” uttered by Ice Cube.
Fuck the police coming straight from the underground
a young nigga got it bad ‘cause I’m brown
The intent here is to pay homage to and invoke the spirit of the anti-police classic, and also universalize opposition to the police state. It’s not just a black thing.
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efemjay always preferred Karen to Pam.
Side note: Karen was played by Rashida Jones, daughter of Quincy. Her sister dated 2Pac.
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Pam Beesly is a character from The Office played by Jenna Fischer.
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Schopenhauer is a strange philosopher for Ras Kass to quote, since he was a bit of a white supremacist himself. Schopenhauer believed whites had evolved to be superior to darker races, excluding the Egyptians and Hindus, whom Schopenhauer viewed as being equal to whites. The reason for this, according to Schopenhauer, was not that whites were naturally superior, but that the poor climates in which they lived required more innovation and creativity, thus promoting natural selection of the most innovative and creative individuals to pass on their genes.
The quote in question here is based on Schopenhauer’s reasoning that the original human beings were dark skinned, and that lighter skin is an evolved trait. This is the flip-side to the notion that the black man is the “original man”—this could also mean that the black man is “less evolved.”
Here is Schopenhauer’s quote in greater length, for context:
It should also be noted that despite his arguably racist views, Schopenhauer was an opponent of slavery, describing enslaved Africans as his “innocent black brothers,” and remarking that the institution of slavery belonged to the “blackest pages of mankind’s criminal record.”
@LyricTheSoulful the quote is taken from
The Metaphysics of the Love of the Sexes – Arthur Schopenhauer
Sources, please. Where can we find more info??