November 4, 2024 • 17 mins
On the eve of the 2024 Presidential Election, Malik shares his thoughts on the divided state of our nation, and his concerns for our future on matter who is elected president.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
My league, but has all the knowledge you want. My league,
but has all the knowledge you need. Leg But yet
they have out the books that the whole wild world
one up, read My League. But welcome on in audience
on Malik's book show. I'm glad you tuned in because
this episode is about a house divided can't stand. That's right,
(00:24):
a house divided can't stand. I believe most of y'all
probably heard of that over the years, and it's because
two things can't occupy the same space. At the same time,
America had a civil war and it was over the
South separating from the North. They did not agree no
(00:48):
longer with the north policies and their feverish attempt to
abolished slavery. Well, the South said, that's all right. We
got our own economy, we got our own government, we
got our own nation. So they separated from the North. North.
(01:08):
The North declared war on the South to preserve the union,
not to fight the free slaves, but to preserve the union.
You know, money, tax revenue, that's a lot of wealth,
that's a lot of land. So this North wasn't having it,
(01:28):
so they declared war on the South. The South separated
and declared their independence, formed their own flag, their own nation,
own government, had their own president. And the North said no,
not not that easy now, And they went to war.
And it wasn't because over the free blacks. It was
to preserve the union, to keep the United States. A
(01:51):
house divided, can't stand that. Yeah, slavery was a major
issue and between the North and the South, but the
sou and Abraham Lincoln said, if he knew that the
South was that serious about leaving and wanted to separate
from the United States, he would have gladly backed off
(02:12):
of abolance in slavery. Why because the last thing the
North wanted was was to separate the United States. A
house divided can't stand The issue over slavery was a
major issue, and the South had their own revenue, they
had their own they formed their own government, declared their
own president, and had their own army. They simply separated.
(02:37):
They didn't declared war on the North, but the North said, nah, nah, nah,
we go on the war to preserve the union. A
lot of people think they left because I mean they
declared war on the South because they wanted the free slave. No,
that was That's not why the South and the North
forth the Civil War, it was over. The United States
(02:58):
won the preserve the Union, to keep the United States,
and then in the South didn't want that any longer.
So that's what the real issue was. Now, if the
North won, then they were gonna go ahead and free slave.
But if the North would have surrendered, then the South
simply would have continued to do what it always has been,
(03:20):
you know, it would have kept that new econom that
economic model of slavery. That's what they wanted, and they
didn't feel that the North represented their interests, so they separated.
It's plain and simple. But well, but I'm no food,
I no money talk, bs walk, and all my study
has led me to believe, especially Abram said, if I
(03:43):
if he knew that the South would have separated and
done what it did, it wouldn't have pushed slavery. It
wouldn't have not it wouldn't have you know, kept pushing
get rid of slavery. That's you know, in a lot
of his lectures, that's what he said. Well, now, but
it was too late. The South already separated and it
(04:04):
was tired of them trying to put pressure on them
to a bottle of slavery, which was an economic model
in the South, and in the North they had a
different economic model servitu slavery, so slave wages type of
slavery in the North. But you were free and you could,
(04:27):
you know, have family, get married, have children, have a family,
have create your own business. In the North, or if
you worked for any Caucasians or what have you, they
paid your slave wages, but you were free. In the North.
You had no such thing. Because I'm sorry, in the South,
(04:49):
you had no such thing because you was considered a slave,
you was considered property. Well, a house divided can't stand.
This issue became such a polarizing subject, the policy that
the South declared independence from the North. Well, today it's
a lot of rhetoric. Election is coming up and there
(05:10):
is opposition that is so divisive. What I'm saying, a
house divided can't stand. Democracy is at stake during this election.
Either America is going to continue to be a democratic
nation or is going to move towards socialism, ultimately Marxism
(05:32):
and communism, where the rights of the people are going
to eventually be taken away. Their move towards socialism is
against capitalism, and so there is a battle for a
new economic model. And I am a black man who
(05:56):
just found his way, who just became an entrepreneur and
understanding the nature of human beings is to do for
self or self for the consequences. And now they want
to change the nation into more of a socialist you know,
just when black people's waking up finding their way, now
the government wants to change or who create a whole
(06:19):
new system of new type of system called socialism. That's
the direction they're moving and that's how I see it.
You know, with a lot of these policies taking parental
rights away from parents, you know, this genior reassignment and
kids having They told me when I went to the
(06:39):
doctor when the kid hit a teenager, they don't even
have to have the parents in their room to talk
to the doctor. Come on, man, this is going crazy.
Boys competing against girls. This is what's that stake too.
First Amendment, freedom of speech wars going on in America.
You better pick the right candidate, because a house divided
(07:01):
can't stand. And right now, these issues are becoming more
and more divisive, and it ain't just clear cut. You know,
don't get caught up in the brainwashing. And just because
the masses of the people like something don't necessarily make
it true. And there's a lot of what they call
identity politics going on in this country, voting for people
(07:26):
just because of the color of their skin, not because
they are qualified or have the ability to lead. You know,
all of these things are at stake, and a house
divided can't stand. And right now there's a lot of division,
a lot of hate, just because people are feeling fear
(07:51):
of possibly United States becoming a socialist nation and lifestyles
being ultimately alternate lea changing in for dramatically, or the
nation is going in the right direction, and where boys
(08:13):
only compete against girls, gender re assignment for and paid
by taxpayers for illegal immigrants as well as prisoners. All
of these things are on the ballot that she we
You know that a lot of propositions you gotta pay
(08:37):
attention to because homeless is increasing, so rent control is
an issue. There's a lot of issues man at stake
and on this ballot, so you know, pay close attention
and vote. But whoever wins, it's going to be a
divided house either way. A house divided can't stand. And
(08:59):
so fortunate because the United States of America has become
the greatest nation in the last four thousand years since Rome,
right cause first they that epic Europeans, epic civilization was Rome. Well,
United States is a byproduct of Britain, Rome, Ancient Greece,
(09:23):
ultimately knowledge that you got from ancient Egypt. So these
things have culminated into America being the greatest nation in
the history of mankind and in the last you know,
like I said, four thousand years. So these things are
(09:45):
on the ballot because America can end in a blink
of an eye, just like all other nations have gone
and and pasted and are ancient now Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece, Persia,
all these nations are gone. They were great empires. So
(10:07):
we have an election at state in a house divided
can't stand. And there's a lot of divisiveness on both parties,
not just one. There's a lot of fear being disseminated
from both parties, not just one. And neither party has
been a friend ultimately to black people, and a matter
(10:29):
we have been used over since we been able to vote.
We have our vote has been used in a way
to empower a certain party, but we have not gained
the benefit from our vote that we should because of
our disunity, and we haven't gotten much. Both parties have
(10:51):
used us greatly. So we need to be very wise,
very intelligent who we vote for, cause voting do have
power and it do create, you know, opposition or benefits.
So we are a community. So but a house divider
can't stand. I I fear that no matter who wins,
(11:12):
this nation's gonna continue to be divided. And black people
we just now, especially I'm a black man, just now
finding my way and understanding entrepreneurship, understanding you know the game,
you know the plan feel and now it feels like
it's being changed. And I'm very concerned about the future
(11:34):
of the America of America because there's a lot of division,
and there's a lot of hate going on and and
and I see it from both sides, you know. So
all I'm saying is be wise, vote, but be wise.
(11:59):
It's a game to power and go about it in
a way to empower our communities. Otherwise we are subject
to the winds. And we need to stop being subject
to the winds. And we need to build a foundation
and legacy and generational wealth. And it's do for self
(12:22):
and self for the consequences all life. Is born to
do for self or self as the consel. When the
first settlers came to America, they came over here to
do for self. They came over with their destiny. They
came over here with a a belief, and they did
for self. When all these immigrants come over to America,
(12:43):
they know they gotta do for self, for self for
the consequor. That's the nature of all life, all life,
I has to do for self or self for the consequence.
Black people wake up, do for self or self for
the consequence. The Asians came over here and did for self. Now,
look out politically, they're out there in powered because through economics.
The other groups of people came over here, religious or racist,
(13:08):
you know, I respect the Jews. Look what they have
done collectively. They have formed an alliance with each other
and they have built a tremendous network in America. And
they leveraged that and they're very powerful. That's a wonderful thing.
That's a great example of how unity works and how
(13:29):
you can leverage that to increase power and success. They
are a perfect example of success being a minority in America. Also,
we have to look at the Hispanics, how they've become
a network of success by sticking to and creating the
(13:50):
own economic base in America, as did the Asians. You know,
because they stick together, they understand the culture and how
to protect each other and create unity amongst the groups
in order to leverage more power. That's how Look at
(14:13):
the gay community, the lgbt Q right, Look how wonderful,
how unified they are. They have created leverage because of
their unity. That's why unity is more powerful than in
the topic. Mom, a house divided can't stand, you can't.
They can't get that kind of power being a minority
(14:34):
in the more unless they're unified. These all these groups.
When you're a minority, the way you leverage power is
to unite. Because a house divided can't stand. You got
to unite. You got to leverage your numbers in order
to increase your power. So a house de ain't stand,
you gotta understand. Stop the division, stop the back talking,
(14:56):
stop the stabbing in the back. Learn to love your family,
love your community, love your nation. This is how you
become successful as a group or right leverage your community.
Black people, we need to unite so we can create
and create and increase our power and our wealth and
(15:19):
our whatever that we desire, we if we unite, we
can solve probably ninety percent of our problems if we unite.
When I see how successful the Jewish community, the gay community,
and they all minorities, how they're able to unite on
a common goal and use that to protect themselves, elevate themselves,
(15:46):
empower themselves. Ultimately, they have become successful because and they
are the perfect examples of success based on unity and
a when in a world where they're not the majority,
they're minority. Power is in united because a house divided
(16:07):
can't stand well. I'm gonna be interviewing Renee Watching tomorrow
night at four pm. That's November fourth, Monday, the November fourth,
at four pm. I'm gonna be interviewing on Zoom No
I'm sorry, on Instagram Live at Malik Books. Renee Watching,
(16:29):
bestseller one of the New York Times Best says, she
got a gang of books, but the one we gonna
be talking about is Cicely Tyson. She passed away, but
she was a dignified black woman in Hollywood. She played
very dignified roles. I r I highly respected Sily Tyson
because she used Hollywood to promote a strong black woman image.
(16:53):
So we gonna be talking about that new children book
called Cicely Tyson November fourth, four pm on Instagram at
Malik Books m Malik Muhammad and conversation with Renee Watson.
So I hope you enjoy this podcast. I'm gonna I'm
gonna upload that conversation also because I think that conversation
(17:15):
will It's gonna be a great conversation. It's going down tomorrow, Monday,
November fourth, and I'm gonna air that on my podcast
as well, but not on this episode because this one
already gonna be up. Alright. Peace, Remember find a way
to your night with your family, your community, your nation,
(17:36):
because a house divided can't stand.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
Thanks for listening to Malik's Bookshelf, where topics on the
shelf are books, culture, and community. Be sure to subscribe
and leave me a review. Check out my Instagram at
Malik Books. See you next time.
My league, but has all the knowledge you want. My league,
but has all the knowledge you need. Leg But yet
they have out the books that the whole wild world
one up, read My League. But welcome on in audience
on Malik's book show. I'm glad you tuned in because
this episode is about a house divided can't stand. That's right,
(00:24):
a house divided can't stand. I believe most of y'all
probably heard of that over the years, and it's because
two things can't occupy the same space. At the same time,
America had a civil war and it was over the
South separating from the North. They did not agree no
(00:48):
longer with the north policies and their feverish attempt to
abolished slavery. Well, the South said, that's all right. We
got our own economy, we got our own government, we
got our own nation. So they separated from the North. North.
(01:08):
The North declared war on the South to preserve the union,
not to fight the free slaves, but to preserve the union.
You know, money, tax revenue, that's a lot of wealth,
that's a lot of land. So this North wasn't having it,
(01:28):
so they declared war on the South. The South separated
and declared their independence, formed their own flag, their own nation,
own government, had their own president. And the North said no,
not not that easy now, And they went to war.
And it wasn't because over the free blacks. It was
to preserve the union, to keep the United States. A
(01:51):
house divided, can't stand that. Yeah, slavery was a major
issue and between the North and the South, but the
sou and Abraham Lincoln said, if he knew that the
South was that serious about leaving and wanted to separate
from the United States, he would have gladly backed off
(02:12):
of abolance in slavery. Why because the last thing the
North wanted was was to separate the United States. A
house divided can't stand The issue over slavery was a
major issue, and the South had their own revenue, they
had their own they formed their own government, declared their
own president, and had their own army. They simply separated.
(02:37):
They didn't declared war on the North, but the North said, nah, nah, nah,
we go on the war to preserve the union. A
lot of people think they left because I mean they
declared war on the South because they wanted the free slave. No,
that was That's not why the South and the North
forth the Civil War, it was over. The United States
(02:58):
won the preserve the Union, to keep the United States,
and then in the South didn't want that any longer.
So that's what the real issue was. Now, if the
North won, then they were gonna go ahead and free slave.
But if the North would have surrendered, then the South
simply would have continued to do what it always has been,
(03:20):
you know, it would have kept that new econom that
economic model of slavery. That's what they wanted, and they
didn't feel that the North represented their interests, so they separated.
It's plain and simple. But well, but I'm no food,
I no money talk, bs walk, and all my study
has led me to believe, especially Abram said, if I
(03:43):
if he knew that the South would have separated and
done what it did, it wouldn't have pushed slavery. It
wouldn't have not it wouldn't have you know, kept pushing
get rid of slavery. That's you know, in a lot
of his lectures, that's what he said. Well, now, but
it was too late. The South already separated and it
(04:04):
was tired of them trying to put pressure on them
to a bottle of slavery, which was an economic model
in the South, and in the North they had a
different economic model servitu slavery, so slave wages type of
slavery in the North. But you were free and you could,
(04:27):
you know, have family, get married, have children, have a family,
have create your own business. In the North, or if
you worked for any Caucasians or what have you, they
paid your slave wages, but you were free. In the North.
You had no such thing. Because I'm sorry, in the South,
(04:49):
you had no such thing because you was considered a slave,
you was considered property. Well, a house divided can't stand.
This issue became such a polarizing subject, the policy that
the South declared independence from the North. Well, today it's
a lot of rhetoric. Election is coming up and there
(05:10):
is opposition that is so divisive. What I'm saying, a
house divided can't stand. Democracy is at stake during this election.
Either America is going to continue to be a democratic
nation or is going to move towards socialism, ultimately Marxism
(05:32):
and communism, where the rights of the people are going
to eventually be taken away. Their move towards socialism is
against capitalism, and so there is a battle for a
new economic model. And I am a black man who
(05:56):
just found his way, who just became an entrepreneur and
understanding the nature of human beings is to do for
self or self for the consequences. And now they want
to change the nation into more of a socialist you know,
just when black people's waking up finding their way, now
the government wants to change or who create a whole
(06:19):
new system of new type of system called socialism. That's
the direction they're moving and that's how I see it.
You know, with a lot of these policies taking parental
rights away from parents, you know, this genior reassignment and
kids having They told me when I went to the
(06:39):
doctor when the kid hit a teenager, they don't even
have to have the parents in their room to talk
to the doctor. Come on, man, this is going crazy.
Boys competing against girls. This is what's that stake too.
First Amendment, freedom of speech wars going on in America.
You better pick the right candidate, because a house divided
(07:01):
can't stand. And right now, these issues are becoming more
and more divisive, and it ain't just clear cut. You know,
don't get caught up in the brainwashing. And just because
the masses of the people like something don't necessarily make
it true. And there's a lot of what they call
identity politics going on in this country, voting for people
(07:26):
just because of the color of their skin, not because
they are qualified or have the ability to lead. You know,
all of these things are at stake, and a house
divided can't stand. And right now there's a lot of division,
a lot of hate, just because people are feeling fear
(07:51):
of possibly United States becoming a socialist nation and lifestyles
being ultimately alternate lea changing in for dramatically, or the
nation is going in the right direction, and where boys
(08:13):
only compete against girls, gender re assignment for and paid
by taxpayers for illegal immigrants as well as prisoners. All
of these things are on the ballot that she we
You know that a lot of propositions you gotta pay
(08:37):
attention to because homeless is increasing, so rent control is
an issue. There's a lot of issues man at stake
and on this ballot, so you know, pay close attention
and vote. But whoever wins, it's going to be a
divided house either way. A house divided can't stand. And
(08:59):
so fortunate because the United States of America has become
the greatest nation in the last four thousand years since Rome,
right cause first they that epic Europeans, epic civilization was Rome. Well,
United States is a byproduct of Britain, Rome, Ancient Greece,
(09:23):
ultimately knowledge that you got from ancient Egypt. So these
things have culminated into America being the greatest nation in
the history of mankind and in the last you know,
like I said, four thousand years. So these things are
(09:45):
on the ballot because America can end in a blink
of an eye, just like all other nations have gone
and and pasted and are ancient now Babylon, Ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece, Persia,
all these nations are gone. They were great empires. So
(10:07):
we have an election at state in a house divided
can't stand. And there's a lot of divisiveness on both parties,
not just one. There's a lot of fear being disseminated
from both parties, not just one. And neither party has
been a friend ultimately to black people, and a matter
(10:29):
we have been used over since we been able to vote.
We have our vote has been used in a way
to empower a certain party, but we have not gained
the benefit from our vote that we should because of
our disunity, and we haven't gotten much. Both parties have
(10:51):
used us greatly. So we need to be very wise,
very intelligent who we vote for, cause voting do have
power and it do create, you know, opposition or benefits.
So we are a community. So but a house divider
can't stand. I I fear that no matter who wins,
(11:12):
this nation's gonna continue to be divided. And black people
we just now, especially I'm a black man, just now
finding my way and understanding entrepreneurship, understanding you know the game,
you know the plan feel and now it feels like
it's being changed. And I'm very concerned about the future
(11:34):
of the America of America because there's a lot of division,
and there's a lot of hate going on and and
and I see it from both sides, you know. So
all I'm saying is be wise, vote, but be wise.
(11:59):
It's a game to power and go about it in
a way to empower our communities. Otherwise we are subject
to the winds. And we need to stop being subject
to the winds. And we need to build a foundation
and legacy and generational wealth. And it's do for self
(12:22):
and self for the consequences all life. Is born to
do for self or self as the consel. When the
first settlers came to America, they came over here to
do for self. They came over with their destiny. They
came over here with a a belief, and they did
for self. When all these immigrants come over to America,
(12:43):
they know they gotta do for self, for self for
the consequor. That's the nature of all life, all life,
I has to do for self or self for the consequence.
Black people wake up, do for self or self for
the consequence. The Asians came over here and did for self. Now,
look out politically, they're out there in powered because through economics.
The other groups of people came over here, religious or racist,
(13:08):
you know, I respect the Jews. Look what they have
done collectively. They have formed an alliance with each other
and they have built a tremendous network in America. And
they leveraged that and they're very powerful. That's a wonderful thing.
That's a great example of how unity works and how
(13:29):
you can leverage that to increase power and success. They
are a perfect example of success being a minority in America. Also,
we have to look at the Hispanics, how they've become
a network of success by sticking to and creating the
(13:50):
own economic base in America, as did the Asians. You know,
because they stick together, they understand the culture and how
to protect each other and create unity amongst the groups
in order to leverage more power. That's how Look at
(14:13):
the gay community, the lgbt Q right, Look how wonderful,
how unified they are. They have created leverage because of
their unity. That's why unity is more powerful than in
the topic. Mom, a house divided can't stand, you can't.
They can't get that kind of power being a minority
(14:34):
in the more unless they're unified. These all these groups.
When you're a minority, the way you leverage power is
to unite. Because a house divided can't stand. You got
to unite. You got to leverage your numbers in order
to increase your power. So a house de ain't stand,
you gotta understand. Stop the division, stop the back talking,
(14:56):
stop the stabbing in the back. Learn to love your family,
love your community, love your nation. This is how you
become successful as a group or right leverage your community.
Black people, we need to unite so we can create
and create and increase our power and our wealth and
(15:19):
our whatever that we desire, we if we unite, we
can solve probably ninety percent of our problems if we unite.
When I see how successful the Jewish community, the gay community,
and they all minorities, how they're able to unite on
a common goal and use that to protect themselves, elevate themselves,
(15:46):
empower themselves. Ultimately, they have become successful because and they
are the perfect examples of success based on unity and
a when in a world where they're not the majority,
they're minority. Power is in united because a house divided
(16:07):
can't stand well. I'm gonna be interviewing Renee Watching tomorrow
night at four pm. That's November fourth, Monday, the November fourth,
at four pm. I'm gonna be interviewing on Zoom No
I'm sorry, on Instagram Live at Malik Books. Renee Watching,
(16:29):
bestseller one of the New York Times Best says, she
got a gang of books, but the one we gonna
be talking about is Cicely Tyson. She passed away, but
she was a dignified black woman in Hollywood. She played
very dignified roles. I r I highly respected Sily Tyson
because she used Hollywood to promote a strong black woman image.
(16:53):
So we gonna be talking about that new children book
called Cicely Tyson November fourth, four pm on Instagram at
Malik Books m Malik Muhammad and conversation with Renee Watson.
So I hope you enjoy this podcast. I'm gonna I'm
gonna upload that conversation also because I think that conversation
(17:15):
will It's gonna be a great conversation. It's going down tomorrow, Monday,
November fourth, and I'm gonna air that on my podcast
as well, but not on this episode because this one
already gonna be up. Alright. Peace, Remember find a way
to your night with your family, your community, your nation,
(17:36):
because a house divided can't stand.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
Thanks for listening to Malik's Bookshelf, where topics on the
shelf are books, culture, and community. Be sure to subscribe
and leave me a review. Check out my Instagram at
Malik Books. See you next time.
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