fightforchange1:
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Dasuks:
@fightforchange1 I respect your opinion but my criticisms are not against the OP, rather its toward the 'self-hating' author. Ofc overall on the grander scale we are one and the same. But to use that link to plant seeds of self hate and refer to a group of ppl( billion plus) in such a demeaning manner without going into details in history and circumstance. Esp when they are spread across several continents faced by different situations over time. So yes we are the SAME but u cannot look into the issue of haiti without going into the aftermath of the revolt, or of African nations without looking into the age of the polities, how long have they existed in their present forms?? Thats my point. Hence the comparisons to 5000 year old China etc and the centuries of warfare facilitated by religios/ethnic/political differences in Europe. I would make the same criticism of an 11th century monk writing about the inferiority of non-Latinized Western Europe. Same issue of no context.

About us being one, fine there's no doubt to that. But ppl don't live their lives connected to a gigantic CPU of consciousness, servicing races, tribes etc. Individuals still live and operate and a selfish level. I lived in North America for a while and I know that a regular black person isn't necessarily alarmed by Congo or Naija violence. Rather its that pedo in the neighborhood she'll be trying to keep her kids safe from etc . We are one and yes one can write anthropological papers that make sweeping generalizations, but not on issues like this. Esp when u run the risk of justifying the prejudices of others against your own. Tackle it head on, as it exists in reality.

Dasuks:
I mean no one can argue that the man is on point with his observations. But there's an element of self-hate there. And Context is lacking in most of the examples he gives, that is to say the most important element in justifying any kind of opinion in reality lol. Black countries esp. Naija need to sit the hell up. We are really lagging behind. But then one might ask what do we mean by 'black' ? I mean do we all operate on a single collective consciousness aligning with the different compartments of this 'collective psyche' to make sure that we have bad leaders who loot us dry, destroy our economies...... The notion is a little bit silly isn't it ?

A black dude shot unwarrantedly or abused/maltreated by a white officer due to the latter's prejudiced beliefs has nothing to do with violence in Nigeria or Cameroon or anyhwere for that matter. The individual exists as himself for himself only in that environment, blacks do not exist as one single body, aware of the actions of any 'organs ' or 'limbs' at any point in time. The American case of institutionalized racism or that in latin America toward Afro-Latins is as real as life, and to the individuals it concerns it is of paramount importance. A boko haram bombing for instance is marginal to their interests, on the periphery of their concerns, but yet they are still 'black'. Summarily speaking it would be good if this erudite self-hating ppl took the time to employ some creativity to their thinking. Yes, some lazy folks milk some issues to their advantage but you cannot 'right' a wrong with another 'wrong'. Are we to deny these prejudices exist?

And sorry to say but I would like the scholar to tell me if there are Nigerian examples of the vaswanis, chagoury etc in India or China or the states. Africans are generally welcoming , but can get insecure/impatient if one tries to run scams on them. Vaswanis have learnt this and are about to learn again. Indians chased from Uganda yes, but it wasn't Uganda that chased them, it was Idi Amin....... He was insecure and misinformed about their landholdings or general significant stake in his country's economy. But Today isn't the richest man in Uganda Indian ? lol. Africans have prejudices but not on the formalized-and lately tacit- level of the west or the east. No one would stop foreign businessmen from growing or living here amidst hospitality and comfort. But let an African aspire to the same heights on other continents. Lets see how it goes.....

Context is key..... Haiti was a blessed land ( France's sugar treasure, the wealthiest of its possessions) that led the first and only successful slave revolt in history. The subsequent impositions of trade bans from her Western hemisphere neighbors facilitated by the apparently 'insulted' French polity ( plus the mind boggling 90 million fine imposed by france on the nascent polity?!?!?!!? for freeing themselves from bondage lol ). Or what about the ill-advised boundary restructuring by Europeans in Africa that has allowed for some countries to spend at least two, three decades marred in direct and indirect warfare due to the diversity-inducing violence over resources, power etc. Viewing African nations as if they have existed in their present structures like say 5,000 year old China or equally old India or the very Europeans themselves who fought crazy religious and ethnic/regional battles for centuries before reaching long-term compromises. (e.g Brittany and Languedoc in france ).

No excuses for our leaders or our people but this whole 'black' this and 'black' that rhetoric can get a little too much sometimes. Especially when its infused into very bare,general arguments that do not look at things on a case by case or individual/unique basis. No one blames white ppl for messed up white cases like hitler, or eastern european inefficiencies...... African/black leaders are clearly at fault in many areas, but blanket statements/observations will not help to solve anything. It'll only trigger reactions from the black opportunists whom one is trying to curtail, or give justification to extremist white bleeps who cant go thru a day without pointing something wrong about black ppl, black keys on the piano, black tea cups, black cars, black hair, black sky, black....... YOU GET WHERE iM GOING.

Djangocode:


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Always on Repeat..
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bigfrancis21:
Black nations produce nothing, do not pull their weight globally, even in farming, and lag on all metrics—innovation, hard work, sacrifice, production, prosperity, and then use their own performance deficits to blackmail white people for aid, a senior Jamaican government official has said.



His column, titled “Racism thrives because black nations fail” pointed out that blacks are also highly racist towards all non-blacks of any other race, and employ outrageous double standards in dealing with whites, using the recent police shootings in America of criminal black thugs as an example:

“In Nigeria, blacks just killed 42 blacks and we do not blink, yet we’re rabid when police kill one black youth in the USA,” he wrote.

Dr. Johnston also dismissed the idea that slavery was the origin of racism. “Some say slavery caused racism. But it is dead, and despite multi-hued slaves, only black racism grows.”

He then explained in detail how blacks have racist attitudes towards non-blacks of all hues:

Most ethnic groups are racist to blacks, and we equally so!

Racist Africa expelled Asians (UK took them) as Dom Rep does Haitians today.

Our racists target Indian, Chinese using derogatory names and belittle their success as “yuh see ‘ow all a dem pack up inna on ‘ouse, an a calaloo and rice dem eat an dem av money; mi haffi eat meat!”



He then went on to his main point, that until black nations actually achieve anything of note, they will always automatically be regarded as backward:

The day one black nation has top military, space and nuclear capability, racism goes into immediate remission. Many black nations exist, but none prospers.

That slavery is the root of racism or the cause of black poverty is a cleverly crafted subterfuge by lazy-brained blacks; rip-off reparations and back-to-Africa scams.

Racism against “Gooks” died with Japan’s prosperity; the Chinese blew it away with cash and WMDs.

India (remember we dissed Coolie man?) is gone clear with technology, space and nuclear arms.

Africa is the only major population to be universally disrespected, even here; why?

They have no prosperous, potential menacing nation.

Small Jamaica is up front with big Nigeria as having great potential but mired in ennui, corruption and racism.

Black nations fail and this feeds global racism. We are our worst enemies.

Other races ordered their folks, scientists invented, stole or borrowed technology and got to a point where they could destroy the world—welcome to the head table!

Every black nation is a satrapy. Ours, with the best brand, shames the new world negro; rich, big Nigeria shames itself and black people everywhere!

He concluded by saying that only Africans could end the rest of the world’s view of Africa and black people as backwards:

Blacks can end racism but we will not apply ourselves!

Black nations produce few goods, mainly services—wrong move!

They live off nature’s bounty—tourism, beach, jungle, wild animals; to sing, dance, run, preen on a stage is what we do.

Blacks do not produce basics—sanitary napkin, car, gun, ship, toilet paper—yet use them with impunity.

Blacks do not pull their weight globally, even in farming, and lag on all metrics—innovation, hard work, sacrifice, production, prosperity.

They suffer for their performance deficits and use it to blackmail white people for aid.