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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/27/2007 Posts: 2,768
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hi all, I read a research article by prof. Ochieng that appeared in Daily Nation newspaper today and its contents drove a cold chill through my spine and it left me wondering where on this planet is an African safe. Right from the 10th to 19th century when slaverly and slave trade was the order of the day and all the atrocities committed by the slave masters to the slaves from sport killing in Arabian lands upto castrations in the far east (read china),all these happened to the innocent African. Now i read that stepping into Egypt and some northern African countries is either signing a death warrant or being thrown into instant forced slaverly albeit secretly and,with the former taking preference. The killings are not confined to northern Africa alone. the tentacles are spreading all the way to eastern Europe,Asia and isolated cases in the western countries. the questions that are begging for answers still remain: Whose sins is the innocent African paying for to deserve this treatment? Did God make a mistake by creating a human with a black skin? Is it a crime to be a black man? NEVER TALK OF A RHINO IF THERE IS NO TREE NEAREBY - ZULU PROVERB ...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/19/2008 Posts: 1,267
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The greatest enemy ...predator..of african is african themselves....who sold the slaves to arabs...africans...why do africans leave their resource rich continent to face death out there...mismanagement by fellow africans....dont blame GOD.. Rules of the game here: Before you post anything think.give facts only..It's a serious blog for serious people....Do not insult your brother....respect one another...Just be good.... It's good to live a honest life....life without guilt.... Jeremiah 17:11 As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,So is he who makes a fortune,but unjustly; In the midst of his days it will forsake him,And in the end he will be a fool.' From the SK Anti-hate/anti- corruption campaigner.. Isaiah 65:17-Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/5/2009 Posts: 117 Location: Taehan Minkook.
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@Fundaah. A good husband comes from God.A good wife is given by the Lord. Good leaders are chosen by God. Who chooses for Africans? Who giveth Africa? When i see my purple,you see it not. when i see my purple, you see it not!
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/17/2008 Posts: 36
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Read the article too and it positively depressed me.Perhaps if the African is endangered everywhere we will wake up and assert our right to live with dignity in Africa by kicking our leaders into gear or better still a revolution.To gain the dignity tho,we will have to do a lot to overcome having problems accessing and maintaining access to life's basic needs - feed,clothe and shelter ourselves.
Image is everything.Our image has been,and still is,hammered daily - worldwide! By an incessant barrage by the written press,TV,Movies,books- you name it.The underlying message being; only bad things happen in Africa,you are inferior,you are incapable et al.
The bad thing is - they are winning.More and more Africans start viewing themselves this way.If you can doubt,what about the peasant villager?The battle starts in the mind.Never think for a moment that you are inferior.Don't believe the hype.The barrage.Believe you can.
Reagan is quoted as saying a top priority for the US was keeping the third world down.Movies like 'the international' (where banks finance obscure militias to stage a coup by providing military and political intelligence to gain control of the massive unpayable debt and by extension control the next prezzo n country),'The Lord of War' about the flow of arms to start or maintain wars in Africa,aided or abbeted by western nations,' Zeitgeist' - how good leaders are forcibly indebted,corrupted or killed if they refuse.
These give an insight to what we are up against.A panacea that worked repeatedly in Zeitgeist was people rising as one against some injustice.
A short answer is YES. The rate at which diseases are killing us,wars,accidents,starvation,drought is phenomenal.Only our high birth rate has saved us so far.New infection rates for cancer and heart diseases is shocking since only a few decades ago we had one of the lowest rates.What changed?
R&D,research and development is crucial but we don't do nearly enough.We stifle it and underfund it.In the 1980's a young nyeri boy made some sort of radio station and started broadcasting; he got arrested! Was he a budding Tesla?Marconi?
I think we should all move into towns.It's a lot easier to provide schools,hospitals,jobs,roads,food,water etc to people living in towns (when well planned) as compared to people scattered all over.Towners are more enlightened politically.There's more land for large scale farming.Western countries have 80% of their population living in towns.We have 80% living in the countryside.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/27/2007 Posts: 2,768
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@ fundaah, yes i agree that Africans have their own problems starting from their myopic,visionless leaders but why should the rest of the world view an African like a creature which does not deserve to exist? Why should the black man be viewed not as a human who has everything that it takes to be human and instead be viewed as an animal? NEVER TALK OF A RHINO IF THERE IS NO TREE NEAREBY - ZULU PROVERB ...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
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Rank: Elder Joined: 11/19/2008 Posts: 1,267
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Why should the black man be viewed not as a human who has everything that it takes to be human and instead be viewed as an animal? I have everything to blame fellow Africans ..........the other day I went to a bank with my boss.......... a non-african.......the bank manager was an african.........we started a conversation and the first line to come from the manager was...' the problem with Africans including me.........' ......He and I had not done anything to warrant such a statement. ......It's like Africans do not have confidence with themselves and fellow African......Self esteem should always start with self... How do you treat your fellow Africans ...your maid? ... your menial workers and your subordinate ?....what and how do you pay them? ... and working conditions? Before you blame other races be careful that you do not practice what you abhor when its done by others..... Rules of the game here: Before you post anything think.give facts only..It's a serious blog for serious people....Do not insult your brother....respect one another...Just be good.... It's good to live a honest life....life without guilt.... Jeremiah 17:11 As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,So is he who makes a fortune,but unjustly; In the midst of his days it will forsake him,And in the end he will be a fool.' From the SK Anti-hate/anti- corruption campaigner.. Isaiah 65:17-Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth, and no one will even think about the old ones anymore
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/27/2007 Posts: 2,768
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@ fundaah, your views are based on our internal social coexistence and like i said everyone of us including the developed world have our own unique shortcomings very much independent of our next door neighbour....why should you fundaaah be a problem to me when i don't even know you just because you are different? NEVER TALK OF A RHINO IF THERE IS NO TREE NEAREBY - ZULU PROVERB ...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/5/2008 Posts: 30
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I interact alot with our brothers but i must say alot of their approach to life stinks as much as some excellent tendancies. We are to blame relatively for low esteem perpetuated by them to ascertain dominance over our abundance from natural resources to manhood-Samenya. As long as we dont define our world we are doomed brothers. Lets explore and unearth the gem and give it our meaning based on our needs.
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Rank: Member Joined: 6/26/2008 Posts: 319
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The problem with looking at this matter from an 'academic' or 'philosophical' point of view is that one is bound to miss the point entirely.
The simple approach would be - Africa was inhabited by Africans. What was acceptable back then may be an eyesore today. Why? Because we have been through the education system of the europeans or americans or russians or wherever! Nobody taught us to be African,and after a long time in schools under british,american systems,we believe we know how to be European......!
Take for example the numerous fist fights in our pubs,streets etc - for trivial reasons,or regular over-indulgence in a drink which the civilised partake of in moderation. Judging from the 'civilised' man perspective,we would hate ourselves,but judging from what our forefathers saw,aggression was not always viewed -vely.
Trying to be both African and European with a mix of american,chinese,japanese etc is what makes the black man a man without culture,standards or identity. I dont see much we can do to change that. Educate ur child,not in school,but by reinforcing his/her character to be a man/woman or his/her own,not a 'copy' of whoever!
Baraka za Mungu ni za Ajabu
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Rank: Member Joined: 5/23/2007 Posts: 441
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if there was a competition for savegery,debauchery and despicable crimes,africa could win gold medal hands down. in the nearby congo,cannibal rebels kill women and kids and feed on their flesh. in TZ,albinos are being hunted down like rats and skinned alive. in 'civilized' south africa,it's widely believed if you rape a virgin,you will be cured of aids. actually the man elected president admitted in a court of law that he showered after unprotected intercourse with an aids victim because he believed this would help. in kenya,screaming kids and women were locked in kiambaa church- eldoret and roasted alive. those who tried to flee were tossed back into the flaming inferno by cheering goons. to date,no one has been convicted. yes i know there's widespread evil on earth,but it's so rampant in africa and almost acceptable in some places. when evil erupts in serious democracies,they try to confront and punish the evil-doers,but here in africa,we bury everything under the carpet in denail and wish things away while claiming our tribes are being targeted. it's called impunity! that's why you hear leaders calling for reconcialliation without any justice for victims. my point is simple. if we africans want to be respected elsewhere,we must first respect ourselves. let's put our house in order. we are not trying to reinvent the wheel. just pick the good and cast waway the bad! evil must be punished,even when the perpetrators are high and mighty cowering behind tribe!
bY aNy MeAns NecEsSaRy.....
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