MRDG,
Thanks for this forward..This article does not raise my BP because most of
the points raised i'm already aware of them.The points raised is the
primary cause of our backwardness and marginalization, not only with blacks
in America but with those on the continent as well. I knew all along that
about twenty years ago ,the economic power of the black community in the USA
was about $22 billion and now it is at $500 billion. These figures has been
out there for a while. Can you imagine how much Africa in particular could
have benefited out of this provided the right relationship existed between
the African on the continent and the African-American community.
Instead ,we are bogged down with negative perceptions of each other and who
played what role in slavery.The same points alluded to in the article is
true as it concerns the continent.We are blessed with a vast array of
natural resources which we can't developed for our consumption or use
locally.We go for the finish product,manufactured outside of the continent
and sold to us at a higher price and in most cases,its an inferior
product.Our leaders ,could have utilized the moneys we got from
loans,aids,and grants to put the necessary infrastructure in place to
manufacture these products, but they will rather steal the money for their
on personal benefits, disregarding the needs of the population.
In my opinion ,whomever wrote the article,the points alluded to is dead on
and is the truth.Most of us don't appreciate the truth because it may not be
what we want to hear, but its the truth. The african situation is precarious
and before we can come up with a solution,we have to properly diagnose the
problem.
Thanks
Beran
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>Subject: Unbelievable - This might be offraise your BP but mkae you start
> thinking twice!
>Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 07:56:22 EST
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>This was forwarded by a friend. This might be offensive to some and for
>sure
>raise your BP but will make one start thinking twice! Check to see if the
>same scenario applies to Africans all over the Globe?
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>This is some food for thought circulating the Net! It's a heavvvvy piece
>about our black brothers and sisters, which was written by a Caucasian.
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> > > > THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES!
>We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of
>physical slavery. Look at the current methods of containment they use on
>themselves:
>IGNORANCE, GREED, SELFISHNESS.
>Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once
>said,
>"The best way to hide something from black people is to put it in a book."
>We live now in the Information Age. They have gained the opportunity to
>read
>any book on any subject, through the efforts of their fight for freedom,
>yet
>they refuse to read.
>There are numerous books readily available at Borders, Barnes & Noble and
>Amazon.com, not to mention their own Black bookstores, that provide solid
>blueprints to reach economic equality (which should have been their fight
>all along), but few read consistently, if at all.
>GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the
>abolition
>of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal.
>Last year, they spent $10 billion during Christmas, out of their $450
>billion in total yearly income (2.22%). Any of us can use them as our
>target
>market, for any business venture we care to dream up, no matter how
>outlandish. They will buy into it.
>Being primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed.
>They continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing.
>They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a business.
>Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or FUBU. And they
>still think having a Mercedes and a big house gives them "status" or that
>they have achieved the American dream. They are fools!
>The vast majority of their people are still in poverty because their greed
>holds them back from collectively making better communities. With the help
>of BET and the rest of their black media that often broadcasts destructive
>images into their own homes, we will continue to see huge profits like
>those
>of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has even jeered them, saying he doesn't
>want their money. And look at how the fools spend more with him than ever
>before!) They'll
>continue to show off to each other while we build solid communities with
>the
>profits from our businesses that we market to them.
>
>SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the major
>ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, W.E.B. Dubois, said
>there was an innate division in their culture. A "Talented Tenth," he
>called
>it. He was
>correct in his deduction that there are segments of their culture who have
>achieved some "form" of success. However, that segment missed the fullness
>of his work; they didn't read that the "Talented Tenth" was then
>responsible
>to aid the "Non-Talented Ninety Percent" in achieving a better life.
>Instead, that segment has created another class, a buppie class that looks
>down on their people or aids them in a condescending manner. They will
>never
>achieve what we have. Their selfishness does not allow them to be able work
>together on any project or endeavor of substance.
>When they do get together, their selfishness lets their egos get in the way
>of the goal. Their so-called help organizations seem to only want to
>promote
>their name without making any real change in their community.
>They are content to sit in conferences and conventions, in our hotels, and
>talk about what they will do, and award plaques to the best speakers, not
>the best doers.
>Is there no end to their selfishness? They steadfastly refuse to see that
>TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE!
>They do not understand they are no better than each other because of what
>they own. In fact, most of those buppies are but one or two paychecks away
>from poverty. All of which is under the control of our pens in our offices
>and our boardrooms.
>Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to read,
>continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are "helping"
>their communities by paying dues to organizations that do little other than
>hold lavish conventions in our hotels.
>By the way, don't worry about any of them reading this letter.
>Remember,
>THEY DON'T READ!!
>
>(Prove them wrong. Please pass this on!)
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