The African situation appears desperate, but from a spiritual perspective, they may have little or no problem if they adopt a positive outlook in life. The African situation in respect of Global governance is like the last born in a family. They are, as it were, at an advantage or in a comfortable position, for having the best operational opportunities; because all the mistakes have been made, all the knowledge acquired, and all the infrastructure laid etc. already by the elders/leaders.
Africans’ unending focus on, and criticism of the Whites to date, should be relegated to the background to give attention to psyching themselves up for the management and revival of the Global Village. Or do Africans want to remain students/minors for ever, never growing up, or never graduating to apply their acquired knowledge! WAKE UP; for that is not the normal/standard procedure, to the best of my knowledge.
The continuous reference to slavery particularly in America by African-Americans is both unfortunate and unfair. It is common knowledge that Blacks, as Africans, do associate proudly with the early Egyptian civilization (which enslaved too to build the pyramids etc. anyway), but pretend not to know the West African “slave coast” in the slavery era, which is more recent, and from where they could even trace their roots! At times, I am tempted to wonder how many of these Africans even care to understand the early Egyptian heiroglyphic writing or language!
Given the abundance of natural resources coupled with the favorable climate in Africa, and the human resource developed over the years to date, there is little that Africans cannot do to develop Africa. This also is undoubtedly, the expectation of the whole world; and it would be sad that Africans, particularly those in the diaspora would seek to rub shoulders with the Whites but not consider uplifting their Africa and Africans to prove their power.
Meanwhile it must be said that some “neantherdals” of the Whites who want to keep the mindset that Blacks are practically “incapable” of doing what Whites can do, are only dreamers showing bigotry, so should better rethink as reasonable humans of our Global Village. Blacks have been as capable, as they, but have been deprived of opportunities.
Incidentally, this situation is not too different from the message the campaign to empower women and children is advocating/pushing. Fortunately, this campaign touted to be a human right issue is the initiative of, and heavily funded by the Whites. Those who have seen this need for gender equality should not find this proposal difficult to understand. Racial equality cannot be too different from gender equality.
By the way, and this goes to both Blacks and Whites, racism either way today, will have no place in any area of the present Global Village; so those with that mentality should rethink. Also, just as some Blacks are more Whites in attitude and life, so can some Whites be more Blacks than Africans; the “African” in this consideration therefore goes beyond skin color.
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