-Savant
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Believe it or not, I've noticed that also. All Africans do not have a sense of Pan African solidarity. At social gatherings, I've noticed certain tensions, maybe misunderstandings between Africans of different countries. And we know there are sometimes tensions and conflicts between different groups within a given African country, the situation between Hutu in Tutsi in Rwanda being probably the most extreme case in the 1990s. Yet, there is also a sense of Pan-African solidarity among some Africans from different parts of the Continent; and in some cases it even reaches out to peoples of African descent in the Western Hemisphere. I've not seen much evidence of this in Topix, and certainly not this thread. But I have seen it at times in the real world.
-Savant
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Is the left useful in helping African people solve their problems? We can debate that. But I suspect that a good number of African leftists think (or thought) so. Men like Nkrumah, Nyerere, Fanon, Cabral and others. And AA leftists like Dr. King, post-Mecca Malcolm X, Paul Robeson, Kwame Ture thought so. And most of what Africans and African-Americans have achieved has been done under the leadership and in movements tat were at least moderately left-of-center.
-Savant
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IN the final analysis King, the revolutionary Christian and socialist, affirmed his solidarity with the disinherited and the dispossessed, with the exploited and oppressed. In that respect he was like the Hebrew prophets Isaiah and Amos.
-Savant
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Despite some of my friendly criticisms of friend and brother philosopher Cornel West, I basically agree with his argument in DEMOCRACY MATTERS: WINNING THE FIGHT AGAINST IMPERIALISM, that the prophetic tradition is the primary source of what is still progressive, revolutionary and liberating in the three Abrahamic religions. This is the part of the tradition that inspired King, that inspired the Abolitionist movement, that inspired El Salvador's Bishop Oscar Romero. And notwithstanding my own markedly secular perspective, it was the prophetic tradition in the form of what Rufus Burrows call "homespun African American Social Gospelism", learned from my mother, that first awakened my social conscience as a child--a conscience that remains awakened even if in a more secular form. So, despite my skepticism, I do not simply dismiss any and everything a religion holds. While even the prophetic tradition--as I fold West in person and in an essay on his book--has its own flaws, it may be an important part of the democratic tradition, the whole quest for social justice, and a force that may help hurl back barbarous assault of religious fundamentalism. And as I said on the Marc Steiner show here in Bmore, I'm willing to work with Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and whoever else is willing to join--not in fratricidal religious wars--but in righteous struggles for social justice.
-Savant
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Some us know a half truth is a whole lie. Voter suppression isn't just about having a picture ID...it's about fewer precincts in minority areas, cutting hours-days for early voting etc. What's ironic about your post is that you fail to mention high level GOP members were caught on tape admitting the laws are created to suppress the votes of minorities to win elections. Then you fail to mention that the courts already struck down these voter suppression laws. For example, it was found the South Carolina’s proposed voter-identification law would hit black precincts the hardest, keeping thousands from casting ballots. Likewise, Alabama’s voter-ID law found that it would place its largest burden on black voters who lack acceptable forms of identification and don’t have immediate access to alternatives. And while most of these laws—which, it’s worth noting, were adopted in most of the states of the former Co nfe deracy—provide for free identification, it’s not an easy reach. To get one in Mississippi, for instance, residents need a birth certificate, which costs $15 and requires the photo identification they don’t have. They’ll also need time to travel to the state office to pay or a computer to do the transaction online. These are conservatives judges who ruled to strike down these laws...how do you explain that if what you say is true. Then you show support for the Koch Brothers, the same family that funds the radically, racist conservative Te e Part y that works night and day to destroy black people/..your name explains everything about you.
-David Jones
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The Truth 76:
The Koch Brothers money helped Republicans win majorities in state legislatures. Those Republicans dominated legislatures redrew the lines of voting districts diminishing the power of black voters and giving themselves a clear advantage for years to come. The Koch Brothers financed the campaigns of the current crop of Congressional Tea Party obstructionist, who prevent congress from passing any legislation that would benefit Americans Wages have been flat at least decade now and the Koch Brothers want to insure that they stay that way. Corporate profits have reached a historical high. Corporations and billionaires like the Kochs are holding on to those profits. The Koch Brothers and republicans are working to prevent workers from having bargaining rights, wage increases (Not even an increase in the minimum), access to healthcare or retirement plans. 25 Million will cover a 4 year degree for something like 2000 students. Possibly educating 2000 students does not begin to make up for what millions of Americans are losing because of the Koch's political agenda. When those 2000 students graduate; many will not be able to get jobs because the Tea Party candidates that the Koch's paid for have repeatedly obstructed the presidents jobs legislation. Those who do get jobs will work longer hours for less pay as they battle the stagnate wages. They will also struggle with shrinking benefits packages and no bargaining rights. They will receive a free education that will serve no purpose after the Kochs finish stealing the hope of any prosperity in the future. Perhaps the Kochs will let some of them come and clean some of their homes. Obviously some of you would like that.
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http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/08/24/257868/gop-wall-streets-reactionary-party/
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/09/13/261308/romney--obama-in-service-of-wall-street/
http://blackagendareport.com/content/why-our-black-political-class-paralyzed-and-silent-gaza-massacres-and-israeli-apartheid#comments
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