tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023887380597245321.post1188109149932145657..comments2023-05-25T08:40:56.404-05:00Comments on The New Nigerians: Adesina Akannihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14891994281013901185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023887380597245321.post-31537467713344483432009-05-06T16:21:00.000-05:002009-05-06T16:21:00.000-05:00I, of course, disagree with most of the points in ...I, of course, disagree with most of the points in your article because of the lack of understanding and empathy of the Black Americans’ problems probably because you are looking at it from an African immigrant perspective. I wish to correct some misrepresentations, misinformation and twists in your article that are major concern to me as briefly as possible:<br />(1) The Coronation of Obama by the Plutocrats. I never said or intended to suggest that President Obama was coronated by the Plutocrats; rather they made it possible for him to be a viable presidential candidate by not opposing him as aggressively as they opposed Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and probably would have done to Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X had they contested for the presidency. <br />(2) Slavery ended in the1800s so get over it! That seem to be what you suggested in your article and I personally found it offensive because you seem to callously disregard the by-products of slavery such as segregation, Jim Crow, racism and racial profiling that would probably not have existed without slavery. <br />(3) Obama, the brilliant, the intelligent and the magnificent! The brilliance, intelligence and magnificence of Obama are never the bone of contention here just like they were never the issues with other black leaders like Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Farrakhan, Martin Luther King, Jr. and etc; however, the difference, from the Plutocrats’ point of view, is the 50% Caucasian advantage of Obama. REMEMBER THAT I SAID THE PLUTOCRATS’ POINT OF VIEW NOT ALL AMERICANS OR WHITE AMERICANS’ POINT OF VIEW<br />(4) The young generation of Black Americans and the African Immigrants do not consider themselves as descendant of slaves and are offended by it. I never refer to the African Immigrants as the descendants of the slaves in America – I should know better; but it is obvious to me that the young Black Americans who refused to acknowledge or are offended by been referred to as the descendants of the slaves in America are already brain washed and needed to be reeducated. They need to be reeducated on how they have turned their slavery chains into massive opportunity for the rest of the underdogs of the world, especially their brain-washed African Immigrant brothers and sisters who consistently stab them in the back by calling them derogatory names like ‘AKATA” <br />(5) America as a melting pot. Something difficult for me to swallow about a melting pot is that all ingredients tend to look, act, speak, dress, smell and taste exactly like the dominant ingredient in the pot (pardon my mixed metaphor). If God wanted every man to be alone or look alike he would have made them each with an Island<br />(6) America as a bowl of salad. I like a bowl of salad and that is why I prefer the analogy of America as a bowl of salad where every ingredient is distinct and maintain its own identity. The juicy tomato is unique and different from the tantalizing green lettuce or spinach; the succulent cucumber is distinct from the sweet onion, the carrots and even the stripped chicken, the chopped or sliced beef or the jumbo shrimp are all distinct and maintain their respective unique identity but still taste so good together. That is the America that should be the dream of every progressive person in America<br /><br />ShinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023887380597245321.post-58198922745504562362009-05-05T08:32:00.000-05:002009-05-05T08:32:00.000-05:00My question was rhetorically meant to be funny; it...My question was rhetorically meant to be funny; it doesn’t need any elucidation. Thanks anyway for your response – I enjoyed it<br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023887380597245321.post-35535337558459175312009-05-03T17:48:00.000-05:002009-05-03T17:48:00.000-05:00SLAVERY, RAWNESS & BLACKS IN SPORTS
No. Sl...SLAVERY, RAWNESS & BLACKS IN SPORTS<br /><br /> <br /><br />No. Slavery has got nothing to do with Sports. If not yet scientifically tested or proven, black Genes are genetically programmed for toughness. To do well in Sports, one requires certain rawness, ruggedness and endurances. <br /><br /> <br /><br />When the Colonialists (called them – ‘disruptive-empire-seeking-exploration invaders’) first encountered Africans on the Continent, they were amazed and mesmerized on the sheer power of blacks and their ingenuities to produce rare Agricultural products without aid of any machine that later fed the early industries in Europe and America.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Obviously, one thing led to the other; blacks were not originally meant to be turned to slaves, rather, the whites were looking for complementary assistance without the plurality of machine inventions to engage blacks in the production of certain products to oil the engine of industrial revolution in the Western hemisphere.<br /><br /> <br /><br />By the time blacks were allowed to participate in sports, their achievements raised some eyebrows and initially unbearable to comprehend, like Jesse Owens ‘slap on the face’ for ‘Evil Hitler’ at the stadium at the Olympics. To ignore the genetic disposition of blacks as it relates to sport will be tantamount to ignoring human regional endowments all over our planet earth.<br /><br /> <br /><br />On the African historical emigration to USA, hitherto discussed with relevant to civil rights movement, one would be right to infer and to shed light on the historic visit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to Ghana (formerly known as Gold Coast) during that country time of Independence celebration.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Seeing the effectiveness and the activism of political leaders like Nkruma of Ghana, Awo of Nigeria and the militancy of the Mau Mau in Kenya couple with the fear and spread of communism, the government of the western hemisphere, opened the gate, with urgency of the time, to allow many Africans to emigrate to USA.<br /><br /> <br /><br />By O. AlmaroofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023887380597245321.post-1027042375958456242009-05-03T16:34:00.000-05:002009-05-03T16:34:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Adesina Akannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14891994281013901185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023887380597245321.post-18552800023358615922009-05-02T09:21:00.000-05:002009-05-02T09:21:00.000-05:00David Brooks of New York Times add to the above di...David Brooks of New York Times add to the above discussion by quoting Coyle and Colvin experiments thus;Dozings of experiments fleshing out the mysterious genius process of humans through research that takes some of the magic out of great achievements of individuals.But it underlines a fact that is often negleted. Public discussion is smitten by genetics and what we are'hard-wired'to do.And it ie true that genes place a leash on our capacities.But the brain is also phenominally plastic.We construct ourselves through behavior.As Coyle observes it is not who you are,it is what you do.By reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023887380597245321.post-72352767466089111322009-04-22T14:12:00.000-05:002009-04-22T14:12:00.000-05:00I don’t think it is necessary to rationalize all t...I don’t think it is necessary to rationalize all the atrocities committed against Black Americans by suggesting that the African immigrants are used as example for the Black Americans to emulate. A friend once told me that Black Americans are so good in sport and blues because of slavery. Does that mean slavery is justifiable? Thx<br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5023887380597245321.post-37788607216904826982009-04-16T16:20:00.000-05:002009-04-16T16:20:00.000-05:00OBAMA, Racism with a different Garb! Why both...OBAMA, Racism with a different Garb! Why bother honorring a racist undertone invitation to Arizonal State University? They decided to invite him but without honorring him with a degree;Who cares about a known racist enclave in the name of a University. Take this,he has a 2.7million dollars book that is still bringing in good Green backs.He is a degree holder from a re-owned Columbia and Hardvard Universities.A professor of US constitution,a sitting American President.I know the President is as cool as a kool Aid,but,heh,let them shove that honorary degree and probably offer it to Ahmadinejad of Iran;I think I need hyperbaric oxygen chamber to cool down.By O.AlmaroofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com