>But the tension is no more
>great than the tension that
>African Americans have for themselves,
>West Indians have for themselves
>or Africans have for themselves.
> Within each of these
>GENERAL groups of Afrakans you
>find even more groups with
>issues with one another.
Good point here. I'll use it next time I have to argue
>That's why believing this statement "Africans
>don't like African Americans," is
>detrimental. It is untrue
>as a universal statement and
>at BEST it is focusing
>on the negative and not
>the positive. Thus it
>is a pitiful and useless
>statement only hindering the Afrakan
>healing process.
I'm actually on your side here. I believe black people who constantly play up this African Americans don't like Africans or Africans don't like African Americans or West Indians don't like Af-Americans, are no better than the black people who infiltrated the Black Panthers on behalf of the CIA/FBI. What could their aim possibly be? If you say something long enough, it might eventually become true. And that is not a universal truth so why are they trying to make it.
Personally as an African, I try to put my older relatives in check anytime they say something negative about Af-Americans or West Indians. You'd be surprised how easy it is to convince people when you persuade them with logical arguments and facts.
I think that's what each of us should be doing to alleviate that tension instead of fueling it.
>As for this:
>"it always surprises me how intelligent
>people can make ignorant comments."
>
>Assuming you are talking about my
>first response. my purpose for
>making the statement was reached.(ignorant
>statements call for ignorant responses.)
>But I'm curious as why
>you think it was
>"ignorant?"
"But anyway, African Americans collectively are the richest group of Africans in the world. And look at you. Look at your neighborhoods. Look at your ATTITUDES!!! Why should ANY Afrakan from anywhere respect African Americans?"
That last rhetoric question ticked me off. And the first one undermines the fact that they are the poorest group in America. Something that needs to be chamged.

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>Hey I thought it was funny.
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>PEace
>Solarus
>
>***Words of Wisdom***
>
>"Every time you rise from your
>sleeping state, you have been
>reincarnated. Every time you recover
>from a bad experience, you
>have been reincarnated. Every time
>you have been given a
>new lease on life, you
>have been reincarnated. Every time
>you breath in and out,
>take in the fresh breath
>of life and feel the
>divine intelligence flowing in and
>around you, you have been
>reincarnated."- Mfundishi Bakari
>
>On "love":
>
>"I am in love everyday, whether
>I am with someone or
>not. Why? All love is
>based on a search for
>spirit. For me love is
>timeless, transcendent, peaceful, freeing, soul-based,
>unifying, and enhanced evolution. This
>is the basis of my
>activism."- Nettrice, the embodiment of
>Oshun
>
>"Since we all make up the
>rules as we go along,
>love can mean many different
>things to many different people.
>But, for me love is
>a total commitment to understanding
>that is not limited to
>just people but is open
>to the totality of life.
>As long as we approach
>love from a fear based
>mentality and perceive it through
>veils of guardedness and anxiety,
>it will always be restricted
>by our fears."- Mfundishi Bakari
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