first of all, you're confusing me and the other dude, so i snipped out the remarks which were actually addressed to him.
>if you are going to point out >liberia and sierra leone you might need to read up on >relations between the afro american population that >resettled there and the indigenous african tribes they found >there. those relations have been hostile at best.
i need to read up? uh, homey, not only am i well aware of this, it was PRECISELY MY POINT.
>af-am man's burden to africa? give me a break. that phrase >was not used in an uplifting manner when it was referring to >the colonialists i dont think you should disrespect african >americans by putting that label on them. neither should you >disrespect us africans: we are nobodies burden.
again, the phrase was in quotes because THAT WAS PRECISELY MY POINT. i did not put the phrase *on* af-americans, the people i mentioned used that or similar language THEMSELVES.
>i'd like for you to expound on your theory of long-distance >nationalism,
uh, the theory is not mine, tho i'm flattered you have confused me for Benedict Anderson.
and what you are referring to when talking >about this: "liberia to christian missionaries to garvey to >rayford logan to rastafarianism to molefi asante"
they all thought new world people of african descent were especially authorized/located/ to bring enlightenment to africa.