When Will America Take Responsibility For Slavery?
AfroSpearJuly 8, 2008 by brotherpeacemaker
“When are black people going to stop blaming white people for slavery?” – Deb
If white people aren’t responsible for slavery, then who is? I’m not sure what some white people want. Is it some white people’s contention that white people are not responsible for slavery? Is it some white people’s contention that they have done enough to undo all the damage done to the black community during , the same damage that continues to manifest itself in the black community today, that they no longer deserve a finger pointed in their direction?
A lot of people make shortsighted statements like no white person alive ever owned a black person and no black person alive has ever been a slave. That little statement might be true. But nevertheless, the black community has never been properly compensated for the unequal treatment that it suffered through America’s institutionalized slavery or through the era of blatant racism that continued long after a law was passed to subject the black community to its substandard status.
Slavery ended years ago. But the conditions that were caused by institutionalized slavery, where the white community enriched itself by not compensating black people for their labor, where the white community could establish programs to educate its population while the education of the black population was neglected, where members of the white community were allowed to accumulate wealth and pass that wealth down from one generation to another, where the black community in general was not allowed to participate in the accumulation of wealth and had nothing to pass down through its generations, continue to exist today....
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"The World Conference on Racism held in Durban, South Africa, several years ago, not only raised the issue of Israel as an apartheid state, but also raised the issue of reparations for the colonialized world due to centuries of rape and plunder of the world's masses by capitalism. Most of the arguments on this subject were first written by Karl Marx, over 130 years ago in "Capital", Volume One, Part VIII, Chapter 31, (the) "Genesis of the Industrial Capitalist".
This often-overlooked chapter is very important in today's world.
Industrial Capitalism did not come into being due to the gradual primitive accumulation of capital, but rather the industrial revolution was fueled by the wealth plundered from the colonialized world in the name of Christianity. This is the historic material basis for modern racism as an ideology, which is used to justify the holocaust perpetuated upon the majority of the world during the period of the subjugation of the colonial world to European/United States capitalist imperialism.
"Karl Marx was one of the first to oppose the colonial oppression of the world's masses. He did not mince his words in CHAPTER 31: GENESIS OF THE INDUSTRIAL CAPITALIST Part VIII: Primitive Accumulation Capital Volume One, http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ch31.htm, he wrote:
'The discovery of gold and silver in America, the extirpation, enslavement, and entombment in mines of the aboriginal population, the beginning of the conquest and looting of the East Indies, the turning of Africa into a warren for the commercial hunting of black-skins, signalized the rosy dawn of the era of capitalist production. ... If money ... comes into the world with a congenital blood-stain on one cheek, capital comes dripping from head to foot, from every pore, with blood and dirt.'"
America will NEVER take responsibility for slavery! It's been how many years and we still haven't gotten an apology? Let alone this country accepting responsibility for the "Black Holocaust"! Some Whites will even argue that if Obama is elected president that would be White America's way of settling their debt with Black America. Even though if Obama is elected president it may not necessarily benefit Black America. Personally speaking I think we as Black Americans shouldn't hold our collective breaths waiting on America to accept responsibility for slavery. It's an exercise in futility! Instead let's unite with our other brothers and sisters in the "Diaspora" and re-connect with our ancestral homeland, Mother Africa and turn Africa into the super power she's destined to become!
No we shouldnt hold our breathes............we should go to his sight tell him exacty what we,the black family and diaspora expect of him........itsfree!
Go to the site & tell him.............also, put our monies where our mouthes are.............how many of you all.me too, (black folk) have donated to his campaign and are actively campaigning(grassroots style) for him..........huh???
We buy rims, weed and some of our black tails were out there this morning buying the I Phones! Black folk need ....................... grow the hell up! Get in the game! Do for yourself and for our children!
BLACK POWER!
You tripping somewhat!
White Slaveship owners and backers and slavers have a certain responsibility.........however, black folks bare responsibility as well for a continued state of thinking and apathy
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"The World Conference on Racism held in Durban, South Africa, several years ago, not only raised the issue of Israel as an apartheid state, but also raised the issue of reparations for the colonialized world due to centuries of rape and plunder of the world's masses by capitalism. Most of the arguments on this subject were first written by Karl Marx, over 130 years ago in "Capital", Volume One, Part VIII, Chapter 31, (the) "Genesis of the Industrial Capitalist".
This often-overlooked chapter is very important in today's world.
Industrial Capitalism did not come into being due to the gradual primitive accumulation of capital, but rather the industrial revolution was fueled by the wealth plundered from the colonialized world in the name of Christianity. This is the historic material basis for modern racism as an ideology, which is used to justify the holocaust perpetuated upon the majority of the world during the period of the subjugation of the colonial world to European/United States capitalist imperialism.
"Karl Marx was one of the first to oppose the colonial oppression of the world's masses. He did not mince his words in CHAPTER 31: GENESIS OF THE INDUSTRIAL CAPITALIST Part VIII: Primitive Accumulation Capital Volume One, http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1867-c1/ch31.htm, he wrote:
'The discovery of gold and silver in America, the extirpation, enslavement, and entombment in mines of the aboriginal population, the beginning of the conquest and looting of the East Indies, the turning of Africa into a warren for the commercial hunting of black-skins, signalized the rosy dawn of the era of capitalist production. ... If money ... comes into the world with a congenital blood-stain on one cheek, capital comes dripping from head to foot, from every pore, with blood and dirt.'"
Black Liberation!
Go to the site & tell him.............also, put our monies where our mouthes are.............how many of you all.me too, (black folk) have donated to his campaign and are actively campaigning(grassroots style) for him..........huh???
We buy rims, weed and some of our black tails were out there this morning buying the I Phones! Black folk need ....................... grow the hell up! Get in the game! Do for yourself and for our children!
BLACK POWER!
White Slaveship owners and backers and slavers have a certain responsibility.........however, black folks bare responsibility as well for a continued state of thinking and apathy