If all White people fell down dead on Sunday, we'd still have most of the same problems come Monday morning.
The reason I made this statement is because the system of Racism and White Supremacy exists within us. Instead of building nations we are building walls.
“Aye you! Don't come over on my side. You and all your folks, stay right where you are. If you come over here, I swear to God I'll shoot you.”
This is the attitude we employ. Like-minded people should bond together, that is natural. But are like-minded people only bonding so they can create an army against their own kind?
Are we co-existing together?
Or are we slowing becoming more separated groups. You have the hundred million or so Christian denominations....groups that seem to disperse and form new Churches at the drop of the hat. But everyone loves Jesus, yet can't get along. You have the Muslims over here. You have the free thinkers in this corner. And worst of all. You have "THEM."
Oh at least we all agree something has to be done about "THEM"- but who is "THEM", because depending on who is looking, "THEM" is "US." Those wayward, backwards, good for nothings- what the hell are they doing now? Oh no she didn't come on the house wearing that dress. Does he have silver in his mouth or aluminum foil? Is that a Titanic on wheels?
Is there such a thing as a Template for Co-Existence for Africans in the Diaspora? We can look at the heavens; perhaps find clues in the stars. Maybe our religions were supposed to help us co-exist with one another, but it seems they are doing the very opposite.
Religion have given us a DIVINE reason not to get along.
Why are you breathing my air? You don't think as I think, you don't deserve to live, look at you. Is that us? Or is that White Supremacy? The idea that being "white" (clean, pure, righteous) makes us better than others?
What if anything is helping us to purge the system of White Supremacy out of our system. Is there a detox for that?
Regardless if we wish to admit it or not, the fact is, some us just don't like Black people. But wait. We like certain kinnnnds of Black people. And what if we never go thru the procedures to find out the difference between regular Black people, and the ones we like?
But we don't have to like one another to get our collective needs met do we? I know many of us have people on the job that we can't stand. What do you do? You smile when you see them, and you roll your eyes when they leave. "I can't stand that-- Oh how you doingggggg- Good Morning!" But the job duties still get carried out. Business as usual.
Maybe that’s the key. Maybe we've been trying too hard to "like each other."
As long as we can respect boundaries, and respect the job duties of one another- maybe we'll be fine? I know. It does sound like a pie in the sky dream. Or is it?
Because this is exactly how the human body works. The Human body IS our Template for Co-Existence.
Every organ/system in the body has its own function, list of tasks and skills. They are all very different, yet they co-exist under one unitary government. At least it would appear they are governed unitarily by brain management.
We talked about "Security and Identity" before in a pervious thread, but these 2 principles are very important to how the body works and defends itself from outsider as well. What if the body could not identify an intruding virus or germ? You would be dead, because germs and viruses are invading all the time.
If we can study how these different functions co-exist inside the body, we can perhaps find the right associations for our different physical, mental and spiritual patterns in our people. We can use the science of basic anatomy to help us improve our social networking, families and the structures of our nations.
The reason I made this statement is because the system of Racism and White Supremacy exists within us. Instead of building nations we are building walls.
“Aye you! Don't come over on my side. You and all your folks, stay right where you are. If you come over here, I swear to God I'll shoot you.”
This is the attitude we employ. Like-minded people should bond together, that is natural. But are like-minded people only bonding so they can create an army against their own kind?
Are we co-existing together?
Or are we slowing becoming more separated groups. You have the hundred million or so Christian denominations....groups that seem to disperse and form new Churches at the drop of the hat. But everyone loves Jesus, yet can't get along. You have the Muslims over here. You have the free thinkers in this corner. And worst of all. You have "THEM."
Oh at least we all agree something has to be done about "THEM"- but who is "THEM", because depending on who is looking, "THEM" is "US." Those wayward, backwards, good for nothings- what the hell are they doing now? Oh no she didn't come on the house wearing that dress. Does he have silver in his mouth or aluminum foil? Is that a Titanic on wheels?
Is there such a thing as a Template for Co-Existence for Africans in the Diaspora? We can look at the heavens; perhaps find clues in the stars. Maybe our religions were supposed to help us co-exist with one another, but it seems they are doing the very opposite.
Religion have given us a DIVINE reason not to get along.
Why are you breathing my air? You don't think as I think, you don't deserve to live, look at you. Is that us? Or is that White Supremacy? The idea that being "white" (clean, pure, righteous) makes us better than others?
What if anything is helping us to purge the system of White Supremacy out of our system. Is there a detox for that?
Regardless if we wish to admit it or not, the fact is, some us just don't like Black people. But wait. We like certain kinnnnds of Black people. And what if we never go thru the procedures to find out the difference between regular Black people, and the ones we like?
But we don't have to like one another to get our collective needs met do we? I know many of us have people on the job that we can't stand. What do you do? You smile when you see them, and you roll your eyes when they leave. "I can't stand that-- Oh how you doingggggg- Good Morning!" But the job duties still get carried out. Business as usual.
Maybe that’s the key. Maybe we've been trying too hard to "like each other."
As long as we can respect boundaries, and respect the job duties of one another- maybe we'll be fine? I know. It does sound like a pie in the sky dream. Or is it?
Because this is exactly how the human body works. The Human body IS our Template for Co-Existence.
Every organ/system in the body has its own function, list of tasks and skills. They are all very different, yet they co-exist under one unitary government. At least it would appear they are governed unitarily by brain management.
We talked about "Security and Identity" before in a pervious thread, but these 2 principles are very important to how the body works and defends itself from outsider as well. What if the body could not identify an intruding virus or germ? You would be dead, because germs and viruses are invading all the time.
If we can study how these different functions co-exist inside the body, we can perhaps find the right associations for our different physical, mental and spiritual patterns in our people. We can use the science of basic anatomy to help us improve our social networking, families and the structures of our nations.