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The rise of present president of the United State of America
(Barrack Obama) to command was somewhat a phenomenal that appeared to tail one
old evil in the name of racism. It was a historical move that stirred a tip of optimism
to our brothers in diaspora and the black Americans who for once were duped to
believe that the efforts of the likes of Nelson Mandela and the dreams of one
Martin Luther King were on their way to realization with a black president in
power. A number of years down the line their anticipations, convictions and positive
expectations are just but mirages that don’t
seem to get any close to them,
efforts to erode this irrational and barbaric vice has furtively been challenged
from all quarters, not even the law courts who are epitomes of impartiality
seem to propagate the efforts to permanently erode this vice.
I tend to totally believe that if today all the technology that hold and facilitate
the current industrial revolution comes to a sudden and permanent stand still,
our colleagues in the west are mostly likely to walk into our continent to do
exactly what their forefathers once did- Slave trade. Have read and heard of
the mortifications some of our friends have to undergo especially while trying
to secure a flight from the western countries, the story is even worse for
those who choose to inhabit and work in some of these foreign nations. Suspicion,
allegations and open deride is what some have put up with to earn a decent
living within such territories. However, some barely come open on such issues -they
are matters of the heart -which slowly
eat them from within like a malignant tumor.
The most recent case against one Zimmerman that was ruled by
five juries, one black and four whites speaks volumes about the level of xenophobia
in USA specifically. After reading through the entire story and some paraphrase
of what the attorneys had presented against Zimmerman, I find adequate reason
and factual justification as to why some Americans had to take to the street to
demonstrate their discontent. Am not an enemy to sanity as one might be swift
to think, but when dialogue and its efforts seem to bring forth no fruits, at times
it’s a noble thing to do exactly what they did especially when dealing with
such a delicate issue. It was way too shameful for a nation that claims to be urbane
to be linked to such a vice, yah civilization is a package that entails
something more than industrial distinction and vast financial strength. How I wish
it was one of the parameters that was used to gauge what they called ‘failed
states’, possibly Somalia could have taken a better position and left the first
to one of these nations!!!
Preached so much of gay right within and beyond the borders,
passed bills to paint it right and forgot the thorny issues that can easily
topple a whole state, Mmmh ….. An off beam treat of preferences from an elegant
nation may be fits the whole scenario.
The argument is: let not nobody bend down to those old
fossiled dogmas that there exist superior and mediocre races, the fact that we
are all mortal congregates us to an equivalent capacity and consequently an identical and rational
treat.
May God rest the soul of one Trayvon Martin in internal peace.
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