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The African's Duty by yorubaamerican(m): 8:38am On Jul 08, 2013 |
What do you think?
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Re: The African's Duty by yorubaamerican(m): 2:40pm On Jul 08, 2013 |
"No, my sister. You have it backwards. Did you not understand the story of the prodigal son? You need to reclaim your kidnapped (and betrayed) brethren because WE HOLD THE KEY to your salvation. It is your arrogance that will be your undoing. So much so that you cannot even see Satan in your very utterance." -- Comment from an African-American with experience in Nigeria, he married a Nigerian woman |
Re: The African's Duty by makahlj2: 10:19am On Jul 09, 2013 |
yorubaamerican: You need to reclaim your kidnapped (and betrayed) brethren because WE HOLD THE KEY to your salvation.How so? Nobody should be held responsible for his ancestors' doings. And should I mention that there are WHITE SLAVEOWNERS among the ancestors of African-Americans? 3 Likes |
Re: The African's Duty by anonymous6(f): 2:15pm On Jul 09, 2013 |
yorubaamerican: Did you not understand the story of the prodigal son? You need to reclaim your kidnapped (and betrayed) brethren because WE HOLD THE KEY to your salvation The story of the prodigal son has nothing to do with this topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Prodigal_Son Nobody needs to reclaim anybody; africans hold the key to their own salvation, african americans hold the key to their own salvation, and the same goes with black Caribbeans. |
Re: The African's Duty by Nobody: 4:27pm On Jul 09, 2013 |
I disagree with her. Africans owe us nothing. Some will be willing to explain our past anf thats cool. But its not their duty. Whats done is done and we are different people now. |
Re: The African's Duty by yorubaamerican(m): 9:31am On Jul 12, 2013 |
makahlj2: How so? Nobody should be held responsible for his ancestors' doings. And should I mention that there are WHITE SLAVEOWNERS among the ancestors of African-Americans? What do you mean "his" ancestor's doings? Don't you mean our ancestors? |
Re: The African's Duty by yorubaamerican(m): 9:33am On Jul 12, 2013 |
*Kails*: Very interesting comment. Tell me, what exactly makes us different from one another? |
Re: The African's Duty by makahlj2: 10:58am On Jul 12, 2013 |
yorubaamerican:I meant everyone's ancestors. Africans', African-Americans', and even whites', to a degree. |
Re: The African's Duty by yorubaamerican(m): 11:14am On Jul 12, 2013 |
yorubaamerican: What do you think? Another comment from a Facebook friend, since Nairalanders won't touch this "meme". "Africans people born on the continent are victims of an equally poor education system. Thus, they are ignorant, arrogant, and are unwilling to be taught. African people born outside of the continent are ignorant, willing to be taught, and very knowledgeable of the devil who spoiled them. Africans born and socialized on the continent are in no position to teach anybody anything about Africa -- which they know nothing about. (All of the knowledge on Africans in the past several centuries have come from her diaspora) Ms. Fatima Diouf is promoting arrogance and false pride ("proud for nothing" ![]() |
Re: The African's Duty by makahlj2: 11:50am On Jul 12, 2013 |
yorubaamerican:Hom many "Africans people born on the continent" has this person ever met? Three? Four? Africa is a big continent; too big to be subjected to such generalizations. |
Re: The African's Duty by Nobody: 1:16pm On Jul 12, 2013 |
yorubaamerican: Culture Outlook/perspective History; etc etc. We have the same skin color and may have some similarities we can pin point for example some words in patois or some AA custom in south carolina etc etc but we are still just as different because of my list above. Being caribbean I dont know what life is like for an african. I have some idea what it is for AAs because I was born and raised in america but even then because I was raised mostly around my jamaican family I take more to that side so I view life through the lense of a jamaican. when it comes to Africans AND AAs, we dont have the same culture. We dont have the same view point. |
Re: The African's Duty by Nobody: 1:24pm On Jul 12, 2013 |
yorubaamerican: That is very interesting statement right there. I would love to reason with her. Could you ask her to explain more what she means by that? |
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