We define
Liberty differently.
The
founding of this nation is violent, treacherous, and oppressive for the people
who lived on this land for thousands of years, the African people enslaved to
build this nation and its economy from the literal ground up.
The fact
there is no respect shown to people who sacrificed to build this nation is
tearing this country apart.
You cannot
legislate how people feel.
This is the
next level of the problem of race this nation faces – how do we really feel
about each other.
It is clear
that there is a significant constituency in this nation that benefited
economically, socially and politically from the Political, Social, and Economic
Institution of Slavery. This Institution
was supported by all three branches of this government – Executive, Judicial
and Legislative sanctioned slavery.
Businesses were created to support the needs of this Institution. Many companies exist to this day founded
during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
The consequences African families separated forever.
That had to
be painful for our Ancestors to be forcibly removed from your home, your loved
ones and your life. The pain of being
forced to give up your culture and not pass it down to your children. That in order to survive you had to give up
completely who you are as a human being takes strength to endure for
generations.
Was that
pain ever healed in our communities? No
and we suffer globally en masse. All
people were complicit in the treachery of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Those
who dominated the trade economically – controlled it politically and socially.
Greed was the
motivating factor, wealth, power and control.
Some say the Civil War never ended, and the Civil War was a complex
war. A new economic plan was developed
over time to not be based on slavery but the oppression of the newly freed Africans
remained. A severe level of control had
to be maintained regardless of the name.
Now there
are Africans that benefited from this system.
There are still Africans that benefit from this system. They are the few not the many.
Our
Ancestors have information for us to guide us through this current existence
with the social, economic and political battles being waged.
The
founding of this nation did not include most people benefiting economically,
socially or politically. Coming from
monarchies the principle issue of control remained packaged in an ancient form
of governance Democracy.
The essence
of Democracy was taken from Native American and African people’s way of living. European people’s way of living was in a
dictatorship, monarchy and lacked responsibility for the masses. The masses were there to serve the royalty
and wealthy.
A system
designed to benefit a few. Resources on
the European continent had been depleted, new resources were required.
A system
designed to benefit the many versus a system designed to benefit the few.
What kind
of America do you want to live in?
Wisdom is
missing we chased the glitter and ignored the real goal. Wisdom is missing. In times like these we
need Wise Leaders and Wise followers.
Leaders are only as strong as their followers. If the
people are weak the leaders cannot be strong.
When leaders are cold and fearful they make decisions to benefit only a
few.
We are
living in very dangerous times people are paranoid, fearful, and
terrified. The theology of lack is being
rammed down people’s throats of all cultures.
It does
take individual responsibility. We ALL must seek wisdom.
