Wow, what an ignorant statement. Unbelievably ignorant, actually. Africans do not live like animals. Africa is a huge continent, and some parts of it are more developed than others. You really need to get around. Where South Africa is concerned, blacks were stripped of their land and forced into shanty towns. Ever heard of apartheid? Now that apartheid is over, they are trying to work on redistribution issues, but people aren't just willingly giving up huge tracts of land that they've been living on for years. What is this "they were given South Africa" crap? Given?
Confusion of cause and effect is common, but still reflective of ignorance.
Your statements indicate a complete ignorance of the history of Africans on the world stage. Did you know that Africans had the first universities, and that France and other European nations actually sent their people to Timbuktu to learn, and that the Sorbonne was modeled after learning centers in Timbuktu? That the Moors educated Europeans and also some of America's founding fathers, and can be seen in artwork from before and after the founding of America. When you see black people in turbans in early American artwork, those aren't slaves, who didn't wear turbans, but rather are Moors who advised leaders and whose traditions formed the basis for the Freemasonry later practiced by many of the founders.
I can't be too critical, it's probably not completely your fault, because much of the history of black people in this country and this world is simply not taught in American schools. What is taught in American schools is a Eurocentric curriculum that conveniently omits the history of others (not just blacks, but also Native Americans). Moreover, historically speaking, there was a systematic effort, coinciding with colonialism, to eliminate the history regarding Africa, which is indisputably the cradle of civilization, because perpetuating caste systems required a false superiority and false inferiority dynamic. However, in the words of Shakespeare, "the truth will out," and the truth cannot be suppressed forever. It's coming out. If you research ancient art, you will find lots of ancient art depicting the Madonna and Jesus, as well as several Saints, as black, and I don't mean caucasoid North Africans, but as dark-skinned, negroid, black people. The Vatican played a huge role in this process of "whitewashing" that took place on a conscious level, and which continues subconsciously and inadvertently out of ignorance today.
Did you know that Alexandre Dumas, the author of the Three Musketeers, was of African background? Probably not, because that isn't taught in American schools. I saw an app recently offering classic books that had the nerve (or maybe it was out of ignorance) to depict him as a white man! But they know it in France. Did you know that Hannibal, the infamous military leader and nemesis of Napoleon, was black? Of course not, because they don't tell you that in American schools. They will mention the name, but omit the ethnicity. Did you know that open heart surgery was first successfully performed by an African man? Did you know that Thomas Edison had a black colleague who is widely thought to deserve credit for some of Edison's "inventions." However, during that time, blacks were often very reluctant to get patents because of the fear of persecution that could come from any sort of notoriety during such racist times.
The belief that Africans live primarily in mud huts is so ignorant that it's pathetic. It's truly sad that in this country, the majority of people have been fed so many lies about African history and their own history. This just means that most people really don't know who they are or who anyone else is. But it's never too late to learn. Look for the truth and the truth shall set you free.
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Wow, what an ignorant statement. Unbelievably ignorant, actually. Africans do not live like animals. Africa is a huge continent, and some parts of it are more developed than others. You really need to get around. Where South Africa is concerned, blacks were stripped of their land and forced into shanty towns. Ever heard of apartheid? Now that apartheid is over, they are trying to work on redistribution issues, but people aren't just willingly giving up huge tracts of land that they've been living on for years. What is this "they were given South Africa" crap? Given?
Confusion of cause and effect is common, but still reflective of ignorance.
Your statements indicate a complete ignorance of the history of Africans on the world stage. Did you know that Africans had the first universities, and that France and other European nations actually sent their people to Timbuktu to learn, and that the Sorbonne was modeled after learning centers in Timbuktu? That the Moors educated Europeans and also some of America's founding fathers, and can be seen in artwork from before and after the founding of America. When you see black people in turbans in early American artwork, those aren't slaves, who didn't wear turbans, but rather are Moors who advised leaders and whose traditions formed the basis for the Freemasonry later practiced by many of the founders.
I can't be too critical, it's probably not completely your fault, because much of the history of black people in this country and this world is simply not taught in American schools. What is taught in American schools is a Eurocentric curriculum that conveniently omits the history of others (not just blacks, but also Native Americans). Moreover, historically speaking, there was a systematic effort, coinciding with colonialism, to eliminate the history regarding Africa, which is indisputably the cradle of civilization, because perpetuating caste systems required a false superiority and false inferiority dynamic. However, in the words of Shakespeare, "the truth will out," and the truth cannot be suppressed forever. It's coming out. If you research ancient art, you will find lots of ancient art depicting the Madonna and Jesus, as well as several Saints, as black, and I don't mean caucasoid North Africans, but as dark-skinned, negroid, black people. The Vatican played a huge role in this process of "whitewashing" that took place on a conscious level, and which continues subconsciously and inadvertently out of ignorance today.
Did you know that Alexandre Dumas, the author of the Three Musketeers, was of African background? Probably not, because that isn't taught in American schools. I saw an app recently offering classic books that had the nerve (or maybe it was out of ignorance) to depict him as a white man! But they know it in France. Did you know that Hannibal, the infamous military leader and nemesis of Napoleon, was black? Of course not, because they don't tell you that in American schools. They will mention the name, but omit the ethnicity. Did you know that open heart surgery was first successfully performed by an African man? Did you know that Thomas Edison had a black colleague who is widely thought to deserve credit for some of Edison's "inventions." However, during that time, blacks were often very reluctant to get patents because of the fear of persecution that could come from any sort of notoriety during such racist times.
The belief that Africans live primarily in mud huts is so ignorant that it's pathetic. It's truly sad that in this country, the majority of people have been fed so many lies about African history and their own history. This just means that most people really don't know who they are or who anyone else is. But it's never too late to learn. Look for the truth and the truth shall set you free.