The Oppressor Verses The Oppressed

Pondering over the last few months, in less then forty days the American people are electing a new president.

We've come a long way with debates, speeches, interviews, ads, and the rude awakening of blatant in-your-face racism.

Over the course of the election, there were things learned about the black race that had never been known before; sad that it took having an African American running for president to begin these discussions -- but it's a starting point. 

Through it all I've realized that this presidency is obviously the battle of the fortunate verses the less fortunate; or shall we say the oppressor verses the oppressed?

The oppressor makes it painfully obvious that their agenda is to keep others downtrodden, in order to make themselves priority at all times. Researching Black history, American history, and governmental history, everything began to connect like dots as I followed the "yellow brick road" all the way up to the current Bush administration and it hit me, that everything the oppressor tries to brand minorities as -- they really are themselves.

Example 1: Since the first slaves were brought to America the oppressor has worked tirelessly to form negative images of black people, so that eventually all who listened would come to believe it. 

In fact one of the first films depicting black people in a negative light was a movie directed by Dixon Griffith, and it was titled 'The Birth of A Nation'. 

The film portrayed people of color as thugs, gangsters, and rapers of white women. However, because the oppressors were wrong to enforce slavery while raping black women, and forcing cruel treatment upon blacks -- wouldn't that then characterize the oppressors as thugs, gangsters, and rapers? 

Maybe the oppressors assumed if Blacks were cast in a negative light, it would give them an excuse to treat them the way they always have and still do? Remember, everything has a history behind it.

Example 2: The oppressors dismiss people of color while branding them as welfare and charity cases. How can one brand a race of people knowing full well the history behind the struggling race?

If the oppressors' ancestors were forced to another country while being treated worse than a dog, and enslaved for over 500 years and after slavery was abolished -- still looked upon as a second class citizen with no chance to realize true opportunities, I'm sure the oppressors would need some sort of financial assistance as well. After all, being oppressed is having everything taken away from you, including your pride and dignity and as a result, the struggle can transfer to future generations making them the product of a painful and misplaced history. Try bouncing back from that one.

Instead, the oppressors gain wealth from the blood, sweat, and tears of other races while using their money to pass onto future generations; this keeps wealth within the oppressors circle. The oppressors creating wealth from the efforts of other races can also be considered as corporate welfare; a form of welfare for the rich.

Example 3: The oppressors want all to believe that people of color are illiterate and incapable of learning, and are less intelligent then other races. This is why books and intelligent Negroes, were kept away from the illiterate ones as it was discovered early on that knowledge is power, so they took the minds of the slaves and left the bodies. 

If a slave was caught reading or writing they were either beatup or sold off. This same method has carried over into the 21st century, but instead of beatings we have broken public school systems, and states trying to erode the very unions put in place to protect our teachers. For some reason minority children are thought of as low class, and not good enough for top of the line education.

Example 4: And then there is the skin color issue that seems to infuriate the oppressors and ignorant like-minded individuals. But obviously having brown skin doesn't make a person all that inferior, if that were the case then Senator Obama wouldn't be whooping John McCain's a** right now in the presidential election; but just an observation.

No one can understand the oppressed better than someone who has been oppressed, and John McCain couldn't be oppressed especially when he commented that, "The fundamentals of the economy are strong." 

Huh?! What?!

Exactly. Completely out of touch with the American people, and totally in-touch with the occupation of oppression.

Click here to view original slave document.

2008 LA

The Ku Klux Klan: Moments In History

A recent documentary that aired on the History channel taught all who tuned in that day, about the founding of the Ku Klux Klan; a racist, anti-Semitic movement, with a commitment to extreme violence in order to achieve its goals of racial segregation and white supremacy. 

My awareness of the Ku Klux Klan never stops my infinite curiosity from checking out any footage I come into contact with, just in case something new is learned -- and as always it completely blows my mind to see how hateful and evil some humans can be.

The documentary displayed rallies all across America, but mostly in the Southern states where Ku Klux Klan preachers and white supremacists, intentionally teach others to hate. During a segment in the documentary, a group of KKK members came together in front of a burning cross while yelling, "We hate Jews, Niggers and Spics!"

The members continued screaming that minorities are the enemies, and are disruptive to the white race which is the reason they yelled,"Niggers should go back to Africa and Jews are taking over!"

News flash! If Africans were never kidnapped, tortured, and forced to come to America, maybe black people wouldn't be here right now. 

How can the Ku Klux Klan tell black people where to go, when America isn't their original homeland either? Native American Indians (or indigenous people) were the original founders of American land and because the Native Indians wouldn't conform to the European way of living, it triggered a mass genocide that ended with a death count in the millions for both races and resulted in the Native Americans land being stolen. 

C. Edward Foster made an appearance as the "Grand Dragon" and "American Knight" of the Ku Klux Klan. Foster stated that, "since 1915 the burning cross has been a Klan ritual"; the cross burning signifies eternal light of the KKK. The leaders went around in a circle asking members, "Do you accept the light," while chanting, "For God, for the white race, for our children, for American Knights of the KKK!" The children at the rallies were told to "let the crosses burn into their souls."

During a point in the documentary it showed that slavery was eventually abolished however, white supremacists wanted to keep black people as second class citizens and in order to make this happen the Ku Klux Klan, decided to gain momentum for their cause by adding more KKK members and expanding their group efforts across the Southern states, as a way to keep black people away from the voting booths.

The KKK's master plan was to terrorize, intimidate, and lynch African Americans to attain power and control. Millions of African Americans lost their lives as a result of this barbaric behavior. Tombstones of the Black victims read: Killed By The Ku Klux Klan.

The documentary concluded with the information that the Ku Klux Klan was indeed founded by our American Congress. In order to recruit more members they discovered that their mission and message needed to change, as they found it difficult to garner support when being honest about their intentions. 

I'm sure their message of  "Join the KKK and we'll lynch a Black or burn a building", wasn't exactly working in their favor anymore. So their messages were disguised with patriotic values and leadership opportunities for "whites only."

You know you're doing something wrong when you have to sneak, hide, and manipulate others to carry out a mission.

Click here for more information on "Birth of a Nation."

2008 LA