Ghana's president, in New York, says US is 'normalizing' the erasure of Black history UPDATE: UN recognizes slavery as humanity's gravest crime

[Uachet]

Breh, I'm just trying to gather your opinion here:

Very simply, is it good that the US is one only 3 countries to give an outright NO to the resolution? I'm not asking if its "on the books" and what that means or whatever

Along with the zeal for those of us affected to pursue it. So yeah. You're right in saying they don't wanna pay, and the UN has no enforcement power, but the precedent as mentioned early is overbearing. So its strange your first post was about Ghana rather than the US or abstainers. Ghana, the rest of the continent, and the entire caribbean were not in lockstep with this fear.

Simple, the vote is a feel good measure that has no power. That is why my first post was not about it. If you think the vote, that the vast majority of the Western Powers voted against or abstained from voting on, will have any affect on any outcome, then I personally suggest you dig deeper on understanding just how powerless the UN actually is. So the vote is of no importance to me, because the vote will not change anything.

So the truth is, this vote changes nothing for us at all. Until the Global South actually has the power to affect the Western Powers, votes in the UN supported by only the Global South are inconsequential.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Do you think it's good the US voted No on the resolution, that and the vote was in the interest of actually alotting reparations?

No


I never expect America to agree to pay reparations until FBAs get more political leverage.

 

[HarlemHottie]

1. Am I tripping or does ADOS have zero interest in any UN proposals?

Are you quite well? The UN ain't gon do shyt. They can't even stop them from genociding the Palestinians.

What do you mean?

Sir. I'm trynna keep it classy.

 

[Uachet]

Why would Ghana put anything in? It was their people who went through slavery.
And yes a tiny tiny minority of Africans who had superior weapons captured other Africans. I know y'all love to bring that up. If you can reliably trace those Africans, go ahead and go after them.

They also sold their people to slavers too. Let's not act like the nations that were in that area before Ghana became a nation did not participate in the slave trade, because there is plenty of evidence they did and their descendents are still there.

Edit: It was not a tiny amount either. They were enslaving each other even before the White man came.

 

[Gunz&Butta]

I appreciate it but I would respect it if they were not seeking any monetary compensation and the money ONLY went to the descendants of the enslaved.

You can't tell us what we can and can't seek. It isn't really your business.

 

[null]

Mental control is always more important to Imperialists than Physical control

training for invisible, immaterial barriers

 

[HarlemHottie]

@BaggerofTea

an unreliable broker for the black race in america

Her ethnic heritage is a large part of that. It informs her positions.

 

[Voice of Reason]

You can't tell us what we can and can't seek. It isn't really your business.

Y'all are some pathetic ass tethers.


Begging for reparations when you sold the slaves.

 

[HarlemHottie]

You can't tell us what we can and can't seek. It isn't really your business.

These nikkas done lost it.

 

[Uachet]

You can't tell us what we can and can't seek. It isn't really your business.

I agree with this. What we can do is voice our opinion that they should not be able to negotiate on our behalf here in the US too. They want to seek reparations, that is perfectly fine with me. It is none of my business.

 

[BaggerofTea]

@BaggerofTea

an unreliable broker for the black race in america

Her ethnic heritage is a large part of that. It informs her positions.

Valid, but a black person properly thinking will understand the detriment of NON BLACK IMMIGRANTS coming into the country

 

[Gunz&Butta]

They also sold their people to slavers too. Let's not act like the nations that were in that area before Ghana became a nation did not participate in the slave trade, because there is plenty of evidence they did and their descendents are still there.

Edit: It was not a tiny amount either. They were enslaving each other even before the White man came.

Yes they did, we are also not going to act like they were the majority. They were a very tiny minority who had the advantage of superior weaponry.
The descendants of those captured far outnumber the descendants of those doing the capturing on the continent.
I would also like to remind you that some of those who captured others also ended up on the slave ships as well when the tide turn against them. You probably have ancestors who captured people as well.

 

[Kasgoinjail]

 

[Gunz&Butta]

These nikkas done lost it.

Why is FBA trying to tell Africans what to do? Why you trying to play massa?

 

[Unbothered]

I'm gonna say this right now, but some of you gotta stop falling for the bait in these threads, y'all just as bad as the ones you're arguing/engaging with, which happens to be the usual a$$holes and idiots on here.

The topic of the thread should be why America (particularly White folks), Argentina, Israel, and pretty much all of Europe (pretty much all of CAC society worldwide) opposed recognizing slavery as humanity's gravest crime...

Instead, it's devolved into a conversation about Ghana “this and that”, making them out to be the villain/issue in this topic when they're actually the ally trying to help Black people worldwide, and especially, Black Americans, as well as calling out and exposing America's everlasting moral hypocrisy.

This is why Black people will continue being in these dire situations because of the aforementioned below...too busy going at each other over trivial nonsensical matters.

All the time that's been spent and still currently being wasted each and every day fighting with people in the same position as you has proven to be fruitless, and a decade later, you are still in the same position of being disorganized. At the same time, White Supremacy hasn't missed a beat, they're literally having a field day 'cause they know when it comes down to it these days, Black folks will never be organized or focused enough to because too many are mentally indulged in habits of dysfunction (infighting, silly antics, etc) that's handicaps one's ability to be a serious threat against a power structure, socially, and systematically speaking.