AfroA Perspectives 33: Lockdown on Information

by Takuan Amaru

Is the United States a racist country?

In spite of the overwhelming evidence, in the past and present, of the existence of a dominant society, there seems to be some disagreement among members of the so-called minority class. When asked this question on ABC’s Good Morning America, this is what Vice President Kamala Harris had to say: “I don’t think America is a racist country.” She then appeared to contradict herself in the following sentence: “But we also do have to speak truth about the history of racism in our country and its existence today.”

So, if there is “a history of racism in our country” and it still “exists today,” does this not mean that America is, in fact, a racist country? It is this type of duplicitous, double-talk that confuses people who only gather their information from brief sound-bites from major, media news outlets. In this regard, the famous Native American saying, “The white man speaks with (a) forked-tongue” takes on real meaning as politicians and government officials are known to speak out both sides of their mouths whenever addressing issues concerning the disenfranchised class. When speaking on concerns of the dominant class, however, their message is—and always has been—very clear. From the edicts on being a good slave in the Bible, the Three-Fifths Compromise in the Constitution, the infamous Dred-Scott case in 1857, the Jim Crow laws in the 20th century, to the recent ruling in the Kyle Rittenhouse incident, there is a clear, defined pattern of entitlement for, let’s say, a particular persuasion of people.

It is this sense of “white entitlement” which is at the core of the recent bans in the United States. In an article published in 2019 by the American Vanguard entitled, Good-bye America—White Births below Replacement Level in every State, John Binder reports that: “The United States birth rate remains well below the replacement level needed as white American births plummet in all 50 states and the District of Colombia.” This is a clear warning for whites to circle their wagons and take a stand. They must do something to increase their dwindling numbers. Or, conversely, they have to do something to stop the rising numbers of black people. Let’s face it, by the passing of immigration laws and the protection / aid provided to certain groups, it has become apparent that the number one group on the list of disenfranchised are the Blacks in America. Other ethnic groups that have been marginalized in the past, such as gays and transgenders as well as Asians and Hispanics, recently have been getting legislation passed in their favor. Are we witnessing the invention of a new buffer-class? Inserting a class between the whites and blacks would be reminiscent of the South African Apartheid system which featured three, distinct groups: White Afrikaans, Colored, and Black African.

Critical Race Theory

There has been an explosion in the courts and media outlets regarding Critical Race Theory. It has been reported that Fox News has mentioned it over 1,900 times in the past 3.5 months! Could this be in response to Foundational Black Americans (FBA) finally getting around to demanding tangible (financial) reparations for all of the free labor their ancestors provided to the United States? If a system of racism/white supremacy does exist, you can see why it would be necessary for the powers-that-be to censor history and the ability of not only blacks, but also whites and everyone else, to critically analyze historical events to prevent the general population from getting a grasp on how America became so rich and powerful. And this need is only exacerbated by the rapidly decreasing white population.

The free labor provided for the United States cannot be ignored or diminished. Once the enormous contributions made by FBA—both past and present—become common knowledge to the general public, which include inventions attributed to others such as the telephone system and transmitter (Granville T. Woods—not Alexander Graham Bell), it will be next-to-impossible to simultaneously deny them first-class status. If this were to occur, what would happen to white people? This is the fear that grips the dominant society and keeps them up at night devising new laws, mandates, and rhetoric to interfere with the natural flow of advancement. Why so much fear and animosity? If FBA are no longer on the bottom-rung of society, this would destroy the foundation of the so-called “New World Order,” and white entitlement would come to a screeching halt.

With this mind, can you blame the dominant society for their censorship laws? Do you really expect them to allow their subjects to arm themselves with knowledge and information that points out systemic injustice? Put another way, do you really expect Europeans to put their heads down, admit the system is rigged in their favor, and just hand-over the entitlement that has been passed down from generation to generation?

“By All Means Necessary!”

Since the dissolution of the Black Panther Party in the 1970s (and songs by Public Enemy in the 1980s & ’90s), rarely is the word “Revolution” uttered. This holds true not only in the media but in conversations by blacks, themselves. This is because, believe it or not, this word is scary to many blacks too. For whites, the fear of becoming a minority (with all of its trappings) is understandable but, for some blacks, the idea of not depending on anyone other than themselves, which includes taking accountability and responsibility for everything that happens, just mentioning this topic can get a black person ostracized from social-media groups and other types of relationships. Why so much fear and apprehension? What is everyone so afraid of? In other words, for black people, could it be any worse than it is now? Perhaps we shall tackle these topics on another day. For now, the only question on the table is: why are YOU so afraid?