The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
- Prov 22:7.
Slavery, like poverty is a minds thing.
One has to be a slave mentally to be enslaved physically; people with freedom mentality can't be enslaved. They ll rather die than to be enslaved for a day. Black people are the crying babies of the world because of the slave mindset they acquired through their experiences in history.
The followings are the factors that are the major reasons for this mindset.
1. Religion - It has always been a way of life amongst black people, there is no difference between religion and culture to the blackman. It was unfortunate that his religious beliefs were the foundation of his slave mindset. The doctrines of an average African traditional religion put the man under subjection to the elements, the man lives constantly in fear of offending the forces he believes live behind the elements. This fear was the first foundation of his bondage.
2. Culture - There is no difference to a blackman between his culture and religion. The reason is because culture is a parasite created by the ruling class and the elites which latches into the power of religion to bring the masses under subjection and bondage to them. Through this means, any attempt to question oppresion is always squashed by the threat of incuring the wrath of the gods.
This same mentality is at work today in the political climate of Africa, it's rare for an African to call authority to order. Africa have had in modern times the worst rulers in the world, yet a vast majority watched haplessly, beyond their fear of death is a culture that have no precedence of rising up against oppresion. It's this same culture that birthed the physical manifestion of slavery with the advent of slave trade.
3. Slave trade - Long before the first European set foot on the shores of Africa, the ruling class and the elites having beaten the masses into submission have started owing slaves.
The first slaves ever, were people who ran foul of religious laws and cultural edicts. They and their children were often sentenced to definate or an indefinate period of slavery. The Trans- sahara and the Trans- atlantic slave routes developed as offshoots of what the ruling class and the elites began.
Effects of the slave mindset.
A. Zero value for human life: When a nation lacks regards for human life, it's laws can never seek to improve the standard and welfare of the lìfe of her citizens. We all know that the law in most African countries wasn't made with the interest of the majority at heart but to cement the hold of the ruling class over power and to advance their interests and welfare.
B. A culture of consumption: Africans and black people all over the world live mostly to consume finished products, been mentally lazy to refine raw materials into products that can meet their needs, they live to consume, not minding the consequence of living off the abilities of others. Their belly is their god, to meet the cravings of this god dignity and morality is thrown to the dogs. Like our forefathers who sold their sons into slavery for guns, gunpowder, mirrors, fabrics, gins etc, we still do the same thing today!. We depend on western donations (aids) for everything, we are lap dogs of finished products of other races. We have cocoa but we can't refine it, we buy chocolate products produced by others from our own cocoa. Same with crude oil, and rubber, iron ore, gold, diamond etc. Africa is so blessed yet we don't maximise our potentials, our leaders sell off our collective interests for personal gains.
C. Slaves can't manage freedom: It's a burden to them. How free are most African countries after lots of them got independence about sixty years ago.
How many of us wish we are still under colonial rule. Slaves can't think for themselves, therefore leadership which is simply the ability to think through problems in other to arrive at the required end is always difficult. Most African leaders can't think therefore they can't lead.
In order to cover up for this indequency they simply rule. Mental exercise is tasking to slaves, so most people won't read this, even when a few manage to skim through they won't comment or contribute.
When ll we be free? Until knowledge comes! knowledge empowers and it's the catalyst for freedom.
- Prov 22:7.
Slavery, like poverty is a minds thing.
One has to be a slave mentally to be enslaved physically; people with freedom mentality can't be enslaved. They ll rather die than to be enslaved for a day. Black people are the crying babies of the world because of the slave mindset they acquired through their experiences in history.
The followings are the factors that are the major reasons for this mindset.
1. Religion - It has always been a way of life amongst black people, there is no difference between religion and culture to the blackman. It was unfortunate that his religious beliefs were the foundation of his slave mindset. The doctrines of an average African traditional religion put the man under subjection to the elements, the man lives constantly in fear of offending the forces he believes live behind the elements. This fear was the first foundation of his bondage.
2. Culture - There is no difference to a blackman between his culture and religion. The reason is because culture is a parasite created by the ruling class and the elites which latches into the power of religion to bring the masses under subjection and bondage to them. Through this means, any attempt to question oppresion is always squashed by the threat of incuring the wrath of the gods.
This same mentality is at work today in the political climate of Africa, it's rare for an African to call authority to order. Africa have had in modern times the worst rulers in the world, yet a vast majority watched haplessly, beyond their fear of death is a culture that have no precedence of rising up against oppresion. It's this same culture that birthed the physical manifestion of slavery with the advent of slave trade.
3. Slave trade - Long before the first European set foot on the shores of Africa, the ruling class and the elites having beaten the masses into submission have started owing slaves.
The first slaves ever, were people who ran foul of religious laws and cultural edicts. They and their children were often sentenced to definate or an indefinate period of slavery. The Trans- sahara and the Trans- atlantic slave routes developed as offshoots of what the ruling class and the elites began.
Effects of the slave mindset.
A. Zero value for human life: When a nation lacks regards for human life, it's laws can never seek to improve the standard and welfare of the lìfe of her citizens. We all know that the law in most African countries wasn't made with the interest of the majority at heart but to cement the hold of the ruling class over power and to advance their interests and welfare.
B. A culture of consumption: Africans and black people all over the world live mostly to consume finished products, been mentally lazy to refine raw materials into products that can meet their needs, they live to consume, not minding the consequence of living off the abilities of others. Their belly is their god, to meet the cravings of this god dignity and morality is thrown to the dogs. Like our forefathers who sold their sons into slavery for guns, gunpowder, mirrors, fabrics, gins etc, we still do the same thing today!. We depend on western donations (aids) for everything, we are lap dogs of finished products of other races. We have cocoa but we can't refine it, we buy chocolate products produced by others from our own cocoa. Same with crude oil, and rubber, iron ore, gold, diamond etc. Africa is so blessed yet we don't maximise our potentials, our leaders sell off our collective interests for personal gains.
C. Slaves can't manage freedom: It's a burden to them. How free are most African countries after lots of them got independence about sixty years ago.
How many of us wish we are still under colonial rule. Slaves can't think for themselves, therefore leadership which is simply the ability to think through problems in other to arrive at the required end is always difficult. Most African leaders can't think therefore they can't lead.
In order to cover up for this indequency they simply rule. Mental exercise is tasking to slaves, so most people won't read this, even when a few manage to skim through they won't comment or contribute.
When ll we be free? Until knowledge comes! knowledge empowers and it's the catalyst for freedom.
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