Looting Life

SINCE THE MIDDLE of the fifteenth century Europeans have been invading, attacking, conquering, occupying, plundering, and colonizing Africa, in order to steal natural resources, mostly mineral wealth. The process is ongoing, and incomplete. Racism, of which there is no mention in any document before 1450, was invented as justification for the theft of nature's most valuable resource: human beings. The other justification for black slavery, employed until 1865 in the United States, was the Christian religion. the benighted savages were finally being given a purpose for which to live, and were being led to Christ. They had been removed from countries which Donald Trump would later describe as "shit hole" countries. Slave holder thomas jefferson informs us that African-American men prefer white women, and that African-American women prefer gorillas and orangutans with whom to mate. when he was in his forties Jefferson, who was known to prefer light colored slaves, began a sexual relationship with a fifteen year old slave, which bore six children and lasted the rest of his life. their descendants are with us today. Jefferson's lady was one eighth black, and quite beautiful. Anyone who thinks that American racism is going to be protested out of existence in 29020 is no more perceptive than Jefferson in such matters, and likely less so. And what about you? If you haven't been pretesting in the streets lately, what's stopping you? The United States of A. was founded by a gang of traitor whose rebellion against their country consisted of violent military insurrection, treason. Its growth was facilitated by the mass murder and genocide of an existing civilization, and the kidnapping and enslavement of another. Systems of oppression were put in place the vestiges of which remain, and are threatening to undo our nation today. Colin Kaepernick did not protest against a song or a flag. he had and has far greater concerns. He knelt in protest against a system of oppression, against a corrupt society and culture, and the country which established and maintains it. Colin Kaepernick does not disrespect a national anthem or flag. he disrespects a culture and society which has revealed itself eminently worthy of disrespect.