Imperialism in Blackface

Ladies and Gentleman, introducing another blackface(they seem to multiplying like rabbits) willing to front for the American capitalist empire: Mr. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnnnnnie Carsonnnnnn. During his speechwhere he accepted the nomination you could easily tell Africa is in for more raping and general destruction if you can sift through the b.s. Some Africanists(I can't honestly call these people Pan-Africanists) seem to think it is a bad thing it took so long for someone to be named to the post. Some people seem to have "hope" beyond "hope" in a kinder, gentler form of imperialism. Silly rabbit, trix are for kids.

Allow me to translate as he breaks down America's interest in Africa. "Fifteen percent of America's oil comes from Africa and the continent supplies the majority of the liquefied natural gas consumed by the eastern United States. Africa's economic potential is vast and its importance as a trading partner will continue to grow." Yo, they got that oil son, and that natural gas. We could go head and rip them off and make crazy paper.

He goes on to mention Ghana and South Africa as models of democracy. He doesn't mention how the C.I.A. had a hand in the coup against Nkrumah and how different Ghana and Africa would be if the seeds of Pan-Africanism had been allowed to take root. Nah, he didn't mention that little bit of history. Democracy is well and good as long as its someone with the U.S.'s interests. He didn't mention the ANC has been in power for the last 15 years and has done very little to alleviate the exploitation of the masses of South Africans.

He mentions dealing with conflicts in Somalia, the Sudan and the Eastern Congo without mentioning the U.S.'s capitalistic interests in each of these conflicts. Again and again he presents these problems of Africa as if the U.S. had no hand in them and somehow they are gonna come and swoop in and solve Africa's problems. Some think we gotta wait and see what the U.S.'s Africa policy will be, but it aint changed: rape and plunder the natural resources and install "democratic" regimes that will be willing collaborators in the continued rape and plunder of Africa.