Excerpts of A Commentary on St. Croix Fiyahbun and US Bailout 2008
On October 1st, 2008, in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, a revolutionary gathering and reenactment in commemoration of the 130th anniversary of the Great Fiyahbun of 1878 happened. This gathering of 99.9% Afrakans of St. Croix and the Afrakan Diaspora honoring the women and men who fought for our post-emancipation in the then Danish West Indies was powerful. The gathering of brothers and sisters carrying fire torches through the streets of Freedom City Frederiksted where the great Fiyahbun started over 130 years ago as the Afrakan laborers mostly cane field workers knew that "the time have come for us to start doing something." A principle cause of the 1878 Fiyahbun was labor and economic injustices against the people of African ancestry who were primarily cane field workers—common people. More than 100 years later, we are faced with another series of injustices in our labor resources and economy as our US government continues to pay the elite no matter what harm this brings to the common people of this nation. As you can see, this behavior is nothing new.
The philosophy and hope of every citizen of the USA, and its’ territories, being granted liberty, justice, security and the pursuit of happiness has been on a downhill roller coaster ride for many years. The concept of “We the People” and “the people are the government” has been clarified for who the “We” really are and how “the government” is an organized criminal syndicate that disrespects, bamboozles, degrades, ignores and oppresses the citizenry of this nation globally marketed as the “home of the brave” that supports freedom and democracy for all. Time for the truth to be told is of essence.
Our communities,especially PanAfrakan organizers and our people everywhere, need to take action to restore social, economic and political order in this nation. Please take a moment and write down how this drastic change in the USA economy has affected you, your family and your future generations. Please write to your local, national (US) and global (UN/AU) representatives who have been forced to support a measure orchestrated within “ a den of imperialist thieves”. The consistent web of deceit being spun by our leaders and invisible financial aristocracy that forces our well-meaning leaders to bail out the rich at the cost of destroying the very fabric of civility against the middle class and poor is outright criminal and carries an air of treason against the people of the USA. National extortion, embezzlement, treason and economic bondage are supposed to be crimes punishable by “the laws” of this nation. Our elected leaders and ultra-wealthy translucent rulers are now showing their carnivorous teeth before our children and all of humanity as they place in action their legitimate and legal acts of thievery, nepotism and fiefdom against the human rights and interests of the people of the USA.
The “Rescue Bailout” by the government of the USA on behalf of the few and select wealthy rulers, corporations, banks, financial institutions and foreign interests of this nation, while willfully ignoring the basic health, education, labor, housing and other social NEEDS of the people of the USA is a clear message to all of us-especially to the PanAfrakanists forging forward for reparations and resources for repatriation for our experience through the horrific and historic Maangamizi subjected to our ancestors with 21st century remnants still in effect. That this economic meltdown production has been directed and filmed to take place exactly one month before a major presidential election where the key candidate that is qualified, capable and loyal to this nation (by western traditional educational institutional standards plus more) is a man of African ancestry is not by accident. The devastating drop in stock values in Wall Street in September & October of 2008 reveals the fear & financial terrorism tactics the invisible rulers, the money-moguls, the investors, the bankers, the financial wizards etc.—the real governmental rulers of this nation, have in regards to revolutionary change the people of the USA desire in our day-to-day lives, in our leadership, and in our relations with other nations with a President like Barack Obama who really represents the last vestiges of decency, loyalty and honor in the context of being an American...at least to some people.
For the record, whoever wins on November 4th, 2008 will not be a total cure for the diseases of injustice, racism, economic deprivation, indigenous & human rights violations and other ills affecting our people. Whoever wins will not replace the sacred spiritual intervention of our Creator in providing genuine resolve, repair, sa-ankhtified intention and healing to the conditions mankind has plagued the earth with in such a short amount of time.
On this matter, please be open to the message and bring no further harm to the messenger. I encourage everyone to send letters of your concerns and perspectives with constructive solutions for how WE THE PEOPLE may proactively repair this vicious economic assault and financial terrorism launched against us. The US government needs to be placed on notice that WE THE PEOPLE need a Rescue Plan that benefits all of us not just the folks that have annual salaries of $5,000,000.00 or more. This nation's economic and social fabric in the USA is dying while wearing a mask of stability, liberty, freedom and justice for all. The lies, treason-filled thievery and treachery against the people of the USA especially people of Afrakan ancestry needs to stop. When financial moguls make mistakes and lose money we are not to be forced to pay for their errors as they continue to have a 10-car garage and a dozen homes all over the earth. The capitalist economy has reached its peak of diminishing return and is swiftly declining as evidenced by the current meltdown of the system. It is time for another Rescue Plan from this present form of governance and economic structure that is genuinely humanistic and environmentally sustainable for, by and with WE THE PEOPLE.
Since the US government is able to print more money at will, thanks to Mr. Paulson’s total control of the US Treasury granted by elected leaders and the background producer-rulers of this "reality show", perhaps we may encourage our leaders (the few real ones remaining who have integrity and loyalty to our people) to bail WE THE PEOPLE of the USA and abroad out of the economic and political chaos we have been subjected to. Why should we pay taxes to bailout the ultra-wealthy while many live an exclusive life as expatriates in nations where the US dollar has value? Why has the USA government failed to bailout the people of this country when they needed "rescue"? This recent action may serve as a precedent that WE THE PEOPLE may demand a "Bailout" from the US Government too! The people of the USA have grown, sown, harvested, smelled and drank the coffee. It is time to wake up. This crisis affects all of us—among all classes, races, religions and more. Our families need to gather to secure our food resources, our sustainable energy needs, revisit & secure our acquisition of land resources with cooperative and communal focus, and we need to work on solidifying our principled unity for our survival. In US history, when the wealthy ask for a break in the form of a bailout or "economic reparations" for their "institutional losses", it is done on the backs, sweat, life and "futures" of the non-wealthy. It is time to take action. "The impact this action has on the PanAfrakan movement in Amerika and the Afrakan Diaspora demands immediate non-reactionary organizing for revolutionary change by our people."[Kahina:2007]
Just do it now for the betterment of our future generations.
The principles of Maat are truth, justice, order, reciprocity, balance, harmony & righteousness.
May Maat be restored!
Shared through HmtNtchrt ChenziRa
October 1.2008
Originally published on Living In Black [LIB] Network
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