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19-07-06, 02:28 PM
Tehuti wrote: When analyzing the Indo-European/Asiatic political philosophy, it seems ideal for establishing or seizing power. However, it always defeats itself through its own greed and aggression. On the other hand, African political philosophy is ideal for sustaining free nations as long as it does not become too divided against itself. That is the key...if we don't become too divided. Europeans, with their many divisions, were able to establish solidarity to divide, conquer, and exploit Africa, where even today, our people are still divided and seemingly powerless on the continent.
IMO, the failure of African Kingdoms is in no way related to the political phylosophy, but to the winds of change. succession disputes and external developments exerted the most influence on the fate of these kingdoms and empires, not the political philosophy.
there is also something of a consideration of the grand design of things in this manner of organizing, a more mature, holisticmethod of leadership, as it would not make any sense to keep people locked up in a territory when they feel they ought to be free, or they could be better off separate.
Europeans managed to unite disparate peoples and cultures and fight one cause, which they are still doing today, because they took advantage of hidden fears within the human psyche, which they are still doing today. this requires but knowledge of how to control people using hidden switches that ellicit certain responses when pulled.it's irresponsible playing with people's minds, an irresponsibility that can be observed with this culture's attitude towards even the very air we breathe, and the results of such manipulation can be catastrophic.
the African method of keeping disparate nations in one whole has more or less been adopted by Europeans too. if you look at Germany, you see it comprises a federation of Germanic tribes, each unique and quite autonomous. the same is true of American states.
going back in time, you find that this kind of political phylosophy is alien to Europeans whose old empires and kingdoms were based on tribes and tribal domination. Europeans have realized the African model works, and it is always possible to twist the rules slightly in order to ensure there are nodivisive decisions when reason ails. ifeveryone is made aware it is intheir best interests to live as one in response to the times, to unite for mutual benefit, then it is wise to make it impossible to separate from the whole, just as long as the crisis lasts, after which you gradually move the way of our ancestors.
the present state of the African continent is a direct result of the loss of not so much the African political phylosophy, but faith in it, especially in those we trust to lead us, which has taken away the need to find our way back to the system that makes us better people. I call the political map of Africa "scarface" asthe lines made by the colonizersconjures in my mind the attacks endured by the continent that marred itsappearence, that are nowthe scarsreminiscent ofthe brutal attack.
most of the problems we have today will be washed away when we return to the superior ways of our ancestors, when we start to organize as they did,on a continental level.
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