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Well I would be slow to praise this Sarkozy as well. He's talking along the same lines that White Supremacist have been using for years: White men have created ALL of the worlds' technologies, which makes Whites superior to all non-Whites. While certainly Whites have contributed greatly to many of the things we consider "advancements" today, they have hardly did it ALONE! Science/technology is build on each other, and something simple and insignificant to some would have actually been some of the things that enabled some Whites to invent whatever they invented!

The only thing that I DO halfway agree with Sarkozy with is that Black intellectuals globally tend to spend a bit to much energy focusing on the past, particulary SLAVERY and NOT ENOUGH ENERGY PREPARING US FOR THE FUTURE. While slavery was an undeniable tragedy for our people, if we're not careful we can EASILY be RE-ENSLAVED MENTALLY (some believe we already are). And although this probably won't be a popular sentiment on this board, I do BELIEVE Black people growing ECONOMICALLY INDEPENDENT of Whites (and even Asians) is far more important for Black survival than what African country a "black disporian" came from (this is nothing but another way we bury our head in the sand by living in the past).......................