BaserB - I do hear you. I often ask myself do we form unions based on global oppression or is real pride holding onto each individual culture. But I still say you're effectively describing tribalism and our biggest crime is retaining a village mentality based on so called differences.

I can relate to this perceived sense of pride in concept, even more so if independently each clan/tribe can hold their own but where I do have issues, and what is oh so ironic is that for all our differences, make a man who doesn't even share our homeland much less our skin colour come along offering trinkets and none of the differences seem to matter with them but costs lives between us.

I'm as indepndent as anyone but choose to share and unite in my belief that others are sharing and uniting with the same goals in mind yet I still got caught up in drama with a hustling babymother and a wotliss African using the opprtunity to disguise why he's a mini cab driver and why he lives where he does - he's now using Ligali in the same way.

With no pride our men who should be leading the pack have become wotliss brothas living on hand outs and we have babymammas playing their anti-black woman card everytime their lack of culture is exposed. We have very limited individual pride and absolutely no collective pride, it's the feeling of being ashamed that keeps us trapped as individuals in our villages.

The displaced African can make his mark by forgiving those on the continent for selling them out, this is not a cosmetic gesture, it's reconcilliation, advancement, ice breaking etc. Indeed I'd marry an African on the continent just to inherit the surname...but don't alienate me because i chose not to eat bushmeat...indeed I'd be looking to inpart some of my 'culture' as part of the union.