THOUGHTS ABOUT ADOS VERSUS AFRICAN PEOPLES

THOUGHTS ABOUT ADOS VERSUS AFRICAN PEOPLES – unnecessary tension I am a part of the ADOS family; but the comments that follow are my own–in short, I don’t speak for ADOS. When I look at black Africans, no matter the country of origin, I can’t help but see myself in them–it’s a little like looking into a mirror: more often than not I just smile. It annoys me a bit when an African or Caribbean sees him/herself as superior to an American black purely on the basses of origin. That kind of elitism is an adoption and adaptation of white racism. It’s kind of like me talking with a black person who thinks he/she’s white while ignoring their common blackness. Some American blacks too adopt and adapt this pathology. The true mark of intelligence and respect for others is when asked a question outside of one’s actual experience is to defer the question to a person with the experience. Looking at the yes or no question of reparation for American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS), an actual descendant is obviously the better source of response to the question. Persons without the experience should just close their mouths and let experience inform them. There is clear evidence of elitism and ignorance when the political view on a subject is identical to that of the controlling, racist, policies of a country. The legislative process of our country should not be silent on the subject of reparation–legislative silence is evidence of no-will to heal those who have been gravely harmed by generational government policies. Reparation has to be on the political agenda of the United States in order for the pain and suffering endured by ADOS to ever be relieved. Only government policy can award and maintain the guarantee of full citizenship. amazon.com/dp/0983947724