![]() ![]() We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. These lines were derived from a speech given by Marcus Garvey, a proponent of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism: It made me think of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song": "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery/None but ourselves can free our minds." The lyrics website Genius has this annotation: If you truly see the horror of forced slavery, why would you, who are physically, legally free, keep yourself in a condition of mental slavery? He's calling people today to a higher ground of freedom. He's not withholding empathy from the people who suffered in the past. He knows people care about him and want to understand him, so we (not all of us, but many) want to understand his explanation. But Kanye claims freedom of thought, and once he got our attention, he added detail that you might feel compelled to think through. ![]() And it's wrong in a direction that is precisely the way nearly everyone feels inhibited about going: failing to acknowledge the full horror of slavery. ![]() Kanye got our attention by saying something that seems wrong. nce again I am being attacked for presenting new ideas." Even the statement was an example of free thought. he reason why I brought up the 400 years point is because we can't be mentally imprisoned for another 400 years. My point is for us to have stayed in that position even though the numbers were on our side means that we were mentally enslaved. "Of course I know that slaves did not get shackled and put on a boat by free will. I'll link to CNN, which supplies a little of the criticism that predictably ensued and Kanye's clarification: Said Kanye West, reported in a lot of places. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
March 2023
Categories |