Torrance of Raw Dawg (http://rawdawgb.blogspot.com ) has posted another good essay entitled “blinded by the Obamification of America”. Here is an excerpt:
“Now I know most of yawl are in awe of the prospect of the first African American President in the history of these United States of America, and as well you should be. In fact it is nice seeing people being caught up in history when so many of us don’t know much about the subject. However, with the Obmafication (my own word) of America, there has been a tendency to look away from other things that are important and are historical in their own right. In fact, things that may make his presidency, if he wins in November, even more problematic and deterministic with regards to his success or failure.
This whole campaign started with hoop-la. By that I mean we were in a recession and we were engaged in war on three fronts (Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia). Yep, Somalia, but we wouldn’t know because we get our information from media magnates that we never question or even on our own, search to find out what is really going on in our world. But such is the myopia of a self-centered nation.
Read the rest here: http://rawdawgb.blogspot.com/2008/06/blinded-by-obamafication-of-america.html
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Raw Dawg, another great post, as always.
As for news sources, it would behoove Americans to think outside the proverbial box concerning the sources they use for the news. American newspapers and media is not the only way to obtain information on international events. Here is a link for international news sources around the world:
From there you can take your pick of any newssource you desire to read on what the rest of the world is discussing, instead of the same ‘ol, same ‘ol MSNBC, Faux News, etc.
Oh, and uh Raw Dawg, thanks for mentioning Somalia. I am one of a very minute group of bloggers out there who has been posting on Africa for quite a while:
-Somalia
-Ethiopia’s attacks on Somalia
-Hundreds of thousands dead, mutilated and raped in the DRC, Sudan
-Darfur (and ways we can all help to try and alleviate the situation)
-African women who face genocidal rape (my term) in Liberia, the DRC, Angola, Sierra Leon, Darfur
And DON’T get me started on Obama’s slavish devotion to Israel and his anti-Palestinian stance.
Yes, it is great that many people are fired up and becoming involved in politics, registering to vote, and finally starting to pay attention to this year’s presidential campaign (hell, after 8 years of vicious Bush/Rethuglican mind-f**k, many people are sick of the cesspool this country has further sank into.)
Yes, millions of Americans could care less about Africa.
Those pesky Africans 😦
But wait, if only we could get our hands on their:
-Land
-Gold
-Bauxite
-Chromium
-Oil (the Horn of Africa, West Africa)
-Manganese
-Diamonds ( for which many women, children and men are having their limbs cut off for, as in “blood diamonds/ conflict diamonds”)
America has been an imperialistic monster towards Africa, but, America is still trying to find a way to successfully carve up Africa the way her cousins were able to do at the end of the 19TH Century. She wants Africa, but is still too scared to put American boots on the ground, (Black Hawk down, anyone?) so she has to be content with destabilizing the continent: Sudan is a good example. But, not the only example.
(What the hell can you expect from a savage country [America] that bombed little Grenada?)
As for the Taliban, and Osama.
America can try to seek out and kill Osama all she wants to but she forgets that she has already fought (and lost) a war in Vietnam. And she is fighting a “War in Vietnam” in Afghanistan/Iraq, as well.
Only this time the “VietCong” are the Taliban and Al Queeda, with Osama as leader.
As for Obama.
Hell, he is just another politician pandering to his constituents.
As far as I am concerned, things will be worse with him in office, but, hey, that’s just my opinion.
Look at it this way:
As I have said on my blog, Obama is the lesser of two evils. McCain is nothing but a carbon-copy of Bush(only worse).
I don’t won’t to see McCain in office…..
…but, on the other hand, I do want to see a Black First Lady….
…..decisions…..
….decisions……
Ann
