The arrogance of America is, unnerving, to say the
least. To jump right into the story; I AM currently a resident of the District
of Columbia and I make my way to the museums and galleries as much as I can. On
an outing one day, I decided to take my then three year old twin daughters to
the “National Museum of The American Indian” I CRINGE TO WRITE THE WORDS----can
you see why? Quite possibly not; this is the purpose of this paper---but I
digress. This was my first visit to this particular museum; I have visited the
Smithsonian, The Air and Space Museum amongst others; this is relevant. I
validate my relationship(s) to museum to say that I felt familiar and
comfortable in museum environments. Upon walking into this building---I could
almost hear the spirits say “you believe this shit”----The powers that be could
not even allow my ancestors the word Native.
I felt atrocity, death, regret, war; a level of
massacre I could not describe in words any one persons’ ear should hear. I felt
the anguish of a people who had to come to the stark revelation of beasts and
plunderers in their midst. I felt a supreme sense of disrespect, blatant
disregard and murderous intent. I felt like it could all happen too soon all
over again. As I walked through the first exhibit---I remember it was a kayak
exhibit, showing kayaks from the days of the Natives through modern day. I
thought what a resource this must have been for them and I went into thinking
about how this one resource more than likely changed their complete concept of how
things were or could be done. With the ability to now be mobile traversing
waters and having the ability to move goods and/or services allowed them to
maximize their opportunity.
I cite this, because this is what the power
structure of America is really known for. When government, patriots and others
speak to the “GREATNESS” of America---they never discuss the tortuous bullshit
America is guilty of committing. I AM #Exhaustedfrombeingwhileblack and I have
to take my time to express my extreme disdain with the Illusion that is the
American dream or the western ideal.
A conversation, exposing, engaging and empowering
individuals to understand the system in which they revere; is the same system
that initiated, nurtured and maintains oppression, caste systems and consumer
status quo.
If anyone can tell me why we continue to visit and
support these monoliths of colonialism and debauchery; I would greatly
appreciate it. I AM hurt to my inner being about the current socioeconomic
status of the culture I so readily identify. Black men are being mutilated by
the media, black women are being murdered at an alarming rate and the detriment
caused by systematic socialism continues.
In the spirit of the forefathers of Tyranny and Exploitation. I will say I AM at
the point of Freedom or death. I also cite the extreme of having to jump
straight to deaths gate as a result of requiring #MyReconciliation. TELL THE
TRUTH #TRUTH2POWER #MelanatedMajority
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