Behind the Facade of Hollywood's Movie Casts: Neo-Nkrumahism for our Times.-gctid177495

[Efo Sela]

Please spare some time to read this article and share your thoughts and insights wherever you are.
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[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

@Efo Sela, I greatly appreciate this write up. Very well thought out with a critical analysis of issues that go unnoticed by many. In many ways, it reminds me of work done by CEMOTAP. On another note, you mention Nkrumah's "Neo-Colonialism: The last stages of Imperialism." Note that the subtitle was The Last Stage of Imperialism rather than stages. Nkrumah was very optimistic that eureurasians would be stopped in their tracks back then, but in hindsight we could easily mention Westernization: The Stage after the Last Stage of Imperialism or Multi-Culturalism: The Stage after the Stage after Last Stage of Imperialism or Globalization: The Stage after the Stage after the Stage after the Last Stage of Imperialism. You see, eureurasians have a lot of words in their languages and they don't hesitate to use them as new names slight modifications in the modalities of imperialism to keep Kmtyws confused. Although, in fairness, all of these could be grouped under the rubric of neo-colonialism. I gave a talk on neo-colonialism a few years ago that I would do well to write up as an article one of these days: http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/vbtube_show.php?tubeid=1041&sti=Dr-Obadele-Kambon-Neo-Colonialism-as-an-Impediment
I tried to keep things as simple as possible as it was for high-school students.

Again, BlackPowerful write-up and thanks for sharing it with the larger Global Kmtyw Community here at Abibitumi Kasa!

[Efo Sela]

Dear Dr. Kambon,

First of all, thanks for taking time to read through the article and  pointing out the slight error in the title of Nkrumah's book. I have noted and will make the necessary corrections. I finished reading your article in the morning but couldn't reply immediately.
The article was very profound and haunting to know that Kmtyws still don't acknowledge that slavery is still inexistence and Neo-slavery is even more insidious than the shackles. Its frightening if you think about all these underhanded neo-slavery mechanisms.
I was speechless when I read your article. And the issues you raised in the introductory section about the negative connotations of the word "Legacy" totally caught me off guard. It proves how some Kmtyws scholars take minor terminologies for granted.
Subliminal Neuro-Linguistic programming is rife even among our own intellectuals,  engineered by Western ''scholars''. Very depressing.The sad thing is most Kmtyws don't know they are being programmed to be automatons and modern slaves in ''invisible plantations''.

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

I'm glad to hear you read it and it was beneficial for your understanding and perspective on the issue. Have you seen the talk that the article was based on? http://www.abibitumikasa.com/forums/vbtube_show.php?tubeid=1057&sti=Legacies-of-the-Transatlantic-Slave-Trade
Or were you present for it?
Yes, neo-slavery is alive and kicking. They change the name, but keep Kmtyws working for free. Oftentimes when I hear people here or elsewhere in the continent talking about development, they neglect to remember that as the major factor of so-called development in eureurasia and neo-eureurasia. Then they want parity without going to eureurasia to bring them back to work for free for us for 400 years.

Another insidious term is "post-slavery." Everyone and even some well-meaning Kmtyw scholars just bandy this term around without ever stopping to think, hey, when was the supposed end date and critically whether it actually ever stopped or just transformed with a name change and more insidious methodology. This is why, in the article, I preferred neo-slavery as it is much more accurate and commensurate with the empirical evidence on the ground.

Yes, again, I thought your article was insightful and would have a good chance of being published at a place like JPAS which is by us, for us, with a few extra references and slight tightening up. This would also enable it to be read by more Kmtyws as JPAS is a go-to platform for insightful research and thinking.

As a sidebar, are you familiar with CEMOTAP? They've been fighting this fight of negative images of Kmtyws in the media for quite a while and some of their work and research could enrich your article.

Take care and stay BlackNificent! :soldiert: