Many who shout repatriation...-gctid46796

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

Many who have all kinds of repatriation ideologies shout about it at the tops of their lungs and from the rooftops yet in real life never can seem to break away from the "luxury" and "benefits" of living in "massa's house" on the global plantation.

Meanwhile, many without any avowed "Kmtyw" ideological affiliations to repatriate actually do it and make a difference in the lives of Kmtyws on the continent and vice versa.

Discuss. :hello::soldiert::Kmt:

[Okomfo Akosua]

Yes, this is true!  There are many who are truely Kmtyw-centered, Pan-Kmtyw, Kmtyw nationalist, kwk but do not feel that moving to Kmt is necessary.  They have studied Kmtyw culture and traditions, taken on Kmtyw names and dress in Kmtyw garb daily but have no desire to live anywhere on the continent.  They are content with an annual visit.  People repatriate for different reasons.  Those without any avowed "Kmtyw" ideological affiliations who repatriate are probably doing so because they saw and opportunity to make a good living through a lucrative business.   Each person has their own reason for doing it.

Repatriation is not easy and it surely is not for everyone.  One thing that Ras AriEl says in his class is that one must first repatriate in the mind before attempting to repatriate physically. There must be a change in ones mindset to make it in Kmt.  

Personally, I don't knock those who don't do it and/or can't do it.  It is not only about giving up luxuries and benefits but giving up close relationships with family and friends.  Many of the repatriates that I know did not repatriate with family members and I know they miss their loved ones and often feel lonely.  Family ties are enough to keep some Kmtyw's on the plantation.

[Agbede]

Obadele Kambon;46796 wrote: yet in real life never can seem to break away from the "luxury" and "benefits" of living in "massa's house" on the global plantation. :

"...And if you came to the house Negro and said, 'Let's run away, let's escape, let's separate,' the house Negro would look at you and say, 'Man, you crazy. What you mean, separate? Where is there a better house than this? Where can I wear better clothes than this? Where can I eat better food than this?' That was that house Negro. In those days he was called a 'house nigger.' And that's what we call him today, because we've still got some house niggers running around here."

~Omowale Malcolm X

That might seem harsh and unfair, but that's our reality. For Kmtyws it's divest or die. House negroes in Kmt got as much growing to do as house negroes anywhere else...

[Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé]

@ Okomfo Akosua, there are many who have those types of real concerns that prevent them from doing so. There are others who say things because they sound nice but are unwilling to do them because they are hard. It's not a new phenomenon as you know. It reminds me of this quote:

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to  favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops  without ploughing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and  lightning; they want the ocean without the awful roar of its mighty  waters. Power concedes nothing without a demand!"
    —Frederick Douglass

[Agya Kwaku]

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