Hullo Mr Lumumba, This is a Great piece. Am proud of you. 'Giro lo 'ba. The patriots wisdom is reflected in you. Keep the fire burning. Ciao. Buga Andruga. On Feb 1, 2016 11:06 AM, "Hussein Amin" <[email protected]> wrote:
> HISTORY: IDI AMIN, CONQUEROR OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. > > Photo: Idi Amin (1976). The only African to genuinely implement economic > self determination for his country. > > As an African, I'd honestly be proud to dislodge parasitic colonialism > from my country and gladly earn myself the 'Conqeuror of the British > Empire' title, rather than remain economically enslaved to a colonial > master. While many would like to mock my father for expelling the > colonialists and their ferried cronies, I felt proud to here Amin publicly > state: "I made nothing for myself from the expulsion. I haven't got a > single business". > However in regards to a British Empire title, I was surprised to discover > that the UK actually had a similarly worded honour called "The Order of The > British Empire". One that they appear to worship even today. Surely this > was once conferred on those who exercised the most achievements for British > expansionism. What that actually meant for indigenous African peoples and > others around the globe is historically unforgettable. > In creating the British empire, untold misery was unleashed on Africa's > ancestors so as to have them, their land, and many other resources, under > the so-called "British crown". Those who have read about the scramble for > Africa, know that it is simply a tale of shameless, barbarian greed. > Today, the Order of the British Empire is still bestowed on reknown > individuals including recently to the worlds most richest man, Bill Gates. > Simply put, any British who has the official "Sir" title (Sir Alex > Ferguson for example), is a knight, commander, or officer of the Order of > The British Empire. > What I realized is that my father meant to make them feel what their > empire meant for us. It wasn't welcome anymore. > History shows that while we went about our own affairs, an enemy came to > grab our ancestral lands and unilaterally put us under their control, > mostly by force of arms. Even though they feign deafness to history, for > Africa and many other territories worldwide, the empire is a historic > oppressor. > In a 2004 report entitled "Reforming Our Honours System", the UK's House > of Commons recommended to phase out the Order of the British Empire, saying > that the title was "now considered to be unacceptable, being thought to > embody values that are no longer shared". > Another recent honoree is CNN's Christian Amanpour (2007). At the time, > her employer broadcast a statement saying; "CNN’s chief international > correspondent, today was named a Commander of the Order of the British > Empire (CBE). The award was announced on the occasion of the Queen's > birthday." > If the UK state had any remorse or sensitivity to the historically > negative perceptions by former colonies across the globe, they would have > long halted this persisting imperialist buffoonery. One that they somehow > still think is relevant today. > But why commission a House of Commons report for which they had to conduct > research, consult widely, draft the report, then present its > recommendations to Tony Blair (the Prime Minister at the time), only for > him and his successors to completely ignore honest meaningful work that > would have most likely improved their relations with many countries today? > Surprisingly the time the report was presented, appears to be the very > time Mr. Blair had just lied to the world about weapons of mass destruction > that actually didn't exist. The same time the empire was dislodging a > president (Saddam Hussein), putting him through a kangaroo court, > condemning him to death, hanging him on New Years eve as London celebrated > with champagne and whiskey, while also bombing a million Iraqi men, women > and children to shreds based on Tony Blair and George Bush's blatant lies, > right? > I did send a letter to Amanpour about the award at the time she received > it. Knowing her sensitivity towards injustice, plus her humble ancestral > origins (Iran), surely she must have reflected on the dark legacy > surrounding this so-called "honour". > Britain maintaining the award makes it valid for the former colonies to > also honour those amongst us who resisted this ruthless imperialism. > Maybe we should ask the Pan-African movement to also create another new > award for our own: "The League of Africa's Defence" for example. A > prestigious African award for pan-africans pioneers and champions. Also > outstanding people from the continent and elsewhere, who genuinely struggle > for Africa, it's children, it's women, the poor, the hungry, the displaced > and the disabled. Or any truly remarkable effort for the continent, > including the struggle against neo-colonialism and exploitation, plus the > strife for reparations from slavery, western plunder and colonial > injustices against indigenous African peoples. > We can thus reinspire ourselves, and future generations with the knowledge > that our struggles for a better future for Africa require our own concerted > minds, the sustainable and efficient use of our resources, the study and > learning from our own history, and our renewed determination to better our > own continent with more courageous and inspiring African initiatives by us > for us. > > By Hussein Lumumba Amin > 27/01/2016. > > https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > [email protected] > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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