Posted by
Christopher Van on Friday, December 26, 2008 6:41:12 AM
Happy Kwanzaa, whatever the heck that is. To give you a little history lesson, this supposed holiday was invented by Ron Karenga in 1966, when it was branded as a black alternative to Christmas. Karenga, a convicted felon and former professor of black studies at Cal State Long Beach, postulated seven principles: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith, each of which gets its day during Kwanzaa week, which begins today.
Along with this racist holiday, Karenga devised a flag of black nationalism and a pledge: "We pledge allegiance to the red, black, and green, our flag, the symbol of our eternal struggle, and to the land we must obtain; one nation of black people, with one G-d of us all, totally united in the struggle, for black love, black freedom, and black self-determination." Yes, I am most certain Karenga and Jeremiah Wright were cut from the same cloth.
What all Americans must realize is that there is no part of Kwanzaa that is not fraudulent. The term comes from matunda yakwanza, a Swahili term for first fruit. The last time I checked, Swahili was an East African tongue which has little relevance for black Americans who are descendents of slaves that were generally taken from west Africa. The cultural gap between west and east Africa is as dramatic as comparing Indiana to Indonesia.
While Kwanzaa purports to celebrate a harvesting ritual, it is somewhat suspect that this would occur in December, a time when harvesting just does not occur. Kwanzaa supposedly stands for human dignity but how does this reconcile with the common practices in Africa of female circumcision, stoning and polygamy? Kwanzaa celebrates corn, a crop that is indigenous to Mexico, not Africa. Maybe Karenga, or the followers of this made up holiday could explain the celebration of an Ur-African culture that doesn't even exist in a continent where rival tribes slaughter each other for game.
The truth is that Kwanzaa is just another excuse by its inventor to promote Marxism. It has been embraced by liberals, who share a similar ideology and promote this fiction in an attempt to garner support for their nanny state multicultural agenda.
Bill Clinton went so far as to take a hiatus from messing up blue dresses to sign the Kwanzaa proclamation claiming that "The symbols and ceremony of Kwanzaa, evoking the rich history and heritage of African Americans, remind us that our nation draws much of its strength from our diversity."
The truth is that Kwanzaa is a sham. It is a made up holiday with no historical significance. It is a celebration by racists and black seperatists who seek to divide our nation using using fancy terms and outlandish costumes to promote redistribution of wealth. It is a call for blacks to celebrate Marxist concepts that have resulted in failure the world over, just as they are proving to do in our very own nation.
Perhaps a better holiday would be one that teaches tolerance, brotherhood, hard work and responsibility. Oh yes, we just celebrated that one yesterday. But then again, it just wouldn’t be politically correct to wish one another a Merry Christmas when liberals command us to honor each holiday as if they were one and the same. Once again, the truth comes out to the detriment of the liberals and their sheep whose cup overflows with ignorance and stupidity.
Christopher Van