By Nnamdi F. Akwada
THIS IS AFRICA - December 18, 2014
Whereas regular folks on the continent have demonstrated in solidarity against the extrajudicial killings in America, the thugs in power have remained mute. One could only imagine what the outcry from Africa would be if we still had leaders like Kwame Nkrumah.
There are the evocative feelings that come with claiming the American
citizenship. These emotions are prominent during the swearing in
ceremonies of immigrants (with other national origins and tongues) as
new citizens. However, those emotive reactions are clouded in the hype
rather than the realities of what the European interpretations and
applications of American nationality is truly about. For American
citizenship, contrary to the popularly held assumption, is not rooted in
the jargon of liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Rather it is
centred on the notions of white patriarchy and privileges. This accounts
for the duality of meaning in the invocation of American citizenship
between European Americans and African Americans. For the former it is
about segregating themselves from others while coveting their resources
and for the latter about drawing closer to the privileged white folks
evocative of colonialism.
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