Black Americans have a right to their own homeland, space, culture, narrative, lineage and life. They have a right to self-determination and reparations. As an African immigrant from Zimbabwe, I’m realizing America isn’t for me. It never was. I resent my parents from bringing me here and I resent this country in many ways tbh. It’s been a blessing at times but largely an uphill battle to be here from day 1.
This isn’t my home and never will be. I’d rather build Zimbabwe back up than stay in a nation like this. I want to revitalize Zimbabwe, so that we (Zimbabweans) don’t have to run to the US, UK, China or South Africa, just for people to sneer at us. I tire of being viewed as a scummy interloper. I’m done being the foreigner.
Whites hate me and always will. Other groups don’t fukk with black immigrants including other immigrant groups. A lot of Haitians and Congolese got deported a few years back and the larger pro-immigrant community was quiet. It’s like only Asian or Hispanic immigrants matter in the political realm. Also an increasing amount of black Americans don’t fukk with black immigrants. Several in this thread have called us leeches and cowards. I can see the writing on the wall. Pan-Africanism is ambitious and ideologically beautiful but not truly practical. It’s every man for himself.
I think it was
@tuckdog who said it. A black man in America can barely find camaraderie with a fellow black man a few blocks away. I’m from a whole different country. Why should I expect African Americans to find fraternity with me? I’m a foreigner.
ADOS/FBA is a good thing for a variety of reasons. It is dealing with reality and how people genuinely feel.
I’d rather die fighting for Zim, than trying to force people to accept me in a foreign nation at this point. Interesting thread you guys made. I just had to articulate this.