No Columbus . . . No you

Wonder if Afrikan Americans (noted as CARBON-COPIES) ever think that had the courage of Columbus not brought him through the risks and hazards of that ocean voyage, Afrikan Americans would not exist? In fact, was it not a blessing that whites enslaved the black ancstors who got those free rides across the Atlantic?

And speaking of slavery, why point fingers? Whites enslaved whites, Asians enslaved Asians, Indians enslaved Indians -- and not only whites enslaved blacks, but blacks, Indians, and Arabs enslaved blacks. In fact, it was blacks who sold blacks to whites -- and in Afrika, blacks are still selling blacks to Arabs. Anyone could -- and still can -- enslave blacks too stupid to organize and unite for power against enemies.

Seeing the ignorance, poverty, disease, filth, corruption, and brutality still in Afrika in the 21st century, how many CARBON-COPIES in the Western Hemisphere wish to have been born in Afrika? And aren't black Afrikans trying to get out of Afrika and crawl into any country they can sneak into? Why aren't they in the struggle to eradicate the social problems and improve the society in their homeland? It's easier to piggy-back on the benefits -- and live "la dolce vita" --that others in another country have sacrificed their lives to bring about.

Had Columbus not paid the fare, there would be no people looking like Afrikans and Indians, but calling themselves "Hispanics," "French," and "Portuguese"; there were only natives -- now called "Indians" -- in this Hemisphere when Columbus arrived.

Had Columbus not paid the fare, no other white men would have been coming in with education, science, technology, creating modern cities, and the amenities we enjoy would not exist.

Or would you prefer an "outhouse" with newspaper for toilet tissue rather than inside flushing toilet? Is smoking up a tepee with a torch more appealing than turning on an electric light? Or would you prefer to scrub down in some creek instead of a hot shower in a bathroom?