Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Great news: Brother Obama to invite 47 African heads of state to a summit on August 5th-6th , 2014

well, in francophone  countries "européen" has been a term used to designate anyone who is white
and then there are terms like "métis" which means mixed race. there are designations in some places that have totally different meanings elsewhere
ken

Is “white” not itself a racist designation? Is there really any white country? Why race or skin color characterization? Why not geography? It is more appropriate. It is more inclusive. European country, Asian country, South American country are examples.

 

oa

 

From:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of kenneth harrow
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hi all
an invitation to the white house means the president supports their  "socio-economic and political policies"???
can't be true.
on another note, why say caucasian instead of white? caucasian is more than a disagreeable term, it is an historically racist designation grounded in white pseudo-historical notions about racial origins. it became the polite or refined term at some point. it seems now time to consign it to the historical dustbin of unpleasant words.
ken

On 1/22/14 8:49 PM, william bangura wrote:

President Obama never ceases to amaze me. I totally disagree with this idea of inviting 47 feckless African "Heads of States" to a summit in Washington.

This invitation is a testament that he supports their socio-economic and political policies. If a Caucasian Republican president had organized this meeting there will be hues and cries from the "Liberal left" and the African-American 'mercenaries' (those who PRETEND that they empathize with the subjugated sub-Saharan Africans only to host and applaud "democrats" such as Macias Obieng of Equatorial Guinea, Museveni of Uganda and Kagame of Rwanda to name a few) against such a rendezvous given the current situation of wars, corruption, maladministration and repressions.

Though I am to the left of the liberals in my Democratic party, I question President Obama's foreign policy in sub-Saharan Africa.

 

William Bangura (WB)

 

On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 7:13 PM, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) <emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu> wrote:

 

“Brother Obama , soon to be less tied up in Afghanistan  is making his move  and will be paying

a lot more attention  to Africa:Obama to invite 47 African heads of state.”

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Well they can  learn from him  a thing or two about extra-judicial assassinations

and domestic surveillance.

 

GE

 

From:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cornelius Hamelberg
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Thus far there’s been so much moaning and mooning about  China’s progress in Africa and some groaning about  Uncle Sam’s  increasing military presence on the  African continent via Africom ; and now  after Iraq, Brother Obama , soon to be less tied up in Afghanistan  is making his move  and will be paying a lot more attention  to Africa:Obama to invite 47 African heads of state

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