Posted on 12/27/2010 8:55:57 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB
Kwansaa is as real as Festivus, and Festivus supports more American principles than Kwansaa.
Someone tell me where Big Ears & Sasquatch went for church services for Christmas...........
I can’t wait for the “Airing of Grievances”....
Kwanzaa was started by Black nationalist who wanted to draw American blacks away from Christianity and “white” culture.In the 60s the dumb Black liberation types knew nothing of African history or culture. The name Kwanzaa was a swahili East African word. The vast majority of black Americans are descended from slaves brought from West Africa whose people. culture, and even physique have nothing to do with East Africa.The fact that almost all celebrators of Kwanzaa have no idea of its origins, purposes and contradictions,including POTUS and FLOTUS is a testament to the corrosive influence of the media. A media which will publicize any and all efforts to diminish of destroy the story of the Nativity.
Cooperative economics were tried in Jamestown and ended up causing a lot of people to be prematurely dead. Americans don’t much cater to the ‘from each...to each’ socialist crap. Barry and Mooch, you can take your made up holidays and stick ‘em.
Go to wiki...it’s closer to the true story...Just another black community project.
Hey! It’s a Kwanza miracle!
I thought it was in tune with the tenor of the thread.
Thanks talented one!
White liberal professors throughout the nation rejoice!!
Kwanzaa is a racist holiday. Following is an excerpt of the proof. Following that is the link to the complete article.
“Kwanzaa was instituted in the United States in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, who was professor and chair of the Department of Black Studies at California State University. Yes, he had a criminal record...Jesus technically had a criminal record, too...Should Easter and Christmas, which Christians copied and are based on pagan holidays the pagans made up, be avoided, especially as Jesus had a criminal record?
It was hoped to re-affirm and restoring the culture of the African American community during a turbulent era, to have a holiday that focused on the pride of being an African American and to celebrate the many victories overcame as well as to reflect upon what still needs to be done. In order to move forward as a people, the people needed to be united as one. Kwanzaa reaffirmed this goal.
Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday without religious ties. This was to not alienate anyone who valued their historical roots from Africa by the stigma of a religion one may find offensive and set up a common ground to unite.” - http://www.information-entertainment.com/Holidays/kwanzaa.html
Replace African-American with white in this article and one would think the article was about a KKK holiday.
But its a black thing, us whites just don’t understand....
“Kwanzaa was instituted in the United States in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, who was professor and chair of the Department of White Studies at California State University. Yes, he had a criminal record...Jesus technically had a criminal record, too...Should Easter and Christmas, which Christians copied and are based on pagan holidays the pagans made up, be avoided, especially as Jesus had a criminal record?
“”It was hoped to re-affirm and restoring the culture of the white community during a turbulent era, to have a holiday that focused on the pride of being a white American and to celebrate the many victories overcame as well as to reflect upon what still needs to be done. In order to move forward as a people, the people needed to be united as one.”” - edited by myself as mentioned above
Ron Karenga (aka Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga) invented the seven-day feast (Dec. 26-Jan. 1) in 1966, branding it a black alternative to Christmas. The idea was to celebrate the end of what he considered the Christmas-season exploitation of African Americans.
According to the official Kwanzaa Web site — as opposed, say, to the Hallmark Cards Kwanzaa site — the celebration was designed to foster “conditions that would enhance the revolutionary social change for the masses of Black Americans” and provide a “reassessment, reclaiming, recommitment, remembrance, retrieval, resumption, resurrection and rejuvenation of those principles (Way of Life) utilized by Black Americans’ ancestors.”
Karenga 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. He and his votaries also crafted 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.”
Now, the point: There is no part of Kwanzaa that is not fraudulent. Begin with the name. The celebration comes from the Swahili term “matunda yakwanza,” or “first fruit,” and the festival’s trappings have Swahili names — such as “ujima” for “collective work and responsibility” or “muhindi,” which are ears of corn celebrants set aside for each child in a family.
Unfortunately, Swahili has little relevance for American blacks. Most slaves were ripped from the shores of West Africa. Swahili is an East African tongue
About the founder of Kwanzaa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Karenga#Karenga.2C_Us_and_Felony_Conviction
and all the leprechauns,too! ahahahahaaa this thread made my day for total fiction! roflmao
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