Clinton's Temper
Published August 19, 2009 @ 09:24AM PT
If the Secretary of State of the United States, Hillary Clinton’s out burst did not make your blood boil as a Congolese and/or pan- Africanist. It may be hard for others to believe that you are dwelling in the land of the living. Did Mrs. Clinton really respond to that Congolese student in that matter? Yes. If this response is shocking, one must look back at history and understand why Mrs. Clinton felt she had a right to lose her temper. From colonial times the West have felt that they can interact and speak to foreigners as if they are inferior. In regards to African nations, this has been valid, even until today. I am sure what is bothering many Congolese and pan- Africanist alike, is the lack of remorse for the United States involvement in the instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) government. The lack of shame exhibited in her demeanor for the women and men raped by armed forces, who are being funded by U.S. corporations along with Britain, France, and Australia. Mrs. Clinton’s behavior exhibited that she is not trying to be diplomatic, but she is treating Africa as charity case. Africans are not children, but capable and intellectual people who can govern themselves. Mrs. Clinton needs to promise justice, not aid because the United States are one of the main accomplices in the resource war going on in the Congo, and they Have been since the assassination of first democratic elected Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba.
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