The next decade....what's in store?
Musings of a yamfooted traveller still trying to shake off those last 20 pounds as she treks across the Caribbean
You could never imagine anyone expressing gratitude for slavery, could you? Well a friend said this to me today and when I asked him why, this was his reponse.
"If it wasn't for slavery, I woulda been catching mah tail somewhere in Africa now. I'd probably have to be hiding from some warlord".
So, were it not for slavery, the seed that created Yamfoot could have been born in the Congo, or Ghana or Nigeria. Ever thought about that?
Speaking of which, I was showing a British lady around the hotel the other day. She knew I was from Jamrock. At the end of it, she said "but you have some British blood in you". Now I thought it was because she knew what my last name was and noted the similarity with that British name. No. That was not it. She said "you're very fair". I told her that lots of people in Jamaica look like me and that the British thing would have been from way back in the day.
Posted by yamfoot at November 24, 2007 09:25 PMIf there was no slavery Africa would have been prosperous so I doubt the catching tail part would be relevant
Posted by: kami at December 10, 2007 06:02 AMSlavery is what made Africa backward in the first place. As a matter of fact the whole word would still be backward if slavery still existed because there would not have been any industrial revolution. Machines only came about to fill the gap, to continue to make life easier for the Europeans and ex slave owners.
anyway I enjoy reading your experiences and opinions thanks for sharing them with us. :-)
Posted by: Hopeton at December 28, 2007 03:51 PM