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It was in 1984 that Burkina Faso president Thomas Sankara uttered the iconic words “he who feeds you, controls you”. Although the African revolutionary icon was assassinated in a western-backed coup in 1987, his exposure of the architecture of modern imperialism remains relevant.
Rather than being a gesture of Western altruism, history has taught us how "aid" is a calculated mechanism of debt-trap diplomacy and structural underdevelopment designed to keep the Global South poor and in a perpetual state of crisis. Furthermore, aid dependency is the "soft power" equivalent of a military occupation.
When a local market is flooded with “donated” grain, local farmers are unable to compete and go out of business, thus forcing Third World states to import for survival. Then, they rely on aid that rarely comes without strings attached, often tied to Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) demanding that nations facilitate resource extraction by foreign corporations.
In addition, high-interest “development” loans ensure that the Third World spends more
debt servicing to Western banks than actual development, effectively transferring wealth from the poor to the rich.
By rejecting this system, Sankara proved that a nation could move from famine to surplus through a rejection of foreign handouts. He showed that dignity is found in the soil, and that true revolution begins when you refuse the bowl of the master. While Sankara is no longer alive, his message remains: he who feeds you, controls you.
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Dans son discours célèbre contenant la phrase “Who taught you to hate yourself?”, Malcolm X s’adresse aux Afro-Américains pour dénoncer le racisme intériorisé et les effets psychologiques de la ségrégation. Il explique que l’oppression ne se limite pas aux lois ou à la violence physique, mais qu’elle pousse aussi les personnes noires à rejeter leur apparence, leur culture et leur identité. En posant cette question provocatrice, il force son audience à réfléchir : qui a appris aux Noirs à détester leur peau, leurs cheveux, leur histoire ? À travers ce discours puissant, Malcolm X appelle à la fierté noire, à la réappropriation de l’identité et à la libération mentale comme étape essentielle vers la liberté politique et sociale.
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THOMAS SANKARA, UM HOMEM ÍNTEGRO!
Hoje (21) celebramos os 76 anos do nascimento do camarada Thomas Sankara, revolucionário pan-africanista, marxista e presidente de Burkina Faso.
Em discurso realizado poucos anos antes de ser assassinado, o líder revolucionário enfatizou que seu país deveria acabar com a opressão contra as mulheres.
Para Sankara, “conceber um projeto de desenvolvimento sem a participação das mulheres é como usar quatro dedos quando se tem dez”.
A libertação das mulheres seria uma exigência para o futuro de seu país e da humanidade.
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Jake Paul knocked out like the french imperialists in Burkina Faso🇧🇫 Happy Birthday Thomas Sankara🫡
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Au #BurkinaFaso, l'ancien président #ThomasSankara élevé au rang de "héros de la Nation"
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🎙️ En 1987, un homme a dit la vérité devant toute l’Afrique.
Trois mois après, il était mort.
Thomas Sankara. 37 ans. Président du Burkina Faso.
Il monte à la tribune de l’Union Africaine et lâche ce que personne n’osait dire :
“Si nous ne remboursons pas, nos bailleurs de fonds ne mourront pas. Mais si nous remboursons, c’est nous qui mourrons.”
Il proposait une chose simple et révolutionnaire : que tous les pays africains refusent ensemble de rembourser une dette héritée du colonialisme. Une dette qu’ils n’avaient jamais vraiment choisie.
Aucun chef d’État ne le suivit.
Le 15 octobre 1987 — 3 mois plus tard — il est assassiné lors d’un coup d’État.
Aujourd’hui, les pays d’Afrique subsaharienne versent des milliards chaque année à des créanciers étrangers. L’argent qui pourrait construire des hôpitaux, des écoles, des routes… part ailleurs.
Son discours a 38 ans.
Il n’a pas pris une ride.
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Emmanuel Macron a annoncé le 24 septembre le départ de nos troupes stationnées au Niger et le retour de notre ambassadeur coincé à Niamey. Au-delà de la situation nigérienne, ne faut-il pas questionner plus globalement notre présence en Afrique ?
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Presiden Paling Miskin!
Bayangkan seorang Presiden yang gajinya cuma seharga kuli dan harta pribadinya cuma gitar tua serta kulkas rusak! 😱 Thomas Sankara membuktikan kalau jadi pemimpin itu soal pengabdian, bukan pamer kekayaan. Gimana kalau pejabat kita kayak gini juga? Tulis pendapatmu di kolom komentar! 👇
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🇱🇷Libéria: O Presidente George Weah e o líder da oposição Joseph Boakai estão quase empatados.
🇲🇦Marrocos: Várias pessoas protestaram no domingo em apoio aos palestinianos.
🇧🇫Burkina Faso: Governo de transição prestou homenagem ao antigo presidente revolucionário Thomas Sankara.
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So if KARMA is real, why has it not visited the killers of Thomas Sankara since then? Fuel don finish for Karma car or what? Now the same people who took him out while distracting us with the news of the possibility of a “new black pope, want to repeat the same nonsense, and what has Karma done? GOD punish Karma. Ubankarma fa. That idi@t better avoid me. We were fooled to believe that the God of those who did this same things will save us from them. Nobody has monopoly of doings so be careful how to offend people people because they can decide not to be christain about it and deal with you. When you all get to heaven if you ever smell there, y’all can sort it out there since God will be there. People who have not died before telling us what happens when we die, and we believed and still believe. The time is not today, it is right NOW. But how can you fight if your only point of unity or meeting is on the platforms of your own oppressors - the killers of your forefathers. Our mumu don do o. Enough is enough!! Time is luxury. We can’t afford it.
I’m sure some most bloggers and media houses in Africa will still wait for envelope to follow up this matter. This is how you know whose station or platform not to watch or listen to or ever pay attention to again. If all Africans get off Facebook and sign up on celebisland.com, we would become so important overnight. Trust me. Africa must unite, now.
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