Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara—the fabulous precolonial civilization of Africa's Swahili Coast
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Located on two islands close to each other just off the Tanzanian coast about 300 [kilometers] south of Dar es Salaam are the remains of two port cites, Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara. The larger, Kilwa Kisiwani, was occupied from the 9th to the 19th century and reached its peak of prosperity in the13th and 14th centuries. In 1331-1332, the great traveler, Ibn Battouta made a stop here and described Kilwa as one of the most beautiful cities of the world.
Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara were Swahili trading cities and their prosperity was based on control of Indian Ocean trade with Arabia, India and China, particularly between the 13th and 16th centuries, when gold and ivory from the hinterland was traded for silver, carnelians, perfumes, Persian faience and Chinese porcelain. Kilwa Kisiwani minted its own currency in the 11th to 14th centuries. In the 16th century, the Portuguese established a fort on Kilwa Kisiwani and the decline of the two islands began.
The remains of Kilwa Kisiwani cover much of the island with many parts of the city still un-excavated.
The substantial standing ruins, built of coral and lime mortar, include the Great Mosque constructed in the 11th century and considerably enlarged in the 13th century, and roofed entirely with domes and vaults, some decorated with embedded Chinese porcelain; the palace Husuni Kubwa built between 1310 and 1333 with its large octagonal bathing pool; Husuni Ndogo, numerous mosques, the Gereza (prison) constructed on the ruins of the Portuguese fort and an entire urban complex with houses, public squares, burial grounds, etc.
The ruins of Songo Mnara, at the northern end of the island, consist of the remains of five mosques, a palace complex, and some thirty-three domestic dwellings constructed of coral stones and wood within enclosing walls.
The islands of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara bear exceptional testimony to the expansion of Swahili coastal culture, the lslamisation of East Africa and the extraordinarily extensive and prosperous Indian Ocean trade from the medieval period up to the modern era. . . .
The Great Mosque of Kilwa Kisiwani is the oldest standing mosque on the East African coast and, with its sixteen domed and vaulted bays, has a unique plan. Its true great dome dating from the 13th was the largest dome in East Africa until the 19th century. . . .
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"Oklahoma man sentenced to life in prison for killing 4-year-old, uncle and woman whose heart he cut out and cooked"
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Authorities say Anderson brought Blankenship's heart to his aunt and uncle’s house, cooked it with potatoes and tried to serve it to them before killing his uncle, wounding his aunt and killing the pair's granddaughter.
Lawrence Paul Anderson, age 44, has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing a man, a woman and a 4-year old child to death, and gouging out another woman's eye. The perpetrator had been sentenced in 2017 to 20 years in prison on drug-related charges, but received an early release as a consequence of criminal justice reform.
Everywhere was nice, or at least decent and fairly well kept, until they got there.
No architect in the world designs "ghettos".
It's NOT a coincidence that ALL 3rd world countries are predominately brown people.
I don't think I can change your mind, but I think it's important that we define really what you mean when you say, "they."
I know what YOU are referring to, but I think you're wrong. "They" in this subject should be defined as "radical leftist ideology."
You notice I do not lump "Democrats" into this because at one time, particularly in the 90s, the Democrats were a lot like Republicans. I was one of them once. Sure... the overwhelming vast majority of horrific things (I think basically every bad thing in U.S. history) appears to have been supported and initiated by Democrats. Let me know if anyone wants a list. But, Democrats have also done good, when they weren't being manipulated by Bolsheviks and Pro-Communist forces. The NAZIs, the Communists, they all sought-out the Democrat party to infiltrate in our past simply because they knew that they were more likely to shift to the prevailing winds. Some current leftists might look at the NAZIs and Communists and be confused, believing that they are polar opposites. Despite the Wikipedia editing fued that goes on, they both stem from Socialism... which essentially stems from "class-warfare."
Regardless, class-warfare is something that's easy to manipulate by our enemies. Convince a group that their problems are as a result of another group, and magically... you have their support (and willingness to destroy their own society).
Black people in the United States came here enslaved, and were denied education. It takes a long time to recover from that. But all around the world, there have been very successful "brown people" as you put it. Race is not a distinguishing factor. Culture, and influences are. The radical left has ALWAYS been used to alienate and manipulate the poor. They did the same with poor white "country folk" in the South... when they created the KKK, and they do the same today with poor black "city folk" in the North.
What you should be focusing on, is that for as long as **** has smelled, there have been global actors who have wanted to shape this world into a global dictatorship. They know that they can no longer do it through military might alone, and with technology... they can more easily manipulate the public. Don't become part of the problem.
The other problem is the 2 tend to be hopelessly intertwined.
It's like the yellowjacket analogy. SURE, no way in hell 100% of them are going rob/shoot/stab sting you, or riot swarm every time you disturb them, but enough will that it might be wise to avoid them entirely. That's not "yellowjacketism". THATS just common sense.
If the yellowjackets want to be included and welcomed like honey bees, they have to fix the aggressive behavior problem themselves. Us huuuu-maaannsss cant do it for them.
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It's only a few paragraphs. The briefest of "reads".
If you are p*ssed about the way that he framed this*—"Whiteness Is a Pandemic"—that's exactly the reaction I have to the ceaseless drumbeat of crap about "leftists" from people who couldn't pick out a "leftist" in a police lineup, even if they had all the background information to go with each person in the lineup... people who are so brainwashed that they think that all these words and phrases are completely synonymous and perfectly interchangeable: "leftist", "woke", "liberal", "Democrat", "Nazi", "socialist", "groomer", "doesn't always agree with some Republicans", "isn't averse to seeing Trump indicted and having to defend himself in court while being accorded due legal process", "doesn't think the recent spate of railroad accidents (which may not even be a spate, statistically) is some kind of plot by somebody or other that is somehow connected with "the left"... bla bla bla.
Damon Young, or The Root, are using glibness in a purposeful way—"Whiteness Is a Pandemic"—to dramatize a more serious argument that they're making.
That contrasts with the people who are constantly trafficking in memes and cartoons like this one:
These "cartoon" people are not using glibness to make a point. They're being glib because they cannot be otherwise, anymore. They've abandoned themselves to a social media view of the world. The more traditional or established media—the "mainstream media"—isn't perfect, so they decided to give it up for a giant mental vacuum instead.
It's not so much the things that are so commonly said on this forum. It's the things that are so seldom said, and the objections that are really just about never lodged by anyone. Other than what looks like a very small minority among the people who do say things in the Politics & Religion section.
"So there".
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No Rinse. None of us could pick out a commie/leftie from a Stazi line-up. They dont wear uniforms anymore. If it was THAT easy we would have been rid of them a long time ago.
Ya have to wait until they open their face-holes for a bit.
THEN it's pretty easy to figure out which ones want to take away our rights and dictate how we live, think and speak. What our values and opinions will be. according to THEIR ideals. Little tin heet-lars who think a temper-tantrum and dictate/mandate erases peoples rights.
Problem is, by that time they are too damn close to effectively go all 6-point-buck on !
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It's only a few paragraphs. The briefest of "reads".
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The problem there, Rinsey, is the double standard.
They can go right ahead and call for the exterminating the whitey pandemic and it's all fine and dandy.
If Whitey hoists a reb flag or joke noose just WATCH all hell break loose. THATS called "Black Supremacism" and it aint gonna fly. They can damn well lick their own boots.
You seem obsessed with this. Did some black kid steal your lunch money back in grade 10 or what?
Nothing that minor.
They made the mistake of trying to subjugate us. It's not going to work out any different than The Muzz(TM) attempts at the same thing. They have NO interest in "peaceful co-existence". Well, enough of them.
These are people who think they have so much power they can dictate what words we are ALLOWED to use. That we need their PERMISSION to speak. Simply because of an accident of birth and an overinflated sense of entitlement.
G-F-Y.
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You seem obsessed with this. Did some black kid steal your lunch money back in grade 10 or what?
I just noticed you're one of those canucks that traded-in all their guns and now you're all surprised and shocked that your government FORCED it's citizenry to inject themselves with poison and subjected them all to communistic "laws".
Which you agree with entirely, I'm sure.
I suggest you MIND YOUR BUSINESS when it comes to what we, in America, say or do, and go back to living on your knees worshipping Trudeau.
Patrick you like to attack other peoples opinions if they are not like yours. When someone in return attacks your country or politicians you like then you get upset,retaliate and play the victim.
jdv, you like to attack other peoples opinions if they are not like yours. When someone in return attacks your country or politicians you like, then you get upset, retaliate, and play the victim.
With the shoe on the other foot, see how silly that now sounds.
Look... if certain individuals wish to post extremist views here, they're going to receive some blowback. If that offends you, then ask the usual suspects to tone down their diatribes. I'm sure they'll very much welcome and honor your request.
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I distinguish between "taking issue with another forum member's remarks" and "attacking" another forum member's remarks.
The "attacking" is directed as much or more at the other forum member, personally, than the remarks themselves.
It's perhaps not amenable to a precise definition, but as the late Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart famously said about obscenity, "I know it when I see it."
