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So far almost 12,000 people dead after Storm Daniel struck Eastern Libya on the weekend which caused two dams to crash and unleash torrents of water into surrounding neighborhoods.

Muammar Gaddafi (late)

On the tiny idyllic island we are fortunate to live, too many Barbadians are happy to navel gaze as the sand fills the hourglass. We have become so entitled by a manufactured lifestyle as we continue to live in our tiny cocoon, unconcerned with the many natural AND man made challenges being visited on our fellowman elsewhere on the planet.

It challenges the accepted belief that although one race; a human race, we struggle to live up to the label as being the most intelligent and civilized specie of life occupying the earth.

The blogmaster has been following the humanitarian disaster unfolding in Libya, specifically as it pertains to the lack of an agile global response by so called developed Western countries. The same observation we can make about Haiti in our back yard. It makes the blogmaster wonder – what if Barbados was to be swallowed by a disaster, how would the global community respond.Then again maybe, just maybe China would be our Knight in shining armour.

A quick scan of the local social and traditional media reveals that there is no discernible buzz about what is unfolding in Libya. What does this say about us?

So far almost 12,000 people dead after Storm Daniel struck Eastern Libya on the weekend which caused two dams to crash and unleash its torrents on surrounding lands. According to Aljazeera News the death toll is predicted to exceed 20,000.

There is some speculation about the reasons for the severity of the disaster. However, the blogmaster feels comfortable laying the blame squarely on the United States of America, NATO and allies for destabilizing a Qaddafi led Libya which eventually led to his brutal death in 2021. Similar examples in Iraq and Afghanistan can be cited, where Western forces invaded on some pretext and in the process destroyed physical infrastructure (ancient history) and disrupted a way of life of people practiced for centuries.

The blogmaster is no expert in geopolitics – this blog is a simple outpouring from the heart about the lack of respect high income countries continue to view Africa and the developing world. This combined with how ignorant too many of us are about where we have been relegated and our willingness to continue with disparate geopolitical policies in the Black diaspora.

Given Barbados recent attempts to forge closer ties with African nations, it will be interesting to monitor the reactions by our Foreign ministry in Bridgetown.

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67 responses to “Libya disaster- white world does not care bout we”

  1. William Skinner Avatar
    William Skinner

    @ Pacha,
    Isn’t that the problem : people wanting to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds ? Why do you think that almost every conversation/discussion anywhere and on basically every topic ends up with intellectual hyperbole. and fancified trips to prove who are braniacs.
    We become the same victims of the exploitation we set out to detroy because we become too immersed in fifth form verbosity and then acccomodate the same enemy and end up discovering that they are skilled in making us make asses of ourselves.
    Mottley , Barrow and company have been successful in protecting the same race from which we are now seeking reparations.
    While we are shouting about the Jews ; the much herald Pier Head project is going to be essentially owned by the same Jews and we , will be the waiters and workers accepting crumbs from the table while spouting the same bullshit.
    Pie in the sky excursions into fantasy land will not move our people one step forward to true economic enfranchisement.
    A simple ten minute read of whose backs were broken on that same Pier Head will reveal who should now be given rightful and earned ownership. But we give it to the same people who broke our backs. And then with great pride call it economic development.

  2. John Avatar
    John

    There are two types of bondage, physical bondage and spiritual bondage.

    A slave can be free and a free man can be in spiritual bondage.

    You miss the whole lesson.

    Physical bondage has existed for millenia and still exists today. Similarly spiritual bondage.

    The three times large numbers of humans were released from bondage were by God:

    1) God sent Moses to release the Israelites in Africa in the 12th or 13th century BC after they had served Pharoah as slaves for 400 years and supplied the blessings of the Old Covenant with Abraham and his

    2) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life, the New Covenant.

    3) God directed the translation of His Word from Latin to all languages so that anyone could read His Word and choose not to perish but have everlasting life. The instruments he used were His chosen, the Jews who were responsible for keeping his Word. He then sent out the Quakers and others to spread His Word. Along the way they and others also served as His instruments in ending physical slavery.

  3. John Avatar
    John

    While we are shouting about the Jews ; the much herald Pier Head project is going to be essentially owned by the same Jews and we , will be the waiters and workers accepting crumbs from the table while spouting the same bullshit.

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    You got part of it like the Libyans who only now realise they have to prosecute the peeps who caused the catastrophe!!

    “Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings”

  4. Yolande Grant - African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved. Avatar
    Yolande Grant – African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved.

    “Mottley , Barrow and company have been successful in protecting the same race from which we are now seeking reparations.”

    Making aboslutely sure the Afrikan descended in Barbados, and since they believe they are now in charge of the Caribbean, they are now part of these human rights injustice aimed in their directiom…..they too will NEVER RISE…..once these criminal types are any part of this equation….big mistake.

    That’s why highbrows are stuck in the raised position wondering just what games these are playing…..checkers and high stakes poker …while everyone who is anyone plays chess.

  5. John Avatar
    John

    Mansa Musa on September 16, 2023 at 6:25 AM said:
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    White Folks Propaganda Warning
    Rich black people are criticised by rich white people who are the biggest hypocrites and rapists ever in history

    After his return from Mecca, Mansa Musa began to revitalize cities in his kingdom. He built mosques and large public buildings in cities like Gao and, most famously, Timbuktu. Timbuktu became a major Islamic university center during the 14th century due to Mansa Musa’s developments.19 May 2022

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    So what did he do when he went to Mecca?

    “Financial considerations were not an issue for Mali Empire ruler Mansa Musa in 1324, when he traveled to Mecca in fantastic fashion, bringing along 60,000 subjects and 12,000 slaves, 500 of whom each carried about 3 kilograms of gold. The caravan also included 80 to 100 camels, each bearing 136 kilograms of gold.”

    Mansa Musa’s wealth was measured in gold and slaves. castrated and concubines, which he took to Mecca.

  6. Warped Reality of the Wicked Avatar
    Warped Reality of the Wicked

    “Mansa Musa’s wealth was measured in gold and slaves. castrated and concubines, which he took to Mecca.”

    You are the most predictable on the Bu, you old son of a plantation owner
    it is time for some land acquistion from John Boy Knox and Kingsland
    to free his soul in the eyes of the many faced Gods

  7. Teacher Avatar
    Teacher

    It may sound patronising when you tell black people you are a teacher or a preacher to them, but I have been teaching BU how to debate, while sweetly preaching niceness

    “Why do you think that almost every conversation/discussion anywhere and on basically every topic ends up with intellectual hyperbole. and fancified trips to prove who are braniacs.”

    This sounds very eloquent

    Eloquent men are right just as often as imbeciles

    Never forget what you are, the rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor and it can never be used to hurt you.

    A wise man once said the true history of the world is the history of great conversations in elegant rooms.

  8. TLSN Avatar
    TLSN

    “Mottley , Barrow and company have been successful in protecting the same race from which we are now seeking reparations.”

    What was the reason behind Barrow’s decision to allow for the importation of minority groups, with a history of undermining the black race, to settle in Barbados after independence in 1966?

    Some of you would have been familiar with the video clip that I sent concerning the Zanzibar revolution. This revolution could be described us an orgasm that took 3000 years in the making, where Africans had enough of being victimised by their Arab oppressors. The presence of East Indians in this toxic mix should not be diluted. We should not forget the machinations of the Brits who would have been aware of the revolution that was to unfold.

    @ Yolande Grant – African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved. on September 16, 2023 at 7:50 AM said:, Miller, Skinner, Pachamama, Artax, et al,

    Here is an unprecedented brutal film/documentary that depicts the horrors of colonialism and the vengeance of a people who cannot take more of been subjugated by minority groups. Barbadians should take note. The Jamaicans have a saying “if you’re not going to learn; then you’re going to feel it”.

  9. Yolande Grant - African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved Avatar
    Yolande Grant – African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved

    John…no one wants to be held accountable for all that death and suffering, but when the militant arabs are ready, they will deal with them..

    https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/they-knew-fury-libyans-that-warnings-went-unheeded-before-flood-2023-09-15/

  10. Yolande Grant - African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved. Avatar
    Yolande Grant – African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved.

    Dont know how the news has not reached Barbados that this typhoon in China was horrible, all the major networks have it…with video and photos of vehicles thrown everywhere…ugly experience.

    “China for seventh day
    Reuters
    September 11, 2023
    3:07 AM AST
    Updated 6 days ago

    Aftermath of flooding in Dongguan

    [1/2]A woman walks past mud and debris after heavy rainfall flooded Tangxia town in Dongguan, Guangdong province, China September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song Acquire Licensing Rights

    BEIJING, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Residual rains from former typhoon Haikui, now a tropical storm, drenched southern China for the seventh day as slow-moving storm clouds drifted from Guangdong on the coast to Guangxi, flooding low-lying areas, blocking roads and trapping residents.

    In the rural county of Bobai in Guangxi region, rescuers on assault boats have scrambled to pull people to safety since Sunday night as water more than 2 metres (6.6 feet) deep stranded residents in low-rise homes, state media reported on Monday.

  11. Yolande Grant - African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved. Avatar
    Yolande Grant – African Online Publishing Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved.

    William,…TLSN…
    Bushman..

    This is from a Pan Afrikanist I know on the continent.

    Your PM is luring you into extreme danger.

    Africa is in the process of long overdue awakening, thousands of years in the making ….this is turmoil and will be that way for a while….so those with ill intent for the continent…stay away..

    Yolande Grant – African Online Publishibg Copyright (c) 2023. All Rights Reserved. September 16, 2023.

    “When we go to Zanzibar, all the magnolias there have a story, they represent black people beheaded for having looked at Arab women by mistake. However, in paradise, there are only seven virgins for the 1.8 billion Muslims in the world. Are these virgins black, white or Arab? Another open question. Until we learn to use religion in a different way, so that we can repair the psychological and economic damage caused by Westerners and Arabs, success will not be easy to achieve in Africa. In fact, with the decline of charismatic leaders in Africa, many Africans have placed their hopes in prophets, pastors and imams, that is, in churches and mosques. This means that churches and mosques still constitute a vital network of formal organization capable of bringing our people together. If used well, all churches and mosques in Africa can significantly reduce poverty and create jobs for young people. By doing so, we will have solved half of our problems…”

  12. David Avatar
    David

    Number of deaths revised.

    https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/17/africa/un-revises-libya-death-toll

  13. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    It is indeed amazing how John always seeks to extricate the white, western world from its culpability in the destruction of any structure that threatens its dominance.

    But….lest we forget…

    There was a man called Gaddafi, leader of a relatively prosperous nation called Libya. This man conceived an idea for a united Africa, a concept that the West saw as a threat to its continued exploitation of African resources, and its place in the world.

    This man, Gaddafi, had the charisma often needed for ideas to take root in the minds of ordinary folk.

    For absolutely no good reason that can be fathomed by any, NATO forces invaded Libya, bombed his compound, killed his relatives and engineered his brutal assassination.

    What happens next is chaos in Libya, as such leaders are few and far between.

    So Libya is left in the hands of the idiots that ignored the warnings about the dams.

    And we hear that Gaddafi would be eighty-one years old and therefore hardly be of any use. Yet this same John would have a seventy-nine year old (as he would be in January 2025) be the champion dictator of the United States of America and trust him to Make America Great Again.

    Even so, even if Gaddafi were useless at this time, who is to say that he wouldn’t have foreseen the danger of those dams and all failing infrastructure, and dealt with the matter a decade ago?

    Remember, Libya was quite capable of handling its affairs before the NATO invasion. The fact that they saw it necessary to take him out proves it.

    And now they come, as usual, with their meagre “aid” after creating the conditions that caused it to be necessary. And, of course, it will never be enough to put Libya back where it was when they invaded.

    Who does this John think he is fooling with his pretzel logic?

  14. David Avatar
    David

    @Donna

    An adjunct to you point is the simplistic view that a western styled democracy must be exported to countries practicing others forms of government. Homegrown governance systems should be allowed to evolve based on their unique circumstances.

  15. David Avatar
    David

    Is it a time for non aligned countries to flex?

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    “Prisoners ‘widely regarded as hostages’

    Lyse Doucet
    Chief International Correspondent
    At long last, this rare moment of co-operation is unfolding.

    We’ve just been told that the five American prisoners have arrived at Tehran airport; it is about a two-hour flight until they land at Doha International Airport.

    It is a deeply controversial deal, highly complex, but also very compassionate.

    US President Joe Biden has vowed to bring all Americans home, including these five Americans who also hold Iranian passports.

    The US describes them as “wrongfully detained”, but they’re widely regarded as hostages, used by Iran as bargaining chips.

    Iran can’t access that the money, which has arrived here in Qatar this morning, Iran can’t access that directly – only third parties can use it for food and medicine.

    This is the end of a deeply painful, personal ordeal.”

  16. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    David,

    I am no expert, obviously, but it does seem as though the West is at its weakest at present. Look at its leaders! And that includes Trump.

  17. John Avatar
    John

    John on September 16, 2023 at 1:55 AM said:
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    “Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings”

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    Looks like peeps in Libya beginning to wake up!!

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/libya-s-chief-prosecutor-vows-to-put-on-trial-those-responsible-for-dam-neglect/ar-AA1gNqMQ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W069&cvid=6ac9a0f4bf8349d49f284ce661ce8e3a&ei=72

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    People taking matters into their own hands.

    The Bride of Dracula seems to have entirely missed what is going on there.

    Politicians seem to be in real trouble, the mayor of Derna had his house burnt down.

    Decided to give her a couple of days to see just how interested she is in Libya and Libyans and she has not disappointed.

    They should have dealt with their leaders decades ago.

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