Earth Vengeance Turning Against Politicians & Preachers Of Doom
Remember Nebuchadnezzar, he became an animal and lost his sanity. It has been postulated that Religions are necessary to instill fear of Omnipotence in man otherwise there would be chaos in societies. No matter your beliefs in indigenous or foreign religions, there are followers that are faithful to those few that promise to deliver the message of Nyame, Amadioha, Ubangiji, God, Allah, Yahweh, Buda, Sango, etc.
Africa has and will survive leaders and preachers that forcefully preach calamities to get their ways adopted. They usually fall into their own graves, right here on earth, not in heaven or hell. Those that follow and propagate their messages blindly also share their demise because it takes longer to remedy obsession with their leaders. Religion is supposed to civilize men so that we can all live in equitable communities.
However, some of the most wicked people cover themselves with the cloaks of religions, uniforms of authority and the law to perpetrate the most heinous crimes. Their pious hypocrisy in real life shields them from suspicion. By calling death on someone or predicting the demise of your opponents does not shield you from the wrath of the God you worship. The chicken has come home to roost as their evil predictions and Covid-19 come calling on their heads.
When we are weak, vulnerable and sometimes feel like the world is closing in on us in sickness, desires or our older age. Most of us need someone to lean on while others lose their faith as their most reliable fort fails them. Why else would a highly respected medical scientist facing cancer, a lady looking to bear her own child or someone hit by a disaster, would be looking for help with anointing oil, drink slate inscriptions and in uncanny places?
It is not a coincidence that those who claim to be living in the most religious communities also harbor the poorest people. They leave no room for ingenuity, highly intolerant of opposite views, indifferent and gleeful in their own righteousness. What became clear recently is that arrogating the power of God to themselves as chosen leaders by holding the Bible upside down, is nothing short of hypocrisy to con the gullible and poor, even in the richest countries.
Unfortunately, most religious bodies stubbornly adhere to the "good old days" when most of the masses were put in horrible servitudes. If you look at all the dictatorships in the West or East, they gained power by the votes of those voting against their own interests. In the West, it is by the persuasive power of propaganda, in Africa and the East, by religion or military.
Communism and Socialism that came to the rescue of the masses only last as people's power until they realize they no longer enjoy the goodwill of the people that elected them. Ignorance of the past when taken unaware, is not an excuse for the present delima Africa faces within. Africans understand their own fight against outside domination but cannot feign ignorance of brutalities against Australian Aboriginals, American and Canadian Indians.
The reason the Poor will always be among us is not because God decreed it but because the Poor are indoctrinated to work and vote against their own interests. There would be nobody to carry the loins of the rich without the poor. The world itself is a form of pyramid scheme where those at the bottom feed those at the top because they believe there is some reward there for them or aspire to get there as promised.
The Powerful, the Rich and Religious Leaders cannot survive without the Poor and the gullible as contributors to their wealth. The fear of covid-19 among the jobless and the cry by employers to drive them back to low paying jobs at the risk of their lives exposed selfishness and greed for money at the cost of lives. They call themselves Redeemers, Job Creators but most are mean spirited Slave Drivers.
There are no rich companies without commodities, shares or goods for sale at prices many can pay at the base of the pyramid. The pyramid scheme is legal and vibrant in most transactions. The problem is the amount of abuse, greed and outright theft. Since every human has a talent, we tend to use our talents in different ways. Sometimes to benefit others but also for our selfish ends. In a win-win situation, we all prosper in most communities.
The government, based on the rules of religious laws and scripts of God are not only in Africa from ancient times, it was and is prevalent throughout the world. The history of Theocracy has always been totalitarian, dictatorship or intolerant of any contrary views. Martin Luther and the Protestants became Rebels in the Catholic Church. Their methods of administration align with the conservatives in the Western world and Communists in the Eastern world.
Unfortunately, these realities include the old prayers administered by the oppressors to the oppressed to accept the injustice of this life because there is a better and special place for them in heaven. These atrocities should have been warnings to put our house in order. The caste system is a division of labor also found in lower animals as tiny as ants that form workers and soldiers to defend the Queen Bee.
We are only humans. Most of us have the innate capacity to love, hate, build and destroy. Salvation is the cure to a better life on Earth or in Heaven they preach. It cures us of our past transgressions, hate and diseases. It makes us whole and hope for a new beginning.The crusade and jihad used to destroy and capture fellow humans have been used to encourage soldiers of Allah like Crusade while demonizing captured slaves as infidels or pagans.
Every leader has their opinions about what ails Africans. But would rather exploit it to their advantage. A Chinese leader thinks Africans can rebel against everything except religion since they believe they are more religious than those that doze them with the opium. There is no better way to control the mind than the use of religion. This is why the most successful business centers (churches) are established by pastors and imams on any street.
Aiyelala always cries for Vengeance, sooner or later. The only way to understand domination of man by man is to realize how their means justify the end. Until their goal is attained, men could be more vicious and oppressive. It is not limited to Africa. We are jolted into reality by the conservatives' impunity to retain power in England using Brexit and the United States with the choice of a win by any means necessary: govern by minority votes or anarchy.