Slavery 2009 And Its Re-Codification

[abuhusam]

The Re-codification of Western Slavery

I originally wrote this paper to clarify to the reader that the western paradigm of slavery has not ended. However, I am putting my opinions in a forum that there are a lot of sisters and brothers who are mental giants compared to me so this paper then represents (I hope) a contribution to the clarification that we are not free and freedom i.e., how to organize to gain it, needs to be on our minds constantly and that revolution must be a constant condition. By that I will continue.
First of all, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free one African in America, it is not a law, it is what it says it is, a statement of proclaiming a matter not actually setting it into law.

Secondly, it was the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that abolished the form of chattel slavery we have learned about historically and actually re-codified slavery for modern use. The Government of The United States of America did not find it feasible to have chattel slavery because of the mechanization of the Industrial Revolution. Thus, there existed among the ruling class a crisis that sparked the Civil War which resulted in a more sophisticated form of Slavery.

If you read the 13th Amendment you will find this: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

Now, this is a clever way of saying: Slavery or involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction .This is grammatically equivalent. By the simple method of extracting the negatives, neither, and nor, the actual exception clause is no longer needed because there are no exceptions (i.e., if a person is convicted of a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, that person is a literal a slave or subject to involuntary servitude).

We must have a clear understanding that we were brought to America to serve the interest of the ruling class. The ruling classes are the elite bankers who control the issuance of money to The State, thus making dictates and defining the function of the State. The State comprises of the several branches of Government: Legislative, Executive, and Judicial; all of which grew out of the theft of others resources, slavery, colonialism and imperialism. So from its inception it was organized around repression and is maintained by repression and colonial terror. Historically, the role of The State as it pertains to Black people in America was to ensure Black people are kept in servitude/slavery to whites.

In the interest of the ruling class, The State made concessions like The Civil Rights and The Voting Rights Acts. Notwithstanding, this did not change the nature of the relationship of the Diaspora Africans in America that is, one of being colonial subjects of The State.

Having the right to vote for example does not mean that a person is free; Camus raised a point that is workable in terms of our relationship to America by saying: "What better way to enslave a man than to give him the vote and call him free?" Having a lot of money does not mean a person is not a colonial subject. Because if the ruling class determines that the person is working against their interest, then they use the State to seize their way of acquiring any of that money or in extreme terms make it impossible for them to use it by seizing that person himself or herself. Being able to travel to another country does not make a person less of a colonial subject because if The State decides to revoke that certificate to travel (known as a passport) outside of their borders, then that person's ability to travel outside will be restricted. If The State determines they do not want a colonial subject to drive then they simply revoke their certificate to drive (called a driver's license). Furthermore, if The State determines that they want a person's children, then they confiscate them as well (this is because The State has the issued the parent a certificate of birth) and anything The State gives is for the interest of The State and not the colonial subject and is subject to revocation at anytime.

In conclusion the rule here in America is: The possessions of the colonial subject, their children and their own selves are all subject to seizure by The State. Once in State custody, they become more clearly State Property; they are servants and/or slaves, subject to the commands of The State under the ultimate threat of death by State power.

In America, this is the world Black people live; a world that is coercive and terroristic by nature which terrorizes Africans on a daily basis. It is a world that threatens the African with slavery and/or Death. It is a world that our neighborhoods are surrounded by slave catchers, also known as The Police (they threaten the African with incarceration which is slavery or death at the barrel of their guns).

Slavery is not over, only redefined. In order to change this relationship we must unify around these common problems, organize and begin to control our situation so that we can have power. There is no liberation and freedom without power and there will be no peace without justice. So freedom should be on our minds in a constant manner, every day, just like any oppressed or enslaved person. We must begin to live by the saying: "Live free or die!" --Delgres, African patriot in Gwadloup (Guadeloupe)

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For further clarification, view the clips listed below. It clarifies some of the points I just mentioned. America was initiated by lies, violence, and slavery, established with lies, violence and slavery and is to this very hour maintained on lies, violence and slavery.
Oscar Wilde summarized this point by saying: "America has never known civilization, it is the only country in the history of the world that has gone from barbarism to decadence without passing through civilization."

YouTube - slavery by another name

YouTube - slavery by another name

YouTube - Privatized Prisons and Prison Labor IS Slavery

YouTube - Privatized Prisons and Prison Labor IS Slavery

[ShakaZulu]

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. As salaamu 'alaikum. I wasn't able to give the discourse a proper reading, but I promise that I will (insha'allah: The One GOD, Willing) as soon as I am able. Slavery to the best of my knowledge did not exist in America. There was (is) something else that the people (so-called negro) has permitted to exist; to be foisted upon themselves. A slave is to be part of his/her owners basic family. The owner must feed, clothe, educate, provide housing, provide medical care, provide funding, etcetera.

That is why so-called "slavery," as we know of it regarding the so-called negro, was called "The Peculiar Institution."

I've never tried to analyze what the real problem is because of the fact that so many other concerned individuals have presented their understanding of "The Blackmans Plight." But the one thing that is quite evident, and that requires no extended study, is the fact that the blackman, has turned his back on his natural, fundamental existence. That is of being God oriented, or, God-Conscious.

But I must assume that this is of his/her own choosing, because of the obvious desire to stay in the less than human environment that continues to cause downwards growth, in these same people. If this is not the case, I would like to hear of arguments against it.


Wassalaam. ShakaZulu

[abuhusam]

Wa^Alaykum As-Salam Brother,
I do beg to differ with you brother on the issue of slavery in America. It has existed and still does exist. This is explicity mentioned in the constitution of the United States. The statement: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.." indicates it does. The system of slavery that is western based is one of degradation and removal of humanity of that person. Systems of slavery in African culture and some other cultures in Asia, more closely resembled servitude that essentially was based on either a religious persecution, an indebtedness, or being a prisoner of war. These were the classic reasons for the servitude. And it did not strip the person of his/her humanity (that typically was not the intent). The Western model of slavery does attempt to debase the person. This was even more clearly practiced among the English. There are so many details, but Islam does have embodied in its jurisprudence slavery and as you did point out the person is (as if to say) a part of the family, i.e., must be treated in a way that is not degrading to them. the bounded person must be feed from the holder's food, clothed from his/her cloth. The holder is strongly encouraged to set the person free as well. And if the person is who is enslaved not treated appropriately then that slave holder has committed an injustice that is not praised in Islam.
Many people have come in the name of Islam but have acted out of their own desires. But to the person who is watching and not aware of what the proper Islamic rule is would then blame Islam and not the person who has done the injustice, who acting in the name of Islam simultaneously misrepresenting Islam.
The Peculiar Institution is synonymous to chattel slavery implying southern slavery.
Truly, Allah knows best
-Abu Husam

[ShakaZulu]

Bismillaah ir Rahmaan ir Rahiim. Eid Mubarak! Subhaanallah. Baarakallah.

The system of slavery that is western based is one of degradation and removal of humanity of that person.

I concur with your statement, brother. However, some time ago someone had posted on these forums the fact that the so-called negro had been involuntarily abducted - 'kidnapped' - out of Africa. I think that, that accurately describes the condition, regarding the captivity/incarceration of the so-called negro in America, and the West in general.



Wassalaam. ShakaZulu