It’s been more than a month since my father passed. I no longer grieve his absence, for his memory lives on within my mother, my brother and myself. We are all proof of his existence of sixty-seven years on this planet. Although he only lived half of his potential lifespan, the chronic health conditions and system of white inferiorization that robbed him of his remaining time; as the system does. In reading and reflecting on the persistent anti-Blackness of my country concept, I have come to several realizations. It is my hope that by recording my own observations that I am able to spare another the pain of my current occupation within the system of white inferiocracy.
The thoughts expressed here follow the nine areas of Human activity that are discussed in; “The United Independent Compensatory Code/System/ Concept” by Neely FullerJr. These nine areas are the following; education, entertainment, labour, politics, sex, religion, law, war/counterwar and economics. I will reflect on the areas that have an immediate impact on my current occupation. At present, the areas of economics, law, politics, education and entertainment are of most importance.
“Writing is a compensatory process used to make up for the limitations in knowledge, and/or memory.” Neely Fuller JR, The United Independent Compensatory Code/System/Concept, pg 42.
Reflection on Economics
The difference in treatment between people is always based on a difference in thinking that exists among people. The difference in the thinking of some people sometimes causes differences in treatment of other people, based on the “size”, “shape”, “height”, “weight”, “complexion”, “general state of being”, etc. Neely Fuller Jr, The United Independent Compensatory Code/System/Concept, pg 44
My presence in the working world will always be antagonistic due to racial capitalism. Reading and reflecting on the current system that I am forced to live in, I reach two conclusions. The first is that my labour is intentionally undervalued due to being categorized as African. My presence and being are that of a commodity. This is the unconscious conditioning that billions of Citizens of the Global Majority have been subjected to accept, and replicate. Since the commodification of my being is still present in the current system, I will never be able to reach my full economic potential as I am expected to consume and be consumed by the system of racial capitalism.
It doesn’t matter my interests, education, finances nor intellect, I am to be exploited for the sake of efficiency. I no longer wish to have this done to my being, so I try to create. Unfortunately, internalized racism and indoctrination into the system of racial capitalism cause me to self-sabotage by exacerbating my mental health issues, which leads to the second realization.
My mental health issues are exacerbated by being aware that my social condition is legally enforced by the system of racial capitalism. As an African, male, person, I am told that I exist, yet do not exists. I am Human, but only under subordinate conditions. That I may have citizenship in a ‘developed’ nation due to birth, but I will never be the right kind of citizen(read white). I am told I can be anything that I want to be, but knowing I am expected to fail. I am told I don’t have a history, yet I know it has been intentionally destroyed and or obfuscated. I am told that education is the key to progress, but I have been intentionally miseducated. Receiving these messages daily is designed to keep me complacent, and I can no longer afford that lie.
In an effort to escape from the trappings of racial capitalism, I am actively choosing to avoid participating within the system as much as possible. If I am to fully utilize my personhood, I must remove myself from this terroristic system.
Thank you for reading and be safe.