Showing posts with label 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 10. Show all posts
Saturday, 1 October 2016
Europe’s Forgotten ‘Hitler’ Killed Over 10 Million Africans — But the West Erased it From History
Most people have no idea of who is pictured above, but you should. The sight of this man should cause a similar revulsion to that of seeing Mussolini, Mao, Stalin or Hitler, as he committed an African genocide that resulted in the killing of over 10 million people in the Congo.
His name is King Leopold II of Belgium.
Most of people never learned about him in school, and have also most likely never heard about him in the media either. This is because he’s not included in the popular narrative of oppression (which includes things like U.S. slavery and the Holocaust).
King Leopold II is part of an ongoing history of colonialism, imperialism, slavery, and genocide in Africa that would clash with the popular social narratives taught in our school system today. It doesn’t fit neatly into school curriculums where, paradoxically, it is looked down upon to make overtly racist statements. However, it’s quite fine not to talk about a genocide perpetrated by European capitalist monarchs that killed over 10 million Congolese.
Belgium’s King Leopold II ran a personal empire so vast and cruel, it rivaled – and even exceeded – the crimes of even some of the worst dictators of the 20th century.
When Leopold II ascended to the throne in 1865, he ruled with the kind of gentle hand that Belgians wanted from their king after the democratization of the country in the wake of the multiple revolutions and reforms. He had great ambitions of building an overseas empire, and was convinced, like most statesmen of his time, that a nation’s greatness was directly proportional to the resources it could extract from those colonies.
He disguised his business transactions as “philanthropic” and “scientific” efforts under the banner of the International African Society and used slave labor to extract Congolese resources and services. His reign was enforced through work camps, body mutilations, torture, executions, and his own private army.
The empire was known as the Congo Free State, and Leopold II stood as its undisputed slave master. For almost 30 years, rather than being a regular colony of a European government, Congo was administered as the property of Leopold II for his personal enrichment.
The world’s largest plantation, registering at 76 times the size of Belgium, possessed rich mineral and agricultural resources and lost nearly half of its population by the time the first census counted only 10 million people living there in 1924.
Interestingly, when we learn about Africa in the U.S., we learn about a caricatured Egypt, the HIV epidemic, the surface level effects of the slave trade, and if you went to a good school perhaps something about South African Apartheid. We also see lots of pictures of starving children on commercials, safaris on animal shows and we see pictures of vast savannahs and deserts in films and movies.
What we don’t learn about is the Great African War or Leopold’s Reign of Terror during the Congolese Genocide. Leopold II essentially turned Congo into his own personal part-plantation, part-concentration camp, part-Christian ministry, and yet history fails to retell the lessons of his tyrannical endeavor.
It seems that when you kill ten million Africans — you aren’t called ‘Hitler’, your name never comes to symbolize the living incarnation of evil, and your picture doesn’t produce fear, hatred, and sorrow — rather your crimes are simply swept under the historical rug and the victims of colonialism/imperialism remain forever voiceless.
Source:
walkingbutterfly.com
thefreethoughtproject.com
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Doctors Have No Explanation Boil Cinnamon And Honey And Cure Arthritis Cancer Gallbaladder Cholesterol And 10 Other Diseases
The combination of honey and cinnamon has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine. These two ingredients with unique healing abilities have a long history as a “home remedy”
Cinnamon is one of the oldest spices known to mankind and honey’s popularity does not wane throughout history.
Cinnamon essential oil and enzyme which produces hydrogen peroxide which is found in honey, are the two “anti-microbial” foods that have the ability to stop the growth of bacteria and fungi.
It is known that honey and cinnamon are a very healthy combination, but do you know what really heal?
Heart disease
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder.You can combine it with breat and eat it regularly for breakfast. This will reduce the level of cholesterol in the arteries and prevent heart attack.
Arthritis
In a glass of warm water mix two tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Drinking in the morning and evening. With regular consumption you can cure chronic arthritis.
Gallbladder infection
In a glass of warm water mix two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey. Drinking every day. This will destroy microbes in the gallbladder.
Cholesterol
Mix two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon in a cup of tea. As soon as you drink this tea, your cholesterol levels will be reduced by 10% within two hours.
Cold
If you suffer from colds, take a tablespoon of honey with ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. Take it for three days. This will cure the common cold, chronic cough and nasal congestion.
Stomach ache
Honey combined with cinnamon will cure stomachache. Take it regularly in order to solve ulcer problems.
The immune system
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viruses.
Flu
Doctors have found that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills viruses and protects against influenza.
Weightloss
Boil honey and cinnamon powder in a glass of water. Drink every morning on an empty stomach half an hour before breakfast. With regular use, this drink will help you lose some weight.
Acne
Mix honey with cinnamon powder and apply this paste on the acne before going to bed and rinse the affected area the next morning.
Hair loss
Those suffering from hair loss or baldness should mix a tablespoon of olive oil, a tablespoon of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Apply this mixture on the scalp and keep it for 15 minutes, then afterword. This mixture can also be effective even when kept only for 5 minutes on the scalp.
Cancer
Recent studies have shown that honey and cinnamon can help in the treatment of stomach cancer. Patients suffering from this cancer should eat a tablespoon of honey with a tablespoon of cinnamon powder. Consume this mixture every day for 3 months.
How to prepare this remedy
In order to prepare this remedy, put honey in a pot and let it boil. Add cinnamon to the boiling honey and wait until the mixture thickens like caramel. Take one spoon before every meal in order to get results.
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