It amazes me that this Kwanzaa business has been washed of the real life criminal activity of its creator. The man was a race monger, a violent thug, a rapist, a torturer... just a horrible human being.
Yet never a word of this man's evil is ever uttered when his pseudo holiday is discussed in the MSM.
And the Cox News Service did it again on Christmas in theirs titled Kwanzaa glows even brighter after 40 years.
Kwanzaa turns 40 today. The colorful holiday, invented by California professor Maulana Ron Karenga in 1966, is like a jazz musician who fuses bits and pieces of music into a vibrant mosaic of sound. Kwanzaa, "first fruit" in Swahili, is a fluent, nonreligious holiday that borrows liberally from a patchwork of cultures and traditions.
Karenga originally created the seven-day observance to empower black communities and uplift black culture and identity.
Yes, kindly professor Ron Karenga. What a great guy.
Of course, his name wasn't really Ron Karenga originally. It was Ronald McKinley Everett.
In 1969 the organization called US (as is "us"--blacks--against "them" --whites), a black power militant group Everett founded, frequently clashed in violence with police and even other black power groups. Members of his group even killed two Black Panthers in 1969.
Nice and peaceful, eh?
In 1971 Everett served time in jail for assault. By then Everett had changed his name to Maulana Ron Karenga and began to affect a pseudo African costume and act a native African.
It wasn't mere assault he was convicted of, either. It was sexual assault and torture perpetrated against some of his female followers. The L.A. Times then reported that he placed a hot soldering iron in one woman's mouth and used a vise to crush another's toe.
As writer Lynn Woolley wrote of Professor "Karenga":
And so this is Kwanzaa. The militant past of the creator is now ignored in favor of the so-called seven principles of Nguza Saba – principles such as unity, family and self-determination that could have come from Bill Bennett's "Book of Virtues." The word "Kwanzaa" is Swahili, meaning something like "fresh fruits of harvest."
No one remembers the part about "re-Africanization" or the sevenfold path of blackness that Dr. Karenga once espoused. Hardly anyone remembers the shootings, the beatings,the tortures and the prison terms that were once the center of his life. It's just not PC to bring that sort of stuff up now that Kwanzaa is commercialized and making big bucks.
And the Cox News Service just helped a criminal and sexual pervert skate by again, hidden behind his false holiday, and has allowed him to continue to dupe millions of black Americans. A man who has never denounced his past criminal activity and extremist ideas.
Happy Kwanzaa, indeed!
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I got the Book of Kwanzaa for
December 26, 2006 - 11:53 ET by RackieI got the Book of Kwanzaa for Kwizmas. It's written in Ebonic.
And don't forget Festivus!!
December 26, 2006 - 12:09 ET by GalvanicAnd don't forget Festivus!! (He's not Matt Dillon's deputy on Gunsmoke).
For your recognition of Fes
December 26, 2006 - 21:57 ET by awffp1890For your recognition of Festivus, a donation has been made in your name to The Human Fund.
Not that there's anything wro
December 26, 2006 - 22:53 ET by GalvanicNot that there's anything wrong with that. ;-)
Yes, and Kwanzaa is now being
December 26, 2006 - 12:20 ET by winston smithYes, and Kwanzaa is now being pushed in Public Schools, especially in the earlier grades. Christmas (and Hanukka) is being renounced and eliminated while Kwanzaa is not only celebrated it's literally being taught from books. They've even added a black Santa to the celibration "Kente Claus". No joke!
What it really is is hatred and indignant rejection of white Christian, "euro-centric" culture. Hatred with a happy face and "good intentions" spoon fed to the young in hopes of creating the next generation of racist America haters, with warm smiles and blessings from the NEA, of course.
Merry Kwanzaa
December 26, 2006 - 12:30 ET by Tito the NormanUnfortunately this fake and pagan holiday is gaining traction among Americans of African ancestory.
Check this poem out by Kathy Shaidle on Kwanzaa: http://custosfidei.blogspot.com/2006/12/happy-kwanzaa.html
Tito
"The Truth is absolute.", Pope Benedict XVI
Check out the Wiki entry for
December 26, 2006 - 12:39 ET by Roger the ShrubberCheck out the Wiki entry for this guy.
A Marxist AND torture afficienado? Woohoo!
Jesus
December 26, 2006 - 12:47 ET by iveseenitallQuestion the life of Jesus but don't dare question the Kwanzaa crap. Liberals are lying hypocrites. As for celebrating Kwanzaa in schools---teachers dumb down everything in the name of "feel good". Bet you couldn't find one teacher who has told kids the truth about Kwanzaa's "Founding Father". They lie about him just as they do about America's Founding Fathers. One lie in the positive, the other in the negative. Guess who's put in the negative.
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Shrubbster - what a coincid
December 26, 2006 - 19:51 ET by Jack BauerShrubbster - what a coincidence. I was forced to read Marx at college, and it was torture.
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WOW!!!I never knew ANY of thi
December 26, 2006 - 20:04 ET by Indiana JoeWOW!!!
I never knew ANY of this about this guy. And the fact that he did time for torture AFTER he "founded" Kwanzaa??? The whole thing would have died a-borning if it wasn't a "black" thing. How much credibility SHOULD this guy have had by, oh, say, ...1973 or so?
And reading the "7 points," or whatever they're called... it's a purely racial, not to mention RACIST, agenda. "Our" this, and "our" that.... Obviously, a "blacks only" club. Nothing at all about "brotherhood among ALL people," or "peace on Earth," or tired old concepts like that HERE, nosireee Bob!
Why anyone else should feel obligated to acknowledge, let alone respect, this tripe from this guy is completely beyond me. His points make it clear that it's all about "them," and not about ANY other people.
Unlike some whacko, radical, dangerous sect like.... oh, Christianity, for instance?
This is a "separatist" so-called "holiday." Pure and simple.
Another laughable element of
December 26, 2006 - 13:41 ET by AlgerHissAnother laughable element of Everett's scam is this 7-something candelabra thingy. Either he lifted this from the SLA (Symbionese Liberation Army) or the SLA lifted it from him.
If you read the SLA's description of their 7-headed snake symbol, it is identical to Everett's.
And all of it is nothing more than radical-chic Marxism.
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Geesh, throw in a little divi
December 26, 2006 - 15:36 ET by JPR1Geesh, throw in a little divine vision/inspiration and the professor has the makings of a 21st century Mohammhad.
Fabricate a new ideology from bits and pieces of existing beliefs; foist upon the ignorant; give it all thousand years or so and presto, you’re a prophet.
Ron
December 26, 2006 - 17:45 ET by misterbillGod help us--next thing he'll be sponsoring Obummer for prezidunt.
Keeping Kwanzaa pure
December 26, 2006 - 18:19 ET by nkviking75For those concerned that Kwanzaa not be corrupted by commercialism, here's your slogan: "Let's keep the 'WAAAH' in Kwanzaa.
To all those out their who
December 26, 2006 - 19:57 ET by Jack BauerTo all those out their who follow bogus religions and cults started by criminals, I'd just like to say
SEASONS GREETINGS, HAPPY JIHADAYS & MERRY FESTIVUS...
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On the local news tonight the
December 26, 2006 - 20:04 ET by rimskyOn the local news tonight they mentioned that this was the first day of Kwanzaa, and then gave this Everett guy credit for starting it. And then they mentioned the fact that he had served time in prison for assault and that he'd started this Marxist like activist group in the 60's.. NOT!!!
What they really did was to make him out to be this esteemed scholar or some such.. what a CROCK!!! The really sorry thing is that these news readers probably don't know the truth!
We really shouldn;'t be surpr
December 26, 2006 - 23:11 ET by GalvanicWe really shouldn't be surprised. Afterall, look at all the MSM sympathy for convicted murderer Tookie Williams, right up to his execution. The liberals --- bleeding heavily from the heart --- insisted that poor Tookie had demonstrated a positive contribution to society (children's books) and should therefore have his death sentence commuted to life -- presumably so he could write more books. It's redemption, we were told. Then again, had his sentence been carried out promptly after several appeals were exhausted, no one would even remember the thug Tookie Williams.
I'm sure many feel that Everett has paid for his sins by creating Kwanzaa, but for most of us, it doesn't wash. I think it's safe to say that if Kwanzaa didn't take place during the traditional Christmas season, it wouldn't attract many Kwanzites.
whenever i hear about Kwanz
December 27, 2006 - 02:11 ET by CCCPwhenever i hear about Kwanzaa i laugh my ass off its such a horrible excuse for blacks to make themselves seem 'more connected' with their African roots....basically all im going to say to black people out there take what you can and stop....
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?
Let's get some background info on Africa....
Africa is like the child that never grew up and kept fighting with its siblings...
It was the cradle of civilization then a few thousand years later it was still primitive and not very advanced when you talk about the Slave Trade....don't blame it all on the colonizers....a lot has to do with the fact they couldn't band together and fight them off they didnt care they hated each other...they didn't understand the colonizer's didnt care that you helped them its because of your skin color and the fact that it was easy to prey on one by one....and the fact that whites still thought they were supurior above other 'races'. But anyways after colonization after world war 2 they were given independance and instead of striving toward peace and stability they continue to fight each other warlords constantly rose and fall rom the early 1960s to the late 1980s, Africa had more than 70 coups and 13 presidential assassinations. I will say some of the conflicts not all but a bit had to do with the Cold War...but when you want to extinguish a whole group of ethnic people it's not because of the CCCP or USA. African American's could consider themselves glad they don't know what ethnic groups they're from considering the hostilities could boil over here if there wasn't a united front to gain freedom....a better explanation would be if blacks in america weren't persecuted and given freedom and left alone i bet African's that came over would start leaning towards ethnic loyalties and hostilities....i'm not saying that its good that whites persecuted blacks by any means. But blacks in america should cherish the fact they live in america i dont know about you but i'd rather go with only 150+ years of persection than live in a country that major human rights violations have been reported in recent times include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and Cote d'Ivorie. According to the UN Human Development Report in 2003, the bottom 25 ranked nations (151st to 175th) were all African nations. Black people today need to quit listening to 50 Cent and Jesse Jackson and read between the lines and create your own identity, i always say just calling yourself American instead of African-American would be the first step...but then some could consider that a bit socialist as one identity...i end this with saying when you dwell on the past things bite you in the ass......
“The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do.” - Comrade Josef Stalin
Give Kwanzaa a break!!!!!
December 27, 2006 - 08:17 ET by dagdaXmas was originally a fake holiday started to keep the faithful in line during the festivities of the winter months. Lets not be too hard on made up holidays. And as to founders of holidays, the Catholic Church has a history of saints whose hands were less than clean before they got religion (Paul and Ignatius Loyola come to mind right away). Is the founder still a sexual abuser? Torturer? Marxist?
I would not be too harsh on those who steal holiday ideas from others. Most Catholic holidays were stolen from somebody else. Even the Eucharistic celebration was taken from the Dionysian cult.
If people believe in the holiday are they being duped? If they celebrate it, are they dupes of Kwanzaa? Does it lessen the celebration any?
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. Dwight Eisenhower
basically....i guess 'mirac
December 27, 2006 - 09:03 ET by CCCPbasically....i guess 'miracles' don't count as being real....damn too bad looks like billions are going to hell
“The people who cast the votes don't decide an election, the people who count the votes do.” - Comrade Josef Stalin
The problem with your analo
December 27, 2006 - 09:12 ET by Warner Todd HustonThe problem with your analogy is that all those "other" holidays weren't made up by a single individual and have the benefit of time on their side.
Kwanzaa, on the other hand is the creation of one man and his ideas were all based on outright lies.
Want to excuse Kwanzaa? fine. I guess I don't mind a "new" creation. Lionize the Marxist, pervert who created it? There we should draw the line.
Sounds like someone didn't ge
December 27, 2006 - 11:09 ET by Roger the ShrubberSounds like someone didn't get that red wagon for Christmas as a kid, and now carries a rather large chip on his shoulder.
"Lets not be too hard on made up holidays", you say. Please list the non made-up holidays, Sparky. I'll come back to check up on you in a few weeks when you find one. We can probably trace every holiday (religious, at least) to some pagan ritual performed by cave-dwellers 20,000 years ago. Hate Christianity much?
Yeah, whatever, but why does
December 27, 2006 - 11:48 ET by kathleenirishYeah, whatever, but why does the media never report the whole truth about certain topics if it reflects badly on that person or topic? You always hear about how horrible the Catholic Church is, as well, and never anything good, period.
It's biased reporting, pure and simple, stop the moral equivalency crap!
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
True reporting
December 28, 2006 - 08:46 ET by dagdaThe St. Patrick Day's celebration in the USA was created by Protestants who wanted a way to make the Irish Catholics feel good about themselves. I do not every remember a program exposing the origins of this non-religion, johnny-come-lately celebration.
Personally, I would be up for exposing both. However, as someone on one of the Kwanzaa sites noted, commericalism has taken over both celebrations. That is the American way. The Irish allow everyone to be Irish on St. Patrick's Day, we just need to do the same with Kwanzaa. Even agnostics, like myself, celebrate Xmas.
Our real problem, then, is not our strength today; it is rather the vital necessity of action today to ensure our strength tomorrow. Dwight Eisenhower
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December 28, 2006 - 10:02 ET by MalcorEh, even more non sequitor than the original posting.
Protestants created a holiday for Irish Catholics so that they could fit in easier? Wow, that's really awesome of them!. And it's just so like creating a holiday for yourself and your own 'kind' (read: race) that exludes everyone else while pushing an old ideology that fails miserably everywhere it's attempted... Or maybe not so like it.
Maybe nobody jumped on the "johnny-come-lately" celebration (St. Patty's) since it was a spontaneous gift from one group of people to help another. Inclusive, instead of exclusive. Cooperative, instead of divisive. But it apparently doesn't stop people from trying to somehow make parallels between the two as an exercise in equivalency.
Your last sentences nail it down fairly well. Other holidays are inclusive of everyone... yet this one glaringly stands out. I wonder why.
Are you mixed up a bit?
December 28, 2006 - 10:34 ET by Warner Todd HustonUm, the first St. Patrick's Day celebration in the United States was in 1737 in Boston.
Let me repeat...1737
Catholicism was reviled in the USA at the time by most Americans and it only got worse as the decades passed! So, to imagine that St. Patrick's day was created by Protestants to make Catholics "feel good" is quite absurd.
Most Protestants during the USA's history wanted to see Catholics gotten RID OF, not made to "feel good about themselves"!
Al Smith actually lost his run for the presidency in the 20's BECAUSE he was Catholic and for little else.
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December 28, 2006 - 10:55 ET by MalcorOuch. Well, looks like I get slapped down in the process for taking what he said at face value. Thanks for the cluebatting, Warner, even if I'm a bit sore from it.
Looks like St. Patrick's Day has been around a reaaaaally long time, but it seems like we Americans made it into the sheer festive event it is now. Ah well. Still, what I said about its inclusiveness vs exclusiveness still stands, so I'm not too worried.
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December 28, 2006 - 09:56 ET by MalcorMan, I must have missed the part where Paul created a racially-exclusionist holiday for his religion. Sorry, but that doesn't hold up. And Christmas wasn't meant to 'keep people in line', it was set at the time of the winter solstice (longest night) for a specific reason--Christmas has always been a message of great hope. Having a celebration of great hope at the time of longest night sure doesn't seem like 'keeping people in line' to me. If you want to see a holiday that was created to supplant another, go read up on Halloween.
As the principles of the manufactured holiday of the original post (not Christmas) are designed to exlude certain people under a Marxist screed, then yes, I'd have to say its creator is a racist and a Marxist. As he created the holiday specifically to push this screed and not to actually give 'hope' to people, I dare say he has not been suddenly absolved of his crime or rendered free from all sin. Speak for him kindly if you will, but his actions and intent have done nothing to atone for his previous actions.
Christmas a fake holiday? Wha
December 27, 2006 - 09:42 ET by rimskyChristmas a fake holiday? What all the religious traditions that have been observed over the centuries? The beautiful hymns, the worshipful behavior, all focused on the birth of Christ, the Great Redeemer, King of Kings.. I could go on and on. To call Christmas fake, putting our favorite holiday on footing similar to that of Kwaanza is ludicrous.
Kwanzaa was and is an insidio
December 27, 2006 - 11:01 ET by donsalesKwanzaa was and is an insidious way to keep the divide among races in this country.....rather than glorifying the roots of African-Americans, it has become yet one more tool to divide and render impossible the blending of white and black in this nation.....
It's originator knew EXACTLY what he was doing when he suggested the celebration of this holiday.....it brings the thinking and tactics of Jesse, Louis and the Reverend Al into the fore and reminds African-Americans of their cruel legacy in this country under the guise of quality family time......and it reminds us falsely that we are NOT equal under God.......
Too bad.....
Nowhere to Run....Nowhere To Hide.....
Sung to the tune of "Jin
December 27, 2006 - 12:44 ET by mattmSung to the tune of "Jingle Bells"-Chorus by Ann Coulter, verses by me.
(Chorus)
Kwanzaa bells, dashikis sell
Whitey has to pay;
Oh what fun to Burn and shoot,
On this fake holiday! (repeat)
Hangin' in the hood, meth and crack for sale
makes me feel so good, savin' up for bail
Tell de judge I's po, So I don't get no blame
O' what fun it is to play the whitey's victim game, Oh...
(Chorus)
Whad I'm tawkin' 'bout, kickin' White folk Ayyy
Likes to make dem shout, while dey run away
When the Po -leece come, I be all smiling
O'what fun to bait them into racial profiling, Oh...
(Chorus)
Dis is goan be fun, goan be pay back time
Democrats dey won, I be feelin' fine
Bro's and sistahs laff, through de whole nation
Oh what fun to fine'ly git doze rep-ar-a-ti-ons, Oh
(Chorus)
"I be dreamin' of a whit
December 27, 2006 - 13:53 ET by Rackie"I be dreamin' of a white Kwan-zaa....."
What would happen if Whites adopted Kwanzaa, lock, schlock and seven stick candle holder?
Make it a White thang.
C/W songs for all the "Kwanzaa Crackers".
A Martha Stewart Cookbook of Kwanzaa recipes for the Hamptons and the Upper East Side.
Kwanzaa, not just for Blacks anymore.
I don't get it, why are all t
December 28, 2006 - 08:32 ET by msh1973I don't get it, why are all the liberal heros either socialists or criminals? We have heros like Reagan and they have heros like Chavez, Castro and now this guy. They never tell the truth either. My head is spinning.