African Progressives

While supporting the People of Libya in their prerogative to seek true representation in their national government we also condemn all xenophobic comments and tendencies of the Libyan government and people. Black Africans should not be used as scapegoats by both Gaddafi and the Libyan people. For decades Colonel Gaddafi had paid lip service to Pan-Africanism while encouraging wars in several African countries and filling his jails with Black Africans. The Libyan People should be mindful of the divide and rule strategies of Colonel Gaddafi and the Western powers. The pro democracy movement should not be co-opted and used as a means to sustain other hegemonies, racism, discrimination, and warfare. There have been several massacres in the African continent and the Mid-east which did not receive any attention, interventions, and strong condemnations from Western nations. While condemning the horrific killings by Gaddafi in Libya, we do not encourage any interventions that would be viewed as an annexation due to other considerations such natural resources and imperialism. Let the Libyan People become their own heroes in their revolution.