The Gen Z of Kenya are tired of colonizers
So they rebelled
Hiii, I yelled death to america at a fourth of July barbecue and it felt good. This week I’m sharing my feelings about the Gen Z rebellion in Kenya. Onto the news…
News made me feel like there’s nothing wrong with storming the capitol
On June 25th the Gen Z of Kenya stormed the Kenyan parliament to protest a tax increase on the poor. This is what all of us in the so-called United States of America should have done on July 4th instead of yelling death to america at a barbecue. Yelling death to america feels good, but it doesn’t really do anything to end the evil empire’s reign. To be clear, I’m not against storming the capitol, I’m just against white supremacists doing it. It’s not the what, it’s the who?
If someone wants to storm the capitol to prevent the government from further exploiting people to serve the wealthy, I will personally hand them water bottles on their way in. If someone wants to topple a fascist government because it is not doing fascism well enough for them, I will make fun of their ugly outfits.
The Gen Z of Kenya rebelled against the government’s attempt to force already vulnerable people to pay an IMF loan they gained nothing from. So I support them! If someone forces you to pay colonizers a tax, the correct response is to take the streets, not go to brunch. Throwing tear gas back at the police is not mandatory, but you get extra credit in my book. Yes, I grade all rebellions and The American “Revolution” gets a DNF (did not finish) because it wasn’t a revolution.
When the youth of Kenya stormed the parliament, the politicians escaped through a tunnel. The fact that the lawmakers had an escape route built into the parliament proves that the politicians of Kenya know they are not serving the people. They knew the people would finally be fed up with them being tools of colonizers. You don’t have an escape tunnel as a lawmaker unless you’re planning on making bad laws. I’ve never carried around a joint without the intention of using it.
Kenya has never really been independent from its colonizers. If it were, the president of Kenya would not be inviting Prince Charles to celebrate Kenya’s independence from Britain. In which world are you celebrating your freedom from oppression with the people who oppressed you? A world where colonizers pretend that they have changed. I might forgive my middle school bully, but I’m not inviting him to my birthday party!
Another key indicator that Kenya is still under the grasps of colonialism is the Kenyan president has a good relationship with the United States of America. If the United States is having brunch with you instead of trying to coup you, you are doing the wrong thing.
Serving colonizers’ interests over the people of Kenya's interest is why the president of Kenya killed 39 people when they rose up against him. Sure, Ruto canceled the plan to increase taxes after the protess. However, if he really cared about the Kenyan people and he wasn’t a puppet of colonizers, he would have stepped down and apologized for being Joe Biden’s puppet. Which is unethical and gross!
That’s it for the news but don’t go yet
If you want to learn more about neocolonialism in Africa. Please read How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney.
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