“It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity.”
W.E.B Du Bois
Double-consciousness, the affects of an afflicted being. An affliction caused by the pressures of a societal construct originating from the hatred of the beings original consciousness. A state of internal dissonance with ones being. In my opinion the Dual-Consciousness of African-Americans shall only last as long as it takes for an individual to conform to the American social, and political constructs spawned from an Anglo-Colonial Paradigm. For American-Africans the Dual-Consciousness shall last as long as the search for a history, culture, and truth is sought in a society influenced by an Anglo-Colonial Paradigm. Some people forget, or never knew the real indignations the people of Africa really endured. Misinterpreting behavioral patterns as cultural or nationality traits. Dismissing the situational factors which reveal immoral justification of national pride and elitism. Creating a domino effect coupled with the misinterpretations, misunderstandings, and misguided compassion from European Colonialist to American Capitalist . Creating a downward spiral, in which a hole was dug and which will continue to be deepened as long as the descendants of Africa strive to be African Americans instead of American Africans. We must master this Dual-Consciousness to elevate our beings; to not only know where we are now, but also to know where we came from, and who we truly are. To master both consciousness would be to access evolution, freedom, and understanding.
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