"These individuals are a sub-race; they have neither the intellectual, mental or emotional abilities to equate or share in any of the functions of our civilization. Whites, the superior, and they the inferior, they will either destroy him or devour him, and they will destroy all his work. You the master, and they inferior. Never fraternize with them as equals, never accept them as your social equals; or they will devour you; they will destroy you." - Dr. Albert Schweitzer
Do you agree with the Dr.? If so, why?
2007-02-07 04:28:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Well .02 I am sure your interpretation is way off. What he was saying is if you treat them as your equals they will destroy all you have built. Looking around as things are I most definitely agree with him.
Look at the pics Venomus posted ...........OK now tell me they are equal to any race.
2007-02-07 12:27:42 · answer #1 · answered by warren_mallainy 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
That is a brilliant, and even prophetic quote.
"Whites, the superior, and they the inferior."
This holds true, especially in intellect.
"they will either destroy him or devour him"
Sounds like cannibalism, a common practice in Africa.
"Never fraternize with them as equals, never accept them as your social equals"
Excellent advice. All of us intelligent people know how awful the "Civil Rights Movement" really was.
2007-02-07 10:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by Return of Bismarck 2 · 8⤊ 1⤋
It was a sign of the times. Many believe such today. Allowing many smaller minded people the opportunity to feel the they are better by belittling someone else. The truth is Dr. Schweitzer was suffering from what we in the African-American community call " save the ******" mentality. It always makes a person feel exceptionally good about themselves to think that they are higher than someone else and by then holding out a helping hand that they are doing service and justice to the people they are helping.
What makes the Dr. different is he BELIEVES what he said to be truth. Today the people who believe this KNOW for a fact that he was wrong, they live in a time to see this non truth for themselves, however it will make them feel smaller and less of men to actually admit that this is wrong.They see this everyday, they sit next to a smarter Black person in the office or at school, they see emerging talents all around them. This is threatening to someone who suffers from low self esteem or delusions of grandeur! It would be so simple just to admit that God made us all equal and that what we do with our lives doesn't depend on the size of ones brain, but the size of ones heart's passion and what that person will go thru to get thru!
2007-02-07 05:16:30 · answer #3 · answered by Gloria 3 · 1⤊ 6⤋
It's truly amazing how the kiddies will believe something they see on BET, but ignore the wisdom of the ages. These great scientists all had the same observations, but nooooo, they must've all been wrong. After all, isn't what you see in the movies and hear from your teachers the truth?
2007-02-07 08:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by Dash Rip Rock 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I have to agree. Just look at the stat's. Name one nation, state, city or neighborhood that benefited when the ******* moved in? Every black neighborhood in America is a bad one. No little Havana. No Chinatown. No Korea or Japantown. No Borough Park (Jewish). No Bensonhurst (Italian). Just another rotten ghetto that used to be a nice neighborhood.
Those are the stat's and no amount of lies, fibs, cover ups or excuses work against science. Everyone, including the *******, would be better off if they would be deported to Africa.
2007-02-07 10:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by itlonda 2 · 8⤊ 2⤋
The Afro-American is noted as: emotionally unstable, academically challenged, and criminally inclined.
2015-06-21 07:54:40 · answer #6 · answered by BigBill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
USA Blacks are NOT THEY ARE COLOURED OR MIXED RACE WITH 30% AT LEAST WHITE GENES AND ALSO ADMIXTURE OF NATIVE AMERICAN.....THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AS BLACK BANTUS.......WHO ACTUALLY CARRIED THE BIGGEST EXTERMINATION IN HISTORY THE ELIMINATION OF THE SAN PEOPLE AND IT CONTINUES TODAY IN BOTSWANA...........ALSO TENDENCIES ARE WHAT MAKE PEOPLE CIVILIZED SO TO SPEAK ...AFRICA IS STILL A CHIEF SOCIETY...
2015-06-15 06:04:35 · answer #7 · answered by Tony 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you misquoted him!:
"I have given my life to try to bring unto them the advantages which our civilisation must offer, but I have become well aware that we must retain this status; white, the superior, and they the inferior; for whenever a white man seeks to live among them as their equal, they will either destroy him or devour him, and they will destroy all his work; and so for any existing relationship or for any benefit to this people let white men from anywhere in the world who would come to help Africa remember that you must continually retain this status; you the master, and they the inferior, like children that you would help or teach. Never fraternise with them as equals, never accept them as your social equals ; or they will devour you; they will destroy you."
-Dr. Albert Schweitzer
Sounds to me like what he is saying, that if white people do not continue to oppress Africans then the African will dominate them.
Its already proves true in sports. Anytime we are allowed into an area of competition and allowed to compete fairly we dominate.
Without white oppression, there wouldn't be white people. The world would get browner and browner.
2007-02-07 04:55:39 · answer #8 · answered by $0.02 3 · 5⤊ 9⤋
We gonnah devour cho like a bucket o chickin'.
2007-02-07 09:24:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Evolution has been stalled in Africa.
2015-09-17 15:24:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋