Afrolatry Reigns Supreme

Whether in Afghanistan or at a school playground, you must declare “Black Lives Matter”

America learned it still had an ambassador to Afghanistan last week–and she’s a literal Karen. Karen B. Decker, Charge d'Affaires at the U.S. Mission to Afghanistan in Qatar, made herself known through her Afghan strategy. She wants to bring #BlackGirlMagic to the Taliban-controlled state.

“Are Afghans familiar with #BlackGirlMagic and the movement it inspired? Do Afghan girls need a similar movement? What about Afghan Women? Teach me, ready to learn,” she said in a since-deleted tweet. The tweet tagged Lizzo, Beyonce, and Regina King as possible teachers of this sacred art.

Decker, a white woman, also tweeted out a strange swipe at Abraham Lincoln. “Abe Lincoln born today in 1809. He did some stuff. It's also NAACP day, home of grassroots activism, inclusive communities and making sure Black voices are heard. What does that look like for Afghans struggling to be heard? #BlackHistoryMonth @NAACP @LincolnsCottage,” read the tweet.

These posts were deleted and Decker apologized after blowback. The State Department criticized the tweets as “inappropriate and ineffective.” But Decker only expressed the official State Department ideology in a ridiculous fashion. Embassies fly the Black Lives Matter flag and provide black power propaganda to the world. The State Department says this is all part of its mission:

“Part of our work in promoting democratic principles is advancing equity, justice, and equal opportunity, both at home and abroad. One way we are doing this is by providing visible representations of our policy, such as Black Lives Matter (BLM) flags and banners, to show our dedication to democratic principles, justice, and racial equity . . . hanging BLM banners on U.S. embassies and consulate buildings and raising BLM flags on U.S. mission flagpoles calls attention to our efforts to advance racial equity and access to justice worldwide.”

Decker just got a little over her skis in “promoting democratic principles.” The State Department still believes “Black Girl Magic” is the answer to the world’s problems. Its officials are just not going to state it as stupidly as Karen.

Decker’s tweets reveal how embedded Afrolatry is in our country’s institutions. It would’ve been unthinkable for a government official to tweet out such nonsense pre-George Floyd. The summer of 2020 elevated  black worship to official state religion. And it’s not just our government that forces Afrolatry on the public. Pro sports leagues promote BLM, as do schools and children’s cartoons. 

It’s the new normal to expect schools to host “Black Lives Matter” weeks and hoist BLM flags during Black History Month. The National Educators Association, the largest teachers union in America, encourages its members to spread the message of BLM and “racial equity” to their students. 

There are examples of it going too far in the schools. Black students at a Springfield, Ohio, elementary school hunted down white classmates and forced them with the threat of violence to say “Black Lives Matter.” The young assailants filmed their victims’ racial humiliation. However horrible this story is, the black students only take what the NEA suggests to the next level. If a teacher nicely asked students to say Black Lives Matter, it wouldn’t even make the local news. With schools nationwide celebrating BLM during February, this scenario happens in hundreds of classrooms. The violence at the Springfield elementary school is what makes it noteworthy, not the act itself. We’ve witnessed plenty of incidents where whites pledge fealty to BLM.

The unifying link between Decker’s tweets and the schoolground bullying is Afrolatry. American elites truly believe in “Black Girl Magic” and believe whites should say “Black Lives Matter.” It’s a message found throughout our culture and schools. It’s just how people enforce these dogmas that can be controversial.

It’s awkward to say, but American liberals appear to literally worship blacks. Afrolatry is just a fact of life in modern America. Even Republicans will engage in it to score political points.

It’s going to take a long time and a lot of effort to help America recover from the George Floyd Revolution. In the meantime, we will see more idiotic officials and schoolyard bullies try to force us to pledge allegiance to Black Lives Matter. 

The first step to America’s recovery is to resist that demand.