...not to mention the dusky sons of Eve
Scottie Bowman (bowman@mail.indigo.ie)
Fri, 27 Mar 1998 13:17:05 +0000
`...Amiri Baraka did it as a kind of anthem of black
nationalism...And the bit about the IRA, well, it was very much
a slap in the face as opposed to a bit of historical reality...'
It's a comfort to know that for one's own polemical purposes
one may borrow from histories & cultures of which one knows
nothing. The next time Gerry or Martin want to make a point
about Ian's lambeg drums they need, presumably, feel no hesitation
in likening them to the tom-tom bingo-bangos of Amiri's ancestral
home.
Maybe, though, it's a privilege reserved for Americans. As I watch
Clinton's cynical hi-jacking of Robin Island (or, indeed, the Falls
Road) for his own meretricious reasons I'm half inclined to think
so.
Scottie B.