A view on global politics in the eyes of a Wakandan King.

My first blog is inspired by a scene from the third episode of the Black Panther cartoon series. In this scene, King T’Chaka of Wakanda is invited to a private meeting with some of the prestigious world leaders. This is a meeting in which only the most powerful countries and Wakanda, which is considered a third world country is only invited due to its large deposits of oil that are untapped, very highly technological medical advancements and earth’s rarest metal; vibranium. The first statement the King is told when he enters the room is that the leaders of the west would pay any price for his goods to which he replied that they were not for sale. He later on adds that until the spiritual advancement of the west catches up to their technological prowess, Wakanda would not share their technological advances with them. He said that the fact that every conversation they had their was framed in profit and power showed their immaturity.

The reason I am mentioning all this is that we see too much greed in world politics today. There are many resources in the world today and enough knowledge to end all the problems of the world but due to the fact that every move by most leaders is viewed in the eyes of profit rather than how beneficial it is to solving the problems of the people clearly depicts what King T’Chaka added on in that scene where he mentioned that because there is too much money to be made in misery, leaders choose to create mayhem in the world instead of using their positions to make a positive change for the people that have chosen them.

This is also very evident on the African continent where there is a lot of exploitation going on by western and other governments. Some of the Africans in power allow the exploitation to go on without caring much how it affects the African population. In the same scene in the series, the western leader addresses King T’Chaka as “T’Chaka” instead of “Your Majesty” which the King does not allow and sets it clear that he shall not be addressed in that manner. If the same attitude of self respect and dignity were to be embodied by our Africans in power instead of cowering in front of western leaders, I do believe that the continent would take better strides.