By K. Tran.
Imagine your dad was killed by your uncle, and you had to take care of yourself from a very young age in the streets of Oakland. You are of African descent and unprivileged…until you grow up to learn you are the son of a King of a powerful nation know as Wakanda, located in Africa. You grow up to be a powerful warrior and assassin. With this knowledge and skillsets, would you return home to reclaim the throne? And with that sort of power, what will you do?
KillMonger opened up a simple argument. Since the kingdom of Wakanda is the most advanced society in human history, utilizing Vibranium for the most sophisticated technology–greater than that of the brilliant Tony Stark–why hasn’t this technology been shared with the rest of the world? The neighboring African countries had been colonized, left in turmoil, and continues to remain impoverished. Knowing the African people are endangered and suffering, the Wakandan people should have stepped in to provide aid and perhaps military support to defend themselves during colonization and imperialism. The African people are also left with no education, adequate supplies of food, and healthcare after imperialism. Yet the Wakandan people remained isolated and hidden around all this suffering. Essentially, KillMonger is criticizing the morality and ethics behind the Wakandan King’s decision for allowing this suffering to continue. KillMonger disliked how the King’s rationale was to keep his people safe and the Vibranium technology a secret to prevent invasion. But KillMonger is no humanitarian. He did murder many innoncent people…