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Originally Posted by RWalker  While it is necessary to base ourselves in the context of African reality, African history, African culture and so on...we must remember that there is only scientific socialism, not a separate scientific socialism for Africans. It we fail to understand this then you will make the mistake of following a line that takes you away from scientific analysis and processes as relating to our struggle. This is precisely the thing that the key leaders of Africa folks like Nkrumah and Sekou Toure, fought the reaction, Senghor, Nyerere and that whole bunch of sellouts over. |
I only used that term to attract Africans to the concept. However, I do not think it is correct to categorize Mwalimu Julius Nyerere as a sell out. The contribution made by Tanzania -- under his and TANU leadership -- to the liberation struggles in Southern Africa cannot be matched anywhere else on the contintent, except perhaps in Zimbabwe. Nkrumah's contribution in the area of theory is great but his commitment lacked a political component in the real world; that is, Nkrumah made blunders which actually harmed the African liberation movement, as far back as the crisis in the Congo and even applying to conditions which led up to his coup. Nkrumah was certainly no infallible saint. Far as a statesman goes, I prefer Nyerere, hands down to anybody else on the continent.
Moreover, this article leaves more to consider than just its title. Titles are used as eyecatchers. The fundamental theory which drives this piece is the need to build a revolutionary Palenque, a Kilombo, or a Maroon society, if you will. Now we may quibble over how we piece together our Pan African theory as it applies to different individuals during different periods, the main struggle is how we apply it to the conditions of African people for their liberation and advancement. How do we apply Nkrumahist thought towards international African unity? That is the question. Help me answer that in real, concrete terms.