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Re: We Must Become Responsible And Help Ourselves

You quoted I here:
"Africans on the continent should not expect 'Africa oriented Diasporan Africans' to take sides in their local disputes without affected sides showing interest in our objectives. Without sides demonstrating a willingness to co-operate with us to do what is in the best interest of all Africans on and off the continent, we cannot take sides."

You commented here:
"If different groups of African peoples organize resistance to capitalism and the pro-capitalist ruling elite on their own in their own respective countries because other Africans in other countries pay any attention to their struggle, so themselves also feel not concerned about other black peoples struggle, where is the Pan-Africanism in that you support? To you what is the basis of Pan-Africanism? Is it national self-interest or a powerful call to Black unity?"

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Your comments do not relate to the quote you selected. You made a different statement, then posed questions. I am leaving your statement and will respond to the questions. How you word your comments is quite different to what I stated.

You asked: "To you what is the basis of Pan-Africanism? Is it national self-interest or a powerful call to Black unity?"

It is not either\or. It is about self-interest AND extending to other Africans and people in general who share or are interested in learning our values, locally and internationally.

Black unity is primarily about developing consciousness of our common African human origins as well as common identity and values that serve the best interest of us all. This also allows us to identify with the root causes of problems, and it further allows us to develop the correct focus and order for realizing justice. In doing this we will have to co-operate with others to share ideas, values and skills.

Africans have to take responsibility for their conduct immediately (where they are), which mobilizes and develops people and resources within their communities so they can bring more to the global movement.

It seems as if some are waiting on a sudden mass movement of Diasporan Africans to march off to Africa. I am saying this body of Africans should be about people developing consciousness and skills, reaching out and making lasting ties to the wider community. Continental Africans also have to learn about Diasporan Africans so we can build on mutual respect.

It is quite easy for people to fake doing - claiming to be waiting to go back to Africa - while only paying lip-service to African causes here and now. People have to become better informed and set good examples, so more people around them will see the benefits in becoming involved. They have to develop personal and work ethics, business and other skills, while continually informing themselves. This is how it grows. Pan-Africanism is supposed to be about the development of individuals, all Africans and ultimately all people who choose to learn from the ideas. It is not just about Africans on the continent of Africa. The call for Black co-operation starts from right where we are. It takes conscious individuals to make a powerful Black body.

It is no use being a thief, deceiver, murderer, wasteful, with no working skills, and waiting for some day to be suddenly placed in a perfect state. African development allows individuals to personally improve while working for the benefit of the collective. The ideas of Pan-Africanism are supposed to be about individuals taking responsibility for informing themselves, developing resourcefully and extending outwards. Of course much of this can be done simultaneously, but really, people will still have to get informed and act on it where they are now, or else they are hypocrites who will 'learn' better values now and wait to put it into practice some other time and place.

You quoted this statement: "They really cannot hold us Diasporan Africans responsible for their ignorance and willingness to kill each other." But the response you gave did not address this quote either.

I have already commented countless times about the role of Western powers in destabilizing Africa and African movements. I don't think you are telling I anything that I have not already stated or agreed with.

Now I am specifically speaking about Africans taking responsibility for THE PART they play in allowing these western interests to destabilize us/them. Not all the time it is about western powers killing off leaders, or foreign armies marching on people. Much is related to the unreasonable western tastes (including greed) which many Africans have acquired. Much is related to past and present naïveté. The west is PART of the reason for the problems in Africa. Many Africans who find themselves in desperate situations have to also examine the choices they made. They have to examine what information they were acting upon, then get better informed.

Africans on the continent can also seek help from more informed Diasporan Africans who have experience and examples of success.

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