Panafricanism and Black Nationalism

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Panafricanism and Black Nationalism

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There are some who consider themselves Panafricanists but who never say anything about Black Nationalism. This is probably because they are opposed to Black Nationalism. Black Nationalism does not sit well alongside the Intersectional, "allyship," Rainbow Coalition that a lot of our people are committed to. In that scene, nationalisms of all kinds are supported, such as Arab nationalism. But Black Nationalism is typically viewed as being hateful. In this video, I explain that in my opinion, if you are not committed to Black Nationalism (i.e. if you do not identify yourself as a Black African and base your organising on that key identification), then your Panafricanism is toothless. It's just a subset of a wider "Left" politics.

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@Onitaset 9 ай бұрын

Deep. Fr. We're looking for allies more than we're looking to solve our problems. We want to cry for the next man.

@elywananda 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, or at least that's how it appears when you look at our online output!

@everythingispolitics6526 9 ай бұрын

💯. Some of our ppl are more frightened of ppl that look like them than they're of their arch enemies. Lately I've been thinking about the concepts of 'virtual signaling and self-aggrandisation' and how some on the Black-left are heavily invested in the PA vs ISR struggle (yet, rarely ever show that same solidarity for African ppls) because somewhere in their subconscious, supporting the struggles of others is perceived as "cool" /admirable? I doubt most of them are conscious of their bias. I've also been thinking about the plight of Afro-PA'S and again, I can't seem to understand how African ppl can divorce themselves from their African identity and seek "refuge" in other peoples land/struggle, despite the ongoing existential threat those ppl are faced with compounded with the racial caste system that exists within that very same oppressed group. As per my opening remark - we seem to keep running away from ourselves. Afro-PA's (assuming they're NOT direct descendants of the Trans-Sahara s.trade) voluntarily migrated to a war-torn region because of their unwavering affinity to that religion. All the while, I strongly doubt they were being prosecuted on the continent of Africa for their belief and therefore could have continued practicing Islam at "home", without the added risk of existential gen0cide compounded by racism. Trying to unpack all of this from a psychoanalytical perspective can do a number on the brain. Could it be that some of us have lost our self-defence abilities via epigenetics, for instance? Because we seem to hold on strongly to external identity markers (ie religion, politics etc) than we do to anything remotely Pan-African. I could be wrong ofc.

@elywananda 9 ай бұрын

Fascinating ideas fam. I totally agree on the virtue-signalling. My Twitter timeline is overloaded with content on the IS-PA conflict. I think it partly reflects a deep-seated inferiority complex for sure. And I think we might've discussed in the previous stream, this struggle is politically "sexy", meaning that it has been generating global headlines for decades. I do think the religious factor is a really important one too. The Muslim world and the Christian-Zionist worlds have done really well to make this conflict a global priority. It sounds weird, but we need to emulate this somewhat with regard to issues affecting our people. Problem is we have a thousand disparate situations that we give attention to for a while, but then move on. It reflects our lack of cohesion and organising capacity. There's a lot going on, to try and analyse and understand.

@everythingispolitics6526 9 ай бұрын

@@elywananda and it goes without saying that I'm obviously in solidarity with the Palestinian people and all oppressed peoples ofc.

@elywananda 9 ай бұрын

@@everythingispolitics6526 Fo sho.

@thebossman4875 2 ай бұрын

@@everythingispolitics6526I'm only in solidarity with people of African descent

@talawaadodo4203 9 ай бұрын

I hear you, but I do think the distinction between Pan-Afrikanism and Black Nationalism is important --- given our confusion (as much as it annoys me). A major problem is basing our identity politics on "being oppressed" as opposed to "Black=Afrikan" people seeking to restore power

@elywananda 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely. That oppression thing is something I'm very careful about with my boys. My aim is to first and foremost build a strong awareness in them of who we are as Black people. Only occasionally do I bring up oppression. I don't want them to equate Blackness with oppression. Because then there's the temptation to want to escape Blackness in order to escape oppression

@talawaadodo4203 9 ай бұрын

Yes -- Black power mindset fi di pikney dem! Because I think, for obvious reasons, that mentality is deep in our subconscious for most of us (if not all). Children raised with that thinking do not going to have that ideological shortcoming

@thebossman4875 2 ай бұрын

Agree with everything you said in this video

@psikeyhackr6914 9 ай бұрын

Intellectual segregation from European culture needs to be a start. Most of these lines on maps are just stupid. If Europeans want to care about the line between France and Germany that is their problem. How about a Pan-African language? Black Americans should trash this Ebonics crap and learn some Pan-African language. Understanding Technology Matters because technology is POWER! Knowing when someone is trying to scam you with Planned Obsolescence matters.

@talawaadodo4203 9 ай бұрын

My brotha, I have to respectfully disagree. Ebonics is English in its words (well most of them), but the grammar is rooted in West Afrikan grammar. I think it's important that we learn natural languages of the continent *and* also the linguistic adaptations in the diaspora, such as Ebonics, Patwa, kreyol, etc. -- as it is our linguistic connection to our Afrikanity