Does Global African Progress Depend on a **Common Philosophy**?

Shemsi en Tehuti · (#1 (**permalink**))

I guess part of the reason I am even here on this UK site is to connect with Africans other than in the United States. Given we all seem to be experiencing similar mental conditioning in the Diaspora and the continent, our global progress seems to be rather stagnant for the same reasons. Do Africanscollectively in the world need to establish a common philosophy to becomeworld leaders again?

Peacemaker · (#2 (**permalink**))

Thoth B3 wrote:

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I guess part of the reason I am even here on this UK site is to connect with Africans other than in the United States. Given we all seem to be experiencing similar mental conditioning in the Diaspora and the continent, our global progress seems to be rather stagnant for the same reasons. Do Africanscollectively in the world need to establish a common philosophy to becomeworld leaders again?

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Nope.It's about the needs and wants of the people. A philosophy might change that, but convincing 1 billion people would prove impossible, especially against forces that would be in opposition to that goal.

Influential · (#3 (**permalink**))

Contrarily, i disagree... i think a common philosophy is necessary for the to be a global progress amongst african people. For presently, it seems as though there is no general unification between people of different african origins, everyone seems to have their own individual self concept...However, if we were to have a general a philosophy, it would be much easier to excel...

Shemsi en Tehuti · (#4 (**permalink**))

I think a common philosophy is needed as well. The reason Europeans were able to exploit Africa as a group is because exploitation was their common ideology...even with all of their differences. To this day they are at each others throats until it comes to exploiting the African.

Influential · (#5 (**permalink**))

That is very true, but what common philosophy could we aspire to achieve... because at the moment, it seems africans, especially in the west, only common philosophy is to get rich quick and the majority of us are we willing to sell ourselves and each other in order to do so.

Shemsi en Tehuti · (#6 (**permalink**))

Influential wrote:

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That is very true, but what common philosophy could we aspire to achieve... because at the moment, it seems africans, especially in the west, only common philosophy is to get rich quick and the majority of us are we willing to sell ourselves and each other in order to do so.

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Whatever it is, it cannot be based off of current Western Capitalism and materialism that is currently destroying African communities. Whites love to see it because as long as Blacks are exploiting each other to get ahead, they can never rise together to remove the White man as their controller.

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Another thing, our common philosophy has to be non-religious. All that would do iscreate yet another march or demonstration to sing "We Shall Overcome", nothing constructive would change, and the world would continue to wonder what the African is good for.

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I would like to see Africans globally with the initiative to become near independent in technology, engineering, agriculture, and currency. A new political philosophy/ideology could be to make an economy totally independent of foreign currency, technology, and so forth. I know I am dreaming a bit here, but I would love to see African currency called the Kem compared against the Euro and the U.S. Dollar.

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Incognito · (#7 (**permalink**))

As long as that global philosphy for progress has nothing to do with competing with the enemy then I agree there needs to be one even if competing with the enmeny is a means to achieving that end game - we already do it to ourselves we just need to rid ourselves from our village mentalities.

East_African · (#8 (**permalink**))

The global philisophy would possibly be investing in your countries and creating schools jobs for your children. This would alsso mean africans creating their own brands and makes, with little reliance on foreign powers. Because that is the thing that is ****ing up africa in the first place,when european powers give africans something there is always a condition attached. But i am in no way in favour of european capitalism beacuse it truly exploits the poor and the weak and has absolutely no morality.

Philosophically speaking can all africans have a common philosophy which they could all unite under? To me it is highly unlikely, but i dont think that you have to have the same common ideology to achieve something. Europeans have to common philosophies, 1. We are all white (and christian or at least we celebrate christmas) and 2. Let us not attack each other we will attack other weak nations. Even Winston Churchill admitted that democracy was not the best political system and Plato said that democracy is the rule of the stupid by the stupid

To introduce a compeltely new philosophy for all africans regardless of their country, language, religion......................... and to try to fit all under one box would prove difficlut in the first place.

Engineer · (#9 (**permalink**))

i think we could of achieved a revolution through rap music...but as usual...the white man destroys this opportunity by promoting rubbish like 50 cent and slim shady!

Influential · (#10 (**permalink**))

Thoth B3 wrote:

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Another thing, our common philosophy has to be non-religious. All that would do iscreate yet another march or demonstration to sing "We Shall Overcome", nothing constructive would change, and the world would continue to wonder what the African is good for.

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Contrarily, i think a religious philosophy for africa would be positive and constructive in some respects, because as to date, we africans have been told that we didnt know about the gospel (which isnt true) and that white man taught us about Jesus, and taught us about God and how we should lead our lives. What if they were a religionunder which we africans could striveand it was exclusive to us,our very own, and then made universal. For even the Jews were once slaves, though nowadays everyone seems to forget that because of their success in this world.

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However, irrespective of the philosophy being religious or non religious it would need to instill morals and unity amongst the majority of africans.

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Also, i agree with the thought of their being a single african currency, i myself have had this thought for a while....

Influential · (#11 (**permalink**))

BIG L wrote:

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i think we could of achieved a revolution through rap music...but as usual...the white man destroys this opportunity by promoting rubbish like 50 cent and slim shady!

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A revolution through rap music would be virtually impossible,the whole world already regards us just musicians, singers or sportsmen, it needs to be a completely new field and aspect. Also, the white man doesnt promote rubbish like 50 cent and slim, we do by buying their cds etc. I'm not doubting50 as arapper buta revolutionary character...eh eh nah not likely...lol.

newstyle · (#12 (**permalink**))

I think a whole load of ideas are already about and being constantly revised, the problem is implimenting these ideas. Anything too dogmatic runs the risk of being constrictive, and anything too timid runs the risk of being a distorted free for all. Metanarratives in a postmodern world are a challenge.