It seems that it never ends. There always seem to be someone around to try and confuse our Movement. So, here is a clarification of our ideology Nkrumahism:


Marxism-Leninism and Nkrumahism
By Comrade Dr. Kwamr Ture (formerly Stokely Carmichael)

“Nkrumahism is scientific socialism applied to countries emerging from colonialism. And specifically African countries where the Marxist capital-labor conflict is only one of a number of fundamental conflicts”

-Osagyefo




There are many African organizations which accept as their ideology Marxism-Leninism. Many of these young organizations received their stimulus from the concept of Black Power, which emphasiezd the powerlessness of Africans. The All-African Peoples’s Revolutionary Party knows that the correct ideology for Africans the world-over is Nkrumahism. Nkrumahism does not and cannot negate the universal truths of Marxism-Leninism; it merely incorporates these truths.

Our Party finds that its attempts to spread OUR IDEOLOGY, Nkrumahism, we are meeting ideological conflicts from black Marxist-Leninists. We find the situation ironic simply because it is crystal clear to us that any African who understands Marxist-Leninist theory should readily recognize the necessity and correctness of our ideology. The irony in this case, we feel, is due to misunderstanding. Two particular concepts are recurring themes in this area. One is that the struggle of the African is one in which race [ethnicity] is totally irrelevant. This due to the fact that many Marxists-Leninists believe that economics is the only determining element in the making of history (sic). The other is that the African experience finds reality in Marxism-Leninism. The Party feels these organizations do not understand the importance of race in the class struggle today. Consequently, they are unable to comprehend the world socialist revolution in general and the Black [Africa. Abdurrahman.] Revolution in particular. (sic.)

One does not become a Marxist-Leninist by constantly using the term. I find myself constantly amazed at the number of people who become Marxist-Leninist overnight. It seems to me that Marxism-Leninism is a science which has to be carefully studied. Only after study, understanding and practice can one honestly and legitimately claim Marxism-Leninism. Engels understood this phenomenon and as early as 1830 cautioned against it. In a letter to J. Bloch he stated, “Unfortunately, however, it happens only too often that people think they have fully understood a new theory and can apply it without more ado from they have mastered its main principles, and even those4 not always correctly. And I cannot exempt many of the more recent “Marxists” from this approach, for the most amazing rubbish has been [produced in this particular quarter, too,”

Neither Marx, Engels nor Lenin (sic) ever claimed that economics was the sole determining factor in history. In the same letter quoted above Engels makes this crystal clear. He states, “According to the materialist conception of history, the ultimately determining element in history is the production and reproduction of real life. [See the Creation of Humanity at the Command of Allah. Abdurrahman.] More than this neither Marx nor I have ever asserted. Hence if somebody twists this into saying that the economic element is the only determining one, he transforms that proposition into a meaningless, abstract, senseless phrase…” Black (African. Abdurrahman.) Marxist-Leninists, proceeding logically from a faulty premise, arrive at an invalid conclusion asserting that in the African struggle race [ethnicity] is totally irrelevant to the class struggle.

Any student of revolution knows this is incorrect. They say they are fighting the class structure of the United States. But they do not comprehend that is a fighting “a racist class structure” and in this structure “capitalist exploitation and race oppression are complementary.”[1] Therefore, we must analyze the effects of this racial oppression and understand its relationship to the class struggle. This will allow us to arrive at the correct solution which will be reflected in our ideology. Since they do not analyze this relationship they fly into the arms of Marxism-Leninism, a science which did not analyze the race contradictions concretely, due perhaps to its own historical period. Any intelligent person knows that “in the modern world, the race struggle has become part of the class struggle”.

[His Excellency. Abdurrahman.] President Sekou Toure reminds us that Marx did not invent scientific socialism. Marx was an observer. He observed certain phenomena on relation to man and economic forces in general and to labor and capital in particular. Having observed the validity of certain theories based on historical materialism, he stated principles which act as a clear guide to the inevitable destruction of capitalism and its attendant evils, and for the reconstruction of a society free from exploitation of man by man. Many people who call themselves revolutionary ACCEPT THESE PRINCIPLES AS UNIVERSL TRUTHS. So, do I. As we stated earlied (sic) Marx, like Newton, observed and recorded but did not invent. Any student of science can independently observe the same laws of gravitation without prior knowledge of Newton. We thank Marx, Lenin and Newton for correctly classifying knowledge, thus making our own research easier.

In Osagyfo’s classical philosophical work, Consciencism, we can see that the theories of Marx and Engel have their roots in communalism. Thus, as an African, I should study Nkrumahism which knows communalism contains the very foundation of Marxism-Leninism. It contains my history, African history, as it must be presented in order to “become a pointer at the ideology which should guide and direct African reconstruction.” (sic) Nkrumahism has already studied the theories of Marxism-Leninism, accepting their universal guidelines and scientific methods. And Nkrumahism returns to Africa, returns to communalism, because Nkrumahism knows that if Mother Africa had been left untrampled by alien forces She would have been the first to achieve communism naturally, without bloodshed.

Nkrumahism now studies African history as it be studied as “the history of our society. Studying in this framework allows Nkrumahism to correctly analyze the forces of history utilizing the method of dialectics. Nkrumahism having studied its history correctly now dissects it the principles Marxism-Leninism, which it accepts universal truths. Thus Nkrumahism uses these principles to its own theories of historical materialism producing new principles for African reconstruction. [Note: see fudaa.blogspot.com under Nkrumahist-Tureist Economics. Abdurrehman.] [Note: see “Revolution and Religion” by His Excellency President Ahmed Sekou Toure. Abdurrahman.] Consequently, Nkrumahism merely sees as an instrument, thus avoiding dogmatism. Failure to understand this leads to disaster. It is like a man holding in his hands instruments preparing to perform an operation but having no knowledge of medicine. The charlatan preparing to remove a malignancy will cut our patient improperly and at random. His operation will not based on scientific knowledge, but on egotistical guess work. This unashamed imposter, who has stolen the instruments, screams to the top of his, lungs, “I am the doctor.”

Any African who accepts Marxism-Leninism must find his reality in Nkrumahism. Marxism-Leninism is the universal instrument; Nkrumahism is the scientific ideology. Nkrumahism is reality grounded in our African experience. If the African does not accept Nkrumahism we find him like our charlatan dogmatically slashing our patient, at first cautiously, then angered at not finding the malignancy; becoming more desperate, he find him killing the very patient he professes he wants to cure.

Thus we find these groups missing the boat completely. Were they grounded in the reality of Nkrumahism, they would know the “total liberation and unification of Africa under an all-African socialist government must be the primary objective of all Black [African. Abdurrahman.] revolutionaries throughout the world. It is an objective which, when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of the aspirations of Africans and people of African descent everywhere. It will at the same time advance the triumph of the international socialist revolution, and the onward progress towards world communism.” These heretics of Nkrumahism (and consequently, Marxism-Leninism) see the primary objective of Black [African. Abdurrahman.] Revolution in America as the transformation of the American society; an obvious conclusion if one has an a-historical analysis. (sic)

We Black [African] revolutionaries, who are Nkrumahists, know that the highest political expression of Black Power is Pan-Africanism; and the highest expression of Pan-Africanism is Nkrumahism. [See fudaa.blogspot.com under Nkrumahist-Tureist Economics.] The pre-requissite of an Nkrumahist is knowledge and love of the ideas of Osagyefo. When these ideas “display themselves in moral theory and practice,” we have an Nkrumahist. We know that any ideology concerning African people, who have been maliciously scattered all over the world. During the calculated period of the disruption of our society, must consider all the component parts while maintaining “the core of the Black [African. Abdurrahman] Revolution in Africa.” We understand the death of imperialism is certain, and as Osagyefo teaches us “it can only come under the pressure of nationalist awakening.”

Brother Malcolm told us we needed Black Nationalism [African. Abdurrahman.], and Black Nationalism is African Nationalism, because the Blackman is the African and the African is the Blackman. Thus Black Nationalism is African Nationalism which finds its highest aspiration in Pan-Africanism. The ideology must go beyond mere nationalism. [See fudaa.blogspot.com.] It must establish a society where the principle, from each according to his ability to each according to his needs, is a reality. We know that Nkrumahism is the surest and fastest way to reach our goal. Especially since Nkrunahism has analyzed Africa so thoroughly with Marxism-Leninism. Our goal is to work in harmony with Mother Africa We are on safe ground. In the Mind of Africa we are told, “whereas socialism has been corrective in Europe, it has been the pristine condition in Africa in the form of communalism.” Any true African revolutionary must embrace Nkrumahism.

This material first appeared in Black Scholar Magazine

Front for the Unification and Development of Africa and Arabia: March 2007

o.k.....but what exactly is your point ?

I was debating with a supremacist (white) who mentioned MLK's communist associations during the movement.

I have no idea what and who he dealt with. But I do know that he felt that there was an urgency to turn things around and whom ever at the time was willing to help out was greatly appreciated. Certainly communists have used people at different periods and places because of the circumstances that they were in to the 'party's' advantage.

Which is why governments should have learned by now that the keeping of a second or third class citizentry is a incubator for these people. You will share the wealth one way or another. A show of conspicuous consumption is a magnet of them.

Marx and Lennin used the tools available to them to promote their base.

What did Karl Marx say about the effect of planned obsolescence on the Gross Domestic Product?

How much good does it do Africa to import cars that are designed to bcome obsolete?

I noticed the word technology is NOT mentioned above.

umbra

The point is, we are not communists, i.e. Marxist-Leninists. Sociaism existed in Europe long before Karl Marx. Nkrumaists are scientific socialists. True. But, adbherence to sceintifric socialism does not make one a Bolkshevik or a Leninist. In fact, the predecessor of Nkrumahism was Garveyism, not Leninism. Marcus Garvey expliciitly opposed Leninism. (Red Terror - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Indeed all Euroepean ideologies are are alien to Africa. In tha case of Leninism, which is atheistic, it is an imposition upon the African soul, the soul which gave us the Three Great World Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

In the second half of the previous centurry, we witnessed stupid attempts to impose alien ideologies upon Africa. One such instance was by a muslim. The other was by a christian. (In addaition zionism is a similar farce form the Jews). Mohammad Siad Barre (Siad Barre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) of Somalia violated Islamic Law when he attacked Ethiopia. Islamic law forbids any Muslim from ever attacking Ethiopia because Ethiopia gave us refuge in the early days of Islam (Front for the Unification and Development of Africa and Arabia). Therefore, his war against Ethiopia was an afront to African history, culture and institutions. Apparently, his problem was he was so impressed by the Europeans that he forgot all about Africa. As a result, we now see Somalia as a failed state, one which has not had effective government for at least a decade. and which is largely dominate by Europeans with refugees in every major European country.

In the case of Ethiopia, we witnessed the spectatcle of Haile Mengistu slaughtering his own people in the name of Leninism (Red Terror (Ethiopia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) This Red Terror was directed mainly against the African Revolution as represented by H.M. Haille Salassie and the Nkrumahists of the Ehtiopian People's Revolutionary Party. Millions of innocent civiilians were caught in the crossfire and died (1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).

Just as importantly is zionism. When all three taken together, we see that they all have one thing in common an unbeleif or a disbelief in GOD. (Jews Not Zionists). In fact, European history is full of corruption of the Purity and Unity of GOD.

Nkrumah, like Garvey, was a believer. Therefore he could not have been a Leninist who was non-believer.

Collectivism - The view that the groups responsible for the individual and the individual development must proceed within the limits made necessary by the welfare of the group. This means and end of bourgeois concept of individualism.


Egalitarianism - the view that all men and women are equal and must therefore be given equal opportunities. It emphaisizes the ethical view of women - a women's worth as being and not as a tool or object.
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Dialectical Materialism - this asserts the primacy of matter the independent existance of matter and mind, but recognizes interaction between matter and mind and solves the matter-mind controversy by way of categorical conversion.
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Humanism - the view that each individual is a personality in him/herself and must be allowed full development by being treated as an end in her/himself and not as a means to an end.
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Just a suggestion... when making such a point, i think just like a thesis you should make references in your orignal post maybe links to what prompted you to make a post so we can clearly respond without assumptions... Not just links to back up your statement.

Of course, I have absolutely no clue about what you are talking about. The subject matter here is Nkrumahism and its relationship to Marxism-Leninism. Do you have anything to say abot this? If so, say it. I have raised this subject because since I have been on this site, I have witnessed a trermendous amonut of confusion about what we are about in terms of the African Revolution. Nkrumahism is the ideolgy thaat guides this Revolution. So, we need to be clear about what Nkrumahism is. I am a person who can help to develop clarity on this point. In fact, there are few other sources available that give better insight.

This is not a shot so much as a real question abd. I know nothing about Nkrumahism, in what vane is it? islam, christianity, buddahism ????

i thought you were an islamist purist.?

You know nothing about Nkrumahism because you have not been apying attention. I have been trying to explain to you for a long time that it is not about Christianity, Islam or any other such catgorization.

Nkrumahism is predicated upon the theory of catgorical conversion. This means that what is True in Islam is also True in Christianity. There is Only One GOD. GOD would not lie to a Christian and then tell the Truth to a Muslim. Thus, what is Good, Right and Just in Islam is also Good, Right and Just in Christianity.

Based on this theory, we are able to find a harmonization throughout African culture regardless of race, creed or color. It is upon this foundation that we shall Unite all of Africa.

could it be that you have not done a very good job of explaining abd? why is it always someone else's fault?

what is 'catagorical conversation'? How can what in islam be true in christianity? Even catagorically? I mean the crux of christianity is Jesus and there lies the biggest factor of disagreement.