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Title of Course: Philosophy 101: "Black Race Matters" Instructor: Mba Mbulu
Textbook: Essays by Mba Mbulu are provided online.
Read the following Essay. Think about the questions below
and explore them more fully.
(1) Is the following essay relevant?
(2) Do you agree with the author's assessment of a world power?
(3) What good would it do to have a Black world power?
(4) The author makes the following statement: "The concept
of Black self-determination must be beyond debate, absolutely
beyond debate. Otherwise, We will vacillate and end up supporting
somebody else's program." What do you think about that statement?
Is it relevant to the struggle of Black People in the United States?
Class #9 "World Powers"
Black People in North America need to establish a Black
Nation and become a world power in the European sense of the concept.
Why the European sense? Because We have been systematically abused
by white people (Europeans). To end that abuse, We must begin
interacting with them in ways that they understand perfectly.
What is a world power* within that context? After assessing the
data, one would conclude that:
(1) A world power is composed of intelligent people who, nonetheless,
will take to an idea and bitterly defend that idea beyond the
point of reason;
(2) A world power is composed of people who are accustomed to
working hard, working for something greater than monetary gain
and working against the odds;
(3) A world power is composed of people who are efficient. Efficiency
is characterized by a sense of order, precision, punctuality and
discipline;
(4) A world power generates a leadership cadre that is buttressed
by a substantial social and organizational infrastructure;
(5) A world power has a leadership cadre that is dedicated to
research, development, engineering and manufacturing that enables
the nation to be technologically competitive and militarily threatening;
and
(6) A world power can point to a history of important military
encounters and competitive successes.
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Throughout the 20th century, only four legitimate world powers
have existed. In Europe there is Germany. In North America, there
is the United States. And from the East, there are China and Japan.
"What about Russia?" you ask. Russia took on the airs
of a world power, but an astute student of history would have
recognized that Russia did not hold that title legitimately. That
is why, even during the early 1970s, I was telling people that
Russia was a paper tiger. You are also probably scratching your
head about Japan. Even at this time, when it is theoretically
without an army, Japan is a legitimate world power. Review the
characteristics above and you will understand why.
Of concern to Black People is the absence of a Black nation on
that list. What We, Black People in North America, have to do
is develop the capacity to join that list. As always, We must
do it on Our terms to the greatest degree possible. Why? Because
while in the process of keeping up with the rest of the world,
We do not want to pick up practices that are abusive or damaging
to Our own people. So, where do We start.
Reading the list carefully, one recognizes that the most important
element in becoming a world power is the people who make up the
nation. If you observed properly, you detected that reasons number
one, two and three revolve around people. If the people of a nation
are not seriously into that nation, then that nation is a nation
in trouble. As far as Black People in North America are concerned,
the ideology that We must take to and bitterly defend is the right
and necessity of Black People being independent and self-governing,
wherever We may be. But the idea must be supported by actions.
We must work hard promoting the concept of Black nationalism,
and We must not expect any personal monetary gains as a consequence
of carrying out that work. The gains We make as a People will
be much more valuable than any sum of money or material compensation.
And, certainly, We must recognize that We will be working against
the odds, but still march forward, ever and ever more determined.
Many factors can overcome overwhelming odds, but none can do it
as effectively as an efficient group of workers and pioneers.
That is why We must not only work hard, We must work efficiently.
That means possessing a sense of order, being precise, observing
the rule of punctuality and demonstrating focus and discipline.
A sense of order is the recognition that what you do is an essential
part of a larger overall course of action. Being precise is doing
what you are supposed to do in the manner you are supposed to
do it. Being punctual is doing what you are supposed to do when
you are supposed to do it. And being disciplined is maintaining
the agreed upon course of action for as long as it is the agreed
upon course of action.
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The second most important element in becoming a world power
is the leadership cadre. Please do not fail to notice that the
people are more important than the leadership, but leadership
is a critically vital factor nonetheless. Point number four states
that a world power "generates a leadership cadre." That
means that the leadership develops (1) out of concern for those
who are suffering and (2) with the realization that the remedy
must be applied in a way that satisfies those who are suffering.
If these two factors are observed, the leadership cadre will be
buttressed by a substantial social and organizational infrastructure.
That social and organizational infrastructure, in summary terms,
is the harnessed energy of the people. This harnessed energy will
(1) support the leadership through thick and thin (2) produce
the institutions, norms and practices that enable the leadership
to command respect from other world leaders and (3) enable the
nation to develop serious damage (to its enemies) capabilities.
The leadership cadre must be dedicated to research, development,
engineering and manufacturing, all geared toward the elevation
of the masses of Black People. Black leadership must not doubt
the principle that the development of the masses of Black People
is a critical first step to the development of a world order that
We are comfortable with. Even though Our well-being must not be
Our only goal nor Our ultimate goal, it must be Our most immediate
goal. More on this in subsequent columns.
The concept of Black self-determination must be beyond debate,
absolutely beyond debate. Otherwise, We will vacillate and end
up supporting somebody else's program.
*[In spite of all that has been said here, there is another bottom
line that should not be overlooked: No single country could become
a "world power" without the collaboration of other countries.
Among these collaborating countries are what I call "chump
countries," countries that, for whatever reason(s), fail
to insist on their rights and fight against all odds when challenged
by the world's bullies. In the 1790s Haiti proved that the world
powers can not win if the country they attack will not surrender.
Forty years ago, Viet Nam reminded the world of that fact. Some
countries are bound to have larger and better equipped armies,
but without the assistance of collaborating countries, no country
could develop the ability to impose its will on the rest of the
world.]
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