Nelson Mandela gave a key to South Africans.
President Mandela gave black people a key to changing their lives. When a woman in 1994 asked him for weapons to fight, he replied, "Go vote massively", As a result, black people won the 1994 elections in South Africa with ~80% of the vote (17 million people with a vote turnout of 82%), half of the South African population voted, and 20 million people mobilized for a common goal.
After winning the elections, the ANC then established a NDP (National Development Plan), supported by a budget. Then later, President Mbeki came with BEE (Black Economic Empowerment), to enable black people to expand the economy by setting up businesses to create more wealth in order to reduce unemployment and poverty.
Africa must start at the grassroots level like Mao Zedong did in China, with a firm focus on the goal of self-sufficiency and economic emancipation. It is achievable! In any war, there are casualties, but that should not deter us from pursuing the goal of self-determination because, in the end, the majority will be happy to benefit from the sacrifice of a few.
The blacks then expected Mandela to take from the whites to give to them, but he was clear on forgiving and building the "rainbow nation". So, as President of all South Africans, it was then unfair for Mandela to deprive whites of their "property" given that the ANC could not defeat the apartheid regime by force, they had to negotiate for power.
After winning the elections, the ANC then established a NDP (National Development Plan), supported by a budget. Then later, President Mbeki came with BEE (Black Economic Empowerment), to enable black people to expand the economy by setting up businesses to create more wealth in order to reduce unemployment and poverty.
But they couldn't achieve that fully; instead, blacks still wanted a piece of what was built by whites. Black people didn't build universities, take over farming and manufacturing, to have their own products, and consume their own products, as they are 80% of the population, is this not a great customer base?
As a simple example, if a black man builds a "tuckshop" in his "location" and all his people buy from his store, Pakistanis will close their stores due to a lack of customers. A major store outlet ran racist ads but still has black customers. If you don't use your power, you will always be mistreated. Most restaurants offer "halal" because of Muslims, who set their own principles because their purchasing power is known. This is not about fighting against white businesses, but about establishing a competition that will make them consider your views as a powerful entity in the economic landscape.
There are no black-owned supermarket chains of the size of major industry players that are able to provide a decent living wage for their people. If Pakistanis have managed to have chains of "tuckshops" all over the country, it means that it is possible for all black people to start their own chain of supermarkets. To achieve this, we must learn from others by creating our own economic model in Africa.
China was communist, so to adapt to the open market, they created their own economic model. As a result, China became the first economic nation in the world. Russia did the same; they adapted their economy to capitalism, which today makes Russia's economy unaffected by Western sanctions.
As a simple example, if a black man builds a "tuckshop" in his "location" and all his people buy from his store, Pakistanis will close their stores due to a lack of customers. A major store outlet ran racist ads but still has black customers. If you don't use your power, you will always be mistreated. Most restaurants offer "halal" because of Muslims, who set their own principles because their purchasing power is known. This is not about fighting against white businesses, but about establishing a competition that will make them consider your views as a powerful entity in the economic landscape.
There are no black-owned supermarket chains of the size of major industry players that are able to provide a decent living wage for their people. If Pakistanis have managed to have chains of "tuckshops" all over the country, it means that it is possible for all black people to start their own chain of supermarkets. To achieve this, we must learn from others by creating our own economic model in Africa.
China was communist, so to adapt to the open market, they created their own economic model. As a result, China became the first economic nation in the world. Russia did the same; they adapted their economy to capitalism, which today makes Russia's economy unaffected by Western sanctions.
Africa must start at the grassroots level like Mao Zedong did in China, with a firm focus on the goal of self-sufficiency and economic emancipation. It is achievable! In any war, there are casualties, but that should not deter us from pursuing the goal of self-determination because, in the end, the majority will be happy to benefit from the sacrifice of a few.
The EFF has 1.5 million members; they can create their own economy, like Jews. A black church with millions of members can only demonstrate their economic power when they go to "Moria", which is a picture of what they can build among themselves if they go towards a greater goal, to be like the Jews. This is the basis of black consciousness advocated by Steve Biko in an economic sense.
BLACKS DO NOT NEED TO CLAIM WHAT THEY SAY WAS STOLEN FROM THEM, BUT CREATE OR BUILD TO ADD TO THE EXISTING, THEN WHEN THEIR POWER IS ESTABLISHED, THEY ARE ABLE TO SET THEIR RULES AND GET BACK WHAT THEY HAVE LOST, BECAUSE IT WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO THEM WITHOUT A FIGHT.
BLACKS DO NOT NEED TO CLAIM WHAT THEY SAY WAS STOLEN FROM THEM, BUT CREATE OR BUILD TO ADD TO THE EXISTING, THEN WHEN THEIR POWER IS ESTABLISHED, THEY ARE ABLE TO SET THEIR RULES AND GET BACK WHAT THEY HAVE LOST, BECAUSE IT WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO THEM WITHOUT A FIGHT.
THE WEAK WILL ALWAYS ALLY TO THE STRONG, ON THE CONDITIONS OF THE STRONG.
Black people should not complain about opposition to their path to self-determination given that white people have to act to preserve what they fought for and built. Blacks do not have to claim their share from their oppressors because they have the financial and human capital (budget and population) to produce and consume their production. It is a change of mentality that blacks must have, starting with the leadership in implementing the revolution in the primary and middle sectors. When this foundation is established, scaling up to be in charge of their economy will come naturally, and they are already embedded with a sense of putting themselves together, privileging their interests and their culture.
Black people should not complain about opposition to their path to self-determination given that white people have to act to preserve what they fought for and built. Blacks do not have to claim their share from their oppressors because they have the financial and human capital (budget and population) to produce and consume their production. It is a change of mentality that blacks must have, starting with the leadership in implementing the revolution in the primary and middle sectors. When this foundation is established, scaling up to be in charge of their economy will come naturally, and they are already embedded with a sense of putting themselves together, privileging their interests and their culture.
A united people who have developed a sense of accomplishment through their unity, when they become powerful, can no longer be defeated.
Marius C. Oula
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