Revolutionary Daily Thoughts: The Philosophies and Opinions of Our Ancestors/Elders

[Akua Ma'at]

"One of the key reasons for the loss of morale is failure to understand the long range nature of the revolutionary struggle."

James Foreman

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[Akua Ma'at]

"It is far better to be free to govern, or misgovern, yourself than to be governed by anybody else."

Kwame Nkrumah

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[Akua Ma'at]

"Why is it that the arbiter of truth, the validators of truth are the very people who lie to us most?"

Amos N. Wilson
Afrikan-Centered Consciousness Versus The New World Order

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[Akua Ma'at]

To underscore the protective nature of the paternal spirit the sleeping arrangement of the Akan is such that the male always sleeps in front of the female. The sleeping position must be such that if the woman has to get up she may have to go over or around her husband. What is meant here is that the man not only protects the woman spiritually but physically as well. In times of danger the man is the first to rise up to confront whatever the perceived danger or threat is. He must have unimpeded access to the door to arrest the threat, and by the same token be the first to be attacked."

Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
African Spirituality: On Becoming Ancestors

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[Akua Ma'at]

"A mind attacked and conquered is guided easily away from the paths of its own soul." ~ Ayi Kwei Armah

[Akua Ma'at]

To underscore the protective nature of the paternal spirit the sleeping arrangement of the Akan is such that the male always sleeps in front of the female. The sleeping position must be such that if the woman has to get up she may have to go over or around her husband. What is meant here is that the man not only protects the woman spiritually but physically as well. In times of danger the man is the first to rise up to confront whatever the perceived danger or threat is. He must have unimpeded access to the door to arrest the threat, and by the same token be the first to be attacked."

Anthony Ephirim-Donkor
African Spirituality: On Becoming Ancestors

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[Akua Ma'at]

Revolutionaries will hear three myths which can seriously erode their morale. One is that you can never remove your enemy. Another is the assumption that a revolution cannot occur without a general consensus at the grassroots level. And the third misconception...is that revolutions must include everyone in order to be successful. The latter is the most damaging assumption of the three because it implies that the revolution cannot possibly become successful without including those of us who have a vested interest in being European, as well as those who may not want to be them but still live for their love and validation. Together, these two groups add up to the vast majority of Afrikans in this society. Since this discussion has already begun, we will deal with this last myth first. How quickly we forget, in the effort to move in any direction signaling the possibility of empowerment, that revolution has never been an option for negroes. "A domesticated dog does not know how to hunt." It only knows how to beg. In Kelly Miller's words, "the negro pays for what he wants and begs for what he needs." A nonconfrontational compliance with their oppressors is their innately fundamental political philosophy. They can only act against their own. That is the ingrained nature of the negro. Sure, they would love to talk with you about the "Black problem" under the pretense of group solidarity. But it is only to distract you from your purpose with protracted, meaningless, barren debate, thereby earning themselves invaluable brownie points from their sworn masters. When you get caught up in the issues and lives of those members of our community who absolutely do not want to change into someone better, you find yourself riding a counterrevolutionary treadmill. To blindly embrace those with a deep commitment to their self-defeating philosophy simply because it is phrased in the spirit of humanity or brings us together momentarily as a people is ludicrous if we wish to independently empower an Afrikan nation. You do not embrace those who will take you straight to hell, no matter how much blood you share with them. Some will never listen. Everyone is not able to see. And, most importantly, it is not healthy to keep the company of people who proudly wear the scars of the generations of their physical and mental rape. There are casualties in every war. The conversion of negroes is not of interest or a goal for Afrikan warrior scholars, regardless of the potential based on them being born of Afrikan lineage. Some in our community have a vested interest in not being Afrikan. So, the idea that finding meaningful, incompatible differences among Afrikans only serves to further divide and weaken us, but does not take into account the fact that there are people within our group who must be routed out in order for us to make Afrikan progress and, eventually, become one. It misses the point that this is already the case, and has been so for quite a while now. You cut the infectious animal from the herd. You don't keep it there just for numbers. Progress cannot occur by embracing enemies within. The need to include everybody in our war, especially those who boast about subsisting in the deepest states of mentacide, who hate the idea that someone might think that somewhere in them there might be anything recognizable as Afrikan, is extremely problematic. If we have to get over anything it is the idea that it is necessary to bring everybody into the fold in order to win. This is the diversity sham working its finest magic on the minds of those Afrikans seeking an easy way to peace. It is the idea that everyone of Afrikan descent must be brought into the decision making fold because we think we are a democratic family. It intentionally forces us to overlook the fact that there are those in our family who hate us. The diversity sham operates on the principle that you cannot make revolutionary progress without everyone included. It is so easy to become completely misdirected when believing that everybody must be together in order to return home."

Mwalimu K. Bomani Baruti
Centered

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[Akua Ma'at]

"Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family."

Ethiopian (Afrikan) proverb

[tare]

Good point, but where exactly should we draw the line concerning teaching, and outreach in our community, and letting someone go. I try to make every interaction substantial and remind every Afrikan that i come into contact with that we are one people. Even if it's just saying hello sister or brother to one who ain't tryna hear it. Obviously if someone aint listening you stop talking.

[Akua Ma'at]

mekyea wo (i greet you) tare,
its my position that not every black person will be/become an Afrikan. everybody will not be "saved". so there will be those (i dare say most) who won't want to see, let alone hear, what you/we have to say. its also my position that someone else's disdain for what i have to say, or disagreement with it, should never stand in the way of me speaking my (Afrikan) truth. if we speak for the Ancestors (and we do) then not speaking when there is something on our hearts to say would be to ignore the Ancestors speaking through us. better to deal with the rolling eyes, negative comments, kwk that withhold the Ancestors words. And know that the closer you become to your Ancestors the more they will guide such interactions....they will tell you when its time to stop talking.