Greetings Cde Linda, I've been following debates and discussions in this forum for over seven years now without commenting but this post touched me very deeply and found it necessary that I should comment. I can't put it any better Cde Linda in actually fact this is one of those rare moments where I agree with you. I've personally been a victim of "marxism phobia" in the party for many years now and from various ranks including high revered party veterans and stalwarts.
If Pan Africanism is devoid of socialism/marxist-leninism it cease to be Pan Africanism, it become an unimaginable animal that only primitive fools can even dare entertain. It is very interesting to note as you have correctly captured it comrades praising Nkrumah, Cabral, CLR James, Rodney, etc but still rejecting socialism. It clearly demonstrate that our comrades just don't read, they are irredeemable "philistines". It is unfortunate that this embarrassing state of our cadreship is maintained by those in charge of party machinery so that they can sustain their hold on party machinery and continue to advance neo-liberal reform of the party. What is even more sad though Cde Linda is the fact that the genuine socialist tendency in the party is so weak and marginalised mainly because its too fragmented. Kind revolutionary regards VM On 9 January 2013 13:47, linda ndebele <kwamendeb...@webmail.co.za> wrote: > Revolutionary greetings! > > When we took over office in PAYCO we resolved to revitalise the socialist > aspects of the PAC that had been tarnished completely. A mere mention of > socialism or marxist leninism invited an avalanche of hostile attack from > PAC members. Those who purported to be socialist were described as > communist, anti-pan africanism and other such labels. PAC leadership also > did not project PAC as a socialist party which allowed the SACP to dominate > and monopolize the Left. > > We have had an opportunity to engage with highly placed and respected > party leaders who proudly proclaim to be anti-socialism and defend free > market system. This if tolerated will make PAC not different from the ANC. > > PAC founding fathers defined PAC as a socialist party and entrenched it in > its founding documents and aims and objectives. PAC cannot claim to be a > broad church as its founding fathers chose the class they pursue its > interest. > > The real point is that my analysis of those Africanist who are opposed to > socialism or marxist leninism, the majority of them have no idea as to what > animal is it. A majority base their arguments on hearsays without reading a > single book by Marx, Angels, Lenin, Trosky, Nkrumah, Chairman Mao to name > but a few. > > My question to Africanist is , are we really educated on Communism/ > socialism? Have we read comprehensively the written material on marxist > leninism? Can we theoretically compete with the SACP psdeo-communist on > socialism and its implementation? > > I am afraid comrades I hold a view that "some amongst us" reject > socialism/communism without substance. In my view you cannot claim to be > politically conscious having not explored the writings of Marx, angels, > lenin, Mao, Nkrumah, Fanon to name but a few. > > PAC Disciplinary Code defines ignorance as an offense. It further > emphasizes reading, reading and reading. It seems in our party ignorance is > now tolerated which is an act that is in conflict with PAC Disciplinary > Code. > > Yours for a classless society. > > Kwame Ndebele > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > > -- > Sending your posting to payco@googlegroups.com > > Unsubscribe by sending an email to payco-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco > > Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com > -- Sending your posting to payco@googlegroups.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to payco-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com You can also visit http://groups.google.com/group/payco Visit our website at www.mayihlome.wordpress.com
