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defined Mr. Pacimore, is hardly the issue. It is not only outdated,
it sets back the liberation of all oppressed people. It leaves room for
exploitative endeavor by men. It suggests both an all-Africanizcd version
of capitalist economic distribution in a world where capital and
its power lie tightly in the hands of the U.S. rulers, and it fails to
encompass the unique situation of black Americans. Further, with Me.
Padmorc's rejection of the fundamental tenets of communism due to
misapplication, his Pan-Africanism paves the way for Moscow's own
reactionary line of peaceful coexistence with the "former" oppressors:
In this connection of aid to Africa, if America, the "foremost
champion and defender of the frcc world" is really worried about
Communism taking root in Africa and wants to prevent such a
calamity from taking place , I can offer an insurance against it. This
insurance will not only forestall Communism, but endear the people
of the great North American Republic forever to the Africans.
Instead of underwriting the discredited system of Colonialism by bolstering
up the European regimes, especially in North, Central and
South Mrica, with military and financial aid, let American statesmen
make a bold gesture to the Africans in the spirit of the
anti-Colonialist tradition of 1776 .
... Once confidence, trust, and mutual respect arc established
between Mrican leaders and their European advisers, there is nothing
to prevent the rapid economic and social advancement of Africa. It is
a continent of great potentialities. In planning its welfare and development
certain basic principles should be observed. For example, the
main sector of the national economy should be State controlled, since
there is not enough local capital available to undertake large-scale enterprises.
But the rest should be left to private initiative .
... Pan-Africanism looks above the narrow confines of class, race,
tribe and religion. In other words, it wants equal opportunity for all
Talent to be rewarded on the basis of merit.
Solutions cannot come in a few words. Let us return, however, to
the basic, functional definitions. If it is agreed that the fundamental
nature of oppression is economic, then the first assault by the oppressed
must be to wrest economic control from the hands of the oppressors.
If we define the prime character of the oppression of blacks as racial,
then the situation of economic exploitation of human being by human
being can be continued if performed by blacks against blacks or blacks