revolutionary action movement (ram) - Michael Schwartz Library
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called upon to fight against these major forces who, buy up emerging<br />
nations through aid, which always has political strings attached . There<br />
was a very lengthy discussion of the debate on<br />
the national question that<br />
went on between M . N . Roy (Indian Communist), Lenin and Stalin which was<br />
used to illustrate the ineffectiveness of Marx's analysis of worldwide<br />
revolution . Orthodox European Marxism-Leninism is considered a psychological<br />
trick and a science-religion . The Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and<br />
Cuba were labeled counter <strong>revolutionary</strong> forces because of their doctrine<br />
of peaceful co-existence with the West .<br />
World Black Revolution closed with a call for a Black International<br />
which would develop the necessary strategy and tactics for a world-wide<br />
revolution, including a<br />
world army of liberation and a world black libera<br />
tion front organized by RAM . The image of Armaggeddon, good and evil fighting<br />
to the death or victory, and the burning down of the Western empire was<br />
raised here as in earlier documents . 7<br />
Revolutionary Black Nationalism<br />
RAM stated that there were two major nationalisms in the world . The<br />
first liberates and frees individuals, acts as a binding force within a<br />
nation and leads the people of that nation to fight off their oppressors .<br />
This is <strong>revolutionary</strong> nationalism . The second type is re<strong>action</strong>ary, capitalist<br />
and justifies the oppression of one nation over others .<br />
This is<br />
white nationalism .<br />
The struggle in the world is between these two ideologies<br />
. 8 RAM's description of <strong>revolutionary</strong> Black nationalism and its centrality<br />
to RAM's prog<strong>ram</strong>s remained consistent throughout the documents .<br />
Black Revolution , December, 1966, pp . 1-31 .<br />
$Towards Revoluti onary Action Movement Manifesto, April, 1964 .