Resisting a Globalized Africa Monday, June 18, 2007 4549 Reads Discuss Feedback Print Send

Do Pan African leaders view Africa with western eyes? AU Chair President John Kuffor of Ghana Their summit is predicated on a mis-comprehended and misrepresented idea of democracy... Almost all participants of the 2007 Pan-African Summit on Political Determination will see Africa with western eyes; the unavoidable legacy of their apparent western education…writes Tony Ryan from Australia. Their summit is predicated on a mis-comprehended and misrepresented idea of democracy; one bequeathed to them by globalist powers who have no intention of promoting self-determination at all; but merely the bankers' bloc colonialism, administered through puppet governments and NGOs. One of the few true definitions of democracy is contained in The Green Book, which originally came from Africa. However, as the author is an Arab, the book is not even read by the organisers of this summit, nor apparently, by it's "leaders"; or it has been read, and because it presents the original ancient non-hierarchical form of power to the people and does away with rulers, it is deliberately kept away from those good people who may attend such summits Next time, they won't need to attend a summit talk-shop but will instead attend working People's Congresses that follow with real action. The appropriateness of these comments and the attached letter is also based upon popular misrepresentation of so-called Western culture, language and history; a destructive 'misrepresentation' upon which we can validly present a critique. The letter follows: Dear Summit Participants, Whilst it is not fashionable to not dismiss out of hand any contribution by a white person, especially one from a nation so popularly regarded as racist as Australia, eventually people of integrity will realise that colour of skin is irrelevant and that the true determinants are culture, politico-economic motivation and integrity which matches their own. In my case, the determining axioms are unequivocally democracy, equal rights and equal opportunity for every man, woman and child. Yet none of these principles are manifestly recognised anywhere in the world today. There are no democracies and criticism of western democracies is invalid. Being aware of this reality is important whilst the words democracy, freedom and unity are being bandied about by people who have no idea what they really entail. Speeches by Bush, Blair, Howard and Olmert come to mind. As I see it, African unity and democracy have been proselytised by western educated Africans, unaware that the seeds of colonialism and fascism have been sowed deep within their souls. Imperial Britain, and since WWIII, the United States, were not foolish enough to teach rebellion- only puppetry. Nevertheless, I am sure that,were there the opportunity, the majority of current-crop African leaders and activists who might read this, would respond by positioning me on a not necessarily well-honed but certainly vertical assegai; with the words "butt out." Yet a moment's reflection would remind all Africans that some yet to be identified factor is responsible for a record of appalling failure of Pan-African advancement. More to the point, it is going backwards. Much-condemned western government's neo-colonialism is a problem for sure, but this simply does not stack up as even a major cause, in spite of popular lashing out by the Mugabe's of this world. And in spite of heroic good intentions, neither Mbeki nor Mandela understood people power and democracy, believing the people should follow leaders. Many anguished Africans have wondered privately if peace and democracy are not endemically alien to the African psyche. I am here to refute this notion as utterly unsupported by evidence, and contra-indicated by the very evident pattern of human evolution; and where it is obviously headed. Personally, I would also regard it as illogical that Africans, the source of the greatest music and dance humanity has created, could conceivably be otherwise irrelevant. Such thoughts are nonsensical. Anyway, more prosaically, other parts of the world have identical problems, including those places exclusively inhabited by whites. No. I can see other infinitely more convincing reasons for a century of African failure.

The World Bank - one of the agents of neo-colonialism No nation which submits to the will of the World Trade Organisation, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund or the Bank of International Settlements, will ever know prosperity or peace. But rather than attempt to pre-empt African thought and conclusions, may I simply make some observations which filtered to the surface during forty years of research into ancient democratic cultures, and my own immersion in tribal and other cultures; and decades of active engagement in government, business and politics: • That in spite of current beliefs, shaped as a result of globalist-manipulated social sciences; the politics of left and right are a product of propaganda; twisting the 1790 origin. In fact, all politics can be reduced to two positions: government by the people and government by representation. Government by the people is government by electoral consensus (ie government of the people, by the people, for the people). In direct contrast, government by representation is any form of government wherein policy is shaped by a leader, or plutocracy, or theocracy, or oligarchy or variant therein. The ultimate outcome will always be the same, regardless of whether we elect our dictatorship or it is imposed on us. By electing someone to do our thinking for us, all we do is delay the inevitable, which is poverty, slavery, oppression, torture, hegemony, war, and ritual or arbitrary execution. • No democratic culture (flat power, as opposed to the power pyramid) ever practiced any of the above-listed scourges. • No democracy exists today. • No nation which submits to the will of the World Trade Organisation, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund or the Bank of International Settlements, will ever know prosperity or peace. For these organisations are the contemporary agents of colonialism (of which, I might add, the Australian people, too, are victims). Do not allow this enemy to divide us and rule. • The only legitimate function of voting in a genuine democracy is as a measuring device to determine the current extent of emerging consensus. The objective is informed and documented consensus, preferably above 90 per cent and in fact not difficult to achieve. • The only determining factor in evolution of consensus is relevant information. The more information the community gains access to, the higher the extent of consensus. Conversely, division within a community is invariably caused by absence of relevant information; which is usually represented by imposed decision-making. • A majority decision of 51 per cent is the antonym of democracy. 51 per cent demonstrates absolute division in the community, not a desirable position at all, and most certainly not one from which action should flow, unless one is deliberately precipitating civil war. • In structural terms, the opposite of a consensus democracy, is a hierarchical society. All hierarchies are imposed and no hierarchy is natural to human beings. That is not to say that some individuals do not achieve more than others. Some of us have benefited from more advantageous nurturing environments, which obligate us to contribute more to the community. Others were born with the world against them and so can contribute little. This is not their fault. So it is, that in a peaceful and prosperous society, we march forward shoulder to shoulder; neither leading, nor following. Finally, may I offer the unsolicited observation that, until Africa replaces European-imposed colonial borders, with tribal/language demarcations (democratically intra-national if necessary), there will never be peace in Africa. Thank you for taking the time to read this. If this content is unacceptable, please fold it away and read it in another decade. It may make more sense then. That being the case, I probably won't be around, so for elaboration, the first step is the book Delusions of Democracy, ISBN 1-9210-0517-3 Kind wishes for the Summit, and for a prosperous and peaceful Africa. I know it is achievable, just as I know that Africa could become the cradle of democracy for the world of the future. The article is reprinted with kind permission from the author, Tony Ryan. It was first published on Mathaba.Net on 13/6/07. URL http://mathaba.net/

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