Cde Mzu: Karl Max was one of the most influential figure in modern politics. No political thinker has had a profound influence that transcends his, his contemporaries and those that followed him, such men as Hegel, Adam Smith, Niccolo Machiavelli, Grotius and others. These thinkers and others have shaped both national and international political economy. however, Max's contribution to international political economy has had some indelible imprints. Marxism, his theory as it is being called. Max worked in factories in England and saw the exploitation in factories of the proletariat (working class). According to him, the social ills of society can be addressed once capitalism is uprooted. He argued, among other things, that the capitalists would over produce the commodities, as a result, no markets will absorb them. thus he predicted that capitalism will crush. Because of time, I can't discuss his whole theory exhaustively. In a tentative discussion, I conclude that Max was correct in his theories. The recent global crush of international financial powers (global recession) ,the Asian tigers crisis of 1997 and the oil price crisis of the seventies confirm that Max was right. The relevance of maxism in the context of Africa is a was a hotly debated issue in the 80's and early 90's. Following the collapse of the soviet empire in the late 90's, most African States severed themselves from the Soviet orientation. The problem I have with Marxism is that it exploited Africa and the rest of the countries in the periphery during the cold war. Sobukwe observed in the 60's that the world was divided into bipolarity, the West and East, he thus averred that we as Africanist should not be swayed way by either force. To your question, you are correct that Max ignored the issue of race. Remember at the time that he formulated his theory, it was during the epoch of industrial revolution, the early phase of capitalism. Later the industrial revolution's impact culminated in expansionism in Africa, South East Asia and Latin America. It was during this era that the race issue was in the limelight. Unlike, his successor, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870 -1924) who paid attention to imperialism and a concomitant of colonialism. A myriad of events after Max were never addressed by himself. Lenin for example, addressed the issue of imperialism with was a twin brother of colonialism. Max must be credited with his contribution, even though Marxism is dead, its realities are real. 000s From: payco@googlegroups.com [mailto:payco@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mzu Cabanga Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 11:50 AM To: payco@googlegroups.com Cc: Thembeka Majali; Zukiswa Nomwa Subject: [PAYCO] Another Day Another Topic
Good day again noble sons and daughters of the soil, It is a priviledge being an Afrikan as I can withstand any form of weather presented by mother nature to us, from a scotching sun heat to a blistering cold winter season. lol. Can you please clarify for me if Marxism is relevant to Afrika or not? I am asking this question because if we look at Marx's ideology ,as sexy as it is, but he never studied Afrika his analysis then needs critical assessment before endorsements from Afrikans. Problem with Marxism is it denies / ignores race. Marx speaks of capitalism outside white supremacy, he speaks of capitalism as if no human being is implementing it and that it implemented itself. -- Thank you Mzulungile Cabanga Alternative Information and Development Centre email mcaba...@gmail.com<mailto:mcaba...@gmail.com> email m...@aidc.org.za<mailto:m...@aidc.org.za> Fax 0866019876 Tel 021 447 5770 cell 073 073 8789 Skype kleinrich1 "Knowledge is Too important to be Left in the Hands of the Bosses" -- 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 This email and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential and proprietary information. This information is private and protected by law and, accordingly, if you are not the intended recipient, you are requested to delete this entire communication immediately and are notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of or taking any action based on this information is prohibited. Emails cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. The sender does not accept any liability or responsibility for any interception, corruption, destruction, loss, late arrival or incompleteness of or tampering or interference with any of the information contained in this email or for its incorrect delivery or non-delivery for whatsoever reason or for its effect on any electronic device of the recipient. Views and opinions expressed or implied in this email are those of the sender unless clearly stated as being that of Rand Water. If verification of this email or any attachment is required, please request a hard-copy version. -- 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
