Monday, October 27, 2014
Parable of the Parrot by Marvin X
The economic and political dependence of this African neo-colonial bourgeoisie is reflected in its culture of apenmanship and parrotry enforced on a restive population through police boots, barbed wire, a gowned clergy and judiciary; their ideas are spread by a corpus of state intellectuals, the academic and journalistic laureates of the neo-colonial establishment.
--Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Decolonizing the Mind

for Ngugi Wa Thiong'o and the Pan African Revolution
The
king wanted parrots around him. He wants all his ministers to wear
parrot masks. He said he had to do the same for the previous king. He
only said what the king wanted to hear, nothing more, so he advised his
ministers to do the same. In fact, they must encourage the people to
become parrots.
Yes, he wanted a nation of parrots. Don't say anything the kings does not want to hear. Everything said should be music to his ears. And don't worry, he will tell you exactly what he wants to hear in his regular meetings and public addresses to the nation. Everyone will be kept informed what parrot song to sing. No one must be allowed to disagree with the king. This would be sacrilegious and punishable by death.
The
king must be allowed to carry out the dreams that come to his head. No
one else should dream, only the king. In this manner, according to the
king, the people can make real progress. There shall always be ups and
downs, but have faith in the king and everything will be all right. Now
everyone sing the national anthem, the king told the people.
There must be a chorus of parrots, a choir, mass choir singing in perfect unity. Let there be parrots on every corner of the kingdom, in every branch and tree. Let all the boys sing like parrots in the beer halls. Let the preacher lead the congregation in parrot songs. Let the teachers train students to sound like parrots. Let the university professors give good grades to those who best imitate parrot sounds. Let the journalists allow no stories over the airwaves and in print if they do not have the parrot sound.
The king was
happy when the entire nation put on their parrot masks. Those who
refused suffered greatly until they agreed to join in. The state
academics and intellectuals joined loudly in parroting the king's every
wish. Thank God the masses do not hear them pontificate or read their
books. After all, these intellectual and academic parrots are well paid,
tenured and eat much parrot seed.
Their magic song impresses the bourgeoisie who have a vested interest in keeping the song of the parrot alive. Deep down in the hood, in the bush, the parrot song is seldom heard, only the sound of the hawk gliding through the air in stone silence looking for a parrot to eat.
--Marvin X 4/5/10
Parable of the Black Bourgeoisie by Marvin X
The economic and political dependence of this African neo-colonial bourgeoisie is reflected in its culture of apenmanship and parrotry enforced on a restive population through police boots, barbed wire, a gowned clergy and judiciary; their ideas are spread by a corpus of state intellectuals, the academic and journalistic laureates of the neo-colonial establishment.
--Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Decolonizing the Mind
Marvin X speaking in St. Louis MO at the book fair of Akbar
Muhammad. Akbar in background.
The
black bourgeoisie is a class of very sick people who go about their
daily round pretending all is well. They have a gang of police who do
not carry guns but are yet dangerous because they use masking tape to
gag and silence the mouths of any and all who dare defy their sick value
system of addiction to white supremacy that is full blown.
The culture police will silence or simply ignore those who refuse to speak the language of the black bourgeoisie, a language taught to them in the neo-colonial schools, churches, mosques and workplaces.
This class of trained monkeys includes artists, teachers, preachers, politicians and media parrots who make sure those who defy the culture police are punished by silence or ignored by non-invitation to their world of make believe.
They are not interviewed in the media, or invited to speak or teach at schools, colleges and universities, unless at their own expense. They may sometimes be invited and paid, but the culture police make sure no students are there to hear them, so they speak in an empty auditorium, even though they are paid handsomely. The black bourgeoisie don't care how much they are paid, just don't let students hear what they have to say. The culture police will actually speak after they speak and admit they have nothing to say, that they are rambling on to neutralize the atmosphere, to negate any raw truth that may have been said.
The black bourgeoisie culture police place those who defy them on house arrest, similar to the woman in Burma, for those who resist are not allowed to work, unless they agree to sing Silent Night, the national anthem.
One cannot say the A word, B word, C word, D word, E word or F word. In short, one must shut up and go along with the "King's English," of course the King was a pervert, oppressor, exploiter, robber and rapist, so who in their right mind would want to speak the "King's English"?
Rather than teach the masses in their own language, the "Mother tongue," how to behave, how to stop beating their partners, how to love themselves, the black bourgeoisie would rather the common people beat, maim, and kill their mates. Even when the masses or common people fight and steal the literature in their "Mother-tongue," the black bourgeoisie don't care, for they cannot allow them to speak in their language, they must be stopped by any means necessary.
And yet, the "King's English" and the language of the black bourgeoisie is filled with lies, duplicity and contradictions. Their language hides truth, especially of their sick, pitiful lives, terror in their mansions, in bed, hours of drunkenness and drug abuse, lechery and depravity, the golden handcuffs, incest, adultery, prostitution , emotional and verbal abuse--yes, in their moment of passion the black bourgeoisie actually use so-called foul language, yes, the very language they despise and condemn in the common people and those who speak or write in such language.
And still they walk with an air of superiority. They cannot speak or greet you on the street. There are perpetually in a rush or in a hurry going nowhere but to some din of iniquity where they wink and blink to increase their inordinancy and conspicuous consumption.
Their pseudo puritan language covers a multitude of sins and wickedness. Smiling faces belie the terror of their lives, for are they not sycophants of the worse kind, ass kissers in short, for some boss, some high class pimp in a suite, far above the street.
And yet, the black bourgeoisie are only one paycheck away from the street people who drink rot gut wine and push shopping carts, but at least they love each other with a love that is true and real!
Baraka said, "Where the soul's print should be there is only a cellulose pouch of disgusting habits." They suffer negritis, an inflammation of the negroid gland at the base of the brain, caused by negrocities or bad habits!
The black bourgeoisie were told long ago by E. Franklin Frazier about their world of make believe and conspicuous consumption. Nothing has changed, except there is more of the same.
--Marvin X
3/30/10
www.parablesandfablesofmarvinx.blogspot.com
The culture police will silence or simply ignore those who refuse to speak the language of the black bourgeoisie, a language taught to them in the neo-colonial schools, churches, mosques and workplaces.
This class of trained monkeys includes artists, teachers, preachers, politicians and media parrots who make sure those who defy the culture police are punished by silence or ignored by non-invitation to their world of make believe.
They are not interviewed in the media, or invited to speak or teach at schools, colleges and universities, unless at their own expense. They may sometimes be invited and paid, but the culture police make sure no students are there to hear them, so they speak in an empty auditorium, even though they are paid handsomely. The black bourgeoisie don't care how much they are paid, just don't let students hear what they have to say. The culture police will actually speak after they speak and admit they have nothing to say, that they are rambling on to neutralize the atmosphere, to negate any raw truth that may have been said.
The black bourgeoisie culture police place those who defy them on house arrest, similar to the woman in Burma, for those who resist are not allowed to work, unless they agree to sing Silent Night, the national anthem.
One cannot say the A word, B word, C word, D word, E word or F word. In short, one must shut up and go along with the "King's English," of course the King was a pervert, oppressor, exploiter, robber and rapist, so who in their right mind would want to speak the "King's English"?
Rather than teach the masses in their own language, the "Mother tongue," how to behave, how to stop beating their partners, how to love themselves, the black bourgeoisie would rather the common people beat, maim, and kill their mates. Even when the masses or common people fight and steal the literature in their "Mother-tongue," the black bourgeoisie don't care, for they cannot allow them to speak in their language, they must be stopped by any means necessary.
And yet, the "King's English" and the language of the black bourgeoisie is filled with lies, duplicity and contradictions. Their language hides truth, especially of their sick, pitiful lives, terror in their mansions, in bed, hours of drunkenness and drug abuse, lechery and depravity, the golden handcuffs, incest, adultery, prostitution , emotional and verbal abuse--yes, in their moment of passion the black bourgeoisie actually use so-called foul language, yes, the very language they despise and condemn in the common people and those who speak or write in such language.
And still they walk with an air of superiority. They cannot speak or greet you on the street. There are perpetually in a rush or in a hurry going nowhere but to some din of iniquity where they wink and blink to increase their inordinancy and conspicuous consumption.
Their pseudo puritan language covers a multitude of sins and wickedness. Smiling faces belie the terror of their lives, for are they not sycophants of the worse kind, ass kissers in short, for some boss, some high class pimp in a suite, far above the street.
And yet, the black bourgeoisie are only one paycheck away from the street people who drink rot gut wine and push shopping carts, but at least they love each other with a love that is true and real!
Baraka said, "Where the soul's print should be there is only a cellulose pouch of disgusting habits." They suffer negritis, an inflammation of the negroid gland at the base of the brain, caused by negrocities or bad habits!
The black bourgeoisie were told long ago by E. Franklin Frazier about their world of make believe and conspicuous consumption. Nothing has changed, except there is more of the same.
--Marvin X
3/30/10
www.parablesandfablesofmarvinx.blogspot.com
1 comment:

TheButterflyTribe KhalifaApril 8, 2010 at 5:23 AM
I
am CERTAINLY enjoying these parables Marvin X. I haven't had morning
coffee of this caliber and potency in a VERY long time! I still love
my coffee BLACK! Thank u, thank u Marvin X!
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Parable of Iraq by Marvin X
Parable of Iraq
Friday, April 16, 2010



Parable of Iraq
The war in Iraq has not begun. It shall begin when the Americans leave--now what day might that be?
They are still in Germany, Japan, and elsewhere. They ain't in Vietnam, ha? But in Iraq,they have merely
opened Pandora's box. As they draw down, the spirit sshall dance in the desert winds.T
he Shia have power they've never had before, not since before the martyrdom of their imams after
the death of the prophet. The Shia say to hell with the democratic process, there shall be Shia
power until they see fit to share power with the Sunnis, their oppressors and eternal theological
enemy.The Sunni must receive the big payback! They must suffer justice for theyears of domination
and destruction of Shia culture. Why should theyshare equal power after years of oppression.
They are still in Germany, Japan, and elsewhere. They ain't in Vietnam, ha? But in Iraq,they have merely
opened Pandora's box. As they draw down, the spirit sshall dance in the desert winds.T
he Shia have power they've never had before, not since before the martyrdom of their imams after
the death of the prophet. The Shia say to hell with the democratic process, there shall be Shia
power until they see fit to share power with the Sunnis, their oppressors and eternal theological
enemy.The Sunni must receive the big payback! They must suffer justice for theyears of domination
and destruction of Shia culture. Why should theyshare equal power after years of oppression.
When a man beats his wife, he
loses a certain power, his stature is reduced, his rights
curtailed.
His wife will say, you blew it buddy. You're lucky I didn't kill you in your sleep. We have seen
the sectarian battles in Iraq. But we ain't seen nothing yet. Of course the sectarian is in reality geo-political.
The Sunni will do as they have been dong since the US invasion: collaborate with the US,
while at the same time undermine the Shia at every turn. The Shia can be destroyed because
they are not considered real Muslims. Just as Sunni Muslims do not consider the Nation of Islam
real Muslims. They barely accept thefollowers of Warthideem Muhammad as real Muslims, after all,
what do niggers know about Islam? This racism is no different than Christian racism. One o'clock
Friday is the most racist hour in Islam, just as eleven 0'clock Sunday is the most racist hour in Christianity.
His wife will say, you blew it buddy. You're lucky I didn't kill you in your sleep. We have seen
the sectarian battles in Iraq. But we ain't seen nothing yet. Of course the sectarian is in reality geo-political.
The
Sunni neighbors in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf states have
no intention to allow
Shia power to rule unobstructed, without sabotage at every turn, especially since the Shia are
theological and geo-political brothers with Iran.
Shia power to rule unobstructed, without sabotage at every turn, especially since the Shia are
theological and geo-political brothers with Iran.
while at the same time undermine the Shia at every turn. The Shia can be destroyed because
they are not considered real Muslims. Just as Sunni Muslims do not consider the Nation of Islam
real Muslims. They barely accept thefollowers of Warthideem Muhammad as real Muslims, after all,
what do niggers know about Islam? This racism is no different than Christian racism. One o'clock
Friday is the most racist hour in Islam, just as eleven 0'clock Sunday is the most racist hour in Christianity.
The Sunni/Shia conflict is an eternal contradiction that cannot be resolved except by political domination,
or politics by other means, as in war.The Shia are in a mode of expansion, from Iran, through Iraq to
Lebanon, or from the Tigris and Euphrates to the Mediterranean. The Sunni will attempt to block them,
and the Zionist and Christian America shall assist as they are doing at this hour.They will do so under
the guise of stopping Iran's nuclear program.
or politics by other means, as in war.The Shia are in a mode of expansion, from Iran, through Iraq to
Lebanon, or from the Tigris and Euphrates to the Mediterranean. The Sunni will attempt to block them,
and the Zionist and Christian America shall assist as they are doing at this hour.They will do so under
the guise of stopping Iran's nuclear program.
The Sunni/Zionist/USpropaganda machine is in high gear preparing the world for the destruction
of Iran, but the real purpose is not their fear of Iranian Nukes, but Shia geo-political expansion.
of Iran, but the real purpose is not their fear of Iranian Nukes, but Shia geo-political expansion.
Of course what we are witnessing is the rise of the Persian empire. Even with their reactionary theocracy,
the Iranians/Persians have outflanked the Sunni regimes by supporting Hamas and Hezbollah, thus
earning the respect ofthe Arab masses suffering under the yoke of reactionary Sunni Muslim regimes.
the Iranians/Persians have outflanked the Sunni regimes by supporting Hamas and Hezbollah, thus
earning the respect ofthe Arab masses suffering under the yoke of reactionary Sunni Muslim regimes.
The Iranian theocracy does not have clean hands, but they do stand closer to the Arab
masses than the oppressive Sunni governments. America's mission is, of course, oil, oil, oil. She doesn't
give a damn about Sunni or Shia, only as pawns in the game of geo-political/economic hegemony.
masses than the oppressive Sunni governments. America's mission is, of course, oil, oil, oil. She doesn't
give a damn about Sunni or Shia, only as pawns in the game of geo-political/economic hegemony.
As per America, even the Zionists are expendable. In the end, she will give up support of the Zionist
for a barrel of oil! She will give up her mother for two barrels!
for a barrel of oil! She will give up her mother for two barrels!
--Marvin X
4/16/10
Slave Catchers, Slave Resisters
This is one of the best documentaries on resistance by Africans in the American slave system.
We urge viewers to share it with their friends.--Marvin X
Friday, October 24, 2014
Black Liberation Theoreticians Directory
Why a Black Liberation Theoreticians Directory? And, why now?
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To grasp the importance of these questions we will first define our terms, set the historical context, advance our selection criteria, and finally state what we hope to accomplish with this project.
Black liberation is a multi-dimensional concept. It is the strategic goal of freedom, a revolutionary process to end all forms of racism, national oppression, and capitalist exploitation.
It also includes the tactical battles that defend Black people in their everyday struggles against the constant attacks on all fronts in the evil system. Black liberation involves strategy and tactics, reform and revolution.
It also includes the tactical battles that defend Black people in their everyday struggles against the constant attacks on all fronts in the evil system. Black liberation involves strategy and tactics, reform and revolution.
Theory consists of ideas that sum up what is and has been (the current condition and history), what can be (the future), what processes of change are possible, and what social forces (eg classes, nations, etc.) are in battle to advance or resist these changes. One kind of theory is idealist, when people begin with their imagination and make up their questions and answers without any serious investigation of the actual conditions of society. They can always think of themselves as being correct regardless of how the world is actually turning out. A quite different kind of theory begins with perceptions of actual conditions and uses empirically based dialectical logic to generalize perceptions into conceptions. The linking together of these concepts with (again) dialectical logic creates sentences with theoretical content. The first approach has concepts valid only in the abstract while the latter is linked to actual social reality guiding one to practice that can have an impact.
What is interesting is that everyone is theoretical in this way. Theory is part of cultural knowledge. Folk wisdom is materialist and based on the accumulated lived experience of a people. We must avoid the error of only valuing “approved” theory legitimated by some authority or traditional standard, analytic concepts that attempt to be systematic. Most theory is not systematic, even if that is a desirable goal that we work for. So by Black liberation theory we are beginning with a very broad inclusive approach. This is necessary in this historical context.
There are four main aspects of our current historical moment that create the necessity for this Back Liberation Theoretician Directory.
1. Transformation of the global capitalist system: The old national based industrial capitalism has been transformed into a new global informational capitalism based on the revolutionary transformation of information technology. There is an unprecedented polarity of wealth producing permanent war and new polarities of ideology and religious fanaticism of many varieties. It has produced a global surveillance state. If there ever was a time for the movement to have “all hands on deck” it is now.
2. We face the great set back of historical gains: The national liberation movements in the African Diaspora for the most part have been reversed and now face failing state structures and unprecedented impoverishment and terror for African peoples throughout African and the Caribbean. The movement toward social equality by African Americans has been reversed and exists now for an ever smaller section of the Black middle class. The autonomy of our social justice movements, and movement for political empowerment has been replaced by state and foundation funded NGO’s who set the agenda and parameters for “radical discourse.” Voting rights are being eliminated state by state. Much of this is being implemented by a government led by Black people.
3. Black people have moved to the left: Check the PEW study that reports the only demographic group that rejects capitalism and approves of socialism are Black People. This is something that the movement has yet to fully grasp:http://www.people-press.org/2010/05/04/socialism-not-so-negative-capitalism-not-so-positive/ There is no need to relive the ideological battles of the African Liberation Support Committee of the 1970’s, the last great confrontation of narrow Black Nationalism and dogmatic text based Marxism Leninism. Most now know that Black people must unite and fight against racism and national oppression, and that this has to be rooted in the class struggle because middle class Black people can not and will not free poor and working class Black people who must rise to fight for themselves and be the leaders.
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4. The spontaneity of our peoples fight back needs organization and leadership: The most recent national example of this, following on Jena La. and Katrina, is the response to the murder of Trayvon Martin. People rose up in every community. Opportunist elements funded by the state and the corporate mainstream tried to rush in and claim leadership of national coordination. This kills the movement. Elitist “public intellectuals” get TV time to talk about the movement with little or no links to the actual social motion on the ground. There is a great need for grounded local forms of coordination, moving things toward the unity that can produce higher forms of struggle, a bluing of our flame on a regional and national level. This is the mission of the Black Left Unity Network.
Given this historical moment it is clear that our approach to the BLT Directory has to embrace fight back on all fronts, to embrace writers of text, public speakers, and activists on the front lines. All represent some level of theory, some explicitly stated and sometimes implicitly encoded in their acts of resistance. Everyone in the directory is committed to advancing the freedom of Black people with language that represents the articulation of theory. Some have the big picture, grand schemes for the revolutionary process, and some with a focus on a particular battle front. Some say it, and some sing it. Look forward to more artists, more ministers, and certainly more prisoners and labor activists.
Critical to this is our focus on gender. No excuses – 50% men, and 50% women, with full embrace of the diversity of lifestyle and sexual orientation that exists in our community and in our movement for Black liberation.
We have initiated this project for several reasons, with clear goals in mind:
1. There are many of us fighting back, formulating ideas to advance the struggle for freedom, men and women. Some of us write, some talk, most actively organize to build the movement – step by step. We need to acknowledge who we are, respect each other and begin once against to listen and learn.
2. Our goal is to establish a base line of unity, something we call the 80-20 principle (lots of agreement allowing for some disagreements). We are building a movement not a unity homogeneous organization that speaks in one voice. We have many voices that need to be heard and while unity will be the dominant aspect we embrace the fact that there will be a diversity of views, even some differences.
3. We do this as a frontal assault on gender inequality.
4. We do it to challenge the dogmatists or elitists who narrow the discourse to what they think are important questions or their key conceptual framework. We want to engage the actual discourse that exists, and practice the mass line – engage what the movement is saying, synthesize it, clarify the contradictions and move toward greater and greater degrees of unity.
5. Finally, our goal is to build a movement, and we think showcasing a directory of BLT folks is a positive step in that direction. If people listen to what they are saying we might beg8n to believe a movement is possible and overcome a debilitating Afro-pessimism.
Note that the list is a work in progress, many names yet to be included. You can have a role to play by making your suggestions.
We have focused on living people as the critical factor right now, but soon we will begin to include the ancestors and those in the African Diaspora.
One essential methodological point is the need to have digital material, text and video. This is a style of work issue.
The debate over ideas is welcome as we need information and clarity. Lets do this in the spirit of searching for unity – if you know something of value then teach the rest of us, but also be prepared to learn from others as well.
Forward, Comrades!
We have a Movement to build!
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UNITY- The Late Elizabeth Catlett
We hope you are feeling us on the need to have an equal number of women and men.
Now, to continue this process you must step up and start nominating people or the list will soon come to an end. Who are the people on the ground in your area or in your organization that need to be on the list? Not the media oriented public intellectuals but the real deal, the militants who are advancing our struggle Why not nominate yourself? Silence at this time is not acceptable... and later you will regret not stepping up helping us to reflect our reality in this directory. SISTERS - step up and make the nominations so we can put the lie about men lead to rest. Bird played IT and now we have to do it - NOW IS THE TIME! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryNtmkfeJk4 |
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