Part two of a list from Haki Madhubuti's book Black Men: Obsolete, Single, Dangerous?
MAXIMUM CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Revolutionary Mentality
13. Respects elders.
14. Dislikes incompetence and mediocrity.
15. Fights against Black-on-Black crime and understands that its root is white-on-Black crime.
16. Loves Black art, music and literature.
17. Can give and follow instructions. Encourages experimentation and criticism.
18. Committed to Black liberation, local, national, and international.
19. Does not use drugs.
20. Politically active. Not crisis-oriented; acts on information rather than reacts. Plans for the long term; alert; prepared for change.
21. Self-confident. Respects others regardless of race or culture.
22. Understands the economic forces that control our lives on a local, national and international level.
23. Rational in decisions and actions.
24. Rewards merit and achievement.
SURVIVAL CULTURAL EXISTENCE
Accomodationist/Riot Mentality
13. Puts elders in nursing homes and forgets them.
14. Gravitates towards incompetence and mediocrity.
15. Involved in Black-on-Black crime or is apathetic about the issue.
16. Loves any kind of music of the new generation.
17. Can give instructions but not follow them; avoids/rejects criticism.
18. Committed to self-liberation only.
19. Drug dependent - cigarettes, alcohol, hard drugs, etc.
20. Politically inactive; crisis-oriented; reacts.
21. Egotistical, ignorantly arrogant, has little concept of culture; feels he will forever be the racial underclass.
22. Naive about economics; unaware of the international nature of capitalism that touches all of our lives.
23. Rewards "yes" people.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
MAXIMUM CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT vs. SURVIVAL CULTURAL EXISTENCE - Part One
Part one of a list that compares a progressive mentality to one with one that is overly concerned with adapting to its status as society's victim. Very interesting.
From Haki Madhubuti's book Black Men: Obsolete, Single, Dangerous?
MAXIMUM CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Revolutionary Mentality
1. Study-oriented: reads, evaluates, and debates books, newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals. Accepts the challenge of education
2. Worker: looks for ways in which to actively work for self; may hold a job outside in order to sustain self and family. Self-reliant.
3. Organized and systematic. Efficient and diligent.
4. Progressively collective; conscious of others; cooperative.
5. Family-oriented-oriented: regards mate as partner in struggle; loves children. Values trust in relationships.
6. Land conscious: realizes that the only thing that nobody is making any more of is land.
7. Disciplined; strong, unyielding and energetic.
8. Serious. Practices fair play, order and punctuality. Honest and dependable.
9. Analytical and critical.
10. Frugal: buys mainly on need basis; saves.
11. Social life is developmental and involves children.
12. Creatively aggressive: will dare the impossible if it is possible.
SURVIVAL CULTURAL EXISTENCE
Accomodationist/Riot Mentality
1. Does not read or study after "formal" education. Buys few books; reads mainly newspapers, sports pages or popular novels and magazines.
2. Works eight hours a day for some one else. Welfare conscious, get-it-for-nothing attitude.
3. Unsystematic and definitely not organized unless it is for some one else.
4. Backwardly individualistic: I, me, mine mentality.
5. Not family-oriented: regards mate as property; rates children low; generally single-minded; does not want children or responsibility of home life.
6. Not land conscious.
7. Actively fights against discipline.
8. Non-serious majority of time.
9. Not critical or analytical; prefers not to think for self.
10. Consumer junkie; if it's advertised, he's got it. Cannot distinguish wants from needs.
11. Loves social and night life (i.e., lives for the weekend, loves sexual conquests).
12. A defeatist; has few goals other than acquisition of material artifacts.
From Haki Madhubuti's book Black Men: Obsolete, Single, Dangerous?
MAXIMUM CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Revolutionary Mentality
1. Study-oriented: reads, evaluates, and debates books, newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals. Accepts the challenge of education
2. Worker: looks for ways in which to actively work for self; may hold a job outside in order to sustain self and family. Self-reliant.
3. Organized and systematic. Efficient and diligent.
4. Progressively collective; conscious of others; cooperative.
5. Family-oriented-oriented: regards mate as partner in struggle; loves children. Values trust in relationships.
6. Land conscious: realizes that the only thing that nobody is making any more of is land.
7. Disciplined; strong, unyielding and energetic.
8. Serious. Practices fair play, order and punctuality. Honest and dependable.
9. Analytical and critical.
10. Frugal: buys mainly on need basis; saves.
11. Social life is developmental and involves children.
12. Creatively aggressive: will dare the impossible if it is possible.
SURVIVAL CULTURAL EXISTENCE
Accomodationist/Riot Mentality
1. Does not read or study after "formal" education. Buys few books; reads mainly newspapers, sports pages or popular novels and magazines.
2. Works eight hours a day for some one else. Welfare conscious, get-it-for-nothing attitude.
3. Unsystematic and definitely not organized unless it is for some one else.
4. Backwardly individualistic: I, me, mine mentality.
5. Not family-oriented: regards mate as property; rates children low; generally single-minded; does not want children or responsibility of home life.
6. Not land conscious.
7. Actively fights against discipline.
8. Non-serious majority of time.
9. Not critical or analytical; prefers not to think for self.
10. Consumer junkie; if it's advertised, he's got it. Cannot distinguish wants from needs.
11. Loves social and night life (i.e., lives for the weekend, loves sexual conquests).
12. A defeatist; has few goals other than acquisition of material artifacts.
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