Bro Diallo, you are vegan, atheist and anti-capitalist. How do you confront the fact that the overwhelming majority of Africans on the planet are not, and very likely to not change their ways anytime soon? I'm 30 y/o and the only person in my immediate family that's an atheist and socialist. I can't even convince my siblings to reject christianity/islam/judaism. Very likely in our lifetimes ideologies won't change much.
I confront it with understanding & enthusiasm.
I see it as a multigenerational struggle, many of our ancestors fought for resources, opportunities, and conditions that they didn’t live to see or enjoy, but they greatly contributed to. I am grateful for the challenge, it makes for an interesting and fulfilling life.
Can you imagine being a meat-eating, god-fearing, Statu Quo embracing individual; how dull it would be? Be happy you’re a member of the Radicals, the first in your family to break out from the cultural and psychological shackles; at the same time, you work to educate, encourage, and support more of our people to join us.
I have been Vegan since 1992 and just three weeks ago my mother asked me to help her transition to a Vegan diet. So don’t give up on your family; continue to be open to engaging them when they are ready.
My wife & I have aided dozens of others in transitioning into Veganism, across the nation; family are often the hardest people to reach; maybe it’s cuz they remember me eating neckbones and chittlins when I was a kid. LOL!
Reach the Reachable and Teach the Teachable.
The same goes for Atheism. I haven’t even been able to convert my wife of 20 years to full Atheism; she’s an agnostic; and only one of my sons identifies as Athiest, but it’s all good.
It’s better to focus on Secularism in the context of the struggle; allow people to hold to their religious convictions and traditions while disallowing them to affect the structure and function of our political organizations. I’ve had great success with promoting secularism because it not only allows Atheist to work towards common goals with religious people, it allows for people with different religious views and faiths to work together as well.
As far as Socialism, the vast majority of people are Socialist; they’ve just have an aversion to the word “Socialism” because of the generations of indoctrination they’ve been subjected to.
If you articulate the values and tenants of Socialism without using the word “Socialism” you will find that people agree with you on most if not every point.
Start to use terms like “Communalism, Cooperation, Shared Ownership, and Ecological Economics,” until the people you are working with are further along in their political and ideological development.
Always remember; we are in this fight for the long haul; we inherited this Struggle, and we will have to pass the baton to another Generation of Socialist, Athiest, Vegan Revolutionaries to pick up where we leave up, but within in all of that; enjoy your life and be grateful for you enlightenment.
Boots said it best: “Laugh, Love, Fuck, & Drank Liquor, & Help the Damn Revolution Come Quicker.”:
PS: I hope the images of happy Black people help to improve your mood.
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