I have exercised my artistic license to offer what I think Moses, an African, would offer today. With history in his rear view mirror, I believe he would accept my adjustments to Commandments 1–4; while 5–10 being mathematically correct, remain intact. I think we all agree that in today’s dystopic world, there is a dire need for the law enforcement of the 10 Commandments. Every day CHOOSA (Children of Stolen and Sold Africans) bear witness to the paucity of their implementation.

The BOLD print indicates my variation of Moses’s Commandments found in the Old Testament, in the Book of Exodus (The word ‘exodus’ will be dealt with another time). The bracketed is my brief commentary.

1

“Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” — Exodus 20:3

“Thou shalt not have a GOD, much less gods.”

[I offer the following as my commentary regarding ‘God’ and religion.]

“Religion keeps the poor from killing the rich.” — Napoleon Bonaparte

“We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable’s handbook, an opium dose for keeping the beasts of burden patient while they were being overloaded, a mere book to keep the poor in order.” — Charles Kingsley, Canon of the Church of England

“When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible.” — Jomo Kenyatta

It’s not what you know that hurts you. It’s what you know, that just ain’t so.” — Leroy ‘Satchel’ Paige

2

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.” — Exodus 20:4

“Thou shalt not make the U.S. Dollar a GRAVEN IMAGE.”

[There is no greater example of a graven image than the fiat currency called the U.S. Dollar. Its worship has created a world of greed, corruption, and evil which humanity has endured for the last few centuries. I think we can all bear witness that it is indeed the root of all of the evil that exists and persists in the world today.]

3

“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.” — Exodus 20:7

“Thou shalt not allow the economic paradigm — Capitalism — to exist.”

[The evil of Capitalism is direct disrespect for humanity. My mantra, “economics is the driving force in humanity” makes me laser-focused on the economic paradigm governing our world. Allowing the unethical, immoral, unrighteousness, inequitable, and unjust practice of Capitalism is a CRIME against humanity; and is absolutely disrespectful to Creation/Existence.]

4

“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” — Exodus 20:8–10

“Remember that every day of your life requires WORK and REST, to keep it real.”

[Human beings require both work and rest for the sustenance of life. In order to sustain ourselves, we must respect ourselves by acting in accord with our nature, which is to be free. “Self-preservation is the duty of each and every living organism.” To practice such means no longer being a slave to the European banking cartels. They have ruled the world since the formation of the British East India Company (December 31, 1600), and the Dutch West India Company (June 3, 1621).]

5

“Honor thy father and thy mother.” — Exodus 20:12

“HONOR thy mother and thy father.”

[We must always love and care for those who cared for us first.]

6

“Thou shalt not kill.” — Exodus 20:13

“Thou shalt not KILL.”

[I won’t insult your intelligence by repeating all of the horrors of the Holocausts Europeans have perpetrated. You already know of the most atrocious. The Middle Passage cost the lives of 20–30 million Africans, and the European theft of the Americas cost the lives of over 50 million Native Indigenous Americans. The wars that the European has waged, not only among themselves, but against Africans, Asians, and Native Indigenous People throughout the world have cost the lives of another 20–30 million people. It is an indictment that must, and will be, adjudicated.]

7

“Thou shalt not commit adultery.” — Exodus 20:14

“Thou shalt not commit ADULTERY.”

[The sanctimony of marriage must be respected, preserved, and promoted.]

8

“Thou shalt not steal.” — Exodus 20:15

“Thou shalt not STEAL.”

[Taking anything that doesn’t belong to you is stealing. That is what the European has been doing since Alexander III invaded, pillaged, and conquered Egypt in 332 B.C. The British bragged that, “the sun never sets on the British Empire.” The Banking Cartels may have shifted locations, but they still carry on their work of world domination. North, Central (including the Caribbean), and South America; along with Asia, African, and Australia (including the South Pacific islands) is land that was stolen, and still is presently controlled by these bankers. Their greatest theft is USURY. As Thomas Alva Edison said, “Interest is the invention of Satan.”]

9

“Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.” — Exodus 20:16

“Thou shalt not LIE.”

[Honestly, honesty is a Universal Law that must be adhered to. If you lie to someone, you are “bearing false witness,” and may cause harm to yourself and to others. The ultimate penalty could be your death.]

10

“Thou shalt not covet.” — Exodus 20:17

“Thou shalt not COVET.”

[Covet means to be so jealous of something someone else has, that you want it desperately. After living in the hills and caves of Europe for 40,000 years, the Caucasian emerged with a lust and desire for the world that Aristotle, Alexander III’s tutor and mentor described to him. Aristotle talked of a land that the Greeks named and called Africa; a wonderful glorious Continent that he learned from Socrates, via Plato.]

I conclude with two more Commandment that I believe Moses would offer today.

11

“Thou shalt not tell people that I have chosen you as my special people, privileged with Whiteness.”

[First, it is not true. ALL life is chosen from, and emanates from Creation. Our very existence if proof of Creation, an extremely random process favoring no one. Secondly, all that lie does is build up resentment and hatred against you. We are all special creations, with none being superior to others, notwithstanding our cultural differences.]

12

“Thou shalt not practice Usury.”

[The expression, “neither a lender nor a borrower be” is the best advice one can receive. Charging interest, which is a severe burden to the borrower, that need not be, has been forbidden in Christianity and Islam since they were formed. I offer the following for your consideration]

“Debt’s ancient origin is reflected in biblical admonitions [2,000 years ago] about debt, and the interest payments which often accompany debt. So Solomon warns, “The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.

In Exodus, when God specifies the ordinances for the Jewish people, he includes the admonition that, “If you lend to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor, and you shall not exact interest from him.”

Secret Life of Money, Tad Crawford, 1994

That admonition should apply to all humanity, not just European Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews.

Please offer your thoughts; and let’s talk about specific solutions.

Thank you.

I have been following the writings of Dwayne Wong (Omowale) since I joined medium.com ten months ago. He has written some though-provoking essays that I have found interesting. Even though he wrote the following essay in March of this year, my jury is still out deliberating on my younger brother (I am 77, so I can call him my younger brother). I do believe he will be acquitted. 🙂

Why I’m Not a Marxist

This is the final in a series of articles that I published on the topic of Marxism in the Pan-African struggle. I want…

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Today, he posted an essay that grabbed my attention. My belief that “the driving force in humanity is economics” compelled me to respond.

“…So the lineage of capitalism passes naturally from the earliest Babylonian merchants through the medieval burghers to the early bourgeois and finally to the industrial capitalist.” — The Origin of Capitalism; A Longer View, Ellen Meiksins, 2002

Economics matters. Everything that one does each day, hour, minute, and second, is precisely determined by the economic paradigm that governs one’s life. I hope that he will not be offended by my assessment of his piece that my headline addresses. I certainly welcome his assessment of mine.

The Ideological Debate Between Black Nationalism and Marxism

The ideological debate between Black Nationalism and Marxism has been a topic of discussion and contention for decades…

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I disagree with his statement that, the ideological debate between Black Nationalism and Marxism that has shaped the discourse on liberation and justice within the Black community, “is not an either-or situation, but rather an opportunity to embrace the strengths and insights of both ideologies.”

It is absolutely an either-or-situation.

There is not contest. Black Nationalism is the winner. (Similar to the ass-whooping (70–20) that the Miami Dolphins administered on the Denver Broncos last Sunday.)

There are NO strengths and insights in Marxist ideology that support African Liberation. Marxism is an eco-political European ideology that, by our brother’s admission, “does not directly address racial oppression.” Marx and Engels published their “Communist Manifesto” (1848), to address the issues facing European/Caucasian people, not us.

Just because Marx was an opponent of Capitalism, it does not make him an friend or advocate for the liberation of our people. Both Capitalism and Communism perpetuate our enslavement; and must be understood as an anathema to COLONIZED Africans, Asians, and Indigenous Americans worldwide. (As quiet as it’s kept, the Earth is a “Company Town” operating under European hegemony.

The Colony Called America: Company Town 3.0

How dare I call America a colony, much less a company town? The truth is the truth. I assume you will agree with me…

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Brother Dwayne correctly points out that, “Padmore, initially a communist, abandoned the Communist Party after realizing that white communists were not fully committed to African liberation. He became critical of the racism within the communist movement and praised Garvey for his understanding of white communists’ racism.”

My brother goes on to say that Garvey, “identified as a self-professed capitalist but was critical of exploitative practices within capitalism.” Rest assured that Garvey’s definition of capitalism was quite different than Adam Smith’s definition. Brother Garvey meant making use of Land and Labor to produce Capital (goods and services necessary for the growth and development of society) was his objective, as it should be for anyone wanting to live in a productive civilized society.

Adam Smith’s Capitalism, which began when Alexander III invaded and conquered Egypt in 332 B.C., advocates the ownership of “private property,” including the ownership of human beings, salaried or otherwise. Garvey did not.

As Brother Omowale said, “Black Nationalism is an ideology that emphasizes racial unity and self-determination for the Black community.” He also astutely observed that, “Garvey, a Jamaican-born activist, advocated for the establishment of a separate Black nation and the repatriation of Black people to Africa. He believed that economic empowerment was the foundation for Black liberation and encouraged Black people to be proud of their African heritage.” I am in 100% agreement with Brother Marcus, one of my icons and mentors.

Brother Garvey’s call for separation and repatriation of American Africans to Africa is the only opportunity we have to achieve Liberation and Freedom. Marcus’s thoughts are African centered. Marx’s thoughts are Eurocentric. The two ideologies will never coincide, correlate, nor coexist together.

The ideological debate between Black Nationalism and Marxism, is “a ship that has sailed.” There is no longer a debate. Black Nationalism, as defined by the Honorable Marcus Garvey, must be our life work. It is certainly my life work.

Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Me; Capitalism, Marxism, and Equism; Black Folk Need To Know

On February 11, 2023, Rustam Seerat, posted the following essay on medium.com. It is an AI-generated imaginary…

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Please offer your thoughts; and let’s talk about specific solutions.

Thank you.

It Is Our Only Opportunity For Liberty and Freedom

That was the advice I offered Adebayo Adeniran a few days ago. He had written the following essay:

The Image Below Is Why We Must Eat The Rich In Britain Now

The wealthy 1 percent and their minions in the palace of Westminster are having a field day mocking the poor.

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He ended his essay with, “Eating the rich is our only recourse.”

I then asked him, “What does that mean, and how is it achieved? His reply was, “Overthrow the system of exploitation and take over their possessions.”

The following is my response to him.

How is the system of exploitation overthrown?

Are you suggesting armed revolution?

I certainly hope not because that will never happen given the West’s armaments.

You will never out-murder the greatest murderer in human history.

I must also ask, what do you mean by taking over their possessions.

Does that mean that you will become a new colonial master in Africa?

I certainly hope not because what the European stole, and still possesses, are their colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, which rightfully belong to the native indigenous peoples of those lands, not CHOSSA (Children of Stolen and Sold Africans).

“Eating the rich” sounds barbaric, and cannibalistic. Those are the traits of the European, not traits of an African, contrary to their incessant propaganda which labels us what they actually are. The Europeans’ lies, murders and theft perpetrated against humanity must and will end. But let’s be clear that:

“There are only two powers in the world, saber and mind; at the end, saber is always defeated by the mind.” — Napoleon Bonaparte

Our power comes from our mind.

“Our life is shaped by our mind. We become what we think.” — Buddha

Speaking of the mind, Carter G. Woodson, in his book The Miseducation of the Negro, 1932, had this to say regarding the mind and the mis-education of the Negro.

“No systematic effort towards change has been possible, for taught the same economics, history, philosophy, literature, and religion which have established the present code of morals, the Negro’s mind has been brought under the control of his oppressor, the problem of holding the Negro down, therefore, is easily solved. When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his ‘proper place’ and will stay in it. You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact, if there is no back door, he will cut one for his special benefit. His education makes it necessary. The same educational process which inspires and stimulates the oppressor with the thought that he is everything and has accomplished everything worthwhile, depresses and crushes at the same time the spark of genius in the Negro by making him feel that his race does not amount to much and never will measure up to the standards of other peoples. The Negro thus educated is a hopeless liability of the race”.

Intellect/Intelligence is the key to our success is seeking liberty and freedom in a nation of our own, completely devoid of the Western paradigms of Capitalism,

Communism, Democracy, Autocracy, Oligarchy, Monarchy, and Monotheism, just to name a few.

I love your spirit and your intellect.

It’s now time to think outside of the European box that has caged you.

Capitalism mandates, and requires the concept of the ownership of Land, and all of its resources, and the ownership of People, and all of their physical and mental labor. That proposition is why our present dystopia exists.

The European has fought wars, stealing us and our lands for the last 2,300 years, to maintain their right to own us, and our lands. That behavior is part of their DNA.

The game called Mortal Kombat just aired a commercial a few days ago that said, “Mortal Kombat, it’s in our Blood.” U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D) Conn, released a book last year called the “Violence In Us” so please don’t fight the truth.

If European people would fight among themselves for hundreds of years, It should not be a surprise that they have waged wars on Africans, Asians, and Indigenous Americans for thousands of years.

I need not mention the corruption, injustice, unrighteousness, and evilness in other European economic ideologies, nor their political and religious hoaxes that have enslaved humanity for so long. It requires a book, which I have already written.

We all know the problems.

From this point forward, my posts will offer solutions. As Pope Francis recently said:

“An economic system that is fair, trustworthy and capable of addressing the most profound challenges facing humanity and our planet is urgently needed.”

I have developed an economic system that addresses Pope Francis’s concerns. I look forward to your responses.