BLACK AFRICA DOESN'T NEED AK47

In the '60s and '70s, military coups were in vogue in newly independent African countries mainly spearheaded by young soldiers who were thirsty for raw power.Whereas these early military coups caused untold suffering and ruined peoples lives and property, there is nothing wrong, per se,  with a thoughtfully coordinated and executed revolution provided it's for the emancipation of the majority and  nationhood. Russia, China and Cuba are today living giants of such revolutions. However, if such a revolution were to take place in black Africa today, the odds are against us because of the overbearing Western influence and interests. Foreigners sold Africans into slavery, colonized us and continue with their present actions so as milk us of the last drops of resources. Slavery and colonialism brought capitalism, foreign religion and culture  which have now become the bane of African development. The foreign grip on us is still so strong particularly through religion and private capital interests such that a Kalashnikov  will not help us in our present predicament. Therefore, whereas the revolutions of 1917, 1949 and 1959 in Russia, China and Cuba respectively were successfully executed through the gun and Marxist theory, the present black Africa, is a different kettle of fish, so to speak. The early military coups in black Africa failed because they were led by young soldiers filled with theoretical Marxist ideologies devoid of commitment to the people and national-hood. In fact, the soldiers painted themselves redeemers and Marxists on the outside while deep inside  they were lecherous capitalists without any moral values. As it is now, black Africa doesn't require the Che Guevara's, the KGB's of this world or even a single consignment of AK47's so as to get out of the rut but home grown solutions. We must realize that our present system of government was charted out by foreigners with evil intentions so that we can remain slaves for ever. Therefore, any attempt to replace one foreign force with another will be counterproductive, futile and defeatist in the end. In order to succeed we need complete freedom of our bodies, mind and soul. We have to exorcise the ghost of slavery and colonialism  first and bury it in the deepest hole we can dig. This, however, will only happen if we go for the hard options whose route is likely to be perilous and tortuous. The starting point is to shake off Western culture, religion and language. The Chinese, Koreans, Indians and Japanese will tell us as much. But is black Africa ready to swallow the bitter pill particularly with almost insurmountable Western interests hanging on us? Our options at the moment are however, limited, we either take the route of cultural revolution against Western interests or we perish as a race.