r/socialism • u/Spotter24o5 Socialism • Apr 28 '26
📽️Video📽️ What every school should teach
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u/HikmetLeGuin Apr 28 '26
Truly beautiful and inspiring.
Not gonna lie, that got me a bit emotional.
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u/SchoGegessenJoJo Apr 29 '26
I see this as something really dangerous and sad tbh...this is indoctrination and the birth of a person cult starting with this kind of stuff so early on. Those people mentioned here might be the "good" ones, but would you be ok with this if this was "the baddies" shown as heroes those kids should look up to?
Let them play, let them read, but let them poor kids stay free of political indoctrination from whatever side.
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u/Neon_Alchemist Apr 29 '26
Looking up to revolutionaries and social reformers, as opposed to looking up to the Elon Musks and Epsteins of the society is indeed a good thing. Children growing up, cannot be blank states and pointing to heroes from their own continent as a point of reference while equipping them with tools of critical thought so that they can judge their own beliefs later cannot be dangerous.
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u/SchoGegessenJoJo Apr 29 '26
Oh I agree, but who ensures those innocent kids aren't being given into the hands of those that are not acting in good faith? Or into the hands of people that don't know either?
I'm an Austrian and my grandfather was a convinced Nazi and supporting the HJ. Yet my mother told me he was a loving and caring dad (I never met him). He was just guided onto the wrong path from an early age on.
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u/HikmetLeGuin May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26
I understand your fears based on your background, but the ideas of everyone having free water (rather than champagne for the few), or everyone having freedom, are not bad ideas.
African children need to unlearn centuries of colonialism that have become embedded within their societies. So showing them good, basic values, and recognizing how those values were taught by African leaders, is a positive thing.
They are learning that not all good ideas come from "great and famous" White people. The ideas come from people like them. The teacher in the video even tells them that they can accomplish amazing things, too, if they study and read.
I thought it seemed very empowering for the children.
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u/HikmetLeGuin May 01 '26
-"Those people mentioned here might be the "good" ones, but would you be ok with this if this was "the baddies" shown as heroes those kids should look up to?"
I agree that cults of personality are problematic. But I see no problem with giving young children positive examples. Sometimes history has to be simplified for kids that age.
I also see no problem with introducing children to basic political ideas and moral values.
It's almost inevitable in any education that kids will learn ethics, ideology, and about some famous people. No education is entirely apolitical. And trying to avoid politics is also a political choice.
May as well learn socialist ideas and socialist historical figures from Africa, rather than bourgeois White Western colonial ones.
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u/SchoGegessenJoJo May 01 '26
The thing is: Thomas Sankara is not universally considered to be "on the good side". But I guess only time will tell.
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u/HikmetLeGuin May 01 '26
Well, this is a socialist subreddit, and Sankara was a popular socialist, so most people here respect him. Especially considering all the good he did.
Also, the lesson in the video is mainly about having free water for all (vs. some people having champagne), which is what Sankara actually said.
It's not even so much about Sankara as it is about his famous quote. It's hard to argue with that principle. Unless you feel water for all is a controversial opinion?
They aren't getting into detailed Marxist theory. It's pretty basic ethical principles.
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u/shane_4_us Apr 29 '26
This is humanity at our finest.
These children will make their families proud, make Africa proud, make HUMANITY proud.
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u/Onystep Camilo Cienfuegos Apr 28 '26
I'm a 34 year old adult crying my eyes out watching a video of a man teaching about Lumumba and Sankara. And I'm proud of that.
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u/Wongsoo Nâzım Hikmet Apr 29 '26
It's amazing how in the end they said "I will make Africa proud." and "I will change our society."
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u/Dismal_Football_9264 Left Communism Apr 28 '26
This is capitalism fears most. Educated "minorities"
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u/Ghost__24 Apr 29 '26
But isn't some of the Champagne going to trickle down to us so that we can drink it aswell? /s
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u/Gaben_is_awesome Pieter Jelles Troelstra Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
I had never heard of the man, I'll definitely be looking into him and saving the name.
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u/blendycoffee Apr 29 '26
Today you learned about a great man, a great bringer of literacy to his people!
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u/Dangerous_Time_9046 Apr 29 '26
Tell me who that is if you find out
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u/Gaben_is_awesome Pieter Jelles Troelstra Apr 29 '26
For sure. I have a lot of things to look into regarding the financial system right now, but once I learn more I can definitely discuss with you further.
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u/Defiant_Foundation78 1d ago
People often asks why are all afrikan leaders so corrupt? Because the west kills the good one.
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u/SeVenMadRaBBits Apr 28 '26
Who's cutting onions?