Goergi:
Let us put it this way, some of us have great difficulty dealing with an African "professor" who is nothing but the spokeman of a white Neo-Conservative think tank known as CATO or is it HERITAGE foundation. . In otherwords, I do not trust you and your so called solutions to Africa's problem period. ...call me whatever you want... that will just be water down my back. One thing is for certain dear Georgi, as African American Ebonic speakers would say "I AINT NO SELL OUT!!
Matek
"George B.N. Ayittey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"George B.N. Ayittey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
MK,
A comment such as this shows how intellectually under-developed you are
and how inexorably stuck you are in the colonial swamp.
GET OVER COLONIALISM! It is over with! You cannot undo it, so get over
it. However abominable it was, you can't say ALL the legacies of
colonialism were/are bad. A rational and intelligent person would SHED
the negative aspects of colonialism, keep the good aspects and MOVE ON.
You are hopelessly incapable of doing so. You are stuck forever in that
colonial mode.
True, the colonialists did not leave much by way of infrastructure. But
you couldn't keep even the little you got, much less BUILD UPON or ADD
TO. Matter of fact, you DESTROYED IT!!
Look at the roads in Africa. Kampala is known as the "pothole capital of
the world." Look at the universities. True, the colonialists did not
build many universities but Makerere University used to be called the
"Harvard of Africa" in the 1950s. What happened to it now?
Don't ask about Nigeria's universities. The University of Ghana, Legon,
is only a shell of its former glory.
I could go on and on, talking about hospitals, postal systems,
telephones, etc. etc. You have systematically DESTROYED all these. When
people point these out to you, you say they are imperialist and
neo-colonial apologist. Stupid.
George Ayittey,
Washington, DC
...So much for an Imperialist and Neo-Colonialist Apologist!!!
Mk
"George B.N. Ayittey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Any fool recognizes that despite the horrendous brutalities and
terrible
iniquities inflicted on Africa, colonialism brought some benefits
too:
railways, other forms of infrastructure, modern medicine, etc. At
the
minimum, the language at this forum -- ENGLISH -- was brought by
the
colonialists.
Even the Europeans have now realized that the Africans they
enslaved and
colonized were not after all "barbarians." They concede that they
have
learned much from African culture, music, art, and even traditional
African systems of justice. They even elect black Africans to their
parliaments in Britain, Sweden, and Holland.
Any contact or relationship -- even a bad one -- is a TWO-WAY. Only
a
fool looks at it ONE WAY.
George Ayittey,
Washington, DC
African Oracle wrote:
>
> Please read and form your opinio! n. This is what many of us are
saying
but
> some Whiteman a** lickers among Africans tasting Western
civilization
for
> the first time after being rescued from their cave will glorify
colonization
> and go to church every Sunday to thank God that their great grand
father was
> carted into slavery. This is because the suffering, lynching of
fellow
> Africans that shed their blood for equal right and human dignity
enables
> them to continue their slavery at the backyard of a white man.
>
> I am sure if those that shed their bloods for the freedom James
Ololo
is
> enjoying today are to rise from their grave to read his
insinuation
> glorifying lynching, slavery and colonization they will shed
tears.
>
> What you are about to read is just one acceptance of the flaws,
the
> document of the atrocities perpetrated against Africans, the
destruction of
> her nourishing culture and heritage, the! stealing of her
artifacts are
> there, some classified, some destroyed.
>
> Just wondering when Africa can get their acts together to demand
for
part
> payment of what is raked in by Museum o f Humanity and other
Museums
around
> the world where African Artifacts have been in exhibitions from
time
> immemorial.
>
> Dele
>
> Ex-colonial officer faults amalgamation of Nigeria
> By Idowu Ajanaku, just back from London
>
> FROM one of Britain's key players in the designing of the entity
called
> Nigeria has come a damning verdict: It was a mistake on the part
of the
> colonial power to have forced the different ethnic groups into a
single
> political entity.
>
> In a position paper titled: "Nigeri an Lesson," made available to
The
> Guardian in London, Peter Smithers, who was then Parliamentary
Private
> Secretary to the Minister of State and the Secretary of State !
in the
> Colonial Office (1952-1959), said, the then Secretary of State
had
intended
> to have a powerful state with ample material resources to play a
leading
> role in Africa and the world.
>
> "But in retrospect, it is clear that this was a grave mistake
which has
cost
> many lives and will probably continue to do so. It should have
been
better
> to establish several smaller states in a free trade area" , he
said.
>
> Unfortunately at the time, Smithers said the colonial power did
not
have the
> lessons of the collapse of Yugoslavia and the defunct Soviet
Union to
guide
> them.
>
> His view seems to have corroborated with the position of eminent
Nigerians
> like Chief Anthony Enahoro and Senator Abraham Adesanya among
others,
who
> insisted that Nigeria must return to regionalism as a solution to
the
> problems plaguing the nation.
>
> According to Smithers, the negotiations for Nigeria's nationhood
were
very
> complex and difficult. He noted that the chief problem that
confronted
the
> negotiators was the control of the police and the military.
>
> "We were at crossroads on whom the responsibilities of
controlling the
> police and the military should rest upon. It was a very difficult
position".
>
> According to him, the colonial master decided to allow the centre
to
control
> the police and the military then to avoid them being used by
ethnic
groups
> against one another.
>
&nb sp; > Citing recent history, coupled with the myriad of problems facing
the
> nation, Smithers said it would be best to complete the
development of
the
> common market and to call a halt to political integration in
Europe.
>
> Nigeria, he maintained, still has the capacity of restructuring
itself
to
> face modern day challenges. With its resources, careful planning
! and
good
> leadership, Nigeria would be a better place to live in, he
added.`
>
> The Guardian.
>
Mwananchi is an open forum that discusses/updates you on the latest news in Africa. It is a group that is made up of 900 mem bers worldwide. To join it simply go to http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/mwananchi
Yahoo! Groups Links
- To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mwananchi/
- To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
_______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
