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Originally Posted by Atabong
We are calling for a re-think (reborn if you wish) from bottom ^^^^UP
When I travel to other places people are never in doubt as to where I am from, why then can’t I use their views for my own betterment? This is what is important to me; which ethnic group, tribe, province or country I am from is entirely irrelevant to them and to me.
Look quietly at the abrasiveness of a dumb then you'll feel me.
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Reminds me of a young man who told a jew:
'You want to know the difference between me and you, let us take a walk in the mall. When a store owner sees you, he is not sure whether you are an Englishman, Italian, Jew or Spaniard. Thus his biases are held back. As for me, miles away, everyone knows a black man is coming' The context of the story...remains to be found.
Not to digress.
@Atabong
While all you say is true, I think that implementing the same to perfection is impossible. Even close to it is impossible.
Kiswahili is currently watered down, that is true. However, it is the most feasible language that one can attempt to use as a unifying language in Eastern Africa. I am consiredering the fact that countries like Nigeria have close to 2000 dialects, and we can not at this point underestimate the virulent divisiveness among different ethnicities that has flourished in the past decades.
Secondly, in the matter of identification: Unless we seek to cut ties with the rest of the world it is not practical to simply live as black people as opposed to being Kenyan, Ugandan or Podunkan.
For economic benefits, I think operating as blocks is more viable.
What is done is done, our duty should be to work with this ugly that we have, turning it into good.
@Ester
I am a proud African but I also prefer relaxing my hair to kinky twists. I do not look at fashion as eroding the African values. Perhaps mine are oxymoronic views, but I always think that I do not need to
'reinforce my African-ness'Something has to appeal to me.