How was it possible that those so-called African leaders on independence could NOT see the reality that an infrastructure of DEPENDENCY had long been established and as such what was being offered to them was NOT independence but rather merely ...Read more
How was it possible that those so-called African leaders on independence could NOT see the reality that an infrastructure of DEPENDENCY had long been established and as such what was being offered to them was NOT independence but rather merely concessions in respect of an ILLUSION of independence! True INDEPENDENCE could only be achieve IF and ONLY IF they had come together as ONE AFRICA, but instead the overwhelming decisions makers (leaders) at the time were blood thirsty for “village King” status and driven by greed of seizing a window of opportunity to become village kings at the cost of UNIFICATION and TRUE DEVELOPMENT? WHY was it impossible for those leaders to step back and not give in to their personal greed for dominance and to step into the colonial masters shoes at independence. At so-called “independence” there was a window of opportunity for Africa to genuinely become self-sufficient and develop but because ALL they (so called leaders) truly did was STEP INTO THE COLONIAL MASTERS SHOES (they left the same “subjugation/dominance” infrastructure in place to suit their own personal agenda’s) for their own SELFISH Greed and FROLIC desires. Yes the “Casablanca” group saw this window of opportunity BUT like just mentioned the majority were only interested in stepping into the Colonial Masters shoes for their own personal greed and frolic. A younger generation of African people globally need more clarity on the REALITY of that so-called “INDEPENDENCE” period and the actions/decisions of those that inherited the colonial state as there is a LOT to learn form a genuine understanding of the mindset that governed many of the so-called leaders actions. Hopefully some of the more astute on these matters in the community will be able to provide a detailed wealth of answers on this subject matter. The purpose here (and else where) is to truly deconstruct the ROOT causes of our actions and inaction’s so as to present to a younger generation an honest appraisal of our reality so that they can both LEARN form our blunders and DO BETTER than those before them.
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