Mr. Jonathan Awasom,
With all due respect, I refuse to be influenced by this lecture. I think you are giving too much credit to the colonialists and taking away too much credit from the colonized people. If we agree that the requirements of civilization will include a written language, law code, government, irrigation, farming in all seasons, advanced math/science and literature, then we are accepting that we were long civilized before the coming of the Colonialists. In addition, many historians believe that civilization started in Egypt which is in Africa.
In the words of the great capitalist, Adam Smith, He confirmed that it is neither by the benevolence of the brewer that we have our wine, nor by the benevolence of the butcher that we have our meat. We all get to enjoy wine and meat because the butcher and brewer and in quest for profits.
The colonialist did not exploit Africa because they intended to make us rich. They were merely looking for raw materials and markets for their finished products.
The colonialists did not exploit Africa to distribute wine and whisky to our chiefs. They were in search of slave laborers for their plantations. One reason why we are having many civil wars and border disputes in Africa is because the colonialist ignored our ethnic and cultural heritage and partitioned Africa as they saw fit.
I am not disagreeing that colonialism was without any benefit. I am merely asserting that the costs of colonialism outweigh its benefits. Many African economies today are still entangled by the pangs of colonialism.
We should not sell our sovereignty and freedom to the west because they taught us how to read and write. The reason we benefited from western civilization is because it was the only way for the colonialists to facilitate their agenda. This does not make our civilization, culture and heritage inferior.
No country is entirely independent. All countries build alliances, export and import. We need good African leaders that will make partners with the west and not be re-colonized by the West. We need leaders that will preserve our heritage and use our resources for our progress and development.
My humble opinion.
Divine M Chiangeh.
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On Tue, 11/3/14, Herbert Boh <herbertboh@yahoo.com> wrote:
Subject: [AFOaKOM] Re: [camnetwork] How Boh Herbert, World Bank employee is tormented by the enlightened truth of colonialism
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Date: Tuesday, 11 March, 2014, 13:26
Colonial Awasom,
After preaching this "Sermon on
Colonialism", you should be very proud of yourself for
at least three reasons:
First, you are neither afraid to be stupid nor to
be racist.
Second, you leave no iota of doubt that the
Presbyterian Church was right to find you unworthy of
serving from the altar of God.
Third, you make no secret of your love for
colonialism, unlike many a hypocrite in these chambers who
claim to hate colonialism yet promote the kind visited on
Southern Cameroons by La Republique.
I
have just read an email which suggests that your sermon was
not preached to an empty church. You have the unconditional
support of Gubernatorial Aspirant Mukefor, who hopes to be
imported one day from London to become - what else? - the
colonial governor of the South West Region under the
annexationist regime of Yaounde.
Please, prepare and
send around your next sermons: your "Sermon on
Slavery" and your "Sermon on Dictatorship".
You can show that both slavery and dictatorship just like
colonialism really constitute blessings for the black
race.
Keep up the silliness! It's "Silly
Season", stupid!
Boh Herbert
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On Mar 11, 2014, at 12:30 AM, virtuous and free Cameroon
<wisesayings10@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Mr Boh Herbert
Black people are very ungrateful people to the white people
who compassionately changed their primitive way of life
forever. The white people are kind hearted, generous and
very understanding. Only their civilization and way of life
has brought so much happiness , joy and wealth to black
people than any other civilization. Look at the rich folks
in Africa and in North America? Their riches and wealth
have been acquired with the help of colonialism . It would
have been a grave mistake in history if white people did not
nurture a deep hunger for colonies in Africa because through
colonialism black people were exposed to the superior
western culture and civilization. We have embraced and also
very happy with modern medicine and modern technology. So,
what is the point trying to fight the brutal truth ?
The white people have welcome and embraced black people
helping many of us blacks running away from political,
cultural and religious persecution to become integrated into
their societies. You work at the world bank owned by
colonialism. How can you dare condemn the white people who
have been extremely kind to you at a time when the black
people abandoned you to suffer and feign for yourself? Some
of you own cars and houses you would never own if you were
living in your own primitive societies and for all these
take a moment to believe in colonialism and stop following
the crowd of cowards who are living in denial.
My goal in this lecture was to show you how colonialism
became a catalyst for your own self-development and progress
in life.
From the misery of depravity and suffering vested upon you
by your primitive Cameroon traditional institutions came the
liberating power of colonialism which opened the floodgates
to your new found life, liberty and pursuit of Western
civilization. How can you be so ungrateful when you could
not read and write until you were sent to the schools
established with the benediction of colonialism? You condemn
colonialism and yet you are cursing the ardent advocate of
the virtue and merits of colonialism in English which is a
colonial language? You must be suffering from an odd form of
dementia which prevent you from being to reason with the
changing times.
I was able to demonstrate how a primitive local village boy
called Boh Herbert in some primitive village in Cameroon
began his journey
to freedom against the backdrop of colonialism and ended up
as a trained CRTV journalist from the lone Cameroon School
of Journalism in Yaoundé.
After graduating you were hired to work for Mr. Paul Biya
and his regime. When you began your career as a parrot
journalist the spirit of colonial freedom had not yet
captured you. It was until later in your career when your
exposure to Western civilization inspired and embolden
you with an epic knowledge of the ideals of human
rights
that led you to become critical of the abuses of the
ruling junta in Cameroon. It should be noteworthy that like
most Cameroonians you were well equipped by the power
of colonialism.
When Africa was a dark continent, it was the White people
who brought enlightenment and electricity.
When Africa was poor it was the White people who brought
their money to enrich and empower them generously
When Africa was governed by primitive system , it was the
White people who shared their free political system with
African leaders but unfortunately it was like putting a ring
on the nose of a pig.
When Africans were illiterates who could neither read nor
write, it was the White people who introduced them to the
letters of the Alphabet ABC to mark the beginning of
literacy in their lives
When African were worshipping idols--- lakes, stones, trees
etc it was the White people who introduced them to the true
living God
When Africans had no telecommunication system it was the
White people who taught Africans how to develop the
Telecommunication industry
When Africans suffered through manual labor to dig and
construct roads, it was the White people who invented
machines that made the task of road construction easy.
When Africans had no knowledge of Pre natal care, an
operation room in the hospital etc, it was the White people
who brought freedom to them
When Africans did not know how to build houses except
thatched huts and mud break houses, it was the White people
who showed us how to manufacture cement and paint
When Africans did not know how to develop hydro power
electricity it was the white people who showed us how
When Africans did not know how to invent clothings ,
blackets, cooking puts and just basic technology, it was the
white people who helped
When Africans did not know how to tape into the minerals and
other natural resources in the continent it was the white
people who knew how .
When Africans did not even know the use of minerals it was
the white people who opened their dark blind eyes to see and
instead of being grateful they claim, white people exploited
them. How did the white people exploit us? Nobody has ever
showed me how and for what reason?
Africans minerals were lying under the surface of the earth
like a ring placed at the nose of a pig.
What did an African ever invent that was not inspired by
colonialism? Africa has produced nonentities in science like
Kenneth Fru Ndeh who went to Manchester University and
studied computer sciences but has become a cyber space pest
.
Boh Herbert do not attack Jonathan Awasom. It is just the
truth that many of you have eluded for a long time but not
anymore
Conclusion
How did you come to the United States? Did you walk? You
flew in an air craft also known as a plane. How many
Africans have invented something that comes close to an
aircraft by the White people? How can colonialism be
bad when we are all enjoying the fruits of
colonialism? God forgive these hypocrites and cleanse them
from their denial.
Keep enjoying but stop making a ridicule of yourself because
I will disgrace anyone who is not reasonable. This knowledge
is commonsense and not academics.
Colonialism was a great force for good and I thank God for
this concept because Africans would be worst in the
absence of Western leadership and generosity with their
civilization . I pray for the second coming of colonialism
because since 1960 many Africans have demonstrated that they
can manage their own societies . We were better up when
colonialism was very much a daily part of our lives. We are
worst off in her absence . Look at all the genocides and
civil wars as well as gross violation of human rights as a
result of the primitive behavior of African leaders?
God bless the White people and may we black people open our
eyes and see the truth.
Jonathan Awasom
The voice for Cameroon, Africa and the world in the 21st
century
The Rally-cry for freedom, justice, peace ,democracy and
prosperity for all
Empowering humanity to build a virtuous and free world for
the beloved global village
Blog: http://http://virtuousandfreecameroon.blogspot.com
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Subject: Re: [cameroon_politics] Re: [camnetwork] How
colonialism changed the life of Boh Herbert forever
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Date: Sunday, March 9, 2014, 10:49 PM
Colonial Awasom wrote:
"...colonialism was the period during which European
slavery was noticeable and flourished".
Is that what you were taught in Form Three history at PSS
Mankon? No wonder you had to repeat the class.
Boh Herbert
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On Mar 9, 2014, at 9:47 PM, Jonathan Awasom
<wisesayings10@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> colonialism was the period during which European
slavery was noticeable and flourished
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