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Ndey Jobarteh wrote:
there is a crisis among the intellectuals, a
crisis of nationhood, identity, due to the lack of the understanding of
the concept of nation, Nationalism and Pan Africanism. ANd until that is
understood the problems will continue. For that to happen they need to
liberate their minds which I believe applies to all of us. We always assumes
that intellectuals are liberated for the fact that they are
interllectuals.That is not always the case.
Maybe we need to revisit their roles in the development of our continent
through the positive and negative contributions they have made. Some of
them seems to be lost or not clear as to their responsibilities and roles
in our societies. Or shall I say they are simple dishonest but that will
still leaves me with the question as to why?
The Struggle Continues!!
Ndey Jobarteh
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CORRECTIONS:
You know Ndey, l don't really believe that it is so much a question of
dishonesty, as it is a question of just having the wrong focal point. Our
so-called intellectuals are trained elsewhere other than in Africa most of
the time, and the emphasis of their training is not shall we say "Africa
centered"? The point of reference is not Africa and her needs and values.
They were not trained to focus on this, and l personaly believe that this has
a lot to do with it.We have to learn to apply our training that was obtained
using someONE else's POINT OF REFERENCE to address our issues, and this is
like fitting a large square into a small triangle. We have to arrive at a
point where in learning to do research, and IN LEARNING TO USE all problem
solving tools, it has to be learned using our own points of reference, I.E
USING OUR OWN SITUATIONS AND SOCIETY AS MODELS IN SETTING UP THE SCENARIOS
THAT WE THEN APPLY THESE TOOLS TO. Only then can our "intellectual's
thinking naturally focus on our concerns.
Jabou Joh
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