Name any country in Africa. Dissect its politics. One thing stands out. Our politics is based on tribalism. This is why we are not going far as Africans. Our politicians can steal untold amounts of money. They can main and kill thousands. They can imprison thousands of opponents. But as long as they invoke the tribal emotion in us, they can get away with almost anything. And its all because we reject merit and great ideas for tribe. This is why Africa has been a deathbed for revolutionaries. This is why it is so easy to manipulate African countries. This is how Europe and America have been able to install puppets throughout Africa.
In Kenya, it is always a kikuyu, Luo battle, and lately, Kalenjin. In Rwanda, before the genocide, it was always the majority Hutu versus the minority Tutsi. In Zimbabwe, it is the Shona versus the Ndembele. In Nigeria, it is the northern tribes versus the Southern tribes. In South Africa, it looks increasingly that it will one day be the Zulu versus the Xhosas.
Politics everywhere is about differences. That is true regardless of country. However, for Europe and America, they trascended petty tribal issues and embraced a politics based on ideology. You have the left wing liberals versus the right wing conservatives. They have entirely different perspectives. But all the different ideas are about making the country better.
In Africa, we need a fundamental change in our political discourse. Petty tribal based politics will not take us far. It will only drag us back, and make it look like we never achieved independence. This would be a catastrophe for us. Read More Articles. Click Here
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