FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda)
15 June 2009
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The anti-colonial struggle was a struggle that masked the class interests of the elite and after the attainment of independence; they re-grouped and switched sides, left the masses in limbo and became, for want of a better word, the comprador. The elites have difficulty in seeing beyond colonialism, the Empire, their greed and self-aggrandisement. Without the empire, ethnic and religious nationalism are the most attractive and viable forces for them. This is why there is so much bigotry and seething undertones of ethnicity all around us. These fit in nicely with their opportunism and lack of imagination. They have learnt quickly from their masters, the techniques of "divide and rule" - in which any intrigue, alliance or betrayal is justifiable.
This was where the rain began to beat us and this was how we lost the momentum, the banners and their vibrant vitalising messages.
Yes Lenrie, the children who were "cut in pieces and their cries will be heard tomorrow and the day after that. This time, the cries will be louder, more alarming sobs, shrieks, wails and yet they will remain a distant cry in the wilderness until
And the "revival of the banners of promise and slogans of hope" which once united the African people We need a new set of tools of analysis that will create new economic arrangements, new inclusive democracies, new Africans with a different mind-set with little or no tolerance to tyranny and dictatorship, values sincerity and commitment. These new Africans will look for unique solutions to solve our unique problems.
Bravo Lenrie! You are my hero Jerejef, Jaaraama, Abaraka!
Baaba Sillah mu Sabel.
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