Liberia: In the Cause of the People...

The Portuguese phrase Aluta continua was the rallying cry of the FRELIMO movement during Mozambique's war for independence. However, in Liberia, the phrase was expanded. "In the cause of the people, the struggle continues... '

Because, as it is, the struggle, is actually about the people, or, should be. Mozambique's' Independence leader, the beloved Samora Machel often used it to cultivate popular support against the colonists. In Liberia, the term is closely credited to G. Bacchus Matthews, a former political activist and a man posthumously referred to as the father of multi-party Democracy in Liberia. In Liberia, history has shown the perennial state of the struggle, perhaps not redefining itself or shifting to varying heights. The use of Populism has often put the people against those accused of plundering the state, withholding political power or sometimes, even themselves. Sometimes, being genuinely privileged is a badge one has to ignore if seeking political power as a show of affinity with the 'people'. Being 'rich' could be dangerous, sometimes.

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