An interesting insight into hypocrisy of African l...

2009-08-06T00:19:50.161-07:00

An interesting insight into hypocrisy of African leaders who publicly profess Christianity, but secretly subscribe to other beliefs

The obervation I have is:Although the relaiability...

2009-04-09T17:24:00.000-07:00

The obervation I have is:
Although the relaiability /competence / validity of the powers of the totem, are cast into doubt by the undfolding events, considering the numerous factors that affect events in life (apart from those that cn be completely tied to the totm's supposed influence or lack thereof) it seems not to have reached a point where a decisive condemnation of the totem is the natural conclusion of the story

I want to congratulate Ambassador Ukpong on his pu...

2008-10-23T15:21:00.000-07:00

I want to congratulate Ambassador Ukpong on his publications. I want also to make the following comments on the first article on Mobutu Sesseseku and his totem. Totemism seems to be universal in the ancient world. There is hardly any nation where they never had totems. Some of these totems have survived civilization and enlightenment, especially through the political class. One sees them in the coat of Arms of many nations. Here in Germany for example, apart from the Eagle in their National Coat of Arm, Berlin has the Bear as her totem and Bayern the Lion. Most of these political totems are beasts of prey. May be, these count for the inhuman behaviours of most political leaders all over the world. Even in the Old Testament Bible we found something of the sort. Daniel’s vision of four beasts in Daniel chapter 7 is a good example. Totemism is earliest version of the funny theory of evolution of the human species from animals.
Yes some believe their totem so much that they forget God almighty. All said and done the same fate that awaits all living beings await them, - death. Yes Lions, Bears, and Leopards even Dragons die. Mobutu forgot that. But death does not bother about what a person believes or not believe. If human beings were capable of learning from history, I think there would have been no more arrogant and wicked leaders who eat up their people as beasts of prey. If Mobutu wished to be strong as the Leopard to ward of foreign predators from destroying his people (Agu na-eche mba as the Igbos would say) it would have been a different case, but being a Leopard to eat up the people he was suppose to protect is bad enough, yet the country continues to exist while he is long dead in exile.His fate awaits all his like.
Dee Mike

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An interesting insight into hypocrisy of African l...

The obervation I have is:Although the relaiability...

I want to congratulate Ambassador Ukpong on his pu...