Are we cursed with the political leaders we have?

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• Pelicles 11 years ago

  Can we govern ourselves well for all and sundry to feel not neglected? We are not cursed with political leaders but the fact is we are not matured enough to take our destiny into our own hands.
  
  Give a black man a position ...
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  Can we govern ourselves well for all and sundry to feel not neglected? We are not cursed with political leaders but the fact is we are not matured enough to take our destiny into our own hands.
  
  Give a black man a position of leadership and you have given him a license to kill, maim, destroy or simply put cause untold havoc to the people he leads. We are not there yet.

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• CHARCOAL SELLER. 11 years ago

  God Washington and the gods of Europe, imposed the curse of capitalism on docile African leaders, hence the unbridled corruption that's destroying the moral fiber of the African Continent.
  
  In today's world, GOD Washington ...
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  God Washington and the gods of Europe, imposed the curse of capitalism on docile African leaders, hence the unbridled corruption that's destroying the moral fiber of the African Continent.
  
  In today's world, GOD Washington rules Africa, Jesus is just a figure head of old, used as a talking point for pastors in HEAT.

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• CHARCOAL SELLER. 11 years ago

  GOD WASHINGTON RULES AFRICA.

  GOD WASHINGTON RULES AFRICA.

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• Omanhene 11 years ago

  Our elders in the country are not truthful and honest to the people.They pretend to fear God but they are criminals and greedy.

  Our elders in the country are not truthful and honest to the people.They pretend to fear God but they are criminals and greedy.

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• USMAN 11 years ago

  ...that is why they are that useless.

  ...that is why they are that useless.

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• Charlie King Addo 11 years ago

  They ban all things and create new laws so they can squeeze your balls.
  Introverted idiots and hard core criminals rule Ghana today.
  
  
  NDC was borne out of a coup and therefore has no place in a democratic rule. You only ...
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  They ban all things and create new laws so they can squeeze your balls.
  Introverted idiots and hard core criminals rule Ghana today.
  
  
  NDC was borne out of a coup and therefore has no place in a democratic rule. You only get the leadership you deserve.

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• mensah abrampa 11 years ago

  Very insightful and interesting article. My only disagreement is with the notion that God curses nations with bad leaders. As jocular and entertaining as the idea is, it's also a mis-conception. God has not cursed us with ba ...
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  Very insightful and interesting article. My only disagreement is with the notion that God curses nations with bad leaders. As jocular and entertaining as the idea is, it's also a mis-conception. God has not cursed us with bad leaders. That's not His M.O. Rather, we curse ourselves when we make very bad choices. We are free to choose anyone as our president/leader but we are responsible for the choices we make. When we make a bad choice of a leader then we get what we asked for. We certainly get the leaders we deserve and we deserve the leaders we get.
  Only recently a spokesman for one of the candidates for the flag-bearer of the NPP was trying to turn the contest from a contest of ideas to a beauty contest and age. The man believes Ghanaians (and he cited porters called Kaya yei as his example)are incapable of understanding the issues and voting strictly on the issues at stake and would certainly vote for a younger and more handsome candidate. To some extent he's right but shouldn't those who know teach those who don't know instead of taking advantage of their ignorance, naivety and gullibility? When we take undue advantage of the vulnerable in the society it's society in general that suffers . God does not punish us with bad leaders. We punish ourselves with the bad leaders we choose. When we get wiser the learned and knowledgeable among us will help society's disadvantaged to make wiser and informed choices and we will all enjoy the benefits together.
  In Ghana of today people get education just to take undue advantage of those less privileged and disadvantaged. We have to acknowledge at one point that our destinies, rich or poor, educated or illiterate, are inter-twined and we fall and rise together.

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• Kwame Kumi 11 years ago

  Surprised you spend so much time on discussing what you yourself admit was introduced only as a little joke after all.
  
  I agree you have a point in the fact that people choose their own leaders but I wonder if you realise ...
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  Surprised you spend so much time on discussing what you yourself admit was introduced only as a little joke after all.
  
  I agree you have a point in the fact that people choose their own leaders but I wonder if you realise that Ghanaians can only make a choice from among those who put themselves up for election. We can simply not choose from what is not available.

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• K Atoh 11 years ago

  This article has been very well written. It has some humour as well and says it all about the type of leaders we have.

  This article has been very well written. It has some humour as well and says it all about the type of leaders we have.

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• K Atoh 11 years ago

  This is a very well written article and has some humour as well. Our leaders’ behaviours could not have been described any better. Sometimes I doubt if our politicians receive any formal training or inductions of dos and do ...
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  This is a very well written article and has some humour as well. Our leaders’ behaviours could not have been described any better. Sometimes I doubt if our politicians receive any formal training or inductions of dos and don’ts before they take their political appointments. To be honest, majority of our politician are simply are jokers.

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