“Colonialism was better than this”.

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• kwadwo poku 10 years ago

  I agree with you. Google an article I posted several years ago titled the case against 6th march 1957.

  I agree with you. Google an article I posted several years ago titled the case against 6th march 1957.

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• KKO 10 years ago

  Kwadwo,
  I have read your article and share some of your sentiments. It is not that we were not prepared at independence. After all we were in no worse situation than India, Pakistan, Singapore or Malaysia. The only problem ...
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  Kwadwo,
  I have read your article and share some of your sentiments. It is not that we were not prepared at independence. After all we were in no worse situation than India, Pakistan, Singapore or Malaysia. The only problem is that we had leaders with darkened, wicked brains at independence and we continue to have them today.
  
  Just imagine Mahama borrowing more than all the governments of independence put together, and still running to the IMF to send American grad students to tutor us on economics!

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• kwadwo poku 10 years ago

  Kko,your point is well noted but the lack of structural institutions are the bane of our demise. Thanks for reading the piece. As for intellectual property every nation at some point will lack them.

  Kko,your point is well noted but the lack of structural institutions are the bane of our demise. Thanks for reading the piece. As for intellectual property every nation at some point will lack them.

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• Goldcoaster 10 years ago

  No, actually you are wrong!
  
  It is the overpowering impunity and lack of credible judiciary - law enforcement and all - that create the mess. I can prove this to you.

  No, actually you are wrong!
  
  It is the overpowering impunity and lack of credible judiciary - law enforcement and all - that create the mess. I can prove this to you.

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• Nii Papafio, 10 years ago

  THERE IS NO EASY FIXES ANYWAHERE IN THE WORLD. IT TAKES MANY DECADES TO DUILD ROME AND THEY WENT TRHOUGH ALL THAT YOU ARE SAYING, EVEN WORSE, BAFOUR. YOU CAN NEVER COMPARE INDEPENDENCE TO RICHES. YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE CORNED B ...
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  THERE IS NO EASY FIXES ANYWAHERE IN THE WORLD. IT TAKES MANY DECADES TO DUILD ROME AND THEY WENT TRHOUGH ALL THAT YOU ARE SAYING, EVEN WORSE, BAFOUR. YOU CAN NEVER COMPARE INDEPENDENCE TO RICHES. YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE CORNED BEEF, FREE RUNING MILK, BUT YOU ARE NOT CAGED, SOLD AS AN ANIMAL TO THE BEST BIDER, MORALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND SEXUALLY ABUSED BY COLONIAL MASTERS WHO WOULD FIX THE GUN ON YOU AND WOULD TAKE YOUR ALL YOUR VALUABLES AND HERITAGE FREELY TO BENEFIT THEIIR OWN ECONOMIC INTEREST IN THEIR PARTS OF THE WORLD. SORRY BUT, BAFFOUR YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF 'COLONIALISM' AS EXPERIENCED BY THE VICTIMS OF SUCH REGIME. YOU MAY TRY TO USE BOOK TO EXPLAIN BUT MY BROTHER IT IS NOT ANASE STORY.

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• Nana Poku 10 years ago

  You have a point but NEVER try to justify colonialism no matter what.
  Slave mentality tendencies.

  You have a point but NEVER try to justify colonialism no matter what.
  Slave mentality tendencies.

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• Goldcoaster 10 years ago

  No, he is talking of a situation in hindsight! He would never had said this if the situation we live in right now - when we are supposed to be free and independent - isn't pushing us out of our heads.
  
  What is the meaning o ...
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  No, he is talking of a situation in hindsight! He would never had said this if the situation we live in right now - when we are supposed to be free and independent - isn't pushing us out of our heads.
  
  What is the meaning of independence when we can't, for even a single day, manage anything at all, as human beings?

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• Prof Lungu 10 years ago

  Not!
  
  Maybe it is not the tax - but what they do, or do not do with the tax they collect.
  
  READ: "...Yet, the President of Ghana pays no taxes..."
  
  OUR COMMENT: Now, that is outrageous! Always has been, with the Rawlin ...
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  Not!
  
  Maybe it is not the tax - but what they do, or do not do with the tax they collect.
  
  READ: "...Yet, the President of Ghana pays no taxes..."
  
  OUR COMMENT: Now, that is outrageous! Always has been, with the Rawlings's Wart-Infested-Constitution.

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• Balderash 10 years ago

  You would like to be called 'boy'. Some of you just think life is about food and drinks. Do you even understand the premise of colonialism? Colonialism means you are a lesser human being who is only fit for serving white fo ...
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  You would like to be called 'boy'. Some of you just think life is about food and drinks. Do you even understand the premise of colonialism? Colonialism means you are a lesser human being who is only fit for serving white folks. If we had colonialism, would you have the benefit of criticizing the system? Could you have had a forum called ghanaweb? Some of you are just stupid. Do some reading. The fact is Ghana is what is it is because we still a colonized country. Yes we have all the trappings of independence but economically we are colonized. The colonizers have become smarter. They have your own black brothers and sisters administering the colonies instead of their own people. Obroni also has his problems that is why he is always invading and stealing. We better wake up and seize a true independence.

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• Mr.Green 10 years ago

  Do the writter really mean it or just want the leaders to go to the right ways. Absolutlly falls statement.But the mistakes we have been making, we Keep on repeating and that is very bad.

  Do the writter really mean it or just want the leaders to go to the right ways. Absolutlly falls statement.But the mistakes we have been making, we Keep on repeating and that is very bad.

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• kwasi kyei baffour,atlanta.usa. 10 years ago

  Do not forget that during the colonial period the economy ofthe gold coast was managed by the whites hence they. Established timber,diamond and other industries,they handed over a network of railway system.they handed over 20 ...
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  Do not forget that during the colonial period the economy ofthe gold coast was managed by the whites hence they. Established timber,diamond and other industries,they handed over a network of railway system.they handed over 200 million pounds from the central bank.what has happened?because black people are intellectualy dishonest people.

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• ODUMGYA 10 years ago

  Advertize yourself as a willing slave seeking a master then. The rest of us will have nothing to do with any form of subjugation. You are a waste of your parents creation, nurturing and sacrifice for you to be making such rec ...
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  Advertize yourself as a willing slave seeking a master then. The rest of us will have nothing to do with any form of subjugation. You are a waste of your parents creation, nurturing and sacrifice for you to be making such reckless and idiotic statements and thinking it's cute.

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• Married to Ghanaian Woman-Oslo 10 years ago

  I think most Ghanaians can't read and don't understand a quote. The author attributes the quote "even colonialism was better than this" to a placard carried by striking Tanzanian students when Nyerere was president. Ignorant ...
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  I think most Ghanaians can't read and don't understand a quote. The author attributes the quote "even colonialism was better than this" to a placard carried by striking Tanzanian students when Nyerere was president. Ignorant pundits are attacking him like typical Ghanaians do anytime they visit my house.

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• KING BRIGHT (USA) 10 years ago

  Don't be amused boy, that is Ghanaman's understanding of politics! 'Touch their political party or demi - god, touch their eye'. Their consciences are so blurred they no longer see reason. So very SAD.

  Don't be amused boy, that is Ghanaman's understanding of politics! 'Touch their political party or demi - god, touch their eye'. Their consciences are so blurred they no longer see reason. So very SAD.

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