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Kwame Nkrumah: The African Genius 2

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  • francis kwarteng 8 years ago

    Dear Readers,

    Nkrumah made the following statement in his speech:

    "Very few of you may know, for example, that Baden Powell based the idea of the Boy Scout Movement, including the left-hand shake, on the concept of Ash ...
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  • Mahmoud 8 years ago

    Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968
    Volume XXIV, Africa, Document 244
    ________________________________________
    244. Telegram From the Embassy in Ghana to the Department of State1
    Accra, March 2, 1964, 5 p. ...
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  • MODIN SANE 8 years ago

    OF COURSE, THE GUY WAS LYING. wHY WOULD HE REVEAL THE TRUE ROLE OF THE CIA IN GHANA? NKRUMAH WAS SMARTER THAN THAT.

  • GORGORDUTOR 8 years ago

    That report is odious the white supremacist neocolonial condescension just reeks. Idiotic claim of free press in America juxtaposed with implicit belief that Ghanaian press is controlled. Why? American allies and puppets all ...
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  • Newman 8 years ago

    Kwarteng, it will be better you write the name of the book (or the source) from which you copied than to paste a section of the book to misinform the young readers.

    Readers must get the full motive of the writer as well ...
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  • francis kwarteng 8 years ago

    Dear Newnman,

    Could it be that you are not reading or you are blind? If the latter is the case, then you may need a Braille (I can't help you with this).

    This is not a book. This is a speech taken from of a book, and ...
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  • MODIN SANE 8 years ago

    NEVER READ THIS BEFORE. THX FRANCIS FOR PASTING. LOVE IT. THERE IS A REASON WHY WHY NKRUMAH IS LOVED BY BLACKS IN THE USA, JAMAICA, UK, NIGERIA AND ALL IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA. IT IS NOT BY ACCIDENT. THERE IS A REASON WHY THE ...
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  • francis kwarteng 8 years ago

    Dear Modine Sane,

    You are welcome; I can't agree with you more. The Great Osagyefo is indeed loved the world over.

    The situation is the same in Ghana and across Africa. People are already reading him more than before. ...
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  • Kojo T 8 years ago

    Did you read the article? This is a speech on the opening of Institute of African studies What is your problem?Desire to criticize? Tweea , you are a crab in a bucket , Mr dishwasher

  • YAW 8 years ago

    It is patently obvious that the anti Nkrumah "gene" is deeply embedded in your DNA. This visceral hatred inherited from your parents still hangs in the air,constantly blocking the oxygen to your brain and your thinking proces ...
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  • KBK 8 years ago

    It is obvious from the behaviour of francis kwarteng that, he is seriously suffering from a big time inferiority complex. Why would you rain direct and indirect insults on People commenting negatively on your one-way styled a ...
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  • YAW 8 years ago

    You are the sort of person who conveniently lights up a room by leaving it. I will never be francis kwarteng in a million years. It takes a genius with an IQ of 20 to confuse me with the columnist.

  • GORGORDUTOR 8 years ago

    REALLY? you are funny beyond belief YOUR ILK INSIST ON MEETING WELL REASONED ARGUMENTS WITH INVECTIVE AND CALUMNY!! IT IS VERY RARELY THAT ANY OF YOUR TYPE eg Mahmoud pkb etc actually debate the issues. Upon mention of Nkruma ...
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  • GORGORDUTOR 8 years ago

    AOOH ABIBIMAN AFRIKAN KWEEH WORPLAA WORHEH EI EI!!!! AAAGYEEI!!!!!!!!!!! NUFF SAID DEM WORDS RINGING TRUE AND CLEAR 50 PLUS YEARS ON!!!
    AFRIKA MUST COME UP!!! NKRUMAH NEVER DIES!!!

  • Prof Lungu 8 years ago

    As Prof. Lumumba said, "Kwame Nkrumah had it Right!

    We think so, too!

  • MARCUS AMPADU 8 years ago

    "And in Ghana the fact that we are committed to the construction of a socialist society makes it especially that this Institute of African Studies should work closely with the people."

    Such statements, almost invariably ...
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  • Prof Lungu 8 years ago

    MARCUS AMPADU,
    Please, what is your point?

    That is a speech from the 1960s, when the West was saying they hated socialism, but actually had socialist policies, even back then!

    That is the speech by a man who stood fir ...
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  • MARCUS AMPADU 8 years ago

    My point is, at this juncture of our nation's history, Prof. Lungu, we cannot afford to have this incessant back and forth between those who consider themselves socialists vs. those who espouse capitalism.

    Don't get me wro ...
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  • Prof Lungu 8 years ago

    MARCUS AMPADU,
    Our "hand are on deck"!

    And yes, "we" can afford!

    In fact, Ghana is "affording" as you read this: from all the lost revenue, goodwill, and prestige Nkrumah's legacy development could have allowed Ghana, ...
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  • YAW 8 years ago

    Lee Kuan Yew, used socialist policies to establish the Singapore Housing and Development Board.He built affordable housing units for the working class. Nkrumah built Tema as a socialist concept for the working class.They paid ...
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  • Nii Teiko 8 years ago

    How on earth do you think such a statement could divide the ranks of non socialist leaning folks when every idiot knows that for such as institution, thus an institute Of African Studies, which is more human centered, all tha ...
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  • MARCUS AMPADU 8 years ago

    I wish I could respond to your gobbledegook, Nii Teiko. Come again for me to respond.

  • francis kwarteng 8 years ago

    Dear Marcus,

    You recently wrote this:

    "Truthfully, I don't find anything wrong with Capitalism, Socialism, Liberalism, Conservatism and other systematic set of ideas that attempt to guide a groups of people.

    It is th ...
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  • MARCUS AMPADU 8 years ago

    I don't see the flip flop you are accusing me of; in fact you are authenticating what I meant by the statement that "it is the people who are fallible, not the ideology." Socialism & capitalism are okay as ideological persp ...
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  • francis kwarteng 8 years ago

    Dear Marcus,

    I am not authenticating what I attribute to you. In fact I have not said anything that authenticates your flip-flops.

    And who says what I have been discussing is outside the Age of Sustainability? And yes, ...
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  • MARCUS AMPADU 8 years ago

    Dear Kwarteng

    For any of the government of our nation to be effective in doing what it was elected to do , will require an alert, informed, educated, thoughtful, less tribalistic citizenry that would be democratic & show ...
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  • francis kwarteng 8 years ago

    Dear Readers,

    Thanks for reading.

    Please expect the next on Nkrumah today or tomorrow.

    Thanks.

  • GORGORDUTOR 8 years ago

    Ehnuanom, there reason why some of us like Master Kwarteng & Prof. Lungu, be banging on foolish knaves like PKB et al is simple.
    For starters they are purveyors of falsehood period end of story. They are incapable of reason ...
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  • GORGORDUTOR 8 years ago

    A WARNING, FOR NEOCOLONIAL DUMMIES,DUPES RUNNING DOGS AND LACKEYS. I DIDN'T CRACK ONE SINGLE BOOK TO PRODUCE THIS COMMENTARY!!! YOU IGNORAMUSES ARE SO LACKING SOME OF US DONT NEED TO BONE UP TO FUCK YOU UP!!! WE GOT THIS SHIT ...
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  • francis kwarteng 8 years ago

    Dear Gorgortudor,

    Tell them like it is.

    Thanks.