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6 December 2018 at 07 : 16 AM
Racism in Holland
If, as we were asked to believe, most Dutch are non-racist, and also that The Netherlands is a democratic country with a government empowered by the will of a majority. If this government goes about passing racist laws and treat the minority in this country with contempt, what conclusion can we draw except that this country is either not democratic, and does not represent the will of the majority of Dutch; or that the government is democratic, represented the will of the majority, in which case the racist policies of the government is sanctioned and supported by the majority of the Dutch people? What conclusion could we draw, except that the Dutch are overwhelmingly racists, and that they support the racist policies of their political leader?
As far as I know, no white person in this country has rejected the privileges of his being white conferred on him. None has climbed down from the pedestal his whiteness put him. There is no record of any Dutch person having gone to court to protest the police brutalities against black people in Holland. The Dutch government’s racist policies have never been challenged in any court in Holland.
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25 November 2018 at 16 : 30 PM
Ghana: the descent of the imperialists
A polemical satire by Femi Akomolafe Hello, Femi, it has been a long while! Greetings. Please, with whom am I speaking? Hahaha… So, you don’t recognize my voice again… You paaaaaa…! I will not be asking you if I do. Your name, please? You will never change, Femi. You remain as contrarian as ever. […]
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1 November 2018 at 08 : 04 AM
A Letter to the African Patriot
A Letter to the African Patriot By Femi Akomolafe <femi@xs4all.nl>, 1994 [Note: Written in 1994 when the Internet was in its infancy, this is one of my earliest posts] I do not intend to start a war (flame or smoke) here. This letter is addressed to the African Patriot. Europeans and other foreigners are welcome […]
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17 October 2018 at 08 : 53 AM
Ghana: Much Ado about A Cathedral
There is no question that President Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a scion of one of Ghana’s most illustrious families, and son of a former president, is among the most qualified to ever to occupy the presidency of Ghana. The 72-year president, a very astute and experienced politician, told Ghanaians that he has extensively studied their problems […]
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5 October 2018 at 08 : 39 AM
Ghana: In Search of Controversy
The Ghanaian president, Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is, undoubtedly, one of the most resilient politicians in the land. There is also no question that he was among the most qualified to ever sought the high office. The determination of this scion of one of Ghana’s most illustrious families, son of a former president, was also never […]
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26 September 2018 at 03 : 06 AM
Black Man’s Dilemma
BLACK MAN’S DILEMMA (This is one of my first articles on returning to Africa, after my studies/sojourn in Europe). I did not publish it until now, because I thought it was too severe, even by my own standards. I did not edit it to bring it up to date because the message remains essentially true!) […]
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31 August 2018 at 14 : 31 PM
Kenkey Consultant
(a satire) Femi Akomolafe I was debugging a heavy-duty program when Kossi Gbade came in. I haven’t seen him in a very long time and his abject appearance distressed me. A time there was when Kossi and I see quite a lot of one another – it seems like ages ago now. How could life […]
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29 June 2018 at 18 : 06 PM
Don’t blame the bottle
A short story by Femi Akomolafe The first thing I noticed was an overpowering stench. Initially, I couldn’t place it. It was way-way out of this world. Then I saw them. Mosquitoes. There were zillions of them, with their abdomens red with my blood. They were buzzing all around me. I lifted my tired […]
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29 June 2018 at 07 : 16 AM
Rent a Londoner
(a satire) My keeping Sunday as a Sabbath has no religious significance whatsoever. It’s just that human biology dictates that the body must be rested once in a while. As the Nigerians are wont to put it: ‘Body no be stone.’ It was like your average June morning in Kasoa – the heavens had […]
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19 June 2018 at 14 : 26 PM
Interview with Omoyele Sowore
Nigerians are a case study in paradoxes. Back home, the 180 or so millions of them can hardly agree on anything. They bicker over almost everything from religion to ethnicity to revenue sharing to appointments of state officials. Agitators for restructuring the country appear hell-bent to tear it apart with Old-Testament fury. However, […]
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