Nationalism and loyalty to state is not a matter of chanting the name and waving the flag of our country. Nationalism and loyalty to statehood emanates from the leadership and sips down to the people. When leadership show loyalty to the people and thus the state, nationalism is natural. The people will not only die for the leaders, they will die for the state. So, loyalty to statehood and and Nationalism are intricately woven together. But there comes a time when the people will LOVE the state, but not die for it. The cause of this phenomena is not inability of the people to want to die for their nation, but they know it is not worth it. For they look are THE Nation - its leaders and they know, it is not worth it. As we celebrate our Independence (I am not sure from what); our President is sure to talk about loyalty and nationalism - let him be reminded that, nationalism unlike loyalty can not be bought. Nationalism like RESPECT, is EARNED and until he and his government work on that bit of the puzzle Ghana will be like E-cigarette - lots of steam air an not the real thing. We as a country need no prayers, the devil has not hand in our problems - our problems are us; our leaders and systems. The devil is us and not some guy with horns and a tail. The present and the future are in the hands or dreamers that wake to put their dreams to a test. Our president is a dreamer that sleeps through his dream. He wants us to be nationalistic? Let him wake up, and lead us. He wants loyalty and Ghana First mentality? Let is see those in this style. Until then, lets keep spinning and believe in the web of lies we are creating; the mysticism and dogma around our polity, governance and development. Soon, many shall be pointing their home - Ghana, with their left hand. Our elders say The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people. And Charity they say, begins at home.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:18:18 +0000
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