{"id":395123,"date":"2011-04-24T21:23:44","date_gmt":"2011-04-24T21:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/24\/ghanaians%e2%80%99-unhealthy-obsession-with-mr-rawlings\/"},"modified":"2011-04-24T21:23:44","modified_gmt":"2011-04-24T21:23:44","slug":"ghanaians-unhealthy-obsession-with-mr-rawlings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/24\/ghanaians-unhealthy-obsession-with-mr-rawlings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaians\u2019 Unhealthy Obsession With Mr. Rawlings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rawlings, the enigma. Where do I begin with him? Well, I could take you to the distant past. However, due to time constraints, I shall spare you the time travel. Secondly, you haven\u2019t been diagnosed with amnesia.<\/p>\n

At least, this hope and belief. So, I don\u2019t think it would be necessary to remind you of the past. Though, there are some amongst us who seem to be stuck in the past. Having said this, I was very reluctant to write an article about Mr Rawlings. To tell the truth, I didn\u2019t want to. I loathed the idea! So, why did I decide to write? I believe that lots of garbage have been written about the man.<\/p>\n

Some so-called writers write about Rawlings as if they\u2019re better. In their writings, they judge the man as if they are God Almighty. Such hypocrisy! I am sure that you have bore witness yourself. Hence, my decision to write something else about the man. I hope this piece of writing does him and his wonderful family great justice!<\/p>\n

Some time ago, Mr Rawlings asserted that most Ghanaian news papers use his name to sell their papers. Back then, I thought that he was being narcissistic. I said to myself; this man is full of himself. Years later, I came to the shocking conclusion that I was wrong, and he was right. Yes, Ghanaians cannot seem to get enough of Rawlings.<\/p>\n

Whatever Mr Rawlings says or does makes it to the headlines! In fact, Ghanaians\u2019 fascination with this political figure has grown into an obsession. For some, an unhealthy obsession, which has resulted in madness without them knowing. So, what\u2019s behind this strange obsession? Is Mr Rawlings that interesting? Yes, he is! Otherwise, the media would\u2019ve left him alone by now. What makes Mr Rawlings so interesting? Well, to start, he speaks truth to power. Mr Rawlings fears no one! He doesn\u2019t give a damn about what anybody thinks of him. Most importantly, he knows what he stands for. He also knows what he cannot stand. To him, this is all that matters!<\/p>\n

For the past three weeks or so, Mr Rawlings has been dominating the headlines. His alleged fall-out with President Mills has placed him under the spot light. To the detriment of his immense popularity, of course! Some are accusing Mr Rawlings of intimidating and backstabbing the President.<\/p>\n

So, what caused the rift? Well, y\u2019all remember the previous government. To be precise, Kufour\u2019s NPP government. We know that the previous government accomplished many things. For instance, the NPP government managed to double our gross domestic product from $3.74 billion to $7.34 billion. Indeed, a wonderful accomplishment if you ask me. But, what does it mean in simple terms? It means that the country made lots of monies from its trade activities. Monies which should\u2019ve been put into good use, of course! Sadly, this wasn\u2019t the case. The monies came in and disappeared into private pockets. The IMF had to be called to the rescue, for nothing was left in the treasury. Nothing was saved!<\/p>\n

Mr Rawlings\u2019 request from Mills shouldn\u2019t have caused a rift between the two. To me, it shouldn\u2019t have been necessary. We know that lots of NPP parliamentarians became exceedingly rich overnight! So, why not bring them to the fore to be questioned? Why not make an inquiry to find out who is guilty or who isn\u2019t? The NDC made it part of its electoral promises to give Ghanaians justice.<\/p>\n

This was the deal! So, is Mr Rawlings wrong to call for justice? No, I don\u2019t think so! If anything, his call should be applauded by all and sundry. It should be the people\u2019s call, our call! Regrettably, the media has turned Mr Rawlings\u2019 call for justice into sensation.They have made it look as if Rawlings is unpatriotic and crazy. The bad guy! So, is he? Well, the thieves and the traitors would like you to believe that Rawlings is crazy. They are experts when it comes to assassinating a person\u2019s character in public! The record has shown!They would tell you that Rawlings did this and that. So, you should shun him at all costs. Well, I have got something to say to these shameless thieves and traitors. Let him that\u2019s without sin cast the first stone!<\/p>\n

Welcome 2 the New age of Consciousness!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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