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It’s been a while since I wrote a long missive; so bear with me on this.\u00a0So, one of the things that have always struck me, is how stomach-directed we are as Ghanaians; and the poverty of principles and values that direct why people take certain actions.<\/p>\n
One of the strangest things I continue to contend with is the many of you who undermine the utility of activism and our standing up against power because we won’t benefit directly.<\/p>\n
People say to me all the time, “don’t you know that it is the NDC that will come and enjoy all your hard work.” Or “Why should I come and demonstrate so the NDC enjoys.”<\/p>\n
The idea that I should defer my duty of citizenship; that I should be more cowed in confronting those that oppress and impoverish us, just because if I do, another person and not me will enjoy strikes me as what is at the core of why political parties can take us for granted for so long. <\/p>\n
It is in our self-interest to die in poverty rather than facilitate another to be free of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The idea is that my willingness to stand up to power should crumble so that I don’t facilitate another “enjoyment”. Even the idea that we see public office as “enjoyment.” Those are the things that set us apart in our tolerance of mediocrity and abuse of power.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We are selfish people. Inner thieves who await our plunder. It is why I continue being accused of being “Mahama’s boy”. It is why Martin Kpebu, after also becoming frustrated with the state of affairs of this country decides to organize a demonstration and all of is sudden, he is being accused of courting cheap popularity and having a hidden plot to become an NDC MP in Kpandai. A place he has never been or seen before.<\/p>\n
We say those things because we cannot fathom why a Cambridge doctoral candidate will jeopardize his education and speak up in the face of a ruthless regime. The maths doesn’t compute for you because you have been raised to value the self over the communal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So I accept that no values run this town. And still, I will show up at the November 5 Demonstration which is why I will also call on you to donate to make our just cause a reality.<\/p>\n
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