The illiteracy rate is greater than fifty percent, so I expect half of your readers know nothing about Greek culture, the rest of us read "Bible" culture.
The illiteracy rate is greater than fifty percent, so I expect half of your readers know nothing about Greek culture, the rest of us read "Bible" culture.
Kobia Amenfi Oti Akenten 10 years ago
Watch how many people will respond to this article because it is not political or banal or run-of-the-mill article. Most ghanaweb forumers are semi-literate. God save us from the abyss of darkness, ignorance,perversity, and s ... read full comment
Watch how many people will respond to this article because it is not political or banal or run-of-the-mill article. Most ghanaweb forumers are semi-literate. God save us from the abyss of darkness, ignorance,perversity, and sheer cussedness.
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Kobia Amenfi Oti Akenten,
Thank you for affirming the quality of this post.
You are right. I have only got 3 responses so far. I got 49 when I wrote a rejoinder to the crass Ahoofe Pee Aaach Dee.
Regards.
Kobia Amenfi Oti Akenten,
Thank you for affirming the quality of this post.
You are right. I have only got 3 responses so far. I got 49 when I wrote a rejoinder to the crass Ahoofe Pee Aaach Dee.
Regards.
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago
Kofi.. not everyone writes a comment when they read articles. I hope you understand. I share your thoughts though. I use to stay back till I realized I had to jump in to correct some wrong comments. As a student of history, I ... read full comment
Kofi.. not everyone writes a comment when they read articles. I hope you understand. I share your thoughts though. I use to stay back till I realized I had to jump in to correct some wrong comments. As a student of history, I don't like propaganda and I try to attack it back hoping others will correct my short falls as well.
Check how many read articles on economics or other important links on Ghanaian forums.
CY 10 years ago
Welld one Kofi
Welld one Kofi
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
CY,
You are welcome. You empower me to read, research and write to educate.
Regards.
CY,
You are welcome. You empower me to read, research and write to educate.
Regards.
Gye Nyame 10 years ago
Our university professors don’t do researches or publish papers as is expected of other professors in reputable universities around the world. They just rely on recycled outdated notes.
Our school system just puts kids thr ... read full comment
Our university professors don’t do researches or publish papers as is expected of other professors in reputable universities around the world. They just rely on recycled outdated notes.
Our school system just puts kids through the system – no innovations or anything useful is derived from the schooling. They produce half-baked graduates. I remember growing up going to the community library weekly to borrow books to read, and my mother asking me questions about the book when completed. Where are the local libraries for students interested in reading and developing their brains anyway? I visited my childhood local library and was surprised to see it so dilapidated. I blame some of this on JJ who was in power for 20 years and simply destroyed our education system, sometimes I think it is a conspiracy to dumb down the masses so that they can be manipulated to the gain of the few educated and the politicians.
Kojo Billy Duncan 10 years ago
Kofi, your piece is enlightening, critical thinking is lacking in Ghana because people only read religious stuff. Non-fiction is unheard of. Hope to read more from you. You inspired me to look up the poem on criticism again, ... read full comment
Kofi, your piece is enlightening, critical thinking is lacking in Ghana because people only read religious stuff. Non-fiction is unheard of. Hope to read more from you. You inspired me to look up the poem on criticism again, from my personal library. Thank you.
Kojo T 10 years ago
Spot on . That is why the politicians take advantage
Spot on . That is why the politicians take advantage
VOLUNTORY CONTRIBUTOR. 10 years ago
A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring: There shallow Draughts intoxicate the Brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first Sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearl ... read full comment
A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring: There shallow Draughts intoxicate the Brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first Sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless Youth we tempt the Heights of Arts, While from the bounded Level of our Mind,
I have quoted this Alexander guy numerous time before, yet, today I am being obliged to disproof him.
In some countries too much learning destroy them, when there are too many PHD'S who cannot think but quote wild and gigantic words that confuses the general public.Ghana is a typical example. Writing english is an economic progress and general well being of academia.
Apok 10 years ago
I love this piece. Unfortunately, those who would read it would be very few. Sad to say little minds make the most untruthful noises to distract us that need quiet to study knowledge. God save us.
I love this piece. Unfortunately, those who would read it would be very few. Sad to say little minds make the most untruthful noises to distract us that need quiet to study knowledge. God save us.
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Apok,
Thank you for affirming the quality of this post.
You are right. I have only got 3 responses so far. I got 49 when I wrote a rejoinder to the crass Ahoofe Pee Aaach Dee.
Regards.
Apok,
Thank you for affirming the quality of this post.
You are right. I have only got 3 responses so far. I got 49 when I wrote a rejoinder to the crass Ahoofe Pee Aaach Dee.
Regards.
Equity 10 years ago
My brother,i ask whose fault b'cos i feel if we're to blame,we must put it squarely on those mediums,like ghanaweb,myjoyonline,peaceful,just to mention a few and some of our airwaves.These people had created a platform withou ... read full comment
My brother,i ask whose fault b'cos i feel if we're to blame,we must put it squarely on those mediums,like ghanaweb,myjoyonline,peaceful,just to mention a few and some of our airwaves.These people had created a platform without censoring what's put there.
You're a columunist try your best to do something about this social menace.Because you make a lot of sense you had only few comments and b'cos you don't sound too political.Try a subject like sir john or Aseidu Nketia,anything with political view and more people will comment,not objectively,but insult you and even they resort to the useage of foul language.
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Equity,
Thank you for affirming the quality of this post.
You are right. I have only got 3 responses so far. I got 49 when I wrote a rejoinder to the politically crass, Ahoofe Pee Aaach Dee on Ghanaweb.
Facebook is ... read full comment
Equity,
Thank you for affirming the quality of this post.
You are right. I have only got 3 responses so far. I got 49 when I wrote a rejoinder to the politically crass, Ahoofe Pee Aaach Dee on Ghanaweb.
Facebook is no different. People there are more comfortable talking about frivolities like: their new hair, girlfriend, or how happy they are that Kentucky Fried Chicken has come to Ghana! So doing, they avoid commenting on the many crucial issues that confront Ghana/Africa.
Trying to help lift the critical debating faculties of people through discourse is like pissing in the Volta River with a view to increasing the water level for the generation of electricity!
I note it is not just 'our leaders' that are the problem. The general public allows them to get corrupt, inefficient and arrogant. Why? Because they have abdicated scrutiny to the very same 'leaders' through many 'committee of enquiry' - the launch of ‘green’ and 'white' papers!
Therefore, there is need for all of us to intensify our knowledge base; the public criticism of the conduct of those in public office; and to affirm our national and continental patriotism. I will persevere with writing educational posts despite the detractors.
Ghana/Africa must nationalise its key economic sectors to release the funds to invest in a science and technology-fueled 10-15 year Development and Modernisation Programme (DMP). After 31 wasteful years in which we have sold all our key commodity exports and industries (gold, oil, diamond, cocoa, Ghana Telecom, State Farms, Ghana Airways, GIHOC Industries, etc) it is time to change. This is the only way to industrialise, transform our nation/continent and increasing the standard of living of our 95% poor.
Regards.
Asibey 10 years ago
Bear in mind also that it is not everybody that reads and give response to write ups on these media.
Bear in mind also that it is not everybody that reads and give response to write ups on these media.
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Yes I will do so.
Regards.
Yes I will do so.
Regards.
Andy 10 years ago
Please some of your readers comes from, Under the SEA World, others from the Sky World, others from Under the ground World, Some from Satan Agents, witchcrafts and their Agents, Please a normal human being will not comment no ... read full comment
Please some of your readers comes from, Under the SEA World, others from the Sky World, others from Under the ground World, Some from Satan Agents, witchcrafts and their Agents, Please a normal human being will not comment nonsensically on the Website, Please keep writing, normal human beings will listen to you, thanks
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Andy,
I like your support by poetic irony.
Regards.
Andy,
I like your support by poetic irony.
Regards.
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago
No one questions, and sadly the political parties have paid people to just confuse everyone on Ghanaian forums.
I have tried to alert people to the importance of Casely- hayford to the acievement of Ghana's independence o ... read full comment
No one questions, and sadly the political parties have paid people to just confuse everyone on Ghanaian forums.
I have tried to alert people to the importance of Casely- hayford to the acievement of Ghana's independence on the article: 'Danquah founded Ghana, not Nkrumah – Mike Ocquaye' and not surprisingly no one has raises a questioned or want to know who this man was or who Paa Grant was. Very sad.
I make comments on yahoo, cnn etc and trust me, at least you will get a racist, propaganda or fair response to open a debate. We blame our leaders but we allow them to take us for a ride.
At least you know and if you get ten man to comment here, trust me Ghana has hope.
I have tried to look for the originator of the comment, give me ten focused and wise men and I will change the world. God bless
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Braveboy,
I am currently editing articles to inform Ghanaians and Africans the true historical facts of Ghana's/Africa's liberation movements. I refer to the Aboriginal Rights Protection Association (my grandfather, KAP Br ... read full comment
Braveboy,
I am currently editing articles to inform Ghanaians and Africans the true historical facts of Ghana's/Africa's liberation movements. I refer to the Aboriginal Rights Protection Association (my grandfather, KAP Brown and Caseley Hayford were joint Chairpersons till they quarreled), Paa Grant and the UGCC, Cpp, etc.
I am glad you've finally found the authorship of the poem. I am glad I am being of some help to my beloved Ghana.
Regards.
BRAVEBOY 10 years ago
All the best and I hope to read more from you.
All the best and I hope to read more from you.
POKU SARKODIEH 10 years ago
Too much learning can make you "mad". Right? yeah, Right!!
Too much learning can make you "mad". Right? yeah, Right!!
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
POKU SARKODIEH,
I advocate just 'a little learning.' I leave the madness to those who work against Ghana/Africa's self-interest. Ghana must nationalise all its key economic sectors to fund a Development and Modernisation P ... read full comment
POKU SARKODIEH,
I advocate just 'a little learning.' I leave the madness to those who work against Ghana/Africa's self-interest. Ghana must nationalise all its key economic sectors to fund a Development and Modernisation Programme (DMP). This will increase our standard of living. Forward Ever!
Regards.
Kwadwo 10 years ago
Your piece is well written. However, I am totally against the nationalization thing you are floating. Didn't Nkrumah try that approach and fail? The Chinese and the Soviets even gave up that Trojan horse idea of nationalizti ... read full comment
Your piece is well written. However, I am totally against the nationalization thing you are floating. Didn't Nkrumah try that approach and fail? The Chinese and the Soviets even gave up that Trojan horse idea of nationaliztion a while ago. Will you not agree that was a step in the right direction given the high economic development in those countries? Ghana is failing because of poor leadership and corruption, and not because it privatized a few industries.
Additionally, I also believe commentators on the social media have the right to be vulgar and rude if they don't agree with a particular point of view. It is obvious Ghanaweb and similar sites are not ideal for scholarly debates as you hope. Do you expect an NPP sympathizer to react calmly to a Magaret Jackson piece or a Herald piece on Akuffo Addo? You also not have positive comments from the NDC side on a Rockson Adofo piece on Mahama. Publish in the New Yorker or the Atlantic if you are interested in receiving civil commentaries on your work. Ghanaweb is the coliseum, where political gladiators prefer to lock horns and go at each other. I read the commentaries for entertainment and nothing more.
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Kwadjo,
Thank you for your supportive comments about my piece.
Nationalisation seems to conjure trepidation among quite a lot of people in Ghana/Africa. This is because of many reasons. The CIA, NLC, Progress Party, Do ... read full comment
Kwadjo,
Thank you for your supportive comments about my piece.
Nationalisation seems to conjure trepidation among quite a lot of people in Ghana/Africa. This is because of many reasons. The CIA, NLC, Progress Party, Domo, UGCC, Mate Meho and NPP conspirators who ganged up to ouster Dr. Nkrumah, saw it fit during that 'Cold War' period to scandalise, vilify and ideologically frighten Ghanaians/Africans about socialism and Marxism.
As a boy, I learnt socialism meant informing on my good parents, queuing for bread, dictatorship and waste. Nationalisation was supposed to be a vicious act of socialist regimes.
Wrong. A lot of key economic sectors in advanced capitalist economies such as the US, UK, Germany, China and Russia are nationalised: railways, postal services, stock exchanges, military Industrial Complex (USA), ports authorities, national banks, strategic factories, etc.
It is in the interest of western exploiters to fool Africans to take their eyes off launching Development and Modernisation Programmes that will cause them to break with western capital and exploitation.
It should be in our interest to do what we need to do to increase the standards of living of our people. I am currently completing a lengthy address on the pros and cons of nationalisation.
Note many capitalist states have also nationalised or re-nationalised their key economic sectors.
Regards.
USMAN 10 years ago
Our university graduates cannot think that is why they resort to insults on this platform.
Our university graduates cannot think that is why they resort to insults on this platform.
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
True talk.
True talk.
papillon 10 years ago
Exactly the reason why Ghana is in a stagnant state now. People won't even bother to read before the noisy bleating starts.......why? Because we can't read so can only learn by encountering mistakes. Education is the key but ... read full comment
Exactly the reason why Ghana is in a stagnant state now. People won't even bother to read before the noisy bleating starts.......why? Because we can't read so can only learn by encountering mistakes. Education is the key but what's the point if most of our politicans lack it or have 'lost' their certificates.
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Papillon,
Good question that goes to the bottom of the history of knowledge itself!
Papillon,
Good question that goes to the bottom of the history of knowledge itself!
Adjei E .K 10 years ago
Mr Kofi the columnist thanks very much for drawing my attention to this wonderful article i am so grateful. This is the kind of thing our people have to gö online to read. For it is the kind of msge that can build us up.
Mr Kofi the columnist thanks very much for drawing my attention to this wonderful article i am so grateful. This is the kind of thing our people have to gö online to read. For it is the kind of msge that can build us up.
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Adjei E .K,
Thank you for your observation. I am dedicated to writing and publicising more of such articles to stimulate public discourse.
Regards.
Adjei E .K,
Thank you for your observation. I am dedicated to writing and publicising more of such articles to stimulate public discourse.
Regards.
Kofi Asare 10 years ago
Kofi of Africa... You write well, but please what is mind-bugling? Excuse my ignorance, please.
Kofi of Africa... You write well, but please what is mind-bugling? Excuse my ignorance, please.
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
I meant 'mind-boggling'. I write thousands of text per day. It is not always easy to edit everything perfectly. Occasionally the 'printer's devil' sets in. I hope you will forgive me?
Regards.
I meant 'mind-boggling'. I write thousands of text per day. It is not always easy to edit everything perfectly. Occasionally the 'printer's devil' sets in. I hope you will forgive me?
Regards.
Kojo Essuman 10 years ago
Thanks for your interesting article and your particular reference to the 18th century poet Alexander Pope.I hope you will recognize the fact that the situation in Black Africa is not lack of indepth knowledge or "incomplete ... read full comment
Thanks for your interesting article and your particular reference to the 18th century poet Alexander Pope.I hope you will recognize the fact that the situation in Black Africa is not lack of indepth knowledge or "incomplete knowledge".It is rather the peculiar MINDSET of the most educated Africans.Africa's intelligentsia are imbued with the highest degree of corruption,gross mismanagement,stealing of Government proverty,reckless dissipation of public funds and tribal bigotry.This unfortunate and intolerable state of affairs is what we have to overcome in order to move forward.The million dollar question is how can we change the MINDSET of BLACK intelligentsia?
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Kojo Essuman,
Thank you for your interesting imput. You are right, I have alluded to the high levels of elitist corruption and lack of professionalism among our intellectual and political leadership.
But it is also true ... read full comment
Kojo Essuman,
Thank you for your interesting imput. You are right, I have alluded to the high levels of elitist corruption and lack of professionalism among our intellectual and political leadership.
But it is also true that lack of proper education and its application is also part of the problem. This is why I have proposed: deep research, reading and dispassionate public discourse in a reasoning, scientific, respectful, give-and-take manner.
Regards.
Tchaiko Kwayana 10 years ago
Excellent! When I began teaching 9th Grade English in San Diego, I posted that epigram on my board. Your connections are powerful, instructive. Keep at it. TEACH!!
Excellent! When I began teaching 9th Grade English in San Diego, I posted that epigram on my board. Your connections are powerful, instructive. Keep at it. TEACH!!
Kofi of Africa 10 years ago
Tchaiko Kwayana,
Thank you very much for your encouragement. The poem is my metaphor for the alarming lack of in-depth thinking and reasoning in public discourse in Ghana/Africa.
It has generated surprising support. I ... read full comment
Tchaiko Kwayana,
Thank you very much for your encouragement. The poem is my metaphor for the alarming lack of in-depth thinking and reasoning in public discourse in Ghana/Africa.
It has generated surprising support. I am glad there are many Ghanaians and Africans worldwide who think alike - for cultural development and modernisation.
The illiteracy rate is greater than fifty percent, so I expect half of your readers know nothing about Greek culture, the rest of us read "Bible" culture.
Watch how many people will respond to this article because it is not political or banal or run-of-the-mill article. Most ghanaweb forumers are semi-literate. God save us from the abyss of darkness, ignorance,perversity, and s ...
read full comment
Kobia Amenfi Oti Akenten,
Thank you for affirming the quality of this post.
You are right. I have only got 3 responses so far. I got 49 when I wrote a rejoinder to the crass Ahoofe Pee Aaach Dee.
Regards.
Kofi.. not everyone writes a comment when they read articles. I hope you understand. I share your thoughts though. I use to stay back till I realized I had to jump in to correct some wrong comments. As a student of history, I ...
read full comment
Welld one Kofi
CY,
You are welcome. You empower me to read, research and write to educate.
Regards.
Our university professors don’t do researches or publish papers as is expected of other professors in reputable universities around the world. They just rely on recycled outdated notes.
Our school system just puts kids thr ...
read full comment
Kofi, your piece is enlightening, critical thinking is lacking in Ghana because people only read religious stuff. Non-fiction is unheard of. Hope to read more from you. You inspired me to look up the poem on criticism again, ...
read full comment
Spot on . That is why the politicians take advantage
A little Learning is a dang'rous Thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring: There shallow Draughts intoxicate the Brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. Fir'd at first Sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearl ...
read full comment
I love this piece. Unfortunately, those who would read it would be very few. Sad to say little minds make the most untruthful noises to distract us that need quiet to study knowledge. God save us.
Apok,
Thank you for affirming the quality of this post.
You are right. I have only got 3 responses so far. I got 49 when I wrote a rejoinder to the crass Ahoofe Pee Aaach Dee.
Regards.
My brother,i ask whose fault b'cos i feel if we're to blame,we must put it squarely on those mediums,like ghanaweb,myjoyonline,peaceful,just to mention a few and some of our airwaves.These people had created a platform withou ...
read full comment
Equity,
Thank you for affirming the quality of this post.
You are right. I have only got 3 responses so far. I got 49 when I wrote a rejoinder to the politically crass, Ahoofe Pee Aaach Dee on Ghanaweb.
Facebook is ...
read full comment
Bear in mind also that it is not everybody that reads and give response to write ups on these media.
Yes I will do so.
Regards.
Please some of your readers comes from, Under the SEA World, others from the Sky World, others from Under the ground World, Some from Satan Agents, witchcrafts and their Agents, Please a normal human being will not comment no ...
read full comment
Andy,
I like your support by poetic irony.
Regards.
No one questions, and sadly the political parties have paid people to just confuse everyone on Ghanaian forums.
I have tried to alert people to the importance of Casely- hayford to the acievement of Ghana's independence o ...
read full comment
Braveboy,
I am currently editing articles to inform Ghanaians and Africans the true historical facts of Ghana's/Africa's liberation movements. I refer to the Aboriginal Rights Protection Association (my grandfather, KAP Br ...
read full comment
All the best and I hope to read more from you.
Too much learning can make you "mad". Right? yeah, Right!!
POKU SARKODIEH,
I advocate just 'a little learning.' I leave the madness to those who work against Ghana/Africa's self-interest. Ghana must nationalise all its key economic sectors to fund a Development and Modernisation P ...
read full comment
Your piece is well written. However, I am totally against the nationalization thing you are floating. Didn't Nkrumah try that approach and fail? The Chinese and the Soviets even gave up that Trojan horse idea of nationalizti ...
read full comment
Kwadjo,
Thank you for your supportive comments about my piece.
Nationalisation seems to conjure trepidation among quite a lot of people in Ghana/Africa. This is because of many reasons. The CIA, NLC, Progress Party, Do ...
read full comment
Our university graduates cannot think that is why they resort to insults on this platform.
True talk.
Exactly the reason why Ghana is in a stagnant state now. People won't even bother to read before the noisy bleating starts.......why? Because we can't read so can only learn by encountering mistakes. Education is the key but ...
read full comment
Papillon,
Good question that goes to the bottom of the history of knowledge itself!
Mr Kofi the columnist thanks very much for drawing my attention to this wonderful article i am so grateful. This is the kind of thing our people have to gö online to read. For it is the kind of msge that can build us up.
Adjei E .K,
Thank you for your observation. I am dedicated to writing and publicising more of such articles to stimulate public discourse.
Regards.
Kofi of Africa... You write well, but please what is mind-bugling? Excuse my ignorance, please.
I meant 'mind-boggling'. I write thousands of text per day. It is not always easy to edit everything perfectly. Occasionally the 'printer's devil' sets in. I hope you will forgive me?
Regards.
Thanks for your interesting article and your particular reference to the 18th century poet Alexander Pope.I hope you will recognize the fact that the situation in Black Africa is not lack of indepth knowledge or "incomplete ...
read full comment
Kojo Essuman,
Thank you for your interesting imput. You are right, I have alluded to the high levels of elitist corruption and lack of professionalism among our intellectual and political leadership.
But it is also true ...
read full comment
Excellent! When I began teaching 9th Grade English in San Diego, I posted that epigram on my board. Your connections are powerful, instructive. Keep at it. TEACH!!
Tchaiko Kwayana,
Thank you very much for your encouragement. The poem is my metaphor for the alarming lack of in-depth thinking and reasoning in public discourse in Ghana/Africa.
It has generated surprising support. I ...
read full comment