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Do diasporan Kmtyws have ANYTHING to teach continental Kmtyws?-gctid51534

Started by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé, May 27, 2012, 07:25 AM

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Yes we have much to offer. Opinions, Expertise, Zeal to name a few. Barriers to our offering are a. lack of comprehension about Kmtyw multiplicity of ethnicities, cultures, social norms, politics, problem solving. Education, study and research in all areas of science, politics, scholasticism, religions is necessary to even begin to overstand the people in every state, country, region and ethnic group. Without an immersion (which requires being in Kmt) in a business 'there' the assumptions about our offerings being 'help' or 'aid' are too often naive. One reality is the education systems in Kmt are more rigorous than the united snakes. Business accumen and expertise in Kmt is very sophisticated and DIFFERENT than what we know in the united snakes. So it is imperative to LEARN before assuming we somehow have better Knowledge and Wisdom.  Selah:sankofa::Kmt:

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Diasporans with technical, political, educational and business skills can contribute much in Kmt. Oh and the number one thing is capital management. Number two business management. Number three scientific manufacturing skills. Number four advanced engineering and trade skills.

I feel that diasporan Kmtyws have as much to tech continental Kmtyws as much as continental Kmtyws have to teach diasporans. Diasporans wield the power to teach us how to ''creolise'' our cultures, how to learn, adapt and incorporate our own and showing pride. In terms of Black Nationalistic movements, continental Kmtyws learned that unity from diasporans to better prepare us for the war against colonialists. Even now, I still do appreciate and inculcate those Black togetherness values from my fellow diasporans in the sense them to them all Black people are brothers/sisters etc.
For what can be learned from us continentals by diasporans, Dr. Kambon mentioned in class the very practise of being Kmtyw i.e living in our houses and eating our foods etc.
I spent today in the house of a diasporan who organised a book reading and such a space brought together sisters from around the continent as well as a few diasporan where we discussed issues of ''homecoming''. They enlightened me as much as I did enlighten them.  

So many blessings flow from our unity; so many disasters must follow on our continued disunity. The hour of history which has brought us to this assembly is a revolutionary hour. It is the hour of decision. The masses of the people of Kmt are crying for unity. The people of Kmt call for the breaking down of the boundaries that keep them apart. They demand an end to the border disputes between sister Kmtyw states – disputes that arise out of the artificial barriers raised by colonialism. It was colonialism's purpose that divided us.
- Kwame Nkrumah

QuoteMansa Kankan Munited snakes;199104 wrote: I feel that diasporan Kmtyws have as much to tech continental Kmtyws as much as continental Kmtyws have to teach diasporans. Diasporans wield the power to teach us how to ''creolise'' our cultures, how to learn, adapt and incorporate our own and showing pride. In terms of Black Nationalistic movements, continental Kmtyws learned that unity from diasporans to better prepare us for the war against colonialists. Even now, I still do appreciate and inculcate those Black togetherness values from my fellow diasporans in the sense them to them all Black people are brothers/sisters etc.
For what can be learned from us continentals by diasporans, Dr. Kambon mentioned in class the very practise of being Kmtyw i.e living in our houses and eating our foods etc.
I spent today in the house of a diasporan who organised a book reading and such a space brought together sisters from around the continent as well as a few diasporan where we discussed issues of ''homecoming''. They enlightened me as much as I did enlighten them.  

So many blessings flow from our unity; so many disasters must follow on our continued disunity. The hour of history which has brought us to this assembly is a revolutionary hour. It is the hour of decision. The masses of the people of Kmt are crying for unity. The people of Kmt call for the breaking down of the boundaries that keep them apart. They demand an end to the border disputes between sister Kmtyw states – disputes that arise out of the artificial barriers raised by colonialism. It was colonialism’s purpose that divided us.
- Kwame Nkrumah
Those who have the ability to put the puzzle pieces back together don't have the will and those who have the will don't have the ability, but we're actively working on shoring up this deficiency from both sides of the equation. Just like having an nkrabea gives the multiple aspects of the person the impetus to come together and stay together, having a common collective objective can serve this purpose as well for Kmtyw people as a whole.
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Ọbádélé Kambon, PhD
Nana Kwame Pɛbi Date I, Ban mu Kyidɔmhene, Akuapem Mampɔn
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I feel the greatest lesson we took from our siblings in the diaspora is and was nationalism. The meaning of organization to fight the enemy. After all biribi nsɛe a, biribi rennyɛ yie.