Criticism or Veiled and Failed Attempts on Obstructionism?

[Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni]

Of course yes.
Magufuli is on course following the steps of his predecessors in the same way they did in UNITING Tanzanians.
Unless you have views on the contrary.

Did you hear what Kikwete said ?
Do you remember [HASHTAG]#wanawashwawashwa[/HASHTAG] ?

 

[shige2]

Chifu, hivi unaelewa ninachokisema kweli? I said if Magufuli claims to be a PhD holder, then as a doctor of philosophy student, he supposedly received training on philosophy. That’s compulsory. And as you are claiming that he holds a PhD, then it means he passed in philosophy too. But, what training in philosophy does is to impart students with critical and analytical skills about worldview cum weltanschauung. It givea students abilities to dissect underlying assumptions about knowledge, theories, and methods in subject area. These are what give someone substance and analytical prowess. Sijui ni kipi huelewi hapa?



Dichotomy between Magufuli and me?!? Where did I say I expect pure philosophical mastery from him? The least he should have is substance in his talking. Yaani when he talks it is hard to imagine how he was even accepted to a graduate program!!



To be honest it doesn’t seem so! His PhD looks shoddy! And when he appointed his PhD supervisor to a senior position, then I guess it made it easier to connect the dots.



It is insanely painful even to think that he defended his thesis in front of a committee and opponent(s). Even a Bachelor student wouldn’t give his defence as ‘pass’.


To understand what? What is there to understand? Bottom line is: Magufuli has no substance and analytical skills despite claiming to have been trained for a PhD for 3+ years!

Mkuu why do you mix thing up? You can't say Magufuli holds a PhD and another Doctor of Philosophy.
These are not TWO diffrent degrees.
PhD simply means an advanced postgraduate doctorate level of education. And it is NOT necessarily that you STUDY Philosophy.

In the same vein Philosophy can be part of your undertaking depends on the FIELD you are in. Philosophy can be taught as early as in Masters level depending on what you are Mastering on.

Sir let's be FAIR. and let me repeat, PhD is simply a Doctorate level of education, and even when the title changes to "Dr. It neither makes you a Medical DOCTOR nor having MASTERY in Philosophy!!!
Once you get to know this then our conversation won't be as stormy as you are trying to make look like. But rather informative.

Consequently Magufuli does not have 2 degrees in Philosophy.
One in PhD and another in Doctor of Philosophy.
It has never happened anywhere in the world
Thanks
I have done my best.
Good day sir.

 

[shige2]

Did you hear what Kikwete said ?
Do you remember [HASHTAG]#wanawashwawashwa[/HASHTAG] ?

Can't recall.

 

[Kibanga Ampiga Mkoloni]

Can't recall.

Real ?

 

[shige2]

Real ?

Thanks.

 

[Magobe T]

People are making mistakes of underestimating Magufuli to their own peril and detriment. While critical opinions and stand can justifiably be leveled against his tactics and the motives behind them to some these op-eds and pseudo-analysis can be construed as failed and veiled attempts on obstructionism. Are they?

I like this story by Fr Anthony de Mello: Philosopher Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king. "If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils," said philosopher Aristippus. "Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king," said philosopher Diogenes.

 

[alberaps]

Malcolm describes the difference between the "house Negro" and the "field Negro."
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. 23 January 1963.


"...........So you have two types of Negro. The old type and the new type. Most of you know the old type. When you read about him in history during slavery he was called "Uncle Tom." He was the house Negro. And during slavery you had two Negroes. You had the house Negro and the field Negro.

The house Negro usually lived close to his master. He dressed like his master. He wore his master's second-hand clothes. He ate food that his master left on the table. And he lived in his master's house--probably in the basement or the attic--but he still lived in the master's house.

So whenever that house Negro identified himself, he always identified himself in the same sense that his master identified himself. When his master said, "We have good food," the house Negro would say, "Yes, we have plenty of good food." "We" have plenty of good food. When the master said that "we have a fine home here," the house Negro said, "Yes, we have a fine home here." When the master would be sick, the house Negro identified himself so much with his master he'd say, "What's the matter boss, we sick?" His master's pain was his pain. And it hurt him more for his master to be sick than for him to be sick himself. When the house started burning down, that type of Negro would fight harder to put the master's house out than the master himself would.

But then you had another Negro out in the field. The house Negro was in the minority. The masses--the field Negroes were the masses. They were in the majority. When the master got sick, they prayed that he'd die. [Laughter] If his house caught on fire, they'd pray for a wind to come along and fan the breeze.

If someone came to the house Negro and said, "Let's go, let's separate," naturally that Uncle Tom would say, "Go where? What could I do without boss? Where would I live? How would I dress? Who would look out for me?" That's the house Negro. But if you went to the field Negro and said, "Let's go, let's separate," he wouldn't even ask you where or how. He'd say, "Yes, let's go." And that one ended right there.

So now you have a twentieth-century-type of house Negro. A twentieth-century Uncle Tom. He's just as much an Uncle Tom today as Uncle Tom was 100 and 200 years ago. Only he's a modern Uncle Tom. That Uncle Tom wore a handkerchief around his head. This Uncle Tom wears a top hat. He's sharp. He dresses just like you do. He speaks the same phraseology, the same language. He tries to speak it better than you do. He speaks with the same accents, same diction. And when you say, "your army," he says, "our army." He hasn't got anybody to defend him, but anytime you say "we" he says "we." "Our president," "our government," "our Senate," "our congressmen," "our this and our that." And he hasn't even got a seat in that "our" even at the end of the line. So this is the twentieth-century Negro. Whenever you say "you," the personal pronoun in the singular or in the plural, he uses it right along with you. When you say you're in trouble, he says, "Yes, we're in trouble."

But there's another kind of Black man on the scene. If you say you're in trouble, he says, "Yes, you're in trouble." He doesn't identify himself with your plight whatsoever..........."