So you need to know about the glory of your past in order to have confidence? So is that to say you currently don't have confidence or you are not already inspired by the black historical figures you already know? I'm sorry but I still don't see how knowing Caesar is black or white would help me right now. it won't give me any confidence right now if I knew he is black or white.
Now this is a joke. We need to know great black people in order to believe in our own people? How about the black greats we already know of right now? Don't they make us believe in ourselves? By the way what you call colonial education is the one which taught you English. You seem to be contradicting yourself at this point.
Je kuongeza knowledge kuna ubaya gani? , Waingereza wana lord Nelson na mashujaa wao wengine, lakini mbona bado wanajifunza kuhusu ceaser kwenye university zao?Mbona wanasoma greece civilisation, mbona wana schools of african studies, sikuelewi? hizi shule zinawahusu nini? i?Off course you can't deny that african history was denied to which has resulted in the inferiority complex which is evident in our people and especially leaders. The more historic knowledge, the better.
You just said it's not relevant so why are we discussing it if it isn't?By the way in the first sentence you say it is relevant.....I'm confused It's obviously relevant to you or else we are wasting time discussing what is irrelevant. Make up your mind.
[I]You are confused because you have not completely understood what I said.
I said it is not so relevant, this does not mean it is completely irrelevant, it is relevant but not to a greater extent.Understand what I wrote.You cannot be just narrow and learn only immediate things - to broaden our minds we need to learn other issues even if they appear irrelevant, yet this topic is somehow relevant especially with blacks in the diaspora because who live in a western society of which kaisari is part of it.
You claim European philosophy has alienated me but yet we are discussing European matters with which you are contributing so now the question goes back to you, what philosophy have you studies? And my point is and I still stand by it that we have enough great blacks we are sure of who can give us confidence, inspiration and believe in ourself. I don't see the point of discussing what ifs I am more interested in what is. So Caesar is black as he claims, will that change your life now? I already have enough black people who have made me confident and believe in myself and they don't necessarily have to be a famous historic figure.
As mentioned above, nobody denies that we have enough blacks to inspire us but you seem to have a stagnant mindset, what is wrong in gaining more information?You seem to throw tantrums when africans discuss african issues. If you don't see the point of discussing ceaser why are you in this forum?Why are you trying to stop us?
Ofcourse we should study black inspirational figures, not only within our own small community but globally.