Saturday, January 2, 2010
Crossing the Rubicon Revisited
In the past we talked about Julius Caesar’s fateful crossing of the River
Rubicon as the seminal act of “no-going back” that sealed the fate of Rome.
Another fascinating character is said to have burned a bridge after his forces
crossed a river.
In the African context what are the wider implications (beyond the predicted
increased harassments of the Africans at airports) in the recent young
Mutallab’s misadventure in the skies? Is this a one-time shot in the pans? In
the collective psyche of the world the African is seen as a cowardly creature
who would do anything to stay alive no matter what. Thus it was easy to bundle
him up and sell him into bondage where he suffered quietly. To this day, on the
continent, he continues to live in deprivations and squalor in spite of
abundance of land and the wealth in it.
For more click on the title or Odiyatalks below.
Odiya
Just Be
Odiyatalks
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