CHITUKUKO aka DEVELOPMENT

malawian · Veteran Member

CHITUKUKO aka DEVELOPMENT

abre les ojos · Guru

Development is self-reliance. And that's what it should mean to Malawi; Africa in general.

When we learn to realise that we don't need western aid then we are truly free from western imperialism.

amdala · Senior Member

development is a change in size or 'getting bigger' or largening, swelling..etc. now if we had only one bridge and now we have 10 that means we are developing. we had only one school building and now we have 10 thats development. there only used to be one pub now we have 10 thats development. western imperialism has its 'good and bad' sides. the idea that we are now able to write solve and understand theories, fly, drive you know all these are the good sides. now talk about culture, due to this imperialism our original cultures have been stained with english-ism. dressing, speech even lifestyles have been damaged. cultural prostitution is due to that imperialism. the idea that the white taught us to read and write has been inscribed in us as as all white is good... and thats where africa is not developed. tayamba kutenga ngongole instead of us producing our own, the west is charging us huge interests thus instead of developing we are dwindling ie our currency is losing value... so sir yes we are not developing we are dwindling... money talks you know!

malawian · Veteran Member

From your points, it seems yo me like Malawi (Africa) will never be developed because it will never be self reliant. In Malawi there's not enough natural resourses to cater for the needs of all citizens.

When the Malawian presidents say that they are aiming at development is it really to break away away from Western imperialism or to do the opposite.

abre les ojos · Guru

I think there is a fundamental flaw in that type of reasoning.

There aren't enough resourses in Malawi to cater for the needs. Why not? A country like Iceland or Luxemburg. Tell me how what they have in terms of resources that Malawi can't beat? Malawi has more natural resources that say Korea or even Japan but they are successful; that's self reliance.

In collectiveness their is strength. Between us in Africa there is more than enough to go around and some. But our resourses are geared to supply western markets at petty prices. Take for instance cocoa on Ghana. They don't consume it. They don't care for chocolate; it's a luxury item.

What I advocate is a first things first ideology. Transform our lands into the most important things like FOOD first. We have to be selfish about it. Even tobacco in MW, we don't consume much.

What would happen if we all pulled out of international trade and took a more isolationist approach to our development? Apply censorship and control were necessary then emerge when we are good enough to compete.

It's just an idea..

malawian · Veteran Member

Well you say that Malawi can do it, it can even achieve the success of Korea. Then what are they waiting for. For someone to say guys it's time to be self-reliant??

No African countries can accept the isolation from the West. I think it has reached a point whereby there will be no change. There will always be a donor and a beggar.

abre les ojos · Guru

For a religious person I must say your pessimism is daunting.

Of course countries can survive without the west. They'll just have to reject western notions of development and governmental organisation/constitutions etc. There's nothing that is impossible in that respect. All that is needed is a reason to do it.

malawian · Veteran Member

How can you be optimistic when there's no reason to be?

Where can Malawi find a reason to reject the West? Well if Malawians do find a reason, they will be called racists etc. Which will lead to embargos and sanctions. Mugabe tried it but where is he? They even call him the African Hitler... poor guy!!

-- Edited by malawian at 21:13, 2005-08-16

abre les ojos · Guru

You need to lay the groundwork before you do it (all over Africa). Create a cultural revolution, propaganda and censorship in place - before you start your process. It would take a while.

malawian · Veteran Member

If it will take a while then it means that we are doomed for the moment. Nothing will change for the better now. So lets sit and relax while suffering.

abre les ojos · Guru

Listen to yourself. You don't exactly believe that do you? Where do you live? (serious question).

Things would take a drastic change in Africa. The time isn't ripe yet for the kind of revolution I envisage to take place. Probably needs an International event like serious a reccession or the colapse of the USA as a hegemonic power. Europe is already weakening anyway. If history has taught us anything it is that it repeats itself.

amdala · Senior Member

the truth is we are doomed now but that should not blind fold us to think its too late... its not too late for africa to revive its course. if we were in one boat with a common goal i know we can do it. if au was to be real i see development. we much poorer states would benefit from other states, we would give them coffee or tea they would furnish us with rice maize etc... it would work on synergy sort of. if all other african states would come to assist zim, do you think things could have been that bad? but we pretend not to see and watch our neighbour die! africa is rich but coz we are not united, we will continue to fall and NEVER rise... we need to be self reliant. what really does the west do that makes us go bowing to them? all they do is syphon our economy on the pretence of lending us a hand. these cunning foxes, hey how i miss the 'real' african union!!

it pain me when folks go 'hey look what happened to zim...' it gives me a clear picture of how dependent and the extent of how you guys worship the west! zim is suffering coz africa in not united. these african leaders should really use their heads!

abre les ojos · Guru

You couldn't be more right...

It disgusts me when Africans say that too. We should be helping Zim instead. The west aren't our friends, they don't care whether we sink or swim as long as we furnish their companies with cheap raw materials.

The concept of human rights is the same as what "civilisation" was during colonialism times - a pretext to enforce white man's so-called superiority. What hypocracy. I wonder if the children cooked by Amrican bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan had any human rights.

I personally am ready to support a positive dictatorship from a leader with vision.

amdala · Senior Member

now you are talking...

aluta continua as long as it means africa good!!

malawian · Veteran Member

By the comment of sitting down and relax while suffering I was just being sarcastic. But anyways I hope seriously that there'll be a big change very soon. I believe that if Africans gain education, they should work for or in Africa to fully develop the continent. Look at the proportion of westerners workers in Africa and the Africans working in the West. Also look at their objectives; both work for developing the west. This must change.