Japanese Wisdom:
If it's not yours, don't take it.
If it's not right, don't do it.
If it's not true, don't say it.
If you don't know, be quiet. ~ Wise words!
@gpdkaluma The old guards are very busy invoking the tribal card, the young generation is interested in a 'working' nation where their lives will make sense. Soon, you will go into political oblivion. Change your ways
Kenyan Philosopher Says Gen-Z Protestors Went Hunting For a Rabbit, And Caught a Buffalo
I am having this conversation with a good Kenyan man, a deep thinker, and he tells me, "President Ruto's govt, tax, and corruption were the target of the recent Gen Z protests, but like most protests, the changes it has been made won't be the most significant or enduring."
"Strange thing to say. What will be then?", I ask.
"Two things. First, the Elite Political Settlement that has governed Kenya for 60 years of independence, about how the riches of this land and power are distributed, is the main casualty. That is over. The young people went against a two-year-old govt, they brought down a 60-year-old Order instead", he said.
"Second, the political authority of the wider Christian church, which was important for fuelling the 1990s democracy wave, is shredded, so they must reset. The mosques have emerged much better. That also tells you that the real fightback will not come from the Ruto govt", he argued.
"Surely, any response has to be political, ideological even. The state is the state, it will deploy its power", I say.
"Maybe in the short-term, but in the long-term, 10 to 20 years, the critical response will be philosophical, spiritual, and economic. There will be no guns. It will be fought on the idea of what Kenya is; there will be big attempt to redefine it.
It will play out even in what is taught in school. Watch for the subtle change in church sermons. The Establishment will reallocate their money, so they are seen to spend it on, for example, saving forests, even building museums, instead of rehabilitating golf courses. The popular music of this country has already changed in three weeks, and expect the books of fiction written by Kenyans that come out from next year to read very different from anything we've seen in the past. That's where the exciting stuff is going to be. The kids went hunting for a rabbit, and caught a buffalo."
I guess that was not entirely unexpected when you have had one too many vanilla lattes.
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