There is a time for everything. That is very much truth for activism as well. My usual audience of 25+ young metropolitan on the continent and in the diaspora has now passed 30+ and most have to deal with adulthood challenges and dreams. The age of lofty dreams for justice and peace for all, anti […]
About: Mawuna KOUTONIN
Posts by Mawuna KOUTONIN:
Slavery Denialism in Africa
I’m happy more and more Africans are awakening to accept the truth about our own responsibilities in slavery in Africa and colonisation of Africa. Acknowledging our ancestors weaknesses and crimes would be a huge step in healing the African trauma, the pervasive sense of irresponsibility, but more importantly to create space to teach future generation […]
My 2021 Symbol
My main goal for next year is to abstract myself. Fictionalize myself and my work. I choose Albatross to be my next year symbol. On my large wings, I’d travel as far as possible, leaving behind typicality and rationality, attracted to unformed clouds, floating above ethereal winds destined to carry me away to no destination, […]
Slavery wars
During five years, from 1861 to 1865, more than half a million white people were killed in the United States of America because one side wanted to continue with slavery and the other side was opposed to it. 620 thousand people were killed. What is less known is that similar wars happened in west Africa. […]
Something profound to meditate
Sick people are attracted to doctors People with stone heart are looking for love People without merci look for generous soul Bad people follow Jesus Lost people become activists Poor are attracted to rich People ….
Hiring for homogeneity and hiring for diversity.
When companies like Facebook, google, Apple hire white people preferentially, they are hiring for homogeneity. That’s natural. People prefer to work with people who ressemble them and feel better around those who ressemble them as well. ‘John is a homogeneity hire’ people would say when a white person is hired in a white majority company […]
Civilization is overrated
I wondered how other men discovered that their neighbor is having better time with his wife on the missionary position. Missionary position was a huge innovation for humans survival. That position improved reproduction success, and much more. Couples using that position have higher chance of reproduction. The animal like position from the back was the […]
Vanity markets
Facebook is a vanity market. Reason why it’s so successful. Showing off long legs, beautiful houses, new hair styles, new clothes, wittiness, intelligence are sufficient motivations that have attracted and retained billions of people who spend countless hours on the platform showing off what ever they got without any other reward than collecting views and […]
Rational fools
The easiest people to fool are rational people. Just overwhelm them which ‘evidence’. Lack of culture turns people into slave of rational thinking. Rational people are so obvious, so transparent, so light, so hollow, so pitiful! When someone has only reason to guide their life, they are excessively defensive, reactionary, and control freak. ‘Homeless‘ people […]
Instant Kids
The most damaging effect the medias have on our kids is the “instant result” syndrome. They want everything now. If they have to wait, then it’s not worth it. When things get difficult they move to the next stuff, then the next stuff. If you tell them their Mom waited 9 months for them to […]