Tribal politics is destroying South Sudanese social fabrics
By Malek Cook-Dwach, Kampala – Uganda
“The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”― Albert Einstein
November 17, 2015 (SSB) — In the paradox of human evolution we learnt to love one another in the family relations or friendship and hate one another in pretext of antagonism which is necessitated by worldly material needs.
The political environment and family set-up in which we are exposed influence and constitute the formation of our mental compositions and determine the texture in which one is being positive or negative toward other.
The major fundamental factors which are contributing to our set-backs are ignorance and illiteracy. Nonexistence of the two derails our advancement to affluence.
This gap is constantly utilized by politicians as divisive policy to achieve their political gains whereby the youth remain as mere supportive by glorifying their god-fathers for employments instead of acting as driving engine behind social change and future betterment.
The useful information which is meant for public consumption is always distorted and politicized in favor of politicians as a strategy to silence the communities and mislead them to resort to violence.
This culture of violence is used to engage and cow populations by denying them their rights through threats in order to remain quiet on national matters and keep them on a low profile by telling them “minding one’s own business” for an essential survival.
That kind of divides and rule attitude is very dangerous because it undermines the communal co-existence who supposed to enjoy freedom to life and their alienable rights.
In the context of current situation, the damages inflicted by this war will have long term impact for the fighting youth recovery to return to their normalcy. Other critical issues for the fighting youths such as economies lost; lack of education, physical and psychological trauma will hinder nation productivity.
I am holding politicians responsibility for their dirty games of spoiling the future of South Sudanese youth who can hypothetical engage in their academics studies because lack of education is the common disease which is being fought world over.
Educated person is one who knows how to acquire everything needed in the fulfillment of their tenacity in life without violating the rights of others.
When eighty percent of the entire population is illiterate, the stability of that nation is under question due to the fact that the typical occupants in the decision making will be overwhelmed by the illiterates.
The culture of god-father need to be put on hold or buried for good by potential youths who have an independent ideas and remain befuddled by mere praises or glorifications of personality to rescue our broken society.
The culture that we learnt to love one another in the family relations or friendship and hate one could be transform to development for our country to prosper.
The Author is a South Sudanese student at Uganda Christian University pursuing Bachelor of Science in Oil and Gas Management. He can be reached at malekcook75@gmail.com
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