American bully history, is written large in Cuba!

America used to be a model of democracy in the world. Didn’t the early settlers in what is now known as the United States of America (USA), revolt against their mother country, England for independence, freedom and democracy?

From primary school, I was fascinated by the American history: The Boston Tea Party;  the American War of independence; the catchy slogan of, “Taxation without representation is tyranny!” The biggest blot in  American history was the slave trade; the capture and/or buying and selling of Africans as slaves!

Slavery was abolished by Abram Lincoln after a bitter civil war. Abe Lincoln ranks highest amongst American presidents! He impressed me by vowing to abolish slavery before he became president and kept his word. He is the man who defined democracy as, “Government of the people, by the people, for the people!”

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Human rights are sacred

It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...

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