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There was once a comment I read on HN. Paraphrasing, most movements over stay or overreach at some point in time. African liberation movements continued to fig
by mmsimanga 6y ago
There was once a comment I read on HN. Paraphrasing, most movements over stay or overreach at some point in time. African liberation movements continued to fight yet they were in power. Instead of getting on with the business of leading. The one lesson I hope we learn as Africans is to put in place systems that work and not place too much faith in people. People tend to be fickle.
- iafrikan 6y agoGood poit. All liberation movements fail when transitioning from liberation to governing.
- andrewflnr 6y agoThis goes for social movements within a country as well, including your pet causes and ones that are obviously (even unironically) right. Balance is hard. Don't assume the rightness of your cause makes you immune.