tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32060070.post1834056695362155973..comments2024-03-28T10:14:04.854+03:00Comments on Gathara's World: The Spoils of WarGatharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615274760892257015noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32060070.post-54284718443936153352007-03-06T00:56:00.000+03:002007-03-06T00:56:00.000+03:00this mau mau thing continues to be a civil war amo...this mau mau thing continues to be a civil war among kikuyus - as a non kikuyu growing up in kenya- i had a heroic attitude towards the mau mau, later in life as i read more and widely i grew to have a sceptic attitude towards the mau mau. i felt it was political propaganda meant to imbue nationlism in young minds. now my attitude towards mau mau was that for the most part it was a kikuyu civil war that had roots in colonial occupation. - for the most part there needs to be moreresearch on this and constructing monuments unoriginal as they are and attributing quotes to dedan kimathi <BR/>that are in fact other peoples quotes we do a disservice to te true freedom fighters and whatever cuases the fought forAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32060070.post-25193045485837758712007-02-20T21:04:00.000+03:002007-02-20T21:04:00.000+03:00I am not Christian--or modern--enough to believe t...I am not Christian--or modern--enough to believe the truth sets free. In any case, it's simple enough to argue that political strategy--and I really believe this new sculpture is about strategy--has little to do with truth or history.<BR/><BR/>Increasingly, I am convinced that what we do to each other and how we think about each other (as citizens or strangers) has little to do with history or truth. Only history makes for a good alibi.<BR/><BR/>Have you read Parselelo's article on the national narrative up on Bullets and Honey? I immediately thought about it after reading your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com