What the hell is wrong with we Africans? Somebody will steal all your money, Bleep all our wives, kill as many as he can in the name of politics, and when he dies everybody will be singing his praises instead of cursing him. Why this mentality?

It is just UnAfrican to talk about the dead in bad way. Rather keep quiet about his bad side.
Reason: I don't know. It's just African culture.

You see. They are afraid. They don't want to discuss the topic for fear of evil spirit .

It's not just an African thing. Even the Italians respect the dead in spite of what they may had been while alive.

It's just a matter of respect. Perhaps in Africa there are also superstitions. Who knows?!

The dead can't defend themselves, so it is furtile to accuse or talk bad about them.

Havent you heard of the saying, "Dont speak ill of the dead?" The underlying reason is that the dead cant defend themselves. Not that, I am innocent of speaking against them though.

The dead can't defend themselves, so it is furtile to accuse or talk bad about them.

Then, do they accept the fake and Umerited praises?

You see. They are afraid. They don't want to discuss the topic for fear of evil spirit .

let the dead rest in peace.

but if a man took my babe from me, dude i wont say well of him, even if he dies 5 times

let the dead rest in peace.

but if a man took my babe from me, dude i wont say well of him, even if he dies 5 times

Eheeeen, that is what it is supposed to be. So that the living will sit up knowing that when they die somebody will spit on their graves .

let the dead rest in peace. but if a man took my babe from me, dude i wont say well of him, even if he dies 5 times

Which peace will a corrupt soul see ?

traditionally africand dont subscribe to it
religiously whcih is universal,the bible quran that i know of frown on it firstly as a mere mortal who doesnt have the power to create let alone criticise judge a mortal as him/herself.

morally,it doesnt make any sense judging an individual who is dead and cant defend him/herself, its like threatening an individual in a remote village threatening george bush who he has no chance of meeting

As far as I am concerned the evil that men do should live after them. I am not talkng about someone who talked about your mama or somethng like that. People who have murdered innocent people, destroyed lives because of greed, caused other people pain and misery out of selfishness etc. They simply do not deserve to rest in peace and people should be allowed to say that at their funerals. The Hitler's of our time, the Ted Bundy's all of them. You will even be a liar to say they will rest in peace.

youngies:

The dead can't defend themselves, so it is furtile to accuse or talk bad about them.

gbam !
its even a sign of cowardice where i come from to accuse or talk ill abt the dead. . . .like where were u with ur complains when they were alive

its even a sign of cowardice where i come from to accuse or talk ill abt the dead. . . .like where were u with ur complains when they were alive

So na now whey de man don die na im e go collect your praise sharp sharp ba? Dis una reasoning na wa oo.

@Poster are the west doing it different to us?or do you know if other races do it differently?Please enlighten us.

@ Poster,

no body praised Abacha!!!

Only those already pushed to the wall did and their population is negligible .

Eye service even to the dead. Na wa for us o.

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Everybody is cursing IBB, OBJ, etc, for Nigeria problems now, abi?. Watch out when these men will die and the kind of econmium that will be showered on them.

jamace:

Everybody is cursing IBB, OBJ, etc, for Nigeria problems now, abi?. Watch out when these men will die and the kind of econmium that will be showered on them.

I beg to differ . . no one is going to praise those two thieves

Because the went through things so life might be for us. I thank my ancestors as well as God in everything I do, if i happen to be consuming alcohol, I do my libation just because I think it is proper.

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tpia:

so you're not that much of a cynic then.

The name refers to my feelings about African politics, nothing more.

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tpia:

but African politicians share your philosophy, which got us where we are today.

Do expand on this observation,

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tpia:

I mean y'all are pouring libations together, to the same ancestors.

Lol, you are a funny cat.

Funny cat ke?

@poster
Could you please be more specific or provide an example.

In my neck of the woods (or rather rain forest), culturally, it is wrong to speak ill of the dead. This is far from your accusation of praising the dead irrespective of their virtues or vices when alive.
Praising of a departed soul is an individual choice. Sad as it may seem, no matter how evil a person may seem in the eyes of most, a few will still see them for a saint.