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shinystar (m)
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SMC,
I agree with you. But I think we should not continue to blame others for our failures. That Achebe has not won is not because he is black. Afterall, Soyinka won it. It must be because he has not done what other Lauareates did, which I think is to take a consistent stance against institutional decadence back home.
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mellow (m)
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Perhaps his best is not good enough.
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shinystar (m)
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Just maybe!
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SMC (f)
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SMC,
I agree with you. But I think we should not continue to blame others for our failures. That Achebe has not won is not because he is black. Afterall, Soyinka won it. It must be because he has not done what other Lauareates did, which I think is to take a consistent stance against institutional decadence back home.
I did say earlier that a good number of black people had won the award. I agree with you on the failure point. |
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lovemajek (f)
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The solution to a failure is to acknowledge the reason for failure. Are you saying Achebe is a failure?
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SMC (f)
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The solution to a failure is to acknowledge the reason for failure. Are you saying Achebe is a failure? Absolutely not. The absence of a Nobel Prize on his mantlepiece or CV does not diminish his greatness. It just means that others have been adjudged as more deserving. That's all. |
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lovemajek (f)
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You're welcome.
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