Now all of you should read this and you will stop referring to each other as "monkeys" and "pigs".
*TRIBALISM IN GHANA: A LITTLE WISDOM FOR THE BIGOTS*
Racism, xenophobia and tribalism, etc. are the same, except the names which make different sounds wherever they are mentioned.
According to Otumfuor Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, when he and Togbe Sri III, the Awomefia of the Anlo State celebrated Akwasidae together in 2018, the Otumfuor recounted how ancestors of the Asante and the Ewe had collaborated in ancient days, how natives of the two (2) great tribes have since intermarried and how peacefully they have coexisted.
The two (2) tribes, according to the Asantehene, have never fought since ancient days and, therefore, wondered why the two tribes have been politicised to suit some individuals' parochial interests, sad though. This brings to light that there is no tribalism in Ghana; yet what we often experience is the annual ritual of "selfish politicisation of tribes in Ghana." For instance, if the nation should assemble traditional leaders from all the tribes and demand reasons why they think we have been tribalised, none of them could explain but may rather point fingers to politicians.
I must admit generally that there may always be biases which are borne out of sheer emotions of belonging because even parents sometimes have their own biases towards their own biological kids, and this element of individual preferences sweeps through all human enveadours. It takes *emotional intelligence* to be able to socialise.
*MISCONSTRUING SOME NAMES*
There is the notion that our ancestors did not write their history. This notion may be wrong or right depending on where one stands. However, what is known is that our ancestors passed on their history in the form of oratory and established legacies to the next generation. Most of the time, they gave names, composed songs, proverbs, created artefacts, festivals among others to register their history which they careful
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