tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post8220348136864453609..comments2024-03-28T11:16:30.313+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: Will the World Take Home Ubuntu from South Africa?Laurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-37362502534078615312010-06-30T08:04:34.360+02:002010-06-30T08:04:34.360+02:00Nudohn- I agree. Ubuntu could sort out so many of ...Nudohn- I agree. Ubuntu could sort out so many of the world's ills. If we all saw that we are only worthy because of others there would be no space for the autrocious behaviour of some. But I do think technology can further ubuntu. I feel it between me and some of my friends here and on social media sites. Yes, we haven't met in flesh and blood but there is an important connection that makes me respect them and love them as I would a friend I met in real life. <br /><br />Joyful- You're right about Western culture seeping in. You see kids so obsessed with money and the stuff of hiphop culture. They think the goal is to do anything to get it, forsaking ubuntu (botho is Setswana) and other important cultural values.<br /><br />Cold as Heaven-I read Huffington Post online I'm not sure if it is also a print newspaper.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-79627755786365929122010-06-30T01:20:19.140+02:002010-06-30T01:20:19.140+02:00Yes, I think South Africa has done a great job in ...Yes, I think South Africa has done a great job in hosting the World Cup, something they can be really proud of.<br /><br />And what the Hell is this Huffington Post that everybody is referring to?<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-40283894028935690952010-06-29T22:08:41.039+02:002010-06-29T22:08:41.039+02:00Great article. Having been to Africa, I appreciate...Great article. Having been to Africa, I appreciate very much the African values of home and family. My concern is that as they modernize and take on the global economies, there is great danger that what makes them unique will be lost. I hope that doesn't happen. I have a love for Africa and hope the best for her future and the future of her people.Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-54872748625389747482010-06-29T15:53:37.698+02:002010-06-29T15:53:37.698+02:00if there is one thing that i have hoping the world...if there is one thing that i have hoping the world, especially the so-called first world can take back home, is the spirit of ubuntu. The spirit of ubuntu can certainly start putting the personal touch back into social fabric of western societies. But i doubt our cultural export can suceed i the west. Technology permeates every aspect of society and is partly responsible for eroding whatever little chance there is for ubuntu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com