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BASIC FUNDAMENTAL PHILOSOPHY?

By Wanaku Verdzekov · · The Cameroons

Tags: philosophy, dictatorship, governance

Why does anyone need one?

A nation, state, county, village, community or quarter: each requires the humans within it to have an understanding (even a minimal one) of a BASIC FUNDAMENTAL PHILOSOPHY (BFP).

Without that, anyone can walk in at any time and be the DICTATOR, because they don't have to answer to anyone. Why? Simply because there is no base (or basis) from which to question a dictator's actions.

Questions:

  1. What is the basic fundamental philosophy of Franco-Cameroun?
  2. What is the basic fundamental philosophy of AMBAZONIA (former British Southern Cameroons)?
  3. What is the basic fundamental philosophy of the place where you live?

It does not matter where. What's important here is the BFP. Is there one?

PS: Even animals have a BFP… You can ask a ganakoh (if you know one).

Ija'iku fɨlasi!

— Wanaku Verdzekov

Reading & grammar

Reading level: Gr 8–10

Understand

  1. Why does every community need a "basic fundamental philosophy"?
  2. What three questions does the author ask?
  3. What does the ganakoh example suggest?

Grammar focus: abbreviations. The author introduces "BASIC FUNDAMENTAL PHILOSOPHY (BFP)" and then uses BFP. Always write the full term first, with the abbreviation in brackets.

Try it: Introduce an abbreviation of your own in the same way, then use it twice.

Discuss: What is the basic philosophy of your school or community? Write it in one sentence and defend it.