YOUNG POSITIVIST

YOUNG POSITIVIST WRITES. ARE WE ALL NOT RACIST? Racism has been an ancient issue that has been troubling the world for century of years as many people believe that the Black race has been the dominant receiver of some unfair treatment. Even though there might be a little bit of truth in these assertions, that does not mean that Africans are the only ones who have suffered racial abuse. The Indians have their own share of the story, as well as some part of the Asian continent, likewise the Jews who received the major part of brutality during the Second World War as a result of prejudice that they received from the Germans led by Adolf Hitler. Also, amongst Europeans, there are some sorts of racial abuse. Some see themselves as ‘more Europeans’ than others. Maybe the semantic meaning of the word racism has a connotative meaning with reference to white supremacy but in actual term there is racism in all parts of the world. Narrowing the scope, one is right to say that racism has got ...

YOUNG POSITIVIST WRITES. IS IT BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN? There have been several calls for women participation in the political administration of this country and for that matter some political parties have adopted some means to increase the number of women who engage in today’s politics. Some of these political parties have it in their constitution that incumbent female MPs should not be contested by any male aspirant. Many people believe that this is a good move because it will encourage more women participation and as such have commended them. Honorable Lydia Seyram Alhassan after winning the Ayawaso West Wougon by-election has been facing a lot of hitches from the minority MPs in parliament about her legitimacy. This comes as a result of the bad incident that characterized the by-election. In the minority’s bid to show their disapproval for that election, they staged a walk-out from parliament during her swearing in on Tuesday February 5, 2019. Some of the MPs were seen holdi...