Thank you for sharing this video! Since you used to be a teacher, could you please say more about how Nigerian history is now taught in schools now? Thanks!
I would like to learn about how the government made changes in the running of things once independence was taken back. Example- are things still set up with similar positions?
Once things are acknowledged good change can happen. I agree that we should talk about it. Why is it deemed brave to speak to this in that area? (In your opinion)
@@Smooshes786 I can't speak for simonwood1260, but in my experience, if you try to talk about a balanced approach to the topic, you are often accused of ignoring all the wrongs that were done. That is, there is only one view that is acceptable to express. Sometimes it's entirely valid, sometimes (in my opinion) not entirely so, and all too often it takes the form of "they were wrong because they (the colonizers) didn't have the same views formed by the same culture as we do in the 21st century" which is to my mind a misuse of the study of history.
@@Linnet09 people born back then were introduced to life in a different way, no doubt. My internal being tells me they all knew they were wrong in their behaviours however, there they were and here we are now. I find it interesting in a sad way when people who are born of an ethnicity that may have taken liberties somehow get offended by talking about it. When they do, I recommend some internal dialogue about why they feel that way, it’s history. When the wrongs are included, we all learn. I accidentally offended someone on a chat mentioning that a similar story was told 4 different ways in my life’s experience. They said all but one were “wrong”. Sigh.
@@Smooshes786 And I thought I was being so careful to say that I wanted to see multiple sides, not merely the one that tends to be, um, privileged in certain circles! There are of course multiple versions of most stories, from family tales to serious histories of major wars and other social changes. I have to disagree with you on the question that people knew they were wrong in their behaviours in the past - that implies to me that you think there is some kind of universal and unchanging moral code that they knew they violated. I do tend to think that some moral concepts are universal, but not all, and the ones that appear to be universal are different in different times and places. All, or almost all societies have a rule against theft. But it functions differently - sometimes it applies only among the group, sometimes it applies only to certain items, with others being communal property, and so on. Or appropriately modest women's dress - that's varied dramatically; but there's always been something that's appropriate and something that isn't. There still is, and it still varies by cultures, subgroups within cultures, and even among different social groups the same person belongs to. Moreover, people who make the same moral judgement about an action can have very different ideas about an appropriate response in the same society at the same period of history. Should a thief be rehabilitated, imprisoned, mutilated, hanged? The Victorians hanged thieves (in some cases) but also organized groups to assist former prisoners and attempted in a number of ways to improve the bad social conditions associated with thieving. Not everyone at the same time thought the same way, and most of them wouldn't understand the approaches in our society at all.
@ everyone knows sexual assault is wrong - I will read the rest with an open mind. People also innately know they don’t own another- these behaviours are taught. Accepted and not discussed because the control is more important. How a group decides to dress or eat or worship - I agree with you. Governing, this shifts. As long as harm is not done, I don’t care what they call it.
Thank you for sharing this video! Since you used to be a teacher, could you please say more about how Nigerian history is now taught in schools now? Thanks!
I would like to learn about how the government made changes in the running of things once independence was taken back. Example- are things still set up with similar positions?
Thank you, that was so interesting! I would love more Nigerian history videos.
Thank you!
Thanks!!
I didn't even know Nigera was under a colonial system until quite so recently. Thanks for the video!
I'm sure this'll be a very interesting topic to learn about from you 😊
I hope you are well and healthy my friend, love from Manchester England
this is a brave video. There is so much hatred about a past that is so old.
Once things are acknowledged good change can happen. I agree that we should talk about it. Why is it deemed brave to speak to this in that area? (In your opinion)
@@Smooshes786 I can't speak for simonwood1260, but in my experience, if you try to talk about a balanced approach to the topic, you are often accused of ignoring all the wrongs that were done. That is, there is only one view that is acceptable to express. Sometimes it's entirely valid, sometimes (in my opinion) not entirely so, and all too often it takes the form of "they were wrong because they (the colonizers) didn't have the same views formed by the same culture as we do in the 21st century" which is to my mind a misuse of the study of history.
@@Linnet09 people born back then were introduced to life in a different way, no doubt. My internal being tells me they all knew they were wrong in their behaviours however, there they were and here we are now. I find it interesting in a sad way when people who are born of an ethnicity that may have taken liberties somehow get offended by talking about it. When they do, I recommend some internal dialogue about why they feel that way, it’s history. When the wrongs are included, we all learn. I accidentally offended someone on a chat mentioning that a similar story was told 4 different ways in my life’s experience. They said all but one were “wrong”. Sigh.
@@Smooshes786 And I thought I was being so careful to say that I wanted to see multiple sides, not merely the one that tends to be, um, privileged in certain circles! There are of course multiple versions of most stories, from family tales to serious histories of major wars and other social changes.
I have to disagree with you on the question that people knew they were wrong in their behaviours in the past - that implies to me that you think there is some kind of universal and unchanging moral code that they knew they violated. I do tend to think that some moral concepts are universal, but not all, and the ones that appear to be universal are different in different times and places. All, or almost all societies have a rule against theft. But it functions differently - sometimes it applies only among the group, sometimes it applies only to certain items, with others being communal property, and so on. Or appropriately modest women's dress - that's varied dramatically; but there's always been something that's appropriate and something that isn't. There still is, and it still varies by cultures, subgroups within cultures, and even among different social groups the same person belongs to. Moreover, people who make the same moral judgement about an action can have very different ideas about an appropriate response in the same society at the same period of history. Should a thief be rehabilitated, imprisoned, mutilated, hanged? The Victorians hanged thieves (in some cases) but also organized groups to assist former prisoners and attempted in a number of ways to improve the bad social conditions associated with thieving. Not everyone at the same time thought the same way, and most of them wouldn't understand the approaches in our society at all.
@ everyone knows sexual assault is wrong - I will read the rest with an open mind. People also innately know they don’t own another- these behaviours are taught. Accepted and not discussed because the control is more important.
How a group decides to dress or eat or worship - I agree with you. Governing, this shifts. As long as harm is not done, I don’t care what they call it.