An Excerpt of the 1994 Essay “WHO THE
ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE ARE AND HOW THEY ARE FIGHTING AGAINST CHANGE” reads thus:
2) The pseudo-intellectuals pulling
Cameroon and the Cameroonian people down into the abyss are
anti-union-nationalist (anti-Kamerunists, anti-civic-nationalists) with the
extra cloak of advanced learning. The fact that they are detached from the
Cameroonian dream subjects their high learning to misuse. These
pseudo-intellectuals defend the shortcomings of their personal, family, clique,
ethnic, linguistic and cultural attachments to the system or to their groups through
unjustifiable lies that defame the cause. Found at all levels in Cameroonian society, they easily ally with both the internal and external
forces against the people. They dominate the present regime and other groups
that do not have the general interest of the land and people at heart; and they
are noted for their failure to make their high learning compatible with the
Cameroonian reality and to contribute to Cameroon’s socio-economic progress.
They have never interpreted ideas, conveyed opinions and worked for the true
aspirations of the people during the past…decades. These pseudo-intellectuals
led by Paul-Biya are the greatest junks to the practical progress of this
nation. They have distinguished themselves as those who have been brilliant or spectacular
in one field, but who for the sake of publicity and self-interest, expound beyond
the limits of their talents and knowledge, and seek to educate, convince and
win over the uninformed and undecided on subjects far beyond their scope. While
engaging in this deception, these pseudo-intellectuals are aware of the fact
that some people believe and respect them as intellectuals due to their
academic achievements and ratings in their true fields. The fact that they go
ahead to expound on the fields much
beyond their scope and grasp, while knowing that they know little, and
while also knowing that the people do not
know that they know little beyond their true fields, makes them criminals to the progressive
Cameroonian spirit. During the past…decades,
the anti-union-nationalists have been working with the pseudo-intellectuals and
the French powerhouse to give Cameroonians a false concept of themselves and to
derail and delay the fundamental changes that we have been craving for.
11/25/2020
Pseudo-Intellectualism abounds in the
current Cameroonian setup---from the anachronistic French-imposed system
managed by the kleptocratic, oligarchic
and ethno-fascist Biya regime; to the quasi-occultic, ethno-fascist and
pathological-lying elements in the Ambazonia leadership led by Professor
Anyangwe; and even among the
overwhelming majority of political
parties in the country---creating a culture of political schizophrenia that
unfortunately makes most of us Cameroonians come across as a people suffering
from incomprehension---our actions are not in sync with our aspirations, with what
is considered conventional, common, reality…
Pseudo-intellectuals have done an
unbelievably fantastic job of obfuscating the true essence of the Kamerunian
struggle, creating an “IDIOT CULTURE” in the country where morons are celebrated
and where we find that the weird, the liars, the stupid and the coarse are being
given our listening ears and are becoming our cultural norms, instead of being
treated as entertaining though dangerous clowns. In fact, some of them are
becoming the cultural ideal.
The inability of the “non-system” Pseudo-Intellectuals
to think things through provided the French and their puppets in Cameroon’s
political establishment with the opportunity to wrap themselves around the flag
and present themselves as the patriotic ones trying to bring serenity to
Cameroon, when you and I know that the problem of Cameroon is systemic. Acting
as unconscious and conscious agents of the anachronistic French-imposed system,
the “non-system” Pseudo-Intellectuals gave a new lease of life to the moribund
system in 2016, disarraying the unity and focus of those against the system. Then
we wonder why Cameroon is the only country in Africa that has never been governed
by the forces that selflessly stood or that stand for its true liberation, the
forces with lofty ideals.
Janvier Tchouteu, Author of “FALLEN HEROES: African Leaders Whose
Assassinations Disarrayed the Continent and Benefitted Foreign Interests” November 25, 2020
Janvier
Tchouteu is the author of Triple
Agent, Double Cross
