Saturday, November 26, 2016

Feeling Triumphant despite the Defeats in the last three Phases of the Struggle for the "New Cameroon"












Yes, Cameroonians, whether as  individuals, groups or as a nation, need to  be proud of  the objectives of the three phases of the struggle to found the "New Cameroon" that brought so much pain. The general Cameroonian awakening requires us to embrace our collective history and cherish those enriching aspects of  our past , which though tragic, we nevertheless need to emulate in  order to realise the New Cameroon. That is what the Cameroon idea or Cameroon ideal is all about. That is what Cameroonian Union Nationalism  revolves around.

When Cameroonians fully acknowledge the historic steps taken by Martin-Paul Samba, Rudolf-Duala Manga-Bell, Ruben Um Nyobe, Felix Moumie, Ernest Ouandie, John Ngu Foncha, Ndeh Ntumazah, Albert Mukong etc. at the time, in sowing the seeds of Kamerunian Nationalism, then we can say that we have exposed the foundation or nucleus of  goodness in the future New Cameroon; when Cameroonians( on both sides of the River Mungo) hail  Ruben Um Nyobe, Ossende Afana, Felix Moumie, John Ngu Foncha, Albert Kingue, Albert Mukong, Ernest Ouandie etc  as the true heroes of its reunification and independence, then we shall be able to boast that we have exposed the emptiness of the evil French-imposed system and  the  usurper regimes of Ahidjo and Biya. We shall even be able to say with unwavering conviction that  hand-in-hand, we have established the framework of the New Cameroon.

When Cameroonians come to accept the  inescapable reality that the New Cameroon would be born by the active participation of  the majority in all the forces of the land, then we can say that we have realised the unstoppable force of  Cameroonian Union-Nationalism, which is what   shall  get rid of this retrogressive system (irrespective of whether it is Biya or his  heir steering it) and  institute the New Cameroon that would take its merited place  in Africa and the world as an enlightening civic nation for progressive peoples.

Janvier Tchouteu

Saturday, November 12, 2016

The Chronic Malady of the "Independent Press" Today: John Swindon's (a former New York times managing editor) Opinion


"There is no such thing, at this date of the world's history, in America, as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things, and any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job. If I allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper, before twenty-four hours my occupation would be gone. The business of the journalists is to destroy the truth; to lie outright; to pervert; to vilify; to fawn at the feet of mammon, and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread. You know it and I know it and what folly is this toasting an independent press? We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping jacks, they pull the strings and we dance. Our talents, our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."



Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Donald Trump and an American-led Multi-polar World

I am not someone of the right, but I do accept the fact that entrenched political establishments, especially in the West, and the puppets they direct in their vassal states, especially in Africa (Paul Biya of Cameroon for one), have lost touch with reality and are serving the elites of the world only, instead of all the citizens of their home countries. Donald Trump, despite what may be considered his idiosyncrasies, comes in with virtually a clean slate and brings in the possibility of the USA procuring its interest without dragging the rest of the world into conflict. He can help America lead a multi-polar world, instead of leading America towards a dead end as the agenda-driven establishment was pushing it towards in their impossible desire to impose a New World Order void of consensus with the other rising powers of the world (Russia, China, India, Brazil, etc.)



Janvier  T. Chando is the author of "HEGEMON IN THE MAKING: THE BIRTH AND GROWTH OF THE WESTERN ELITE POLITICAL CLASS—From Celtic to Roman to Anglo-Saxon/Germanic  amazon.com/dp/B0CJ47KN1K/



Thursday, November 3, 2016

The Most and the Least Pesticide Contaminated Fruits and Vegetables

Foods low in pesticides and other chemicals are less likely to trigger inflammation and other bodily ills or can reduce or eliminate afflictions to the body. Below is a list of fruits and vegetables and the degree of their contamination.

List of Fruits & Vegetables and their degree of contamination by pesticide (Descending Order)

RANK
FRUIT OR VEGETABLE
SCORE
1 (worst)
Peaches
100 (highest pesticide load)
2
Apples
96
3
Sweet Bell Peppers
86
4
Celery
85
5
Nectarines
84
6
Strawberries
83
7
Cherries
75
8
Lettuce
69
9
Grapes - Imported
68
10
Pears
65
11
Spinach
60
12
Potatoes
58
13
Carrots
57
14
Green Beans
55
15
Hot Peppers
53
16
Cucumbers
52
17
Raspberries
47
18
Plums
46
19
Oranges
46
20
Grapes - Domestic
46
21
Cauliflower
39
22
Tangerines
38
23
Mushrooms
37
24
Cantaloupe
34
25
Lemon
31
26
Honeydew Melon
31
27
Grapefruit
31
28
Winter Squash
31
29
Tomatoes
30
30
Sweet Potatoes
30
31
Watermelon
25
32
Blueberries
24
33
Papaya
21
34
Eggplant
19
35
Broccoli
18
36
Cabbage
17
37
Bananas
16
38
Kiwi
14
39
Asparagus
11
40
Sweet Peas - Frozen
11
41
Plantain
10
42
Mango
9
43
Pineapple
7
44
Sweet Corn - Frozen
2
45
Avocado
1
46(Best)
Pomegranate
1
47(Better)
Soursop
1
48 (Better)
Onions
1 (lowest pesticide load)

It is better to go organic for those foods that are feature high on the list.