Comments on: Geography For Absolute Dummies

By: WM

WM — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I know who Hilaire Belloc is (was) but the comparison is ridiculous. He a)is dead b)was a rigidly conservative and reactionary thinker c)wasn’t actually that funny and d)was a failed politician. About the only similarity is that he wrote about politics. Why not compare you to contemporary political satirists,if they must,and if they must be British? The Guardian is full of them.

By: karoki

karoki — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

congratulations my brother on the recognition by BBC. Is it afair assessment to say that you have now recieved international recognition??
once again congratulations.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

congrats on the review from BBC.
to answer karoki’s question; yes, i think we can say you have recieved international recognition. “internationally acclaimed blogger thinker yesterday said …”
wakilisha bwana!

By: Shiro

Shiro — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

hey bratha that’s cool.

By: Guess

Guess — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Are we allowed to clap “by association”.

Hongera bwana Thinker… we are so proud.

(An WTYS(we told you so): Now that the mighty BBC has spoken, are you going to think about….. ok, I’ll stop pushing, its up to you bro… *walks away from Thinker’s Room thinking that Thinker should think about*

By: Farmgal

Farmgal — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Congrats Mr thinker, kenyan pundit and bullets & honey you actually got mentioned by the BBC. Hongera tena!

By: WM

WM — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I will have to be the voice of dissent here, I am sorry. Being noticed by the BBC is nice, but this is not why the Thinker is a big deal. The Thinker is a big deal because Kenyans trust his vision, his take on issues and his integrity. To imply that the BBC somehow confers the stamp of approval seems to be a teensy weensy bit, um, well, inappropriate. Can’t we confer our own stamps of approval on our own special people? Why do we need British confirmation? Liberate the mind, folks. Also, I say again, beware the comparisons. There are lots of contemporary satirists available for comparison, British and otherwise, and for the BBC to choose a dead loser-politician satirist is not as complimentary as it first looks, in my book. I think the Thinker is magnificent, and I consider the comparison demaning to the vastness of his talent and his success. On someone’s blog which I cannot remember, they’ve put up a quote that says “for women to aspire to equality to men shows a lack of ambition”. The blogger, who I will find again and report back, says that there is no need to be Kenya’s (Western person). We can just be our own success. So I don’t need the Thinker to be Kenya’s Belloc, or even Kenya’s Steve Martin, who has the advantage of being intelligent. I would prefer the Thinker to be Kenya’s Thinker, and the rest of the world can compare itself to him. For my part, I think John Stewart is North America’s Thinker. That’s all. Maoni yangu. Sorry. I felt a bit strongly about this.

By: Prousette

Prousette — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

- 10 marks I do not know who Hilaire Belloc was and he does not know who I am so 0-0 draw.
Congratulations thinker even the BBC is thinking thanks to you NA HIYO NI MAENDELEO clap clap!

Do not tell me you are surprised that the guy does not know the location of Kilimanjaro.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

hear, hear@ WM.

By: Guess

Guess — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

@WM – I started it, so I will fight my corner. That comment about the BBC wasnt meant to be “ABOUT” the Corporation in particular as an ENTITY, but as a way of saying that people who read the BBC (this being a whole lot) would have curiosed their way into Thinker’s room and as such, his audience has multiplied. Bearing this in mind, would he think of incorporating his work where people can read it (thinking of those without blogs who would actually enjoy it)outside of his blog. And there is a remuneration aspect to it.

Of course it was my opinion. And I agree with your views too by the way.

Where the hell is Thinker’s opinion on this ‘war’?