Welcome to the fourteenth short publication of the Kikulacho Cultures Series™ that discusses popular cultures that may be having a negative impact on your financial and personal well-being. The word “Kikulacho” comes from the Kiswahili (Swahili) language, and literally translated into English means “what is eating you”. However, in practice it is used in the Kiswahili language to mean “what is ailing you”. A popular Kiswahili saying “Kikulacho Ki nguoni mwako” is the inspiration behind the name of this short publications series. The practical English translation of this saying is “what ails you is within you”!
After the recent mass shooting at a Florida school, the debate on the unique right that U.S. citizens have to bear arms is once again in the public domain. It is important to note that in most countries around the world, this right does not exist, ensuring that the governments in these countries have the sole right to purchase and bear arms. This right in the U.S. is enshrined in the Second Amendment of the constitution and according to Wikipedia; ” The Second Amendment was based partially on the right to keep and bear arms in English common law and was influenced by the English Bill of Rights of 1689. Sir William Blackstone described this right as an auxiliary right, supporting the natural rights of self-defense and resistance to oppression, and the civic duty to act in concert in defense of the state.”
The empowerment of the individual to provide independently for themselves, the necessities of life; food, clothing, shelter, security, health, education, etc has always been at the center of the struggle between individuals and institutions/organizations. The more an individual can provide these things for themselves, the less they need the institutions/organizations to provide it for them
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(See Prof. Ngarua’s books on Amazon for more information on this topic. Click on the link below to view the books. Commissions earned if a purchase is made on Amazon)
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