

"A New Civilization Within A Generation"
"PEOPLISM"
versus
"POPULISM"
AFRICA
2050
© 2024 ADELAJA FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST
'POPULISM' -VERSUS- 'PEOPLISM'
LEGITIMACY, RULE & GOVERNMENT

INTRODUCTION
... You may as well just forget - most of what you've learned and practiced - concerning "conventional politics" - most of that stuff is no longer relevant. You see - things have changed - for some time now, "the "Left-Right division" - the paradigm that it set up - as a means, not just for "conflict" - but for "consensus" - has gone! Therefore, those "old ways" - you've learned - and practices - you have executed in the past - are mainly irrelevant.
'POPULISM' VERSUS 'PEOPLISM' - THE STRUGGLE FOR 'LEGITIMACY'

The reason you may as well forget - what you have learned and practiced before, regarding "conventional politics" - is not simply because the game has changed - but as things stand at present - there are "no rules" of the game!
What the Planet faces - is not simply a question about - "who gets what" - "what is fair" - or even "just" - its not yet about those things - because the "Peoples Of The World" - have yet to agree the rules - in other words, what is "Legitimate" - concerning the nature of "Rule" and "Government" - on this Planet.
Which elements are to determine - the fate of not just the Planet - but the "Individual Sovereign Peoples" - that inhabit this Planet? You may not have realised this - but it is this question - which as yet, still remains unanswered - which s the cause of not just the external turmoil, you witness on a planetary scale - but - "that internal churning" - "chaos" - "emotional" and "psychological imbalance" - which you have internalised - and which expresses itself, with every breath. That is because - those feelings you are experienceing incessantly - the issue is not about Left or Right and this applies to all countries! - the issue is one of 'Legitimacy' - what is "Right Rule" - what is "Just Government" - for all - within the "national" - "jurisdictions" - of all the Peoples of the Planet? - so fundamental is this issue!
'Consciousness' - being as it is - "seeking meaningful meaning" (Oladipo Adegboyega Adelaja, SOTI Collected Works) - through the expressions of every single Soul! - has started to frame - how this issue of 'Legitimacy' - can be resolved - cosmically speaking! - This finds expression through the process of politics - and through the "national sovereign identities" - of us all - as it is expressed through ideology... it has come down to this.
There exists and it shall be seen increasingly so - as time progresses - this fundamental "distinction" - between two "overriding ideas" - these are the two concepts - as they exist at present - between 'POPULISM' and 'PEOPLISM.' These are the two parts into which "Democracy" (as it was once called) - have divided, into some would say - decayed - to become. 'Consciousness' - will work it through - through each 'Individual Soul' - as to which will triumph!
Then - under the banner of the triumphant - shall be issues of "Race" - "Class" - "Justice" - "Fairness" - in a word - the issue of 'Legitimacy' - as an overarching "idea" / "ideal" - will have been determined.
So - you have watched and you have prayed - get Ready! Get Active! - whoever you are! - where ever you are! - whatever you believe!
© 18-Mar2025 | Published Online: 19-Mar2025
Oladipo Adegboyega Adelaja, SOTI Collected Works
ADELAJA FAMILY FOUNDATION TRUST
COMMENTARY, FOOTNOTES & INDEX
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