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In an age where the electronic media has drawn us closer together into what is called a global village, or a global society, its benefits will only be felt when mutual goodness prevails, when mutual respect and understanding prevail. If, instead of good feelings, hatred emerges, if restlessness usurps heartfelt peace, then we must accept that this is not progress, but is something that will take us towards unexpected results. In this globalisation, where people of different backgrounds, cultures and religions are living together, and where the world has become multicultural and full of diversity, establishing tolerance and harmony has become very crucial and important, and fostering mutual love and affection has become vital. Without tolerance and harmony the lasting peace of societies cannot be maintained, and loyalty for each other cannot be established. Loyalty is borne from feelings of love and affection. At a personal level the feelings of love strengthens the feelings of loyalty....

As the various 'Ambazonian Interim Governments' continue to fight each other over who is legitimate enough be invited to the Canadian round of talks ; and, as they dévelop one sophisticated argument over another on Canada's neutrality in facilitating the talks that could go a long way to end the deadly Anglophone conflict, we @TheColbertFactor prefer to proffer suggestions to those who have the power to influence government of Cameroon delegation to the Canadian conference. If we were to be invited to the talks, we would have jumped on the idea to tell Canadian, Cameroon authorities and all the factions running the show supposedly on our behalf out there that as they wine and dine in their comfort zones, streets in disputed territories are being painted on a daily basis with blood, pain and suffering. We would remind them that those living in the two English-speaking regions are 'living and partly living'. That youths in the former Southern Cameroons are self-immola...

Tolerance is an important concept that helps people to live together peacefully. To be tolerant means that you accept other people’s opinions and preferences, even when they live in a way that you don’t agree with. Tolerance also means that you don’t put your opinions above those of others, even when you are sure that you are right. Tolerant people show strength in that they can deal with different opinions and perspectives. Tolerance makes it possible for people to coexist peacefully. It is the basis for a fair society in which everyone can lead their lives as they wish. Tolerance doesn’t just make peaceful coexistence possible, another advantage is that being open to other ways of thinking can help with personal development. When you know more about different thinking and ideas from around the world, it will help you to understand the world better. Teaching children about tolerance is the best gift that you can give them. Children shouldn’t grow up with feelings of hate and suspicion...

Since time immemorial, society has attributed to the teacher the principal role of grading pupils and students' scripts, besides their traditional duties of spending long hours every week preparing lessen notes and attending refresher conferences to better the teaching/ learning process. Teachers themselves since legitimized this role by making the blue and red pen become a natural extension of their human bodies; in much the same way cell phones were once stocked to the owners' waistband. From the moment one saw a blue and red pen stocked to the chest pocket of an individual in society, one never needed to negotiate the next bend before ascertaining he was a teacher.  Taking the pretext of this October month which is recognized the world over as 'Teachers Appreciation Month', beginning October 5, which is World Teachers Day; we at The Colbert Factor, decided to turn the heat on the teachers by reaching out to their pupils and students(past and present), to award marks ...

Anyone who has experienced violence either in the form of abuse, domestic violence, crime or terrorism is faced with the same questions and choices. Does your life matter and if so to who? Is it your life worth preserving?   How will you do that? Through reciprocating in kind and choosing violence as your change agent or through peaceful, non-violent means.   In the heat of the moment, when the intrinsic will to live flares up to ensure your survival, these micro moments of panicking thoughts flash through your  head amid a flood of negative emotions, fear, anger and other negative feelings.  They all clamour for attention and drive you into fight or flight reactions. And the logical choice at the time for most of us, is survival, fight and win or run and hide.  Which most of us do. These are perfectly understandable and natural  reactions and  have assured the perpetuation of the human race since time began. But there is a third option which invo...