A Checkpoint on the "Versus" Syndrome? - Wole Soyinka | Westminster College Commencement 2016
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- Nobel Prize winner and political activist Wole Soyinka addressed the graduates of Westminster College in Fulton, MO on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Soyinka used President Obama’s 2008 campaign theme to remind graduating seniors of their responsibility to never be complacent in life, their careers, and in guiding the nation’s political future.
The full text of Soyinka's commencement speech on "A Checkpoint on the ‘Versus’ Syndrome?" can be found at news.wcmo.edu/...
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The introduction gave me goosebumps. One of the most intelligent people in the world. I am honored to have presented projects to him while representing my school years ago.
It takes only a higher level of intelligence to follow this presentation.
I tell you. I had to listen properly
I love the way the man introducing him pronounced his full name, only in yoruba accent.
1ONEDEE it touched my heart when the man pronouncing the full name
He is a Yoruba man and displayed it. He was proud to introduce his kinsman
this is one of the African finest human. i love his eloquence
Once more we are taught in a breath of lyrical mastery and academic precision that both comforts and dares
the yearning ear. Thank you Prof! Long live Soyinka!
Sfundo W. Sosibo Yes so very well, long live Shoyinka.
Thank you dear Prof. I always pray that you should live to empty all you are to humanity.
Wow, what an ending, *yes we can* THE VERSUS SYNDROME WHAT A QUESTION TO THINK ABOUT
An honour to listen to you, sir.
Genuine Professor ! Genius of geniuses !
The Great Soyinka, I'm glad I found this adress. May God spare his life and mine some more, we shall meet someday.
God bless you sir you are epitome of wisdom.
My mentor Wole Soyinka has elucidated the home of the problem of racial dialectics. A great author. The beacon of African intellectual cream
Love live Sir. I Love Love you.
this prof is just something else
Western Philosophy: It is impossible to quantify human intellectual potential.
Soyinka: Hold my palm wine.
this is one of the African best human on earth
The one and only Wole Soyinka 🙌
The professor of professors
I tell you Bro.
Need to get the written transcription to get the full gist.
Thank you very much sir, @@ for your tremendous lecture in Westminister college as a study of English literature, I read only one book of yours, that is " The Swamp Dwellers"--- a New Literature in English Drama@@@ Now I know a lot more thing for this commencement. @@@@
Brilliant speech
Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka
Love you prof wole Soyinka
I love this man ❤
Great leader of Africa...make Africa great..
Frank is right. The professor of the professors.
Aint it interestinf? He's related to Fela Kuti as well.
Prof. Wole Soyinka is present day William Shakespeare.
Precious Apemiye Yeah, with a slight differences. William Shakespeare is a copy royal serving man, Wole Siyonka is an Original African poet and a man of the people..
Another Ofou V. of blessed memories.
This man seems to convince me that his brain is still as blunt and sharp as it was decades past. Celebrating brain...in the mediocre wilderness
BRAINS 🧠
Greatness
The man-yes we can.
This man
Believe me. We must stop deceiving ourselves, Yoruba need to stand alone
Shut up.dont bring tribal sentiments into this conversation
@@emmersonadi3067 Are you normal?
Just always
I didn't get what he is saying😓
You need to be a voracious read to be able to sew together and follow what he is saying here
@@bigman7185 hmm
@@katiehhiggins7137 the most brilliant mind in the continent
Bro, its not only you, and its not because you are not smart. You are smart. Its just the way the professor puts his words together and his dictions selection.
Teaching the Western country their language
I wonder if those white guys sitting there even understand the highly intelligent presentation from this rare Professor from Africa. Wole Soyinka is a class of his own.
Prof Prof
Omg
astonished
The entire world celebrate you Baba only d ibos tribes were jealous out of their nepotism greediness tribalism and centiment but what can they do nothing cos' God is in control
Rhetoric that binds and blind.
8 years later same man is 90 years old but cannot find voice in speaking up against corruption in Nigeria. He was always critical of past heads of state but decided to play dumb when the worst of them came on board because they come from same tribe! Wole Soyinka is a disgrace to humanity!!!
All talk no class!!!
Oya, give us an example of a glaring corrupt practice during the Tinubu regime. Lol. Tinubu is managing so worse, but there is no case of any corruption anywhere. There is a difference btw a corrupt administration and badly managed economy.