tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554306766338981769.post8414311486750468194..comments2023-06-27T03:02:36.074-07:00Comments on Work Of Our Hands: AFRICAN CULTUREWork Of Our Handshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10864198268862718212noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554306766338981769.post-58172088281717853792013-04-25T10:53:04.276-07:002013-04-25T10:53:04.276-07:00Ah yes that reminds me of the frustration of alway...Ah yes that reminds me of the frustration of always hunting for the items I purchased for my ladies in the clay room.......They were there, and someone needed them ! That's not stealing, it's sharing. One time I complained and was told" In Africa we share:" :)<br /><br />Also good point about the justice system Monique !<br />Work Of Our Handshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864198268862718212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4554306766338981769.post-75022380397579354752013-04-25T10:46:37.983-07:002013-04-25T10:46:37.983-07:00One of your statements stands out for me in a part...One of your statements stands out for me in a particular way: <br /><br />"When anyone acts outside the perceived interest of the group, the group enforces both formal and informal compliance to bring the violator back in line with group wishes."<br /><br />I have always been interested in alternative/restorative justice systems. The socially-based African "enforcement" sounds like a parallel of aboriginal sentencing circles employed here in Canada and in Australia amongst native groups. It seems the antithesis of the Western manner, which consists of locking away an offender, out of sight and reach of the larger community, and with few options for real "rehabilitation".<br /><br />"Ubuntu" also sounds like one of the reasons I hear many Canadian workers, returning from a stint in Africa, complain about "theft". What the African considers sharing of goods is viewed very negatively by outsiders.<br /><br />Thank you, Val and Lon, for shedding light on a poorly understood part of our world.Monique (A Half-Baked Notion)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16227965573117684221noreply@blogger.com