The Liberian Psalm, a reflection: Killing President Tolbert was a mistake. 🇱🇷

Henry Johnson LR
Nov 4 · 2 min read

What were the benefits of killing President Tolbert to have presidents dressed like him (Taylor and now, Pres. George Weah)? What were the benefits of killing Tolbert to have puppets as leaders, unlike him? When you murdered “visionaries” who were not puppets of the West, you come to kill ideas that should have liberated one’s nation. Liberians, it’s not everything that should result in violence. For example, the violence removal of Tolbert (an Americo-Liberian) to get a “NATIVE” puppet who killed other Native people that…

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