A Palmeist is the one who believes in Olof Palme's legacy of peace. I'm that person. Perhaps someone may wonder why a black African like me is so keen to talk about Olof Palme, a white Swedish man I have never met! Of course, I would never object to a person who might ask such a question. Is there a category of people chosen to speak about Olof Palme's legacy of peace? I don't think so, and even if Olof Palme were still physically alive he would not believe that there is a chosen category in this respect. Anyone who believes that Olof Palme died for the sake of world' s peace, is therefore supposed to consider himself or herself a Palmeist, an ambassador of peace for the world.
It is a fact that peace has no colour, so it doesn't matter who talks about it. In this respect, one does not see the colour of Olof Palme, as long as peace becomes a source of happiness and development for people. This justifies the allegiance of anyone to Olof Palme, because a Palmeist owes his/her existence to peace, the source of a better life for all people; a source for which Olof Palme sacrificed his life for others, the downtrodden of the world. This is where it becomes very relevant to know and learn about this white man. It is important to indicate that Olof Palme was a colour-blind man, and as such all people from diverse backgrounds benefited from his efforts.
Given the above, any Palmeist should make sure that Olof Palme's legacy of peace continues to serve as a guide for future generations to foster and strengthen civic pride, responsibility and active citizenship among the African people, especially children and youth, for a better Africa. Olof Palme paid the ultimate price for his commitment to the cause of the world's downtrodden; therefore, nothing on this earth should stop peace ambassadors from fighting to keep Olof Palme's flame of peace burning for the well-being of the world in search of lasting peace.
