Sheiks, I share your sentiments but what you fail to realise is that such
coalitions are not designed or meant to address the fundamental issues you
raised, issues such as the living conditions of the people such issues are
and must be embeded on principles guided by ideology and the parties that
normally forge such coalitions do not normally share a common ideological
approac for their existence is usually conditioned by the fact that a change
to re-start is both essential and inevitable, if there exist a facist regime
it is incumbent on all and sundry to devsie a strategy to oust them and
after they are gone, it is assumed that a mouch more healthier climate than
hitherto existed would ensue and this is precisely why a bonding of this
nature is increasingly popular. Such coalitions are essentially not designed
to address needs but to redress democratic deficiencies that have become the
norm of governance under tyrants or despots. Obviously the need to address
some issues are prerequisites to forging such alliances but their greater
good are self evident. For instance take Kenya, eventhough everything is not
rosy, but the fact MOI had been ousted is a good thing, obviously a lot of
issues needs to be further explored to give back power to the people, for me
I see it as a single step towards the right direction, I have taken on board
some of your reservations but broadly I think with a rustic electorate in
Africa and the continued exploitation of the gullibility of the people, the
strategy of coming together from opposing poles to create a more tolereant
political lanscape is welcoming.


>From: samateh saikou <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: SV: Fw: Thousands March in Protest At Growing Political
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>Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 15:03:51 +0000
>
>Mr Drammeh,
>
>I have been enjoying your exchange and the many interesting issues you have
>been putting us through.However there are certain points that I believed
>are
>not inline with my own view of what is going on.
>The Political situation in Senegal is very interesting and we as Gambians
>should pay great attentions to the developments there.First,let me tell you
>what I feel about Negritude.The reason why I believed that Africans are not
>interested in this political thought, is because of the fact that it has
>been the most reactionary political thought that has ever emerged in the
>continent since independent.Negritude was posing itself as an alternative
>to
>Pan-Africanism,reducing its meaning to the well known slogan of the founder
>"Reason Greek,emotion African".Critics like Anta Jobe have accused Senghore
>of not knowing his history and for that reason came to such a
>conclusion.Negritude does not only say that all that is black is
>"beautiful"
>but also glorifying terrible African history,conditions and culture.This
>you
>can simply find out in the writings of both Senghore and likes of Lye
>Camara
>of Guinea.The most interesting contradictions is that,must of these people
>live a life very different from that of the African.Take Senghore's "Night
>in Sine" and compare this with the life of Senghore and the condition of
>the
>African Woman in the village.Falsifying the African culture,history or
>beign
>is the least we need as a struggling continent.
>   Secondly the Political situation in Senegal is perhaps more
>complicated.For more than 10 years,Senegalese oppositions Parties have been
>working together to bring about political change in that country and among
>the most active in this work were the most progressive political parties in
>that country,who were also banned political parties during the Period of
>Senghore and the bann lifted by the Joof.After bringing down the PS
>regime,these people are now face with another situation and the condition
>of
>the ordinary Senegalese still the same.
>The lesson for us Gambians is that,is it just enough that we are against
>the
>semi fascist APRC regime or do we want a better Gambia after Jammeh.This is
>what is the problem with people like me and my lack of interest in a
>unified
>Opposition against Jammeh.Not only in Senegal,but in Accra too this is the
>problem,even though bringing down the regime of Junior Judas brought hope
>to
>the ordinary people,very little has changed in the life of ordinary
>Ghanaians.Are the opposition parties capable of bringing about change for a
>better Gambia.Do we ever here them telling us how is this going to take
>place.Much of what we hear from them is what they are against and  most of
>us agree with them on those issue.Learning from Senegal or Ghana,will mean
>that the oppositions parties tell us what they are for and how they are
>going to go about it and then we can put in place things that will make it
>impossible to have another fascist regime,light or strong.
>
>
>For Freedom
>Saiks
>
>
>>From: Oko Drammeh <[log in to unmask]>
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>>Subject: Re: SV: Fw: Thousands March in Protest At Growing Political
>>       Violence
>>Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 14:55:44 +0100
>>
>>Culture and Life.
>>
>>We want Africa to asset her self, to preserve her personality to up hold
>>and excercise her Lirbety
>>of actions .We want Africa to recover her dignity which should be
>>expressed
>>and acknowledge.
>>Senegal is a hurdle too high to jump.
>>
>>QUOATATION
>>" I notice that all of thoes comminting on Senegalese politics are the
>>ones
>>who never made a
>>single comment on the APRC regime "
>>Jabou Joh wrote.
>>
>>This is what this time of political emergence of the African people to
>>liberty and dignity
>>commands us to do.
>>
>>Renovations should sweep the past  But sadly Senegal; is still strengthen
>>by colonialism.
>>
>>There is oppression in the Gambia as a nation but in Senegal there is
>>still
>>Neo colonialism and
>>ANTI-African Unity a virus that affects the Contienent of Africa as a
>>whole
>>and the diaspora..
>>
>>Much respect and Love.
>>
>>For The records.
>>Oko Drammeh
>>
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