Baba "HAI DU PASEH BAI DEH NA" Can they suffer more than they already have. Matarr >From: Baba Jobe <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Gambians to organize a day of Outrage and Work Stoppage (AMS) >Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 10:02:32 +0100 > >Ams i think you are missing the fundemental issue here. The point is that >you seemed to be calling on people in >the Gambia to demonstrate against the Jammeh regime. Demonstrating against >the Jammeh regime, in the Gambia, >is risky bussiness for a people that are trying to make ends meet. The >question is this: "Will you be willing to make >similar sacrifices in the cause of removing Jammeh from power ?". > >There was a call for a demo against Jammeh in the US when he came over with >his entourage. How many attended? >It would be a bonus to the opposition cause if the people demonstrated >against the Jammeh regime. However, one should not ask of people >what they themselves are reluctant to do. It is therefore grossly unfair to >castigate and "Rodent" people when they seem reluctant to agree with your >idea. > >I was expecting you to try and win Rodinne over with arguments to back up >what you said. You do not expect people to demonstrate for you in the >Gambia >when the first to question the logic of such an action is labelled a Jammeh >supporter and a "Rodent". That, i suppose, is not the Gambia we want after >Jammeh. We should strive for a Gambia where dissent is tolerated, and where >people are won over with sound arguments and not insults. Is that not one >of >the sins Jammeh is being accused of? > >Do not assume that anyone who disagree with your opinion is pro Jammeh. We >might all despice Jammeh's regime but hold divergent personal views on >issues affecting the Gambia. One should not expect all anti Jammehs to have >the same opinion on every issue concerning the Gambia all thye time. > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ams Jallow" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 8:20 PM >Subject: Re: Gambians to organize a day of Outrage and Work Stoppage: >October ... > > > > Rodent, I missed the last part of your bragging rights. Reality >dictates, > > owning a house, three wives and a "good job" does not prove jack-s.... >How >many > > of these Jammeh, Ali Baaba and the five thieves/Blood Diamond Jobe owns? >Does > > this, make them any richer or famous/infamous...YES; wise or mature? >You >bet > > NO. Therefore, could you explain why do you have to back these >criminals? >Get > > a life! > > > > "The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who >are > > evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." > > - Albert Einstein > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can >change > > the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has." > > - Margaret Mead > > "When the government fears the people, you have liberty. When the people >fear > > the government, you have tyranny." > > - Thomas Jefferson > > "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do >nothing" > > - Edmund Burke > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nj{xfn&jí»ˆí»† z[:鶞ǻ# { íŸ€í°™rxjzzuymjᲂxnY}jyjn > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail snakker ditt språk! http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/sbox?rru=dasp/lang.asp - Få Hotmail på norsk i dag ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~