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Sigga jagne <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:33:06 -0700
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Makaveli, you mirror most of my sentiments, brother



--- Mr Makaveli <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I love A-f-r-i-c-a-n-s! Gambians especially. Thanks
> to their will, and the
> coalition of the opposition parties, they have made
> Yahya and his cohorts
> living-proofs that in Africa, development is
> measured backwards and
> free and fair elections is only wishful thinking.
> Sadly, the loosers here
> are the people who actually voted for APRC and Yahya
> Jammeh is the sole
> winner, of course. A bag of rice is over 300 dalasis
> and they still vote
> for this man. What can you say? You can't say Jammeh
> did a bad job getting
> himself re-elected, can we comrades? I only hope
> some of you in the
> opposition are in this for the long run, for it is
> going to be a very long
> and daunting struggle in a country where the
> illiteracy rate is as high as
> 70 percent and where atleast 15 percent of the
> literate few are illiterates
> in their own rights when it comes to democracy.
> There is no honour in being
> a hardworking Gambian. Honour is in the DALASIS,
> people are telling us. For
> only the ends justify the means now a days. I hate
> to sound unorthodox, but
> put bluntly The Gambia has lost it's virginity, and
> mortgaging ones soul
> and prostituting for lousy meager dead-end
> government jobs,is unfortunately
> the order of the day. The mediocrity and complacency
> of so many Gambians is
> mindboggling to put it mildy.But you can't take away
> their right to choose.
> you only hope they see good versus evil, regardless
> of how trying the times
> are.
>
> Anyhow, I am NOT going to concede any form of defeat
> because I've always
> believed that good will prevail over evil, but if
> the honourable thing to
> do is to congratulate the president- elect, then
> however pathetic or
> apathetic this may sound, I nonetheless say: enjoy
> your next five years Mr
> Jammeh. To the 'United' opposition, thanks a lot for
> giving us a middle
> finger in our time of utmost need. I'm sure you've
> all give it your best
> shot, only to realise there's gonna be ONE winner,
> none other than yahya
> Jammeh. Hell, I also join you too in congratulating
> the man. Why harbour
> angry feelings? Life goes
> on.............................PEACE!
>
> Mr Makaveli (o-:)
>
>
>
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