Sister Jabou
Your comment is well noted but the comfort zone is not the making our people. The state of fear will continue and Yahya Jammeh to my observation is already a crown king and the country Gambia is made his private property. We have to be honest that any successful political changes cannot without a strong political and civil organisation. For our country none of such organisation is functioning. A regime change in the Gambia through either masse action or ballot requires a strong organisational direction.
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Suntou,
And people fail to realize that "comfort zone" position they think they have will eventually lead to the entire society crumbling because they fail to speak up and stand up against the dictatorship, barbarism, lawlessness and injustice that prevails in todays Gambia.
It is also an unwise stance because these things if unchallenged,will eventually find their way to the doorstep of every single Gambian who thought all they needed to do was mind their own business and protect their own individual interest.
Many Gambians and indeed Africans in general fail to comprehend that unless all of us stand together to defend the rights of the entire society as a whole instead of just taking care of our own individual interest, and to ensure that the resolve to fight for as well as to actively put into practice that justice and honesty prevails in every aspect of our lives we will continue to have dictators and untold problems and remain the pity of the entire world.
Some of us have not been able to go home for 10 good years this year simply because we stood up and spoke out against injustice and will continue to do so until justice prevails. It is worth the sacrifice.
Jabou Joh
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From: SUNTOU TOURAY
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 1:40 am
Subject: Gambians and their comfort zone mentality
why do we like been comfortable all the time ? issues that can arouse potential
discomfort are hardly touched by many .i wonder why .
or i thought may be ,it may be some the following reasons .i have a wive and
two children and i live in u.s/Europe and if i keep interfering in national
debates ''the all-seen,all hearing one eye'' will descend on me as soon the 747
touch down at Yumdun airport and why should i put my self in that position ?
or may be ,i just don't know what the fuss is all about .today it is yahya
,tomorrow some else ,God will decide ,it is not my problem .
or may be ,i am just minding my business ,who knows i may get a call from
yahya one day .
Well ,it is all a big waste of precious time to write about irrelevant issues
relating to the Gambia ,what can i change by writing some thing any way ?
oh no ,just look at what happen to Baba galleh in his diary of discomfort
,again Ebrima manneh ,the late Deyda RIP , loooook at that nonsense ,why
should i put myself in that precarious position .
financially ,i want to travel freely to and from Banjul with a big smile and
nice dresses ,go clubbing ,oh attending shows by Alie Mbyendery ,Pap so and so
,the mega star in himself Yousou Suma Jiken ,woow .
Why should i throw all that away just for some thing i gain no direct benefit
from ? i am not silly .
hmmm ,am i really right by avoiding controversial issues concerning the
country i love so much ? what is the price of my silence to others ?
GAMBIANS AND THEIR COMFORT ZONE .
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