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"Alas! brother Momodou Sidibeh, this is our undoing as a society, and if we do
not desist from this practice, we will always smooth over everything, and
never get anywhere. This is the very reason why when one is critical of
anyone in our society, including our leaders whom it is our duty to
scrutinize and hold accountable, one is automatically assumed to be full of
hate with ulterior motives.

It is also the reason that those who come forward to fight on our behalf soon
find themselves the enemy instead. It is a bizarre trait that guarantees that
any sort of progress will just be a matter of discussion and wishful
thinking, never material..."

Jabou, to the above statement I can only add: Amen!

Regards,

Kabir.

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