Yus, Like you, Mr Jaiteh has decided to re-subscribe me back on the L. However, after i finish writing this mail, i will be UNSUBSCRIBING myself from the GAMBIA-L. I do not want to be part of such a list when hypocrisy and double-standards are the norm for some. I find it a bit strange and rather condescending if not patronising for JAITEH to just resubScribe me without any explanation. Mr Jaiteh, what made you to RE-SUBSCRIBE me? Since, you took exception to my choice of words or rather my choice of language, i find it baffling for you to just put me back on the Gambia-l like that. As i said before, i do not give a damn about your arbitrariness and self-importance. I shall say or write whatever i deem appropriate and shall not be censored by any moron or knucklehead. I will always call Jammeh all the names under the sun including DICKHEAD, IMBECILE, MORON, THIEF ETC. I do not need GAMBIA-L. There are many mediums and lists which i can let my views known. My opposition to JAMMEH AND THE OPPORTUNISTIC CHARLATANS shall not be diminished by the whims and caprices of a self-appointed moraliser like MULLAH JAITEH. I want to belong to a decent society where truth and fairness is the norm. I want to be part of a list where honesty is the standard. I want to be among people who treat each other with even-handedness fair play. I do not want to part of a group where the rules are applied whimsically. With this note, i am signing off. regards, Mboge >From: "Yusupha C. Jow" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Goodbye Gambia-L >Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 17:19:50 EDT > >Hi everyone: >I just received permission to re-subscribe to the Gambia-L list. After the >'ordeal' of last week, I feel as if I've been to hell and back. I have >never >been used to being muzzled; not since I left home at the age of 18 anyway. > >My one week absence from this list has made me realize that there is a >divide >between some older Gambians who think times don't change and that >expressing >one's ideas strongly or belligerently is rude and 'un-Gambian.' > > I even read an email where one of our moralizers questioned our >upbringing >because of what transpired on this list. These statements IMO, should not >be >expected from truly conscious folks because we all know no one is perfect >in >this life. We all make mistakes. This makes the attempt to cast an >ill-light >on some folks because of behavioral failings all the more baffling. Are we >not a society that is forgiving? Don't people use 'Jankading'' in the >Bantaba without being cast out like lepers, or having their upbringing >questioned! > >On the other hand, I totally believe that with the changes that time >brings, >the youth of the country will become more aggressive about what they want >and >their feelings. Cultural norms cannot remain in a state of paralysis, yet >some on this list seem to think that this is the case and that anyone who >deviates from what they deem as correct behavior should be treated like an >outcast. But obviously folks like myself and others are simply a bit too >aggressive for the peaceful and non-confrontational nature of some >moralizers >who think their virtues should be emulated by the youth, the same >'laissez-faire' attitude which brought us Yahya Jammeh. > >Therefore, while I will remain a subscriber to this List, this shall be my >last posting ever here. > >I wish you all the best in all your endeavors, and to the many I have >clashed >heads with over the years and consequently insulted harshly, as a human >being who has many flaws - I ask for your forgiveness. > >Regards, >Yusupha > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~