Haruna Not disputing your arguments. I’m coming from a position of - I don’t know. That leaves me curious - why human bear/posse tendency to be dictators without consequential checks. That said crime = dictatorship leaves wondering in my thinking universe. Crime at one place may not be crime at another - that brought the use of smoking at certain age in US vs no age limit in Gambia. I defined crime as a legal relativism while dictatorial tendencies seem to be an inner human psychic make up that jump out at a given opportunity. Maybe you are right they are same. Yet my curiosity remain why people tend to be dictators/criminals. Again that question enables me to determine some of the socio cultural/economic reasons that makes one commit crime. But its not that easy to say the same why one is a dictator. For instance, Yahya is a dictator and he use crime to perpetuate his dictatorship - is that not telling they’re different? Maybe my thinking is wrong. Regards Burama On Dec 6, 2013, at 4:48 PM, Haruna <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello Burama, > > I join you in mourning for Saint Mandela. > > Dictatorship is a description of character generally in the political governance and administration realm. It is developed over time through an accumulation of actions. Barring culprit action, you will be hard-pressed to label someone a dictator. > > Until DEMOCRATICA comes out (for the how and why), I'd like you to share with us someone/animal/plant who Burama knows to be a dictator. First we will determine together whether he/she/it qualifies as dictator. Then we will try to understand why the dictator is a criminal. > > I must warn you that to become a dictator or not is virtually beyond your purview as will be explained in DEMOCRATICA. What is within your purview is to guide your tendencies and to live considerate life vis-a-vis your fellow. When you commit the first crime against your fellow, you may not even know you have committed a crime unless you are prosecuted for it, and you may go right along compounding your crimes especially if you are above the law (you are the judge, jury,executioner, police, investimagator, coroner, undertaker, priest, imam, Yahya) - as a dictator. > > Thank you again for the opportunity. I look forward to the conversation. > > Haruna. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Burama FL Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> > To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Fri, Dec 6, 2013 9:30 am > Subject: Dictator/dictatorship > > Haruna > > Over the last 48 hours or so I have being thinking over dictator(ship) in humans > in relation to crime. I have also scout arums many possible sources for > reference on empirical work. Much of what I found is more about 'what's > dictator(ship). This is good but my curiosity is not what it is rather why > humans bear the tendency to be dictators if not checked properly? > > On my thought the dictatorship and crime are different, here are few you may > elaborate. That crime is a legal term which is relative to the laws of the place > under consideration. For instance smoking under 18 in many states in US if not > all is a crime but not in Gambia. On the other hand dictatorship is a conceptual > term, also relative to the beholder, but generally referencing a type of rule > directed by the wishes of few over many with or without their consent > > I am in total agreement that dictators many crimes, yet they're different in my > mind. > > I am longing for your book particularly on how plant and other animals also have > tendencies of dictatorship. I understand the territorial nature of being > fighting for survival, yet am not sure if that fits the definition of > dictatorship. Regardless my curiosity on that too would be why and not what. > > Finally my overall interest is for us (Gambians) to come together to find > solutions for the problem in our homeland. My views are not so important in the > bigger picture compared to what we do or not do. Do you remember I once called > you to introduce myself but also to say we should come together however hard it > maybe. I am still committed to that basic because our problems will not be > solve. Y non-Gambians nor will they be fix in America/Europe. > > Please share your insight on the above! > > May Mandela rest in peace! > > Regards! > > Burama > > ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web > interface > at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.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://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html > To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.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://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤