Well said brother... we have a lot of hypocrites amongst us; unfortunately
they are also the people who claim to be following the teachings of Islam,
Chritianity etc.   I guess some us just are not pricipled enough to take a
stand... As Ndey puts it, the struggle continues


>From: Amadu Kabir Njie <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [Dictator Jammeh]
>Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 20:52:07 +0200
>
>Habib wrote:
>
>"Brother Kabir
>"you are entitled to your opinion .
>I just want to let you know that when someone comes to the center to ask
>for help they do not have the type of conscience you are talking about .
>They just want to survive. Many of
>your distant relatives have needed our services and we are glad to help
>them.
>Thank you for all your  support .
>
>"I hope you will one day be in a position to help out in a more positive
>way
>Wasalaam"
>
>Brother Habib,
>
>When you say "Many of your distant relatives have needed our services and
>we are glad to help them", you should go on and give examples of which of
>'my distant relatives' you are talking about. I hope no relative of mine,
>distant or close, would need to seek support from dirty money!
>
>Your attitude is the type that encourages public officers to embezzle
>public funds with the 'justification'  that "A sheep grazes where it is
>tethered". Human beings reducing themselves to the level of a sheep in
>order to justify their crime.
>
>But we are humans and therefore must have consciences. We cannot behave
>like sheep or zombies just because we find it most convenient! I wonder why
>you find it justifiable to call for the boycott of certain institutions,
>like McDonalds for example, because of their policies in Arab lands but
>can't seem to extended that justification to issues like the one at hand. I
>say it is because of sheer hypocrisy! Principles should be consistent and
>not waived in some instances and maintained in others.
>
>Regards.
>
>Kabir.
>
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