The arguments that Yahya brought development are irrelevant - such are
products of our tax revenues. He can only claim to be the best
steward/management of such resources but not the provider.

The arguments that we are more free or more human rights under Jawara is a
distortion of our cause - there shouldn't be more or less of such under
anyone; that should be the default status regardless who is the steward.

You are living in US while Yahya is working - is another irrelevant point.
We are equal share owners of the whole-pie - regardless of where one choose
to live or not has no bearing on your ownership.

These off the principle stance/arguments we participated to Yahya engage
and his team. Let's make the fight about we the citizens rather than
debating how Godly Yahya is or not.

In short lets develop a case for a democratic republic. This will toss
Yahya and all undemocratic elements out. We will eventually deal with them
when they have no means to harm any of our citizens for any crimes
supposedly perpetrated by them.

This is the right and legitimate cause. Propelling one or another to power
- however noble our cause/intent, citizens of a free society can never
agree on such person. That's why we're stuck for 20 years because every
effort is anchored on making someone president. S/he hopefully then make us
democratic.

We tried it both in Jawara and Yahya - result abysmal failure. Let's do
something different before we fit the definition of insanity.

Regards

Burama



On Friday, January 16, 2015, Burama Jammeh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Politically these are very different!
>
> Yahya must go is a given in the fight for a democratic Gambia. However, an
> explicit posture of Yahya must go reduces out cause to a contest between
> opposing political parties. The difference in that are policy
> prescriptions. With it Yahya comes out on top because he uses state
> apparatus to advance his cause. This position is also a hard sell to the
> international community.
>
> On the other side the fight for Gambia is about making it what it's
> supposed to be in the first place - Democratic Republic. So long Gambia is
> not that any other arguments are irrelevant. Such arguments of electricity,
> road length, university, hospitals, schools, etc. Those are matters of our
> tax money - here we are only concern who's the better management and not
> provider.
>
> Republic defines our equitable collective ownership. Democracy explains a
> management system that allows all to participate with equal strength.
>
> Let's elaborate this and see where it will take us. A Gambia where
> freedoms are guaranteed - Hence we will not be troubled about Yahya this or
> that. A Gambia where we are free to choose and labor - hence Yahya can't
> induce or intimidate any to vote or labor for him. A Gambia where
> governance authority is broadcast across from
> Banjul to Kiona with deliberate conflicts of interests as an inbuilt check
> and balance  mechanisms. In short Yahya will not be a relevant concern in
> that quest. In the end he will face laws for his atrocities on our people.
>
> In addition this is a clear point of separation that will better earn us
> needed political leverage that can come handy in our demands for changes.
>
> This is a sure democratic process. Even if we use hunting guns and
> cutlasses - it will be the citizen militia. Such vibrant citizenry is
> needed not only to acquire democracy but also to sustain it. A government
> without such citizenry will never confine herself within limits of laws
> however good they maybe.
>
> This is our legitimate fight/cause. Sure we can disagree on the approaches
> but an exhaustive debate is a good beginning.
>
> Please forget about another military take over. Yahya's 20 years is more
> than enough.
>
> More importantly we have to have faith in democratic tools otherwise at
> another tough times we will/likely relapse. That's one problem in our
> region since the air of independent nation states emerged.
>
> Regards
>
> Burama
>
>
>
>


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