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 "...but I share that commentary IS NOT OUR ONLY  

RELIANCE FOR HOPE." Haruna. 





Hi bro Haruna,



Thank you always. I agree totally. I meant to say, we rely a lot on courageous comments because they revive us when the feelings are emotional.



Have a nice weekend. 



Y...







 





> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:40:18 -0400

> From: [log in to unmask]

> Subject: Re: Ma Yero / The Socrates bashing: Rejoinder to Galleh's debate

> To: [log in to unmask]

> 

> "Good mentor Haruna,

> Good speed as always from your end. 

> For your  commentaries, count me as a timelybeneficiary for the strong 

> opinions of yours  that I dearly share." Yero.

>  

> Thank you Yero for the kind words. It is the cumulative value of all our  

> commentaries that you infer. Thank you all the same.

>  

> "Yourcommentaries matter a lot at a time when commentaries are our  

> onlyreliance for hope." Yero.

>  

> I see your anxiety Yero, but I share that commentary IS NOT OUR ONLY  

> RELIANCE FOR HOPE. This is a lethargic and perpetually -victim disposition.  Instead, 

> commentary is the pre-requisite for sober action for redress. Do not  

> underestimate yourself among sober citizens.

>  

> "At least your words are inspiring others of courage, love and hope.  Excuse 

> the parts where we have to disagree, time and again." Yero.

>  

> I understand and I'm obliged. Oft disagreement is the multivitamin in the  

> life of courage and citizen action. The trick is to learn from error and  

> aversions to yield more formidable synergy. I thank you for your  voice.

>  

> Masoud. MQJGDT. Darbo. Abdallah!

> 

> That is just normal.

> With love & kind regards,Y…

> 

> 

> >  Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:20:11 -0400> From: [log in to unmask]>  

> Subject: Re: The Socrates bashing: Rejoinder to Galleh's debate> To:  

> [log in to unmask]> > > Y,> > I admire your keen sense  of appreciation and 

> discernment. I have come to > appreciate Galleh's  commentaries as satire's omnibus. 

> He is the vrai ombudsman.> > Haruna.  Thanks Y. > > In a message dated 

> 3/19/2008 6:55:44 P.M. Mountain Daylight  Time, > [log in to unmask] writes:> > > 

> The Socrates Bashing:  rejoinder to Galleh’s debate.> > > Galleh’s recent 

> bashing on the  teacher of old, Socrates is the tear-dripping > summary of Foroyaa’

> s  interview with Madi Ceesay about the Independent > Newspaper. I happened 

> to  read Galleh’s piece before reading Foroyaa’s interview, > and as soon as I 

>  got done reading Madi’s points, I equally wiped my tears with > Galleh’s  

> nostalgic piece of Socrates. If at all to put it in ink, I am a > long time  

> fan to the Independent. Personally, I think the Independent > proprietors  

> should not loose hope about the leaflets of the Independent flying soon >  again. 

> The closure of an institution like the Independent is a clear testimony  > of 

> Jammeh’s wish to keep people in the dark. But like I jokingly tell my  > 

> friends, you close one Independent, tens of others will emerge; you kill  one > 

> Deyda, hundred Deydas will emerge. You then ask: Who is running a  profit or > 

> loose? Isn’t it him…Jammeh? But candidly to say, all the good  ideas have been > 

> put on line or in print. Papers like Foroyaa and the Point  has truly proved 

> to > be great educators of time. We need to pick the pieces  together and do 

> action > work. Words alone cannot do it. Words are meant to  prepare the people 

> > mentally. That gives courage for action. We are stocked  over 

> interpretation of > democracy. Yes, democracy means peaceful advocacy.  But we have what is 

> called > self-defense and fighting for sovereignty. Or do  we want to believe 

> that > democracy is to let someone keep poking your  intestines with a lethal 

> injection > while you keep dreaming about democracy.  You got it! What 

> democracy will stop you > poking a someone else’s intestine  that is poking yours? 

> God damn him [a > dictator] and all his hims! > >  > I tell you that some 

> Gambians show a tendency worst than Jammeh, as far as  > aggression towards the 

> press is concerned or individuals. It is true that  > press freedom would mean 

> good journalistic ethics. It would mean fair,  balance, > accurate, well 

> investigated stories and carefully written with  good choice of > words. The same 

> thing with societal freedom. I see no  difference with those > associated with 

> newspapers and those associated with  forums. The later has a > tendency to be 

> so irresponsible and exercise a lot  of aggression without > accountability. 

> Let us call a spade a spade. Those in  the media are doing a good > job. That 

> includes those in these forums as  well. Now that doesn’t make them > heroes or 

> perfect. They are equally like  those of us contributing in these > forums. 

> The same crimes they commit are  the same crimes we daily commit, as far > as 

> character-assassination is  concerned [TO THOSE OF THEM THAT DO.] But > 

> Professor Cummings once taught  me, “They speak to you like angels and they behave > 

> like stupid human  beings.” Take a break and learn about your surrounding with 

> > a mythical  leader firing mythical bullets to eliminate us, one by one. > > 

> >  Y...> > > >  

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