Jaiteh, I agree with you. See, what you call ‘flaming’, I do NOT regard it
as such. If you check the archives you will realize that I NEVER call people
morons unless they do ‘something particularly stupid’ (definition of moron
in the dictionary I use). Rather than saying that someone is a ‘contemptible
person’. I prefer to use ‘vermin’ which is obviously shorter and a logical
choice for me considering the time constraints. I guarantee you that every
single word I have used here has been used appropriately. I frankly do NOT
understand where people come from with all the complaints about my choice of
words.
I think that rather than the choice of words, a more apt complaint would
have attacked the substance of what I said. Whether I describe someone as a
particularly stupid person or call him a moron, what is more important is
the reason behind the characterization; NOT whether I preferred to use one
word instead of three words to describe the same thing.
KB
>From: "Malanding S. Jaiteh" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Dampha: I don't hate Jawara
>Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 11:26:51 -0500
>
>Kebba,
>I sincerely believe that you can make your case effectively without
>flaming.
>Thank you.
>
>Malanding Jaiteh
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dampha Kebba" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Monday, November 12, 2001 10:22 AM
>Subject: Re: Dampha: I don't hate Jawara
>
>
> > Gassama, it is refreshing to hear that you do NOT hate Jawara and in
>your
> > own words, "to say that Jawara did a lot for the country would be an
> > understatement". The things some will say to be taken seriously. I do
>NOT
> > even think I have been this glowing with my remarks about Jawara. I
>guess
> > after you realized that you were NOT dealing with someone that was in
>the
> > Diaspora the past 20 years, you decided to change your tact from saying
>that
> > Jawara tried to 'subjugate' a whole nation by 'deliberately' denying
>them
> > education, to now saying that "he (Jawara) has done his best for the
>country
> > and it would be
> > dishonest of [you] not to acknowledge that". Emphasis mine.
> >
> > See, Gassama, if you are interested in a real postmortem of the Jawara
>era,
> > I suggest you engage people like OJ or other PPP stalwarts that worked
>in
> > the system. I have told you on numerous occasions that I am NOT
>interested
> > in defending the indefensible aspects of the PPP record. What I set out
>to
> > do is set the record straight when people like you attempt to distort
>the
> > PPP record IN ORDER TO MAKE YAYA LOOK GOOD. I sincerely hope you get
>that
> > this time. That way, you will save me from dwelling on frivolous issues
> > about a government that is NO MORE and will NEVER happen again. I think
>most
> > of you conveniently forgot my stance about PPP and their participation
>in
> > the Alliance.
> >
> > I understand that for some of you life would be easier if you can go
>with
> > Jassey-Conteh's LIES and argue that I oppose Yaya because of vested
>interest
> > I had in the Jawara regime. See, that helps you to feel that people only
> > oppose Yaya because of narrow self-interest, and therefore it is
>justified
> > for you also to support the man because of narrow self-interests. Well,
>you
> > can convince yourselves about my motives for opposing Yaya. Contrary to
>what
> > you think, I CANNOT DICTATE how you decipher information. I only have
> > control of what I write. How you receive that information is up to you.
> >
> > Yes, there are a lot of people that oppose Yaya based on purely
>principled
> > grounds. I happen to believe that anybody that orders the massacre of
> > children as young as three, in cold blood, does NOT deserve to lead us.
>That
> > person belongs in jail. That is my beef with Yaya. Go check the
>archives.
> > Everything else came after that.
> >
> > If you want, you can still support Yaya DESPITE these atrocities. I will
> > NEVER support him, especially when I know that he does NOT have anything
> > extraordinary to offer us in terms of uplifting poor Gambians. Your
> > government's own records have shown that Gambians have grown POORER
>under
> > Yaya's watch. Why on earth seemingly intelligent people will unashamedly
> > support a callous leader that has rendered our people poorer, is
>honestly
> > beyond me. You can shout all you can about Yaya's 'developments'. What
>you
> > CANNOT run away from is the fact that the net effect of those
>'developments'
> > rendered the people POORER and they are going to suffer for generations
>to
> > come because of the debts this illegal government has saddled us with.
> >
> > So do NOT give me crap about Yaya having a vision for the country. The
> > vision he has could be exhibited by any High School graduate in the
>country.
> > We do NOT need that 'development' and the callousness it comes with. Who
> > needs a government that does NOT even have the wherewithal to ensure
>that
> > farmers (the bulk of the people in the society) earn a decent living
>from
> > their sweat and toil? Gassama, that is where we differ. I do NOT
>tolerate
> > mediocrity in any shape or form; let alone mediocrity accompanied by the
> > callousness and the corruption of the AFPRC/APRC.
> >
> > You on the other hand, are prepared to IGNORE Yaya's abuses so long as
>the
> > mediocrity in the society continues. Even if people like Emanuel Joof
>(whom
> > you claimed to be friends with) is abused, you still prefer to keep
>quiet
> > about it and continue to support Yaya's diabolical regime. With friends
>like
> > you, Joof does NOT need enemies. I wonder where you were when Emmanuel
>was
> > being railroaded by Joseph Joof asking Police Officers to fabricate
>evidence
> > against the man?
> >
> > I hope you understand my stance better now. Right after the election an
>APRC
> > supporter I know called me to gloat. The first thing he told me was to
>ask
> > me why I opposed PPP and I am also unhappy with APRC. See, people like
>me
>do
> > NOT just support a government because they are in power. When PPP was in
> > power, I criticized them for their wrongs. Now that APRC is in power, I
>will
> > also criticize them for their wrongs. NOT to have PPP back, BUT to have
>a
> > Gambia that is better than anything we have seen before. I do NOT LIE
>for
> > any government in power in order to make ends meet.
> > KB
> >
> >
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