Being away from the List for a while, and not following the discussions recently, I may not be the right person to say this but I certainly cannot understand why is it that when a government supporter subscribes to the List their registered names are not respected. Calling Mr. Kebba Jobe Kebba "JOKE" tells a lot about the way some are not sensitive to others opinions. Kebba Jobe is a Gambian name and we all know some antigovernment supporters here who are subscribed using false names. So what is the shouting all about? I think we are better off talking about issues, instead of calling one another names. Yes, it is a forum for everyone and we are all entitled to our opinions, but name calling is the least we could do. When any one raises their voices for the regime, we tend to assume that they are one of the top government employees. Let us call a spade what it is. Is the opposition paranoid like Jammeh used to be called? On the raising of funds for the opposition, some people have raised some very common and sensible questions, but all that they can hear is let the contributions come in and the later that could be discussed. What kind of arrangement is that? So some will cry loud, but why? Not everyone who is against this regime is convinced that there is a viable opposition. None of the opposition parties at the moment can be called the leading opposition party for they are all after the vacuum the Jawara government left there. And yes, I always bring this up despite some call it foul, but one must know their history to determine their future. If these opposition parties cannot come together, what makes any 'unsound' Gambian like me to think that they can even rule the country? I have no doubt that in my 'narrow' mind that they cannot. And just as some have already said here despite all the loud cries for these parties supporters, they cannot convince us that there is a chance for the opposition when they could not even maintain their seat after such disasters as the student massacre. It is obvious that they have not sold any agenda to the voters but human rights. And as one gentleman rightly pointed out, there is more to governance than just human rights. We were one time staged high as a human right respected country when on the ground some of us knew there was nothing like that. The opposition has a lot more to do that just going around telling us that there was vote buying and that was why they lost. Imagine having a family in the Gambia who cannot afford their daily food, and now having that from someone in this government. How it is done is a different thing, but most of these families have been like that well before this regime. So if they are getting that from this regime, what makes one think that they will not vote for them? The thought of the future? They never had the opportunity to think like that and they might not have a lot at stake. It is high time we all face the reality and know that there is more to the Gambia than the one without Jammeh. Hey let one cry loud and foul as much as they want, but telling the truth those not mean to hurt any party. Ousman Jallow Bojang. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------