>From: Abdoulie A Jallow <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: The Mind Of Jammehs' Prostitutes - What Patriotism? >Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 09:48:49 -0600 > >Here’s to an attempt in understanding the mind bugging behavior of some >of our seemingly intelligent technocrats zooming into how they are >being used, abused and refused by the fascist – Jammeh - only for them >to turn around and declare their unflinching dedication to the >perpetuation of his establishment. They call it patriotism. > >A tacit patriotism! That is to say a wordless, and consequentially a >thoughtless and will-less patriotism, a revolting nonsense! An absurd >dream and what is more, a wicked dream! An unworthy deception! For >their patriotism assumes that while they are in a state of not being >able to will, to think for themselves, they bound themselves and >possibly all their descendents – only by virtue of having let >themselves be abused and refused without raising a finger – into >perpetual slavery. > >They all remain isolated in their newfound liberty or absolute right, >paying no attention to the moral freedom and dignity of others except >in those cases wherein such attention is dictated by their weakness and >self-centeredness – in other words, by their own imprudence and >personal interest. As we speak, egoism is the supreme law, >unfortunately, the only extant right in the Gambia. The good is >determined by success in their version of patriotism and largesse, the >bad only by failure to join the club and become perpetual slaves and >prostitutes, and justice is simply the political enthronement of >Jammehs’ wishes, however horrible, cruel, or infamous it might be. >Consequently, by good in this group of prostitutes is meant only the >greatest satisfaction given to Jammehs’ ego, which, being accomplished >upon the real sacrifice of the moral conscience of each member of the >group. This excludes form its midst, the “threats to national >security”, saboteurs, natural enemies, the vast majority of Gambians >within and outside the country. The “dogo-dogo” goes on! > >The distinction between the patriot and the saboteur, according to >their twisted logic, lies in how much of the degrading abuse one can >take from Jammeh. All those who have been recognized as willing and >interested in perpetuating the fascist, regardless of the humiliation >and everything they do against a drop of moral and ethical conscience, >are declared patriots and everything contrary to that, the bad, >unpatriotic saboteurs - a “threat to national security”. Members of the >seemingly elite group of Jammeh prostitutes who entered this compact >having become what they are, having bound themselves by insatiable lust >for pleasure, recognition and quick loot, assume thereby the duty of >subordinating their moral obligations/conscience and their individual >rights for the common weal. Their ultimate duty to the society they >live in. The Gambian society. They have helped Jammeh become the most >negation, the most callously calculated and complete negation of >humanity. He rends apart the social solidarity, as we knew it, of all >Gambians, and clustered some of the most vulnerable - the seemingly >intelligent – in order to destroy, humiliate and enslave the rest in >his own way. He takes under his protection, for his protection, only >his tribesmen and he recognizes and gives respect and humanity only >within the confines of his own boundary of special friends. Since he >does not recognize any right outside of his confines, he quite >logically arrogate to himself the right to treat with the most >ferocious inhumanity all those he perceives as a threat to his >established confines. When he displays generosity or humanity towards >the rest, he does so in no case out of any sense of duty. That is >because he has no sense of duty to those he is obliged to serve as a >head of state. Think about it! > > >Abdoulie A. Jallow >(BambaLaye) > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<> > >To view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>