>From: Jungle Sunrise <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Yero Mama/The day of reckoning or recognising? >Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 13:19:44 +0000 > >Yero Mama, > >It is very unfortunate that there are some seemingly intelligent >people who >doggedly want us to believe that they and they alone have opinions >of what >right and wrong are; and with that mindset they will resort to all >sorts of >abuse and vulgarity in an attempt to impose those opinions on all >others >with differing views. While some of us will not deny that Jammeh, >like all >humans, is not infallible and has faults, they hold on to the view >that >Jammeh is the "devil reincarnate". To them, the 53% of mature >Gambians who >live in this hell of a place that they want the whole world to >believe, just >don't know what the hell they want. Are these people for real? I >simply >cannot understand why a minority of shysters on this forum seem to >want >everyone to believe that they and they alone know what is best for >the >country. He may represent some people's worst nightmares but not >mine. > >When you suggest that we look into things with an open mind and see >how best >to bridge the gap between us through a better understanding of each >other's >points of view, they dogged refuse and writing you off as some >sycophant who >has no human genes or sense in him. Some are only interested in >wallowing in >Jammeh's shortcomings refuse to allow any objective discourse of any >othe >aspect of him knowing full well that jammeh's balance score card is >not that >difficult to rationalise or defend. When you suggest referring our >recent >past in order to better understand certain issues they will have >none of it. >When you cannot make any reference to the Jawara days unless the >issue is >how The Gambia was "recognised" the world over for being a bastion >of >"peace, tranquility and human rights" (whatever that means). What >human >rights are they talking about when we were denied any significant >form of >development? What human rights is there when you subjugate a whole >nation >through a deliberate policy of keeping them aboslutely ignorant? >Even the >national radio to inform us of government policies they will not >maintain >it. We all remember the days when radio Gambia will be off the air >for hours >simply because a few five Dalasi fuses were not available. But no; >we cannot >talk about the past. If they don't want to discuss the PPP record >honestly >and compare it with what prevails now in its entirity, how on earth >can >anyone come an informed conclusion about Jammeh or his government? >Fact of >the matter is that some just hate the guy and no matter what, they >will >never see anything good in whatever he does. No wonder with that >mindset >some cannot still come to terms with the fact that the first >republic is >truely dead. Wistfully looking back to those days when nobody was >accountable for anything done in the name of the people will all be >in vain. >But try to point that out and you are a sycophant praise singing to >keep a >job. How ridiculous can one be to come such a simple conclusion is >beyond >me. > >I had very high hopes for the country when Jammeh was declared the >winner of >the recently concluded elections and the leader of main opposition >party, >Ousainou Darbo called him to concede. Then, I had thought that the >relationship between the ruling party and the UDP will, from then >on, be >based on mutual respect and fruitful engagement. How quickly those >hopes >evaporated is mind boggling. Because the legitimacy of Jammeh's >first >government was not fully accepted by some in the opposition and that >did not >go down well with the APRC, I had assumed that this time round a new >era had >dawned. I had assumed that the constant bickering and clashes >between the >two parties would soon come to an end and some degree of sanity >restored. >But no. No sooner did we heave a sigh of relieve that the tension in >our >country would soon be replaced by a unity of purpose to create a >better >Gambia, the leadership of the main opposition UDP reneged on their >earlier >reconciliatory message of respecting the views of the electorate. It >is very >sad when you consider the implication this has for peace and >peaceful >co-existence especially between the militant supporters of the two >parties. >As far as I am concerned everything seems to be back to square one. >The >scene now seems to be set for more clashes betwen supporters of the >two >parties, more arrests and detensions and more misery for all. And >all these >because some people cannot and will not accept the fact that, for >now, God >has destined Yahya to lead us. But as they say, an obstinate man >does not >hold opinions, but opinions hold him! Very unfortunate if you ask >me. > >Have a good day, Gassa. > >>From: YERO MAMA <[log in to unmask]> >>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list >><[log in to unmask]> >>To: [log in to unmask] >>Subject: Re: Mohinder Bains/The day of reckoning or recognising? >>Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 06:36:52 +0000 >> > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<> > >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] > ><>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>//\\<>