Dr. Saine, the desire not to debate is mutual. I do NOT wake up in the morning looking forward to coming to G_L to debate with people. I am glad that you realized that ‘tolerance’ is the key here. I am all for tolerance. I wished though that the real ‘powers’ on G_L recognized that tolerance is the key and stop ‘de-listing’ people. Me being perceived as intolerant is neither here nor there. All I can do is defend my point of view; albeit vigorously. KB >From: Abdoulaye Saine <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: A Recent Trip to Gambia >Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 17:35:34 -0500 > >Kebba Dampha: >I have been wrong about many things in life, especially Politics in The >Gambia. And like you, to use your favorite phrase before the presidential >elections, "Jammeh is finished." Frankly, it does not matter to me whether >I am >right or wrong. We all were in our prediction of Jammeh's impending >demise. >But that is not the reason for joining these debates. I learn a lot from >the >G-L. I share my take on things and one is free to agree or disagree. In >my >line of work, this is normal. The perspectives expressed are valuable, >however. And we can learn from each other with tolerance. The issues are >more >complex and can hardly be captured sufficiently by some of the simple >arguments >you make or I make for that matter. Tolerance is the key. > >Also, to use conclusions I made about the Presidential election as a basis >for >evaluating the National Assembly elections is like mixing apples and >oranges. >The contexts are very different. If the UDP/PPP/GPP Alliance were to >contest >the NA elections on a similar platform, the outcome would not have been >different. So, in the end, you have not "proved anything >wrong." > >And KB, I do not want to debate you, not that I can not, but I do not >believe it >would be fruitful. I understand your position well. > >Many thanks, >Abdoulaye _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>> 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] <<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>//\\<<//\\>>