Ginny, Your observation is dead on, sad part is that some of us are too high on hope and some too short on reality. With that said I believe in order to achieve what the Egyptians were able to achieve requires discipline, commitment and an abundance of sacrifice. Those guys are sacrificing their lives, jobs and everything that matters to them for the sake of freedom and the rule of law. This was the case then and it is the case today. Any nation that yarns for freedom for its people and the rule of law must rule out all excuses that impedes progress. Fankung is right how can you compare Gambia to Egypt? There is no comparison. Egyptians though it took about thirty years, rise to free themselves from a dictator, Gambia on the other hand; we believe that God will take care of it for us. And with the likes of Fankung who took a sip of the juice of ignorance served by the self-centered, self-proclaimed savior of The Gambia would not be able to tell what it means to sacrifice for the greater good of our nation. With all fairness to my brothers and sisters in the Gambia, it is easy for us in the diaspora to talk about committing to and sacrificing for change while we are thousands of miles away. If that is true, then it must be equally true that you bear the deepest scares of 16 years of misguided justice, humiliation, the lack of basic respect and rule of law. You have a vital role to play in liberating our beloved country just like those committed citizens in the streets of Cairo and Alexander. Lives are lost, people are wounded, fatigue is in the air, there is a constant presence of fear but these noble citizens pushed on. I salute them with both hands for their love of country, commitiment and sacrifice. The task of getting Yahya out of office may be complex but we have to focus all resources on the essence. Believe me, this guys is setting us years back. His regime is a disgrace and utter hopelessness to The Gambia. Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:13:36 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Gambia VS Egypt. To: [log in to unmask] Ginny, With all due respect, I cannot imagine how you can compare Egypt to the Gambia. That is like the Earth and the Sky. The Gambia is a model in Africa, considering her democracy, leadership, good governance, human rights, and economic growth. So please do not compare the two. Additionally, we have a leader who ALL Gambians love. Please revise those comments. On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Ginny Quick <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Just wanted to say that while Egyptians are demonstrating in their hundreds of thousands (and Tunisians are still doing the same let's not forget), demanding freedom, democracy, justice and the rule of law, we've got Gambians either bickering and squabbling about petty nonsense like Mandinka girlfriends and who can supposedly get and keep one, and a so-called journalist who seems to be reveling in the discord that has seemingly emerged as of late, regarding the UDP-USA chapter. And we wonder why no one can stand up to Yahya. Yahya's going to be king while countries like Tunisia and Egypt, and who knows who else is going to be next as there are demonstrations in other places too, where people are ridding themselves of said tyrants. I'd like to know when it's going to be Gambia's day, but judging by what I see on Gambia-l, and also what I've seen on the Gambia Post as of late, and what's up with Gambia Post anyway, as I've not seen any postings from them in a few days, Gambia's day's going to be long in coming. I don't see what's so hard about putting one's differences aside for the good of the country, but it seems like some ofus can't do that, and worse, would rather fan the flames of discord just so they can get more listeners. If we were truly serious about a better Gambia would do what we could to work toward that end, and not continue this petty bickering back and forth about who said what and who did what, and who has say and who doesn't. I have to say that IMHO, there isn't going to be a united opposition in The gambia, Jammeh can crown himself king if he wants to, and people who say they are fighting for The Gambia are still going to be bickering amongst themselves about tribalism, or well, who knows, take your pick. I just find it really sad, when the solution is so easy, everyone seems to know what it is, but no one either can or wants to do their best to make it happen. And worse, will tear down and belittle others of the opposition they don't like, or have disagreements with, etc., and then still want to talk of unity. If you want the opposition to unite, then why can't the rank and file of whatever opposition party do their best to make that happen? And I don't see how bickering amongst ourselves here, or running over to Freedom so you can air out whatever grievances you have with UDP or whoever, so that we can further the bad feeling and disagreement is going to help make this a possibility that everyone says that they want, and everyone seems to agree is the only way to stop Jammeh in 2011. Unless of course we say we want one thing, but we really want something else. Or we'd rather have Jammeh in power, we'd rahter sit and watch Jammeh crown himself king than to see a so-called "mandinka tribalist" or a "pdois partisan", assume the presidency, even if it is for a transitional 5 years. And I think if that's how people feel, then people needs to be hoenst with tmeselves and the rest of us and just be honest and admit it. If you'd rahter Jammeh continue to abuse Gambians just so long as Darboe or Sallah or whoever doesn't become President, then let's just have it out and say it. Let's not talk about unity this and unity that, when that's not what we want at all. I think tha'ts all I'm saying. Because if we all wanted unity, then we'd have achieved it. Look at the Egyptians and how all of the disparate groups have gotten together, to form an united opposition. Everyone from the Communists to the Muslim brohterhood knows what they want, the want Mubarak gone, and they're willing to be united to get it done. Why can't Gambians do the same? Can't we just put our differneces and grievances aside long enough to accomplish the goal of getting rid of Jammeh? Ginny -- Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network. 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