Dr Jallow,

I am sure you depicted a highly educated fellow. Your description was that he is a well learned fellow. I just happened to substitute the word 'well' with 'highly' which comes to the same thing as it is in tandem with the contextual meaning of the phrase you used.

You have accepted the rest of my translations and I thank you for that. However, I am still troubled by the level of persistence coming from your side despite the convergence of views on the fundamentals of the character depicted.

I clearly understands why you labour too hard but I certainly do not intend to sandwich you in a position that you do not want be -whatever that is.  All I wanted to do was to provide a straight speaking interpretation and that is exactly what I have done. The facts haven't changed and the narrative remains the same and that means I am on the money.

I have already addressed the other issues in my previous postings and I refer you to the same. If there are no other issues you would like to bring up, I suggest we leave the records to speak for themselves.  

And once again, thank you for your brilliant article on the Heyhey Nopilen character aka Halifa Sallah. And by the way, I won't call him 'a great human being'. That is bit condescending to the rest of the population.

Cheers
Daffeh





On Monday, 25 February 2013, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Again Daffeh, you have a right to your perception of Mr. Sallah and to your interpretation of my work. You, however, cannot impose my own meaning on my own work. You may see Halifa in my character because that is your perception of Halifa. I do not see Halifa in my character because that is not my perception of Halifa. So please believe what you want to believe but do not try to impose your perception of Halifa on me.
>  
> I am not laboring any harder than you are to make a point. We just want to be clear with each other. So let's keep the conversation going if you wish. But I think it is better that we agree to disagree on this one and move on. My character is not meant to depict Halifa Sallah and I am not going to agree that it was meant to depict Halifa Sallah.
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> You write that the story "is about a well educated but overly arrogant and a grotesque narcissist." Well, my character is certainly "overly arrogant and a grotesque narcissist" but he is not "well educated." So you see, on this point at least, you are mistaken.
>  
> And remember Daffeh - and I say this merely as a brother and fellow compatriot - those of us in the struggle for democracy should always entertain the possibility of error on our part. As fallible human beings, we should be careful not to mistalke our own subjective opinions for objective reality. Perceptions are just that - perceptions, and they may be correct or mistaken. Where subjective opinion is uncompromisingly held as objective reality, the possibility of intolerance is magnified. Despots like our own Gyant DaMidget hate the media and critics because they take their subjective opinions to be objective realities. We should try to avoid committing the same ills we are fighting against.
>  
> Baba
>  
> ________________________________
> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:51:26 +0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [G_L] Metaphorically Speaking
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Dr Jallow,
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> I am not mistaken. The depiction is clear and it is about a well educated but overly arrogant and a grotesque narcissist in the opposition circle who cares about nothing but his personal grandeur. There is only one such person and his name is Halifa Abacarr Sallah of Serrekunda. That is not a perception but an incontravertable fact.
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> I perfectly understand why you chose to labour hard on this but the fundamental fact is; it doesn't change the narrative and I am certainly not imposing anything on you here.
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> If you truly do not mean Halifa Sallah in your mind, then inadvertently it is him you have depicted for it is only him in the opposition circle who has such idiosyncrasies. They are preculia to him and only him.
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> I think you should be proud that you've done a good job here, Dr. Halifa needs to be called out for what he is, not just by me but all of us.
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> Hooops! The disciples will be descending in a minute. Just watch.
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> Thanks
> Daffeh
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>
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> On Monday, 25 February 2013, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I do not "feel obliged to come out this way" Daffeh. I am merely stating the truth of my position. The point is, our perceptions of Halifa Sallah differ. I see him as a great human being who, like all of us has his personal faults but who is  nevertheless a very decent and enlightened individual. Perhaps you know that I have had some disagreements with Mr. Sallah in the past and I certainly do not subscribe to his political ideology. But that said, my relationship with Halifa is one of mutual respect. If I need to criticze him, I will do so in good old plain English and not use satirical metaphors. In my opinion, he deserves better than that from me. Not so the real Heyhey Nopilen who, again in my perception - which may not be other people's perception -  is an insentive windbag and a totally clueless and hyper-arrogant dude who likes to rattle his imaginary mental sabre and make funny noises all over the place.
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>> So no worries Daffeh. Just to say that as an enlightened democrat, you might want to consider the possibility that this time around, you are mistaken. It happens sometimes.
>>  
>> Baba
>>  
>> ________________________________
>> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:59:19 +0000
>> From: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [G_L] Metaphorically Speaking
>> To: [log in to unmask]
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>> Thanks Dr Jallow. I am not surprised you feel obliged to come out this way. It was much anticipated. Notwithstanding, I maintain my position.
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>> And thanks for respecting my right to say it as it is.
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>> Cheers
>> Daffeh
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>> On Monday, 25 February 2013, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Daffeh,
>>>  
>>> You may interpret my work any way you like, but you may not impose my actual meaning on me. If the character fits your perception of Halifa Sallah, it does not fit my perception of Halifa Sallah. Perceptions are subjective and what you see may not be what I see. So while respecting your right to interpret my work, please allow me to say that as far as I am concerned - and in this case I know better since I am the author - Heyhey Nopilen is not meant to depict Halifa Sallah for whom I have great respect. So Daffeh, no cover blown here yet. Perhaps you may want to try again?
>>>  
>>> Baba
>>>  
>>> ________________________________
>>> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:33:50 +0000
>>> From: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: [G_L] Metaphorically Speaking
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>
>>> Oh, if I may borrow the american slangs there Baba, my bad. But I have no doubt the real name of the character you depitched is Halifa Sallah, the self proclaimed Grand Ayatollah of Last Bundung. What you summed up in this article is a character full of grotesque narcissism and personal grandiosity and that is, without a doubt, plainly and truely Halifa Sallah.
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