Not sure about that Dr Jallow. Anyway, thanks for the story.

Daffeh

On Monday, 25 February 2013, Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Daffeh, I think we are dealing with the blind man and the elephant here. Glad you enjoyed the story.
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> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:30:32 +0000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [G_L] Metaphorically Speaking
> To: [log in to unmask]
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> Dr Jallow,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Baba
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>> 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]
>>
>> Dr Jallow,
>>
>> 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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