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THE DIASPORA SHOULD GO BACK TO THE DRAWING
BOARD<http://foroyaa.gm/editorial/14337-the-diaspora-should-go-back-to-the-drawing-board>
Published on Friday, 11 October 2013 19:49 | Written by Ousman
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BRAIN AND NOT EMOTION IS THE KEY TO LEADEFRSHIP AND SUCCESS
Means that distance oneself from the achievement of ends are ill conceived.
Martin Luther King marched to Washington to prick the conscience of a
Nation that is still remembering his immortal words.He did not go
to Washington to take over the White House or the Congress. If the Gambia
is to have a future, the children of Independence must have greater
clarity, maturity and tact than those who were born during the colonial
period.

The young of today should not be robots and marionettes in the hands of
people who drive them into political adventurism that is full of noise and
fury, but ends up as a hollow or empty enterprise leading to no fruitful
gain. They should be partners to those who wish to empower the people
through necessary and viable means so that they could take full ownership
of the Country and make it a bastion of liberty, dignity and prosperity.The
young in the Diaspora should understand that in International Law states
and not personalities are recognised. Hence those who control state power
become the legitimate authority for a state.

This is why the Syrian Foreign Minister could go to the US and address the
UN even though all types of adjectives and superlatives were being used to
describe his President as a war criminal. Gambian youth should not hear
attacks of the West and immediately conclude that their actions against
Gambian officials would be tolerated by those governments. These attacks
become significant only if they lead to break in relations. Many
Governments have come to realise that Heads of state of small countries do
sometimes make noises just to win attention and ease pressure, if they are
under pressure.
Hence in many cases; they do not isolate them, they just give more carrots
and then continue to exercise influence on them to conform to international
norms. Hence, the Gambian people should not be disappointed when they see a
foreign Government maintain relation with the Gambia government after being
attacked. Governments know how to handle each other without coming out in
the open.Needless to say, a Government should also avoid inflammatory
rhetoric that radicalise those who are quick to be infuriated and driven to
rash actions that they may live to regret later.

Gambians should focus on each other and engage in the most important debate
of our time on the future of the country. We must put emotion aside and
rely on clarity of vision to shape the best way forward. This is the demand
of destiny and it should be answered without delay.

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*"Be the change you want to see in the World"*

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