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Cornelius
Sweden
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 Posted - 20 Dec 2006 : 22:14:34
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"The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party
divisions and make them one people."
-- Thomas Jefferson (letter to John Dickinson, 1801)
Could this apply to the Gambia and do more good than evil?
It does not imply a one-party........but in the absence of an effective opposition, we more or less have a one-party state.
The motto of the SLPP (the party currently in power in Sierra Leone) is "One country, one People"
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 20 Dec 2006 : 22:18:38
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Originally posted by Cornelius
"The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party
divisions and make them one people."
-- Thomas Jefferson (letter to John Dickinson, 1801)
Could this apply to the Gambia and do more good than evil?
It does not imply a one-party........but in the absence of an effective opposition, we more or less have a one-party state.
The motto of the SLPP (the party currently in power in Sierra Leone) is "One country, one People"
A similar saying was rocking the airwaves of Radio Gambia: ONE GAMBIA, ONE NATION ONE PEOP[/b[b]]LE.
Sierraleone and gambia have twice been under one colonial governor. Birds of the same feather flock together. |
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kondorong
Gambia
4380 Posts |
Posted - 20 Dec 2006 : 22:18:38
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quote:
Originally posted by Cornelius
"The greatest good we can do our country is to heal its party
divisions and make them one people."
-- Thomas Jefferson (letter to John Dickinson, 1801)
Could this apply to the Gambia and do more good than evil?
It does not imply a one-party........but in the absence of an effective opposition, we more or less have a one-party state.
The motto of the SLPP (the party currently in power in Sierra Leone) is "One country, one People"
A similar saying was rocking the airwaves of Radio Gambia: ONE GAMBIA, ONE NATION ONE PEOP[/b[b]]LE.
Sierraleone and gambia have twice been under one colonial governor. Birds of the same feather flock together. |
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kayjatta
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Posted - 21 Dec 2006 : 18:21:10
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Political parties are mere vehicles through which people can seek the mandate of the citizens for representation.Political parties also represent ideology and philosophy of economics and politics that it's members subscribe to.
What Gambia (especially the politicians) needs to understand is that we need to agree to disagree. Disagreement is the engine for change , and change produces progress.
I still think that political parties in the Gambia have not yet reached a high level of evolution. Perhaps with the exception of PDOIS (and NADD) the opposition parties and to some extent the ruling APRC has no clear cut differential ideological position on economics and politics. Unless this is achieved Gambian politics will perhaps continue to be driven by emotions rather than issues. Right now other than "love of country" there is very little difference between say UDP and NRP or GDP on issues of economics and governance.
I must finally say that the National assembly is probably the engine of the government and for all development. Unless the Gambia's national assembly is freed from the clutches of the ruling APRC there will be very little debate and consequently very little progress in our country's political and economic growth. |
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kayjatta
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Posted - 21 Dec 2006 : 18:21:10
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Political parties are mere vehicles through which people can seek the mandate of the citizens for representation.Political parties also represent ideology and philosophy of economics and politics that it's members subscribe to.
What Gambia (especially the politicians) needs to understand is that we need to agree to disagree. Disagreement is the engine for change , and change produces progress.
I still think that political parties in the Gambia have not yet reached a high level of evolution. Perhaps with the exception of PDOIS (and NADD) the opposition parties and to some extent the ruling APRC has no clear cut differential ideological position on economics and politics. Unless this is achieved Gambian politics will perhaps continue to be driven by emotions rather than issues. Right now other than "love of country" there is very little difference between say UDP and NRP or GDP on issues of economics and governance.
I must finally say that the National assembly is probably the engine of the government and for all development. Unless the Gambia's national assembly is freed from the clutches of the ruling APRC there will be very little debate and consequently very little progress in our country's political and economic growth. |
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