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Originally posted by Karamba
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That apart, what is your contribution to the promotion of a UNITED GAMBIA AGAINST DOMINATION as spelt in the text? I would imagine you have some energy to contribute on that ideal. If you have any further queries, feel free to bounce the ball back to court. Let's move on.

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Originally posted by MADIBA

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Originally posted by kondorong

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Originally posted by MADIBA


May be you have not read my posting well. I said that it started as far back as 1951 and was more visible up to 1966 after the failed republican referendum. Certainly 1951 is not new.

Those times were more violent when peoples homes were burnt to the ground. At least not now even though oppositions cannot stand in some regions of the country.

Are you trying to pull my leg. I dont fall for Fulani tricks. The Sarahule man knows your tricks.


Konds,
You said you don't fall to Fulani tricks. You just fall and bite the dust by answering an unexposed complex question; cos i didn't know that the problem lived since the fifties. Fulas are gifted with more grey matters

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MI JABI. KO AAN WAWI

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WOONA MEEN TAN WAWI, FULBEH FOOF WAWI

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Originally posted by MADIBA

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Originally posted by kondorong

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Originally posted by MADIBA


May be you have not read my posting well. I said that it started as far back as 1951 and was more visible up to 1966 after the failed republican referendum. Certainly 1951 is not new.

Those times were more violent when peoples homes were burnt to the ground. At least not now even though oppositions cannot stand in some regions of the country.

Are you trying to pull my leg. I dont fall for Fulani tricks. The Sarahule man knows your tricks.


Konds,
You said you don't fall to Fulani tricks. You just fall and bite the dust by answering an unexposed complex question; cos i didn't know that the problem lived since the fifties. Fulas are gifted with more grey matters

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MI JABI. KO AAN WAWI

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WOONA MEEN TAN WAWI, FULBEH FOOF WAWI

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Originally posted by Dalton1


Compatriots,

All said well about the dark seal that Foni happened to find itself today, i.e the unopposed seats. Being a proud native of the area, i cannot let this topic sleep without adding my few lines to it.

To be an opposition in Foni is a risky business, just like the many other places in the Gambia. This excuse may be seen weak, but actually the whole truth. Gambians must be hardened about political struggle, the ability to have unshakeable principles, no matter what.

For one, the people of Foni are known to be very loyal to leaders. It was similar to the catastrophic era of the old man that gave birth to this rotten system called hazardous tyranny. While Gambian awareness level contributed greatly to this sitation, the iron fist governing by a man who came from the area constitutes more. One who doesn't spare his close aides and family members, won't be close to allowing others especially those that would challenge his arrogance and bigottry.

Knowing the area well, an opposition will do well in some of the areas, but people might be scared to live with the aftermath of being an opposition. I have no desire for leadership, and if i did and was there, nothing would have stopped me from supporting an independent candidate.

My blame won't be on the opposition. It won't be on the people of Foni, just like i won't put the blame on the entire Gambian populace. I blame "misfortune" and "level of political awareness."

We can surely hold the necks of the opposition for not uniting once more, which reveals excessive desire for power and greed connected to dividing sentiments.

Note: The Jolas of Foni are peaceful. Jammeh's ascend to power gave birth to a situation hard to explain. His loyalists (It don't matter whether you are Jola, Mandinka, Fula , Wollof, et cetera) dinned on the same table with the devil, so their hearts and minds are obviously of the devil's cast. There is also great deal of complexity. The Jolas then felt isolated (inferior), and now in revenge feels superior.

It's a lot of lessons to learn from Gambia's ongoing era. I see Gambians as nice people, but we won't stop supporting people because they are related to us. Instead of supporting people because of capability, dedication, good morale, political awareness, we will support people because they are from the same area with us, or because they are our family members, or because they helped us with jobs, money or other worldly material.This is where the sickness started. The sickness is widespread, and a lot of people are affected with this virus, unfortunately. Now to fight this and raise the level of tolerance and acceptance, we need to turn that **** off, and plant in awareness, which is why it is good to be in forums, newspapers, bloggs, et cetera to listen, read, write and cultivate your mental faculty.

The sad creeping pla, Sentimental division, succeeded in growing so tall with canopies that now to fight it will require a reform of many supposedly respected individuals in our Gambian society, when their order of the day is only to rot a society that was supposed to be decent and democratic.

It comes back to redemption. True redemption!! Surely the comforter to come (if any) is way over due.

Very soon, we will welcome to our parliament another bunch of lazy law makers, selfish, human worshippers, lacking in political education and those that will sink more than already has been, the ship of the state. They will vote in laws that will deny them "veto" powers, and "vote" power.

Sad!! Sad!! Sad!! Isn't it??

I rest my case!!

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Originally posted by Dalton1


Compatriots,

All said well about the dark seal that Foni happened to find itself today, i.e the unopposed seats. Being a proud native of the area, i cannot let this topic sleep without adding my few lines to it.

To be an opposition in Foni is a risky business, just like the many other places in the Gambia. This excuse may be seen weak, but actually the whole truth. Gambians must be hardened about political struggle, the ability to have unshakeable principles, no matter what.

For one, the people of Foni are known to be very loyal to leaders. It was similar to the catastrophic era of the old man that gave birth to this rotten system called hazardous tyranny. While Gambian awareness level contributed greatly to this sitation, the iron fist governing by a man who came from the area constitutes more. One who doesn't spare his close aides and family members, won't be close to allowing others especially those that would challenge his arrogance and bigottry.

Knowing the area well, an opposition will do well in some of the areas, but people might be scared to live with the aftermath of being an opposition. I have no desire for leadership, and if i did and was there, nothing would have stopped me from supporting an independent candidate.

My blame won't be on the opposition. It won't be on the people of Foni, just like i won't put the blame on the entire Gambian populace. I blame "misfortune" and "level of political awareness."

We can surely hold the necks of the opposition for not uniting once more, which reveals excessive desire for power and greed connected to dividing sentiments.

Note: The Jolas of Foni are peaceful. Jammeh's ascend to power gave birth to a situation hard to explain. His loyalists (It don't matter whether you are Jola, Mandinka, Fula , Wollof, et cetera) dinned on the same table with the devil, so their hearts and minds are obviously of the devil's cast. There is also great deal of complexity. The Jolas then felt isolated (inferior), and now in revenge feels superior.

It's a lot of lessons to learn from Gambia's ongoing era. I see Gambians as nice people, but we won't stop supporting people because they are related to us. Instead of supporting people because of capability, dedication, good morale, political awareness, we will support people because they are from the same area with us, or because they are our family members, or because they helped us with jobs, money or other worldly material.This is where the sickness started. The sickness is widespread, and a lot of people are affected with this virus, unfortunately. Now to fight this and raise the level of tolerance and acceptance, we need to turn that **** off, and plant in awareness, which is why it is good to be in forums, newspapers, bloggs, et cetera to listen, read, write and cultivate your mental faculty.

The sad creeping pla, Sentimental division, succeeded in growing so tall with canopies that now to fight it will require a reform of many supposedly respected individuals in our Gambian society, when their order of the day is only to rot a society that was supposed to be decent and democratic.

It comes back to redemption. True redemption!! Surely the comforter to come (if any) is way over due.

Very soon, we will welcome to our parliament another bunch of lazy law makers, selfish, human worshippers, lacking in political education and those that will sink more than already has been, the ship of the state. They will vote in laws that will deny them "veto" powers, and "vote" power.

Sad!! Sad!! Sad!! Isn't it??

I rest my case!!

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Originally posted by shaka

I think we are being unfair to the opposition as well as understating the Foni situation. This has very little to do with tribalism but much rather anarchy and tyranny imposed on the people of Foni by an evil son of foni, in the person of the president himself. I don't know any area that suffered so much abuse, terror and humiliation than the people of Foni since the ascent of Jammeh to the presidency in 1994. Even predominantly mandinka areas are living in paradise compared to to the people of foni.

Where in the Gambia have any people been publicly branded witches who take pleasure in devouring their own sons and daughters by the president of the nation? It is happening to the people of foni. If one was to compare the political prisoner population of all prisons in the Gambia with the number of prisoner heads per geographical areas in the Gambia, you be surprised that biggest percentage does not come from the Badibous, kiangs, fulladus or saloums but from the Fonis. Being an opposition to Jammeh in the Fonis amounts to being being a witch as well as your family. It also means government agents can in dark clothes and masks can whisk you and your family away in the middle of the night and thrown in a dark, nasty and mosquito infested cell for alledged crimes ranging from conspiracy against the state to witchcraftcy and detained incommunicado. For some kind of twisted fantasy Jammeh seems to think he own the people of Foni.

Now the big question is who in their right mind is mad enough to declare himself or herself an opposition candidate in such a dangerous political climate? The opposition would be lucky to get a cow to represent them much more a human being. The people of Foni don't vote for APRC because they are tribalist but because they are the most politically intimidated and subdued people in the Gambia. The fact that they being demonised by one of Foni's sons make their plight even more sorrier.

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Originally posted by shaka

I think we are being unfair to the opposition as well as understating the Foni situation. This has very little to do with tribalism but much rather anarchy and tyranny imposed on the people of Foni by an evil son of foni, in the person of the president himself. I don't know any area that suffered so much abuse, terror and humiliation than the people of Foni since the ascent of Jammeh to the presidency in 1994. Even predominantly mandinka areas are living in paradise compared to to the people of foni.

Where in the Gambia have any people been publicly branded witches who take pleasure in devouring their own sons and daughters by the president of the nation? It is happening to the people of foni. If one was to compare the political prisoner population of all prisons in the Gambia with the number of prisoner heads per geographical areas in the Gambia, you be surprised that biggest percentage does not come from the Badibous, kiangs, fulladus or saloums but from the Fonis. Being an opposition to Jammeh in the Fonis amounts to being being a witch as well as your family. It also means government agents can in dark clothes and masks can whisk you and your family away in the middle of the night and thrown in a dark, nasty and mosquito infested cell for alledged crimes ranging from conspiracy against the state to witchcraftcy and detained incommunicado. For some kind of twisted fantasy Jammeh seems to think he own the people of Foni.

Now the big question is who in their right mind is mad enough to declare himself or herself an opposition candidate in such a dangerous political climate? The opposition would be lucky to get a cow to represent them much more a human being. The people of Foni don't vote for APRC because they are tribalist but because they are the most politically intimidated and subdued people in the Gambia. The fact that they being demonised by one of Foni's sons make their plight even more sorrier.

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Originally posted by SANTANFARA
DALTON. it is good of you to clarify the foni situation. my gran mother always quote an old saying '' an old man standing in a dark room see's himself even if no one see him''.
unjarama unnumfuf.

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Originally posted by SANTANFARA
DALTON. it is good of you to clarify the foni situation. my gran mother always quote an old saying '' an old man standing in a dark room see's himself even if no one see him''.
unjarama unnumfuf.

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