playah P:

okay lets just assume that nigerians are cowards but they dont know,
u that knows better wat have u done about it,

U CANT JUST SIT IN FRONT OF UR SCREEN AND INSULT NIGERIANS COS THERE ARE PPLE THAT WORK DAY AND NIGHT TO SEE THAT THINGS GET BETTER

bindex:

lucabrasi what are you preaching all this while?

playah P:

okay lets just assume that nigerians are cowards but they dont know,
u that knows better wat have u done about it,

U CANT JUST SIT IN FRONT OF UR SCREEN AND INSULT NIGERIANS COS THERE ARE PPLE THAT WORK DAY AND NIGHT TO SEE THAT THINGS GET BETTER

B.O.S.S.:

@ Lucabrasi

But you also disagreed with the guy that said he would be renouncing his Nigerian citizenship. I wish I could know your stance on this because though he's got dual nationality, you could at least see his efforts to gather people so as to protest to the government in expressing his rights, he aklso did a lot of things in Nigeria in terms of financially supporting the needy.

So why have you disagreed with him and also disagreed with this other person who has called us all cowards. At least they're both diasporans aren't they?

Don't ignore the message and shoot the messenger please.

Reese1:

Okay, what would you call people who act like this then?

In 2007, after getting tired of the lack of water palava, my grandma decides to dig a well in her backyard so we wouldn't have to trek like the Israelites  just to get water to shower every morning.

Now, this decision was made after she did much teeth pulling in the neighborhood; as frustrated as she was; there was no one she didn't call on in her street so they can join forces to try to call someone to do something about the water issue. (Chairman, Rep, councillor, whoever, you name it). In any case, no one living in that same neighborhood with her (and making the same treks every morning to fetch water with those heavy pails on their heads!) wanted to get involved.

The response she got from them was, "leave them (our "elected leaders" alone o!!, or "you know they won't help us o!", or "that's how they are o!", or "sha ma wo nti e o"! (just keep looking).

Okay fine, now fast forward to my grandma eventually putting the well in the backyard and she lets any and everyone have access to it. (our backyard was a scene every morning with people coming to fetch water since now, there's someone closer; they didn't have to carry their pails that far anymore to get water. Even when she's not home, she leaves the backyard door open so people can still come fetch water even when there's nobody at home. Great!

Now fast forward to her forgetting to leave the backdoor open one day. Yepa!!!, come see thunder and fire at work!

These same people of this neighborhood that were once jejely making their Israelite treks to get water, not complaining about anything, all of a sudden turned into these belligerent group of people because the poor old lady happened to forget ONE TIME to keep the backyard door unlocked.

There were no words left unsaid, how dare she not leave it open today?! Doesn't she know that a lot of people depend on that well so they can shower?! Doesn't she realize people have work to go to?! These people are so useless!, Blah, blah, blah,

I, of course, was quite amused and disgusted by this. I wondered why these people who were more than satisfied with the condition that was forcefully imposed on them by their "elected leaders" and have been more than satisfied with it for years, after all, no one ever complained outside of their homes; all of a sudden became so vocal about what they felt was their entitlement when one poor old lady forgot to unlock the door one time.

The rate at which they turned on her was so baffling to me; and I just sadly wondered how we are so quickly to turn on each other (even those who are trying their best to help you) but when the people who treat you like dogs come around, they are bowing incessantly doing "yes sir, yes sir', and their mouth goes shut.

Now multiply this incident by millions of neighborhoods in Nigeria. How exactly do you categorize people who act like that?  Heroes? for letting a little old lady have a piece of their minds? 

No one is condemning Nigerians in Nigeria for the suffering, at least I'm not. And I doubt any sane Nigerian would say that they're better than those who are in the country just because they managed to get out.

But you can't help but wonder why we continue to regurgitate the same corrupt group to lead each and every time. Nigerians in Nigeria don't need every Nigerian outside of the country to come back in the country before they know they need to elect the right people in office, do they?

Negro_Ntns:

Thanks Luca! Nice one.

But you can't help but wonder why we continue to regurgitate the same corrupt group to lead each and every time. Nigerians in Nigeria don't need every Nigerian outside of the country to come back in the country before they know they need to elect the right people in office, do they?

Reese1:

Okay, what would you call people who act like this then?

In 2007, after getting tired of the lack of water palava, my grandma decides to dig a well in her backyard so we wouldn't have to trek like the Israelites just to get water to shower every morning.

Now, this decision was made after she did much teeth pulling in the neighborhood; as frustrated as she was; there was no one she didn't call on in her street so they can join forces to try to call someone to do something about the water issue. (Chairman, Rep, councillor, whoever, you name it). In any case, no one living in that same neighborhood with her (and making the same treks every morning to fetch water with those heavy pails on their heads!) wanted to get involved.

The response she got from them was, "leave them (our "elected leaders" alone o!!, or "you know they won't help us o!", or "that's how they are o!", or "sha ma wo nti e o"! (just keep looking).

Okay fine, now fast forward to my grandma eventually putting the well in the backyard and she lets any and everyone have access to it. (our backyard was a scene every morning with people coming to fetch water since now, there's someone closer; they didn't have to carry their pails that far anymore to get water. Even when she's not home, she leaves the backyard door open so people can still come fetch water even when there's nobody at home. Great!

Now fast forward to her forgetting to leave the backdoor open one day. Yepa!!!, come see thunder and fire at work!

These same people of this neighborhood that were once jejely making their Israelite treks to get water, not complaining about anything, all of a sudden turned into these belligerent group of people because the poor old lady happened to forget ONE TIME to keep the backyard door unlocked.

There were no words left unsaid, how dare she not leave it open today?! Doesn't she know that a lot of people depend on that well so they can shower?! Doesn't she realize people have work to go to?! These people are so useless!, Blah, blah, blah,

I, of course, was quite amused and disgusted by this. I wondered why these people who were more than satisfied with the condition that was forcefully imposed on them by their "elected leaders" and have been more than satisfied with it for years, after all, no one ever complained outside of their homes; all of a sudden became so vocal about what they felt was their entitlement when one poor old lady forgot to unlock the door one time.

The rate at which they turned on her was so baffling to me; and I just sadly wondered how we are so quickly to turn on each other (even those who are trying their best to help you) but when the people who treat you like dogs come around, they are bowing incessantly doing "yes sir, yes sir', and their mouth goes shut.

Now multiply this incident by millions of neighborhoods in Nigeria. How exactly do you categorize people who act like that? Heroes? for letting a little old lady have a piece of their minds?

No one is condemning Nigerians in Nigeria for the suffering, at least I'm not. And I doubt any sane Nigerian would say that they're better than those who are in the country just because they managed to get out.

But you can't help but wonder why we continue to regurgitate the same corrupt group to lead each and every time. Nigerians in Nigeria don't need every Nigerian outside of the country to come back in the country before they know they need to elect the right people in office, do they?

Gamine:

I AM USED TO IT, he said. I tasted bile.

I wanted to slap his brains out, but the immediate realization that he probably didn’t have any brains to begin with, to have made such a comment left me feeling disgusted. My stomach churned.


I wanted to throw up, Used to it? Used to mediocrity, used to living in the mire, used to stolen choices, used to being a 10th class citizen in your own country, which sane person can be used to Nigeria??!!!.

My friend and I had been discussing Nigeria, her past and current situation. We were on the particular topic of power and he goes to say something stupid like, He’s used to it?? I had a rush of emotions, I wanted to laugh, I wanted to cry as my mind came back to this article.

Nigerians are indeed cowards, I can clearly see where the problem lies and the writer stated it, For people who are used [/i]to a particular situation where is the zeal for change? Non-existent. I remember a chat with another friend, he said he loved the freedom in Nigeria, no stress on taxes, he could park anywhere on the road, he could drive as fast , he could do almost anything in Nigeria and get away with it, sure I thought when a head of state can loot our treasury in broad daylight and get away with it, what more do you expect from this chaotic mass.

Cowards, yes, to be used to this situation, cowards indeed. I am not used to it, never was, never will be.
A nation owes its citizen these basic things, power, water, food access to quality healthcare which if it fails to provide is a failed state. Just when I thought this joke of a country couldn’t get any funnier they go ahead to provide 24hrs cctv in lagos, I can only applaud the smart businessmen making their kishi

At this point I can say I have no loyalty to this failed country, I am loyal to my tribe, we just happened to be passing through when we got hedged into this country. I will not sit in this country and let those who govern rob me blind and condemn me to a mediocre life,

I could go on and on but Nigerians know what the problem is, themselves! Their top priority is Make money, regardless, so who really cares whether [i]Nepa takes light, abeg we are used to it, i will put on my gen Some say, what will they do, protest? they say democracy is not ripe enough for that. they say, running abroad doesnt solve the problem, so what are those here doing?? Nothing. Abroad looks fantastic right now

I heard someone prophesied that there wont be constant power supply till 2017, that’s not too far, I will still be in my twenties, maybe I would come back to Nigeria then, For now…

with all the calm I could muster, I replied my friend

COWARD!

Kobojunkie:

Gamine don relocate?

I heard someone prophesied that there wont be constant power supply till 2017, that’s not too far, I will still be in my twenties, maybe I would come back to Nigeria then, For now…

Naijex:

@Nuzo Happy new year

fayahsoul:

Are nigerians cowards?

The answer lies in the very framing of the question itself.

The predicate(cowards) is contained in the subject(nigerians). That is, the only reason nigeria exists is because nigerians are cowards. To identify oneself as a nigerian is an explicit display of cowardice. How was nigeria formed? by whom? for whom? for what purpose? who is a nigerian and what does it mean to be a nigerian?

Nigeria is a foreign self-seeking entity that has occupied the sovereign space of the indigenes without their mass consent. So if an indigene, of normal mind and body, is fully aware of the activities and historical founding of this criminal corporation but yet chooses to identify and participate in the game out of fear for change or the brutal repression of oppositon, then that is plain cowardice.

And contrary to what some may think, being complacent to the inadequacies of a supposed "government" that kicks the asses of the masses from sun up to sun up and keeping a smile on the face amidst of it all is not bravery but cowardice. Due to cowardice, the ordinary complacent anti-revolutionary nigerian dies a thousand deaths in one life time yet loses their life but the revolutionary confronts his prime adversaries with deadly accuracy and if comrades die in battle, they die only once yet preserve thier life.(luke 17:33)

Remember, courage is not the absence of fear rather it's the will to act in the presence of fear. A bloodless revolution is a conceptual fallacy and cowards aren't prepared to bleed for change; they only fuss for all the wrong reasons.

You guyz don't get it. Nigeria cannot be reformed!

It was founded on corruption, it's sustained by corruption and will remain corrupt until it's completely dismantled and a grassroots alternative put in place.

So you either join the movement towards confederacy or you just shut the F**k up and be a bloody nigerian that you choose to be. QED!

ikeyman00:

^^^^
me dnt agree with that and the whole world will never

just because some black pp [b]nigerians[/b]l chise to behave like monkies shouldnt imply our predicament we as nigerians are livin

the question that still remind is how cant we get on as people

nigeria isnt the only diverse country on the globe

and back to base, what is wrong with 200 tribe in naija that

there must be some common ground, but will the hausa for eg agree to that

You see the problem with black folks in Nigeria is that they believe that a special Messiah will do everything for them.

The Special Messiah will save us from corrupt leaders and oppressors without our lifting a finger.

Another problem is fear. Nigerian are psychologically indoctrinated by schools and society to fear violence and not to take risks that will lead to violent reactions from other players. This indoctrination is usually sublime but started at a young age so that it is well ingrained in the behaviour.

Example: Repeating the national anthem every morning in school and attaching a prayer to God in it. You Nigerians are very religious and the anthem itself indoctrinates the student making them beleive that Nigerian leaders are servants of God and that they are God's reps on earth. The truth is that they are the agents of misery and hopelessness of the society.

Nationalism and religious fervor mix very well. In the end the students will grow up disillusioned and find their own paths. Some wont even believe that God is good when they have been praying to God to guide the leaders right when the leaders have been doing wrong and sucking their blood. They will even confess that God is bad. I have heard this first hand.

So beware to propaganda and indoctrination. Protect your childrens minds.

fayahsoul:

I[b]n addition, nigeria was/is a forced contraption that was set up to fail right from start. A failed state is a necessary precondition for the indefinite sustenance of a british contrived economy of extraction. A foreign contrivance that's promoted and protected by a local cabal with members from all persuasions but one interest: material aggrandizement by any means necessary.
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Lastly, Black afurakans are the original beings, the first borns of Chukwu, the God elects with royal crowns(woolly hair). We must not compare ourselves, or allow others compare us, to other races of mutanoids. We have a unique enigmatic history and an unparalleled formidable internal /external obstacle to progress[/color].[/size]

savanaha:

I love the bolded. It is sad that many people still don't believe or understand that countries like Nigeria were contrived to fail especially after independence. Read the Poison Wood Bible.

fayahsoul:

OMG. . .How is the Goddess doing this blessed day?

savanaha:

Am well!! How are you?

I have had conversations with many people about this but I realize that people, especially Nigerians grown in England have the mentality that Nigeria would be better if the white man ruled. Its sad that they have made us hate ourselves to this extent.