President Goodluck Jonathan has come under a fierce attack due to his recent comment in Trinidad and Tobago and he was quoted saying " Emancipation struggle is necessary so that one day the black man will also be at the top and can dictate to the rest of the world"...GEJ

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/_Promised_land_for_the_black_man_-164690996.html

^^^ i doit should never allowed to post in nl

yeye crew!

Nigerian President's call for BLACK DOMINATION of the World attracts Backlash in Trinidad & Tobago.

Our presido don miss yan again. God help Naija

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See wetin too much of cassava bread 'll cause.

what do u expect from our 'i dont give a damn' presido. its a shame the so called number one family in naija keeps committing terrible gaffe anytime their speech is not scripted.

What is wrong with his statement? What is racist about it?

Everything is wrong with that statement - but I am giving u the benefit of the doubt. It is now GEJ's ID, however.

ekt_bear: What is wrong with his statement? What is racist about it?

Kennyblues: President Goodluck Jonathan was quoted saying " Emancipation struggle is necessary so that one day the blackman will also be at the top and can dictate to the rest of the world"...GEJ

I thought a blackman is already at the top and can dictate to the rest of the world. abi Obama is now a Korean ni? GEJ needs a new PR crew.

ekt_bear: What is wrong with his statement? What is racist about it?

Ask them o!

Maybe some people don't understand what a racist statement is.
This is just a motivational statement calling on the blacks to rise to the position of leadership in the globe.

I wonder how the statement is racist when it is not castigating any race.

I really love the way they were hailing GEJ in Trinidad and Tobago

It is a "racialist" statement. But it is not a "racist" one.

Saying that black people should stop sucking and start winning doesn't sound racist to me.

He isn't putting anyone else down.

If it is a racist statement, then which race(s) should be offended by it?

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This mad man again?

I think it is racist to the people of Trinidad because that country is half black and half Indian. And the current Prime Minister is an Indian.

Trinidad is a multiracial society. GEJ has to be careful about what he says there.

if GEJ is racist then what would u call great minds like malcom x, martin luther king jr and our very own FELA that the world celebrates as an AFRICAN ICON. ebi like say na una paymasters don give una new assignment

EzeUche: I think it is racist to the people of Trinidad because that country is half black and half Indian.

This is a good point. I forgot about it. Yeah, given that T&T is a diverse country, GEJ should have been more careful.

But if it had been a mostly black country he were visiting, then the remarks shouldn't have been seen as offensive.

EzeUche: I think it is racist to the people of Trinidad because that country is half black and half Indian. And the current Prime Minister is an Indian.

Trinidad is a multiracial society. GEJ has to be careful about what he says there.

You are right, in a multiracial society such comments should not be made.
Diplomacy should be adhered to. Jeez! I was watching our dear Patience climbing the stairs of the airplane (over the television)as they were taking their leave and laughter wan kill me. It was very tasking for her, the way she managed to be lifting her feet after feet on every stair of the plane made her look ridiculous. I laughed.

Indeed, the statement itself may not be racist per se, but it is wrong on many other levels - such as being "racialist".

For one, such talk by the president of the world's largest nation is "pedestrian, street talk.
It shows a crass lack of understanding of either history or the current world in which he is supposed to represent 160 million blacks.
But like I said earlier, this is now his trademark - aka "we know those behind BH".

On another level it is shameful that a president could contradict himself so badly in one statement.
How could you call for "emancipation" just so that you could "dictate" to others?
I am sorry, but the man just doesn't cut it as "president".

ekt_bear: It is a "racialist" statement. But it is not a "racist" one.
Saying that black people should stop sucking and start winning doesn't sound racist to me.

He isn't putting anyone else down.

If it is a racist statement, then which race(s) should be offended by it?

oh not new to me... guess have already adapted to the trash oga jona spew at any sligh oppotunity given *more to come*

If you see nothing wrong with the original statement, then there is absolutely nothing wrong with the statement below. . . .

[size=14pt]" Continued struggle is necessary so that the white man will always be at the top and dictate to the all of the world"...[/size]

Good point

This guy is like a bomb waiting to explode.

The silver-back gorilla is at it again? imagine a visiting president making a speech that one day hausa man will be on top, without second guessing the reactions from other multi ethnic regions?

Jonathan Goatluck at his best.

GEJ needs to watch what he says because the world we live in is a scary place. The human race is in no way united so as president he must be very careful.

omo_to_dun: The Nigerian president should have made the statement indirectly, employing subtlety and diplomacy, like Americans do.

Which americans? The same two-faced americans whose secretary Hillary Clinton is currently on a trip in Africa telling African leaders not to deal with or co-operate with China? That does not sound diplomatic to me. The average american once they know you are an African or non westerner will throw caution to the wind and say anything their maggot infested brain can come up with. Diplomacy my foot!

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karl max: if GEJ is racist then what would u call great minds like malcom x, martin luther king jr and our very own FELA that the world celebrates as an AFRICAN ICON. ebi like say na una paymasters don give una new assignment

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We now compare an elected president over 150 million lives to "lucky" activists? na wa ooo.. . ..

This man must be high on alomo bitters to spew the nonsense below. what a shameful statements.

He said "for those of us who are Christians" the story of God's people, the Israelites, who were enslaved and the great leader Moses led them to the promised land.

"The Emancipation march today is[b] not to take all the people of Trinidad and Tobago [/b]to the promised land, but to take the black man to the promised land," he said.

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/_Promised_land_for_the_black_man_-164690996.html

Heh, the comments people made in the article are pretty harsh.

This one I found interesting:

That is what I am keep saying we are Trinis, forget the race thing focus on economic development and diversification all this race talk only benefits the politicians who continue to deliver poor governance.

After all these years people still do not understand what Dr. Williams was trying to tell them. At the end of the day we are all one people, one nation.

There can be no Mother India for those whose ance stors came from India. There can be no Mother Africa for those of African origin. There can be no Mother England and no dual loyalties. There can be no Mother China even if one could agree as to which China is the Mother; and there can be no Mother Syria and no Mother Lebanon. A nation, like an individual, can have only one Mother and Mother cannot discriminate between her children.’

You are trying to compare a silver-back gorilla with Malcolm X, Martin and FELA. . .who ever is paying you should be shot like a common criminal. Dammit!!

karl max: if GEJ is racist then what would u call great minds like malcom x, martin luther king jr and our very own FELA that the world celebrates as an AFRICAN ICON. ebi like say na una paymasters don give una new assignment

Teach every generation of black children black history and make sure self pity is induced so that they could grieve for what no longer exists and continue to wear shackles.

btw..Pwomised land for any black man is 'merica...him want no odder place.

My fellow Afro Trinis first of all Happy Emancipation to you all.... now second if I can refer to the first paragraph above ...now lets be fair could you imagine the backlash if a white Politician or for that matter Chinese, Indian , or whosoever made such a statement You would never hear the end of it...Domination?? Have they we not learned that leads to war and bloodshed.....come nah man Mr President you real outta timing on that one....