They” in this piece refers to
all the cynics, the pestle-
wielding critics, the
unrelenting, self-appointed
activists, the idle and idling,
twittering, collective
children of anger, the
distracted crowd of
Facebook addicts, the BBM-
pinging soap opera gossips
of Nigeria, who seem to be
in competition among
themselves to pull down
President Goodluck
Jonathan.
This army of sponsored and
self-appointed anarchists is
so diverse; many of them
don’t even know why or
how they should attack the
President.
The clear danger to public
affairs commentary is that
we have a lot of
unintelligent people
repeating stupid clichés and
too many intelligent persons
wasting their talents
lending relevance to
thoughtless conclusions.
Hold on. I don’t want to be
misunderstood. I am not
saying nobody should
criticize the Nigerian
President. I spent some time
learning that legal maxim:
“volenti non fit injuria”.
Public position comes with
its own share of risks and
exposure. But the
twittering, pinging,
Facebook crowd of the new
age must be guided by
facts.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/08/the-jonathan-they-dont-know/