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Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by Nobody: 9:07am On Jan 18, 2009 |
I almost share the same view with this Phil of a guy. What about you? Are nigerians really cowards? Nigerians Are Cowards |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by sheyee(m): 9:33am On Jan 18, 2009 |
Nice Speech Phil, I dont believe Nigerians are coward, many that have tried to bring sanity to this nation had one way or the other murdered, victimized just like what Ribadu is passing through now. So who is going to bell the cat and be the scape goat. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by sheyee(m): 9:35am On Jan 18, 2009 |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by redsun(m): 9:48am On Jan 18, 2009 |
This is it. Some blindly believe in christ but they don't understand the significance of christ story,sacrifice,u lose to find. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by chidichris(m): 10:32am On Jan 18, 2009 |
no we are not cowards rather we are bunch of deciets eg ribadu. what we have here are lions in sheeps dress. we have blood thirsty leaders whose inordinate ambition to remain in power can delete a whole community without feeling bad e.g obj. the mechanics on our roads have made it difficult for us to know the madmen in the street. real people have decided to stay away for the fear of the unknow e.g okonjo iweala. people who have refused to get involved in the dirty deals have been termed talkatives e.g wole soyinka. criminals have been crowned heros e.g obj, bode george, fani kayode, tony annenih, late adedibu, chris and andy uba just to mention but a few. people who are surposed to be looked upto as role models have turned into tools of disrepect and disappointments e.g Pro. Iwu. those who vowed to make nigeria good have left after enriching their banks accouts e.g el rufai. in the last ten years, nigeria has gone back to 20 yrs because of a cartel holding the country bondage in the name of a political party - pd and p. protest does not work in nigeria and violence cannot work because u cannot fight an armed soldier with empty hands. my prayer; GOD, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT A FEW PEOPLE IS SITTING ON THE PROGRESS OF THIS BLESSED COUNTRY FORCING THE MASSES TO DIE, SUFFER AND ENGAGE THEMSELVES IN DIFFERENT ODD BUSINESSES, PLS VISIT THEM LIKE U DID TO THOSE WHO DID THE SAME IN THE BIBLE. VISIT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES BY FIRE. FATHER LET US BE FREE FROM THESE NEW COLONIAL MASTERS. FATHER LET UR PEOPLE BE FREE BY FORCE IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST-AND I SAY -------- AMENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by RICHIEBOI1(m): 12:13pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
sheyee: well said |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by lucabrasi(m): 12:42pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
nigerians cowards? when i saw this,the first thing i did was try to confirm my suspicions which is that the phil of a guy must be a diasporian,and true enough he was,i stopped reading after that, nigerians are not cowards,they have to contend with and struggle daily with phcn,water,bad roads,bad leaders,fear of armed robbery e.t.c while th likes of phil are abroad in their comfort zone writing useless articles,if you cannot go to nigeria and stand shoulder to shoulder with these sme nigerians to effect change,then you have not earned any right to call them cowards,after all you are several thousands km away from the reality on ground |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by ilaugh1: 12:44pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
lucabrasi: You are the best. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by MrCrackles(m): 12:48pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
I weep for Nigeria! |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by Kobojunkie: 1:18pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
You all have it wrong. Following the thinking that seems to be prevalent, the only reason why Nigeria is on that list is because Nigerians like you and are are not thinking enough happy thoughts. Please think happy thoughts about things in Nigeria will solve themselves. In fact, blame the Phil for writing such an article. Even though he may have made some points that need attention, ignore those and attack his person, especially if he is not in Nigeria presently. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by aieromon(m): 1:33pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
hit the nail right !!!! we are the happiest people on earth.you know why? we r suffering n smiling(apologies to Fela) need i say more? |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by felifeli: 5:31pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
How I wish people will learn to just speak for themselves rather than for all of us. Hey Phil , say "Phil is a born coward" everyday seven times after you've just woken up and seven times before you go to sleep and it will be well with you. Amen |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by oderemo(m): 6:30pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
@poster i will tell you a true story, the youth in okene local govt. revolted against their local government about its inability to discharge her duties , most of the times the local govt chairman was in abuja attending to BETTER things than what he deems local, anyway all the youth involved in the call for change were rounded up and well before each and every release the police collect 3 to 5 thousand naira. secondly . i was waiting in a Que for petrol in Abuja , along kubwa rd,low and below i realised so called big men were pushing me out, i got out and made my annoyance known to the station manager, instead of the manager reason with me he refused to serve me, saying how can i be that daft not to recognise the guy as hon.senator. at poster , you were not there to bail those rioters who will think twice before joining any more protest. secondly do i go and build my own filling station? |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by texazzpete(m): 7:52pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
lucabrasi: This is a lamentable attitude! lucabrasi: You've just proved his point; you've shown that you're so jaded, so used to the rot in society that it does not bother you anymore. The same challenges we face are what those in Thailand faced. So what's the difference? Courage. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by blacksta(m): 8:37pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
@poster Thank you for this thought provoking article. Nigeria will never change until you we all fed up with this status. quo Please people stop praying to your maker for change it ticks me off and it is a really an insult to the whole establishment of God. Until we embrace the courage of the people of the Ukraine, Thailland and Greece I can guranttee that, this ROT will continue. I refuse to picture how nigeria will look in the next 10 years. NO FIGHT NO CHANGE. u better buy your generators in advance cause more darkness is upon u all |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by blacksta(m): 8:40pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
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Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by oderemo(m): 8:44pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
refuse to picture how nigeria will look in the next 10 years. armagedon. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by Kafin(m): 8:49pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
@ nuzo, Thanks for sharing the message from Phil Tam-Al Alalibo. Several good points in the message, but I am assuring you that Nigerians are not cowards; What is at play in Nigeria is "an understanding of the consiquences of ones actions". The populace cant take any action (ie public protest and other open confrontations) because if they do, we all know what will happen. The few that are still comfortable are not taking any action, mostly because of the fear loosing their position/source of wealth. The "curupt leaders" are taking the actions we have been withnessing mostly becuase THEY ARE SURE nothing will hapen to them. I can boldly say that the reason why someone acts curuptly is either that the person is sure nothing will happen to him/her, or the consequences of being caught is nothing (too small) comapred to the gain that awaits them if they sail-through. I will definately not suggest any public protest, but we can start by practicing DEMOCRACY the way it is supposed to be practiced; we should all get involved in governance. I am not talking of voting, (some of the officials and parties sincerely dont need anyone's vote to get into power), we should all be in close contact with our Councelors, and representatives in Parliament and constantly tell them to do what we want. It will be even better IF those that dont represent their constituency can be easily voted out. Another factor that promotes curruption among our leadres (both those in government and otherwise) is this thing they call immunity. We have all comapared western nations with Nigeria in terms of comfort, opportunities, and cleaniness, but let us go a step further and compare the governance. Why for goodness sake should a GOOD LEADER be looking for immunity from prosecution for the action that he/she took? Leaders in the western nations routinely get investigaved, and those found guilty of illigality have been purnished. I beg each and every Nigeria (both home and abroad) that read this message to find out who is their councelors, and their representative in parliament. Also get to know the process of voting out any one of them that is not representing the intrest of their constituency. If we can get this level of government to respresent the intrest of the people, we will make a big advancement. After getting to know your representative in parliament, request that we as a nation wants to remove immunity from our elected officers. The president and vice may have limited-immunity, but if it can be established that they acted contrary to the intrest of the nation, they should be held accountable. Some people fear that our leaders will not be able to act promptly without immunity, believe me, this is not true. They will simply have to make sure that the actions they are executing is in the best intrest of the nation, or else, . . , Other laws that will improve the nation can follow, and I am sure the avarage Nigerian already has a long list. @Ode Remo the youth in okene local govt. revolted against their local government about its inability to discharge her duties , most of the times the local govt chairman was in abuja attending to BETTER things than what he deems local, anyway all the youth involved in the call for change were rounded up and well before each and every release the police collect 3 to 5 thousand naira. I wont deny that such events do happen. They will continue to happen untill the "bad leaders" know that there is a repercaution for their actions. So let us start the long-process of having a House of assembly that represent the intrest of the people. I assure you that other "goodies" will follow. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by asha80(m): 8:52pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
refuse to picture how nigeria will look in the next 10 years. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by Kobojunkie: 9:11pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
Talk about self-made Zombies!! Man!! Fela for dey make millions if say im dey alive today! |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by hajifaty: 9:41pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
lucabrasi:You are right man. Make god safe us |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by MaiSuya(m): 11:02pm On Jan 18, 2009 |
me i know say i no be coward sha . . . |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by bindex(m): 1:10am On Jan 19, 2009 |
nigerians cowards? Nigeria is currently where it is because most of the people living in the country reason like the poster above. What a shame.If I remember correctly over 2 million people gathered in Kano state when sharia was launched back in 2001 people came out and killed each other just so that sharia would be implemented, millions of people gather every year for various Christians crusades all over the country blocking major highways and disrupting business buy causing delays and wasting a lot of man hours etc but people can not organize themselves to go and protest or fight for their rights. Its sickening. Nigerians depend too much on the supernatural, which have failed us for the past 49 years we keep on praying and wishing that the Gods will help us solve or endless problems, lets challenge ourselves and take the bull by its horn. Prayers and believe in the supernatural has flailed us so its time we try something else. something like accountability and fearlessly fighting for what we believe is truly ours. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by cold(m): 1:37am On Jan 19, 2009 |
We need som1 who can throw shoes at the president. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by ifele(m): 1:38am On Jan 19, 2009 |
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. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by Kobojunkie: 2:35am On Jan 19, 2009 |
bindex: That is the most baffling part of it all. Most all cases of violence has been Nigerians attacking fellow Nigerians. Seldom against government. June 12th, the Jos riots. . the list goes on. Roflmao!! |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by Nobody: 3:03am On Jan 19, 2009 |
nigerians are not cowards,they have to contend with and struggle daily with phcn,water,bad roads,bad leaders,fear of armed robbery e.t.c while th likes of phil are abroad in their comfort zone writing useless articles,if you cannot go to nigeria and stand shoulder to shoulder with these sme nigerians to effect change,then you have not earned any right to call them cowards,after all you are several thousands km away from the reality on ground The article is nothing near useless. We fail to go against the government, what do you expect to be called Victor? And what if the article was written by a Nigerian in Nigeria, would you think about it differently? |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by Nobody: 5:45am On Jan 19, 2009 |
stillwater: Good question. bindex: End of discussion. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by FBS: 9:48am On Jan 19, 2009 |
No Nigerians are not cowards, fearful maybe. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by meexteriox(m): 11:30am On Jan 19, 2009 |
Nigerians are not cowards, Phil or whatever his name is should direct his self styled frustration at something else. |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by lucabrasi(m): 2:28pm On Jan 19, 2009 |
bindex:hmmmn i totally agree with you that nigeria is stuck in its present rut because of comments like mine,but you didnt address the last part of my comment did you, are you or the article author ready to stand shoulder to shoulder with the average nigeria in protestrs,rallies for change?? its all very well and good campaigning for nigerians to rise up and take the bull by the horns from far away in the western world or outside nigeria, they ll start taking you serious when you are standing in oshodi,ajegunle ghetto,iyana ipaja,ketu e.t.c near the stinky gutters identifying with them, the obama that we r celebrating today did not finish in havard and then start campaigning, he not only served in various chicago ghettoes as an organiser for many years,he went into many disenfranchised homes and had tea with them,listened to them and identified with them,he went to kenya,to the bushes and identified with them that alone has given him the moral right to stand on a pedestal and rile the people up, which of these has the almighty "dr or professor phil the author of the article done"before concluding that nigerians are lazy? which of these have our various nairaland contributors from beautiful america and other western world done?ill end my comment with an example, when students and nigerians died(reported about 100 died)during the m.k.o abiola struggle what did abiola say when he got back from the brief exile?he said he didnt send anyone to die for him!check the records,its there, did anyone compensate these who lost bread winners? or you think nigerians have forgotten the events? |
Re: Nigerians Are Born Cowards! by lucabrasi(m): 2:40pm On Jan 19, 2009 |
@tezaspette did you even read my comments at all?all im saying is that the phil whatever has not earned the right to call nigerians cowards,simply for the fact that he is in his comfort zone abroad calling for nigerians in nigeria tyo put their head on the line, if he believes so much in the struggle,how come he is not in nigeria standing shoulder to shoulder with these people?in my previous comments,i gave an example of obama who identified with every single thing he stood for way before his intention to go into politics, you might say i am jaded and used to the status quo,but my reply to you will be thanks BUT once bitten twice shy!!! ill ask you the same question i asked the other dude,have the reported 100 people who died fighting for abiola being compensated by anybody? didnt abiola's own first born son insult these who died's memories by marrying babangida's daughter? and you really think nigerians dont have a good memory right? to show you nigerians are resilient,brave,hardworking and as far from cowards as the eminent mr or dr phil is from nigeria from his base, i listed some of the hardships,which we take for granted a typical nigerian rich or poor,young or old has to go through, fear of armed robbery,no light,no water,zero health care,zero welfare,working under horific conditions,prices of everything sky rocketing,endemic and systematic corruption i could go on, search yourselfs and how much you believe in that struggler and how much you are willing to sacrifice before telling an average nigerian to fight, if things turn pear shaped you all have your american passports and will just up and leave,while they will be the one suffering the consequences |
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