When will the goat be strong enough to kill a leopard? Would remain not just a proverb but a rhetorical question because a generation of confused youths have allowed themselves to be mere pawns on the political chess board in our society.

What I find disheartening is the seeming inexorable rise in demonstrations and protests among the youths, in solidarity to those politicians supposedly painted with the tar of corruption.

It is becoming very difficult to fathom the bone of contention of some species of humanity in youth forms, whose stock-in-trade is to barricade the streets and institutions to wail in support of our permissive and profligate politicians, regardless of what the person is being accused of. Could such acts of unflattering servility be passed as fool hardiness or unquantifiable stupidity?

The one that defies not just logic but also philosophy was the inexcusable manner a generation afflicted by the worst side of corruption, last week Tuesday, barricaded the National Assembly complex and queued desperately like pipeline vandals in support of the embattled senate president, Bukola Saraki, who is facing trial over 13 count charges, including false and improper declaration of assets to CCB when he was governor of Kwara State— 2003-2011.


After watching the show of shame, I weeped for those faceless and incapacitated youths of my generation who could best be described as “slaves in love with their chains”. They have without any modicum of shame allowed themselves to be used as an object of public ridicule by desperate politicians who are on their way to public odium.

To those incongruous and venile youths, who have not only sold their conscience but have constituted themselves as crass supporters of impunity— nothing is wrong in such social opprobrium, as long as something will come out of it, no matter how meagre it is.

Stupidity is when we blame our past leaders for dumping us in this hell hole we found ourselves but when such persons are called to come answer corruption charges against them, we make an abrute and complete reversal of attitude, opinion or position in support of the accused persons.
It is an unmitigated irony that our political class who widened the inequality gap in the country to a large degree and those who are yet to find us a place in our national polity are the ones we have allowed to always toss us around like the devil’s mail bag.

To those youths that obstreperously trooped out in support of the embattled Saraki, given their demeanor, it is justifiably stupefied that mentality of wretchedness was at play.

With such mentality of wretchedness, will the goat (which has been existing in the same world with the leopard) ever be strong enough to kill the leopard?

https://www.today.ng/blog/21628/a-generation-of-confused-youths/

Lalasticlala

No sense ni , collecting crumbs to demonstrate for a criminal, later they'll be asking why 25-35 is not ruling the country

You can not sell cheap your future and expect to buy it cheap

They are all hungry and jobless youth. You will surely find tonyebarcanista in that group. Thieves who can't say/follow the truth just because of #1000 shared among them. Money that can't take their generations out from poverty.

agarawu23:
They are all hungry and jobless youth. You will surely find tonyebarcanista in that group. Thieves who can't say/follow the truth just because of #1000 shared among them. Money that can't take their generations out from poverty.

Bro, what's your bile with TonyeBarcanista? Ever since you lost the Mr Nairaland or whatever competition, you've become increasingly angry, rash and extremely bitter. What's your problem? You sure won't go far with so much hate in you. Watch it, bro!

dearpreye:


Bro, what's your bile with TonyeBarcanista? Ever since you lost the Mr Nairaland or whatever competition, you've become increasingly angry, rash and extremely bitter. What's your problem? You sure won't go far with so much hate in you. Watch it, bro!

bro, abeg forget that guy! Let him masturbate with 'TonyeBarcanista'.

Poverty and bigotry, built on ignorance, might explain the motives behind such behaviour.

Poverty: because the young man wants to make a quick buck, but lacks the foresight and insight to realize that his corruption-shielding actions worsen his current situation in the long run, after the N10k is squandered.

Bigotry: some of these groups are derived from state and ethnic associations (e.g. abc State Indigenes Association) who seek to 'protect' their kinsmen, but are again ignorant of the socio-economic effects of their myopic decision over time.

Until our socio-economic conditions per capita improve, and there is a national re-orientation through improved education as well as targeted enlightenment campaigns aimed at segments of the general populace, we will continue to see such short-sighted and self-destructive campaigns from our youths.

TonyeBarcanista:
bro, abeg forget that guy! Let him masturbate with 'TonyeBarcanista'.

Bro, these folks are evil. They're very much evil.

dearpreye:


Bro, these folks are evil. They're very much evil.

We are praying for their salvation

Lots of Nigerian youths have sold their values, future and principles to the highest bidder, who in turn gave them the burden of tribalism and religious dogmatism.

"A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both." -- Dwight D Eisenhower

...and these are the same youths that keep asking when tomorrow will come for them to be leaders.

Such a shame, really. Most our youths are an "anywhere Belle face" people ready to sell their rights for little as a meal ticket. They're gullible, materialistic, and won't even at gun point, call a spade, a spade. They'll defend even the devil himself provided he's their kinsman, meal ticket, or any related. Such a pity considering our supposed level of education. We must learn to rise above pettiness!

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption - Kurt Cobain

Its such a big shame that its the other way round. Corruption challenging the youth

Our youths! Its sad they are now used to promote corrupion. Just for peanuts

Lalasticlala, I think this should be on FP

hmmm

Dd

No difference between the ones on the streets demonstrating and you all who elect to stay in the cosy comfort of your homes and defend APC or PDP. You all are consciously or subconsciously aiding those politicians.

Emancipate your minds from political mental slavery. Refuse to play their game and stand for truth just for once. It is depressing going through some comments on this board.

it is a reflection of a dysfunctional society in all ramifications

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Really confused youths. Too bad

Hmm

Could not read d whole script its 2 long

dearpreye:


Bro, what's your bile with TonyeBarcanista? Ever since you lost the Mr Nairaland or whatever competition, you've become increasingly angry, rash and extremely bitter. What's your problem? You sure won't go far with so much hate in you. Watch it, bro!

Are you just realizing that agarawu is a 17 years old kid? I guess he must have asked Barca to campaign for him due to Barca's popularity but Barca refused. Hence the attack on daily basis. Btw, the fact that Barca ignores him should have given him brains but alas, the murafucker still insists on pestering Barca.


On topic, I can see hypocrites everywhere, dishing out trash. Same people who support Amaechi, Fashola, Timipre, Fayemi, etc, with huge corruption cases hanging on their neck are now criticizing others who indulge in similar practice. All of you are the same and only hypocrites will leave the huge pile of dirt in their room while asking someone else to clean the dust in his compound..

Ya papa confused

Youths all over- whether from the godfather hunting the man who outsmarted him or the other way round.
Too many mumus parading with swagger like they know anything.

agarawu23:
They are all hungry and jobless youth. You will surely find tonyebarcanista in that group. Thieves who can't say/follow the truth just because of #1000 shared among them. Money that can't take their generations out from poverty.

I am sure you can find NgeneUkwenu and Berem in the group below.

Tosinayoko:
Na igbo youth ooooo

Like the ones below, abi









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Waiting on crumbs.

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Op is also confused am sure