Recently, I was prompted to go re-read Animal Farm, that popular allegorical book written by George Orwell in 1946. I still enjoy it with its striking analogy to Nigeria's socio-political condition.

it's a short story with powerful message of how the wise dominate the stupid, and perpetuate inhumanity against man, just that in this case it was animal against animal, though the message was for humans.
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You can picture Nigeria vividly from the pages and characters of the book.
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Nigerias constitution is no better than the commandment rashly and dubiously put together by the cunning pigs for the animal farm. Lol
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Our politicians are the Pigs, the police are the dogs who hate dissenting voice always an instruments to silent opposition. While the Nigerian masses are the stupid illiterate animals..I swear we aren't better...While Napoleon is Buhari...
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Meanwhile, Boxers and the rest of the horses are like the civil servant with nothing to show for their hard labour and the zombie APC/PDP supporters are the "Sheep" who are always asslicking Buhari and Tinubu. What a striking parallel! Its like George Orwell was a Nigerian while writing the book.
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Snowball is someone like Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu and other genuine freedom fighters who have great visions for the country, but they are the ones being chased around by the dogs, the security outfit of Napoleon, and being tarnish by media apparatus headed by 'Squealer' lol..Squeler is the Lai Mohammed of our time who can call white black and lie against even Jesus himself.
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Meanwhile, Moses the raven is our present day Pastors who promise us justice and enjoyment when we reach heaven, so he told the suffering animals that SugarCandy mountain up beyond the cloud is an heaven waiting for them. Hmm
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Nigeria is surely a twin replica of Manors farm owned by Mr Jones who can be likened as our British colonial master who was later driven away while the politicians, the pigs, who took over the farm and later at the end described it as a joint enterprise company being owned by the pigs, just the way the ruling Fulani run Nigeria like it's their company..Lol
It's amazing a book written in 1946 before Nigeria even had her independence could depict its condition so perfectly

No wonder Nnamdi Kanu Christien it a befiting name - Zoo- a Better metaphor.

Read this book in my Jss1, haven't reread it since then. I used to compare it to Nigeria too.


The humans in the novel are the British colonizers.

Hintona:
Read this book in my Jss1, haven't reread it since then. I used to compare it to Nigeria too.


The humans in the novel are the British colonizers.

Yes.

Cooldiipo:
All animals are...

are equal but some are more equal than others

The difference is that more of the masses in Nigeria's case aren't stupid. Some people only made themselves more equal than others.

chatinent:
The difference is that more of the masses in Nigeria's case aren't stupid. Some people only made themselves more equal than others.

Nigerian masses are very stupid... believe me..
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1. They believe in going to heaven to get their justice and retribution.... Islam and Christians alike....just like many of the animals were convinceed of Sugarcandy mountain.

2. They are stupid to see APC and PDP is same, come 2023, majority will still vote for the perpetuation of APC or PDP.....
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3...They are so stupid to see the cunningness and trap of their constitution, just like the animals couldn't see in their commandment that was used to fool them.....
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4...They are so stupid they quickly forget past memories of oppression and evil doing of their leaders, they will still praise same leader and reelect them...
the majority of Nigerians are foolish including many educated ones even on Nairaland here

NiRfreak:

Nigerian masses are very stupid... believe me..
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1. They believe in going to heaven to get their justice and retribution.... Islam and Christians alike....just like many of the animals were convinceed of Sugarcandy mountain.

2. They are stupid to see APC and PDP is same, come 2023, majority will still vote for the perpetuation of APC or PDP.....
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3...They are so stupid to see the cunningness and trap of their constitution, just like the animals couldn't see in their commandment that was used to fool them.....
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4...They are so stupid they quickly forget past memories of oppression and evil doing of their leaders, they will still praise same leader and reelect them...
the majority of Nigerians are foolish including many educated ones even on Nairaland here

Well, I see your point.


Abeg, make I drink my garri.

NiRfreak:
Recently, I was prompted to go re-read Animal Farm, that popular allegorical book written by George Orwell in 1946. I still enjoy it with its striking analogy to Nigeria's socio-political condition.

it's a short story with powerful message of how the wise dominate the stupid, and perpetuate inhumanity against man, just that in this case it was animal against animal, though the message was for humans.
.
You can picture Nigeria vividly from the pages and characters of the book.
.
Nigerias constitution is no better than the commandment rashly and dubiously put together by the cunning pigs for the animal farm. Lol
.
Our politicians are the Pigs, the police are the dogs who hate dissenting voice always an instruments to silent opposition. While the Nigerian masses are the stupid illiterate animals..I swear we aren't better...While Napoleon is Buhari...
.
Meanwhile, Boxers and the rest of the horses are like the civil servant with nothing to show for their hard labour and the zombie APC/PDP supporters are the "Sheep" who are always asslicking Buhari and Tinubu. What a striking parallel! Its like George Orwell was a Nigerian while writing the book.
.
Snowball is someone like Sowore, Nnamdi Kanu and other genuine freedom fighters who have great visions for the country, but they are the ones being chased around by the dogs, the security outfit of Napoleon, and being tarnish by media apparatus headed by 'Squealer' lol..Squeler is the Lai Mohammed of our time who can call white black and lie against even Jesus himself.
Meanwhile, Moses the raven is our present day Pastors who promise us justice and enjoyment when we reach heaven, so he told the suffering animals that SugarCandy mountain up beyond the cloud is an heaven waiting for them. Hmm
..
Nigeria is surely a twin replica of Manors farm owned by Mr Jones who can be likened as our British colonial master who was later driven away while the politicians, the pigs, who took over the farm and later at the end described it as a joint enterprise company being owned by the pigs, just the way the ruling Fulani run Nigeria like it's their company..Lol

No wonder Nnamdi Kanu Christien it a befiting name - Zoo- a Better metaphor.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB

I KNEW THIS A LONG TIME AGO
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME (NORTH) ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS (SOUTH)

THE MOST ANNOYING PART WAS WHEN THE ANIMALS WERE SAYING THINGS LIKE:

IT WAS DURING NAPOLEON'S REIGN I HAD MORE EGGS

I PRODUCED MORE WOOL DURING NAPOLEON'S REIGN
ETC

NAPOLEON LYING ABOUT THE WINDMILL, SAYING IT WAS HIS IDEA, STOLEN BY SNOWBALL. WHEN HE HAD EARLIER FOUGHT AGAINST IT

SAME WITH APC AND THEIR ZOMBIES, WHO FOUGHT GEJ OVER FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL BUT ENDED DOING THE SAME WHEN THEY GOT POWER

Kiaso:


WELCOME TO THE CLUB

I KNEW THIS A LONG TIME AGO
ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME (NORTH) ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS (SOUTH)

The south are obviously happy with the arrangements, cos they seem to be too stupid or ignorant to see it and do something about it

NiRfreak:

The south are obviously happy with the arrangements, cos they seem to be too stupid or ignorant to see it and do something about it

THATS WHY THEY WANT THEIR OWN COUNTRY

Kiaso:


THATS WHY THEY WANT THEIR OWN COUNTRY

How long did it take them to get serious about it? And how many of them are actually believing in this new country and working towards it...I think it's the minority, especially in the southwest

MJBOLT:

The zombies are like Boxer the horse,no matter what they will support their oppressors

Dem MANNA

People of South East, people of South West
People of every zone and state
Hearken to my confused tidings
Of the rocky future times

You made me laugh



Seems I'll start reading again after so many years.

StacyO:
You made me laugh


Seems I'll start reading again after so many years.

It's really worth a re-read

Preciousallure:
People of South East, people of South West
People of every zone and state
Hearken to my confused tidings
Of the rocky future times

Hmmm

You can also see it as a story of Biafra

IPOB represent the pigs promising freedom to Biafrans but in the end only care about power for themselves...

In the end they will imitate the fulanis they claim to overthrow.