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Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 12:32am On Feb 22
Nigerians prefer European soccer than African soccer.
Nigerians prefers European education than African education.
Nigerians prefers European hospitals than African hospitals
Nigerians dreams to migrate to Europe.
Nigerians prefer American music and movies.
Nigerians prefers American brands
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by budaatum: 12:59am On Feb 22
I think we are self interested before patriots. Like me, first, before others and before country.

I tell you story. I fell ill in Nigeria once and live because I got my ass on a plane and came home.

buda first. Then family siblings parents neighbours my village people in no particular order way before, well, patriot. Unless I am able to deceive you that I knock on my neighbour's door to see if he is starving before I eat my dinner.

Notwithstanding.

Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by QuinQ: 3:51am On Feb 22
zhike:
Nigerians prefer European soccer than African soccer.
Nigerians prefers European education than African education.
Nigerians prefers European hospitals than African hospitals
Nigerians dreams to migrate to Europe.
Nigerians prefer American music and movies.
Nigerians prefers American brands
You can replace all you said by simply saying Nigerians like "better" (like everyone else):

European soccer is better.
European education is better.
European hospitals are better.
Europe is better.
American music and movies are better produced.
American brands are better.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by Owontime: 4:24am On Feb 22
Especially Obidients grin
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by brain54(m): 6:24am On Feb 22
Double post ...
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by brain54(m): 6:29am On Feb 22
Nigerians are one of the least patriotic people on God's earth...


Hardly any form of love for their country. Most Nigerians don't have the basic and minutest instinct to love their country.

Some reasons are playing in my head. But I can't seem to get hold of a strong reason as to why.


But most Nigerians don't love their country... maybe it's because Nigeria hasn't shown them love from the beginning... but that reason still doesn't stick because patriotism is stronger emotion and goes deeper and beyond.


Maybe we are just queer people!
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:16pm On Feb 23
budaatum:
I think we are self interested before patriots. Like me, first, before others and before country.

I tell you story. I fell ill in Nigeria once and live because I got my ass on a plane and came home.

buda first. Then family siblings parents neighbours my village people in no particular order way before, well, patriot. Unless I am able to deceive you that I knock on my neighbour's door to see if he is starving before I eat my dinner.

Notwithstanding.
I like the fact that you accept the challenges Nigeria is facing, that is a good thing.

The next step is to find the opportunity to fix this problem than to run away.

In your case invest in building good private hospitals or challenge the government doctors and nurses do that they can start giving good service.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:18pm On Feb 23
QuinQ:
You can replace all you said by simply saying Nigerians like "better" (like everyone else):

European soccer is better.
European education is better.
European hospitals are better.
Europe is better.
American music and movies are better produced.
American brands are better.
My friend you are lost.

Learn from South Africans, they believe that they are better than Europe or they could be better than Europe.

South Africans haves access to EPL games but they prefer their PSL games because of their patriotic.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:19pm On Feb 23
Owontime:
Especially Obidients grin
You are 100 percent correct, Nigerians are obedient to the western
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:19pm On Feb 23
brain54:
Double post ...
What do you mean?
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:23pm On Feb 23
brain54:
Nigerians are one of the least patriotic people on God's earth...


Hardly any form of love for their country. Most Nigerians don't have the basic and minutest instinct to love their country.

Some reasons are playing in my head. But I can't seem to get hold of a strong reason as to why.


But most Nigerians don't love their country... maybe it's because Nigeria hasn't shown them love from the beginning... but that reason still doesn't stick because patriotism is stronger emotion and goes deeper and beyond.


Maybe we are just queer people!

,]

Well said my friend.

We must always remember government is formed and control by citizens. We can not blame government officials.

Learn from South Africans only few knows what is visa, they don't have plans to leave their country for whatever reason
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by QuinQ: 5:24pm On Feb 23
zhike:
My friend you are lost.

Learn from South Africans, they believe that they are better than Europe or they could be better than Europe.

South Africans haves access to EPL games but they prefer their PSL games because of their patriotic.
You can stick your head in the sand and believe anything you wish, it doesn't change facts. You can choose to watch some local guys clumsily throwing punches and pretend it is better, or you can choose the watch a heavyweight championship fight where boxing becomes art!
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by Sheuns(m): 5:26pm On Feb 23
How do you expect patriotism from a people forced into a nation for economic gains of the British?

Do we have a national goal as a nation?

Let’s start from there.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:27pm On Feb 23
QuinQ:
You can stick your head in the sand and believe anything you wish, it doesn't change facts. You can choose to watch some local guys clumsily throwing punches and pretend it is better, or you can choose the watch a heavyweight championship fight where boxing becomes art!
This is inferior mindset.

You must get involved in making Nigeria great and stop following the Europeans.

Learn from South Africans
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by QuinQ: 5:29pm On Feb 23
zhike:
This is inferior mindset.

You must get involved in making Nigeria great and stop following the Europeans.

Learn from South Africans
Learn xenophobia and killing bolt drivers from.South Africa? Besides, South Africa is not Nigeria
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:29pm On Feb 23
Sheuns:
How do you expect patriotism from a people forced into a nation for economic gains of the British?

Do we have a national goal as a nation?

Let’s start from there.
Good, how can we fix the problem you raised

You must understand that you as a citizen you have power to control the government.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:32pm On Feb 23
QuinQ:
Learn xenophobia and killing bolt drivers from.South Africa? Besides, South Africa is not Nigeria
Yes, south Africans are controlling their government.
Government said illegal foreigners are allowed in South Africa and citizens are saying illegal foreigners must go.
Watch the space citizens will win and illegally foreigners will leave south Africa within few months.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:34pm On Feb 23
Sheuns:
How do you expect patriotism from a people forced into a nation for economic gains of the British?

Do we have a national goal as a nation?

Let’s start from there.
Yes, it could be fixed.
Someone needs to stand up and present a better Nigeria and many will support him
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by Sheuns(m): 5:35pm On Feb 23
zhike:
Good, how can we fix the problem you raised

You must understand that you as a citizen you have power to control the government.
As a citizen I have no power to control the government, but as citizens if we all speak in a voice we may be able to correct so many anomalies.

First, our politicians (I don’t like using leaders for them, because they do not lead) must admit that we are not a united people and find ways to bring together unity (real unity) not forced one like we have now. We must identify our differences, culturally, religiously, economically and tailor our ideologies towards that.

Importantly, we must enable a just and fair society where equity is the watchword.

We must start by telling ourselves the truth as a people.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by Sheuns(m): 5:37pm On Feb 23
zhike:
Yes, south Africans are controlling their government.
Government said illegal foreigners are allowed in South Africa and citizens are saying illegal foreigners must go.
Watch the space citizens will win and illegally foreigners will leave south Africa within few months.
Over there, the people most of the time tend to speak in one voice. Here, we will have some sections that’ll be advocating for those illegal migrants to stay because they speak the same language, belong to the same religion or have some sort of ties.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:41pm On Feb 23
Sheuns:
As a citizen I have no power to control the government, but as citizens if we all speak in a voice we may be able to correct so many anomalies.

First, our politicians (I don’t like using leaders for them, because they do not lead) must admit that we are not a united people and find ways to bring together unity (real unity) not forced one like we have now. We must identify our differences, culturally, religiously, economically and tailor our ideologies towards that.

Importantly, we must enable a just and fair society where equity is the watchword.

We must start by telling ourselves the truth as a people.
I agree with you, an individual does not have power but citizens have power.

In Nigeria should just learn to support a good politician who has good ambition not someone because they are from the same area or same religion.

Maybe other countries should just chase Nigerians so that they can come back home and fix Nigeria
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 5:50pm On Feb 23
Sheuns:
Over there, the people most of the time tend to speak in one voice. Here, we will have some sections that’ll be advocating for those illegal migrants to stay because they speak the same language, belong to the same religion or have some sort of ties.
Thank you for the good response.

For your information,
In South Africa religion is not a big thing because most of the people believe in African religion.
South Africans Zulus will be the first one in the line to chase Zimbabwean Zulus.

A South African Zulu will side with South African sothos to chase Zimbabwean zulus
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by QuinQ: 6:00pm On Feb 23
zhike:
Yes, south Africans are controlling their government.
Government said illegal foreigners are allowed in South Africa and citizens are saying illegal foreigners must go.
Watch the space citizens will win and illegally foreigners will leave south Africa within few months.
So that's what we will learn. That and killing bolt drivers
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by helinues:
Is it that there are no better news, development news from South Africa to display on Nigeria forum instead of all these petty threads.

So as how you South Africans on this forum have been behaving. Why are you people so obsessed about Nigeria? Is it an inferiority complex issue?

Every day Nigeria this, Nigeria that. Can't you people just have respect for yourself? Is that how we have been coming on your pages to disrespect you? If others are doing it on other social media, not on this NL.

So you guys should not bring the nonsense of Tom dick measuring about Nigeria and South Africa on this forum.

Nigeria and South Africa as a nation are in good relationship, where did you people get your own bitterness from?
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by mrvitalis(m): 8:36pm On Feb 23
zhike:
Nigerians prefer European soccer than African soccer.
Nigerians prefers European education than African education.
Nigerians prefers European hospitals than African hospitals
Nigerians dreams to migrate to Europe.
Nigerians prefer American music and movies.
Nigerians prefers American brands
To have patriotic citizens you need

1) equity fairness and equal treatment
2) you need merit

If Nigeria provide this patriotism would come naturally
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by budaatum: 9:06pm On Feb 23
zhike:
I like the fact that you accept the challenges Nigeria is facing, that is a good thing.

The next step is to find the opportunity to fix this problem than to run away.

In your case invest in building good private hospitals or challenge the government doctors and nurses do that they can start giving good service.
You are very amusingly funny, zhike, for wanting small buda me to "find the opportunity to fix this problem", and to be honest, I am daunted you'd even consider tiny me could "accept the challenges Nigeria is facing" and find solutions to them, when the truth in fact is that everyone should be sweating from their own brow to save themselves.

24 MRI scans it took to move my toes in the end, and those were the least of what put buda back together as best as they did.

Nigeria's problems are not for any one person to solve, zhike. We all carry the bit of the cross that concerns us or suffer together or at least as each of us can ensure we can.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by killsmith(f): 9:30pm On Feb 23
Nigeria is a geographic manifestation of the dark-heartedness of the blackman.

How can you worship a man who steals the taxes that can be used to give your fellow countrymen a better life and take the thugs out of the streets?
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 9:41pm On Feb 23
QuinQ:
So that's what we will learn. That and killing bolt drivers
The fact of the matter is South Africans are able to unite and agree with one thing irrespective if the politicians wants it or not.
If South Africans don't want illegal foreigners in their country I don't see anything wrong with that.
Even you as a person you choose the visitors you want in your home.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by QuinQ: 9:43pm On Feb 23
zhike:
The fact of the matter is South Africans are able to unite and agree with one thing irrespective if the politicians wants it or not.
If South Africans don't want illegal foreigners in their country I don't see anything wrong with that.
Even you as a person you choose the visitors you want in your home.
Their xenophobia is not limited to illegals
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 9:43pm On Feb 23
helinues:
Is it that there are no better news, development news from South Africa to display on Nigeria forum instead of all these petty threads.

So as how you South Africans on this forum have been behaving. Why are you people so obsessed about Nigeria? Is it an inferiority complex issue?

Every day Nigeria this, Nigeria that. Can't you people just have respect for yourself? Is that how we have been coming on your pages to disrespect you? If others are doing it on other social media, not on this NL.

So you guys should no bring the nonsense of Tom dick measuring about Nigeria and South Africa on this forum.

Nigeria and South Africa as a nation are in good relationship, where did you people get your own bitterness from?
What makes you feel like you have a power to tell people what should they post on this forum?
Just make me understand.
Re: Nigerians Are Not Patriotic by zhike(op): 9:45pm On Feb 23
mrvitalis:
To have patriotic citizens you need

1) equity fairness and equal treatment
2) you need merit

If Nigeria provide this patriotism would come naturally
Nigeria government is trying very much to treat everyone fair, although I know that there is still a long way to go.
Now people should take charge and lead
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