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Hehe. I talk more now...I believe.

Choicegirl: thanks dear. you were wonderful too

YayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyYyyyyyyyyYyyyyyyy!
You were two-derful! You remind me of the former me...quiet in a deafening sort of way. You did great!!!

Everyone was exceptional!

"Choicegirl must have been Gudit, then....the quiet Nlander."- Psychic Rocky.

[quote author=gree-die]forgot to tell ya, u did beautifully well, made me want to be half as good as you. dat ur topic na die[/quote]YayyyyyyyyYyyyyyyyyyYyyyyyyyy! I knew it was you. Congrats gurlie!

Congrats everyone. Y'all did good!

[quote author=Mynd_44]Erm.... I for talk am but make she talk[/quote]Meaning she's Tamar?

Could've sworn that Gudit was jallowbah. She had a lot to say about the American government.

Greedie, come and tell us who you were na...

Phewww...it was hot in here.
#Pikin mata ehnnn...

Well done, debaters!

'Cos, I understand. I did not respond because Maclatunji had posed that question, somewhat, a few minutes before you did. Answering yours would have made me sound like a broken record.
And it's not 'really' my opinion, pinky swear. . Any one that goes near my baby will have a lot to answer for it!

maclatunji: I was going to ask you to expatiate on the "child agency" talk but decided to overlook it because of time. I would have had to read your opening argument again. Moreover, the other parts of your opening compensated for the vagueness of this concept.

[quote author=Sisi_Kill]Oh yeah, I would like to reiterate my Uncle Mac's point here about our critiques. . .please don't take it personally.

You ladies stepped up to the plate in spite of everything thrown your way during the planning stage and for that. . .you forever have our respect.

Thanks again and well done!




I would have really loved to read more on that. . .you know it could be a debate on it own.[/quote]I still have it. Here;

Young people usually play what Honwana (2005; 2006) calls a ‘tactical agency,’ which is the agency of the weak within structural confinements. This concept of agency is a critical one in understanding the phenomenon of ‘child soldiers,’ as it refers to one’s active engagement with the world and their own efforts to cope with adversity. Failure to understand this concept, paralyzes all attempts to account for the unintended consequences of humanitarian programmes to assist ‘child soldiers’ at the local level. That is to say, their social, economic, and political needs and aspirations under the assumption of their vulnerability and lack of real agency in recruitment, will be denied.
The young, consciously devise means to evade their adverse life situations...even if they entail grievous risks or lead to committing crimes that hurt other people.

As an example, it has been documented that the civil war in Liberia, opened doors to marginalized men and women. Some of the men were joyous at becoming strong men and commanders, while the women could go into the public sphere and be accepted as equals of the male species. Their perceived high yield gains, were known to have casted shadows on their high risk games.

Putting it differently, what may seem to an outsider "an abhorrent violation of rights", may have been understood by the participants as a life-adventure and even a once-in-a-life time opportunity.

Most of the regional warriors that were once interviewed by the HRW responded that they used the money they earned through their military activity to pay for rent, school, or hospital fees for their immediate as well as extended family. Others testified to using the money to set up a petty business in their villages (Ibid.). On the whole, this case of ex-child soldiers becoming ‘regional warriors’ in West Africa powerfully confirms young people’s agency, as it shows that young people would take matters into their own hands if they are treated as ‘vulnerable children’ and given no socio-economic and political empowerment.

Thanks Sisi! I came armed with the child agency talk, to combat the incapability of kids to think rational. And no one mentioned that. thank God

ItsModella: loool, I agree with you. How long did it take you to prepare your argument though?

You'd be surprised, I started last night!

Hmmn. Opposing the motion would have been BRUTALITY..complete massacre! Heheehe.

Awww, thanks people. And to tell you that I was still typing all that story when Cuddles asked me to come on...
Itsmodella, you should try sourcing for info that supports the motion and see for yourself. This whole world is against the phenomenon. Almost bought Rosen's 'child combatants' e-book.

Just told you na. Me is Cleopatra. Segzy choice of name, Cuddles.

Eyaa, this ended pretty fast. I was busy all through.

People (greatGod something something), this was for fun. I found that opposing the motion was a tad too easy.

Kk