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steady986:It's just too hard to see how it works. The chemistry is just not there. Their only similarity is that they are very much in their feelings. Pseudo intellectuals with the emotional intelligence of 16 year old white girls. At least KD would definitely go down as one of the greats. Kyrie would just be one of those guys who would fade into obscurity because they failed to recognize their place in the grand scheme of things. |
steady986:Nah. He'll serve as nothing more than a trade piece come january. Tsunami papi is the go to no 2. for golden state. ![]() |
Killrhymz:Thank you boss. People convienently act like kyrie saved LeBron legacy. when the truth is LBJ made kyrie who he is and that's facts. LBJ be acting like the fairy God mother. Handing out rings and massive contracts to his team mates whether they deserve it or not |
mattfeuter:Lol. Ok you got me. My bias against kyrie is clouding my objectivity. But I still stand by my word that I'll take same over him everyday. The greatest ability any player can have is availability. Moreover, he never really moved the needle for the cavs till LBJ returned. It painfully obvious as he has not been able to replicate any considerable playoff success ever since he left despite being on very good teams and a weaker conference. |
steady986:The way kyrie milks that one ring eh. Like he was not carried to that championship by LBJ and love. Kyrie is just more marketable because of his streetball style which is more appealing to the fans. But asides from handle, Dame supersedes kyrie on every other criteria |
mattfeuter:I swear. Is it not apparent that Westbrook is on decline. Granted he plays with the most Heart. But Heart with 0 basketball IQ is nothing. I just feel for beal. Imagine getting your hopes up that your team is going to make a playoff push this year only to learn your team signed Westbrook. An aging superstar with questionable shot selection, a ball joh who prioritizes stats over wins. Sigh |
Roland17:v I'm telling you bro. He had developed a telepathic connection with trey. Just lob it up to Collins around the rim and be rest assured, he'll definitely get a bucket |
steady986:It's one team to average 23 on a bad team where all the offense runs through you. To be in the GSW system and average that? where ball sharing is key to their offense? That is why I'll say it anywhere. Klay Thompson is the most underrated nba player ever |
steady986:As long as Ben Simmons refuses to shoot, they're not goingvany where. Is he an all star calibre player? yes. Unfortunately he is playing in the wrong era. Everyteam knows he is never going go shoot the ball so they can always allow the defender to sag off and crowd the paint. I like the paceslrs too but their ceiling is tied to what kind of dipo are they gonna get. ACL injuries are no joke bruh. But if brogdon and sabonis can take that next leap. I see them between the 4-6th seed. One thing you fail to realize is all these other teams have better defenders and better shooting that Philly. Harris aka Wal-Mart j.cole. finessed them with his contract. Danny green is in serious decline and is living off past glory. Seth is a liability on defence because of his size. They just don not match up to any of those other teams you mentioned IMHO. Maybe Toronto as they've lost their two rim protectors in ibaka and gasol. So embiid would have a field day with them. asides that, I just don't see them beating any of those other teams |
steady986:Bruh, Imma sleep on them with the lights out and the AC on. As long as it's doc rivers, there's no way he is getting out of the second round. People are really sleeping on the hawks. Now that is a team to watch out for. Trae young is already a star, John collins is beefing up, capela is returning, Bogdanovic is a grossly underrated baller, and the floor general himself rondo would be there to lead the bench mob. The east better be scared |
Khanben:I beg to disagree. Fox regression this year was all down to the irrefutably dumb coaching from luke walton. I mean, buddy hield was a borderline all star last year and he could not even get a starting spot this year. Fox has more upside IMHO than ingram who i feel his game has yet to mature. If a PF needs the ball for so long in the modern nba, i really feel for him going forward. Probably why the pelicans are leaning towards zion as their franchise piece |
steady986:The bar was not lowered for bam! elite defenders are at a premium in the nba. Getting a center who not only has the size but the willingness to play D, combined with above average play-making(he is not jokic-esque yet, but he may eventually get there), he was worth every penny of that max. You want to talk about overpaying for a player, talk Brandon ingram. The pelicans paid he way too much IMHO. And it does not make any sense considering zion is their centerpiece irrespective of what anyone tells you. |
steady986:wiggins 23ppg? on which planet does he want to average that? Puhleaaaaseee ![]() |
We will Survive. The classic from Gloria Gaynor “i will survive” is my motto for the rest of the year. With all the events of the past month, Nigerians have done what Nigerians do best. Survive. Our ability to endure and push through whatever situation and challenges life throws at us is what makes us stand out across the continent and the world at large. To begin to recount the events of this year and how we have managed to maintain our sanity and sensibilities is something that might take all the time that I do not have. But It is without doubt, that the events of this year have exposed the extremely volatile situation the country currently sits on. I was opportune to be in the midst of young men and women over the past couple of days to discuss and exchange ideas with them and I was shocked at the level of hopelessness in the land. “Nigeria no fit better again “was the consensus amongst the youth, which really broke my heart. Years and years of oppression has finally broken the younger generation. The “never say die “spirit that defined us has been crushed. Now everyone has given into the reasoning that our situation is irredeemable. For the first time, na naija dey carry last. Many of us are lucky enough that we live in a disconnected reality. In our gated estates, going about our daily jobs like it is no man’s business, living life through the myopic lens of social media. But like I tell a lot of my friends, the real causalities of the various battles we fought this year are not on social media. It’s the woman with a table at as a stall at your local market selling vegetables for #100 naira whose goods perished due to the closure of markets that is the victim. It is her kids that do not have the luxury of having a computer to take part in online classes, therefore are stuck running around on the streets that are the victim. It is the factory worker whose irregular wages of #1.5K has been rendered irrelevant due to the hike in fuel price and inflation in the country that is the victim It is the final year students who has been doing menial jobs to put himself through school, but..... https://revoluth./2020/11/24/a-call-for-rage/ |
We will Survive. The classic from Gloria Gaynor “i will survive” is my motto for the rest of the year. With all the events of the past month, Nigerians have done what Nigerians do best. Survive. Our ability to endure and push through whatever situation and challenges life throws at us is what makes us stand out across the continent and the world at large. To begin to recount the events of this year and how we have managed to maintain our sanity and sensibilities is something that might take all the time that I do not have. But It is without doubt, that the events of this year have exposed the extremely volatile situation the country currently sits on. I was opportune to be in the midst of young men and women over the past couple of days to discuss and exchange ideas with them and I was shocked at the level of hopelessness in the land. “Nigeria no fit better again “was the consensus amongst the youth, which really broke my heart. Years and years of oppression has finally broken the younger generation. The “never say die “spirit that defined us has been crushed. Now everyone has given into the reasoning that our situation is irredeemable. For the first time, na naija dey carry last. Many of us are lucky enough that we live in a disconnected reality. In our gated estates, going about our daily jobs like it is no man’s business, living life through the myopic lens of social media. But like I tell a lot of my friends, the real causalities of the various battles we fought this year are not on social media. It’s the woman with a table at as a stall at your local market selling vegetables for #100 naira whose goods perished due to the closure of markets that is the victim. It is her kids that do not have the luxury of having a computer to take part in online classes, therefore are stuck running around on the streets that are the victim. It is the factory worker whose irregular wages of #1.5K has been rendered irrelevant due to the hike in fuel price and inflation in the country that is the victim It is the final year students who has been doing menial jobs to put himself through school, but... https://revoluth./2020/11/24/a-call-for-rage/ |
We will Survive. The classic from Gloria Gaynor “i will survive” is my motto for the rest of the year. With all the events of the past month, Nigerians have done what Nigerians do best. Survive. Our ability to endure and push through whatever situation and challenges life throws at us is what makes us stand out across the continent and the world at large. To begin to recount the events of this year and how we have managed to maintain our sanity and sensibilities is something that might take all the time that I do not have. But It is without doubt, that the events of this year have exposed the extremely volatile situation the country currently sits on. I was opportune to be in the midst of young men and women over the past couple of days to discuss and exchange ideas with them and I was shocked at the level of hopelessness in the land. “Nigeria no fit better again “was the consensus amongst the youth, which really broke my heart. Years and years of oppression has finally broken the younger generation. The “never say die “spirit that defined us has been crushed. Now everyone has given into the reasoning that our situation is irredeemable. For the first time, na naija dey carry last. Many of us are lucky enough that we live in a disconnected reality. In our gated estates, going about our daily jobs like it is no man’s business, living life through the myopic lens of social media. But like I tell a lot of my friends, the real causalities of the various battles we fought this year are not on social media. It’s the woman with a table at as a stall at your local market selling vegetables for #100 naira whose goods perished due to the closure of markets that is the victim. It is her kids that do not have the luxury of having a computer to take part in online classes, therefore are stuck running around on the streets that are the victim. It is the factory worker whose irregular wages of #1.5K has been rendered irrelevant due to the hike in fuel price and inflation in the country that is the victim It is the final year students who has been doing menial jobs to put himself through school, but.......... https://revoluth./2020/11/24/a-call-for-rage/ |
We will Survive. The classic from Gloria Gaynor ï will survive “is my motto for the rest of the year. It’s being over a month since my last post and a lot has been going on in our country. It is safe to say we might be suffering an epidemic of short-term memory. With all the events of the past month, Nigerians have done what Nigerians do best. Survive. Our ability to endure and push through whatever situation and challenges life throws at us is what makes us stand out across the continent and the world at large. To begin to recount the events of this year and how we have managed to maintain our sanity and sensibilities is something that might take all the time that I do not have. But It is without doubt, that the events of this year have exposed the extremely volatile situation the country currently sits on. I was opportune to be in the midst of young men and women over the past couple of days to discuss and exchange ideas with them and I was shocked at the level of hopelessness in the land. “Nigeria no fit better again “was the consensus amongst the youth, which really broke my heart. Years and years of oppression has finally broken the younger generation. The “never say die “spirit that defined us has been crushed. Now everyone has given into the reasoning that our situation is irredeemable. For the first time, na naija dey carry last. Many of us are lucky enough that we live in a disconnected reality. In our gated estates, going about our daily jobs like it is no man’s business, living life through the myopic lens of social media. But like I tell a lot of my friends, the real causalities of the various battles we fought this year are not on social media. It’s the woman with a table at as a stall at your local market selling vegetables for #100 naira whose goods perished due to the closure of markets that is the victim. It is her kids that do not have the luxury of having a computer to take part in online classes, therefore are stuck running around on the streets that are the victim. It is the factory worker whose irregular wages of #1.5K has been rendered irrelevant due to the hike in fuel price and inflation in the country It is the final year students who has been doing menial jobs to put himself through school, but ...... https://revoluth./2020/11/24/a-call-for-rage/ |
We will Survive. The classic from Gloria Gaynor ï will survive “is my motto for the rest of the year. It’s being over a month since my last post and a lot has been going on in our country. It is safe to say we might be suffering an epidemic of short-term memory. With all the events of the past month, Nigerians have done what Nigerians do best. Survive. Our ability to endure and push through whatever situation and challenges life throws at us is what makes us stand out across the continent and the world at large. To begin to recount the events of this year and how we have managed to maintain our sanity and sensibilities is something that might take all the time that I do not have. But It is without doubt, that the events of this year have exposed the extremely volatile situation the country currently sits on. I was opportune to be in the midst of young men and women over the past couple of days to discuss and exchange ideas with them and I was shocked at the level of hopelessness in the land. “Nigeria no fit better again “was the consensus amongst the youth, which really broke my heart. Years and years of oppression has finally broken the younger generation. The “never say die “spirit that defined us has been crushed. Now everyone has given into the reasoning that our situation is irredeemable. For the first time, na naija dey carry last. Many of us are lucky enough that we live in a disconnected reality. In our gated estates, going about our daily jobs like it is no man’s business, living life through the myopic lens of social media. But like I tell a lot of my friends, the real causalities of the various battles we fought this year are not on social media. It’s the woman with a table at as a stall at your local market selling vegetables for #100 naira whose goods perished due to the closure of markets that is the victim. It is her kids that do not have the luxury of having a computer to take part in online classes, therefore are stuck running around on the streets that are the victim. It is the factory worker whose irregular wages of #1.5K has been rendered irrelevant due to the hike in fuel price and inflation in the country It is the final year students who has been doing menial jobs to put himself through school, but ...... https://revoluth./2020/11/24/a-call-for-rage/ |
As the dust settles on what has being a very emotional week in the annals of the history of this nation. A call for sober reflection is spreading across the country. At this point, there is so much back and forth concerning the events of October 20, 2020. The alleged massacre that happened at lekki toll gate that pushed the country into the depths of chaos. With so many accounts going all around, eyewitness accounts, government accounts, and denials circulating at the speed of light, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. I am not an investigative journalist. It would be amiss of me to post unconfirmed stories at this point. But one thing I can say, this week was a watershed moment in the history of this nation. Except we want to deceive ourselves, anyone who paid attention to the situation in this country could have seen that Nigeria as a whole was a ticking time bomb. Due to years and years of systematic oppression, ethnic friction, organized crime posing as government, they have mismanaged Nigeria to the point that there was always going to be consequences. The leaders who have been placed in positions of power to rule have shown that the greed and corruption that has been the bane of the black man is not going anywhere. Where do we even start? It is now glaring, the reluctance of the average Nigerian to claim responsibility for their actions. Everyone is always looking for who to blame for their suffering, ignorance, and pain. No one wants to admit that they could have done things better. I would go on the record and say this. The events of the last few days are not the product of a faulty system. It is solely the fault of Nigerians. Me and you. No matter how we try to pick sides, an honest assessment of the situation would reveal that at every major stage of our descend into anarchy, we had a choice to do things differently, but our greed, selfishness, and innate corruption would not allow us to think of how our actions are affecting our fellow man. I can remember vividly during the build-up to the 2015 presidential elections. The so-called youths were once again paid instruments in carrying out nationwide protests against the incumbent government. The Occupy Nigeria protests that were held all around the nation were a political strategy to cause unrest in the nation. But at least the protesters understood that their fundamental right to protest should not be used to infringe on others’ fundamental right to freedom of movement and expression. Which was the first mistake the #endsars protesters made? The moment you act like your fundamental rights supersedes the fundamental rights of your fellow man, your movement has already lost its purpose before it begins. You begin to wonder about the quality of education in this country because while we might be the most populous black nation in the world. The level of ignorance in this nation is outstanding amongst the youths, especially the ones that claim to have received a formal education. They have thrown common sense outside the window and we can find the definition of wisdom in twitter quotes and memes. One of the most ignorant quotes that I witnessed online is of a lady saying when government blocks roads for repairs, people are patient, so people should be patient as the youths block roads so Nigeria can be repaired. Well, all my life, whenever there is a road repair, the government always creates an alternate route for motorists to pass, you know, because it would be counterproductive to bring the entire business/ economy to a halt. All because you are trying to fix roads. That was the number one mistake. Number two mistake was when I saw many youths asking, “How did we get stuck with this president”? And in my mind, I was like “seriously?. You people are asking that?” I was unfortunate to be serving when they held the recently concluded presidential elections. Serving NYSC members were the principal election officers, and I am ashamed to say that we were all out there looking for who to scratch our hands. The topic that day amongst corpers was who was able to get the highest amount of money from the elections. Yes, us. Yes, we youths that are feigning ignorance of how this government came into power. Yes, our youths that are protesting a corrupt government that we whole heartedly partook of in the wanton rigging that put them in power. We are the ones now complaining that how did we get to vote in this set of people again. We have short-term memories when it comes to our fault and deficiencies, it seems. A classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. We are the reason for everything that is happening. That is why I am even ashamed to come out and criticize this government, and many of us youths shouting should also too. We are no different from them. We are all hypocrites. The only difference between the sars that are killing youths and the protesters is that they are not in a position of power. There is no greater evidence of that than what happened in Lagos. For years they have been complaints that the toll gate was Jagaban’s creation to extort money from Lagosians. So they burned it down. And what was the first thing our freedom fighters did? Created hundreds of toll gates all around Lagos to extort money from Lagosians. I mean, the level of irony on that is mind boggling. We need to break free from the mob mentality syndrome that has besieged our youths and start thinking independently for ourselves. As shown with these protests, we have been used as pawns by various antigovernment people pushing their agenda while pretending to support a genuine cause. They offered their support which was nothing more than Greek gifts and now we are paying the price with our lives. Enough is enough. This is a rallying cry to we youths. For every action, there is an equal opposite reaction. We cannot take part in the corruption and then be surprised when it turns around and bites us in the butt. We are not outside the system. We are the system, and we are paying the price for our sins. If every Nigerian begins to consciously ......... https://revoluth./2020/10/24/endsars-a-dance-amongst-thieves/ |
As the dust settles on what has being a very emotional week in the annals of the history of this nation. A call for sober reflection is spreading across the country. At this point, there is so much back and forth concerning the events of October 20, 2020. The alleged massacre that happened at lekki toll gate that pushed the country into the depths of chaos. With so many accounts going all around, eyewitness accounts, government accounts, and denials circulating at the speed of light, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. I am not an investigative journalist. It would be amiss of me to post unconfirmed stories at this point. But one thing I can say, this week was a watershed moment in the history of this nation. Except we want to deceive ourselves, anyone who paid attention to the situation in this country could have seen that Nigeria as a whole was a ticking time bomb. Due to years and years of systematic oppression, ethnic friction, organized crime posing as government, they have mismanaged Nigeria to the point that there was always going to be consequences. The leaders who have been placed in positions of power to rule have shown that the greed and corruption that has been the bane of the black man is not going anywhere. Where do we even start? It is now glaring, the reluctance of the average Nigerian to claim responsibility for their actions. Everyone is always looking for who to blame for their suffering, ignorance, and pain. No one wants to admit that they could have done things better. I would go on the record and say this. The events of the last few days are not the product of a faulty system. It is solely the fault of Nigerians. Me and you. No matter how we try to pick sides, an honest assessment of the situation would reveal that at every major stage of our descend into anarchy, we had a choice to do things differently, but our greed, selfishness, and innate corruption would not allow us to think of how our actions are affecting our fellow man. I can remember vividly during the build-up to the 2015 presidential elections. The so-called youths were once again paid instruments in carrying out nationwide protests against the incumbent government. The Occupy Nigeria protests that were held all around the nation were a political strategy to cause unrest in the nation. But at least the protesters understood that their fundamental right to protest should not be used to infringe on others’ fundamental right to freedom of movement and expression. Which was the first mistake the #endsars protesters made? The moment you act like your fundamental rights supersedes the fundamental rights of your fellow man, your movement has already lost its purpose before it begins. You begin to wonder about the quality of education in this country because while we might be the most populous black nation in the world. The level of ignorance in this nation is outstanding amongst the youths, especially the ones that claim to have received a formal education. They have thrown common sense outside the window and we can find the definition of wisdom in twitter quotes and memes. One of the most ignorant quotes that I witnessed online is of a lady saying when government blocks roads for repairs, people are patient, so people should be patient as the youths block roads so Nigeria can be repaired. Well, all my life, whenever there is a road repair, the government always creates an alternate route for motorists to pass, you know, because it would be counterproductive to bring the entire business/ economy to a halt. All because you are trying to fix roads. That was the number one mistake. Number two mistake was when I saw many youths asking, “How did we get stuck with this president”? And in my mind, I was like “seriously?. You people are asking that?” I was unfortunate to be serving when they held the recently concluded presidential elections. Serving NYSC members were the principal election officers, and I am ashamed to say that we were all out there looking for who to scratch our hands. The topic that day amongst corpers was who was able to get the highest amount of money from the elections. Yes, us. Yes, we youths that are feigning ignorance of how this government came into power. Yes, our youths that are protesting a corrupt government that we whole heartedly partook of in the wanton rigging that put them in power. We are the ones now complaining that how did we get to vote in this set of people again. We have short-term memories when it comes to our fault and deficiencies, it seems. A classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. We are the reason for everything that is happening. That is why I am even ashamed to come out and criticize this government, and many of us youths shouting should also too. We are no different from them. We are all hypocrites. The only difference between the sars that are killing youths and the protesters is that they are not in a position of power. There is no greater evidence of that than what happened in Lagos. For years they have been complaints that the toll gate was Jagaban’s creation to extort money from Lagosians. So they burned it down. And what was the first thing our freedom fighters did? Created hundreds of toll gates all around Lagos to extort money from Lagosians. I mean, the level of irony on that is mind boggling. We need to break free from the mob mentality syndrome that has besieged our youths and start thinking independently for ourselves. As shown with these protests, we have been used as pawns by various antigovernment people pushing their agenda while pretending to support a genuine cause. They offered their support which was nothing more than Greek gifts and now we are paying the price with our lives. Enough is enough. This is a rallying cry to we youths. For every action, there is an equal opposite reaction. We cannot take part in the corruption and then be surprised when it turns around and bites us in the butt. We are not outside the system. We are the system, and we are paying the price for our sins. If every Nigerian begins to consciously ....... https://revoluth./2020/10/24/endsars-a-dance-amongst-thieves/ |
As the dust settles on what has being a very emotional week in the annals of the history of this nation. A call for sober reflection is spreading across the country. At this point, there is so much back and forth concerning the events of October 20, 2020. The alleged massacre that happened at lekki toll gate that pushed the country into the depths of chaos. With so many accounts going all around, eyewitness accounts, government accounts, and denials circulating at the speed of light, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. I am not an investigative journalist. It would be amiss of me to post unconfirmed stories at this point. But one thing I can say, this week was a watershed moment in the history of this nation. Except we want to deceive ourselves, anyone who paid attention to the situation in this country could have seen that Nigeria as a whole was a ticking time bomb. Due to years and years of systematic oppression, ethnic friction, organized crime posing as government, they have mismanaged Nigeria to the point that there was always going to be consequences. The leaders who have been placed in positions of power to rule have shown that the greed and corruption that has been the bane of the black man is not going anywhere. Where do we even start? It is now glaring, the reluctance of the average Nigerian to claim responsibility for their actions. Everyone is always looking for who to blame for their suffering, ignorance, and pain. No one wants to admit that they could have done things better. I would go on the record and say this. The events of the last few days are not the product of a faulty system. It is solely the fault of Nigerians. Me and you. No matter how we try to pick sides, an honest assessment of the situation would reveal that at every major stage of our descend into anarchy, we had a choice to do things differently, but our greed, selfishness, and innate corruption would not allow us to think of how our actions are affecting our fellow man. I can remember vividly during the build-up to the 2015 presidential elections. The so-called youths were once again paid instruments in carrying out nationwide protests against the incumbent government. The Occupy Nigeria protests that were held all around the nation were a political strategy to cause unrest in the nation. But at least the protesters understood that their fundamental right to protest should not be used to infringe on others’ fundamental right to freedom of movement and expression. Which was the first mistake the #endsars protesters made? The moment you act like your fundamental rights supersedes the fundamental rights of your fellow man, your movement has already lost its purpose before it begins. You begin to wonder about the quality of education in this country because while we might be the most populous black nation in the world. The level of ignorance in this nation is outstanding amongst the youths, especially the ones that claim to have received a formal education. They have thrown common sense outside the window and we can find the definition of wisdom in twitter quotes and memes. One of the most ignorant quotes that I witnessed online is of a lady saying when government blocks roads for repairs, people are patient, so people should be patient as the youths block roads so Nigeria can be repaired. Well, all my life, whenever there is a road repair, the government always creates an alternate route for motorists to pass, you know, because it would be counterproductive to bring the entire business/ economy to a halt. All because you are trying to fix roads. That was the number one mistake. Number two mistake was when I saw many youths asking, “How did we get stuck with this president”? And in my mind, I was like “seriously?. You people are asking that?” I was unfortunate to be serving when they held the recently concluded presidential elections. Serving NYSC members were the principal election officers, and I am ashamed to say that we were all out there looking for who to scratch our hands. The topic that day amongst corpers was who was able to get the highest amount of money from the elections. Yes, us. Yes, we youths that are feigning ignorance of how this government came into power. Yes, our youths that are protesting a corrupt government that we whole heartedly partook of in the wanton rigging that put them in power. We are the ones now complaining that how did we get to vote in this set of people again. We have short-term memories when it comes to our fault and deficiencies, it seems. A classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. We are the reason for everything that is happening. That is why I am even ashamed to come out and criticize this government, and many of us youths shouting should also too. We are no different from them. We are all hypocrites. The only difference between the sars that are killing youths and the protesters is that they are not in a position of power. There is no greater evidence of that than what happened in Lagos. For years they have been complaints that the toll gate was Jagaban’s creation to extort money from Lagosians. So they burned it down. And what was the first thing our freedom fighters did? Created hundreds of toll gates all around Lagos to extort money from Lagosians. I mean, the level of irony on that is mind boggling. We need to break free from the mob mentality syndrome that has besieged our youths and start thinking independently for ourselves. As shown with these protests, we have been used as pawns by various antigovernment people pushing their agenda while pretending to support a genuine cause. They offered their support which was nothing more than Greek gifts and now we are paying the price with our lives. Enough is enough. This is a rallying cry to we youths. For every action, there is an equal opposite reaction. We cannot take part in the corruption and then be surprised when it turns around and bites us in the butt. We are not outside the system. We are the system, and we are paying the price for our sins. If every Nigerian begins to consciously ......... https://revoluth./2020/10/24/endsars-a-dance-amongst-thieves/ |
As the dust settles on what has being a very emotional week in the annals of the history of this nation. A call for sober reflection is spreading across the country. At this point, there is so much back and forth concerning the events of October 20, 2020. The alleged massacre that happened at lekki toll gate that pushed the country into the depths of chaos. With so many accounts going all around, eyewitness accounts, government accounts, and denials circulating at the speed of light, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. I am not an investigative journalist. It would be amiss of me to post unconfirmed stories at this point. But one thing I can say, this week was a watershed moment in the history of this nation. Except we want to deceive ourselves, anyone who paid attention to the situation in this country could have seen that Nigeria as a whole was a ticking time bomb. Due to years and years of systematic oppression, ethnic friction, organized crime posing as government, they have mismanaged Nigeria to the point that there was always going to be consequences. The leaders who have been placed in positions of power to rule have shown that the greed and corruption that has been the bane of the black man is not going anywhere. Where do we even start? It is now glaring, the reluctance of the average Nigerian to claim responsibility for their actions. Everyone is always looking for who to blame for their suffering, ignorance, and pain. No one wants to admit that they could have done things better. I would go on the record and say this. The events of the last few days are not the product of a faulty system. It is solely the fault of Nigerians. Me and you. No matter how we try to pick sides, an honest assessment of the situation would reveal that at every major stage of our descend into anarchy, we had a choice to do things differently, but our greed, selfishness, and innate corruption would not allow us to think of how our actions are affecting our fellow man. I can remember vividly during the build-up to the 2015 presidential elections. The so-called youths were once again paid instruments in carrying out nationwide protests against the incumbent government. The Occupy Nigeria protests that were held all around the nation were a political strategy to cause unrest in the nation. But at least the protesters understood that their fundamental right to protest should not be used to infringe on others’ fundamental right to freedom of movement and expression. Which was the first mistake the #endsars protesters made? The moment you act like your fundamental rights supersedes the fundamental rights of your fellow man, your movement has already lost its purpose before it begins. You begin to wonder about the quality of education in this country because while we might be the most populous black nation in the world. The level of ignorance in this nation is outstanding amongst the youths, especially the ones that claim to have received a formal education. They have thrown common sense outside the window and we can find the definition of wisdom in twitter quotes and memes. One of the most ignorant quotes that I witnessed online is of a lady saying when government blocks roads for repairs, people are patient, so people should be patient as the youths block roads so Nigeria can be repaired. Well, all my life, whenever there is a road repair, the government always creates an alternate route for motorists to pass, you know, because it would be counterproductive to bring the entire business/ economy to a halt. All because you are trying to fix roads. That was the number one mistake. Number two mistake was when I saw many youths asking, “How did we get stuck with this president”? And in my mind, I was like “seriously?. You people are asking that?” I was unfortunate to be serving when they held the recently concluded presidential elections. Serving NYSC members were the principal election officers, and I am ashamed to say that we were all out there looking for who to scratch our hands. The topic that day amongst corpers was who was able to get the highest amount of money from the elections. Yes, us. Yes, we youths that are feigning ignorance of how this government came into power. Yes, our youths that are protesting a corrupt government that we whole heartedly partook of in the wanton rigging that put them in power. We are the ones now complaining that how did we get to vote in this set of people again. We have short-term memories when it comes to our fault and deficiencies, it seems. A classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. We are the reason for everything that is happening. That is why I am even ashamed to come out and criticize this government, and many of us youths shouting should also too. We are no different from them. We are all hypocrites. The only difference between the sars that are killing youths and the protesters is that they are not in a position of power. There is no greater evidence of that than what happened in Lagos. For years they have been complaints that the toll gate was Jagaban’s creation to extort money from Lagosians. So they burned it down. And what was the first thing our freedom fighters did? Created hundreds of toll gates all around Lagos to extort money from Lagosians. I mean, the level of irony on that is mind boggling. We need to break free from the mob mentality syndrome that has besieged our youths and start thinking independently for ourselves. As shown with these protests, we have been used as pawns by various antigovernment people pushing their agenda while pretending to support a genuine cause. They offered their support which was nothing more than Greek gifts and now we are paying the price with our lives. Enough is enough. This is a rallying cry to we youths. For every action, there is an equal opposite reaction. We cannot take part in the corruption and then be surprised when it turns around and bites us in the butt. We are not outside the system. We are the system, and we are paying the price for our sins. If every Nigerian begins to consciously deviate from our typical Nigerian nature and start upholding patriotic values. Putting the needs of our country and the fellow man above our personal gains, valuing life over properties, understanding that genuine change begins with one another, then maybe, just maybe there is hope for this nation. Else, we would just be doing nothing but exchanging an old corrupt government that rules with impunity with a young corrupt government that rules with impunity, and the cycle continues. God bless the youths! God bless the people! God bless Nigeria! https://revoluth./2020/10/24/endsars-a-dance-amongst-thieves/ |
As the dust settles on what has being a very emotional week in the annals of the history of this nation. A call for sober reflection is spreading across the country. At this point, there is so much back and forth concerning the events of October 20, 2020. The alleged massacre that happened at lekki toll gate that pushed the country into the depths of chaos. With so many accounts going all around, eyewitness accounts, government accounts, and denials circulating at the speed of light, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. I am not an investigative journalist. It would be amiss of me to post unconfirmed stories at this point. But one thing I can say, this week was a watershed moment in the history of this nation. Except we want to deceive ourselves, anyone who paid attention to the situation in this country could have seen that Nigeria as a whole was a ticking time bomb. Due to years and years of systematic oppression, ethnic friction, organized crime posing as government, they have mismanaged Nigeria to the point that there was always going to be consequences. The leaders who have been placed in positions of power to rule have shown that the greed and corruption that has been the bane of the black man is not going anywhere. Where do we even start? It is now glaring, the reluctance of the average Nigerian to claim responsibility for their actions. Everyone is always looking for who to blame for their suffering, ignorance, and pain. No one wants to admit that they could have done things better. I would go on the record and say this. The events of the last few days are not the product of a faulty system. It is solely the fault of Nigerians. Me and you. No matter how we try to pick sides, an honest assessment of the situation would reveal that at every major stage of our descend into anarchy, we had a choice to do things differently, but our greed, selfishness, and innate corruption would not allow us to think of how our actions are affecting our fellow man. I can remember vividly during the build-up to the 2015 presidential elections. The so-called youths were once again paid instruments in carrying out nationwide protests against the incumbent government. The Occupy Nigeria protests that were held all around the nation were a political strategy to cause unrest in the nation. But at least the protesters understood that their fundamental right to protest should not be used to infringe on others’ fundamental right to freedom of movement and expression. Which was the first mistake the #endsars protesters made? The moment you act like your fundamental rights supersedes the fundamental rights of your fellow man, your movement has already lost its purpose before it begins. You begin to wonder about the quality of education in this country because while we might be the most populous black nation in the world. The level of ignorance in this nation is outstanding amongst the youths, especially the ones that claim to have received a formal education. They have thrown common sense outside the window and we can find the definition of wisdom in twitter quotes and memes. One of the most ignorant quotes that I witnessed online is of a lady saying when government blocks roads for repairs, people are patient, so people should be patient as the youths block roads so Nigeria can be repaired. Well, all my life, whenever there is a road repair, the government always creates an alternate route for motorists to pass, you know, because it would be counterproductive to bring the entire business/ economy to a halt. All because you are trying to fix roads. That was the number one mistake. Number two mistake was when I saw many youths asking, “How did we get stuck with this president”? And in my mind, I was like “seriously?. You people are asking that?” I was unfortunate to be serving when they held the recently concluded presidential elections. Serving NYSC members were the principal election officers, and I am ashamed to say that we were all out there looking for who to scratch our hands. The topic that day amongst corpers was who was able to get the highest amount of money from the elections. Yes, us. Yes, we youths that are feigning ignorance of how this government came into power. Yes, our youths that are protesting a corrupt government that we whole heartedly partook of in the wanton rigging that put them in power. We are the ones now complaining that how did we get to vote in this set of people again. We have short-term memories when it comes to our fault and deficiencies, it seems. A classic case of the pot calling the kettle black. We are the reason for everything that is happening. That is why I am even ashamed to come out and criticize this government, and many of us youths shouting should also too. We are no different from them. We are all hypocrites. The only difference between the sars that are killing youths and the protesters is that they are not in a position of power. There is no greater evidence of that than what happened in Lagos. For years they have been complaints that the toll gate was Jagaban’s creation to extort money from Lagosians. So they burned it down. And what was the first thing our freedom fighters did? Created hundreds of toll gates all around Lagos to extort money from Lagosians. I mean, the level of irony on that is mind boggling. We need to break free from the mob mentality syndrome that has besieged our youths and start thinking independently for ourselves. As shown with these protests, we have been used as pawns by various antigovernment people pushing their agenda while pretending to support a genuine cause. They offered their support which was nothing more than Greek gifts and now we are paying the price with our lives. Enough is enough. This is a rallying cry to we youths. For every action, there is an equal opposite reaction. We cannot take part in the corruption and then be surprised when it turns around and bites us in the butt. We are not outside the system. We are the system, and we are paying the price for our sins. If every Nigerian begins to consciously deviate from our typical Nigerian nature and start upholding patriotic values. Putting the needs of our country and the fellow man above our personal gains, valuing life over properties, understanding that genuine change begins with one another, then maybe, just maybe there is hope for this nation. Else, we would just be doing nothing but exchanging an old corrupt government that rules with impunity with a young corrupt government that rules with impunity, and the cycle continues. God bless the youths! God bless the people! God bless Nigeria! https://revoluth./2020/10/24/endsars-a-dance-amongst-thieves/ |
As the dust settles on what has being a very emotional week in the annals of the history of this nation. A call for sober reflection is spreading across the country. At this point, there is so much back and forth concerning the events of October 20, 2020. The alleged massacre that happened at lekki toll gate that pushed the country into the depths of chaos. With so many accounts going all around, eyewitness accounts, government accounts, and denials circulating at the speed of light, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. I am not an investigative journalist. It would be amiss of me to post unconfirmed stories at this point. But one thing I can say, this week was a watershed moment in the history of this nation. Except we want to deceive ourselves, anyone who paid attention to the situation in this country could have seen that Nigeria as a whole was a ticking time bomb. Due to years and years of systematic oppression, ethnic friction, organized crime posing as government, they have mismanaged Nigeria to the point that there was always going to be consequences. The leaders who have been placed in positions of power to rule have shown that the greed and corruption that has been the bane of the black man is not going anywhere. Where do we even start? It is now glaring, the reluctance of the average Nigerian to claim responsibility for their actions. Everyone is always looking for who to blame for their suffering, ignorance, and pain. No one wants to admit that they could have done things better. I would go on the record and say this. The events of the last few days are not the product of a faulty system. It is solely the fault of Nigerians. Me and you. No matter how we try to pick sides, an honest assessment of the situation would reveal that at every major stage of our descend into anarchy, we had a choice to do things differently, but our greed, selfishness, and innate corruption would not allow us to think of how our actions are affecting our fellow man. I can remember vividly during the build-up to the 2015 presidential elections. The so-called youths were once again paid instruments in carrying out nationwide protests against the incumbent government. The Occupy Nigeria protests that were held all around the nation were a political strategy to cause unrest in the nation. But at least the protesters understood that their fundamental right to protest should not be used to infringe on others’ fundamental right to freedom of movement and expression. Which was the first mistake the #endsars protesters made? The moment you act like your fundamental rights supersedes the fundamental rights of your fellow man, your movement has already lost its purpose before it begins. https://revoluth./2020/10/24/endsars-a-dance-amongst-thieves/ |
As the dust settles on what has being a very emotional week in the annals of the history of this nation. A call for sober reflection is spreading across the country. At this point, there is so much back and forth concerning the events of October 20, 2020. The alleged massacre that happened at lekki toll gate that pushed the country into the depths of chaos. With so many accounts going all around, eyewitness accounts, government accounts, and denials circulating at the speed of light, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. I am not an investigative journalist. It would be amiss of me to post unconfirmed stories at this point. But one thing I can say, this week was a watershed moment in the history of this nation. Except we want to deceive ourselves, anyone who paid attention to the situation in this country could have seen that Nigeria as a whole was a ticking time bomb. Due to years and years of systematic oppression, ethnic friction, organized crime posing as government, they have mismanaged Nigeria to the point that there was always going to be consequences. The leaders who have been placed in positions of power to rule have shown that the greed and corruption that has been the bane of the black man is not going anywhere. Where do we even start? It is now glaring, the reluctance of the average Nigerian to claim responsibility for their actions. Everyone is always looking for who to blame for their suffering, ignorance, and pain. No one wants to admit that they could have done things better. I would go on the record and say this. The events of the last few days are not the product of a faulty system. It is solely the fault of Nigerians. Me and you. No matter how we try to pick sides, an honest assessment of the situation would reveal that at every major stage of our descend into anarchy, we had a choice to do things differently, but our greed, selfishness, and innate corruption would not allow us to think of how our actions are affecting our fellow man. I can remember vividly during the build-up to the 2015 presidential elections. The so-called youths were once again paid instruments in carrying out nationwide protests against the incumbent government. The Occupy Nigeria protests that were held all around the nation were a political strategy to cause unrest in the nation. But at least the protesters understood that their fundamental right to protest should not be used to infringe on others’ fundamental right to freedom of movement and expression. Which was the first mistake the #endsars protesters made? The moment you act like your fundamental rights supersedes the fundamental rights of your fellow man, your movement has already lost its purpose before it begins. https://revoluth./2020/10/24/endsars-a-dance-amongst-thieves/ |
As the dust settles on what has being a very emotional week in the annals of the history of this nation. A call for sober reflection is spreading across the country. At this point, there is so much back and forth concerning the events of October 20, 2020. The alleged massacre that happened at lekki toll gate that pushed the country into the depths of chaos. With so many accounts going all around, eyewitness accounts, government accounts, and denials circulating at the speed of light, it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction. I am not an investigative journalist. It would be amiss of me to post unconfirmed stories at this point. But one thing I can say, this week was a watershed moment in the history of this nation. Except we want to deceive ourselves, anyone who paid attention to the situation in this country could have seen that Nigeria as a whole was a ticking time bomb. Due to years and years of systematic oppression, ethnic friction, organized crime posing as government, they have mismanaged Nigeria to the point that there was always going to be consequences. The leaders who have been placed in positions of power to rule have shown that the greed and corruption that has been the bane of the black man is not going anywhere. Where do we even start? It is now glaring, the reluctance of the average Nigerian to claim responsibility for their actions. Everyone is always looking for who to blame for their suffering, ignorance, and pain. No one wants to admit that they could have done things better. I would go on the record and say this. The events of the last few days are not the product of a faulty system. It is solely the fault of Nigerians. Me and you. No matter how we try to pick sides, an honest assessment of the situation would reveal that at every major stage of our descend into anarchy, we had a choice to do things differently, but our greed, selfishness, and innate corruption would not allow us to think of how our actions are affecting our fellow man. I can remember vividly during the build-up to the 2015 presidential elections. The so-called youths were once again paid instruments in carrying out nationwide protests against the incumbent government. The Occupy Nigeria protests that were held all around the nation were a political strategy to cause unrest in the nation. But at least the protesters understood that their fundamental right to protest should not be used to infringe on others’ fundamental right to freedom of movement and expression. Which was the first mistake the #endsars protesters made? The moment you act like your fundamental rights supersedes the fundamental rights of your fellow man, your movement has already lost its purpose before it begins. https://revoluth./2020/10/24/endsars-a-dance-amongst-thieves/ |
Akalia:ok sir. |
Kamdil:"If you want to hide something from a black man, put it in a book." You have just affirmed that saying. Because if you actually took the time to read the complete blog post via the link provided, you won't be falling for sensational headlines and tit bits. No wonder it's so easy for the average nigerian to swallow any media narrative hook,line and sinker. May the lord be your strength brother. |
Another week of protests. Another week of frustration for the common man. Many of us that are not in Lagos might not understand. People were placed in a position where they had to spend additional 4-5 hours in traffic piled up upon the previously existing ungodly Lagos traffic. “These guys really get time o.” I thought to myself condescendingly when I saw many of the people protesting. “They are obviously jobless.” A co-worker of mine mentioned and I agree. Only a jobless person would leave his source of daily bread to come and be engaging in these wanton acts of public disturbance and tomfoolery. Constituting a public nuisance to the common salaryman who cannot relate to their struggle, but is just trying to make a living to feed and support his family. Or the petty trader carrying her perishable tomatoes from Ijebu ode to Obalenede, to make her almost negligible gain of 3000 nairas so her sons 8 and 5 years old, that have an absentee father can have a chance in this cold, unforgiving world. I am not a SARS apologist. But I would never partake or support these protests. This continuous blocking of roads and especially the toll gate here in Lagos is not affecting the key stakeholders who are to be held responsible. The key policy and decision-makers, who through a series of outrageously terrible lawmaking, have brought us to this very point. Every political office holder, appointed or elected, who has stood by and partook in the unhindered looting and pillaging of this country’s resources, natural and human alike are not feeling the pains. Me and you. Your fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts are the ones experiencing the growing pains from this pseudo-revolution (yes, I said pseudo, Nigerians have a bad rep when it comes to seeing things to the end. Eventually, they are going to sell out, just like other movements and protests before them. I hope they make a fool of me and push on to the end). But that statement my co-worker uttered really put things into perspective. “They are obviously jobless.” “Obviously” https://revoluth./2020/10/14/sars-eyes-on-the-ball/ |
Another week of protests. Another week of frustration for the common man. Many of us that are not in Lagos might not understand. People were placed in a position where they had to spend additional 4-5 hours in traffic piled up upon the previously existing ungodly Lagos traffic. “These guys really get time o.” I thought to myself condescendingly when I saw many of the people protesting. “They are obviously jobless.” A co-worker of mine mentioned and I agree. Only a jobless person would leave his source of daily bread to come and be engaging in these wanton acts of public disturbance and tomfoolery. Constituting a public nuisance to the common salaryman who cannot relate to their struggle, but is just trying to make a living to feed and support his family. Or the petty trader carrying her perishable tomatoes from Ijebu ode to Obalenede, to make her almost negligible gain of 3000 nairas so her sons 8 and 5 years old, that have an absentee father can have a chance in this cold, unforgiving world. I am not a SARS apologist. But I would never partake or support these protests. This continuous blocking of roads and especially the toll gate here in Lagos is not affecting the key stakeholders who are to be held responsible. The key policy and decision-makers, who through a series of outrageously terrible lawmaking, have brought us to this very point. Every political office holder, appointed or elected, who has stood by and partook in the unhindered looting and pillaging of this country’s resources, natural and human alike are not feeling the pains. Me and you. Your fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts are the ones experiencing the growing pains from this pseudo-revolution (yes, I said pseudo, Nigerians have a bad rep when it comes to seeing things to the end. Eventually, they are going to sell out, just like other movements and protests before them. I hope they make a fool of me and push on to the end). But that statement my co-worker uttered really put things into perspective. “They are obviously jobless.” “Obviously” https://revoluth./2020/10/14/sars-eyes-on-the-ball/ |
Another week of protests. Another week of frustration for the common man. Many of us that are not in Lagos might not understand. People were placed in a position where they had to spend additional 4-5 hours in traffic piled up upon the previously existing ungodly Lagos traffic. “These guys really get time o.” I thought to myself condescendingly when I saw many of the people protesting. “They are obviously jobless.” A co-worker of mine mentioned and I agree. Only a jobless person would leave his source of daily bread to come and be engaging in these wanton acts of public disturbance and tomfoolery. Constituting a public nuisance to the common salaryman who cannot relate to their struggle, but is just trying to make a living to feed and support his family. Or the petty trader carrying her perishable tomatoes from Ijebu ode to Obalenede, to make her almost negligible gain of 3000 nairas so her sons 8 and 5 years old, that have an absentee father can have a chance in this cold, unforgiving world. I am not a SARS apologist. But I would never partake or support these protests. This continuous blocking of roads and especially the toll gate here in Lagos is not affecting the key stakeholders who are to be held responsible. The key policy and decision-makers, who through a series of outrageously terrible lawmaking, have brought us to this very point. Every political office holder, appointed or elected, who has stood by and partook in the unhindered looting and pillaging of this country’s resources, natural and human alike are not feeling the pains. Me and you. Your fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts are the ones experiencing the growing pains from this pseudo-revolution (yes, I said pseudo, Nigerians have a bad rep when it comes to seeing things to the end. Eventually, they are going to sell out, just like other movements and protests before them. I hope they make a fool of me and push on to the end). But that statement my co-worker uttered really put things into perspective. “They are obviously jobless.” “Obviously” https://revoluth./2020/10/14/sars-eyes-on-the-ball/ |


