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~Sauron~:And that justifies our complicity in whatever scheme u are accusing the white man of? Either way U cut it, we will still be held responsible. Cheat me once, shame on you. Cheat me twice , shame on me. If the white man has been that evil, why havent our leaders grown wiser to that? For every Rwanda u point out, there are the Nigeria's , the Zimbabwe's et al to counter that argument. There has to be something INHERENTLY wrong with us which makes it easy for the white man to be using us as puppets all these years. |
~Sauron~:There would be no blessings if there were no active participants. U can point a finger or two at the West but U should also be ready to reserve a full fist for most African leaders. We are [i]mostly [/i]the architect of our own problems. |
davidylan:But some[i] times[/i] are better than others. And besides, raising the issue is as easy as saying cakes. The crux of the matter is identifying solutions. Thats where NL forums fails woefully. We are quick to judge, point fingers and even trade insults. Very few are willing to think deep and come up with solutions (or at least try to). We find a way to blame everybody and everyone but OURSELVES. Just like my professor back home blaming the woes of the educational system solely on the Nigerian Govt, without realizing that there are places where he could take control and exert more responsibility. |
Phew!!!!! I am glad the rants are over. davidylan:David U are doing a lot of injustice to most NL members with that submission. There is no day that I log onto NL that I dont see a thread or a post reminding us about how messed up Nigeria is. People realize that. Just like U are willing to ask questions, there are a lot of posters that have raised the same issues in several posts and threads. The only difference is the timing and manner in which it was delivered. your timing was what people reacted to and not necessarily the content of your posts. Surely u must have realized that by now. Otele raised a very valid point about the so called Asian tigers. Not so long ago China was so poor and hungry that pundits thot they wont make it to the nineties. Guess what, China is the manufacturing capital of the world. So dont take a defeatist attitude towards the plight of the black man. We might get it right one day. I dont know how but I will tell U one thing, we are not going to get it right by reveling in the blame game. That leads us nowhere. Take Haiti's issues for instance, your view is more long term; some posters also wanted to help in the short term. My question is this : must these two be mutually exclusive? Cant we find a way to integrate these two approaches? |
mama-gee: Racist alert ![]() |
So this is still raging on ![]() |
2:0 The Mohawkian contigent seems to be making a statement ![]() |
How long will Eboue play footie before he assimilates the rules? |
SEFAGO:Una no go kill person for hia!!!!! ![]() |
Kobojunkie: ![]() |
metal-gong:Thats a very dumb statement to make. |
davidylan:LOL!!! Now your point is that the $10 is not enuff. David, go and open a new thread about the problems of the black man. Better, open up a new thread on why all those donating $10 to Haiti are all a buncha hyprocties. Open a thread about watever u want but at least allow this thread to serve the purpose it was opened for. Does Seun charge for opening a new thread? Is there something I am missing here? ![]() |
oníjògbòn:***shakes head***** We really need a moderator to come clean up all this nonsense. Lets even pretend for one millisecond that an earthquake is preventable, is that enough reason to look the other way. ![]() U talk about a big picture, ,,, tell me , how can U possibly be talking about the big picture when it is obvious that U are really missing the most urgent need here. Or does that not fit into ur so called big picture I expect someone who sees the big picture to be able to proffer both short term solution (for urgent need) and long term solutions. Haiti, right now, needs short-term, stop-gap solutions. The long term solution should come later. If U can't see that, then I cant help u. David is talking about Haiti not been in good shape even before the natural disaster. Well, thanks for telling us what we dont know. But U can now imagine how worse they are now AFTER the earthquake. Doesnt that strengthen the argument for a short term solution that will bring immediate relief? The kids in Haiti does not really need speculations now, they need HELP. They needed help even before the earthquake. With this earthquake, the immediacy of the help is even underscored the more.Just like Debosky said, no need showing me an ad for sprinklers/extinguishers when my house is already in flames. That dont help me much at that time. Help me quench the fire first ( ) and then come give me ur pitch about sprinklers. Besides, the most important point is that nobody is holding a shotgun to ur head asking u to donate money to Haiti. U still reserve that discretion. |
millco88:DEAD!!!!!!! |
MrCrackles:Yeah, I got a cupful of spiked advice for ma troubles ![]() |
Fhemmmy: Not fair!! ![]() |
spikedcylinder:LOL Okay, Sis, Nothing do U. Thanks for the advice. |
spikedcylinder:I was responding SPECIFICALLY to that post. U probably need ur own advice more than I do. Next time make sure u know how much Nigerians help other Nigerians before u make ur contribution. Thanks. |
spikedcylinder:Any form of help rendered to anybody (race, creed, sect etc) is still help. So because Nigerians dont help Nigerians (according to U ooooo ) is enuff reason to discourage any help going the way of people that has been hit by natural disaster? International recognition? How is texting "Haiti" to 90999 seeking international recognition? What kind of recognition do u expect to get from that? ![]() |
davidylan:I really dont want this to turn into a purely intellectual exercise that leads to nothing. So let me address the Somalia issue this way: If U think that Somalia is not getting enough international support, instead of expending energy in showing us how hypocritical and egotistical we all are, why dont u channel some of that energy into creating awareness for Somalia's needs. That would be more purposeful than just making a mere mention of Somalia in a post on NL. Support for Haiti was not inititated by hydra headed monsters from Mars but by concerned individuals who decided to do something. Doing the same for Somalia wont hurt. |
Redman44:Reddman, points are valid. The impression we portray of ourselves as a race is nothing to write home about. U can speculate from here to Golgotha on what is wrong, where and when. That should be a discourse for another day. Or better , open up a thread for that. This thread is mainly for raising support for Haitians (and other nationals living in Haiti) to help them thru this natural disaster. |
davidylan:@ David, Ur questioning about the black race is valid but u chose a rather inopportune time to express it. What the homeless and the hungry in Haiti needs now "is not a thesis on why the black race is inferior" but help in the form of cash, medicine , food and personnel. Besides, its not mandatory. Its all voluntary. |
lazy:A quick question tho, Was Reid echoing his own feelings or was he talking about the feelings of a majority of the electorate? Reid's words were regrettable but it was devoid of malice. Compare that to what Clinton said when Ted Kennedy endorsed Obama and U will see a huge difference. |
JNdupu: ![]() LOL!!! What Chelsea did to Mikel, ehn The Mikel that burst onto the footballing scene from Lyn, Oslo is different from this Chelsea branded Mikel. No skill, no verve and no vision. Its hard to believe that a few years ago this same guy could have won the MVP if not for the footballing freak known as Messi. |
tpia.:LOL Tpia, I do enjoy ur sarcasm most times. But cant u shed that toga for a min and be serious for once. ![]() |
lazy:True. However, the difference is that a republican will not make those remarks with the intention of highlighting Obama's political appeal. Reid showed poor judgement with very poor choice of words; however his intentions was to highlight why Obama will be accepted by mainstream America even tho he is black. |
GeeCee:And bring in who ![]() The plot has been lost a long time ago. Let Amodu finish orchestrating the catastrophe and then after that we go back to the drawing board (and thats assuming that the NFF wants to) |
Why dont u just come to bed butt nekkid? ![]() |


But U can now imagine how worse they are now AFTER the earthquake. Doesnt that strengthen the argument for a short term solution that will bring immediate relief?