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''' IDEOLOGY -TRIBALISM-
INCENSED '''
TELL YA ALL WHAT........Delegation and after delegation, roumer laden, accost me with all kinds of news, here at *Proud Pakistan*-
And request for an inference and even a comment. Transition to Democracy is some exercise.
*Emotion laden and in deep mourning*, having just returned from the province of KPK, a visit for and on behalf of the World Students Society, I can barely contain my tears.
''Remember,'' I say to all : And You all in particular :
Merium, Rabo, Dee, Haleema, Saima, Eman, *Zilli*, Ambassador Malala, Hussain, Shahzaib, and two rising leaders and stars from Pakistan: Faraz Majeed, and Ali Hassan:
''Any Nation, can survive anything. But No Nation van survive the *Poverty Of The Mind*
*The Poverty of the Mind* is most manifest in the manner in which critical matters are kept out of debate.
*Whims and fads will get no nation or you, nowhere. They never have and never will*.
Better
and best, you all, roll up your sleeves and get working on content and
narrative on Sam Daily Times : The Voice Of The Voiceless.
PROFESSOR CHIGOZIE OBIOMA -is a professor of literature and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the author of the novel:
''The Fishermen''
The learned
professor, here, sets about inspiring the *Students of the World*, to
rising heights. See Ya, professor, on the World Students Society,
lovingly called, !WOW!.
*Sighting Land, are
we?* .. Technologist Amin Malik? Dr. M. Jawad Khan? Technologist Ahmer
Bari Khan/ Apple? Engineer Imran Basit? Engineer Shahid Shakoor? Asstt
Professor M Hamad Khan? and Imran Khan/ Capital Markets Head and:
Pakistan's formidable son and leader : O''Captain Imran Khan
Lincoln,
Neb: As my country, Nigeria, unravels -thanks to what only die-hard
optimists and the news media euphemistically refer to as a
''recession'' I find myself living in America, witnessing what be the
most vicious election in the country's history.
I
began following American politics closely in 2008, when Barrack Obama
considered at the time by most Nigerians as our African brother,
became president.
A strong proponent of
restoring black people's dignity by action not just grievance. I was
moved to tears by that milestone. Then came the 2012 election just two
months after I arrived in the United States, and Mr.Obama won me over
again when he stood against Mitt Romney.
Now
that four years have passed, and I have studied, lived and worked in the
United States, my views about the nation's politics have changed. I now
believe that America's greatest problem is its political polarization.
In
Nigeria, and across most of black Africa, what divides us is mostly
tribalism and religion. We are not, as yet divided by ideology. But
here, the left-right ideological divide is tearing the country apart.
Ideology
can generate the same amount of hatred generally as religion and
tribalism, and is the case with places where the other two dominate, it
is dangerous when a group acquires any appearance of absolute power.
As the American culture lurches towards the liberal left. I fear it maybe seeking such power.
The
left has developed a potent strategy against which the right simply
cannot contend, characterizing those who do not embrace liberal values
as morally bankrupt, using labels like ''bigot'' among the worst of
insults to Americans.
I have observed that the
default dynamic of public interaction here is for people to try to parse
the group's consensus, and for everyone -every single person- to
navigate towards that.
Most people will not say
what they truly feel. This is what has confounded me the most about
America in the time, I have been here: The fear of being labeled with a
disparaging term -often simply for articulating a perspective that does
not align with liberal political values -causes many to remain
silent.
Freedom of Speech is being severely curtailed through out the country,
I am even more troubled because I can trace the unraveling of my country to a similar type of authoritarianism.
In
the past, the West designated Africans as ''barbaric,''
''uncivilized'' and ''crude,'' among other terms. It did not matter,
for example, that the Igbo tribe in West Africa practiced a leaderless egalitarian system while Britain was governed by Monarchs-
the labels stuck nevertheless, and they helped lead to the slave trade and colonialism, among other negative practices that African people are still recovering from today.
Here
in Nebraska, I have talked with quiet number of people who will vote
for Donald J Trump because they see him resisting the rising
authoritarianism of the far left.
Many people
who support Mr. Trump have principles arguments for making this
decision, that many on the left often simply label Trump supporters to
evil or bigots -without even trying to understand their perspectives
-in that way further alienating them, and deepening the divide.
So
had this state of affairs become that President Obama urged students on
college campuses to be open to those who may not share their views and
maintain a cultural of civil engagement,
Western
democracy is sustainable only when a balance is preserved between two
polar opposites. Americans should vote for the candidate who might best
strike this balance.
*The results of the election exercise are now some months old. And the changes are for all, -the whole world- to see*.
Angry at yourself for fearing hate? Merium, Rabo, Dee, Haleema, Eman, Paras, Sorat, Dee, Saima, Sarah,Aqsa, Haider, Shahzaib, Salar, Jordan, Bilal, Hussain, Mustafa, Ibrahim, Faraz Majeed, Ali Hassan-
And little Angels : Ibrahim Majeed, Harem, Maynah Khan, Maria Imran, Hannyia Khan, and Merium Khan?
With
most respectful and loving dedication to the Leaders, Parents,
Students, Professors and Teachers of Pakistan and the World. See Ya
all on !WOW! -the World Students Society and Twitter-!E-WOW! -the
Ecosystem 2011:
'' Love - !WOW! '''
Good Night and God Bless
SAM Daily Times - the Voice of the Voiceless
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