tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post5882416230636060114..comments2023-07-20T09:06:52.338+01:00Comments on Funmi Iyanda: Poverty, Security and a New GenerationFunmi Iyandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13943233329336056807noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-30904817283391958932007-07-08T00:22:00.000+01:002007-07-08T00:22:00.000+01:00naija is making me all peeved.if u see my post on ...naija is making me all peeved.<BR/>if u see my post on banibaraje.blogspot.com, u will understand whyMs. Catwalqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506293561878301421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-20166018506979318112007-07-07T23:52:00.000+01:002007-07-07T23:52:00.000+01:00a nice read...as Nigerians and Africans, we have t...a nice read...as Nigerians and Africans, we have to look inwards in our quest for change....no amount of help from the outside world can better our lot as a nation...until we all strive to want to achieve the best for ourselves and our fellow man (or woman)in the interests of society and the common good, im afraid we'd remain caught up in the vicious cycle that is under-achievement and Femi Adeyemihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687054555463653566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-63789129800035840512007-07-05T20:09:00.000+01:002007-07-05T20:09:00.000+01:00I quote Funmi: "This generation may be more expose...I quote Funmi: "This generation may be more exposed and more educated than their forbearers but are they not just as guilty of the lack of understanding that leads to the sort of decisions, which widen class, and opportunities divide?"<BR/>Leave the big global picture aside for a moment. Observe how most privileged Nigerians handle their domestic staff, etc, in fact anyone who counts as their "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-85239857779577328432007-07-05T19:14:00.000+01:002007-07-05T19:14:00.000+01:00Catch 22 situation really. Need I elaborate furthe...Catch 22 situation really. Need I elaborate further?Chxtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363269342812285103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-32931955819308972472007-07-05T18:55:00.000+01:002007-07-05T18:55:00.000+01:00@all, please tell jeremy to organize that online f...@all, please tell jeremy to organize that online forum on our generation and the challenge of poverty eradication. l know the seeds are in his mind. <BR/>@blue, eri mi wu! <BR/>@chude ;)<BR/>N.B where is catwalq, no reply to my email, did l get the add wrong. looking forward to meeting you.Funmi Iyandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13943233329336056807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-75422757876292298692007-07-04T20:54:00.000+01:002007-07-04T20:54:00.000+01:00Dear Funmi,Well written, well analysed. I like you...Dear Funmi,<BR/><BR/>Well written, well analysed. I like your styleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-49567023354611773222007-07-04T16:23:00.000+01:002007-07-04T16:23:00.000+01:00with regards to security in the developed world, t...with regards to security in the developed world, this is the best piece I've read on the subject<BR/><BR/>http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/09/11/john-mueller/are-we-safer<BR/><BR/>As to whether the new generation is committed to poverty reduction, only time will tell. Cos words matter not a thing. Still I will say that free markets are better than the alternative and at least these guys are for snazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962164181489774786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-66005908375032299482007-07-04T16:20:00.000+01:002007-07-04T16:20:00.000+01:00i like this entry. a few thoughts:i see nationalit...i like this entry. a few thoughts:<BR/><BR/>i see nationality as a flimsy construct in matters of 'deliverance'. i think a huge chunk of the problem is that we have this smug "i'm from (insert country)" air about us and we hold on to it so tightly that we can't see past the smoke. take me, for instance - i'm nigerian, i go to college abroad, most of what i know about my country is from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-17645672002503812852007-07-04T15:29:00.000+01:002007-07-04T15:29:00.000+01:00I am personally tired of seeing Africa as these pe...I am personally tired of seeing Africa as these peoples source of pity and the failed country(yes, some think Africa is a country) they have to aid. It is appalling the way the African continent is exploited. But, I believe if young people in Nigeria(the growing intellectuals and professionals) put to use their skills, a whole lot would be achieved. Hey, but most people who make up the above Afolabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811670308614659267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-28103107521763713612007-07-04T13:34:00.000+01:002007-07-04T13:34:00.000+01:00We all are living with the traumas of extra-judici...We all are living with the traumas of extra-judicial security and overzealous attitude of defending the "homeland"...rightly so, Africa has now become a poster child for all wannabes charity campaigner celebrities in the western world; but are they engaging the right people in this discourse or using these grandiose events to refurbish their own battered image while aligning with the crook Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-48406456734064878282007-07-04T12:43:00.000+01:002007-07-04T12:43:00.000+01:00Oh, FI, Oh FI, Oh FI, your incomparable depth prec...Oh, FI, Oh FI, Oh FI, your incomparable depth precedes you!! I have been for days now looking for the words to wrap my round around this VERY same issue, andyou have done it perfectly!<BR/><BR/>Every line, every phrase in thsi post deserves to be underlines, but this I will particularly highlight: <BR/><BR/>"As a new generation of Africans insist that they must be engaged with and perhaps Chude!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04452863522535198765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-85740805120456696662007-07-04T12:15:00.000+01:002007-07-04T12:15:00.000+01:00Funmi again you have eloquently identified the var...Funmi again you have eloquently identified the varied issues affecting Africa.<BR/>The million dollar question is how do we go about achieving these.What should be the first issue to address and the approach to adopt.Questions abi ?<BR/>I think we should have an organised forum where we set out objectives of rescuing Nigeria, and ways of going about it. Maybe just maybe we could agree on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-65852786629757220062007-07-04T11:42:00.000+01:002007-07-04T11:42:00.000+01:00I share ur sentiments. Per security searches on gr...I share ur sentiments. Per security searches on grounds of terrorism, I have not dealt with the humiliating searches by virtue of being and having an American passport. But, I promised myself I would cover extensively the treatment of Africans especially Nigerian males when it comes to so called searches based on terrorism. It is ridiculous and very humiliating! When I confronted particular Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35104533.post-72229382386606874782007-07-04T08:16:00.000+01:002007-07-04T08:16:00.000+01:00"WORD"... You don talk am finish..Equality is a su..."WORD"... You don talk am finish..<BR/>Equality is a subject that should be taught in schools the world over, at all levels... 'cos we all need to understand that we came into this world as equals... <BR/>until then we are stuck with poverty...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com