Sam xiu lee: What a funny thread,there is nothing wrong with being an ethnic tribalist,being a bigot is the main problem,Tribalism implies the possession of a strong cultural or ethnic identity that separates one member of a group from the members of another group. It is a precondition for members of a tribe to possess a strong feeling of identity for a true tribal society to form.

ogugua88: Queen.

ogugua88: @seanet01,

Why are you taking offense to tribalism being described as foolishness? Are tribal bigots intelligent people?

ogugua88:

Well, that's your experience. No one has ever wronged me. Even if someone did, I wouldn't hate a whole region or tribe because of the actions of one or a few. My parents raised me better than that.

9jacrip:

You've evaded my questions, please attend to them.
I guess the Americans/Canadians etc are not traveling because they're lazy? Your East is a cursed land this is why you lot troop out en-masse.
you can buy the land but when the D-Day comes please peel the lands and take them with you . And no, my relatives have not sold lands to your ilks even though you lot are much in my hometown - my family land as huge as it is, is solely reserved for its members both at home and diaspora so no need to swear.

Alfa Seltzer: Ogugua, you can talk because you are in the US.
Go and speak to the Igbo guy that has a very high score in JAMB but is refused entry while the Northerner that failed woefully is allowed entry.
Go and speak to Ijaw people whose land has been laid to waste by northerners that are only interested in taking oil.
You just come and stay. You have never lived the Nigerian life.

Alfa Seltzer:

Why do you say Americans/Canadians and then compare with Igbos? Is Igboland a country? Why don't you compare Americans with Nigerians? Or has your typical food affected you to the point of no logic?

Maybe your relatives are ashamed of telling you of the lands they sold or their land has no value and is of little interest to anybody.

Alfa Seltzer:

First of all, you owe us an apology. But that won't even be enough.

We made Lagos what it is today. Selflessly. We are developing this country single handedly.
You owe us adoration. After seizing our millions in banks, you gave us 20 pounds each and we still come and but lands in ogun and ondo states. Thus sustaining your people. What did you people do with all those stolen millions? Owambe parties?
You owe us servitude. For the amount of development we bring to your place, you should be telling us "thank you" everyday.

We have only been good to you. But always repay with hatred.

ogugua88:

Sure, that happens, but that still isn't enough for me. I've heard and experienced all sorts from different kinds of people. Maybe it's because I came to the realization that that's a people problem rather than a tribal one. Oh well.

Hope.At.Hand:



You represent everything wrong with igbos.can u listen to urself...they owe u adoration, they owe you servitude.

you move en masse to peoples towns, constitute yourselves to the nuisance you normally are,yet they still accomodate you and your excesses and instead of being grateful for reception and tolerance you type that rubbish??

Igbos neva fall short of foolish arrogance.

Alfa Seltzer: I'm not surprised seeing your previous utterances about Biafra and Boko Haram. Injustice against Igbos is not enough for you but when we shout about it, you have a problem with us. In US, they call what you are drinking Kool Aid. Here we call it oily soup.

Alfa Seltzer:

We can afford to be proud. You can call it arrogance or whatever you want. Let's see your people survive and prosper with only 20 pounds each.

We are a great nation with our heads held high. We refused to be wiped out. We resisted the whole western world for almost three years and are today occupying the lands of the so called "no victors". We are proud.

ogugua88:

No. I have a problem with bigotry and people dancing around the truth.

Hope.At.Hand:


So how does owing you adoration and servitude come into play.

Alfa Seltzer:

Because we are a great people.
Because we are a selfless people.
Go and look at Lagos. We developed it.
Go and look at Kano. We developed it.
Look at Abuja. We are developing it.

If not for jealousy backed by foreign arms, all other tribes should be worshipping us today. But instead they prefer to wallow in underdevelopment instead of allowing us to pull this country forward.

Anyway, we have learnt our lessons: these people do not deserve our goodness so we are done being nice and good to anybody. Now we give it fully. When they get tired of us, they will use the same mouth they used to shout "one nigeria" to call for separation. Shamelessly.

Hope.At.Hand:




For a people who claimed to hav developed lagos and kano,one would expect ur cities to be heaven..
but reverse is the case.

my friend,lying is a bad thing.

biafranqueen: and you really are

biafranqueen: so when you read this in 2011 what did you do http://nigeriafilms.com/news/12969/4/

Does Biafra mean that all Other tribes suck? Did Biafra go to your town bombing and slaughtering your people. I know the history of Biafra my Dear, it was a time that Nigerians came together to protect the land and protect the Igbo people, it is a philosophy of ethnic pride not of hatred of other people in Africa. I will give you credit to say that I am tribalistic when it comes to the definition by English standard, because I am proud of our culture, heritage and I do have a strong sense of pride for my Igbo culture. But that does not give me the right to spew filth about other tribes and to stereotype them in negative ways. That is what we are discussing here the negative hateful energy that you and others continue to practice, it is not necessary to show pride in your tribe to put down other tribes!