Proverbs 10:15 KJV — The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.


Humans can easily be turned into weapons against themselves or others.

The principle is simple. Just take away or control some basic necessities of life thereby making living unbearable for them.

Or, still, introduce something people can't do without or think they can't do without then withdraw or control it.

For example, people get hooked on hard drugs and it's used to control them, Russia is currently using supply of fuel in this way and the US would not sell military gadgets to Nigeria during Jonathan's government unless he acceded to their demands.

Take food for instance. Starve a man long enough and he'd do anything for food. Anything. Including to kill and eat another man. Restrict his freedom of movement(kidnapping says hi) and see him succumb to manipulation and all manner of self degradation.

Sadly, Nigerians have been turned into a weapon by the elite through poverty and education suppression. (The weakness thus exposed in the fabric of the citizenry has become visible to the average joes, with leftovers in their barns, that they've also joined in its exploitation. )

This was intentional and calculated. Beginning from the North and creeping to the south. Birthing the Almajiris(aka Boko Haram) and Bandits in the North. While producing militants and rebels in the South, and a masses, made pliable by hardship and hunger, that can be commandeered by a wave of bread in their faces.

It was not an overnight operation. It began years before and was nourished from government to government. Now, it has fully matured. Much like a nuclear enrichment programme.

Popularity and success of social media "giveaways" is a testimony to this. people are asked to do all manner of things, even to "like" what they hate, just so they can get some reward. Most still end up not getting the promised reward but still keep at it with hope of eventually getting lucky someday. It is frightening that Nigerians are now like a bio-nuclear weapon fully armed and ready to fire.

Just about anyone, not just politicians, can control the masses. It has become so easy and cheap to do by the mere magnitude of hardship in the land. People are told to bark or rollover and they do it at little or no hesitation. Just promises are enough. And we know that a promise is the only thing you give without actually giving anything.

There was a time when parents punished their children for begging or accepting alms from people simply because it was a tinge on their dignity. Such children were looked upon as belonging to irresponsible parents therefore an insult on their parents' persons. Poverty has ensured no more dignity but degradation.

The situational irony however is that a dog would eat up its handler when sufficiently starved. The handlers too are not dumb. They know this truth. So they keep the people distracted using tribalism, religion and regionalism. This way they keep the people on a leash long enough to attack themselves but not the handlers.

Some who are able to break away from their leashes japa unto greener pastures. This in itself is a luxury a good two hundred millions can't afford. Else they'd all have abandoned the nation for the handlers. The handlers have so rigged the system to make sure of this.

The way out is a revolution. Either peacefully via election and voting, or, through another Endsar pro max.

Note that I have nothing against giveaways. Only pointing out that it is one of the instruments set up by the elite and political class for their convenient use in controlling the people. Sadly, the people now also use it on themselves. As it has become cheap and easy to do.

snowland, I didn't intend to be misunderstood just that I could never really get my thoughts through the way I wanted on your 270k giveaway thread. I think I'm closer to achieving that here.


https://www.nairaland.com/7500616/270k-giveaway-lucky-nairalanders

Hmmmmmmm

Interesting

I don't think we can get it right through election. If you can be sincere with yourself you can easily predict the outcome of the coming election. The handwriting is gradually written clearly on the wall. The career politicians will obviously take over from Buhari

As for the end sars pro max, i don't think that'd be possible either. Nigeria as a multi-ethnic society, we speak different languages making it difficult to be United

So sad for my beloved country

Those who can should save money and leave the country for your sanity. Poverty in Africa is a weapon of mass control.

It's really worrisome

FreedomArmy:
Those who can should save money and leave the country for your sanity. Poverty in Africa is a weapon of mass control.

Lmaooooo. This happen in Nigeria right?

Some of you ehn.

Olamilekxy:


Lmaooooo. This happen in Nigeria right?

Some of you ehn.

Nigeria patriot I hail you. A friend dream was to be a military man. In Nigeria he needed connection to be enlisted in the navy but he didn't have. He was dropped and he cried his heart. Today in a space of less than 10 years he is serving in the united States air force. He didn't need coffee connection. They saw his potential and they took him. In Nigeria you will need connection to get even the smallest government job

Olamilekxy:


Lmaooooo. This happen in Nigeria right?

Some of you ehn.

Dude, because someone did a bad thing and got away, does that mean we should do likewise? Shouldn't we rather copy humane examples?

Of note is also that it was a 'show' that would lead to a job. Character of participants needed to be tested besides talent. Note, show and business together. You dig the difference?

Goldmynemaniac:

Dude, because someone did a bad thing and got away, does that mean we should do likewise? Shouldn't we rather copy humane examples?

Of note is also that it was a 'show' that would lead to a job. Character of participants needed to be tested besides talent. Note, show and business together. You dig the difference?

Alright

FreedomArmy:
Those who can should save money and leave the country for your sanity. Poverty in Africa is a weapon of mass control.

What about the majority who can't save as they barely sustain on what they have and so can't leave.

Whether we leave and get gifted citizenship in working nations, fact still remains that we're not from there but from this side of the Niger.

It'll be better to fight to make Nigeria work than to go and fight for acceptance in another man's land that they fought hard to get working. Not a lasting solution to the problem, I believe.