nairaman66:


You would have taken the money,

I should have corruptively helped them to be corrupt?

Sorry, but I was not brought up to be that way.

Brendaniel:


But you have already given up that it is not your responsibility to educate anybody ?

I am educating you here. It is still however not my responsibility to educate you.

Its about you learning, which you are responsible for.

Brendaniel:


But they did, port harcort, Edo, Lagos and so on, they even killed some voters....

So are you saying the voters should fight them with their guns ?

No politician brought thugs, police and guns to pressure voters to vote in his Favour, but if you have evidence they did, please provide it.

But even if some did you've answered your own question. Those you claim they even killed must have resisted, and that's what any reasonable person would do, I'd think, though perhaps I shouldn't presume.

Brendaniel, what would you do if politician brings thugs, police and guns to pressure you to vote in his Favour"?

Brendaniel:


So that means you are saying that your solution is not guaranteed to work?

No single solution is guaranteed to work on the topic being discussed here!

That's why no one is suggesting only one solution but many various ones. And that's why everyone should do their bit instead of just giving up and not even bothering to vote.

Brendaniel:


So if a politician brings thugs, police and guns to pressure voters to vote in his Favour, what should the voters do?

Resist the pressure of course. Unless you want to increase the pressure when he wins and then mounts corruption and ineptitude on you.

But don't be facetious. No "politician brings thugs, police and guns to pressure voters to vote in his Favour". I did not see Tinubu in Aba!

Brendaniel:


And how many people can you do it to at a time, let's assume you are the only one with this mindset in Nigeria, I mean how do you educate the remaining over 220 million Nigerians?

Because in the north alone you have over 10 million Almajiris who are not educated, how do you achieve educating them about your idea?

I am not responsible for 10 million Almajiris or 220 million Nigerians, Brendaniel. I'm not even responsible for the about 100k people in my own local community. Some of them cursed me for bringing books and asked me to just give them the money, as if na me born them!

Every Nigerian is responsible for educating themselves to choose the right leaders just as every Nigerian bears their own suffer for us all choosing the wrong leaders.

Brendaniel:


Good, but we are talking about the political leadership here...

Education has an effect on political leadership.

Educated leaders lead better. And an educated electorate choose better leaders.

And no, i don't mean educated like you'd think, knowing you'd likely point out our leaders are educated with degrees. I mean the education that gives proper understanding and teaches people to use their own senses to reason and solve problems.

If the voting people have proper understanding and can solve problems, they'd elect the right people and no one would steal their votes.

Brendaniel:


So what was the effect of your input, can you highlight it?

People had books to read. People had a library to read books in (I paid for it to be open).

Some have claimed the library is what has helped them be the success they are.

Brendaniel:


And how do you get the people to do this?

How do I get every person to be responsible for curing themself of ignorance by educating themselves?

Now that's a funny question indeed. I'm telling people to be responsible for curing their own ignorance, and your question is, how do I do this, lol. But I'll answer you all the same.

By talking to people like you until you learn or until I decide you are a lost cause and move on to people who are willing to be responsible instead of irresponsibly blaming others.

Good thing is, my effort is not in vain. For while some might not see sense in my effort, you aren't the only one reading my effort.

Brendaniel:


So are you saying all your efforts and those around you are in vain?

No. I am not saying all my efforts and those around me are in vain

Rome, they say, was not built in a day, so I don't expect all my efforts and those around me to produce instant results.

Story.
One day, 10 years after the first of 3 of my donations of books to my local government library, a one year old child who could barely speak was humming "abcd, efg. hijk, lmnopq", and that was the first result I had seen from my efforts.

I expect all my efforts to produce results long after I am dead since Nigerians are stubborn and would rather claim the elections were rigged when the truth is they never bothered to vote.

Suffering will teach people to become responsible, or their suffering will increase until we learn, or die.

Brendaniel:


In present day Nigeria, it is almost like everyone has to handle his problem by himself...

Well, that does depend on what the problem is.

It is every persons responsibility to cure themself of ignorance by educating themselves so they make the right choices. And if everyone educates themself, we shall collectively make the right choices and improve our collective communities.

Brendaniel:


And how is your state doing now?

Like every other state. We are after all facing a Nigerian problem, and not just any state's or persons sole problem here.

Its why I said it's not about your one vote, but about democracy. Until we learn to protect our democracy and its process, we whall all continue to suffer the consequences of our bad choices.

Brendaniel:



Well, that one is your problem...

No, Brendaniel, that one is not my problem.

Its like rain. When the pain starts I will not be the only one crying ebi npá wa because bad and non-caring politicians are in power.

Its after all not like I am buying my petrol for ₦2000 when everyone else is getting theirs for ₦200. And I don't rely on minimum wage.

Brendaniel:


I was referring to your kind gesture, because I don't see how that story stops the very same man from rigging election in your area with thugs using guns and machetes on you and the people...

Hopefully, I don't need to start trying to convince you that books in libraries contribute to the education of people, which does help people make the right choices.

No one rigged any election in my area with thugs and machetes. Some tried, but we elected a PDP governor because we had educated ourselves on what might be better for us, though it could be argued it isn't.

bemeruca:


You are always on the wrong side of things.

anyone who wants to see the data can view this. Budaatum does not like the truth
https://x.com/Rev720T/status/1834742476579680429

Good to know you believe a survey over actual crimes reported.

Survey respondents provide information about themselves (e.g., age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, marital status, education level, and income) and whether they experienced a victimization.

Zaheertyler:

Freedom through obedience to the word?
How can you be free if you don’t obey Gods word

Freedom through understanding what is claimed to be God's word, since God did not write anything.

God, who created both male and female in his own image to eat every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it and rule and subdue and multiple, will not then create other humans from mud who must not eat fruits of knowledge unless he needs slaves to serve his image, or some need slaves to serve them.

Those who don't eat fruits of of knowledge will never learn to say "let there be" and there is.

You earlier asked the question below.

Brendaniel:


So are you waiting for the chaos to happen before you stop supporting Tinubu?

And my answer would be yes.

It was my own people in my own town with its one local government that told me [url]they will not vote for a person like me[/url] because I wouldn't steal and wouldn't let them steal. Meanwhile, they continue to elect leaders who steal, while they lie to themselves that their vote was stolen as if most of them did not vote for Tinubu!

They will indeed learn when chaos happens and kills them! Then might the remaining open their eyes and see.

Brendaniel:


can you share your experience ?

Yes, I already have And you said it was good.

One must start by educating oneself, for only then can one educate others.

Zaheertyler:


The free people are the worst self

Jesus came to set people free.

And I would rather be a free person than a chained slave, even to the gods

Brendaniel:


Voting happens during election, how do you protect your vote during election in Nigeria ?

You don't wait to secure your property when the thieves arrive to steal it. The wise protect their property before the thieves even know they have property worth stealing.

bemeruca:
Under Kamala Harris:
• Rape is up 42%.
• Robbery is up 63%.
• Assault is up 34%.
• Violent crime (excluding simple assault) is up 55%.
• Domestic violence is up 32%.
• Stranger violence is up 61%.
• Violent crime (with a weapon) is up 56%.
• Motor vehicle theft is up 42%.

According to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna. But I do wonder if/when you'd tire of lying or see how it damages you.

https://x.com/RepLuna/status/1836788307197342116

happney65:
""They’re coming from the Congo, they’re coming from Africa, they’re coming from the Middle East, they’re coming from all over the world, Asia… and ya gotta get rid of these people!”

Trump saying my guy basilico and others have to be get rid of in America..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAm4tTLb05I?si=DhH1heSuR-69Rsdv

Brendaniel:
When you tell them, they say all politicians are thieves, so they justify their action of picking best of the worst set of thieves like Tinubu to lead them...

If all politicians are thieves then no nation in the world would have developed....

We should therefore learn to differentiate the thieves from the caring and competent politicians and vote accordingly.

A story.

I once donated a container of books to my local government library. The Chairman asked me to bring them to the local government (The library is in a different location). I asked why, and was told so they can access the value and compensate me accordingly, but I told them I am donating the books for free and need no compensation.

I was later informed that they would like me to sign a contract for a ₦100m and pay me like half and they will keep the rest. I was so angry that I ordered the books to be taken to the library and we shelved them. This made me a pariah in my community. I am told I'd never be considered for a government post, which I don't want in the first place, because neither will I steal but would stop them from stealing too.

Brendaniel:


No, the question is how do you protect your vote?

I have told you, and also referred you to further learning.

Its the same way you'd protect your valuable property from thieves, or irresponsibly refuse to learn and let your valuables be stolen.

Your concern should not however be protecting your own one vote, but protecting the democratic process so all votes count.

Abubakar Mukhtar, a magistrate in the federal capital territory (FCT), has denied making any order disqualifying Monday Okpebholo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state.

https://www.thecable.ng/fake-news-alert-court-did-not-disqualify-okpebholo-as-edo-apc-guber-candidate/

People are wisely refusing to be mugged.

Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group slumped to their lowest level ever Friday, the first trading day that its biggest shareholder, former President Donald Trump, is free to sell his stake in the company behind the Truth Social platform.

Shares of Trump Media, commonly called TMTG, tumbled almost 8% to close at $13.55, putting the value of the company at less than $3 billion. Trump owns more than half of it.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-media-shares-donald-trump-truth-social-82d8839bb5f5a96e93e2404399ead072

Brendaniel:


So how do you secure your votes?

You learn about democracy, its history and what has been dine to make it work. You get involved in the election process. You promote registration. You encourage people to vote. You monitor the count. And you study what is currently being done all over the world to stop steal the vote.

https://protectdemocracy.org/about/democracy-playbook/

Brendaniel:


So when 4 years reaches again and they rig election again, what happens?

If they rig elections and steal your votes, you have not learnt and must continue to repeat the test until you pass.

Your vote is your very valuable property. Learn to secure it!

budaatum:
Sorry Code, but all this na story when people couldn't bother to vote. Its like blaming a thief for robbing your house when you left the windows and doors open and invited the thief in and showed them where you keep your valuables and told the best time to steal them!

People who can't bother to vote will not bother to ensure the credibility of their votes neither so it alone counts. And that is as irresponsible as begging the thief not to steal your unsecured valuables.

Its our duty to ensure we are not cheated, because we alone suffer from being cheated.

Sorry Code, but all this na story when people couldn't bother to vote. Its like blaming a thief for robbing your house when you left the windows and doors open and invited the thief in and showed them where you keep your valuables and told the best time to steal them!

People who can't bother to vote will not bother to ensure the credibility of their votes neither so it alone counts. And that is as irresponsible as begging the thief not to steal your unsecured valuables.

Its our duty to ensure we are not cheated, because we alone suffer from being cheated.

CodeTemplarr:
Be reasonable in your speculation. They doctoring was done within the context of available votes. Anything other than that would have made it lost credibility. Thats why there had to be verification to ascertain the number of voters that turned out. It was meant to reduce the rigging margin and expose careless riggers who may declare more votes than voters. That was what the north used against GEJ in 2015.

In 2023, tinubu n apc orchesrated a distributed form of rigging that takes into acccount the available votes. Dude used Linear Regression. From the available votes he reallocated the needed number of votes for a victory and made sure mumber one was given number three to calm nerves. Number three became number two to equally calm their nerves. Thats why the injustice was more towards LP and used to silence PDP. Ever wondered why all their energy and focus is on LP and Obidients?

Brendaniel:


Now that we don't have a competent and caring leader in power, what do we do?

We live in a democracy, where we get to repeat the exam of caring and competent leader election every 4 years. And at the moment, with less than a fifth of eligible voters voting, and less than a tenth for the winner, we are failing abysmally.

We are infants as far as democracy is concerned. Countries getting it "right" today have been at it for many hundreds of years. We are however blessed in that we can learn from those countries and shorten the time to success.

What we should do is educate ourselves to recognise caring and competence and vote for it. We may not pass and get it right at the next election or for many after, but we shall learn one day to get it right.

Please see the wise words below. "Compulsory subject in secondary school".

CaptainFM1:


This is why I said Constitution and Basic Legal Rights should be a compulsory subject in secondary school.

The truth is, even those that are suppose to enforce the law and rights also don't know much....,and this is exactly what the political elites want because it favours their agenda.

chazon:
I was once in ur shoe
Struggled with it for over 13yrs
Even as a married man when wife is away
But when I did the following:
I drew closer to GOD and started serving in a unit devotedly
Took fast of consecration too
God busy with work

That was all
Try this steps, it works

God will give you grace man

A Roc! Though I couldn't find a free download for The Secrets of Mind Power: The Secret of Success and Other Essential Works: (The Library of Spiritual Wisdom)
Book by William Walker Atkinson, his other books are here.

https://www.globalgreyebooks.com/william-walker-atkinson-books.html