AlphaTaikun:

Nicely put @Saxywale2, your line of thought strongly resonates with mine!

Back in the early 2000s, I grabbed and read a copy of the classic book,
"From Third World to First" by the father of modern-day Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew. The massive book of over 700 pages literally made me realize how to build a country if you have a visionary leader, and highly motivated citizens. Slightly over 80% of Singaporeans are of Chinese descent with the rest being
ethnic Malays and Indians.

This ethnic configuration made it a bit easy for them to navigate. There were ethnic riots too in Singapore and Malaysia back in the 1960s. But then Lee Kuan Yew set up industrial estates, boosted education, upgraded military service for Singapore citizens, and made his city-state into a major financial hub.

I noticed that these were some of the things that Obafemi Awolowo, GCFR, SAN, did as the Prime Minister of the Old Western Region in the 1950s, setting up many investment vehicles, industrial estates in what is now Lagos State, Ibadan, etc, and at independence, the Western Region was rich
enough to even donate the first building used by Nigeria as a high commission in London.

A decentralized Nigeria would make it easier to reach the goal of rubbing shoulders economically and militarily with the Asian Tiger nations, and much more.

Then the world would respect a decentralised Nigeria (and the rest of the people of African descent worldwide) that can independently send her own space satellites and astronauts into outer space, and more!

Ray Dalio also talks about the "changing world order" with a strong warning for the U.S., and any country that wants to succeed today had better follow his warnings.

Unfortunately, the centralized Nigeria as of today exhibits all the negative indices the American billionaire Ray Dalio talked about in his book that have led to the fall of empires... and the U.S. manifests some of these negative indices, and we have to act fast to save the 2 countries that mean a lot to us all OR... Boom! Economic downturns, social unrests, then Civil War. "The changing world order."


All the best.

shegzhkn:


@ bolded - Nope .

Funny enough south Korea use to be a very poor country in the 50s until Miracle happened on the Han River and every friggin time I remember this I feel very sad.

If things were great with Nigeria honestly it should be trailing China in economic might say 7t USD economy (approx. 35K USD GDP per Capita) black race might earn the respect of the world.

AlphaTaikun:

Nicely put @Saxywale2, your line of thought strongly resonates with mine!

Back in the early 2000s, I grabbed and read a copy of the classic book,
"From Third World to First" by the father of modern-day Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew. The massive book of over 700 pages literally made me realize how to build a country if you have a visionary leader, and highly motivated citizens. Slightly over 80% of Singaporeans are of Chinese descent with the rest being
ethnic Malays and Indians.

This ethnic configuration made it a bit easy for them to navigate. There were ethnic riots too in Singapore and Malaysia back in the 1960s. But then Lee Kuan Yew set up industrial estates, boosted education, upgraded military service for Singapore citizens, and made his city-state into a major financial hub.

I noticed that these were some of the things that Obafemi Awolowo, GCFR, SAN, did as the Prime Minister of the Old Western Region in the 1950s, setting up many investment vehicles, industrial estates in what is now Lagos State, Ibadan, etc, and at independence, the Western Region was rich
enough to even donate the first building used by Nigeria as a high commission in London.

A decentralized Nigeria would make it easier to reach the goal of rubbing shoulders economically and militarily with the Asian Tiger nations, and much more.

Then the world would respect a decentralised Nigeria (and the rest of the people of African descent worldwide) that can independently send her own space satellites and astronauts into outer space, and more!

Ray Dalio also talks about the "changing world order" with a strong warning for the U.S., and any country that wants to succeed today had better follow his warnings.

Unfortunately, the centralized Nigeria as of today exhibits all the negative indices the American billionaire Ray Dalio talked about in his book that have led to the fall of empires... and the U.S. manifests some of these negative indices, and we have to act fast to save the 2 countries that mean a lot to us all OR... Boom! Economic downturns, social unrests, then Civil War. "The changing world order."


All the best.

IjeBos:


Not particularly fond of the 3rd world vs 1st world monikers. "Developing, Under-devloped, And Developed", though have some issues, are probably better descriptors.

saxywale2:

Nigeria as a country has huge potential, but I think we went on a wrong path when the country changed from the Parliamentary to the Presidential System. I heard of how good they had it back then. Up till now, alot of sub-Saharan African countries and the black race in general all over the are still looking up to Nigeria to wake up from it's deep sleep.

AlphaTaikun:

Yup! The Presidential System is very expensive for a country like Nigeria that is classified as a significant under-achiever economically.

The Parliamentary System would be a better option to save cost, and then allow e-Government and "e-Everything" to permeate the
Nigerian society with high-speed broadband, while applying the rule of law.

The large armada of Nigerians in the
Diaspora would be motivated to use video conferencing and other virtual means to collaborate with folks back in Nigeria to leapfrog the economy and medical practice, etc.

saxywale2:

Nigeria as a country has huge potential, but I think we went on a wrong path when the country changed from the Parliamentary to the Presidential System. I heard of how good they had it back then. Up till now, alot of sub-Saharan African countries and the black race in general all over the are still looking up to Nigeria to wake up from it's deep sleep.

basilico:
The one way to grow is to make power as cheap as possible
Cheapest power. Why do these people tell us there is adequate refining power abroad. We should consume whar we hv first. We hAVE been fed nonsense about idle refining capacity so we export oil to these idle refineries then rexport it back. What nonsense is that

Obrigardo:
I love this enthusiasm from herschel walker who really wants to win the House. I'll be so happy if he wins the House why Warnock wins the Senate lol

IjeBos:
Yeah, but I wonder what Hunter Biden was doing.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2022/12/04/trump-owed-hidden-debt-while-in-office/?sh=3e239451b30e

Obrigardo:


How do we solve the issue of the oil and gas megalomaniac behemoth? Nigeria's only problem is the Dutch disease. If you can find out how a parliamentary self governance can handle the issue of oil and Shell with all their complex weavings over generations then we are onto something

IjeBos:
In another case of "who are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?". At least the media is getting better at writing these headlines.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-constitution-terminate-denies-b2239336.html

saxywale2:

Nigeria as a country has huge potential, but I think we went on a wrong path when the country changed from the Parliamentary to the Presidential System. I heard of how good they had it back then. Up till now, alot of sub-Saharan African countries and the black race in general all over the are still looking up to Nigeria to wake up from it's deep sleep.

IjeBos:


I wonder if it's more a problem of leadership than anything else. I think Nigeria may too fractured a country. And people are comfortable with the condition, comfortable eeking out a life rather than the potential of a sacrifice. Whatever happens in Ukraine, their people have impressed me at the level of their sacrifice for their country. I always wonder, could that be Nigerians?

IjeBos:


I wonder if it's more a problem of leadership than anything else. I think Nigeria may too fractured a country. And people are comfortable with the condition, comfortable eeking out a life rather than the potential of a sacrifice. Whatever happens in Ukraine, their people have impressed me at the level of their sacrifice for their country. I always wonder, could that be Nigerians?

feedthenation:


---Even Fox News have stopped giving Herschel Walker any coverage on their news channel---it seems they have resigned to him losing the Senate re-election on Dec 6---

Obrigardo:


I sat down in group talks about the Nigerian situation and the remedy. When we finished all the threads, we couldn't figure out how to handle Oil and who gets to control it in the eventual break-up. And this is a topic much of the pundits on channels, arise and co haven't addressed or afraid of

feedthenation:
Oklahoma Assistant District Attorney Arrested for Allegedly Possessing Over 150 Videos and Images of ‘Prepubescent Girls Being Sexually Abused’

Former Payne County Assistant District Attorney Kevin Etherington was taken into custody last week and charged with one count of aggravated possession of child pornography and one count of violating the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act (OCCA), authorities announced.

---GOP: party of family values indeed---

Obrigardo:
You know peeps like basilico loco are so hideous that all they do is complain and bombard us conspiracy theories and untruths.
But now inflation is weakening you won't see them come back to acknowledge it.

That's why they are stinking maga lunatics and just hateful vengeful people.

saxywale2:

Price of lumber down 78% from the peak in May 2021. This was one of the products that drove up the cost of new home construction.

saxywale2:

What's it with these GOP guys and paedophilia.

saxywale2:

Even in 2022. See below:
Mississippi man charged with burning cross to intimidate Black neighbors, pleads guilty to hate crime.

IjeBos:
Just the first shoe to drop.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/06/nyregion/trump-organization-trial-verdict?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20221206&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=headline&regi_id=75289398&segment_id=115195&user_id=41c9d58298cfae5beaf0adde0a0b0423