Wagwanbrethren:
It's pretty okay,perhaps the country is mired in a never-ending cycle of poverty and violence, with little hope for improvement. Maybe the government is controlled by a corrupt elite that cares nothing for the people. It could also be that the country is engaged in a costly and senseless war that does nothing but bring death and destruction.

In any of these cases, it would be perfectly understandable for someone to feel disillusioned with their country and to want to express their dissatisfaction in writing. And, while it might not be the most patriotic thing to do, there is nothing inherently wrong with criticizing one's country. After all, a healthy democracy depends on open dialogue and constructive criticism.

That said, it's important to be mindful of the impact that one's words can have. Criticizing one's country can be seen as unpatriotic, and it can also make it more difficult for people to come together and work towards solutions. So, it's important to be thoughtful and constructive in one's criticisms, and to always remember that, ultimately, we're all responsible for our country.

akingangan:

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mrvitalis:
What can be a worse diss to a country than a president of q country shamelessly going for medical treatment abroad?

Chief Chimadanda has done more to give Nigeria a great image Outside Nigeria than the APC adminstration combined

Buhari lead APC is the chief demarketer of Nigeria

akingangan:


You will be surprised at the level of poverty and violence in the US
Imagine JK Rowling now writing an open letter to the President of Nigeria about this.

I think she made a mistake and was carried away by the moment.

toneroforever:
How was Nigeria when Genny made the comment. The country has far better than the failed state where virtually nothing works.

OP,u can't guilt trip Chimamanda. Scoundrels & charlatans have wrecked the country but folks are supporting such people because of tribalism.

SmartPolician:
You guys are comparing two parallel situations.

Chimamanda Adichie didn't diss her country in the letter she wrote. She is unhappy that INEC fraudulently foisted on us an ex-druglord with an unknown background, questionable age and character, and who's even too unhealthy to discharge the responsibilities of the office he aspires.

Nobody would be complaining if INEC kept to their words of transmitting the electvion results in real time. One week later, they were still posting results on the iRev after doctoring them. Nobody will respect this country if we don't respect ourselves.

theredaddy:
Nothing gladdens our colonial masters like seeing blacks talk down on black nation just to massage there Ego they will always be superior us.
America is going through many crises but there media & citizens are compressing and minimizing the picture they give the outside, the very same America our igbo brother see as a mean to Tarnish Nigeria completely had same election crisis between biden and trump, till date Trump did not congratulate Biden but you don't see Trump supporters going to skysport or Al jazeera to rubbish US.
Almost all the advance countries we look up are going through internal crisis but how will Nigerians know when just few read.
They Know Igbos are the weakest link to Tarnish Nigeria, it is not a concidence they picked on Genevieve

MrAgbako:
is that why she rejected the award..

MrAgbako:
is that why she rejected the award or she has beef with inec too over Buhari election? Make una dey do damage control. We all know the hate that live in y'all since the end of the civil war. This wailing will continue for the next 8 years for y'all and we dey house for una. Nah fire by fire. Una go hear weeehn

SmartPolician:


Keep fooling yourself by tribalizing everything in this country. The beauty of hardship is that it has no tribe or religion.

By the way, Trump demanded that the election results be recounted and it was recounted and he still lost. When you go comparing the electoral process in America with that of Nigeria, it shows how empty you are.

INEC messed up this process. APC has subjected more Nigerians into abject penury than we have ever recorded in the history of this country. Therefore, you don't expect sane people to keep quiet when such a party keeps winning elections at the national level. You cannot beat a child and tell him not to cry.

Finally, go on social media and see how Trump supporters insult Biden if when Donald Trump knew he was never going to win the election, given how he politicised Coronavirus instead of tackling the deadly virus head-on.

akingangan:
Watch how a real Diva protects and projects her country in a good light
even while being baited into saying something bad about her country
The interviewer asked her to say something she did not like about Nigeria
She replied
I can never diss my country
I Love Nigeria

This was over a decade ago in an interview with CNN

VS

Chimamanda Adichie's
Hey World and Mr. US President

Nigeria has Hollow Democracy and our president-elect is a drug dealer even though there is no proof


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of9HWQH0tQo