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Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by DMerciful(m): 2:56pm On Jul 11
Aptly put- politics of illiteracy
Ttipsy:
The only contentment we have in Nigeria is politics!

We have fanatics who always don’t give a fck about good governance as long as they have their tribe man and religious man in power

Politics of illiteracy

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Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by DMerciful(m): 2:59pm On Jul 11
Its ok if the rest of Nigeria feels this way.
However, Nigeria is not working and someone saying he wants to leave a union shouldn't be demonize because unity cannot be forced
JagabanB:
This article explains it all, the lgb0s have developed "they hàté us" complex over the years and that's why they find it difficult to blend with other tribes even minor tribes.
Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by DMerciful(m): 3:03pm On Jul 11
Its a democracy, so if there's a vote in Igbo land, you'll not be among the majority.

If the majority of Igbos wanna leave Nigeria, you'll respect a democratic referendum just like not all British people wanna leave the EU but it happened for all
Svoboda:
I am igbo as well, but i dont like the exhibitionist, boastful and victimhood tendencies of my people. With such an appendage we are creatimg more enemies than friends and allies. I know what i personally suffered when i refused to endorse obi over others in 2023 and when i opted for buhari both over jonathan and atiku.

Most nationalistic igbo politicians havent been spared our peoples collective wrath either. They prefer paraochial minds like Peter Obi and venerate neo anarchists like Nnamdi Kanu. Mind you, Kanu is the sole reason our land remains largely unaafe.

In my local church, i belong to the igbo community. But when it comes to the igbo penchant for exhibitionism and loudness, which is usually a veiled attempt at drawing envy and silent hisses from the other on looking tribes, i hide myself because i put myself in the shoes of those people and i wonder how they might be feeling at our peoples insensitivity a lot of times.

The igbo really need a very strong introspection.

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Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by Tochi3(m): 3:08pm On Jul 11
Svoboda:
I am igbo as well, but i dont like the exhibitionist, boastful and victimhood tendencies of my people. With such an appendage we are creatimg more enemies than friends and allies. I know what i personally suffered when i refused to endorse obi over others in 2023 and when i opted for buhari both over jonathan and atiku.

Most nationalistic igbo politicians havent been spared our peoples collective wrath either. They prefer paraochial minds like Peter Obi and venerate neo anarchists like Nnamdi Kanu. Mind you, Kanu is the sole reason our land remains largely unaafe.

In my local church, i belong to the igbo community. But when it comes to the igbo penchant for exhibitionism and loudness, which is usually a veiled attempt at drawing envy and silent hisses from the other on looking tribes, i hide myself because i put myself in the shoes of those people and i wonder how they might be feeling at our peoples insensitivity a lot of times.

The igbo really need a very strong introspection.

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Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by onumadu: 3:10pm On Jul 11
The article may have broached some boundaries or rudiments of truths here and there, but what I find fascinating is the fact that whenever you see articles like this pointing out Igbo faults or "to blame", it is nearly always written by Igbo persons.
I find it fascinating and disturbing that elements from an ethnic group would be constantly self-deprecating or self-immolating, for purposes of which I cannot fathom.
If you find 100 articles blaming Igbo for their plight in Nigeria, well above 80 would be written by Igbo persons.
I know for a fact that Igbo are a proud nation that loves itself, but still there are these elements within it that aren't quite comfortable about it, as if Igbo is the only ethnic group that has pride and love for itself.
I decided years back to stop fighting for any Igbo or Biafran causes precisely for this reason.
The person that would hate you most for fighting for him or her is an Igbo person.
Depressing.
Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by sulaak(m): 4:31pm On Jul 11
Autodidact1:



I almost agree completely with you in the other paragraphs. But this highlighted portion is completely false.

Quota system as it's practiced in Nigeria doesn't make any sense. Quota system should happen in places where a certain portion of the society is under represented. Are the northerners under represented? Are they minority? Are the unheard and vulnerable? They're the ones with power and using that power to their advantage.

Why has no Igbo person come close to clinging the seat of power at until recently? Does it mean no Igbo has ever been serious about it? You mean to tell me theirs no conspiracy against the Igbo specifically and the Yorubas enabling it even if they're victims themselves?


The truth is that Igbo political elites have a poor political strategy in the context of Nigeria's political system.

For example, Tinubu set up ACN, and took physical control of Lagos resources to support his political ambition. In 2011, he joined forces with CPC to create APC. Peter Obi is now the presidential candidate of LP. He can muster between 6 and 10 million votes, but does he control LP? Can he arrange a merger between PDP and LP with the understanding that they will back PDP Atiku for 2027 and PDP will back PO for 2031 or vice versa?

NB: I don't support Tinubu or APC , the are hopeless and corrupt and have virtually destroyed Nigeria.
Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by Autodidact1: 4:35pm On Jul 11
sulaak:


The truth is that Igbo political elites have a poor political strategy in the context of Nigeria's political system.

For example, Tinubu set up ACN, and took physical control of Lagos resources to support his political ambition. In 2011, he joined forces with CPC to create APC. Peter Obi is now the presidential candidate of LP. He can muster between 6 and 10 million votes, but does he control LP? Can he arrange a merger between PDP and LP with the understanding that they will back PDP Atiku for 2027 and PDP will back PO for 2031 or vice versa?

NB: I don't support Tinubu or APC , the are hopeless and corrupt and have virtually destroyed Nigeria.

If you agree that the Tinubu alliance destroyed Nigeria, why are you suggesting it for the Igbos?
Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by sulaak(m): 5:10pm On Jul 11
Autodidact1:


If you agree that the Tinubu alliance destroyed Nigeria, why are you suggesting it for the Igbos?

I am not suggesting it for Igbos. I am against any political alliance that has no ideology.


The direction of travel is another mega political party made up of PDP, NNPP and LP to take on the APC
Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by aswani(m): 5:25pm On Jul 11
They should have allowed the musician to play his music nau, ah ah.

I am a little bit surprised at the story, most Yoruba musicians know a lot of igbo songs. I am assuming the guy knows his audience from their dressing, he could have done a lot of English, pidgin or even igbó songs and dropped a Yoruba one once in a while.

If he was playing back to back Yoruba music, even if they were praise ones, then quite frankly, he got what he deserved.

Someone also must have warned him first and he ignored them, unless they had a band on standby to replace him (not just the DJ).

All in all, a very bad situation.
Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by JagabanB: 4:48pm On Jul 12
DMerciful:
Its ok if the rest of Nigeria feels this way.
However, Nigeria is not working and someone saying he wants to leave a union shouldn't be demonize because unity cannot be forced
Someone wanting to leave the union shouldn't be demonize but saying others forced u into the union when it was your ancestors that cleared shut the door for someone wanting to leave, should that be applauded?
We are not against ur Biafra, we are against the way u go about it.
Re: The Igbo Are Not Harmless And Blameless by JagabanB: 4:48pm On Jul 12
Tochi3:
..what other opinion do you hold against those you envy so much..

..you must see the lies, deceit & propaganda as an explanation to fuel your desire for hatred, jealousy & tribalism against the Igbos.... grin grin

..i can imagine you moving all over Oshogbo on bear foot with so much hatred & bile in you.. grin grin
Attend a school, that's how to liberate the mind.

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