Thread by @segalink

I will educate further on the #RiseAsOne Campaign. Pay attention. The rulers of now need a reality check. The Revolution is imminent. You can’t mortgage the future of our youth and grandstand. My children and yours MUST never inherit this madness. #FixSociety

You shouldn’t need to be convinced that our Govt operates without limit, grandstanding with the rights to arrest, torture & kill anyone, anywhere with no warrants, no objective trial in violation of due process. Police have been militarized & armed forces have lost their purpose.

We the people are being perceived as the enemy and treated as same by all Govt agencies. When you create a group they tag you terrorist just to justify their violation of your rights. IPOB & Shiites experience are fresh in our minds, it could be you tomorrow. #RiseAsOne

Turning the guns of the state against the people you ought to serve with a reprehensible genocidal evil-spirit is not something that a generation that wish to thrive would normalize. The ignorant desire to exchange freedom for safety often ends with the loss of both. #RiseAsOne

This is a wake up call for a Change of Mindset. This is not a color parade. It is not about political parties or interest groups. It is about humanity. It is about accountability. It is about putting a premium on the lives of Nigerians. Fundamentally it is about our children.

The word REVOLUTION scares a lot of people. Revolution is very Dangerous in every sense of the word. It is an extreme measure in which in most cases should be avoided. Overturning the existing power structure is something that should be handled with utmost caution. #RiseAsOne

It is difficult if not impossible to predict the outcome. The option of leaving those in control to remain in control however is even more dangerous. One may ask if we are at that point yet…Can’t the current system be reformed? 🤔 #RiseAsOne

Revolution begins when you say NO to those who claim to have power over you and it ends when you accept the new stars quo. A new normal and whether that new normal is an improvement or not. The causes of revolution are numerous in form but there is a common root.

That’s discontent. Discontent is the emotion that builds and builds under the surface. It is the storm that brews in the minds of the people just waiting to be unleashed.

The trouble is, it is much easier to get that storm unleashed than it is to get people in agreement as to what should come next. It is not easy to make people see eye to eye regarding what needs to happen after the current system falls. This is why the conscious paradigm is key.

No one is toppling any Government by force or firepower. We won’t even need to burn a single tyre if the startegy is understood. It begins with the change of mindset. It is not about what others will do but what you as a person will do for your loved ones as a Legacy.

To say Revolution is impossible in Nigeria is to demonstrate one’s stagnation as indoctrinated by sociopolitical constructs. A change of mindset in your definition of revolution is the first place the work needs to begin. You can’t do much with such chain around your neck.

In the past two decades most of the groundbreaking innovations we have embarked upon were created with the same sentiments of “It can’t be done in Nigeria” but we have proven most critics wrong however striking their arguments were abnitio. Just watch & learn anew. ⏰

I however must stress that the call is for grown ups. Those who travel on the road cum process of disentanglement from those constructs that strive to keep us in chains. No one decides to be a revolutionary, we simply discover that we are based on our discipline & conviction.

The impact of the weponization of poverty & dearth of political will is understood as it drives the laziness of thoughts beyond the chains that suggest the exchange of freedom for safety is a worthy trade. But freedom is not about the size of your cage or power of your wings.

It is also not about the mastery of our detachment or perfection of nihilism. It begins with being truly, madly and deeply attached to your own soul that you can’t bear...if only for a moment, a life that doesn’t honor it with extension of empathy & regard to humanity.

A common argument against revolution is that it would require a homogenous society, but I dare ask if this suddenly falls from heaven without the efforts of genuine patriots towards unification. The concours revolution paradigm takes care of common grounds.

If not for the preoccupation with labels and propaganda, the conscious observers of the clime will admit that we have achieved this before with the engagement of the police and have been building on this since then. It doesn’t mean anything close to what those arguing think.

Let me humor you with an analogy. For an intelligent person, the Queen is the most powerful piece in the game of Chess

For he/she knows it can move in any direction (vertical, horizontal, diagonal) & is able to move any number of squares in the above said directions. #RiseAsOne

But a wise one knows, the most powerful ones are these little fellas (the people).

For he/she knows that even though they move only in one direction, one step at a time, they all have the potential to become a Queen, all the 8 of them! #RiseAsOne

For an intelligent one, his/her game plan revolves around their strongest weapon, take that away and they are defenseless.

For a wise one, their strength is distributed among their experience,skill and identifying the next best set of weapons beginning with their minds.

Have you ever wondered or observed that there are times when a well-placed pawn is more powerful than a King? 🤔

The matured ones got the message already. ⏰

#RiseAsOne