Distinguished, an Advocacy like ours can’t be hijacked. It will outlive all of us. Your protest is your right but if you choose to commercialize it & exchange it for Jollof rice on the Highway, that choice, people like us will have to respect. Cheers
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I may not agree with the opportunists exploiting your vulnerability but I will forever support your rights to express your discontent. All I am saying is that we shouldn’t inconvenience others and make things worse. People’s businesses are suffering as we dance on the precipice.
Trust me I understand. There’s so much despair and our youth have nothing to lose. Unfortunately, our authorities are using old tactics to engage a new generation that is far more exposed than their rulers. You can’t divide us with religion, politics and ethnicity like before.
The youth of now can identify political posturing from afar. They know when old antics are deployed and can tell insincerity from ingenuity. TRUST is the currency of the global connection economy. You can’t buy it. It must be earned. Make a believer of them.
Every problem left unsolved turns into a potential rallying point for a Movement. They may not be able to articulate their position the way Govt can understand but it’s legitimate nonetheless. The danger also is those laying in wait to exploit their vulnerability with an agenda.
In relationships I really don’t deploy knowledge because that will always cause strain, prejudices and smother affection. Knowledge may be useful when navigating locations and making decisions but understanding is required to flourish relationship. I am not mad at ya.
To get pissed at people whose reality are different from yours without seeing from their perspective brings ruin. That’s the curse of knowledge at play. We all must understand what it feels like not to know and be patient with others. We mustn’t play the victim or catastrophize.
There will always be something to be upset about. Do we sit and party while we hurt others because we are hurt then blame someone else for it or do we ask ourselves if we are part of the problem or part of the solution. We can always organize and engage the system. #Selah
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