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Santanfara
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 Posted - 15 Feb 2011 : 13:48:27
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by Malick Kah
GAMBIA, OUR HOMELAND
COME BEAR OUR HOMELAND
I LOOK EAST WEST NORTH AND SOUTH
MY EYES FIXATED ON BIG BROTHER
HUNG ON LAMPOSTS, HUNG ON TREES
HUNG ON ROOF TOPS
EVEN ABOVE THE SKY
BIG BROTHER LOOKING OVER YOU
EVERYBODY IS EVERYBODY MBYE
EVERYONE IS A POTENTIAL INFORMANT
I WAS WARNED, CONSTANTLY BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING
I WALK THE STREETS, PAST PEOPLE THE QUESTION
TAKING OVER MY HEAD, TRULY IS THAT BEGGAR
AN INFORMANT, IS THAT VENDOR AN INFORMANT
IS THAT WELL SUITED GENTLEMAN AN INFORMANT
AS I QUESTION BIG BROTHER HOVERING ABOVE ME
ON THE LAMPPOSTS', THE BILL BOARDS, BIG AND SMALL
CARS LORRIES DRESSES ALL SHOWING THE FACE OF BIG BROTHER
MY MIND IS FIXATED ON BIG BROTHER MY GAMBIA
COME BEAR
BE WARNED, EVERY BODY IS EVERYBODY MBYE
THE RADIOS SING HIS SONGS
WOMEN ULULATE ABOUT HIS GREAT ANCESTORS
BOOKS BEING WRITTEN ABOUT HIS CONQUESTS
TRULY BIG BROTHER HAS ACCOMPLISHED A LOT
THE TELEVISION DEVOTES ALL THE TIME TO BIG BROTHER
HIS IMAGE FIXATED IN THE PSYCHIC OF ALL
WARRIOR TUNES AND SONGS RESERVED FOR BIG BROTHER
IN COME BEAR BIG BROTHER RUNS THE SHOW
BIG BROTHER IS RELAXED ALWAYS WITH AN OMINOUS SMILE
WITH REGULAR SERMONS ABOUT KINDNESS AND ALSO
RESPECT FOR STABILITY, HIS EMPHASIS
BE DORMANT, OBEDIENT AND HARDWORKING
EVERYBODY, I MEAN EVERYBODY MBYE
IS IN TOWN
THEY TELL YOU HOW GOOD HOW KIND HOW GENEROUS BIG
BROTHER IS, HE GIVES MONIES LOTS AND LOTS
TO ALL OBEDIENT SERVANTS, TO GOOD POETS, SINGERS
DANCERS PRAISE SINGERS
BIG BROTHER IS A MAN SENT BY THE GODS JUST LIKE MUBARAK OF EGYPT
JUST LIKE GADAFI OF LIBYA, JUST LIKE MELES OF ETHOPIA, JUST LIKE
MUSEVENI OF UGANDA, THE LIST GOES ON
REGULAR GREETINGS OF HIS ILK IS REGULARLY BROADCASTED
BY THE OBSERVER, THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
BIG BROTHER IS THE CHAMPION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF
AFRICAN RIGHTS, HE CHASTISE THE COLONIALISTS
WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, PEOPLE SAKE THEIR HEADS
HE IS A BRAVE WARRIOR HE CARES LESS ABOUT THE TOUBABS
HE GIVES AND HE GIVES WITH THE LEFT HAND AND WITH RIGHT HAND
SENEGALESE SINGERS FORM A QUEUE RECEIVING GIFTS WRAPPED IN ENVELOPES
THE OUZAS, KUMBA GAWLOS, THIONE SECKAS
THEY CALL HIM BRIOTHER UNCLE GOD SENT A HERO
THEIR POCKETS LINED UP
BIG BROTHER ENJOYS THE ADULATION AND THEY ENJOY HIS GENEROSITY
GAMBIANS ARE THE LOOSERS AS MILLIONS TRANSFER
WE NEED EVOLUTION OF DEMOCRACY
FOR IT LEADS TO REVOLUTION AND THEN
TO DEVOLUTION OF DEMOCRACY TO THE PEOPLE
WE NEED THE GUTS THE AUDACITY
THE WILLINGNESS TO DIE FOR A CAUSE WE BELIEVE
WE NEED HEROES AND HEROINES AS IN TUNISIA
THERE THEY WAITED FOR POLITICIANS THEY NEVER CAME
THEY WAITED FOR REFORM IT NEVER CAME
THEY WAITED FOR THE WEST THEY NEVER CAME
THEY CONFRONTED FEAR ANF THE REVOLUTION CAME
FEAR IS THE ENEMY FEAR IS THE TORMENTOR FEAR IS THE WOUND,
BANISH FEAR AND ALL SHALL FOLLOW
BIG BROTHER IS SCARED OF UNITY
BIG BROTHER IS WORRIED OF UNITY
UNITY IS POWER
UNITY IS STRENGTH
FOR EVOLUTION
FOR DEVOLUTION OF POWER
WE NEED A REVOLUTION
WE CAN REVOLVE AROUND
WE CAN GYRATE
BUT WITHOUT UNITY AND THE DEATH OF
FEAR
BIG BROTHER JUST LIKE EGYPT WILL BE THERE
FOR A VERY LONG TIME
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Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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toubab1020
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Posted - 15 Feb 2011 : 15:29:05
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| Have the same thing here in the England only its called CCtv on lamposts, buildings,all there for those in power to use if they want to,no difference really! |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Santanfara
3460 Posts |
Posted - 15 Feb 2011 : 17:15:49
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Originally posted by toubab1020
Have the same thing here in the England only its called CCtv on lamposts, buildings,all there for those in power to use if they want to,no difference really!
Toubab
The difference is, down there, people's political opinion is criminalise hence a massive difference.
The writer expose to us what we all suspect and know. That is, people are selling each other to the gangsters for no reason at all. You are indeed aware how people get jailed on flemsy grounds. What happen to the good Judge Moses? It may have been somebody snitched him. This is how the criminals work. |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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toubab1020
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Posted - 15 Feb 2011 : 19:53:15
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Santa
I appriciate what you write all I was trying to show is that toubabs have similar problems in their lives, but Gambia is a different country and has additional problems. I understand that. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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Santanfara
3460 Posts |
Posted - 17 Feb 2011 : 02:02:47
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quote:
Originally posted by toubab1020
Santa
I appriciate what you write all I was trying to show is that toubabs have similar problems in their lives, but Gambia is a different country and has additional problems. I understand that.
Mumgok Toubab. The additional fear rule is what Mr Kah eloquently reveals. His trip to see the 'BIG Development' expose that, one man has taken ownership of an entire country and he doesn't know what to do with it.
Look at Mubarack, he relied on the army for so long, yet they where the ones to politely urged him out. You cannot keep a whole country prisoner. Our Orwellain state is far worst than any other Toubab. Thanks for seeing the difference. |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 Feb 2011 : 20:17:20
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| Santa I was walking about when I saw a CD being sold of Animal Farm, I bought it and surprise surprise the pigs had a green flag too, the similarities are so glaringly close that I just could not help laugh at the farcical revolution we had in The Gambia. Any way just like that saga ; ours too will come to an end and that would be at a time we least expect. |
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Santanfara
3460 Posts |
Posted - 21 Feb 2011 : 23:40:46
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Originally posted by kaanibaa
Santa I was walking about when I saw a CD being sold of Animal Farm, I bought it and surprise surprise the pigs had a green flag too, the similarities are so glaringly close that I just could not help laugh at the farcical revolution we had in The Gambia. Any way just like that saga ; ours too will come to an end and that would be at a time we least expect.
Kani
You are right. I watch the drama as well. In fact, the man who inspired our butcher is now finding a place to hide. Gaddafi is apparently said to be using his foriegn trained mercenaries to kill for him. I doubt that, however, the Green mafias will be topled with their propaganda of lies. They thougt that, concrete blokes is enough to treat human beings like animals. Gaddafi's guys are using the same propaganda Yahya use. They have arrested few protesters and forcing them to speak on TV, saying, foriegners are to blame. |
Surah- Ar-Rum 30-22
"And among His signs is the creation of heavens and the earth, and the difference of your languages and colours. verily, in that are indeed signs for men of sound knowledge." Qu'ran
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