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Poll: Are Southerners Weak Minded?

Yes: 15% (5 votes)
No: 54% (18 votes)
I'm confused: 6% (2 votes)
Time will tell: 6% (2 votes)
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Are Southerners Weak Minded? by yiboboy: 5:48pm On Apr 30, 2011
I sit in the helipad awaiting a chopper to take me back to PH. Along comes one of the military personnel (Hausa) securing our facility, he also takes a sit and we start gisting, from Champions league to unrest all over the Arab nations, we kept chatting and analysing (I found him quite intelligent for a jar-head AKA soldier cheesy )suddenly the station is tuned to a local channel and the turmoil in Northern Nigeria comes on.

I noticed an uneasy calm and silence engulf us both, suddenly our eyes meet and he looked away. In that brief moment in which we gazed at each other I kept trying to decipher what was going on in his mind, shame and guilt for the cruelty meted out by his people towards the southerners? Defiance and lunatic views about being supreme and superior to the purported weaker southerners? I guess I'd never know for my flight arrived and I departed.

One thing kept crossing my mind however, why couldn't I bring my self to hate this northerner, it should be easy, no? I had afterall lost a cousin to one of their so-called jihad actions some years back and here they were killing more southerners serving their father's land. So why didn't an atom of hatred flow within me towards this man

I rather found myself thinking of all the evenings I've spent playing footy with the military personnel (mostly hausas)and other colleagues. Let me also reiterate that I'm not the only one who feels this way. Colleagues of mine also rapport with this guys and we never even think of the evil and havoc being wrecked on our kinsmen by their peeps.

Rather everyone sees the other as a brother, no Yoruba/Ibo dichotomy, no North/South beef.

I find myself asking are we weaker for not being able to hate/kill their own kinsmen in Lagos, Abia, Rivers et-al
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Blazay(m): 6:21pm On Apr 30, 2011
Yes!
They claim to be more educated, but are actually more timid.
They lack integrity too, for you can NEVER trust ANYTHING that comes out of their mouths. . . including from the so-called pastors.
Twa!


I find myself asking are we weaker for not being able to hate/kill their own kinsmen in Lagos, Abia, Rivers et-al

Yeah right!
But you can kill your brothers with armed robberies and ritual-killings in the South?
We don hear!
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Kobojunkie: 6:30pm On Apr 30, 2011
yiboboy:

Rather everyone sees the other as a brother, no Yoruba/Ibo dichotomy, no North/South beef.
I find myself asking are we weaker for not being able to hate/kill their own kinsmen in Lagos, Abia, Rivers et-al

I am curious. What essence will this hate serve the southerners? Will it make the problems go away? Will it make the country or region better for them and their children? I mean what exactly is the reason for thinking that southerners are maybe weaker for not hating the northerners? What good would more hate do the situation?
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by seanet02: 6:31pm On Apr 30, 2011
Minus Yoruba, Itshekiri and Edo People. Plus Ibo People.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Dede1(m): 6:33pm On Apr 30, 2011
@OP

You can not understand this intrigue until study the socio-political impasse in the protectorates from 1914 to January 15, 1966 and what followed thereafter
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Dede1(m): 6:35pm On Apr 30, 2011
seanet02:

Minus Yoruba, Itshekiri and Edo People. Plus Ibo People.


Is Saul also among the prophets? You are a pitifully laughable dimwit. grin grin
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Beaf: 6:44pm On Apr 30, 2011
seanet02:

Minus Yoruba, Itshekiri and Edo People. Plus Ibo People.

This is weak mindedness and the reason Nigeria from Southern Kaduna downwards have been held hostage by the minority core-North (and that includes two major ethnic groups).

It is difficult to quantify the foolishness that ethnic bigotry creates in individuals and whole regions. The singular reason the core-North is more backward than the rest of the country is a double whammy of religious and ethnic bigotry, Lagos and other ethnic melting pots like Warri and PH, are the direct opposite and it shows.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Rhino5dm: 6:49pm On Apr 30, 2011
The only weak minded and heartless peeps in the south are the Igbos couple with sheer strenght in armed robbery, drug pushing and pros.t.tution.

What an irony.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by EzeUche3(m): 6:53pm On Apr 30, 2011
Beaf:

This is weak mindedness and the reason Nigeria from Southern Kaduna downwards have been held hostage by the minority core-North (and that includes two major ethnic groups).

It is difficult to quantify the foolishness that ethnic bigotry creates in individuals and whole regions. The singular reason the core-North is more backward than the rest of the country is a double whammy of religious and ethnic bigotry, Lagos and other ethnic melting pots like Warri and PH, are the direct opposite and it shows.

The SE has always extended our hands to help others. Beaf, you should know that my brother. The Ndigbo have always been a friend of the SS. Heck, an Igbo man even created the SS.

We all know the weakest link in the South and they shall not be named. Thankfully, many are seeing the light for the first time.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Rhino5dm: 6:55pm On Apr 30, 2011
Display of hypocrisy and cowardness at it's peak.

EzeUche__:

The SE has always extended our hands to help others. Beaf, you should know that my brother. The Ndigbo have always been a friend of the SS. Heck, an Igbo man even created the SS.

We all know the weakest link in the South and they shall not be named. Thankfully, many are seeing the light for the first time.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by kieskies(m): 6:56pm On Apr 30, 2011
@Blazay or whatever u call ur self. the hausas are the  dumbest people i have ever seen. yes southerners are more educated your leaders have kept people like u in dark so they can use u for thier selfish interest political, dunce like u
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by EzeUche3(m): 7:00pm On Apr 30, 2011
Rhino.5dm:

Display of hypocrisy and cowardness at it's peak.


Who do you think I am talking about? I did not say any name. But you since you are upset. It must be YOUR people. That is why you are so upset with my response.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Kobojunkie: 7:01pm On Apr 30, 2011
kies kies:

@Blazay or whatever u call your self. the hausas are the  dumbest people i have ever seen. yes southerners are more educated your leaders have kept people like u in dark so they can use u for thier selfish interest political,  dunce like u  

They are the dumbest in what sense? The same Hausas have managed to control the nation -- with many of you in the south making OJUJU CALABARS of them in so long, instead of stepping up to the plate since you claim to be more educated. Each time some Hausa riffraffs throw a tantrum, rather than call for action from your Government, we still find so many on here who come up with stories of how more division will solve the issue or how more chaos in the south will put the problem in their place. I ask again, how exactly are the hausas the dumbest people ever?
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Dede1(m): 7:09pm On Apr 30, 2011
Rhino.5dm:

The only weak minded and heartless peeps in the south are the Igbos couple with sheer strenght in armed robbery, drug pushing and pros.t.tution.

What an irony.



When Ndigbo stood up against the aggressors from northern region of Nigeria in 1966, your forbearers did unthinkable thing. They shook and urinated in their pants at the sight of a drunken northern region soldier. In regardless that a prominent son of the soil had been killed in Ibadan the capital city of the Republic of Oduduwa, they were cowered to do the bidding for the northerners. I am not surprise a dimwit such as you would construe cowardice as bravery. After all, apple does not fall far from the tree.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Kobojunkie: 7:11pm On Apr 30, 2011
Hello . . .  that was more than half a century ago. Why are you not standing up for YOURSELF(not pretending others have to stand by force with you) NOW? Why is Ibo Land in the hands of thief and deceivers as local politicians? undecided undecided undecided undecided undecided
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by EzeUche3(m): 7:11pm On Apr 30, 2011
Dede1:

When Ndigbo stood up against the aggressors from northern region of Nigeria in 1966, your forbearers did unthinkable thing. They shook and urinated in their pants at the sight of a drunken northern region soldier. Regardless that a prominent son of the soil had been killed in Ibadan the capital city of the Republic of Oduduwa, they were cowered to do the bidding for the northerners. I am not surprise a dimwit such as you would construe cowardice as bravery. After all, apple does not fall far from the tree.

Let us not forget what happened to Abiola.  cry

Or Sani Abacha's reign of terror in the SW.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by EzeUche3(m): 7:12pm On Apr 30, 2011
Kobojunkie:

Hello . . .  that was more than half a century ago. Why are you not standing up for YOURSELF(not pretending others have to stand by force with you) NOW? Why is Ibo Land in the hands of thief and deceivers as local politicians? undecided undecided undecided undecided undecided


All Nigerian politicians are corrupt. You cannot just single one region, without showing the WHOLE. Or is it only Igboland that has thieving politicians who were foisted on us?
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Dede1(m): 7:13pm On Apr 30, 2011
Kobojunkie:

I am curious. What essence will this hate serve the southerners? Will it make the problems go away? Will it make the country or region better for them and their children? I mean what exactly is the reason for thinking that southerners are maybe weaker for not hating the northerners? What good would more hate do the situation?

What an irresponsible postulation as usual. I am a Newtonian and very fond of the third law.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Kobojunkie: 7:14pm On Apr 30, 2011
EzeUche__:


All Nigerian politicians are corrupt. You cannot just single one region, without showing the WHOLE. Or is it only Igboland that has thieving politicians who were foisted on us?
Is English a problem for you still? The question was quite specific --- please provide an answer for actual question asked or go sit in the corner with your fellow bubble-headed folks.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by step1: 7:18pm On Apr 30, 2011
Dede1:

When Ndigbo stood up against the aggressors from northern region of Nigeria in 1966, your forbearers did unthinkable thing. They shook and urinated in their pants at the sight of a drunken northern region soldier. Regardless that a prominent son of the soil had been killed in Ibadan the capital city of the Republic of Oduduwa, they were cowered to do the bidding for the northerners. I am not surprise a dimwit such as you would construe cowardice as bravery. After all, apple does not fall far from the tree.

Dede1 or whatever you call yourself, you must be mentally sick to utter such words.  So because we did not go all out killing hausa/fulani and igbos makes us cowards. I guess we would show how brave we are by killing like uncultured Almajiris isn't it ?. See how senseless that sounds.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Kobojunkie: 7:18pm On Apr 30, 2011
Dede1:

What an irresponsible postulation as usual. I am a Newtonian and very fond of the third law.
Was 1966 over 50 years ago? YES -- FACT
Are South Eastern States still in the grips of South Eastern Politicians? YES -- FACT

So what irresponsible postulations do you refer to there? You are the one here to pretend your side was better in some way for an over 50 year old incident. What about today? Since we are in 2011. What has been done since then?

Being a newtonian does not anyway absolve you from acting today for your own good, even if you did act in the past and failed. Nothing of the newtonian philosophy explains the fact that you seem stuck in some time warp loop, never able to cut out of your 1966 obsession. So please, try using another cop out that actually would make sense!
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by EzeUche3(m): 7:20pm On Apr 30, 2011
Kobojunkie:

Is English a problem for you still? The question was quite specific --- please provide an answer for actual question asked or go sit in the corner with your fellow bubble-headed folks.

I think you can understand my English quite well. Foolish one, I am tired of you acting like a buffoon on every thread.

Learn to shut up and listen.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by seanet02: 7:26pm On Apr 30, 2011
Dede1:

When Ndigbo stood up against the aggressors from northern region of Nigeria in 1966, your forbearers did unthinkable thing. [s]They shook and urinated in their pants at the sight of a drunken northern region soldier[/s].  In regardless that a prominent son of the soil had been killed in Ibadan the capital city of the Republic of Oduduwa, they were cowered to do the bidding for the northerners. I am not surprise a dimwit such as you would construe cowardice as bravery. After all, apple does not fall far from the tree.
Sometimes i wondered if you ever heard the word "Common Sense"?
Why should the Yorubas fight a war that was Initiated solely by ibos and solely in Ibos interest?
When you rounded up the Northerners and Kill every single one of their leaders while Zik ran away under false pretence you did not know Oxford Dictionary contains[b] "Waterloo"?[/b]
It sucks to be Ibo.
You were actually winning the war until you did the most stuupid ever done by a Human being by trying liberate people who have never been under bondage? Have you Forgotten Black scorpion and Obj so suddenly?
You are Reta@rded!!

angry angry angry
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Rhino5dm: 7:28pm On Apr 30, 2011
Lay of  that pipe in your mouth.

Dude, but seriously who are the heroes and villians in 1966?  so, what we are to called those igbos being violently killed in the north on daily basis with kitchen knives? 'BRAVE'

Sir! you are exceptionally dumb with all sincerity.
 

Dede1:

When Ndigbo stood up against the aggressors from northern region of Nigeria in 1966, your forbearers did unthinkable thing. They shook and urinated in their pants at the sight of a drunken northern region soldier. In regardless that a prominent son of the soil had been killed in Ibadan the capital city of the Republic of Oduduwa, they were cowered to do the bidding for the northerners. I am not surprise a dimwit such as you would construe cowardice as bravery. After all, apple does not fall far from the tree.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by seanet02: 7:33pm On Apr 30, 2011
EzeUche__:

I think you can understand my English quite well. Foolish one, I am tired of you acting like a buffoon on every thread.

Learn to shut up and listen.
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It is so easy to Identify Ibo posters with their Arrogance [/b]
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by ezeagu(m): 7:34pm On Apr 30, 2011
Kobojunkie:

Hello . . .  that was more than half a century ago. Why are you not standing up for YOURSELF(not pretending others have to stand by force with you) NOW? Why is Ibo Land in the hands of thief and deceivers as local politicians? undecided undecided undecided undecided undecided

Most south easterners have given up on Nigeria, that is why groups like MASSOB are growing with their non-violent struggle. That is not an excuse for why Igbo land has been locked by thieves, the real reason is with the same thieves who have been empowered by the people put into power over ruling this country. These gang leaders have made their states into their own houses which has also corrupted the lower level government. The problem is that in the south east and in Africa in general, there is no leader that has come up to inspire and lead the people. If some of these so called Igbo leaders were to inspire people, most of the wrong that happens in the south east will not be happening.

What I blame is the Nigerian system and the failure of Igbo people to pick one good leader, along with clanishness.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Beaf: 7:42pm On Apr 30, 2011
EzeUche__:

The SE has always extended our hands to help others. Beaf, you should know that my brother. The Ndigbo have always been a friend of the SS. Heck, an Igbo man even created the SS.

We all know the weakest link in the South and they shall not be named. Thankfully, many are seeing the light for the first time.

Nah dude, I don't wish to point fingers, don't let fools like Rhino 5dm force your hand.
There is much too much bad blood between the SE and SW, that singular fact is really holding the country down. That is what the core-North used to wrap the vastly more educated parts of the country around their fingers.

My heart really weeps each time I see the sort of senseless quip from seanet that kicked off the current bash fest.

GEJ has created an easy rapport between the SS, Middle Belt and SE (especially the SE), being from a neutral ethnic group he must strive to build the same rapport with the SW and work to stop this self-destructive madness; otherwise, as soon as he's gone, we will be back under the boots of the core-Northern hegemonist cabal.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by EzeUche3(m): 7:44pm On Apr 30, 2011
Beaf:

Nah dude, I don't wish to point fingers, don't let fools like Rhino 5dm force your hand.
There is much too much bad blood between the SE and SW, that singular fact is really holding the country down. That is what the core-North used to wrap the vastly more educated parts of the country around their fingers.

My heart really weeps each time I see the sort of senseless quip from seanet.

GEJ has created an easy rapport between the SS, Middle Belt and SE (especially the SE), being from a neutral ethnic group he must strive to build the same rapport with the SW and work to stop this self-destructive madness; otherwise, as soon as he's gone, we will be back under the boots of the core-Northern hegemonist cabal.

I agree with you. Many of our brothers in the SW are starting to wake up though.

We need a neutral party to help bridge the gap, between the two groups. But even people in the SW are skeptical of Jonathan. You hear the names they refer to him. And the tribalistic remarks of one of their leaders have referred to President Jonathan.

Lets see if President Jonathan can help bridge this gap, but I doubt it. Many people in the SW already view him as Igbo. undecided
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Kobojunkie: 7:47pm On Apr 30, 2011
ezeagu:

[size=13pt]Most south easterners have given up on Nigeria, that is why groups like MASSOB are growing with their non-violent struggle[/size]. That is not an excuse for why Igbo land has been locked by thieves, the real reason is with the same thieves who have been empowered by the people put into power over ruling this country. These gang leaders have made their states into their own houses which has also corrupted the lower level government. The problem is that in the south east and in Africa in general, there is no leader that has come up to inspire and lead the people. If some of these so called Igbo leaders were to inspire people, most of the wrong that happens in the south east will not be happening.

What I blame is the Nigerian system and the failure of Igbo people to pick one good leader, along with clanishness.

Given we just had a National election that South Easterners essentially helped hand back to the same PDP many of the political goons in the same SE have relied on in the last 12 years, I think not(to the statement in bold there)! If anything, I would say that many more have not given up on Nigeria at all but are simply, struggling to make up their minds on what they really want at the local level, more than at the national level.

So, if anything, it seems more that there fight is at the local and not the national levels.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by seanet02: 7:51pm On Apr 30, 2011
Beaf:

Nah dude, I don't wish to point fingers, don't let fools like Rhino 5dm force your hand.
There is much too much bad blood between the SE and SW, that singular fact is really holding the country down. That is what the core-North used to wrap the vastly more educated parts of the country around their fingers.

[s]My heart really weeps each time I see the sort of senseless quip from seanet[/s] that kicked off the current bash fest.

GEJ has created an easy rapport between the SS, Middle Belt and SE (especially the SE), being from a neutral ethnic group he must strive to build the same rapport with the SW and work to stop this self-destructive madness; otherwise, as soon as he's gone, we will be back under the boots of the core-Northern hegemonist cabal.
You have started again abi?
We all know how Clark love Ibos all this while?
The real fight between S/s and S/e will manifest in 2015!1 Just wait a little bit.
in 2015 we will see how Ibos will speak of GEJ?
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Chyz2: 7:51pm On Apr 30, 2011
Kobojunkie:

Hello . . .  that was more than half a century ago. Why are you not standing up for YOURSELF(not pretending others have to stand by force with you) NOW? Why is Ibo Land in the hands of thief and deceivers as local politicians? undecided undecided undecided undecided undecided

The same reason why every other part of nigeria is.
Re: Are Southerners Weak Minded? by Dede1(m): 7:53pm On Apr 30, 2011
seanet02:

Sometimes i wondered if you ever heard the word "Common Sense"?
Why should the Yorubas fight a war that was Initiated solely by ibos and solely in Ibos interest?
When you rounded up the Northerners and Kill every single one of their leaders while Zik ran away under false pretence you did not know Oxford Dictionary contains[b] "Waterloo"?[/b]
It sucks to be Ibo.
You were actually winning the war until you did the most stuupid ever done by a Human being by trying liberate people who have never been under bondage? Have you Forgotten Black scorpion and Obj so suddenly?
You are Reta@rded!!

angry angry angry

Talking about common sense, I do not think any sense is common to you. I guess the Yoruba did not fight in the civil war. Even a jackass knew Yoruba fought in the war but you. By the way, jackass is better than you. The subject matter is not whether Yoruba fought in the war but on which side. The first action of a coward is to deny involvement when situation goes beyond joke.

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