Originally Posted by quietswami 
Reading this piece the common saying of "all is fair in love and war" comes to mind! Just as the common defence of gun lobbyists "guns don't, people do!" It would be foolhardy of me to expect that the All Blacks in rugby, or the Brazillians in football to throw a game or give my team the edge in any competitive game out of sheer goodwill or otherwise. The countries of the world are forever involved in competitive games of economics, politics, science etc there are known rules of the "game", strategies, tactics and guiles to gain advantage "acceptable" within the game - eye-gouging, and the odd elbow to the face "pass" within both rugby and football.
Why should any country in the ascendancy give up its competitive advantage? Unfortunately, Nigeria and Nigerian affiliates will have to learn the game the hard way - just as other countries have had to do! Come up with its own strategies to gain an edge -when the virtues of comprehensive shared values, vision, and organisation holds sway with the majority then the "tricks" to winning the game will be self-evident! The US et al can only do right by their citizens and rightly so! There are no perfect countries and there never will be! What the majority aspire to in their collective shared vision and values is how the game is won or lost! Enough of the victim mentality already and get proactive!
Thats exactly what the PDP (or the establishment ) are saying! All is fair in love and war! WhY would a handful of people who control the multitude and enjoy a life we can only dream of change anything? Will a Babangida, an OBJ or an Abacha be president if merit was a yard stick? NO! WhY should they give it up? And what are we going to do about it? Fight? Did I hear people running or is it my imagination? Fela, them no wan die oh! How many people consider Nigeria worth dying for?
We are in a fix. Our leaders love the status quo and they HAVE the power to keep it that way. The developed countries love the status quo and they will ensure it remains that way! The religious leaders LOVE IT the way it is. We HATE the status quo and WE ARE UNWILLING TO FIGHT TO CHANGE IT!