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</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1AKR1sVidKFJ5xLqK_lhUeuh2kJN1FEXii8DHaRDipDV11qEavHktu93yzZeMKT1bwwg-8J2ifVUahImqehqFP1pcn7ZLbc9PGazIosmes8_VFWyqcT3tY-E3et9Wwiyl0nU52oUqonf/s256/Nadayar+pic.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1AKR1sVidKFJ5xLqK_lhUeuh2kJN1FEXii8DHaRDipDV11qEavHktu93yzZeMKT1bwwg-8J2ifVUahImqehqFP1pcn7ZLbc9PGazIosmes8_VFWyqcT3tY-E3et9Wwiyl0nU52oUqonf/s0/Nadayar+pic.webp" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When I first started this new chapter on The Ef<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">é</span>ctive
Times over a year ago, I never imagined that I would be interviewing <i>the</i>
Nadayar Enegesi; a man of multiple talents and skills sewn into the very fabric
of his highly entrepreneurial DNA. But here we are.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In speaking with him, it was clear that his success was certainly
not an accident but one that was the perfect combination of grit and
serendipity. These are important factors, especially when dealing with the
unforgiving and harsh realities of the business landscape in Nigeria. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In 2019, after leaving Andela, Enegesi co-founded ‘Eden
Life’ app with Prosper Otemuyiwa and Silm Momoh, venturing into the domiciliary
sector. The app allows users to have an on-demand concierge service where they
can book for assistance depending on their domestic requirements. As it stands,
Eden’s services includes housekeeping, food delivery, laundry and personalised
gifts. Set up as a subscription business model, for as little as ₦20,000 (£38) a
month, customers can be afforded the luxury of not having to worry about doing
chores.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The most conventional way that people obtain domestic help
or as the Yoruba call it ‘omo odo’ is by usually hiring a (young) impoverished
individual. An estimated <a href="https://www.unicef-irc.org/article/1961-gender-paid-domestic-work-and-social-protection.html">200,000
people are a part of this economy</a>. This often leads to complications when there
is no standard process of regulation. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We must be honest with ourselves - as Nigerians we do not have
the best customer service. Nigerian vendors are notorious for compromising on
quality of their products/services and tend to lack great interpersonal communication
when dealing with customers. Enegesi having noticed the opportunity in fixing
this problem says, “We know domestic services in the continent are broken. It
is very difficult to get great service – we want to make it easy for people to get
great service.”</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The start-up’s demographic are upper middle-class Nigerian
professionals who account <a href="https://future.africa/eden/">for 2.5 million
of the population</a>. After a long day’s work and going through what feels
like the Kamuku Forest trying to navigate out of the jungle that is Lagos
traffic, it must be the epitome of success for one to be able to put their feet
up once they get home. And for others, it could be the added benefit of being
able to allocate more time on their side-hustles that will inevitably maximise
their potential. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On average, Nigerians spend <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/traffic-stress-lagos-nigeria/index.html">30
hours a week in traffic</a> which obviously is a result of the dreadful transport
infrastructure in the country. Nevertheless, thanks to Enegesi and his team, Eden’s
solution is on the right path to alleviate the contributing stressors that are
part and parcel of living in a metropolitan city like Lagos.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Though Enegesi has much to be currently proud of in his
career, it would be a glaring omission for one to mention his name and skirt
over his previous achievements as the co-founder of the £500m tech recruitment
monolith that is Andela.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After earning his Computer Science and Business Bachelor’s
degree from the University of Waterloo, Canada in 2013, he hopped on a plane
the following year back to Nigeria. Once he landed, he became the director of
learning and development, where his role was to oversee the recruitment and
training of the junior software developers. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Even though it wasn’t his first foray in entrepreneurship,
Enegesi says his experience at Andela made him realise the importance of,
“doing something that is going to make a dent.”</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">One of the great things about business is that when you have
the right people around you, you grow together. His fellow co-founders Jeremy
Johnson, Christina Sass, Ian Carnevale, Brice Nkengsa and Iyinoluwa Aboyeji have
all gone on to excel further in their individual ventures and more importantly,
continue to be <a href="https://future.africa/investments-q3-2020/">supportive
of each other’s ventures</a>. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Similar to how over in the US they have the well-known
Paypal Mafia which consists of the Paypal co-founders, I think it’s safe to say
that Nigeria also has replicated that same formation with Andela.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The years of experience that Enegesi and his co-founders
have accumulated provides them with the increased advantage of succeeding in
subsequent projects.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In talking to Enegesi there seemed to be an acknowledgement
of the fortunate position of being able to secure such a significant role as an
individual in his early twenties. “Someone who doesn’t have a privileged
background and does not have that network cannot get access to that level of
capital to get started.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It is a very different outcome for most students in Nigeria
today who come out of university with little to no job prospects.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And if that’s not enough stress, they have another
(unnecessary, in <i>my</i> opinion) hurdle to overcome which is NYSC (National
Youth Service Corps). This mandatory government programme to curb tribalism
which was <a href="https://www.nysc.gov.ng/aboutscheme.html">started in 1973 after
Nigeria’s Civil War</a> means that graduates must complete one year of service
before they are then able to formally join the job market. During the
graduate’s time as a civil servant, they earn a very <a href="https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/media-47764294">low salary of ₦30,000</a>
(£56) a month. And unless they studied medicine, a majority of graduates are assigned
teaching positions irrespective of what they studied for their degree.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Probably the most public secret amongst corpers is that many
a times students pay other corpers to sign the NYSC register on their behalf.
This is to make it seem they have attended their post of duty so that they can
receive their abysmal wages. Their living quarters are also known to be in
subpar conditions. The obvious solution would be for students to gain skills
that would maximise their potential on the job market. And even though we are
seeing the simmering of a tech revolution in the country, Enegesi says, “every
problem is an opportunity. We’re literally just in Chapter 1 as far as tech and
ecosystem goes.”</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As Africa’s youngest nation with an <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/382229/average-age-of-the-population-in-nigeria/">average
age of 18</a> this is an issue that is dear and near to Enegesi’s heart. In 2018
he wrote a <a href="https://medium.com/nigeria-is-beautiful/happy-58th-birthday-nigeria-84fb418aabcc">Medium
post</a> for Nigeria’s 58<sup>th</sup> Independence Day, where he said: “Our
youth are talented and hardworking, but they are also disenchanted because our
country has failed to provide them with the opportunities to convert their
brilliance into a desirable quality of life.” </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The difference between a child being educated or not should
have nothing to with their parents’ bank balance. It is in the country’s best
interests that their citizens are both educated and employed.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The depreciation of the Naira since 2016 has also been a
catalyst of the current recession. In addition, the coronavirus pandemic has caused
there to be a <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-youth-unemployment-trfn-idUSKBN29V1EX">14%
rise in unemployment</a>. The combination of these economic downturns makes
employers reluctant to hire new candidates. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Many young people have lost faith in the ability of a
country like Nigeria to operate on meritocracy when its past is tainted with
nepotism and oil oligarchs painting corruption and monopoly as the gateway to
riches. There’s no denying that Enegesi and other entrepreneurs like him have
helped lay the foundation and script for other aspiring founders to follow. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A free market exists with the purpose of fostering
innovation within a nation. And that is what Nigeria<i> desperately</i> needs. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In the last few years, Nigeria has seen an explosion of
entrepreneurial endeavours amongst young people, including people from the
diaspora who have returned to Nigeria to assist in stimulating the country’s
economy. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The poor business infrastructure in the country is why many
start-ups <i>de’ end up with K leg</i>. As it stands, <a href="https://ideaslane.com/11-common-causes-of-business-failure-in-nigeria-and-solutions/">80%
of businesses fail in their first year</a> in Nigeria and it makes scaling a
business hard. Simple things such as electricity and internet data, that people
take advantage of in other parts of the world are a luxury here. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There seems to be a common theme with every entrepreneur
that I interview which is their frustration with the government. For the life
of them they (and I) cannot understand why Nigeria’s leaders are not more
proactive about backing innovation. When I asked Nadayar what he thought the
reasons could be, he was very mindful in the way he worded his response. “Maybe
people don’t want to invest in a future they will not be a part of. […] It’s
very tough for me to answer why it’s not happening when the reason it should be
happening is so obvious.”</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In 2019, Enegesi and his former colleagues had the
opportunity to meet Twitter CEO and co-founder, Jack Dorsey and Facebook’s CEO
and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. The presence of Big Tech giants gives the
external validation that the country needs in signalling to investors overseas
the abundance of talented founders that are working on scalable and exciting
solutions within the country.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The injection of capital from international investors begged
the question if Nigeria as one of the main emerging markets within Africa
alongside Kenya, Egypt and South Africa, could stand on its own two feet. Whilst
discussing this I was more optimistic that Nigeria indeed can indeed do it on
its own but Enegesi was of the contrary view. “When you look at all the
start-ups in Nigeria, most of the funding comes from outside of the country.
Nigerian wealth is not investing in Nigerian tech development so when Mark
Zuckerberg comes here, when Jack Dorsey comes here it is a big deal and
important to us because it puts us on the map to be able to attract more of that
foreign money because the people here aren’t doing it anyway. […] There’s a
global shift with technology and we have to be a part of the conversation.” </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">His Eden Life team are alumni of Village Global accelerator programme
and have also been backed by Samurai Incubate Africa, a venture capital firm
based in Japan.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Talking of other success stories within the start-up
landscape in Nigeria, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/15/stripe-acquires-nigerias-paystack-for-200m-to-expand-into-the-african-continent/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGMbo--kFKosrmOtxmZNFBDEhJlc5Fni5Qv7ptjt3hDveQDlxbXUKRcT4l_PXw7rnrFvCcdOz6-HPOr_6CBFNfV6IvnqhcXJZsQkbcLSKrRP8ecj3BmcaEB6M5S1j0F7LHbczWRLrmF-_MGxR_4BTLdfXUUVCzeD98FWxTAZiQEm">Paystack’s
acquisition by Stripe in 2020</a> immediately came to mind. Their £145m
acquisition was the biggest to come out of the country. Speaking of this,
Enegesi said, “It is very, very, very, inspiring. We’re all very excited. We’re
all energised. The energy has changed here.” This happening was a reminder for
other aspiring Nigerian founders that things like this can happen on home soil.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As the interview drew to a close it was finally apparent to
me that the easiest way one can know what to attribute Enegesi’s success to is by
observing his thought process. He’s a very careful listener and deliberate
communicator who was quick to correct when he felt I was misquoting him. (I
didn’t mind!) </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Simply stated, he’s an executive who executes. In his words,
he “understands how systems work.” Essentially the bottom-line of any engineer.
And so, with that in mind, it will come as no surprise if in a few years’ time
there’s a TechCrunch article announcing Eden’s exit. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For now, we wait. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> You can find Nadayar Enegesi on <a href="https://twitter.com/nadayar" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. </i></span><br /></span></span></p>
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hashtags flouting the celebration of the nation, we cannot ignore the
massive contribution of the talented Nigerians who are doing exploit
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Wishing you and yours a wonderful (and safe) Independence Day. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxoYbLLaxpiGKZBcgfrdbX25zrfR3H_eN4PXCxn8QaijADSKSB616Bb6x_srANcMKgTO1FBQ5Md7TZpcmTdIw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #ffd000;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #ffd000;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><a href="http://www.theefectivetimes.com/2020/08/tet-presents-emeka-nelson.html">READ: TET PRESENTS - EMEKA NELSON</a></b></span></span></span><br /></p>Catherine F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17589299020501525303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364184288119901803.post-46336653689962925752020-08-31T01:26:00.163+01:002020-09-09T08:57:01.262+01:00TET PRESENTS: Emeka Nelson<p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ssQmEkxQojQhDHJcHqIVXQFcUUHsxUO32ioS0ngakk_QboWyxS6dnKmfW_JrnCmlD0F3zfqSgvDHVJeM5MZmTGcBHY7j1xQpjpdvTy3bJBzHPiTfVvQpKhDUER8Lr8r4P6rh13w1eLrU/s2048/IMG_20190809_124744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ssQmEkxQojQhDHJcHqIVXQFcUUHsxUO32ioS0ngakk_QboWyxS6dnKmfW_JrnCmlD0F3zfqSgvDHVJeM5MZmTGcBHY7j1xQpjpdvTy3bJBzHPiTfVvQpKhDUER8Lr8r4P6rh13w1eLrU/s320/IMG_20190809_124744.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Wearing a plain white top, sitting on his bed, with a vanilla
wallpaper as a backdrop and smiling to the camera during our Zoom call, he appears
as your stereotypical millennial. Delve a little deeper and you realise Emeka
Nelson is one of Nigeria’s most promising engineers.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Back in 2018,
several news outlets such as Channels TV, BBC and Adeola Fayehun host of ‘Keeping
it Real’ published articles and segments, heralding a young boy from one of the
remotest villages in Nigeria that had created the way millions of Nigerians could
power electricity in their homes via his hydro electric generator.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As with all things, the masses only see the finished product.
What they do not see is the painful, slow-burning, lonely process it takes one
to achieve such results. In writing about him I hope I do him justice through
my words by showing the world the reasons why Nelson has magic pulsating
through his fingertips. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnZSpzS1kdxB78XAzcaTFVHFl5W8W9R_Kh8UoXiYztbRrXED9SCDla85YpnvOElDyuAK2GHtVbsLaPRKObZPYI0xGzK8FZxhXyFL4zG4jjZlWuftJhiywM0OA2RUzqoQGxrzUSQTOGMCj/s2048/IMG_20190704_081739.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimnZSpzS1kdxB78XAzcaTFVHFl5W8W9R_Kh8UoXiYztbRrXED9SCDla85YpnvOElDyuAK2GHtVbsLaPRKObZPYI0xGzK8FZxhXyFL4zG4jjZlWuftJhiywM0OA2RUzqoQGxrzUSQTOGMCj/w240-h320/IMG_20190704_081739.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Nelson at work on his generator</i></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nelson’s beginnings sound like the start of a mythological
story where the protagonist has a peculiar upbringing which singles them out
for an equally peculiar life. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was born
in coal-rich Enugu state within the rural area of Imilike-Agu on the 12<sup>th</sup>
January 1994 under a coconut tree along the village path. Maybe to the minds of
the ancestors they would declare it as an onus on the baby that the world had bountiful
expectations of him. </span></p><div style="text-align: left;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As the saying goes, ‘with great responsibility comes great
expectations’ and that could not be any truer for Nelson. At 26, he has a lot
on his shoulders and even more on his hands. During our conversation, even when
his responses were compact with hardships that many of us may never face, he
always knew how to demonstrate - as the Igbo people say, <i>‘jisike’</i> that
makes one admire his tenacity and cheerful disposition despite of adversity. ‘(My
mother) always said I had an eighty-year old reasoning in me […] I felt that
what I was going through was preparing me towards that.’ </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Being one of seven children, Nelson’s parents arranged for
him to move in with a young couple in Awka, Anambra State and take the role of
house help when he was five years old. This was and is still a common arrangement
with large families from rural areas. His duties included taking care of the couple’s
child and doing basic housework.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At this period in his life, his young, inquisitive mind was
already being seduced by the tinkering sound of metal. “I’m easily attracted to
technology [and] why things work, what makes them work and how to make [them]
better.”</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">His curiosity was fuelled further by his incessant visits to
his foster father’s workshop near their house who was an automobile tyre
repairer. Despite several beatings, he was unable to stop the stubborn boy from
visiting and a year later his foster father was forced to give Nelson a job
role. This was the start of his apprenticeship for the young alchemist. Amongst
the other mechanics in the area he was quickly known as, ‘Smallie’. He laughs
proudly as he reveals how he came to have that name. ‘”I would go under the
vehicle, under the engine […] It was so easy for me to move around to know what’s
in the car.”</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">By the time he was seven years old he was managing the
workshop with the competency of a senior technician. And even though he was
thriving in his newfound career, the opposite was to be said in the classroom. Amongst
his schoolmates he was known as ‘Nwa Nsukka’<i> (translation: son of Nsukka (a town
in Enugu))</i> which is a term used by the students to insult those who they believed
to be of a lower class. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Fortunately, like metal alloys, he was able to find an ally in
a classmate named Chiemele Nduka. Together they would lay the foundation to the
legacy that Nelson is till this day busy building. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The main difference between the two was that Chiemele could
read and Emeka could not. The knowledge gap and social isolation in the
classroom made Nelson determined to be literate. Unfortunately, the only source
of light in the house was the kerosene lamp that had to stay in the living room
at all times. This was a problem for Nelson who wanted to be in the privacy of
his room to study his phonetics. “By then I had started working at the workshop,
so I usually come back at night in the house that is the only time I had for my
books.” </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When Nelson divulged this information to me my heart sunk. It's
a sad reality for many of Nigeria’s brightest children. As one of the largest youngest
populations in Africa, with a <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/22/populations-skew-older-in-some-of-the-countries-hit-hard-by-covid-19/ft_2020-04-22_covidglobalage_africa310px/"><span color="">median age of 18</span></a>, it makes the situation even
more disastrous.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Despite the <a href="https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3877/3f78e5ade2a4662777b5acc142df11603946.pdf"><span color="">‘Universal Basic Education Commission’</span></a>
which the Nigerian government introduced over 20 years ago to encourage school
attendance, there is little evidence to show its effectiveness. As it stands, <a href="https://www.icirnigeria.org/fact-check-are-there-13-2-million-out-of-school-children-in-nigeria-as-claimed-by-ubec/"><span color="">13 million children are not in formal</span></a>
education – the highest in the world. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Children need stability to maximise their potential. The sparse
electricity that is afforded to the population, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-23/nigeria-runs-on-generators-and-nine-hours-of-power-a-day"><span color="">an average 9 hours a day</span></a>, means that for
most they have to rely on self-powered generators. <i>NEPA na’ be enemy of
progress.</i></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i4KdofE5X4E5mO21kSz0kOYaxKF4iflH9UXc38GkrUljWVejGb_C9z926Ds-IOs4D8i7K2vaHzaDmDFGfVnjtcWsGPMaLZk4YhPs8rRgduJs9NZ6DPjSBUJraaWk2N6lo_dAJakp6mCx/s2048/IMG_20200329_104138.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i4KdofE5X4E5mO21kSz0kOYaxKF4iflH9UXc38GkrUljWVejGb_C9z926Ds-IOs4D8i7K2vaHzaDmDFGfVnjtcWsGPMaLZk4YhPs8rRgduJs9NZ6DPjSBUJraaWk2N6lo_dAJakp6mCx/s320/IMG_20200329_104138.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Nelson in his lab</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For those of us Nigerians who have grown up in Western
nations, we probably cannot imagine the thought of not being able to charge our
phones or laptops when the batteries died, heating up our leftover food in the
microwave, or simply turning on the light in our homes at our convenience.
These are all things we do without a second’s thought.</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">But can you imagine using a torchlight to do your assignment?</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Obviously, no child at seven years old can afford to purchase
petrol. This frustration led to the Dynamic Duos having their lightbulb moment (pun
intended) which was to create a cheaper alternative to illuminate his room for reading.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">His passion for learning accelerated his reading level and
within months he was using his pocket money to buy any book that came along his
way. “I had two big textbooks. One was geography, one was physics. I was seeing
geography as physics and I was seeing physics as geography. And that’s how I first
saw a sample of a hydro generator and how they generate power.”</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;">
</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The first stage in the young boys’ enterprise was to obtain
materials to build the generator. Because Nelson already had access to the workshop,
he could get the materials from there but then they realised they needed a
dynamo. As someone who is on the total opposite spectrum of STEM subjects, I
had Nelson briefly ‘ABC’ me in what a dynamo was and how it helps generate
electricity. Acquiring a dynamo was a comical story of its own; it involved
them stealing the component from Chiemele’s grandfather’s bicycle.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It would be during this exciting time of any young
enterprise, that Nelson’s dear friend, Chiemele would meet his tragic end at the
tender age of eight. Ironically, his demise would be caused by inhaling generator
fumes which was in his room whilst he was sleeping.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Despite being in deep grief over the loss of his best friend
this was a pivotal point in the trajectory of what one may see as his accidental
vocation. “If [Chiemele’s] brother can go to the market and buy something small
like this to burn their house and end up killing somebody it means maybe I can
create some stuff small like this that won’t use gasoline again. We can replace
it with water and still use it in the house […] So I just wanted to correct that,
that thing that actually took him […] I just wanted to make sure it doesn’t
happen again.”</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For more than 15 years now he has been on the unwavering mission
to find and create alternative energy solutions so that no one will have to go through
the pain of losing their loved one through what could have been an unavoidable
death. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Though steadfast in his purpose he has been susceptible to
the many challenges any entrepreneur goes through in their efforts to make significant
impact within their industry. This is no easy feat especially when working with
- and let’s be honest here - incompetent infrastructure such as that of Nigeria’s
energy sector. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">His first real breakthrough was in December 2007, when his
concept design of his generator was able to reach the power capacity of 100W.
Prior to his eureka moment, he had taken a 6-month break after an experiment-gone-wrong
caused an explosion. Talking of that time in his life he says, “I was almost at
the point of giving up.”</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUdyjbct0XOmzEuH37l8AbbWhHISC5UTQ-cxiR2S931sn9o827a2iYGxRa4Vi7BSJ3Og2CQGvK0-A5t8B1XT_eSXXiRVG42g0CPN-2VgNCza0J-gs8munRl5lp90oO7yitoVOZNAxxK2Z/s2048/IMG_20200329_104132.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUdyjbct0XOmzEuH37l8AbbWhHISC5UTQ-cxiR2S931sn9o827a2iYGxRa4Vi7BSJ3Og2CQGvK0-A5t8B1XT_eSXXiRVG42g0CPN-2VgNCza0J-gs8munRl5lp90oO7yitoVOZNAxxK2Z/s320/IMG_20200329_104132.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Nelson's hydro electric generator prototype</i></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">So far, his patented technology is going through industry
standard tests in the hopes it will end up with a minimum viable product which can
be mass produced for the market. Currently the 1kw producing generator can hold
up to 2L of water and power homes for six hours at a time.
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And it’s just as well, because our near three-hour
conversation was frequently interrupted with network failure and me not sure he
could hear me I would say the typical line people say in these situations: <i>“Hello?
Hello? Can you hear me?”</i></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It was clear minute by minute that as he kept filling me in on
his colourful life his ambitions lie beyond him creating domestic energy products.
Under his umbrella company, ‘Orange Genelectric’ established in 2016 he wants
to infiltrate every avenue within the under tapped goldmine that is the <a href="https://www.alliedmarketresearch.com/renewable-energy-market"><span color="">green energy market which is a reported £700bn.</span></a></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In other words, Nelson wants to <i>zanku</i> on the
burgeoning energy sector just as South Africa’s treasured son, Elon Musk, has
done over in the United States. He makes clear on his deep passion for the
environment and has also gained momentum in using plastic waste to make
gasoline. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Due to Nigeria’s favourable hot climate, solar energy is fast
becoming a preferred alternative energy which Nelson also focuses on. Orange
Genelectric’s main offering at the moment is providing solar installations and maintenance
services for industrial companies. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Typical of any innovator, a large portion of our
conversation was concentrated on the future. Specifically, the future of education.
</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A university degree has always been put on the highest
pedestal and parents place the highest bets on their children to break poverty
cycles in the family. As honorary custodians of culture and tradition the majority
of us Nigerians will have heard our parents say one or more of the following
phrases to us: ‘’face your books’’, “you must go university”. If you haven’t, your
status as a Nigerian is to be questioned. I do not make the rules. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nigeria’s out-dated education system fails to accommodate the
people who don’t fit into the academic way of learning. With increasing university
fees and a deepening recession which has seen the Naira progressively decline, common
sense would dictate that things <i>need</i> to change. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And part of this change includes changing the way we view
what quality education is. On this topic he further comments on how young
people are not being encouraged to be creative in their answers. “Most of the young
people that score low points in school, I don’t think it’s because they don’t
know. It’s just because they find it difficult to buy one single idea [that the
teacher] gives them that this is how it is […] if you programme [young people]
minds that if not this then nothing else this is just how it is […] then I’m cramming
not understanding.’ </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Clearly the ones that are losing out are as <i>Anti-Fragile</i>
author, Nassim Taleb, calls them, <i>practitioners</i> who are paramount in adding
to the prosperity of the nation. These include the hairdressers, the chefs, the
artists, the engineers, just like Nelson, who though not academic, are nevertheless
significant in contributing to the economy. </span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It defeats the purpose of university when young engineering
graduates who have never had any practical experience throughout their degree
are thrust into the job market but are unable to find work which allows them to
apply their theory into practise. Nelson knows this from personal experience. ‘Some
of my friends that went to university […] most of the things I ended up being
the one to teach them things. They can mention names, call the name of things,
compounds, chemicals but they don’t know even how these things work. Even if
they see, they can’t even recognise it.’</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHK6oo6kimzMCpNIPQz96pWoyq5OwGBFX4i1nnLKkjZ-xPIhbFT4X9nyARGTX9kVmGOm5YxCwzbiQAe6Zwy0VImRKgm0lkZbxNDOTpyJu9GTwNXnN7IseVKKjPigEzf32QA1EzOKsE8cd/s750/IMG_2621.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHK6oo6kimzMCpNIPQz96pWoyq5OwGBFX4i1nnLKkjZ-xPIhbFT4X9nyARGTX9kVmGOm5YxCwzbiQAe6Zwy0VImRKgm0lkZbxNDOTpyJu9GTwNXnN7IseVKKjPigEzf32QA1EzOKsE8cd/s320/IMG_2621.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nelson receiving his award from University of Port Harcourt</span></span></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <br /></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">In Nelson’s efforts to affront this issue he started his own
tribe of young, talented individuals within Nigeria and beyond which he named
CMT² (Creative Minds Tech Team). Along with his team members, they have formed
an art and engineering think tank and as it’s grown the group’s activity resides
mainly online. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Despite not having yet earned a degree (which he hopes to do
in the near future), amongst academic circles he is respected and acknowledged
having contributed to some research papers. Last year, he was the award recipient
to <span class="css-901oao">Technological Innovation and Excellence from the University
of Port Harcourt. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">When he is not busy within the cocoon of his makeshift
laboratory at home he is working as an instrument control engineer graduate trainee
and taking his driving lessons. Speaking of his inspirations, he names home-grown
figures such as Peter Obi commending his leadership style and entrepreneur Ezekiel
Izuogu who was behind Izuogu Z-600, Nigeria’s first domestic car.</span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Nelson archetypes are ones that as a nation we hear and
read about all too often; humble beginnings, immense talent, great work ethic but
the big <i>but</i> always is lack of infrastructure and opportunities within the
country. Nevertheless, there’s too much riding on Emeka Nelson’s story which
gives me the full conviction that his achievements to date are just a warm-up
to his pending success. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i> You can find Emeka Nelson on <a href="https://twitter.com/emekachibunn" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. </i></span><br /></p>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At the time of me writing this article, lockdown laws
enforced by governments all over the world to curb the spread of the the global
pandemic caused by the COVID-19 flu are starting to ease down. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In its place is the growing anxiety of the unforeseen
consequences it will have on modern society. By and large it has already left
its skid marks on the global economy, intensified mental illnesses and challenged
personal and professional relationships due to extended periods of quarantining. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Furthermore, in a world that is increasingly adopting social distancing
measures as its new way of life, healthcare professionals now find themselves
looking for alternative ways to effectively offer consultation and provide
treatments to their patients. </span></div>
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Asiegbu, I felt the weighed responsibility to impress upon the world the<span style="color: red;"> </span>astronomical lengths that he is taking within the
Nigerian health sector in making it more efficient and affordable for patients
to receive primary healthcare through his telemedicine start-up, ‘First MedTrade
Africa’. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Focused. Visionary. Perfectionist. Those are the words that bounced
around in my head in the hour and a half I had to dissect the brain (and heart)
of Asiegbu.<span style="color: red;"> </span>With more and more partnerships
solidifying the growth of First MedTrade Africa, including German health
provider ATOS Group, it was just as well that before he got his hands full
propelling his rocket into the stratosphere, he could fit me in for an
interview. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">According to Asiegbu, it takes a special type of person – a patriot
- to say that they want to practise medicine in Nigeria: “When all of us leave
Nigeria who stays back? Somebody has to change the narrative.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Despite his opinion, many of his doctor friends have left the
country to escape working in a system that is teetering on its edges. Of the <a href="https://www.stearsng.com/article/why-are-medical-doctors-leaving-nigeria">75,000
registered medical practitioners in the country, 40,000 of them</a> are
currently practising overseas in places such as Saudi Arabia, Canada and the UK.
And can anyone blame them? </span></div>
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salaries for junior doctors in Nigeria currently stand at 200k naira a month</a>
(£500) with top medical consultants not even touching the £2000 (less than one
million naira) mark at the end of each month. When one compares this with <a href="https://neuvoo.ca/salary/?job=Doctors">junior doctors in Canada earning
on average £30k</a> (₦<span class="dflfde">14,375,475.00</span>) yearly in salary
it makes the decision to leave ones country much more easier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The World Health Organisation suggests nations should <a href="https://www.who.int/workforcealliance/countries/Nigeria_En.pdf">have a doctor
to every 600 people but in Nigeria there’s one in 4000</a>. The deficit in
medical personnel is frankly embarrassing if we are still claiming to be Africa’s
Giant. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr. Asiegbu’s journey to assuage the healthcare sector in
Nigeria started from an early age. Born in 1985 in the southern state of Cross
Rivers, after the death of his father when he was three years old, his widowed
mother single-handedly took care of him and his four siblings. Having a mother
who so emphatically and practically made sure that Asiegbu was the best he
could be, he recognises her as the breeding ground for his success story both
as a physician and entrepreneur. Even before he could hang a stethoscope around
his neck, she was constantly telling him he was a doctor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When discussing his academic background he cites his
university’s chancellor as one of his earliest inspirations who whilst
attending Igbinedion University, would invite the country’s influential figures
such as former Head of State Ibrahim Babangida to give speeches to the student
body. Seeing the fleet of cars and other symbols of wealth that frequented his
campus sparked Asiegbu’s desire to want more for himself and his future. And those
boyish ambitions have carved out the man he is today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After finishing his first degree
in 2013 he went on to do his internship at University of Calabar Teaching Hospital.
It was during this period of his clinical rotations (including time in the
neurosurgery unit) in 2014 that the seeds of First MedTrade Africa started
being planted in his head, where he was able to experience first-hand the
failings of the health system in Nigeria. Since gaining his full medical
licence in 2016, he has worked in hospital wards which has helped him
understand further the pain points of patients whilst attempting to receive
treatment.<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“It’s really pathetic down here […] We should have a system
of schedule. The patient should know the time of his/her appointment. If I have
an appointment for ten I should know<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I
have an appointment for ten. […] The patient should not waste the whole day in
the hospital. […] The primary health care centres […] is not functional as it’s
supposed to be.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Part of the main problem he believes, “the system that was
the teaching hospitals or the tertiary sector that was planned in the sixties
shouldn’t be the same manuscript we are using now.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The WHO advises a health budget allocation between 14%-25%
but <a href="https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2020/04/01/covid-19-why-health-well-being-everyday-target-health-system/">Nigeria’s
own is less than 10%.</a> In a way it <i>sabi that the government no get shame.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rewind back to less than forty years ago and the state of healthcare
in Nigeria looked promising. Before Nigeria gained independence in 1960 there
had been a ten-year developmental plan drawn up a few years prior detailing objectives
the nation intended to achieve in the subsequent years. At first, everything
seemed fine. <a href="https://www.intechopen.com/books/universal-health-coverage/healthcare-coverage-and-affordability-in-nigeria-an-alternative-model-to-equitable-healthcare-delive">For
every Nigerian citizen, medical treatment was free, and the government</a> made
it a point to invest in the health sector by awarding students with
scholarships to travel abroad and study medicine. Once these students were finished
with their studies they would come back to Nigeria and a job would be waiting
for them. But the country’s over-dependence on oil precipitated the deterioration
of the health sector starting in the 1980s. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When someone decides to be an entrepreneur it is because
they want to solve a problem and see a gap in the market. With Asiegbu he saw it
was the bastardization of the health infrastructure, but what he could not
foresee is the biggest biological warfare in contemporary times that will redefine
doctor-patient relationships and will prove to be a blessing in disguise. “I
never envisaged that there will be a pandemic like this. So now I think this is
the birth of telemedicine in Nigeria.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even though Africa is the least affected continent with COVID-19
it is far from comforting given the still rising numbers and the lower
standards of hygiene that is found in our part of the world. In Nigeria alone over
18,000 people have had the coronavirus with over 400 of them succumbing to the
flu, including Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari in April. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Simply put, the primary healthcare needs help. But it takes
another type of person to say they want run a business in Nigeria. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When Asiegbu decided to create his solution in 2016 thankfully
he was in the fortunate position to be able to bootstrap the running-costs
himself. Speaking of the start-up ecosystem in the country he says, “the bank
interest rate is outrageous. There is no funding for start-ups. And that is
where the brain drain is. Nigerians are one of the most intelligent people I’ve
seen on Earth. When I hear what the young chaps, the ideas they have but there
is no place to exhibit them. This is how countries grow […] The government does
not provide any start-up funding. […] The major problem in this country is lack
of insight and lack of funding.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It would be a trip to Germany where he pitched his idea to a
group of doctors, that would give him the greenlight to go full steam ahead
with his project. Even though those close to him saw the potential in his vision
as with anything great it always takes longer for the masses to catch up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From the price of a few agege breads, patients can receive
online consultation with certified doctors from an extensive list of specialties
such as dermatology, cosmetics, dentistry and cardiology. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To register, patients fill out a straight-forward
registration form and book an appointment with their chosen doctor hassle-free.
As well as being a B2C start-up, First MedTrade Africa also works as a B2B alongside
hospitals by providing air transfer services for patients.<span style="color: red;"> </span>In June, they launched an <a href="https://disrupt-africa.com/2020/06/nigerian-e-health-startup-first-medtrade-launches-online-medical-market/">online
medical market to provide hospitals</a> with medical equipment to add on to
their services. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Growing an online medical platform is all well and good but
when half the population lives in rural areas and many of them do not have
stable electricity talk less of a mobile phone with internet data, that can be
a cause for concern. Nonetheless, this is a challenge that Asiegbu is ready to
conquer too saying, “healthcare in Nigeria is an untapped goldmine.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another thing which Asiegbu wants to tackle with First MedTrade
Africa is medical tourism. In a recent report Nigerians reportedly spend<a href="https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JTA-09-2018-0021/full/html">
£970m yearly going overseas namely the UK</a>, Middle East, United States and India
to receive treatment. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When even the President
has to fly abroad for treatment that is when we should think <i>sometin de deh.</i>
“We need to reverse that history. There must be a reason for Nigerians working
abroad have to come back home. We have to give them a comfortable environment
to work and then we have to make sure they’re safe.”</span></div>
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his inspirations also Dr Adeyemi Johnson<span style="color: red;"> </span>who has
been a pioneer in the cardiology field within the country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is important as Nigerians that we look up to people
within our homes instead of looking at outsiders or we are just going to be forever
stuck in this Stockholm syndrome perpetrated from colonialism. “Most of these
patients travelling out of the country do not believe that there are physicians
in this country that can take care of them. Because there are no data, there
are no communities, there are no online platforms [to show this].” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even though First MedTrade Africa is an ‘indigenous company
from Nigeria’ Asiegbu realises that there is more to be achieved when it is a collaborative
effort. “First Med Trade is a bridge to the world meaning that we need those
partnerships with international communities […] We have to learn from them, we
need those partnerships to strengthen our back end, to be able to strengthen
the African market.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Any entrepreneur that has ever had to grow a team knows that
a company is only as good as the people who work in it. Asiegbu knowing this, he
credits his core team Amina Ibrahim (COO), <span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Princess
Uzoukwu (CFO), Jude Joshua (ICT Manager) and Mfonobong Etokakpan (CMO) </span>who
have worked tirelessly to help breathe life into his vision. </span></div>
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February, he teases how much more is in store for First MedTrade Africa including
a mobile application which is currently being developed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With only 24 hours in a day, Asiegbu makes every second
count by starting at 2am in the morning and drinking strong black coffee (no
milk, no sugar – just how I like it!). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whilst
he tries to work out how many cups of coffee he drinks in a day I hear Amina,
telling him that he probably goes through more than five cups of coffee a day. Given
his schedule, I am not surprised. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And his hard work is paying off. With First MedTrade Africa on
Nigeria-based venture capital firm VC4A portfolio, he has been able to gain the
attention of investors who are looking to help raise his Series-A funding to support
the expansion plans. Added to this, the start-up has also been <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes8/2020/06/11/forbes-launches-nigerias-first-digital-startup-accelerator-vote-now/#6ee6abd116bd">accepted
in Forbes</a> 2020 Startup Digital Accelerator Program.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Whether First MedTrade Africa will stick around does not
really matter. (Though I have a strong feeling it will). What matters is that
it is becoming a part of an important discourse on how technology and digital
platforms can positively contribute to health provision in Nigeria. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>You can find out more about FirstMedTrade Africa on their <a href="https://www.firstmedtradeafrica.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. Follow them on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/FirstMedtrade" target="_blank">here</a>.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">In
a quarter of a century, Lolo Cynthia Ihesie, has become the spokesperson for the
voiceless by spearheading change in sex education and consistently challenging beliefs
in a nation deeply embedded in its rigid cultures and traditions. Through her community
work, online persona and artistic endeavours this Igbo warrior continues, at an
effortless pace, to successfully bring to the centre stage social issues
affecting millions of Nigerians today, doing it in the most unfiltered,
non-bullshit way which has made her Shango to her nay-sayers but a ray of
sunshine to the countless of lives she has touched – so either way, her<span style="color: red;"> </span>presence cannot be ignored. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Ihesie’s core desire in all that she
is doing is “sexually liberating women and men by providing contraceptives and
sex education.” And I get it. With a population of over 200
million, ranking 7<sup>th</sup> in the world, one would think a country like
Nigeria would have a liberal approach in discussing the human anatomy but for some
reason talking about<i> segz</i> de be big problem.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">The estimated worth of the global </span></span><a href="https://www.havocscope.com/prostitution-revenue-by-country/"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">sex
industry is worth a reported £150bn</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;"> meaning there is high demand for
penetration. In countries like Germany, prostitution is legal and just like any
other industry, regulating bodies and trade unions are in place so workers can
rightfully have that blanket of protection should anything go awry in their
working life. They can also get health checks without fear of judgement and contribute
to society by paying their taxes which in turn benefits the country’s economy
whilst also reducing the risk of human trafficking. </span></span></div>
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Senegal has been able to systemise the sex trade and it certainly begs the question
why Nigeria has not jumped on board when the advantages are more apparent. Some
might say that the federal government’s hesitancy in legalising sex work is due
to its fear of promoting promiscuous behaviour but really and truly it is about
protecting the women (and men) who for whatever reason have found themselves in
a place where that is their source of income.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Hence why initiatives like Ihesie’s ‘MyBodyIsMine’
which she started in 2018 giving out free condoms and offering free STI health
checks to sex workers are invaluable; deploying empathy to this community and
not making them feel isolated than they already are. To date she has taught
over 2,000 students about their reproductive health and was recently recognised
by The Aspen Institute as a New Voices Fellow for her efforts.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Bottomline – Nigerians love sex and
we are fertile.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">But being a highly religious and
spiritual country, it can make one think otherwise. Those of us who grew up in Nigerian
households were most likely never talked to about sex and if we were talked to about
it, more likely than not it was talked about in a negative light. And when children
grow up with the perception of something that is so innately part of their
biology being Pandora’s box it leads to the <a href="https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/teenage-mothers-percent-of-women-ages-15-19-who-have-had-children-or-are-currently-pregnant-wb-data.html" target="_blank">high rate of teenage pregnancy (31%)</a>, which the country currently has. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">It is only natural that from a young
age we became curious about different areas of our bodies and when certain body
parts started swelling, tingling, smelling, leaking or bleeding we wanted to
explore them. But if children are not guided by a trusted adult who makes them understand
the beauty of hormones and how to embrace the changes whilst also educating on
the emotional, mental, and physical significance of these things it further
perpetrates the negative ideals people have of their sexuality and for those young
individuals (mostly women) they end up carrying a responsibility before they
are mature enough to do so. This problem
is intensified when </span></span><a href="https://afrobarometer.org/sites/default/files/publications/Dispatches/ab_r7_dispatchno207_nigerian_economy.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">48%
of inhabitants in Nigeria live on less than £2 a day</span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">, meaning that children being born
out of the horniness of these parents are less likely to have access to education,
employment that would take them out of their poverty.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">These are the kind of issues that
resonated with Ihesie whilst she was in South Africa studying Public Health as
her undergraduate degree at Monash University a change she made after not going
on with her first choice of Medicine. “I was focused on linking the social
angle to the health angle, finding out what are the sociological factors that
is pushing someone to have a health issue.” Her deep interests led her to
pursuing her Masters in HIV/AIDS and Health Management which she completed in
2014 before returning back to Nigeria.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">As a UNHCR media ambassador she has
produced several documentaries highlighting the refugee crisis in Libya and the
Nigerian refugees that return. On her YouTube channel, </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT4KV4PuWDalk_CqsdUCH0w"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">‘LoloTalks’</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">, she produces profound social
documentaries and interviews which has amassed over 1.5million views. In her masterpiece
documentary,<i> </i></span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8D1Von6y7Y"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><i><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">‘Dream –
Street Teenagers in Lagos’ </span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">she
reveals the heart-breaking conditions of children living under the Lagos bridges,
which Ihesie confirmed to me were all under the age of 18. Asking her what it
felt like to interview these children she said, “we are listening to them, but
they are living it”. Going further to explain how deep-rooted the issue is she
said, "the trauma really, really dehumanises us in this country that you
forget to see people for who they are. They don’t have empathy, and that is the
only way you can survive - not having empathy.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">This is a stark reminder of the poor infrastructure
caused by the inadequate school curriculum, lack of health reforms and under
skilled workforce. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of these children
had been forced to resort to petty crimes such as stealing in order to sustain
themselves. There were several instances I had to pause the video because I would
start tearing up from the pangs of guilt I was feeling of watching it in the
comfort of my bed in my heated apartment whilst they were out in the streets
their innocence eroding day by day. Scenes from Chris Abani’s post-colonial novel,
‘<i>Graceland’</i> reappeared in my head of the 16-year old protagonist, Elvis
who became a ‘caretaker’ to the kids living under the bridge because many of them
were sexually molested and physically assaulted whilst they were out begging.
The part that really fucked with my emotions is when Abani describes how many of
the children would sleep standing up during rainy nights. And I know it is fiction
but much of fiction reflects real life. And therein lies the problem.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Ihesie makes no pretences of the
weight all these responsibilities have on her. Speaking on the last year she
said: “</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">Last
year I think I was burnt out. It gets really overwhelming. I’m actually just
coming back for air. It’s a lot.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Sustainability is a huge factor in all
her projects and one of her many frustrations is the perception that sexual
education has making attracting funds a challenge. “People see it as a passion they
don’t see the fact that it’s a public health issue. It’s something the
government should be doing. They see that’s just something you love doing, you
like helping people. But it’s a proper job. It’s a real thing.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">As much as the work she is doing is
highly impactful she acknowledges that, “a hundred NGOs cannot replace one functioning
government”. This is why one of her long-term goals is to work with the health
and education departments<span style="color: red;"> </span>to provide female students
in primary and secondary schools free sanitary items. She believes this is
doable. And Scotland, recently showed that this is something that can be doable
as they are now the first country in the world who are close in </span></span><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-51618103"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">making
sanitary items free for all women.</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">For a few brief moments we talked about
the descent of the new form of slavery which is the ‘economic colonisation’ from
places like China in Nigeria and when I voiced my displeasure of what
ultimately the leaders of the country were subjecting its citizens to, in a
tired tone she replied, “I mean, were we ever free? […] But it’s just because
the government is also not ensuring that it’s an enabling environment.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">In 2019 the activist wetted her toes
in the political pool by collaborating with the First Lady of Ondo, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu.
The collaboration was a chance encounter given that Ihesie had been applying for
grants to help finance her reusable pad initiative but all her applications
were rejected. It was through the advice of her mentor that she reached out to Akeredolu
who also had a campaign of her own that focused on period poverty and held summer
camps for school-age girls during which Ihesie was also able to provide
training to the girls on how to make their own reusable pad. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Intrigued by the concept and the potential
of profitability I asked her if she had considered coming out with her own line
of eco-friendly sanitary products but she’d already beaten me to it as it was something
that she was already looking into and going further to explain that she would want
the materials to be locally sourced whilst also providing employment to women
from the community. As someone who is a great proponent for Nigerians and
Africans in general to be producers instead of exporters of goods this was music
to my ears that this was somewhere in the timeline for Ihesie to achieve. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">I think it was only natural that a significant
portion of our conversation was centred around talking about generational trauma
something that sadly seems to be the backbone of Nigerian culture. And sadly it
is something that </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAAVZfWsWFw"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">I addressed in my
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having had to combat personal struggles of my own. So when I came across </span></span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugS9D6BkTG8"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Ihesie’s interview
with psychotherapist Amanda Iheme</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">
speaking on these same issues it really felt like our paths were perfectly
aligned to meet (albeit, virtually - at least for now).</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Somewhere in our childhood a lot of Nigerians
have been robbed off their identity as individuals. Many of us grow tied to the
expectations that our parents, elders set for us i.e. get a degree, get a job,
get married, have children. All these activities of “getting” things exist
outside of our beings, exist outside of us being okay with who we are within ourselves.</span></span></div>
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would more than likely had their parents throw a Bible verse like this their
way “Children obey your parents for this is right” in order to manipulate us into
doing what they want but then they forget the following verse that says, “Fathers
do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them’.</span></span></div>
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six siblings she had the foresight from an early age to create boundaries: “It might
seem really tough, really mean in the Nigerian or African context […] But I’m
not going to start running around picking up my sisters from school. That is
the responsibility of my parents […] <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
refuse to engage with activities that will drain me […]You want to take care of
everyone but the responsibilities never stop so you have to create boundaries […]
And whilst I’m focusing on my dreams my younger sisters are watching me do what
I have to do. I don’t tell them I show them.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">In every Lagosian I interact with
there is always this bubble of energy that seeps out of them in the way they talk
and carry themselves. Their work ethic is incomparable and their love for life amidst
struggle is infectious. This was no different to what I felt in Ihesie but as our
conversation was winding down, I was interested in finding out about Lolo. The Lolo
outside of rehabilitating boys in juvenile centres, the Lolo outside of
interviewing keke drivers, the Lolo outside of chasing grants and the Lolo outside
of standing up for her autonomy to decide whether to have children or not. </span></span></div>
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when I asked her what she liked doing it was almost not surprising that a lot
of the things she enjoyed doing such as going to the cinema, going to the gym,
reading African literature were all activities she did alone. A fellow empath,
she’s obviously a woman after my own heart. “In as much as I’m giving to people
I make sure that I also put back into myself.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37174951;"><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">It was just as well that this
interview took place on the eve of her 25<sup>th</sup> birthday which served a perfect
time for reflection. “I feel so young. I can’t wait to be older. That’s actually
the way I want to live.”</span></span></div>
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Catherine F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17589299020501525303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364184288119901803.post-86905776846921064882018-03-05T10:00:00.000+00:002020-04-17T13:04:25.269+01:00Efe's Thoughts in March<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE PETRODOLLAR SHOULD CRASH</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"></span></span><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They
caused it.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This
is something my father will say in his diluted Nigerian accent any
time we're watching the news together and something tragic has
happened that is linked to terrorism.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
'they' that my father is referring to will be America and its Western
allies (though Israel may also be included in the mix too for obvious
reasons.)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
US government and its Western buddies are expert deceivers,
manipulators and attackers of foreign affairs whilst using corporate
media outlets to propagandize its aims and demonize nations who dare
put up resistance to their bullish ways.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In
a recent RT article, it was reported that the Russian parliamentary
commission had <a href="https://www.rt.com/politics/419231-presidential-candidate-grudinin-joins-russian/amp/?__twitter_impression=true">listed
up to 102 ways that the US government</a> had dabbled into domestic
affairs of other nations since World War 2. 102 ways people – and
still counting.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">America
currently has 800 military bases in over 130 countries around the
world. I beg the question why? </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Of
course it has to do with oil and gas. Always will be.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">They
come bearing the title of 'World's Police' but under their disguise
they are complete violators and hijackers of world peace, freedom and
diplomacy. The best example I have of a wolf in sheep's
clothing.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Nations
are safe until they decide to guard their natural resources from the
greedy, whorish eyes of the US government.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">During
my A-level Politics class, I was always so deeply irritated when my
teacher would reiterate that America is the most powerful nation on
Earth. And I would ask, “Says who?” and she would give me some
biased bull-filled answer that I didn't bother paying attention to.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">The
first concept I had of the damaging affects that the petrodollar has
had on the global economy was when I was about thirteen years old. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My
father, whilst driving me to school, would give me lectures about the
atrocities that the West have caused in Africa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Without
a shadow of doubt Nigeria is guilty of mismanagement of its natural
resources. One being the shortsightedness of the government to
diversify their income instead of relying mostly on its oil reserves.
And two, not utilising the four oil refineries as opposed to
outsourcing that job to countries overseas namely the US. Despite
this, Nigeria, has fallen victim to the West's blood sucking ways due
to its colonial past.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">What
has always boiled my system in all the history lessons that my father
gave me is to learn that America is the one that puts the price tag
on the oil that Nigerians produce and export, only for it to be sold
back to Nigeria in their dirty dollars.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Is
that not an insult?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Going
a little further back in history, we have the petrodollar system
which was created under President Nixon's adminstration in a strategy
to recover from the Great Depression and fund its military operations
in the Vietnam War. The US at that time held two-thirds of the
world's gold reserve, but in 1971 decided to forego the Bretton
Wood's gold standard agreement, and instead implement the</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fiat currency. </span>This </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">basically gave the Federal Reserve license to print
as much money as they wanted with no fixed value. Prior to that the
dollar was set at $35 per ounce of gold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">America
allied with Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War by providing them with
military aid. As a consequence the Organisation of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) members placed an oil embargo on them
that eventually led to the Oil Crisis. This would not end until the
following year after a handful negotiation trips to Saudi Arabia
headed by Secretary of State William Simon and his deputy Gerry
Parsky.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Under
the leadership of King Faisal Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the oil-rich Arab
nation was eager to attract many exporters of their crude to fund the
development and modernisation of their land. And America knowing the
massive reserves that the Saudis were standing on knew that this
could be a huge game-changer for them. Finally in 1974 a deal was
struck: oil bought from Saudi Arabia will be paid for in dollars in
exchange for weapons and military protection.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Shortly
after, OPEC members followed suit by trading their oil in dollars and
the 'petrodollar' was born. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Profit
from oil sales is invested back into the US treasury - so basically
majority of the world has been buying America's debt hence the reason
why they can call themselves 'the Richest/Most Powerful Country on
Earth'.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">As
it stands, Sa</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">udi
Arabia currently owns an estimated $117bn worth of US debt. And it is
also estimated that 30-60% of dollars is in circulation outside 'The
Land of the Free'.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">If
my anger could be liquified, it'd be a nuclear weapon against the US
government, the CIA, the Federal Reserve, plus the MI5, MI6 and the
French Intelligence.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">The
US government and its allies love to suck dick until there are no
sperms in the ball sac of nations that they are going after and
consequently are rendered impotent.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Look
at what they did to Saddam Hussein, look at what they did to Gaddafi.
They have turned Iraq and Libya to No Man's Land. The method to their
manipulation is always to cause instability in order to undermine the
nation's sovereignty and take control of the oil fields. </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They
did this too in Afghanistan (only in this case it's the poppy fields)
by overthrowing the Taliban – is it really a coincidence that
America is suffering from an opiate epidemic? You want to talk about
drug dealers, mate, you should be looking at your Heads of State.
They're the real pharmacists. But I digress. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back
to the petrodollar. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Our
dependence on crude is undeniable with ninety million barrels of oil
used daily globally. But as with all things, nothing lasts forever.
America's 43-year dominance and monopolization of this highly
lucrative market will be no different when it comes to an end.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;">Presently
we have Russia, who for the last few years have really been showing
some teeth in their strategy to move away from the dollar. Back in
2014, <a href="https://www.infowars.com/putin-russian-economy-wont-be-dominated-by-dollar-dictatorship/">Putin
said he wanted to leave the 'dollar dictatorship' </a>of the market
and in September 2017 he made good on his word by vetoeing the
payment of goods in dollars on Russian ports in order stregthen the
rubles. On which I say, good on 'em.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Chinese are one smart bunch too. According to the GFMS Gold Survey
China was the largest buyer of gold with over $84bn purchased in 2017
as part of a long-term effort to mitigate against the risks of having
</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">$1
trillion worth of US reserves</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
knowing full well that should there be an inflation of the dollar
they will be severely impacted. But Sami Hamdi, editor-in-chief of
The International Interest believes that China, “</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">lacks
the economic reputation of the US as a sturdy and stable economy
which impacts trust in the currency.”</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Yet at the
beginning of 2018, the Bank of France admitted to holding some if its
foreign reserves in the Chinese yuan. This was only after Germany's Central Bank
also said they were looking into diversifying their reserves, so that
only goes to show that the Chinese renmibi should not be
underestimated.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And then
we have Iran and Venezuela. These two countries are currently under
heavy sanctions from the US. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">As of last
month, Venezuela, the country with the largest proven oil reserve in
the world at 300 billion barrels on standby, has created a
cryptocurrency called the Petro that is backed up by its oil
reserves. This move will most certainly make Washington unhappy but I
don't think that Maduro really gives a shit despite there being many
concerns on the credibility of the currency and the likelihood of
investors being attracted to the return on investment of the
economically volatile country.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And
we come to Iran – the last country that the US want to mess with
according to General Wesley Clark</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">.
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In a 2007 interview he disclosed that </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">there
were seven countries that the US government was planning to go into
war with which included </span></span></span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Iraq,
Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia and Sudan.</span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">As
of the end of February, it has been reported that Iran will start
selling their crude in the euro. This simple move will be enough for
Washington to sound the call of duty to its soldiers under the
pretext that the Iranians are sponsorers of terrorists. Talk about
the pot calling the kettle black.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">In
1999, US Vice President Dick said in a 1999 speech at the Institute
of Petroleum:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">“</span></b><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Middle East, with two-thirds of the world’s oil and the lowest
cost, is still where the prize ultimately lies; even though companies
are anxious for greater access there, progress continues to be slow.”</span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: normal;">So
how is it that the big decisions made on behalf of the world's
economy does not include the countries in which their main source of
wealth originates from?</span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">One
thing which I find outrageous about this whole thing is that there
are no African or Middle East countries within G7. Saudi Arabia just
about made it into G20. Regardless of it being about it being about
only the wealthiest countries, as Africa's biggest economy and most
populous country and one of the largest exporters of oil producing 2
millions barrels a day, Nigeria should be a Group member.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Please
be reminded that without Africa, the world is nothing. </span></span>
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">The
Romantic in me wishes that there would be a time when payment would
be made in Naira in order to buy Nigerian produce, along with all the
other OPEC members trading in their own currency but my father tells
me he does not think that's ever going to happen, which is sad, as I
think it's only fair.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">But
alas, we don't live in a 'fair' world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">And
because the likelihood of that is slim, I am eagerly anticipating the
fall of the petrodollar. Yes that may be the genesis of World War
Three, but with a global economic crash worse than '08 well
on its way, something will have to give.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">And
when oil is no longer fun to play with, soon they will be coming for
our water, all in the name of “privatisation”. I'm looking at you
Nestle and Coca-Cola – Brazil watch out. But anyways, that's a
story for another day. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span>
<b style="background-color: #fefff9; font-size: 17.3333px;">Caterina's Honorable Mentions: </b></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><i style="background-color: #fefff9; font-size: 17.3333px;">Insightful articles and essays that I read related to this month's topic</i></span></span><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="https://followthemoney.com/preparing-for-the-collapse-of-the-petrodollar-system-part-1/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'Preparing for the Collapse of the Petrodollar' by Jerry Robinson</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-05-30/the-untold-story-behind-saudi-arabia-s-41-year-u-s-debt-secret" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Untold Story Behind Saudi Arabia's 41-Year US Debt Secret by Andrea Wong</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.globalresearch.ca/we-re-going-to-take-out-7-countries-in-5-years-iraq-syria-lebanon-libya-somalia-sudan-iran/5166" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'Global Warfare: We're going to take 7 countries in 5 years' </span></a></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>FEMINISTS
PISS ME OFF </b></span>
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<u><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b><br /></b></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><i>Women
have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always
seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They
are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.</i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><i>
– </i></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Madame
Coco Chanel</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mother: The most feminine non-feminist </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Yes, us vagina-proprietors
have gone through a lot. </span>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">I'm sure in times like these
when there's much noise and uproar over the sexual assault
allegations on women in different work sectors; from political
circles to the entertainment industry, brought to light by the
ongoing Harvey Weinsten case, feminists feel like their role is even
more validated but I beg to differ. </span>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">For the last nearly two
hundred years this aspect of the equal rights phenomenon that on the
surface is about social progression and female empowerment <b>at its
core seeks to destabilise and destroy the natural, divine order of
things.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">A self-confessed
semi-Luddite, it was only two years ago when I found myself more
acquainted with a little thing called social media that I became
aware of the problem that is third-wave feminism. </span>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Anytime I see the word
“feminist” or even “womanist” in someone's bio it makes me
cringe and roll my eyes. And just in time for Women's International
Day '16 <a href="http://www.theefectivetimes.com/2016/02/efes-thoughts-in-march.html" target="_blank">I wrote an essay</a> as a pre-introduction to my anti-feminist
sentiments. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">God forbid there are future
waves of feminism because in my mind, <b>the next wave will be a
genocide campaign</b> that seeks to eradicate the whole male gender.
Including your precious little son.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Speaking of sons, men who say
they are feminists are not accepted in my circle of respect because
they come across as a pussy...cat.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Yes I do believe in equal pay
between both genders for the <b>same job title</b> that comes with the <b>same
responsibilities</b> because when it all comes down to it,
it's really only about the ego and money, nothing else.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">But more importantly, I
believe that <b>men and women are created in the image of God and
therefore have the freedom to express themselves as creative beings
within the context that glorifies their Creator. </b></span>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">And herein lies the problem,
because everyone has different interpretations of how they can live
as an individual and as it should be because we are capable of
reasoning but when we start doing things that conflict with the
wishes of our Creator, that becomes a big problem.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">As women, from the beginning
of time we have been wanting to reign control over men. Exhibit A –
Eve. The battle of the sexes started in the garden of Eden.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Does anybody not find it a
little curious that Satan went to Eve first? Lucifer, the craftiest
of all animals (Genesis 3:1), would not have randomly chosen to go to
Eve. He purposely pursued and used the woman as his instrument of
choice to play out his objectives. </span><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">And
it was just the same thing that happened with Abraham and Sarah. It
was Sarah that advised Abraham to sleep with her maid, and now we
have the Ishmaelite religion of Islam. </span></span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Satan </span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><i>hates</i></span><span style="font-size: 13pt;">
women(Genesis 3:15). And that's why he is loving the massive platform
that feminism has in society at this present moment in time.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Genesis
3:16 -</b> <i>To the woman he said, "I will make your pains in
childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to
children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over
you."</i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">
</span></span>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #001320;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">It's
not easy, even as a Christian, to understand and accept a verse such
as this, when it feels that it calls to a woman's submissive nature.
What the Holy Spirit helped me understand from this verse is that
this is the root of the conflict between both genders especially in
the context of marriage. <b>There will always be a power struggle
between a man and a woman but the man is God's assigned leader.</b> And
because you are a leader you will lean on others for support.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></span>
</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">And
that's as far as my “feminism” goes. </span></span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">Yet
because this is a concept so many find hard to grasp, ultimately the
one who calls the shots is usually the one who earns the most money.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></span>
</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">One
thing that needs to be made clear whether you accept it or not, is
that <b>God is the designer of life, and therefore He is a God of order.</b>
What is occurring in the world today is a maelstrom of confusion.
</span></span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">With
that said, I understand that feminist issues in the Western world can
be as simple as women who work in the office having to abide to <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/21/government-rejects-ban-employers-forcing-women-wear-high-heels/" target="_blank">rules that require them to wear heels</a>, or that mothers feel
that a process as natural as <a href="http://www.sjsunews.com/spartan_daily/image_3dfbaee4-af8b-11e7-9447-df39adec3311.html" target="_blank">breast-feeding is made out to be something that they should be ashamed to do in public</a>. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">I had a conversation with a
guy a while ago. This was a guy who liked me but I told him that we
were not compatible and he responded by saying, if we were in
Pakistan he would just kidnap me. He was half-joking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">I've had another man saying
these exact words to me, “You're the type of girl that guys beat
up.” All because I refused to dance with him in the club.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Whilst on another night out
in London's Soho, a guy that I did not know groped my ass as I was
walking into a taxi (but I then proceeded to slap the fuck out of
him).</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">It's men like these that I've
just described that I can empathise why some women hold the feminist
title firmly to their chest as a badge of honour. And are so adamant
in their mission of making sure that they are on an equal social,
political and economical footing as men.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Yet compared to the fuckery
that is happening to women in other parts of the world, all these
issues are trivial. Nevertheless, I also understand that the way it
affects us women is personal because <b>when we experience something
that tries to alter the way we perceive ourselves it takes a bite out
of our self-esteem and worth.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Statistics from the <a href="http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GGGR_2017.pdf">Global Gender Gap Report</a></span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> show that amongst the 150 countries assessed for the report the ones
said to be the worst for a woman to live in ranked the highest for
femicide, child marriages, rape and FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)
with Yemen ranking the lowest. <b>The other nations that scored poorly
on the report included Pakistan, Syria, Chad, Iran, Mali, Saudi
Arabia, Lebanon, Morocco and Jordan.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">So let's be honest with
ourselves – if you live in North America, Europe or Australasia,
you have it better than a lot of women in other regions of the world. Just think for a moment - <b>when
was the last time you heard of a mother paying child support?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">As of the time that this
essay was being written <a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/saudi-arabia-women-drive-170926190857109.html" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia had only recently granted women the permission to drive</a> from June 2018. The only nation in
the world to have had that sort of restriction.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">The difference between women's rights within Western nations and the countries previously mentioned is that <b>dealing with such a sensitive issue in the aforementioned countries is a constitutional matter.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">What feminists and social
justice warriors alike do is speak to the politically-correct
“one-loving” hippy geared world <b>but don't </b></span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>dig deep to
combat the fundamental problems</b> troubling women and their interaction
with men.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span>
</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">With
that in mind, it is unfortunate that it is the geographical location
that limits how a woman can choose to express herself as a human
being. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Earlier
last year, in a move totally questionable, Google fired one of its
senior engineers, James Damore, who caused controversy <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/16/james-damore-google-memo-interview-autism-regrets" target="_blank">over the statements he made in his manifesto that went viral</a>, on why there are
less women in tech and leadership roles due to the biological
differences between men and women. </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Apparently
the search engine's CEO, Sundar Pichai thought that it caused,
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">“</span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">harmful
gender stereotypes”, in the workplace.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br /></span></span></span>
</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">The
thing I do not like the most about feminists is that they seem to not
understand that the beauty of having <b>two genders is for us to
compliment one another, not be in competition.</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">As
a woman I understand that we don't want to feel undervalued, <b>we want
to be on the front line with the men.</b></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">This
couldn't be more evident in the UK where the two occasions that a
female Prime Minister was elected it has been during huge crisis in
the country. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">Iron
Lady, Margaret Thatcher longest reigning Prime Minister who helped
boost the economy during the recession. And regardless of what
anybody thinks of her, Theresa May she's the one stepping up to deal
with crisis of Brexit. You have to be cut from a different type of
cloth to be able to operate under the scrutiny that they would face
daily.</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><b>Women
are the caretakers. </b></span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">I
will conclude with one of my biggest inspirations in life, my sister,
my sushi roll, Karbo. A certified paeditrician, she left her job in
Taiwan, came to London got her Masters in Music Therapy, then later
decided she wanted to change career path again and went on to pilot
training. The fact that she has a vagina has never disturbed her from
being whoever she wants to be. </span>
</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;">Feminism
is a joke. If you really want to go on your campaign, go on your
campaign about women living in the bottom ten countries of the gender gap
equality rankings and having to get their clitoris sliced with a blade, no
anaesthesia, but do
not cry over spilled milk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;"><b>Caterina's
Honorable Mentions: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 13pt;"><i>Insightful articles and essays that I read related to this month's topic</i></span><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="https://medium.com/@NikitaCcoulombe/do-women-really-want-equality-4374910f2236" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'Do Women Really Want Equality?' by Nikita Coulombe</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/04/curious-case-third-wave-feminists/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'The Curious Case of Third Wave Feminists' by Daisy Cousens</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/raza-habib-raja/women-in-muslim-countries_b_13741944.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'Women in Muslim Countries' by Raza Habib Raja</span></a></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://theefectivetimes.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/efective-guest-post-by-missruthelias.html" target="_blank">Eféctive Guest Post by @MissRuthElias: In the Face of Pain and Anguish Of Healing</a></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.theefectivetimes.com/2016/06/efes-thoughts-in-june.html" target="_blank">Efé's Thought For The Month: My Body is Not A Canvas</a></span></span></span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></b></span></li>
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Catherine F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17589299020501525303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364184288119901803.post-38052106807910368552017-03-31T13:00:00.000+01:002017-03-31T14:12:27.332+01:00Efé's Thoughts in March<div align="CENTER" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I DON'T PAY TAX</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b><u><b> </b></u></span></span>
</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unless you're living in Monaco -
you know <b>you're an adult when you start paying taxes.</b></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>
</b></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>
</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Taxes are the bane of life. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And nobody has been more vocal
about it than my mother. I have these images in my head of when I was
younger and seeing her open up her pay slip. She'll take one look at
the tax deducted from her gross pay and would go off on an angry rant
because she was being charged too much tax and what pissed her off
even more was the thought of what her tax money was being used for.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And we come to the main point of
this essay. </span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My mother always got mad about
pregnant teenagers who were provided rent-free, fully furnished
council flats complete with a weekly/monthly stipend that had them
<b>earning more than her simply for having their legs open</b> and not using
a raincoat (as my mother would say lol). Damn right she had every
right to be mad.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And not just that but what about
people who claim ''job seekers'' allowance but hardly spend their
time looking for work, instead they spend their time buying the
latest items that even working folks cannot afford, or they spend it
on booze and other miscellaneous activities that doesn't add to their
life positively.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The system is fucked up.</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I remember once I met a homeless
man, and I was in conversation with him asking how he got himself in
such a situation. He told me that his girlfriend broke up with him
and kicked him out of the house. Now this was a man who had a good
paying job as an accountant but unfortunately had been made redundant
and he now found himself sleeping on the street.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I asked him why he couldn't
apply for job seekers allowance he told me that because <b>he'd never
claimed benefits before he was refused financial support</b>. Now this
was someone who had always been in employment, who was paying his
taxes. Yet in his time of need he was refused what should have been
his immediate right.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yet the ones who have been in
the system since their youth, claiming benefits not in anyway
contributing to society are just <b>twirling on in life spending other
people's hard-earned money</b>. Now tell me, how can you pay your taxes
and not stay mad?</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And then motherfuckers have the
fucking audacity to say immigrants need to leave their country.
<b>Bitch, your grandfather should have gotten the fuck out of Africa,
Asia, the Middle East</b> and anywhere his damn nose clearly didn't
belong in. And then we wouldn't be in this mess.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Many of the countries in<b> Western
Europe was built of the backs of immigrants</b>, immigrants who paid
their taxes. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The audacity that the British
government had to charge Salt Tax to the Indians stupefies me. The
absolute audacity. And now their coming with their Brexit shit to
'protect their borders'. Bitch please.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And yet this is what the Bible
says about taxes and governments.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>ROMANS 13:1-6 (NIV):</b></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Let everyone be subject to
the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that
which God has established. The authorities that exist have been
established by God. </b></span></i></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Consequently, whoever rebels
against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted,
and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. </b></span></i></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>For rulers hold no terror for
those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be
free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you
will be commended. </b></span></i></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>For the one in authority is
God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for
rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s
servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. </b></span></i></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Therefore, it is necessary to
submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment
but also as a matter of conscience.</b></span></i></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><b>This
is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants,
who give their full time to governing. </b></span></i></span></span>
</div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>As
a Christian, I admit it's hard for me to reconcile with the fact that
God wants me to submit to the decisions of the governing body</b> in the
nation I live in especially when I believe it's not in the best
interests of its citizens. </span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>
</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yet
Jesus says, <b>“Give unto Caesar, what belongs to Caesar.”</b></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-style: normal;">But
what about if Caesar doesn't deserve it?</span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="font-weight: normal;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes, I do understand that the
purpose of taxes is to pay government workers, maintain civilization
as well as protecting it. <b>But why should the government have a say on
how they spend our hard-earned money?</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I propose a new way we should
pay our taxes. <b>People should get a choice on what their individual
taxes are spent on.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What I appreciate the most about
taxes, is that in most, if not all, European countries, <b>basic
healthcare is at no extra charge.</b> I think about a country like
Nigeria and the amount of people whose loved ones would still be
alive today if only free healthcare was not a thing of the past. The
lack of money should never be the factor as to why someone cannot
receive treatment, but unfortunately that is the current situation in
so many other countries.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I would say that if there
ever was a tax reformation where citizens were given the choice to
choose what department they want the tax that they paid to be
allocated to, healthcare would always be my choice without a doubt.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now for the year 2016/2017 <b>the
United Kingdom apparently spent £45.6bn of taxpayers money on
defence </b><a href="http://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/government_expenditure.html">(http://www.ukpublicspending.co.uk/government_expenditure.html)</a>.
Honestly, that's a ridiculous amount of money. </span></span></span>
</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And speaking of defence - <b>I
don't support the military.</b> Now that's an essay for another day. But
yet if I were to pay taxes a portion of it will go there or into
research to making the next most destructive weapon.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And do I really like the thought
that with my money <b>children soldiers in Syria are being trained how
to hold a gun, aim and fire?</b></span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Is that not a valid reason to be
mad to be paying taxes?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And then to add insult upon
injury huge corporations like Google and Apple, the latter a company
that is set to probably be the <b>first trillion dollar company pays
copper coins in taxes?</b> You can read more on it <a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-eu-apple-taxavoidance-idUKKCN114201">here</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">How is that fair? People who are
bottom or near bottom the food chain have to be the ones carrying the
weight of the mass.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don't blame wealthy people who
hide their money Switzerland or Bermuda.</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why is it that even though we
are adults we are told how to spend a portion of the money we worked
for?</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And not just that but we <b>never
received one lesson about taxes in school.</b> A school that for many of
us is government-funded too by tax payers money. </span></span></span>
</div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yet grown-ups were the ones who
always said we should be grateful to have “free” education when
we moaned about going to school. What exactly were we learning when
we were not being educated on the things we were supposed to
fundamentally know?</span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And as soon as we start earning
income <b>we're signed up for something we never agreed to.</b></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>
</b></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>
</b></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">See, governments have their
citizens ignorant and most <b>people are too apathetic to care.</b></span></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">But then there's <b>those who stay
mad and do something about it.</b> Because the truth is <b>taxes are as
certain as death.</b> Whether we like it or not – it's always going to
happen. It is just a matter of knowing how to make the system work
for us.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div align="LEFT" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you were given the choice on
where the money you pay in tax should be allocated to, what would be
your three choices?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>GUESS
HOW MUCH DEBT I'M IN...?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At the age of 20, I'm
in £22,000 debt.</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It worries me deeply,
especially as someone who is working towards being a business owner,
that I'm unable to manage my finances and as a consequence I've
incurred a huge debt.</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The truth is, I can be
a frivolous, emotional spender. When I was a child my mother and
other authoritative figures in my life always used to say that I will
appreciate the value of money once I started working but if my
actions are anything to go by, I would say I've only had the opposite
sentiment. The only thing I can appreciate since earning my own money
is <b>having control and choice</b> – something I didn't have when I was
spending out of my parent's pocket.</span></span><br />
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now I avoid at all
costs to ask my parents for money like I'd rather starve than do so,
because if I did it'd be under their terms and conditions, something
I'm absolutely not keen on. Yet with this in mind, I find myself
occasionally doing what I loathe to do because, once again I've been
irresponsible with my finances.</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And yes, I have
attempted at making a budget as advised by so many money-advice,
minimalist blogs, sites, etc etc but that hasn't worked. I'll tell
you why it hasn't worked: My job only offers zero hours, meaning one
week I could work up to thirty hours and the next week I could be
working for just four hours, or some weeks I'm not working at all.
Meaning month to month my salary greatly varies. Having gone through
some personal challenging circumstances over the last year meant that
<b>I was left with only a quarter of my salary that barely covered
enough money for transport for the month </b>and my tithe offering and
possibly a few spare changes afterwards.</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On one hand I don't
care because it gives me time to focus on my writing projects but the
other hand, the hand that wants to travel and go on adventures, live
in my own house and have savings in the bank for future investments,
cares. It cares a whole bloody lot.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span></span>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's all fine and
dandly not having to go to a ten-hour, feet-numbing waitressing shift
to instead concentrate on artistic pursuits but how in the bloody
hell am I supposed to perform my best and give undivided attention to
my writing when every ten minutes I'm checking my work schedule
online to see if they've added or cancelled shifts on my rota (which
is often the case)?</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And the frustration
that comes with it...urgh. Emotionally crushed and mentally exhausted<b>
I beat myself up for not having my writing talents spotlighted by the
world</b> and being catapulted to international stardom because of it.
And instead of sitting in my room sinking in depression over my
mountain pile of debt, I'd be standing in the balcony of my lavish
apartment with a refreshing glass of lemon iced tea in my hand
overlooking the picturesque views of Como's lakes.</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Being in debt is not
fun.<b> It means making up excuses to not see your friends because you
don't have money to spend whilst you're out with them.</b> It means heart
palpitations and nervous flutterings in the belly whenever you're
about to check your account balance. It means reposession of your
property. It means sleepless nights because you don't know how you're
going to pay your child's school fees. It means taking out your
frustration on your partner and eventually fucking up your
relationship. <b>It means slavery.</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But you know what
really pisses me off about this whole being in debt issue, is when I
receive fucking junk emails from all this credit card companies
trying to convince me to apply for their credit cards writing shit
like '5.23899849793% APR interest rate” and expect me to understand
what it means. I'm looking at you Vanquis and Barclaycard.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>When banks know they're not doing you a favour...</i></span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let me not get started
on the several TV adverts <b>seducing people to take loans, loans that
many cannot afford to take.</b> Loans that many people use to pay other
loans and so on and so forth, until it gets out of control and they
don't make payments and they begin threatening court action and all
sorts.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">According to 2016
statistics taken from The Money Charity, credit card owners owe on
average £3,649 in the UK and <span style="color: black;">Citizens Advice
Bureau in England and Wales dealt with </span><span style="color: black;"><b>4,495
</b></span><span style="color: black;"><b>new debt problems every day</b> during
the quarter ending March 2016
(themoneycharity.org.uk/money-statistics/).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;">Can't
say I'm surprised.</span></span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And it's funny to me
that for the majority of society there's an endless amount of
services dedicated to 'sorting out your debt' when it's really,
'sorting out your debt whilst you accumulate more debt.' But just
like we're living in parallel worlds, the ones with money, they have<b>
endless amounts of services dedicated to 'spend your money, to make
more money'</b> and lawyers and wealth management officers to give them a
gentle reminder when they're spending habits need to simmer down a
bit.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span></span>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This reminds me of the
time when I went to my bank asking them to put restriction on my
overdraft so I wouldn't be tempted to spend more than I should, but
was told it is the responsibilty of the account holder to monitor
their spending habits but in the same breath told me I needed to have
a certain amount of money in my bank account to be eligible for those
services. So I completely understand the saying now: The poor get
poorer and the rich get richer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>"Everyone who wants to earn money, keep money,
and enjoy money in this lifetime, should KNOW about money." </b></i></span></span></div>
</blockquote>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span></span>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Like it's only now that
I know about bartering, bonds, stocks and the stock market, pension,
taxes, credit scores. Why don't they teach us this in school? Like
<b>why is it the most important lessons in life we don't learn in school</b>
but we have to learn it the hard way when we're riddled in debt?</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The only sort of
education I got concerning money was when I was in college and the
student advisor was explaining the different kinds of help that can
be rendered if we find ourselves without any money whilst in
university.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span></span>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I find it funny but not
like ha-ha funny just sort of sad funny, that they have the guarantee
that students WILL run into debt and WILL need to run to them for
financial help. Reason being they've been irresponsible with managing
a lump sum of cash dropped into their bank account - the excitement
just gets too much for them.</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's funny that the
only piece of education I got in school concerning money was what to
do when I ran out of money. <b>Why did I not receive education about
what to do when I do have money?</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span></span>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Why did I never receive
education about investing? Bit-coins? Corruption?</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span></span>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I shouldn't need to be
an economic student, or some fucking investment banker before I know
about all these things. Everyone who wants to earn money, keep money,
and enjoy money in this lifetime, should KNOW about money.</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sometimes when I get
really down with my money problems, I go on Google searching for
artists who had money problems too but nonetheless delivered
tremendously well on the art front. My favourite go tos are Leonid
Afremov (love, LOVE him!) Henri Matisse, Kevin Carter (sensational
photographer) and of course, everyone's personal favourite Van Gogh.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On my recent trip to
Nigeria, I stayed with my aunt and her family, and just outside their
house was an artist's studio. I wish I had taken pictures to show
just how good the guy is, but it didn't cross my mind. His
overly-modest<b> art studio was built with planks of wood and inside was
littered with his masterpieces </b>and often there was an apprentice
sitting inside watching him at work. See, artists like that, just
simple and mindless about money. He's an inspiration to me now.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Like these money
situation has had me seriously considering having a benefactor i.e.
sugar daddy to pay off my debts, but I don't think I'm pretty enough
for that career path, so that thought is (almost) in the bin.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even when I was a child
I always used to pick out the most expensive things and obviously it
wasn't intentional (what child looks at the price tag?) I clearly
just had a great eye for nice things. By the way, that hasn't
changed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And with that statement
to follow on, I would like to admit that in an ideal world,<b> I would
love, <i>love</i> to be married to a super wealthy, generous guy</b> and
not have to worry about money but do what I want to do 24/7 which is
write and travel. Judge me.</span></span></div>
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think to myself I was
born debt-free, and even when I die I shall be free of any debts I
may have incurred (Godwilling none),<b> so why is it that the time
between birth and death one is reduced to paying the tax-collector?</b> I
want to be like those people who are satisfied regardless if they
have a lot or little but it doesn't really affect them because they
have peace of mind.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I just don't know if I
have the perseverance to be in this <b>dead end rat-race where money is
the sole objective.</b> It bores me. Sometimes I feel like I should make
peace with the fact that I might not make much money from my writing,
but at least this gift is mine to keep and <b>the only person I'm
indebted to is God</b>, to do what He's given me to do and do it with all
my might.</span></span><br />
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Catherine F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17589299020501525303noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364184288119901803.post-8905825949371279422016-05-05T19:04:00.000+01:002016-07-29T23:59:50.573+01:00Efé's Thoughts in May<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I
AM NOT BLACK</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>In
the words of Owen Alik Shehadah: Black is not a racial family, an
ethnic group or a super-ethnic group. Political Blackness is thus not
an identity but moreover a social-political consequence of a world
which after colonialism and slavery existed in those colour terms.
The word "Black" has no historical or cultural association,
it was a name born when Africans were broken down into transferable
labour units and transported as chattel to the Americas."</i></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm
a dark-skinned Italian.</span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aesthetically-speaking,
I'm West African, but because people can't fathom the fact that a
black person could be Italian, I get questions such as these:</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“<span style="font-size: medium;">I
mean your background, where are you <i>originally</i> from?”</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“<span style="font-size: medium;">What
are your parents though?”</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Or
just a straight up, “You can't be Italian, you're black.”</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This
is what modern racism has evolved to, where if you claim to be from
somewhere people will reject the idea because you don't fit in to the
stereotyped aesthetics of the nation you claim to be from.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
when I get really frustrated and passionate with my answer people
tell me to calm down – no, I will not calm down, what <i>you</i>
should do is calm your closed-minded mind down. For the past twenty
years of my life, it's been the same epic tale.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another
thing I detest is when after telling people that I'm Italian, they
ask me if I can speak the language as if that is some concrete proof
of my claim to be an Italian but of course if a white person was to
say they're Italian, they would not be asked such questions.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But
isn't it just so funny <b>when a white person says that they are South
African people so readily accept it and move on with their lives?</b></span></span></div>
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span></b>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The
world is not less racist. </b>We just live in a more “polite” world,
where people reserve their racist opinions in the comment sections of
the internet anonymously or in the comfort of their home where they
can vent to their empathetic families.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
still live in a very xenophobic society. What pisses me off about
the topic of immigration is when the Western world can be like, “Oh
no, we don't want any more immigrants, they only come here to take
advantage of the social welfare system and don't contribute to the
economy.” <b>So it was okay for all these Western nations to colonise
African, Asian and Carribean territories, profit from <i>their</i>
mineral sources, pinch <i>their</i> land, strip them of <i>their</i>
identity and basically make them peasants in <i>their</i> own
country?</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
colour black itself I love, but not what people have associated with
that name: Black-list, black-market, black-hole, black- people. No,
thank you. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
a white person does something, it's like standard, but when a black
person does something it's like “Oh my gosh, he/she is the first
black person to do this.” <b>People become surprised that black
people can achieve things</b> and therefore the whole world needs to know
about it and make it breaking news because who knows when such a feat
would ever be accomplished by a black person.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
fact that there's such a thing called, 'Black Excellence,' is
ridiculous to me. </span></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Where's
Asian Excellence? Where's Caucasian Excellence? Where's Latin<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>Excellence?</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
fact that there's such a thing as a black caucus groups in the
American Congress is ridiculous to me. And following on that, rarely
would you see any university without an Afro-Carribean Union, African
union, or some other Black Student Union that whilst its purpose is
to empower, to me it just feels more like a pity party that further
segregates.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
fact that so many black born Americans refer to themselves as
''African- American'' is ridiculous too. It's like you're not good
enough to be just American and just to really alienate you, we're
going use an hyphen so you don't forget that you're not all that
American, we just didn't where we purchased you all from.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
a TV advert had all just black people, people would think it was to
make a political statement but nobody would think otherwise if it was
just white people.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
another thing I find ridiculous is when white guys (and guys of other
ethnic groups) think it's appropriate to say ''I've never dated a
black girl before.''</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
my head this is what I hear when such an idiotic ignorant bastard
says that to me, “I usually go for humans, but I'd like to try out
how it is to date an alien.”</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>How
is that a compliment that you like black girls? </b>Am I supposed to feel
honoured? Should I feel special sir?</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why
do you think it'd be any different to be with any other ethnicity?</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That.
Is. Not. A. Compliment.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One
time at work, I was talking to this girl and somehow the conversation
got to her telling me that her boyfriend was white. Her facial
expression and the tone she said it in one could tell she was a
little bit too excited about her boyfriend's shade. It was as if it
proved something about herself, like it added to her self-esteem.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>People
treat white people as the hypernym for all ethnicities</b> and the
coloured people are genetic anomalies.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
always feel like <b>as ''black'' people we constantly act as if we need
to to prove ourselves to the ''superior'' race</b>: “Master, master
look at me, I can afford to live in a gated community just like you,
I can buy designer clothes just like you, I can become the CEO of a
global company just like you, I can become the president of a Western
nation just like you.”</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By
emphasising that you're black and successful does not make you more
successful it just puts the spotlight on your insecurities.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
there was a white man ruling Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, South
Africa was there any fuss?</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>You
have nothing to prove to anyone, except God.</b> God doesn't focus on
colour, so why should we?</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
sad truth is that so many of us have been born into that mentality.
But I can only pray that the next generation of children that are
born grow up with culture, where <b>people of different shades can speak
in one voice</b> and not feel threatened because they don't share similar
physical features.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm
a dark-skinned Italian, whose parents are Nigerian. Having Nigerian
parents plays a big role into how I am as a person. <b>I grew up living
with two cultures.</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
means I have dual nationality. <b>I sympathise and empathise with things
that go on in both countries.</b> It means I can understand more than one
language. It means my mind is a little bit more open.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
it all comes down to it I am abstract art.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It
was only when I was five years old, that I realised I had a skin
colour. Before that I was <b>dancing naked to the tunes of Bob Marley,
Sunny Ade and Fela Kuti </b>because it was pure and I didn't understand
the political and social reasons that my dad would play such music in
our house.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So
why can't we jus<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t accept that <b>we're all</b></span><b> living art pieces<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">?</span></b>
</span></span>
</div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Let's
celebrate God's creativity for He is the Master Artist<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> a</span>nd
Lucifer is just an art critic.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;">
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