Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Thought For Today

i wanted to add to chidi's thought, older people are more likely to a stand than younger people, but not so much  a stand in the street. i feel increasingly out of place in public demonstrations; but i take many many stands on line. i understand when there is a dangerous line, on-line. there are risks that might mean different things as we get older, and here i disagree most with oaa. it's not protecting what we have, so much, since as we get older, it becomes more protected in various ways, and what we have becomes increasingly our children and grandchildren whose health and finances become increasingly independent of us.

we are more protected by the state as we get older; but we are more vulnerable as well. it just isn't a simple formula

ken

kenneth harrow

professor emeritus

dept of english

michigan state university

517 803-8839

harrow@msu.edu

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The NADECO revolt of 1993/1994 was spearheaded by middle aged and old people.

-CAO.

On Mon, Jun 7, 2021, 3:09 PM Oluwatoyin Adepoju <ovdepoju@gmail.com> wrote:

the older people are less likely to rebel bcs they want to protect what they have achieved 

On Mon, 7 Jun 2021 at 10:56, Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM <chidi.opara@gmail.com> wrote:

A Nigerian writes from abroad urging rebellion in Nigeria, no problem about that, only that his family is with him abroad. Does that ring a bell as per urging rebellion in Nigeria?

I am not against rebellion, but those urging rebellion should be ready to loose as much as the other participants.

For example, if I am participating in a rebellion with a youngster of early 20s, chances are that such youngster would loose much more than myself.

I do not need further formal education, the youngster does. I am married for 29 years now with grown children, the youngster isn't. I have made appreciable advancement in my careers, the youngster does not even have a career yet.

If both of us are killed or incacerated, who, in practical and realistic manner lost more?

The youngsters can join rebellion, but should be stationed in sectors where consequences are minimal.

-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)

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