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Monday, March 19, 2012

Crime, drug, Nigeria and European Government chasing shadow.

Crime is an epidemic that is eating deep into the life’s of millions of people around the globe. Sometimes it is worth committing, sometimes it does not worth committing. But what ever crime one want to commit make sure your hands did not test human blood. 

 This epidemic called crime has been a big consign to the Nigerian government and the whole world. And their main motives is how to stop people from committing a crime, which is impossible. They have engaged themselves in one way or the other trying to stop people from committing a crime. Without proving jobs for these people. But what they do not know is that no matter the technologies that they might have produced , non of them is the solution to stop a crime because the Government authorities are not fighting crime from the root. Rather they are chasing the shadow of crime.

 For example, in Nigeria, how can the government authorities are claiming that they want to stop crime in a country of 160 million people without a National identity card. And out of this 160 million people, about 112 million people according to 2012 statistics are living below poverty. these groups of people do not have access to good education, drinking water, even to afford 3 times meals a day is a big problem. Don't they know that an idle mind is a devils workshop. Do you think that there is any thing that you will say or do to them for them not to think of committing a crime no, surely they must commit a crime because they need to live. 

 Even if the government like, let them bring all the new technologies in the world, non of these technologies can be able to stop people from committing a crime because there is inequality in the country. And even if there is equality you can not still stop people from committing a crime because some people are greedy. And the greedy and the stronger people will like to take the weaker one's properties. 

 Wait a minutes, how did Nigerian government came across with these figures that Nigeria is 160 million? Is it from the last census? Or how? This figure is not correct because we do not have a computerized National Identity card or data to justify these figures. Nigeria might not be up to 160 million or might be more than 160 million. But because of the Northern Nigerian criminal intention, they would not like Nigerian government to have a National identity card because they want to continue collecting the bigger allocation from the federal account as based on their populations. 

 So all I'm trying to say here is that no matter what technology u create, you can not control or stop crime without proving jobs for the people. You can only minimize crimes to an extend. Even in Europe the Government want to stop drug business. How can you stop it when in your system, you made it mandatory that if an immigrant do not have a working permit, he or she will not get these blue collar job you often offer to them? The next option for the person is to engage him or her self in a drug business to live and pay for his or her bills. 

 Don't ask me why are they leaving their Country to Europe, because during the 1930's depression, Europeans migrated to South Africa, Australia and Caribbeans. So this period is the African depression caused by corrupted leaders with the support of the invisible hands from the western world. So they need to migrate to Europe to survive the hardship. If the western world want to minimize people from engaging themselves in a drug business, first thing to do is to remove the idea of having a working permit before one could get a job and give jobs to those who are willing to do it. Then many immigrants will never enter into drug business when they come to Europe. 

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Life and the imposition of language at Anglo-American University in Prague.

The first day l received an acceptance letter from the school official's. l was so happy to be a student of the Anglo American university. So when l came to lazaska street, l was expecting to come across a very might building because in my country when you come across a university without being told you will know that your entering into a university.  Even the might gates and wall that was used to wall around the school compound will tell you that this is a university. Even from the gate to the main building one can drive like 500 to 1000 meter before he or she will get to the main building. 

 But when l got to the AAU Compound, to me it looks like a hotel or church. But the most good thing about the university is the quality education it offers with best and friendly teachers, although some of them are friendly and some are wicked.  The university have a very good name but the only difficulties about the university is that it has no lift, which makes it hard for student who takes morning classes.

 Imagine waking up as early as 6.am to prepare for morning class and climbing a two story building without a lift will be a night mere because after the climbing one will be breathing heavily as if he or she had had a fight and this  made some student to be tired and sleeping during the morning classes. Some will be waiting for when the teacher will announce a break time, the next option is coffee. Any way thanks for the expensive coffee shop at the university, where you will buy a small bottle of water 0.5liter for 25kc while outside the school it is 15kc for 0.5liter of water. 

 As the school started l was so happy to see many student's from all over the world. I was trying to be close to everybody at the school but at a time l discovered that, most student only mingle around with the people from there country. Which makes life so difficult to do a group learning, although some teachers at this school has tried hard to unit student, and the student council tried their best to create a programs where by every body will be united by introducing some games and competition. But l think it is not working because of culture differences.

 Even although one of the teacher Miller created a discussion group, but still it is not uniting student, because the day's he put the program is not convenience for some student, that is why some are not attending including me. l think they should change the date and ask people to vote for the days that is good for them. That is why apart from school premises, you hardly see student from other countries to meet with others and do a group learning. 

 Most thingS l found out from the student of Anglo-American University is that most student are coward, sorry to say this because l always heard student whispering about things they do not like about the school but are afraid to make it public, or write a petition to the school authorities. They think that when they come out openly or write a petition that the school authorities will suspend them. Most discussion at the school were mostly from the international relations student. They always talk about the imposition of French language to them but are not bold enough to come out to protest what they do not want. 

 l could remember when l wrote a petition against one of the French teacher, none of the student agreed to put his or her name on the petition letter. They only sign the petition but refused to include their names to avoid the teacher knowing who signed it, and everything was on my head. Come on you don't need to be suffering and smiling, you don't need to hide your feeling all in the name of being afraid, this made it so difficult for the school authorities to believe or act urgently after  receiving my petition.

 My dean even told me that the school authorities will invite me for questioning which l waited for their invitation but non came to me. One thing am sure of my self is that l am not a coward and no one can impose anything that l do not want in my life because l believe in one thing either you do the right thing with me or we go to war. 

 I have read a couple of books from John Lock social contract which says that “Would people Consent to it” then l said without Locke knowing that when Locke's social contract is initiated in a country certain results occur, which lead to the people disapproving of the result. In other words, Locke's social contract is essentially unsatisfactory for a liberal society. Though Locke says that when people stay, they are tacitly consenting, due to People tacitly consented simply by falling within the jurisdiction of government. 

 Then l asked my self this question At Anglo-American University in Prague, were people actually consented when the school authorities decided that French language must be a compulsory subject and when and how? If people were consented at AAU, when the school authorities were making French language a compulsory subject, for those who are going to study international relations, then at AAU there would have been an individual consent, on the language courses he or she would like to choose. Without the authorities of AAU making French Language compulsory based on their absolute power, and without the consent of the students who is involved. And most student would have not agreed on it if they were actually consented on it. 

 Imagine if French language is not a compulsory subject, the number of students who would like to study international relations will be higher than the number of the student who are studying international relations at AAU now. The question is why did AAU authorities decided to choose French language as a compulsory subject without a language options, if other Universities in Prague did not make French Language a compulsory subject? 

 Though Locke says that when people stay, they are tacitly consenting, due to People tacitly consent simply by falling within the jurisdiction of government. That is what is happening at AAU right now, people decided to take French language not because they want to but because there are no option left for them, and because most student like the University that is why they stay. 

  l can use my self as an example, l still stay at the university because l love the school and because they are the best English university in Prague with many qualified teachers to my own opinion. lf not l would have moved out of the school and we the student of international relations are waiting when the school authorities will make thing right by introducing a Language options. Although the latest news is that there will be a language options  from next year with German as the alternative, which will be a welcome idea to many student.