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| Mother and child, Nigeria (Photo credit: Soumik Kar) |
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Distraught parents, claiming that citizens of their community are members of Boko Haram but are not known to them is rather disingenuous. Given the reputation of this group for violence and the predatory nature of Abubakar Shekau and his merry band of vicious, disgusting followers, were I a parent in any community in Nigeria, I would be sleeping with one eye open and a gun under my pillow with the intent to shoot first and ask no questions at all as to the righteousness of my actions. And I would certainly make it a point to know the business of every male under 65 years of age in the community.
Being the Daddy in a family whether in Canada, Mexico, Iceland or Nigeria consists of a whole lot more than the possession of dick and banging Mommy at every turn. Fathers have a unique position in the lives of their daughters (except under Sharia law). It is up to them to make their girls feel safe, protected and loved. Cowering in fear, in the forest like hysterical women is unlikely to inspire admiration in any daughter, anywhere on this planet. If Nigerian daughters have the courage to get an education, despite the obstacles...surely their fathers and mothers should have the courage to speak out, arm themselves, form militias and present a united front against tyranny be it military, government, police, or a disreputable band of laughing hyenas threatening to sell their daughters into what many would call a fate worse than death. I can almost guarantee that if the world saw what was really going on in Nigeria and the people of that country angry, outraged and willing and able to take matters into their own hands, many of Shekau's henchmen would be picking drones out of their collective assholes!
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