The Editor,

Given our high illiteracy and unemployment rates, oops!, I forgot: Liberia's unemployment rate dropped to a BOGUS 3.7% from 85% because the government counted jobs created in prostitution!!! ( Frontpageafrica 09/18/12)...

And given the fact that goons and heathens have over taken the capital city and thrashed it completely, we thank God for Mary Broh! Broh's the hardest working un-elected government official in our country today!

But, on the other hand, we've other un-elected officials like, Mr. Amara Konneh, Dr. Amos Sawyer, and Dr. Tipoteh, with nothing better to do, than to waste all that time, energy and other people's money on bullying the Liberian people into accepting their "2030 vision".... (Re "Liberians Have Right to Be Skeptical: National Vision Perspectives From Finance Minister of Amara Mr. Konneh")

But how do you explain that to my parents, whose vision for the country is different from these academic elites (Sawyer, Tipoteh, Konneh) ?? And how do explain why third parties (taxpayers) like my parents should pay for the cost of their fantasy (2030 vision) ?

Look, everyone has a vision (picture) of what they want for themselves, their families and their country! But the COST of your vision shouldn't be paid by poor taxpayers like my parents--okaaay??
I will never forget those women (mothers) from West Point, with little or no schooling, who just wanted to live in a peaceful country, put food on table and give their children a good education, That was their vision and they didn't need any advice from our big book people in government!

To achieve their vision, they toiled under the hot, hot sun - selling used clothing (doe-ka-fleh), pepper and bitter balls just to send their kids to Catholic Schools because they knew education and hard work were the keys to get you out of poverty!

Even my parents, with their little education, had their vision too..But unlike our progressives (Sawyer, Tipoteh, Konneh) who like to speak for the masses, my parents' priorities weren't the "colonial vestiges" (our national symbols, etc) of our country, my parents were more concerned about putting food on the table, teaching their children moral values and giving them a superior education.

To them, the renaming the capital from Monrovia (name of the 5th U.S President) to Momotown (Dr. Amos Sawyer's middle name) would neither put food on the table nor pay their rent or tuition for their children!

I remember my mom working three jobs (teaching morning, evening and night schools) just to make sure we went to Catholic schools. By the way, we ate eddoe soup for tea, breakfast and dinner!

But, at the end of the day, mom never wanted to imposed her vision on anyone nor did she expect everyone to share her vision. She believes that our shared vision is the Constitution! and expects everyone to obey it and leave her the hell alone, so she can live her life the way she sees fit!

But hey, if you are in love with the notion that changing our national symbols, our national motto, and our official language (to Kpelle), etc, will make us more African or more unified or more whatever, don't let no one stop you!

Go make your case to the National Legislature, where the people's ELECTED representatives will listen, if you give them "cold water", oops, I meant cold beer!

As for our progressives (Dr. Sawyer, Dr. Tipoteh, Mr. Konneh) and those whose egos are stroked by their zealotry in imposing their "2030 visions" on others, let Them use their damn OWN money to pay for their "vision meetings"-- okaaaay!??

Hey, I want Dr. Sawyer to pay for his OWN steak dinner or go on a diet! What's wrong with that? Am I being unfair to Doc?? Look at his gut...

Martin Scott,
Atlanta, Georgia
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