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Theo John Philips

Theo Phillips
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THE POLICEMAN OF THE WORLD

by Theo John Philips
written by Theo John Philips 10mins read

THE POLICEMAN OF THE WORLD

As I watched Sec. of State, Antony Blinken, speak this evening so eloquently as he asked for balanced aid assistance to be provided for Ukraine and Israel, I could not but wonder how much of all that eloquence was politics and how much was just talk which we all agree is cheap. Right from the day of that incident on October 7 when Hamas fighters “casually strolled” over a “protected” border, I have wondered how much of what we are told on the news is true and how much is doctored information to elicit certain reactions from us.

How does a nation that is facing its own internal crisis; from an increasing wave of drug use amongst idle and generally laid-back youths who feel they are “entitled”, to a mind-boggling increase in gun violence and orgies of mass shootings by lone gunmen due to lax gun laws and a black community that is largely repressed, and several decades after the so-called laws that granted black citizens equal rights as their “white” counterpart, yet there are more black men in US prisons than anywhere else in the world.

How does such a nation still go about simply “dashing” its commonwealth to other nations who do not contribute to its citizen’s welfare nor can these nations be said to have the best interests US citizens at heart?

The monies being given away as economic and financial aid to these wars can be used to provide succor to American citizens who are facing economic downturns especially black neighborhoods, who are in dire need of financial aids.

WHY IS CHARITY NEVER BEGINNING AT HOME FOR AMERICANS??

Do the lives of the ordinary American citizens too not matter as much or more than those who are getting these aids? My question may be naive when looked at in the contexts of international politics and the role of the United States in world affairs but I think at this time, the average American citizen is weary of the role of the International Policeman of the world being played by the US. Charity must start at home for the American citizens and one can only pray this charity starts soon.

Everyone eventually gets what’s going to come to them as a result of their actions Hamas attacked the nation of Israel fully having knowledge of the consequences of their actions. Israel as a sovereign nation also has a right to defend and protect itself within the confines of international law that guides the conduct of war. Refugees must be protected and cared for.

You cannot stop the consequences of your action from becoming consequential to you yourself. This is the truth. However, American citizens must demand a more balanced and responsible approach to the conduct of international politics from their own government.

The stories and photographs from both the incident of October 7 and the consequences of that attack and it’s aftermath is painful to see. Man is proving to be the only animal that kills for pleasure. SAD!!!

THEO JOHN PHILLIPS
CEO
GOLDFIRE NIGERIA LIMITED

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WHAT I COULDN’T TELL OBJ @ THE RETREAT!

by Theo John Philips
written by Theo John Philips 10mins read

I couldn’t tell OBJ that my father fought the civil war as a proud Igbo man and he died for what he believed in. My mother an Ijebu and Sagamu woman was also an ardent and avid supporter of the dream to carve out of Nigeria, ( The reasons for the civil war continue to haunt Nigeria till today 🇳🇬). I bear no grudges against Nigeria for my father’s death after the civil war from the wartime wounds but he still fathered myself and my brother just after the war. He lived and died for what he believed was right.

I ask myself if I will also have to fight another war to liberate myself from the choking grip of those that sit comfortably and feed fat on the people’s commonwealth. I was raised as a Yoruba boy maybe because my mother felt it was best to rest the spirit of my father and forget the trauma of the war. My mother loved my father. She was a nurse and often helped treat wounded soldiers and civilians on both sides of the war and chose to remain in the East despite pleas from her family saying a wife’s place is my husband’s side; War or not. My mother is a strong woman.

She told me of an experience when one of my aunts was raped and killed by the soldiers but they spared her because she was pregnant with my brother. So much pain from the past.

What lessons have we learned from the civil war? Have the wounds healed? It was mentioned by OBJ that history being banned from the education curriculum in Nigerian schools is a wrong decision. I agree. My children know nothing of the civil war or who fought for Nigerian independence or how Nigeria came to be a nation.

Can a nation survive without the hindsight of history? OBJ tried his best to extricate himself but he also and other Generals like him who have bestrode our nation’s leadership from independence are GUILTY of allowing a little evil for the benefit or the thinking of achieving a greater good.

Sir, I wanted to ask you. When a man is about to die, I hear that his life flashes before him. If you had a chance to see your “flashes” would you wish you had done differently with some decisions you took?? You are alive now and many will keep their peace with you but it is when a man is dead that the skeletons come out. What skeletons will we see Sir???

TJP

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