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My first posting regarding the situation of MECA in the DC area did not go unchallenged. I appreciate all the conversations about the content. For all others, I really have nothing to say. I will make some changes based on these reactions, not out of fear of being controversial, but because I was wrong in my assessment of some people's roles. I gave them reverence they later proved was undeserved, an I'll leave it at that.

The MECA-USA malaise and the quest for significance

The Manyu community in the diasporas is set on self-destruction. The creation of NOMA, and the TRC are just examples of what happens when a people refuse to apply common principles and the law. Everyone can confirm that the disqualification of members who run for office is a taboo subject. This penchant for cuddling friends, even in their waywardness and a leadership style that has been based on fear and pampering has created an imbroglio: a web of lies, half and overstretched truths to keep a following that we have failed to inspire. Why do some get so bitter when it comes to Manyu community affairs? There are many reasons. To begin with, some of us are just eternal pessimists, people who know that nothing will ever work. There are other reasons, but I want to exploit one that I have heard iterated by all: EGO. My principle in GBHS Eyumojock, when I was a teacher there, liked to say this: "if you hear that a man has died somewhere, three things could be the cause: woman, money a