It is being rumored that the Fulanis residing in Liberia are building for themselves, a self-defense force only to give the Fula Community a “sanctuary and protection.”
If this is so true, then one can safely conclude that their perception and imagination are imbued with negativity, which allows them to smell war at close range.
Liberia risks being enslaved or once again, devastated by war should all other ethnic groups resolve to copy the bad example of the Fulanis.
The alleged effort by the Fulanis to even call for self-defense force, confirms the old saying: “evil thinkers are possible evil doers.”
Liberia had tasted war for a period of fifteen unbroken years, something which turned the nation into hell; a situation that took away the lives of more than 250, 000 people, who died across both wars. Thousands of children were forced to fight. Entire communities were displaced. The trauma still affects families up-to-date.
Today, because of the war, Liberia and its citizens and foreign residents are still finding it difficult to fully recuperate from the heinous situation.
It is then foolhardy, if not insanity, for any group or groups to harbor the perception that war is the way of life.
When war comes, it doesn’t just bring soldiers and gun; it touches everything. Here is what usually happens: Lives are lost; civilians, children, elders not just fighters. Families are broken in seconds. Entire generations can disappear.
Secondly, people runaway; homes are abandoned; cities remain empty; people become refugees, sometimes crossing borders with nothing, but clothes on their backs.
Thirdly, economies collapse; jobs vanish, while food becomes scarce with prices uncontrollably rising; banks close, and schools shut down. What felt normal yesterday suddenly feels like a luxury.
On the other hand, fear becomes daily Life, because people will start listening for sounds at night. Every loud noise feels like danger. Trust fades. Neighbors become suspicious of each other, while trauma stays long afterward.
Even when guns go silent, the mind doesn’t always quiet down; PTSD, depression, anger and other vices can last for years, even decades.
In other words, infrastructure breaks down; hospitals, roads, electricity, water systems destroyed or unreliable. Daily life becomes survival mode.
In the end, if ever, children lose childhood; they may miss school for years. Some are forced into violence. Others grow up too fast.
If you’re asking because of history, like what Liberia experienced during its civil wars, then you already know war reshapes a country deeply. It doesn’t just end when peace is declared. It lingers in stories, politics and in the hearts.
We therefore urge all, including various hiding hands; be they in government, business or social activists, let know one be allowed to beat war drum.
A hint to the wise is quite sufficient.