You in the Diaspora always seem to “know it all” and have so much to say: giving your “thoughts, analyses, theories, solution, views and resolutions.” Pay more attention to being productive citizens in your adoptive countries. I have nothing against any of you in the diaspora personally, but it’s the sense of patronism and Mr. Know- it- all-I-have-come-to-save-you-from-yourselves attitude many people in the Diaspora always seem to have. (Deng Arok Thon—the son of the Late Arok Thon Arok, May 12th, 2012).
The Role and Contribution of the Diaspora in the Development of South Sudan: An Address by Dr. David S. Bassiouni to the 4th Western Equatoria Community Association (WECA) Annual Conference, Sioux Falls, South Dakota,26th-27th May 2012