1.0Gambiahttps://www.africa-press.net/gambiacfeditorenhttps://www.africa-press.net/gambia/author/cfeditorenrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="24LNFPXvmb"><a href="https://www.africa-press.net/gambia/all-news/societal-pressures-part-1">Societal pressures (Part 1)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.africa-press.net/gambia/all-news/societal-pressures-part-1/embed#?secret=24LNFPXvmb" width="600" height="338" title="“Societal pressures (Part 1)” — Gambia" data-secret="24LNFPXvmb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://static.africa-press.net/gambia/sites/19/2022/08/postQueueImg_1-630666539e8f8-768x436.jpg600341Africa-Press – Gambia. Dear editor, One phenomenon that stood out for me when I visited Gambia back in 2018 was the sheer number of people that lined up to see senior government officials, particularly our very honorable ministers! The demands that society places on people deemed “successful” can wilt anyone without a strong moral compass. […]