We really need to get over this idiotic view that some leaders are infallible demigods who must never ever be criticised much less held to account. The worst crime anyone can commit in Zimbabwe is to criticise Mnangagwa or Chamisa especially when the criticism is valid.
Criticise Mnangagwa and you will be subjected to all manner of harassment, intimidation and even send to prison. Zanu PF rigged the elections but instead of addressing the evidence of the flawed and illegal process the regime will accuse you of being a puppet of the West with a regime change agenda.
Criticise Chamisa and the Chamisa Chete Chete mob will be after you day and night accusing you of hating Chamisa and working for Zanu PF. The mob would lynch you, if they could. And yet it is Chamisa and company who ARE working for Zanu PF.
Zanu PF has retained all its carte blanche dictatorial powers to rig elections thanks to MDC/CCC failure to implement even one reform in 23 years, including 5 in the GNU. And by participating in flawed elections out of greed Chamisa and company have given vote rigging Zanu PF legitimacy.
It is a great pity that even “respectable” journalists have succumbed to the idiotic public paranoia and personality cult foolishness; Chamisa is not only a mere mortal but one with a proven track record as corrupt and incompetent. Why should he not be held to account for failing to implement reform and thus allowing Zanu PF to rig elections.
Journalist should be educating the people and not be the cheer-leaders of this idiotic Chamisa Chete Chete fools’ brigade!
Our political discourse has been reduced to meaningless prattle for two main reasons:
i) As much as many would claim that they are democrats and would like to have a democratic Zimbabwe they do not subscribe to democratic values such as respect of truth and facts. The level of ignorance and down right stupidity amongst our people is shocking. How can you have an intelligent debate about free, fair and credible elections with some one who does not know what constitute free, fair and credible elections.
ii) Whilst most Zimbabwe would readily subscribe to the notion that all those in public office must be democratically accountable to the people many Zimbabweans out there, from both sides of the political divide believe this should only apply to everyone else but not their estimable leaders. Zanu PF dismiss all criticism as western sponsored regime change agenda. Nonsense, what has outsiders got to do with Zanu PF rigging elections, for example. The opposition think they should never be held to account since they are not the ruling party. Nonsense too since the opposition should have implemented reforms during the GNU and did not have to participate in flawed elections out of greed.
As much as we would like to be a healthy democracy, we are far from being anywhere near it! If you do not even have the intellect to distinguish facts from fiction and to appreciate the importance of truth and reality in life; it is little wonder we are a failed state.
Socrates — 'Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.’
All our discourse is anchored in trivial matters, a reflection of the weakness of our minds.
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