Opinion / Columnist
Are you voting because the elections are free or hoping to win rigged elections
09 Jul 2018 at 07:23hrs | Views
Indulge me just a few minutes of your time. Please! Thank you.
Please pick one of the nine possible answers you believe represents you:
a) You going to vote (those who are not because they are in the diaspora or for some such reason, just imagine that you were in Zimbabwe and had the option) on 30 July 2018 because you believe these elections are free, fair and credible and you vote is as valid as any vote in any other democratic elections in the world?
b) You are going to vote on 30 July 2018 but have no clue whether the elections are free and fair.
c) Are you going to vote on 30 July 2018 although you know these elections are flawed and illegal and therefore the process will not be free, fair and credible? You are doing so only because you know it is your party that will be doing the rigging and therefore benefiting.
d) You going to vote on 30 July 2018 although you know these elections are flawed and illegal and therefore the process will not be free, fair and credible. You know that your party will be the one being short changed by the vote rigging. You are participating in the process hoping to win the rigged elections.
e) See c) above. You still participate in the elections even though you know or should know by now that your vote will not making any difference to the predetermined result. You know your participation is in fact counter-productive as it gives the flawed process some modicum of credibility and thus forfeit the chance of forcing the implementation of the democratic reforms that would deliver free and fair elections.
f) You are not going to vote on 30 July 2018 because you have lost confidence in the political system and have given up believing you can change anything.
g) You are not going to vote on 30 July 2018 because you know with no reforms in place the elections will be rigged and participating will only be giving the process credibility it does not deserve. You are demanding that these elections be declared null and void to allow the implementation of the reforms.
h) You are going to vote on the 30 July 2018 out of fear of what will become of you if you did not.
i) You are going to vote on the 30 July because you believe the party you will vote for has better economic policies and you do not care whether the elections are rigged or not.
The answer(s) your pick will determine whether you a believe the right to free, fair and credible elections is an inalienable right or a privilege and thus whether you view yourself as a citizen or merely a subject. The answer(s) will also give an indication on how well informed you are and rate your ability to think for yourself.
Zimbabwe is in this political mess because many Zimbabweans have either proven to be incapable of thinking for themselves, been totally reckless or both. If we are serious about wanting a better Zimbabwe for ourselves and posterity then must start thinking serious what we want out of these elections and what we must do to ensure that we get it.
Please pick one of the nine possible answers you believe represents you:
a) You going to vote (those who are not because they are in the diaspora or for some such reason, just imagine that you were in Zimbabwe and had the option) on 30 July 2018 because you believe these elections are free, fair and credible and you vote is as valid as any vote in any other democratic elections in the world?
b) You are going to vote on 30 July 2018 but have no clue whether the elections are free and fair.
c) Are you going to vote on 30 July 2018 although you know these elections are flawed and illegal and therefore the process will not be free, fair and credible? You are doing so only because you know it is your party that will be doing the rigging and therefore benefiting.
d) You going to vote on 30 July 2018 although you know these elections are flawed and illegal and therefore the process will not be free, fair and credible. You know that your party will be the one being short changed by the vote rigging. You are participating in the process hoping to win the rigged elections.
e) See c) above. You still participate in the elections even though you know or should know by now that your vote will not making any difference to the predetermined result. You know your participation is in fact counter-productive as it gives the flawed process some modicum of credibility and thus forfeit the chance of forcing the implementation of the democratic reforms that would deliver free and fair elections.
g) You are not going to vote on 30 July 2018 because you know with no reforms in place the elections will be rigged and participating will only be giving the process credibility it does not deserve. You are demanding that these elections be declared null and void to allow the implementation of the reforms.
h) You are going to vote on the 30 July 2018 out of fear of what will become of you if you did not.
i) You are going to vote on the 30 July because you believe the party you will vote for has better economic policies and you do not care whether the elections are rigged or not.
The answer(s) your pick will determine whether you a believe the right to free, fair and credible elections is an inalienable right or a privilege and thus whether you view yourself as a citizen or merely a subject. The answer(s) will also give an indication on how well informed you are and rate your ability to think for yourself.
Zimbabwe is in this political mess because many Zimbabweans have either proven to be incapable of thinking for themselves, been totally reckless or both. If we are serious about wanting a better Zimbabwe for ourselves and posterity then must start thinking serious what we want out of these elections and what we must do to ensure that we get it.
Source - zsdemocrats.blogspot.co.uk
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