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MDC-T a dream deferred?
23 Oct 2017 at 09:05hrs | Views
It's an ever-changing time
I see, that clock upon the wall
Well it don't bother me at all
It's an ever changing time
I must presume, that there were feelings of anguish that depressingly engulfed MDC-T supporters as they reminisced upon what is, what was and what would be of the MDC-T, if the video on Povo News Twitter page of Morgan Tsvangirai, arriving at the Harare International Airport on Friday, 13 October 2017, bodes of the man's current fortunes perhaps otherwise.
No song best captures accurately in message and emotion, how the man's fortunes and dreams have been short-changed by vagaries of time.
The song Ever Changing Times by Aretha Franklin poses a painful lesson to Tsvangirai and his loyalists about life – the sometimes disagreeable reality to do an inventory of our decisions regardless, the consequences.
I see, that clock upon the wall
Well it don't bother me at all
It's an ever changing time
I must presume, that there were feelings of anguish that depressingly engulfed MDC-T supporters as they reminisced upon what is, what was and what would be of the MDC-T, if the video on Povo News Twitter page of Morgan Tsvangirai, arriving at the Harare International Airport on Friday, 13 October 2017, bodes of the man's current fortunes perhaps otherwise.
No song best captures accurately in message and emotion, how the man's fortunes and dreams have been short-changed by vagaries of time.
The song Ever Changing Times by Aretha Franklin poses a painful lesson to Tsvangirai and his loyalists about life – the sometimes disagreeable reality to do an inventory of our decisions regardless, the consequences.
Caught in between, it comes back to
You and me running out of time,I gotta find me a better understanding
Everything keeps forgetting whats mine, I gotta find me a way, less-demanding
And we're holding on so tight, together, all of our lives
It is at this juncture of self-introspection that Tsvangirai as an individual and leader of a party finds himself. Consequentially, his party must also haul itself to this juncture willingly or reluctantly, as it is now self-evident that it's time to find a new "understanding" for both parties.
Loyalty must never be an impediment that makes a people shy away from confronting reality – whether agreeable or not. MDC has failed in its objectives and Tsvangirai must be taken to task. More so now when it is clear that his life is ebbing away.
Heaven knows what got the man!
You and me running out of time,I gotta find me a better understanding
Everything keeps forgetting whats mine, I gotta find me a way, less-demanding
And we're holding on so tight, together, all of our lives
It is at this juncture of self-introspection that Tsvangirai as an individual and leader of a party finds himself. Consequentially, his party must also haul itself to this juncture willingly or reluctantly, as it is now self-evident that it's time to find a new "understanding" for both parties.
Loyalty must never be an impediment that makes a people shy away from confronting reality – whether agreeable or not. MDC has failed in its objectives and Tsvangirai must be taken to task. More so now when it is clear that his life is ebbing away.
Heaven knows what got the man!
And me, ever changing time
Everything is going so much faster
It seems like I'm
Watching my life, and everything I do
Wonder if the dreams that I believed in
Still come true
MDC must self-introspect well ahead of time before the 2018 harmonised elections. His followers must not be blinded by loyalty to the point of jeopardising the future of the party.
MDC-T co-Vice President Thokozani Khupe was in the papers recently for having buried the hatchet following a nasty falling out over the MDC Alliance pact between the two long standing party heavy-weights.
Let's make no mistake about it – Khupe has seen what we are all seeing, but a taboo to discuss in our culture.
Khupe's decision to make amends with her estranged boss has nothing to do with the party, but a premeditated move to position herself in the wake of any eventuality.
Khupe is considered a force to reckon with in the opposition owing to the massive support she wields in Matabeleland.
In the same matrix is the youthful lawyer Nelson Chamisa, touted by many to be Tsvangirai's favoured successor.
Lurking in the sinister shadows of the MDC-T succession matrix is Elias Mudzuri. Mudzuri with his strong links to the Americans, the party would need him to sustain its budget.
Chamisa's bid to succeed Tsvangirai hangs in the balance as he is believed to have ZANU PF links. Age would be another hindering factor for the youthful and overly ambitious politician. This leaves Khupe and Mudzuri in the running.
However, without Chamisa the party would also lose its youthful support base, but his overzealous youthful followers must admit that Chamisa lacks political maturity and acumen that can only come through experience.
Under Tsvangirai's tutelage, the party has been hounded by serious splits – and we have not yet seen the end nor the worst of these splits.
All these splits have left a bewildered and desperate support base.
Tsvangirai over the years strikes me as a man who squandered his political opportunities, yet resolute he needs another shot to redeem his career. The Americas must have been right when they coined the popular adage; insanity is doing the same things and expecting different results.
The sun has set on Tsvangirai's political will of fortune and his loyalists must accept that heart-rending reality and find a better understanding.
Everything is going so much faster
It seems like I'm
Watching my life, and everything I do
Wonder if the dreams that I believed in
Still come true
MDC must self-introspect well ahead of time before the 2018 harmonised elections. His followers must not be blinded by loyalty to the point of jeopardising the future of the party.
MDC-T co-Vice President Thokozani Khupe was in the papers recently for having buried the hatchet following a nasty falling out over the MDC Alliance pact between the two long standing party heavy-weights.
Let's make no mistake about it – Khupe has seen what we are all seeing, but a taboo to discuss in our culture.
Khupe's decision to make amends with her estranged boss has nothing to do with the party, but a premeditated move to position herself in the wake of any eventuality.
Khupe is considered a force to reckon with in the opposition owing to the massive support she wields in Matabeleland.
In the same matrix is the youthful lawyer Nelson Chamisa, touted by many to be Tsvangirai's favoured successor.
Lurking in the sinister shadows of the MDC-T succession matrix is Elias Mudzuri. Mudzuri with his strong links to the Americans, the party would need him to sustain its budget.
Chamisa's bid to succeed Tsvangirai hangs in the balance as he is believed to have ZANU PF links. Age would be another hindering factor for the youthful and overly ambitious politician. This leaves Khupe and Mudzuri in the running.
However, without Chamisa the party would also lose its youthful support base, but his overzealous youthful followers must admit that Chamisa lacks political maturity and acumen that can only come through experience.
Under Tsvangirai's tutelage, the party has been hounded by serious splits – and we have not yet seen the end nor the worst of these splits.
All these splits have left a bewildered and desperate support base.
Tsvangirai over the years strikes me as a man who squandered his political opportunities, yet resolute he needs another shot to redeem his career. The Americas must have been right when they coined the popular adage; insanity is doing the same things and expecting different results.
The sun has set on Tsvangirai's political will of fortune and his loyalists must accept that heart-rending reality and find a better understanding.
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