Opinion / Columnist
'GNU is best foot forward' some say - feeble excuse for appeasing vote rigging Zanu PF, again
04 Sep 2018 at 19:43hrs | Views
Desperate people do desperate things but there is nothing more irrational that doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result.
Everyone knows that Zanu PF rigged these elections but instead of rejecting the result some people are doing what they have always done after 38 years of rigged election - accept the result and see how the nation can work with the Zanu PF government! It was not worked hence the reason the nation is up to her eyes in this hell-on-earth mess.
Zanu PF has just rigged this year's elections and the usual suspects are at it again – they are looking for an excuse why the nation must accept the Zanu PF regime and work with it!
"ZANU-PF has effectively dashed people's hopes on the possibility of forming an inclusive government by shutting its doors on any negotiations in the face of a crippling economy, dilapidated public infrastructure and low investor confidence among other factors that have negatively affected the country," reported News Day
"The majority of Zimbabweans and interested stakeholders have been calling for a government of national unity (GNU), describing it as the best foot forward to rebuild the economy.
"Although Zanu-PF has the majority in Parliament and won the disputed presidency, most people thought it would be ideal to join forces and rescue the country from the doldrums."
Ask anyone of the Zimbabweans clamouring for the inclusive government to explain how having a few MDC ministers in a Zanu PF led government will improve the country's economic and political fortunes. And it is lights out!
It is a historic fact that all the MDC leaders; Chamisa, Biti, Coltart, etc. have already proven to be breathtakingly corrupt and incompetent. They had the golden opportunity to implement the democratic reforms during the 2008 to 2013 GNU, for example, and they failed to get even one reform implemented. It is naïve to believe they will do any better now.
"The MDC rubbish are far better than these Zanu PF thugs!" some people have argued. True, but given the Zanu PF thugs are the majority in this inclusive government, MDC leaders will have very little influence.
The British are among the few outsiders pushing both Zanu PF and MDC to form the inclusive government. The British have their own agenda, a far cry from wanting Zimbabwe get out of the mess we are in. The British know that Zanu PF thugs rigged these elections, they cannot be seen to be dealing with the thugs without making some attempt to cleanse the junta. The few MDC leaders in the new Zanu PF led government will, as far as the British are concerned, be the equivalent of dousing the stinking vote-rigging Mnangagwa skunk with Chanel 5 perfume.
The investors know Zanu PF rigged these elections and they will not invest in a country whose next regime change is another military assisted transition or violent street protest. They know a skunk, even one soaked in Chanel 5, is not to be trusted!
The bottom line for all thinking Zimbabweans out there is that an Zanu PF and MDC inclusive government will not bring about any meaningful economic or political change. After 38 years of rigged elections and letting Zanu PF stay in power just to appease the thugs, we must surely now accept that the policy of appeasement has not worked.
And today, with the nation is dire economic and political trouble, with unemployment at 90%, most basic services all but collapsed, ¾ of our people living on US$1.00 or less a day, etc. surely it is high time we finally accepted that appeasing Zanu PF has not worked. It is high time we finally accepted that we will not stop vote rigging by rewarding those who rig elections by allowing them to stay in power.
If we are serious about ending Zimbabwe's economic meltdown and political paralysis then we must reject the outcome of the recent elections because Zanu PF blatantly rigged the elections. We must never ever again accept rigged elections. Never ever.
As a way out of the present mess, we must demand the appointment of an interim administration that will be tasked to implement the democratic reforms necessary for the holding of free, fair and credible elections. Until we hold free, fair and credible elections this country will remain stuck in this hell-on-earth Zanu PF landed us in.
Everyone knows that Zanu PF rigged these elections but instead of rejecting the result some people are doing what they have always done after 38 years of rigged election - accept the result and see how the nation can work with the Zanu PF government! It was not worked hence the reason the nation is up to her eyes in this hell-on-earth mess.
Zanu PF has just rigged this year's elections and the usual suspects are at it again – they are looking for an excuse why the nation must accept the Zanu PF regime and work with it!
"ZANU-PF has effectively dashed people's hopes on the possibility of forming an inclusive government by shutting its doors on any negotiations in the face of a crippling economy, dilapidated public infrastructure and low investor confidence among other factors that have negatively affected the country," reported News Day
"The majority of Zimbabweans and interested stakeholders have been calling for a government of national unity (GNU), describing it as the best foot forward to rebuild the economy.
"Although Zanu-PF has the majority in Parliament and won the disputed presidency, most people thought it would be ideal to join forces and rescue the country from the doldrums."
Ask anyone of the Zimbabweans clamouring for the inclusive government to explain how having a few MDC ministers in a Zanu PF led government will improve the country's economic and political fortunes. And it is lights out!
"The MDC rubbish are far better than these Zanu PF thugs!" some people have argued. True, but given the Zanu PF thugs are the majority in this inclusive government, MDC leaders will have very little influence.
The British are among the few outsiders pushing both Zanu PF and MDC to form the inclusive government. The British have their own agenda, a far cry from wanting Zimbabwe get out of the mess we are in. The British know that Zanu PF thugs rigged these elections, they cannot be seen to be dealing with the thugs without making some attempt to cleanse the junta. The few MDC leaders in the new Zanu PF led government will, as far as the British are concerned, be the equivalent of dousing the stinking vote-rigging Mnangagwa skunk with Chanel 5 perfume.
The investors know Zanu PF rigged these elections and they will not invest in a country whose next regime change is another military assisted transition or violent street protest. They know a skunk, even one soaked in Chanel 5, is not to be trusted!
The bottom line for all thinking Zimbabweans out there is that an Zanu PF and MDC inclusive government will not bring about any meaningful economic or political change. After 38 years of rigged elections and letting Zanu PF stay in power just to appease the thugs, we must surely now accept that the policy of appeasement has not worked.
And today, with the nation is dire economic and political trouble, with unemployment at 90%, most basic services all but collapsed, ¾ of our people living on US$1.00 or less a day, etc. surely it is high time we finally accepted that appeasing Zanu PF has not worked. It is high time we finally accepted that we will not stop vote rigging by rewarding those who rig elections by allowing them to stay in power.
If we are serious about ending Zimbabwe's economic meltdown and political paralysis then we must reject the outcome of the recent elections because Zanu PF blatantly rigged the elections. We must never ever again accept rigged elections. Never ever.
As a way out of the present mess, we must demand the appointment of an interim administration that will be tasked to implement the democratic reforms necessary for the holding of free, fair and credible elections. Until we hold free, fair and credible elections this country will remain stuck in this hell-on-earth Zanu PF landed us in.
Source - zsdemocrats.blogspot.co.uk
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