Chamisa wants to get rid of the dictator, not the dictatorship

What I am raising is difficult to write but it must be written. Just for the removal of any doubts, dictatorship and all its tenants are evil. It is a vehicle that has been hijacked by ZANU PF, the military, and a single individual for personal gains. We have lived with this vehicle for decades, but it has been retooled to advance the vision of the dictator. Our constitution is tailored to bolster the President and the sitting parliament is packed by ZANU PF. The police and courts are deeply compromised. Therefore, getting rid of the dictator and leaving the dictatorship in place solves nothing.

Dictatorship is like a vehicle-the critical components of a vehicle are ignition system, fuel system, electrical system, cooling system, transmission system, suspension system, brake system, as well as other systems. Each system is designed for a specific purpose and must be in good working condition for the vehicle to operate efficiently. When a system breaks down, it must be repaired promptly. Parts designed for one system cannot be used to repair another. Oil cannot be used as a coolant in the radiator. Periodic maintenance and repair are imperative for optimal operating efficiency of each system.

has more than There are more than 1,000 ways of fixing, maintaining, modifying, and tuning a vehicle to alter its performance. We have a choice of a bigger or smaller engine. We can install different types of tires, headlights, brakes, transmissions, windows, etc. We can modify and model a vehicle in such a way as to make a "personal statement."

A society operates like a vehicle. Institutions are to society what systems are to a vehicle. Society has institutions and systems such as the military, the police, the political system, the economic system, the educational system, the judiciary system, the banking system, the civil service, and the media. Each institution has a specific function to fulfill and should not be crossmatched with different functions.

There are also more than 1,000 ways a simple society can be modified and tuned. A dictatorship is simply a state-mobile that has been hijacked and modified to achieve a certain level of performance by a

political party, a religious group, the military, or an individual to achieve a certain objective or vision. This state mobile has the imprint of the dictator all over it to make a "personal statement."

Therefore, getting rid of ED is only a first step. The ED-mobile must also be repaired, overhauled, or disassembled. If the vehicle is breaks down, just changing the driver won't solve the problem. Arguing over who would be the best driver is even more pointless. The dictatorship must be disassembled. That is what I mean by Chamisa wants to get rid of the dictator, not the dictatorship.

To all the opposition forces, please understand that getting rid of the dictatorship is akin to repairing the broken-down vehicle. Its systems must be repaired-not haphazardly but in sequence. For example, there is no point in installing a new carburetor

to improve engine performance (like putting the cart before the horse) when the spark plugs are fouled up, the radiator leaks, and the tires are flat.

Since the ED state mobile must be fixed or reformed, it is important to get the sequence right. For a dictatorship, the reforms required in many areas may be categorized as the following:

 - Intellectual reform: freedom of expression, of the media, of thought

 - Political reform: formation of opposition parties, free and fair elections, freedom of assembly

 - Constitutional reform: limiting the powers of the executive

 - Institutional reform: establishing an independent judiciary, independent media, an independent electoral commission, an independent central bank, an efficient civil service, and neutral and professional armed and security forces

 - Economic reform: private enterprise and a market-oriented economy

The sequence of reform is crucial. The repairs must be made in an orderly manner. In many countries, this did not happen, which led to reversals of revolutions. The disassembly was fitful, disorganized, out of order or sequence, and readily abandoned. One problem area was institutional reform:

 - In Russia, the nomenklatura remained in power and eventually put their own, Putin, back in power.

 - In the Philippines, the military institution was not cleaned up, allowing Marcos's loyalists to stage several unsuccessful coups.

 - In Indonesia, the Golkar party was not disbanded.

The ideal sequence of reform should start with the intellectual, then political, constitutional, institutional, and economic. Pushing economic reform before other types of reform is like installing a new carburetor when the spark plugs are fouled up or putting the cart before the horse.