Amendment 2026 will deny Zimbabweans the vote, period, just as Smith did!

"BEWARE OF THE AD HOMINEM FALLACY IN THE DEBATE ON CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS, 2026: Scoundrels, charlatans and misfits of society respond to SPEECH whose logic and facts they cannot disprove or match by DEMONISING and BESMIRCHING the SPEAKER." wrote Professor Jonathan Moyo in Bulawayo 24


"An ad hominem fallacy, from the Latin phrase meaning "to the person," occurs in arguments when someone attacks the character, motives, personal traits or situation of the person making an argument, rather than addressing the substance or merits of the argument itself.

The purpose of the tactic is to divert attention from the actual issue, without engaging the argument's evidence or logic. The personal attack doesn't refute the point being made." 

Professor Jonathan Moyo is not saying anything new other here than giving us some Latin names to something we have known all along. The late Edisson Jonas Mudadirwa Zvobgo called this ad hominem fallacy, the Mozambique syndrome. 

"Whenever they (his fellow Zanu PF cronies) lost an argument when we were in Mozambique, they would accuse you of being CIA to avoid the substantive issues," he explained.

"Today they call you an American puppet to avoid responsibility."

As Zanu PF's chief strategist and propagandist, especially his days as Minister of Information, Professor Moyo horned and perfected Zimbabwe's public media ad hominem fallacy tactics until they were as sharp as a Samurai sword! One memorable time when Professor Moyo and the Zanu PF propaganda machine was fully mobilised was in attacked Dr Nevers Mumba, the chair person of the SADC 2023 Zimbabwe Election Observer Mission. 

"Conclusion 13.3
The SEOM (SADC Election Observer Mission) noted that, as detailed in sections 6 and 7 of this report, some aspects of the Harmonised Elections fell short of the requirements of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, the Electoral Act, and the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections (2021)," stated the SEOM report.

The torrent of criticism from Professor Jonathan Moyo and the Zanu PF hunting dogs were vicious and relentless but - as usual - never addressed the substantive issues that the 2023 Zimbabwe elections were flawed and illegal. Never! 

The truth is these Zanu PF thugs may think avoiding the substantive issues is being smart. They are wrong. Zimbabwe is a failed state precisely because we have repeated the same ill-advised policies born out of a political system that stifle debate and all meaningful democratic competition. 

The Mozambique syndrome allowed the scum like Mugabe and Mnangagwa to rise as party leaders at the expense of the cream, man like Edisson Zvobgo. 46 years of being ruled by the scum has let Zimbabwe a failed state whose economy is in ruins and millions of our people are living in abject poverty and millions more have left the country as economic and/or political refugee. 

As SEOM report rightly pointed out, Mnangagwa blatantly rigged the 2023 elections and is, per se, illegitimate. He only got away with it because Chamisa & co. conned millions of their followers to participate in flawed elections. It is an outrage that he should be seeking to extend his illegitimate stay in State House. 

The Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment 2026 seek to extend not only Mnangagwa's stay in State House but the 5 year term of office of MPs and Senators to 7 years just to avoid the up coming 2028 elections. Zanu PF rigged 2023 elections and, with not even one reform implemented, was certain to rig 2028 too. However the regime is not so confident it will get away with it this time. 

Chamisa has lost a lot of political credibility following his pathetic antics during the 2023 elections. Millions believed his idiotic lie of plugging vote rigging loop holes and participated in the flawed elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy. Many of the brain dead Chamisa chete chete brigade members have finally accepted that Chamisa lied to them. The penny has finally dropped. Chamisa was not going to con millions to participate in 2028 elections that much is clear as day!

Mnangagwa is a buffoon but he is not that stupid he cannot read the writing on the wall. The only way for Zanu PF to retain its iron grip on power is by pushing through Amendment 2026! And Professor Jonathan Moyo knows that too and being the master of ad hominem fallacy, tu quoque ad hominem fallacy, etc.; he gave us a lecture on all these fallacies without addressing the substantive issue - Amendment 2026 will deny the people of Zimbabwe their fundamental right to a meaning say in the governance of the country, the final nail in the people's coffin, and making Zimbabwe a de jure dictatorship.

A life time of avoiding substantive issues have all culminated in our hopes of freedom and liberty being systematically dashed. In 1980 by Zanu PF making it clear that if the party did not win the elections the bush war would continue. People voted to end the bush war. Of course, this was not the free, fair and credible one man one vote they had hoped for. 

Three years later Zanu PF was on a war path, the Gukurahundi massacre was to force PF Zapu to give up its independence, the only other political party to poss serious political challenge to Zanu PF. PF Zapu finally did sign the Unity Accord in 1987 paving the way for the imposition of the de facto one party dictatorship. The people still voted but in a election process so flawed, so illegal, the result was predetermined and participating was only to give the vote rigging Zanu PF legitimacy. 

Constitution Amendment 2026 is the final act in which the ritual of the meaningless vote is dispensed with altogether. Zimbabwe is to become a de jure one party dictatorship like North Korea, China, etc.!