Opinion / Columnist
Appeal against the most cruel regime in African: Mugabe Zanu Legacy
30 Aug 2016 at 02:09hrs | Views
No doubt Africa has failed to show her consistent appeal for Democratic establishment, in part, due to the mixed bag of African Union leadership. The AU remains work in progress with strong grey areas of disagreement on many policies, greater of which is how to consistently return to democratic states those countries that are run on military rule or by dictators.
It is difficult, for example, to talk against Do Santos of Angola or Mugabe of Zimbabwe without incurring mixed feelings among states by young aspiring dictators. Consider for example Rwanda and Burundi leadership. They are an obvious case of many years of self imposed leadership to come given what we have already witnessed of their demeanor when elections recently went on in these countries. A good example us that both Leadership in Rwanda and Burundi is young, self imposed initially and takes a hash and punitive views on opposition politics.
In Zimbabwe politics of Corruption, Blackmail and Patronage (COBLAPA) has created opposition politics into a quest for survival than for political change. This, in part, is due to lack of vision regarding the depth of commitment serving that is required sacrificially in order to attain enviable lasting solution to uninterrupted growth to democracy.
History has specifically shown that lack of in depth analysis to cause and effects on Zimbabwe colonial dependence syndrome after effects issues always led to weakness unprecedented in opposition politics' divisiveness. Mr. Mugabe, a student of colonial history, absorbed best method on divide and conquer methods which he fully applied from the time he had significant control over Zanu. With time, the Patronage strategy has produced best results even in creating much division in so-called opposition politics as currently is the case in Zimbabwe. ( 42 political organizations in opposition is overwhelming as well as self defeating.)
Zimbabwe victory in establishing democracy will be a combination of socio-politico factors.
-extreme political maturity and work/visual experience in causes and effects in poor governance need be studied ( written and verbal evidences) where accessible need be studied by voters or campaign managers to put out best candidates for leadership. I dare say it is not so much to do with bookish education than with philanthropic passion in a person.
-understanding economic priorities with a clear discipline on financial planning. Examples have shown worst leadership qualities from among the highly educated who, sometimes, have theorized on people hopes. An example is that of Mr. Robert Mugabe who has run a country from bead basket to ruins without shame or apology as though leadership is by birthright. It is hard to understand what armed struggles represent, if personalized and patronized by few. It shows lack of in depth conception and appreciation, let alone, for a platform to converse on tenets for best practices on democratic processes.
-empathy with people generally. To show unbridled support and practice for rule of law and adherence to separation of power and upholding of constitutional supremacy without the spirit of suddenly being a small 'god' in any leader. It also says a lot on the integrity of those who surround leadership as prime ministers or/and advisers.
-Integrity embodies educational and work exposure that holds one together in making choices on what is right in the national interest. Bribery and blackmail conquer good governance at any level anywhere in the world. There has to be some who strongly object and condemn wrong without fear or favour consistently supporting public interest.
Zanu government shows no regards for people in making of decisions and no interest in the choice of best suited candidates, morally and otherwise to represent regions competently. The political culture is positively decayed. As though this is not enough more ruin is visible in the manner our politics has continued to highlight nostalgia for cheap disagreements indicating, in part, lack of political maturity.
People ought agree to disagree but then accept compliance based on a majority vote than ran away to form an opposing party to a political opposition in the hope to defeat a cruel and beastly regime. Let's appeal to each other's sense of reason to review our desire to be in leadership, whether it's based on any recognized contribution to community generally, or it is motivated by personal ambition.
Let's further appeal to the language of violence we use least we fight to overcome a cancer healing in a ruling party when we are candidates for a cancer ailment ourselves. Avoidance of condemnation upon forces fighting to attain freedom is critical and important or else we will be infiltrated, divided and conquered. It has to be born in mind that among genuine fighters are always found some stooges to the regime who prophecy radicalism far from the realms of reality. This has always had a quick disqualification on the genuineness of the struggle.
Let's appeal for a determined consistent stand against the regime for no less than ten days with specific targets to message at. Let's appeal to a sense of mission because this time the fight for freedom is bigger than any individual. If this truth has to have its significance we may as well begin to acknowledge that heroes live among and with people. Work of heroes will be witness in us, of and about, the good seen and acknowledged as it affects lives of the living.
Heroes do not act in order to claim supremacy over others but to attain a level ground from which all can be beneficiaries. While hard to attain equal rights, This is what real heroes seek and cannot without shame renege on the cause for change and claim to be better than associates in the same struggle.
Do not condemn those who seek to help in furthering the condemn on the cruel regime of Mr. Mugabe's Zanu. Work together and avoid infiltration through the patronage strategy already in use from Mr. Mugabe's Zanu. Land and wealth generally belong to all of us if only we work to exploit the good in each of us for the general good of the public. Experience under hardship caused by Zanu government must help build solid union to CHANGE our politics and attitude to each other.
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Andrew Manyevere <zimbopoitics@gmail.com
It is difficult, for example, to talk against Do Santos of Angola or Mugabe of Zimbabwe without incurring mixed feelings among states by young aspiring dictators. Consider for example Rwanda and Burundi leadership. They are an obvious case of many years of self imposed leadership to come given what we have already witnessed of their demeanor when elections recently went on in these countries. A good example us that both Leadership in Rwanda and Burundi is young, self imposed initially and takes a hash and punitive views on opposition politics.
In Zimbabwe politics of Corruption, Blackmail and Patronage (COBLAPA) has created opposition politics into a quest for survival than for political change. This, in part, is due to lack of vision regarding the depth of commitment serving that is required sacrificially in order to attain enviable lasting solution to uninterrupted growth to democracy.
History has specifically shown that lack of in depth analysis to cause and effects on Zimbabwe colonial dependence syndrome after effects issues always led to weakness unprecedented in opposition politics' divisiveness. Mr. Mugabe, a student of colonial history, absorbed best method on divide and conquer methods which he fully applied from the time he had significant control over Zanu. With time, the Patronage strategy has produced best results even in creating much division in so-called opposition politics as currently is the case in Zimbabwe. ( 42 political organizations in opposition is overwhelming as well as self defeating.)
Zimbabwe victory in establishing democracy will be a combination of socio-politico factors.
-extreme political maturity and work/visual experience in causes and effects in poor governance need be studied ( written and verbal evidences) where accessible need be studied by voters or campaign managers to put out best candidates for leadership. I dare say it is not so much to do with bookish education than with philanthropic passion in a person.
-understanding economic priorities with a clear discipline on financial planning. Examples have shown worst leadership qualities from among the highly educated who, sometimes, have theorized on people hopes. An example is that of Mr. Robert Mugabe who has run a country from bead basket to ruins without shame or apology as though leadership is by birthright. It is hard to understand what armed struggles represent, if personalized and patronized by few. It shows lack of in depth conception and appreciation, let alone, for a platform to converse on tenets for best practices on democratic processes.
-empathy with people generally. To show unbridled support and practice for rule of law and adherence to separation of power and upholding of constitutional supremacy without the spirit of suddenly being a small 'god' in any leader. It also says a lot on the integrity of those who surround leadership as prime ministers or/and advisers.
Zanu government shows no regards for people in making of decisions and no interest in the choice of best suited candidates, morally and otherwise to represent regions competently. The political culture is positively decayed. As though this is not enough more ruin is visible in the manner our politics has continued to highlight nostalgia for cheap disagreements indicating, in part, lack of political maturity.
People ought agree to disagree but then accept compliance based on a majority vote than ran away to form an opposing party to a political opposition in the hope to defeat a cruel and beastly regime. Let's appeal to each other's sense of reason to review our desire to be in leadership, whether it's based on any recognized contribution to community generally, or it is motivated by personal ambition.
Let's further appeal to the language of violence we use least we fight to overcome a cancer healing in a ruling party when we are candidates for a cancer ailment ourselves. Avoidance of condemnation upon forces fighting to attain freedom is critical and important or else we will be infiltrated, divided and conquered. It has to be born in mind that among genuine fighters are always found some stooges to the regime who prophecy radicalism far from the realms of reality. This has always had a quick disqualification on the genuineness of the struggle.
Let's appeal for a determined consistent stand against the regime for no less than ten days with specific targets to message at. Let's appeal to a sense of mission because this time the fight for freedom is bigger than any individual. If this truth has to have its significance we may as well begin to acknowledge that heroes live among and with people. Work of heroes will be witness in us, of and about, the good seen and acknowledged as it affects lives of the living.
Heroes do not act in order to claim supremacy over others but to attain a level ground from which all can be beneficiaries. While hard to attain equal rights, This is what real heroes seek and cannot without shame renege on the cause for change and claim to be better than associates in the same struggle.
Do not condemn those who seek to help in furthering the condemn on the cruel regime of Mr. Mugabe's Zanu. Work together and avoid infiltration through the patronage strategy already in use from Mr. Mugabe's Zanu. Land and wealth generally belong to all of us if only we work to exploit the good in each of us for the general good of the public. Experience under hardship caused by Zanu government must help build solid union to CHANGE our politics and attitude to each other.
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Andrew Manyevere <zimbopoitics@gmail.com
Source - Andrew Manyevere.
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