By Bernard Bwoni
Morgan Tsvangirai is comatose
to the disturbing and misleading ploy of the elite behind the false and
fraudulent regime change agenda that has been evidently on the table since the inception
of the Movement for Democratic Change fifteen years ago. This is an external grand-master
plan fronted by naïve novices of the local opposition ranks, an agenda that was
convincingly dismantled in the last general elections yet it remains stealthily
and solidly intact in pending postponement. An unwelcome and disturbingly dark
agenda that was totally toppled when the smooth revolutionary collectiveness freely, fluidly and fairly freewheeled
past the opposition formations with convincing flawlessness. The level of
excellence was unmatched, could only be defined as refined and reflective. But then Morgan Tsvangirai’s
unhealthy obsession with Rhodesia is expected of a man of such starry-eyed
inclination and uninspiring nation-building track-record. This right here is
the man who aspires to be at the helm of Zimbabwe, leading the downtrodden and
economically-deprived people towards economic prosperity and emancipation. Yet
all Mr Tsvangirai wants for all Zimbabweans in a return to the ‘good old Rhodesian
days’ when he used to be left paralytic on his bosses’ brew for one Rhodesian
dollar a pint. This is the man the opposition ranks in Zimbabwe have tasked
with the tall order of leading Zimbabweans towards the final destination of
total economic emancipation.
Here is a man who advocated for the criminal
economic sanctions that have ravaged the Zimbabwean spirit in its entirety. A
national burden that could have been avoided had Mr Tsvangirai and his local
opposition formations not advocated for these devastating economic sanctions
that has caused so much distress and destruction for the people of Zimbabwe. But
then Mr Tsvangirai is only of humbly modest education and finite intellect, heedless
of the counterproductive nature of his association with groups and individuals
who have very specific ideas about a Zimbabwe where the status quo of ownership
should remain undisturbed. What we have in Mr Tsvangirai is a man who is prepared
to put Zimbabwe on the open neo-colonial hub for his frightening fixation with
the one dollar Rhodesian brew. It is mindboggling why some Zimbabweans are
willing to entrust their futures with such flawed opposition politics. What
exactly will Mr Tsvangirai and his dysfunctional opposition ranks offer for the
people of Zimbabwe who have been through so much economic trauma?
Morgan Tsvangirai legions
of shortcomings are indeed a precise reflection of this unhealthy preoccupation
with the one dollar for five bottles of Rhodesian beer, his yearning for the
neoliberal hand that firmly holds him and his heavily self-compromised sense of
national duty and pride. There is urgent need for self-introspection and Mr
Tsvangirai to start putting this country ahead of his senseless and headless
quest for the top job in Zimbabwe whatever it takes. The man proudly recalled
the good old Rhodesian days with nostalgia and with no shame confidently spoke
of the days when the indigenous Zimbabweans were mere
labours on farms and in the mines. There is a condition called the Stockholm
syndrome, which is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy
and have positive feelings towards their captors to the point of defending them.
The victims become emotionally attached to their captors. Mr Tsvangirai clearly
presents with symptoms indicative of this syndrome. Mr Tsvangirai has gleefully and willingly
associated with the former captors of this country, those who have historically
relegated the indigenous people of Zimbabwe to the margins of the country’s
economic core. Here is a man who would gladly reverse the highly successful
land reform in Zimbabwe to appease those who hold his hand. The former captors
have enlisted the free services of the likes of Mr Tsvangirai by funding and
propelling to the dizzy heights of political prominence. Some within the
opposition ranks actually began to believe they were serious nation builders.
Some were earmarked for the ‘Nobel Peace Prize’ and even honoured with The
French Legion of Honour Awards. All for the preservation of the status quo and
privileges of pre-1980. A pact to defend the Rhodesian cause. This may sound
harsh but there are indications of a low self-esteem and an inferiority
complex. These are the same victims who wined and dined with former Selous
Scouts and other ‘international’ elite circles, golfing in the South of France,
guest of honour at Rhodesian Commemorations and shunning Zimbabwean
Independence commemorations yet are found in Normandy commemorating poppy day..
Mr Tsvangirai needs
to seriously start reflecting on his personal indiscretions not defend those at
whatever opportunity he gets. During his address to the dwindling party
supporters at the Bulawayo Small City Hall Mr Tsvangirai was up in arms against
renewal faction leaders Mr Biti and Sipepa Nkomo over their own respective
romantic transgressions. It is quite disheartening that the only defence he has
for the ruinous ramifications of his womanising ways is a childish tit-for-tat
public spat with his erstwhile collaborators. Instead of this pathetic
self-preservation stance Mr Tsvangirai as a national leader must fully take
responsibility for his individual infidelities. Mr Tsvangirai totally deserves
the backlash he got for his multiple girlfriends and the unashamed stance on
his numerous ‘open-zip, shut-mind’ moments, the sanctions which his party
advocated for and his dubious associations with those who have deadly agenda
against Zimbabwe.
Bernard Bwoni can
be contacted on bernardbwoni.blogspot.co.uk
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