Dear Editor,
So Moses is the man to lead the charge. I see this as more of the customary repacking, recycling and redistribution of the old, the failed, and the self-centred; it is a huge miscalculation.
All of The Old Testament’s Ten Commandments were trampled upon and broken when he was over there; and there has been matchless greed and sloth and malice since he left; I foresee more of the same should the faintest of faint probability of some electoral success follow.
In terms of the candidate himself, a clinical examination does not comfort: the presence of heavy presidential timber is noticeably lacking. Sure, he has been around, but longevity alone is never acceptable as a qualitative indicator of requisite credentials or calibre. Additionally, Moses did not leave the fleshpots of Egypt because of any agony over the extended litany of perversity, but because of personal and structural differences. Stated differently, it was about who should be the main man. In less than no time, he progressed from Prince of Wales to the Crown Prince of Darkness. For those who talk about democracy and provide all the usual related entertainment, this place is as close to a monarchy as any can get. There they are the privileged political succession class, and a whole set of would-be monarchs running around in disguise. Try figuring that one out!
Now I can understand the thinking and strategy behind the believed ethnic appeal of Moses. But what else is there to recommend? Further, what about the thousands of unemployed and underemployed – mainly youths – who may view him as a continuation of the existing and old, and nothing of anything new and innovative? Yes, how about that eligible voting bloc?
That is why, on a scale of 1 to 100, Moses can be charitably ranked slightly ahead of the political juvenile, of “put up or shut up notoriety”; the best the latter can garner is in the low single digits. Yes, that is how bad this crop of presidents-in-waiting is seen by some. As an aside, some psychiatrists believe that the burning yearning for power is representative of weakness, megalomania, and severe cerebral maladies. Just look at what this country has had –dead and alive.
Meanwhile, that other fine gentleman speaks darkly of exposure of his former bosom comrade-in-arms. I urge caution from the general, as he might bare unwittingly (an embedded standard) some internal, including his own, nakedness. Remember that old saying: Those who live in glass houses should not change their underwear in the daylight.
Due to all of these misgivings on my part, I am not persuaded in the least that Moses has changed his spots, or turned his coat completely; that he is the man. Where does this leave society? Clearly, it is with the same suspicious mug shots, the same limited thinking, and the same old stories with the same predictable result. One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while using the same people, and getting the same result. In local circles, this is also called success and progress. This, I believe, is where this country finds itself. The people should get ready for another forty years of wandering in the wilderness.
Yours faithfully,
GHK Lall
