Botswana Democratic Party: Where is my beloved country?
Friday, June 05, 2015
I see the pity with which the citizenry was taken for a ride by the villainous and arrogant imperialist force to realise its malevolent goal of continuing to fleece.
I cannot find any reason to justify this injustice, except to blame it on the ignorance of the trodden down, who returned to power the same conspicuous evil they are accustomed to. This provides evidence for what Karl Marx identified in his famous book namely: Das Kapital, in which he points out that capitalism promotes individuality, competitiveness and conspicuous consumption.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...