BPWU leaders not power hungry

BLLAHWU delegates
BLLAHWU delegates

Recently we formed Botswana Progressive Workers Union (BPWU). We were called derogatory names and unspeakable words were used against us by our nemesis. We were labelled “power hungry” dissidents, old men and all sorts of belittling labels.

Yet in the vortex of that anger, not one person addressed the 10 reasons we gave for our departure from BLLAHWU. I made a little research to ascertain whether or not I suit these labels.

According to a research made by some scholars in Northwestern’s Kellog School, power hunger is an established behaviour in the animal kingdom. It was found that among Chimpanzees, those at the top of the hierarchy are often hostile towards lower-ranking members who might be powerful enough to challenge their authority, and they divide subordinates to prevent them from forming alliances. New research shows that some human leaders do the same.

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