BMD goes AWOL
Friday, September 10, 2010
“It is beyond doubt that both BMD and COPE were formed as a perceived manifestation of the fear arising from the leaders of their parent organisations and nothing else...Much as the ANC dealt a hammer blow to COPE and the other opposition parties in SA’s elections, an opportunity will soon present itself in the Tonota North bye elections where BDP members are urged to once again show the opposition that they (BDP) mean serious business”.
As I had predicted and urged, the BDP once again impressed upon the nation that they mean serious business by soundly trouncing a combined opposition that had Dr Habaudi Hobona as their candidate. That the BDP defeated the combined opposition with BMD ‘heavily’ involved makes me more than ever before, convinced that BMD and COPE are alike. Below I expound on my thinking.
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...