He seems to have a tendency to disregard the norms of the setswana culture which emphasis BOTHO and good manners. I have observed that in most of his writings to newspapers, his language is morally crude, profanely indecent, unpalatable and socially unacceptable, even when he addresses people who are old enough to be his parents.
Arafat Khan seems to believe that the only way he can communicate and make his point effectively is when his message is coated with vulgarity. We need to advise Khan that such an attitude is wrong and should be discouraged at all costs, lest young people who see him as their hero might be misled into thinking that this is socially acceptable. He needs to learn that he can still be robust even in the absence of coarse language.
Recently, in his vein attempt to defend the ailing BNF, Khan spewed venom on a University of Botswana Political Scientist, David Sebudubudu for having cleverly suggested that its president Otsweletse Moupo should step down. Khan should learn that a piece of advice is not an attack and that you do not insult everybody just because they do not agree with you. You can still address your opponent politely and triumph. After all, at least in this country, we do not have political enemies, but opponents.
Khan claims that the BNF membership has united behind Moupo. I beg to disagree. If the membership of the BNF was indeed united, we would have that drama that unfolded at its conference/congress in Jwaneng, where comrades came to the meeting armed with pangas, with the sole intention of harming fellow comrades. If indeed the BNF was united, would we have seen the mass suspensions that happened prior to and after the party's conference at mining town Jwaneng? If indeed the BNF was united, would we be seeing the anarchy and confusion that is currently prevailing at the BNF where people who out-rightly won primary elections, are still not declared winners, Mugabe-style.
