Written by Davis Laque
Howmany of us know that CCC actually runs a “week in review” program through its social media handles, which can be downloaded and shared around?
The program reviews party activities,- keeping supporters & sympathizers engaged on some it’s many programs around the country. The “week in review” program also informs citizens about some key national programs, particularly with regards to the activities of the three (3) arms of state.
I’ve found it quite informative with regards to constitutional ammendment bills passing through Parliament & Senate.
Perhaps even more importantly, the “week in review” initiative also reviews govt programs & provides alternative CCC policy on the same.
It’s not just conventional opposition without proposition, as our politics turns to be.
There’s clear communication of the alternative.
I won’t be surprised that many of us aren’t aware of something hidden in plain sight.
Twitter has many Zimbabweans who pretend to be “woke”, always demanding “politics of ideas & debate”, yet you seldom see these excitable characters debating the Opposition alternative ideas.
Many of us would rather wait for Nelson to tweet about his traditional “Sabbath message” & then bemoan the alleged absence of seriousness in CCC which only “offers verses”.
This attitude & tendency to fake mental illnesses (kunyepera kupenga) is self-serving & hypocritical. In fact, at one point I heard that the other gentleman already has a party website with “ideology, policies” etc.
Funny enough, you actually never read anything about those actual policies nor the ideology, by those you would assume are camped at the alleged party website.Won’t be surprised really, when there’s little debate around CCC policies, when the guys eventually launch their manifesto.
My fellow citizens and their so called “constructive criticism” would rather run with what they feel is damaging & make them appear smart & mature. Even when Nelson himself tweets about alternative CCC policy, there isn’t much issue-based engagement from the usual quarters.
One comment from a very popular account was: “its not even Nelson personally tweeting all that. He’s not an economist”.
That’s just embarrassing!
Perhaps to some degree, it’s fair to argue that the popular CCC leaders’ handle can do more still, to promote communication that speak about party propositions. Case in point being the “week in review” initiative. One cannot totally argue against such an argument.
It’s fair.
Perhaps if that’s done, it will indeed promote the “politics of ideas & debate”. The CCC leadership will also need accept that what they post on their “personal handles” will easily be interpreted as party positions.
Arguing otherwise is a battle that can’t be won.
enkosi!
