By Daily Revelation Editor
Elections are not about electing the perfect candidate, because there isn’t and will never be one. They are about electing from the list of imperfect candidates whose hearts are desperately wicked.
It’s not possible to find a perfect politician because all of them are human. And human nature is desperately wicked. The Holy Bible says in Jeremiah 17:9 that “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Indeed who can know the heart of man? This is why it’s even difficult to trust their promises, or for anyone to even get fanatically supportive of their political leaders, simply because they are human beings. Actually, they are wicked human beings. Many may not even be honest with the promises they are making, either for wanting to stay in office or wanting to get into government.
This is why we argue that elections are not about electing the perfect candidate. Elections should be an exercise about choosing the candidate with the least defects. For those who have served in government it’s about looking at their conduct and record while in government. How did they conduct themselves when they were given the reigns of power? Did they use their positions for public good? What public good did they advance when they were in government? This applies to President Hichilema Hichilema. How has he conducted his affairs in government during the five-years he has held office? Has he used office for private gain or for public good? The same also applies to people like NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and his running-mate Makebi Zulu who served as ministers in the PF administration. It also applies to Citizens First leader Harry Kalaba and OPP leader Brian Mushimba. How did they conduct themselves in the positions of authority they were given? Did they use their positions for personal or public goods?
For those who have not served in government, voters can refer to where they have served in their respective positions of responsibility they held. In the case of Fred M’membe for instance, he was managing director and editor-in-chief of arguably the country’s biggest media institution, The Post, before it was closed down by the PF administration of late Edgar Lungu. How did he conduct the affairs of The Post?
It also applies to how generally, these leaders have conducted affairs in their own parties. How do they run their parties? Are they inclusive in the administration of those parties or they take these parties as their own little personal tuntembas, where their word is their command, and those who have a different opinion from them are quickly ostracized and thrown out of their parties?
Zambians should therefore critically look into the backgrounds of the people the people who are presenting themselves before them. Don’t give someone a free vote without doing your due diligence on them.
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By Daily Revelation Editor
Elections are not about electing the perfect candidate, because there isn’t and will never be one. They are about electing from the list of imperfect candidates whose hearts are desperately wicked.
It’s not possible to find a perfect politician because all of them are human. And human nature is desperately wicked. The Holy Bible says in Jeremiah 17:9 that “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Indeed who can know the heart of man? This is why it’s even difficult to trust their promises, or for anyone to even get fanatically supportive of their political leaders, simply because they are human beings. Actually, they are wicked human beings. Many may not even be honest with the promises they are making, either for wanting to stay in office or wanting to get into government.
This is why we argue that elections are not about electing the perfect candidate. Elections should be an exercise about choosing the candidate with the least defects. For those who have served in government it’s about looking at their conduct and record while in government. How did they conduct themselves when they were given the reigns of power? Did they use their positions for public good? What public good did they advance when they were in government? This applies to President Hichilema Hichilema. How has he conducted his affairs in government during the five-years he has held office? Has he used office for private gain or for public good? The same also applies to people like NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and his running-mate Makebi Zulu who served as ministers in the PF administration. It also applies to Citizens First leader Harry Kalaba and OPP leader Brian Mushimba. How did they conduct themselves in the positions of authority they were given? Did they use their positions for personal or public goods?
For those who have not served in government, voters can refer to where they have served in their respective positions of responsibility they held. In the case of Fred M’membe for instance, he was managing director and editor-in-chief of arguably the country’s biggest media institution, The Post, before it was closed down by the PF administration of late Edgar Lungu. How did he conduct the affairs of The Post?
It also applies to how generally, these leaders have conducted affairs in their own parties. How do they run their parties? Are they inclusive in the administration of those parties or they take these parties as their own little personal tuntembas, where their word is their command, and those who have a different opinion from them are quickly ostracized and thrown out of their parties?
Zambians should therefore critically look into the backgrounds of the people the people who are presenting themselves before them. Don’t give someone a free vote without doing your due diligence on them.
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