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What we see in our "DEMOCRACY" continues to manifest clearly individual`s quests for recognition or self preservation rather than the greater purpose of service to the people and nation as enshrine in the letters of the definitions of DEMOCRACY. This systemic behaviorism by so called self styled POLITICIANS today has reduced the quality of opposition and regional balance affecting the capacity and ability for checks and balances which is compromised weakening the process and system of governance for probity.
Our elections in NOVEMBER 2012 will be one of the most policed and observed in the world. Have we sat back to ponder and think about it, or do we just glory over it as individuals, groups, politicians and as a nation as a normal phenomenon...?
Sadly this is because we are not trusted by the international communities who are stake holders and partners bringing peace and sanity to our beloved country Sierra Leone. They cannot afford to let it all go in vain because of the selfishness, greed, corruption, wickedness and evil deeds of individuals, a group, party, politicians or part of the populace.
What is there that is new, invigorating and exciting about our politics bringing substances and issues on the table, nothing but rather vilification's, insults, accusations and counter accusations, provoking old wounds, playing the blame game etc .
These behavioral patterns of politicians, supporters, political bloggers, and the press handling of the information highway are a prescription for negative dissemination tantamount to chaos which may lead to another conflict worst than what we have already experienced since we are refusing to learn from the experiences of the past. "CAN YOU JUST SO EASILY OPEN YOUR HOUSE TO A PERSON WHO WAS A FRIEND OF YOUR ENEMY WITHOUT DUE DILIGENCE OR REASONABLE TIME TO BELIEVE HE/SHE MEANS WELL...? We must not rejoice over such behaviorism but question and admonish those who are moving from one political house to another PROSTITUTING OUR DEMOCRACY. "THEY ARE SETTING THE STAGE FOR CHAOS"
CROSS CARPETING from one political party to another may seem graceful to those who are doing it, but it is rather harmful to their integrity but maybe profitable to their vices and personal aggrandizement which contaminates the future of our democracy. How many times or how frequent do we hear such practice in a civilize democracy from which we have borrowed our dispensation and governance? Not in England, USA, France, Germany; Even Ghana, Liberia, Guinea such tendency is in a very low threshold not even advertised or promoted as we are ceremoniously doing in Sierra Leone.
What happens to the hierarchy and structure of the party which membership and status should be determine by an individuals party membership standing as a criteria? You cannot join a political party today becoming a member number 20,201 and moved straight away to the top echelon bypassing all those ardent members who have worked hard to preserve the party `s integrity. An individual who moves from one party to another is not different from a man who moves from one woman to the other always leaving them in pain and sorrow, as well as women who does the same. It is common sense to note that individuals or people who changes friends all the time cannot or ever be TRUSTED because it ends up in BETRAYAL. These men and women indulging in such are just BETRAYING THEIR CONSCIENCE AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR DEMOCRACY....!
SIERRA LEONE does not need insecure individuals or so called politicians with many tricks up their sleeves to promote personal agendas and self patronage at this point in time in its "TRANSFORMATION PHASE" but needing people with integrity and sincerity of purpose exhibited in their conduct to garner the respect of the people to moving the nation forward. When any one political party moves this far poaching or close to elections accepting CROSS CARPETING, it makes it nearly impossible for the political system to deal constructively with the country's diversities which is affecting unity. It is morally questionable, and will always leaves a bitter taste in the mouth of our politics, but it seems individuals have choose between survival and extinction from the political and social landscape for SELF PRESERVATION.
Despite such moves creating chaos and mistrust in our politics, there is no political will among the parties and the system to amend the law and disable such changing of "party jerseys. Toady, the public doesn't expect much from politicians, hence moral condemnation is unlikely as a sanction. That is why the leaders of parties must foremost take responsibility for personnel policy and take care who they recommend in joining their fold ensuring it is not with hidden AGENDAS.
The issue of CROSS CARPETING G is becoming vital and a serious threat to democracy in Sierra Leone which must be faced squarely. One cannot be disgruntled over the end of the story without having been disgruntled at the beginning over the poaching of politicians because of the purchase of votes. Often he who sowed wind ends up reaping a storm,"
What we see in our "DEMOCRACY" continues to manifest clearly individual`s quests for recognition or self preservation rather than the greater purpose of service to the people and nation as enshrine in the letters of the definitions of DEMOCRACY. This systemic behaviorism by so called self styled POLITICIANS today has reduced the quality of opposition and regional balance affecting the capacity and ability for checks and balances which is compromised weakening the process and system of governance for probity.
Our elections in NOVEMBER 2012 will be one of the most policed and observed in the world. Have we sat back to ponder and think about it, or do we just glory over it as individuals, groups, politicians and as a nation as a normal phenomenon...?
Sadly this is because we are not trusted by the international communities who are stake holders and partners bringing peace and sanity to our beloved country Sierra Leone. They cannot afford to let it all go in vain because of the selfishness, greed, corruption, wickedness and evil deeds of individuals, a group, party, politicians or part of the populace.
What is there that is new, invigorating and exciting about our politics bringing substances and issues on the table, nothing but rather vilification's, insults, accusations and counter accusations, provoking old wounds, playing the blame game etc .
These behavioral patterns of politicians, supporters, political bloggers, and the press handling of the information highway are a prescription for negative dissemination tantamount to chaos which may lead to another conflict worst than what we have already experienced since we are refusing to learn from the experiences of the past. "CAN YOU JUST SO EASILY OPEN YOUR HOUSE TO A PERSON WHO WAS A FRIEND OF YOUR ENEMY WITHOUT DUE DILIGENCE OR REASONABLE TIME TO BELIEVE HE/SHE MEANS WELL...? We must not rejoice over such behaviorism but question and admonish those who are moving from one political house to another PROSTITUTING OUR DEMOCRACY. "THEY ARE SETTING THE STAGE FOR CHAOS"
CROSS CARPETING from one political party to another may seem graceful to those who are doing it, but it is rather harmful to their integrity but maybe profitable to their vices and personal aggrandizement which contaminates the future of our democracy. How many times or how frequent do we hear such practice in a civilize democracy from which we have borrowed our dispensation and governance? Not in England, USA, France, Germany; Even Ghana, Liberia, Guinea such tendency is in a very low threshold not even advertised or promoted as we are ceremoniously doing in Sierra Leone.
What happens to the hierarchy and structure of the party which membership and status should be determine by an individuals party membership standing as a criteria? You cannot join a political party today becoming a member number 20,201 and moved straight away to the top echelon bypassing all those ardent members who have worked hard to preserve the party `s integrity. An individual who moves from one party to another is not different from a man who moves from one woman to the other always leaving them in pain and sorrow, as well as women who does the same. It is common sense to note that individuals or people who changes friends all the time cannot or ever be TRUSTED because it ends up in BETRAYAL. These men and women indulging in such are just BETRAYING THEIR CONSCIENCE AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR DEMOCRACY....!
SIERRA LEONE does not need insecure individuals or so called politicians with many tricks up their sleeves to promote personal agendas and self patronage at this point in time in its "TRANSFORMATION PHASE" but needing people with integrity and sincerity of purpose exhibited in their conduct to garner the respect of the people to moving the nation forward. When any one political party moves this far poaching or close to elections accepting CROSS CARPETING, it makes it nearly impossible for the political system to deal constructively with the country's diversities which is affecting unity. It is morally questionable, and will always leaves a bitter taste in the mouth of our politics, but it seems individuals have choose between survival and extinction from the political and social landscape for SELF PRESERVATION.
Despite such moves creating chaos and mistrust in our politics, there is no political will among the parties and the system to amend the law and disable such changing of "party jerseys. Toady, the public doesn't expect much from politicians, hence moral condemnation is unlikely as a sanction. That is why the leaders of parties must foremost take responsibility for personnel policy and take care who they recommend in joining their fold ensuring it is not with hidden AGENDAS.
The issue of CROSS CARPETING G is becoming vital and a serious threat to democracy in Sierra Leone which must be faced squarely. One cannot be disgruntled over the end of the story without having been disgruntled at the beginning over the poaching of politicians because of the purchase of votes. Often he who sowed wind ends up reaping a storm,"
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