There are many brilliant politicians who failed to make a mark, simply because of their inability to command attention.
You need to be able to convince people to listen, if you have any chance at convincing them to believe in you & what you offer.
1] Hopefully, after this, I will be saying less and less stuff about @DMwonzora & the @MyMDC_T
In Africa, any serious politician has to be a charismatic orator.
Strategy & effective administration is actually anchored on that.
Sadly, Dougie ticks none of those boxes.
There are many brilliant politicians who failed to make a mark, simply because of their inability to command attention.
You need to be able to convince people to listen, if you have any chance at convincing them to believe in you & what you offer.
ZANUPF caused irreparable damage on Tsvangirai as a political brand, as State media "successfully" labelled him a stooge of Westen interests.
I've wondered if the MDC did enough, to shake this off early.
The party grows as the Leader becomes more popular.
Most times, the Leader fortunately or unfortunately becomes more popular than the party.
MDC-T was just as popular as Tsvangirai
MDC ALLIANCE is just as popular as Chamisa.
Whoever takes over usually struggles.
Funny enough, Dougie is attempting to bank on the popularity of man who actually politically died with his MDC-T.
i) He cannot inherit the MDC-T, which was just a political relationship between Tsvangirai & his followers
ii) He lacks the ability to command political attention
iii) He has already been condemned as a Zanupf appendage
Both locally & internationally, outside the EOC drama, the election of Mwonzora was buy & large a non-event.
Dougie even has a spirited social media team that only attract attacks & ridicule
This is despite the fact that the man is genuinely one of the longest serving Opposition politicians.
Who can name any one exciting thing about Sen Mwonzora?
Serious politicians have to accept the realities of African politics & properly position themselves to effectively cause change.
The MDC-T is a stillbirth
Realities aren't affected by opinions
The only elected officials in the MDC-T are there because of the SC judgement & the recall axe DM wields
In Africa, you're better off being seen as the victim
DM's politics,which threatens the voters,is unsustainable
Its actually a sensible move.
His election didnt stimulate any political interest & he needs to search for it elsewhere.
enkosi!!
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I'll bite, Mr. Gray. We can even play by your rather finicky rules.
Let's begin with some of the things you have said about Xinjiang, notably absent from your more recent media appearances, but still present in your blog about your 2014 biking trip.
The following is taken from an ongoing list I keep of people who have been to Xinjiang and written/spoken about their experiences. It is separate from the testimony of detainees and their relatives I also keep. Jerry is on this
Jerry, your article for CGTN, as well as your various Medium pieces, belabor themselves to emphasize the smoothness of your time in Xinjiang. Why did you leave out so many details from your log of your 2014 trip? They seem relevant.
For example, would CGTN not let you speak about Shanshan, the town that evidently disturbed you so much?
Why, pray tell, after noting how kind and hospitable Xinjiang police were to you in 2019 for CGTN—and how you were never told where you could or could not go—would you omit these details?
Let's begin with some of the things you have said about Xinjiang, notably absent from your more recent media appearances, but still present in your blog about your 2014 biking trip.
Prove it...
— Jerry's China (@Jerry_grey2002) December 30, 2020
Without quoting Adrian Zenz who's never been there or exiles and criminals who seek asylum or cash for their stories or perhaps some satellite images of shopping centres and factories with fencelines.
You can't show any evidence that this is true https://t.co/wiozJIjusH
The following is taken from an ongoing list I keep of people who have been to Xinjiang and written/spoken about their experiences. It is separate from the testimony of detainees and their relatives I also keep. Jerry is on this
Jerry, your article for CGTN, as well as your various Medium pieces, belabor themselves to emphasize the smoothness of your time in Xinjiang. Why did you leave out so many details from your log of your 2014 trip? They seem relevant.
For example, would CGTN not let you speak about Shanshan, the town that evidently disturbed you so much?
Why, pray tell, after noting how kind and hospitable Xinjiang police were to you in 2019 for CGTN—and how you were never told where you could or could not go—would you omit these details?
🧵 ⚡️ #Navalny, in handcuffs, expects his second verdict in one day NOW, about to be ready any minute now. He’s joking about cucumbers he pickles in his cell. I will translate his SECOND last address in one day but here is the previous trial coverage
Extracts from #Navalny last address #2 today: “Putin’s party is akin a swine devouring oil and gas dollars from a trough, & when poked & reminded that $ are for everyone, growls, “What about the WWII? What about veterans?!” The verdict is due any minute now. #FreeNavalny 👇🏼☝🏼
The judge is back and reads the verdict now.
“The politician criticized the participants in the [RT] video in support of the amendments to the Constitution, calling the presenters "corrupt lackeys", "traitors" and "people without conscience."
The judge says Navalny pleaded not guilty and called the persecution politicized.
#Navalny is facing TWO court hearings today; one is happening now. I'm listening to his speech. He's trying to explain: he was not hiding from the court; he was in a coma. The whole thing is so absurd that it is impossible to comment. In a nutshell: they just want him locked up. pic.twitter.com/LXEdJX7rIm
— Zarina Zabrisky (@ZarinaZabrisky) February 20, 2021
Extracts from #Navalny last address #2 today: “Putin’s party is akin a swine devouring oil and gas dollars from a trough, & when poked & reminded that $ are for everyone, growls, “What about the WWII? What about veterans?!” The verdict is due any minute now. #FreeNavalny 👇🏼☝🏼
The judge is back and reads the verdict now.
“The politician criticized the participants in the [RT] video in support of the amendments to the Constitution, calling the presenters "corrupt lackeys", "traitors" and "people without conscience."
The judge says Navalny pleaded not guilty and called the persecution politicized.
