Never have ‘fixed idea’ on political issues or take an unbendable position especially when it runs contrary to the positions and ideas of millions of ‘reasonable’ people.
The society of humans is dynamic, one must be careful not to be static on worldviews. If the world and it’s numerous leaders across countries agreed that Donald Trump was no good, no sensation of conspiracy theories and highlufatin propaganda can change that notion.
Rather, take another perspective look at your own opinion and position, which ordinarily ought to be under frequent review.
Ask thematic queens of why, when and how…Political dogmas have never helped in political development in this ever changing world.
If over 70 million voters had agreed that Trump had to go, the peddling of unsubstantiated rigging cannot bring him back nor can it heal the internal wounds millions of citizens of the free world had been feeling for 4 years.
We must take a retroactive look at the decision of the concerned citizens who seem to be liberated from the 4 years of unexpected shackles.
In Nigeria, as from next year, we shall be busy with electioneering.
We must be keen on how we choose our leaders from the local government ( in 2021) level to the presidency in 2023. We must investigate characters and their contents rather than be sold wholesale to the excitement of lies, deceits, propaganda, misleading information, disinformation and all that sway voters from the realities on ground to the dust of the awkward.
We must not be swayed only by associations to tribe, religion and all those attachments, rather, we must berth our support solely on competence. A lot of our political times have been used up, we must make most of what is left.
Elempe Dele is an astute politician and Write From Benin, Edo State
