Separating the boys from the men
In politics as well as among journalists I am all sorts to all men; some would like to strangle me slowly until I die from asphyxia. Others would like to give me a bear hug and cuddle me all the time. As for adjectives some begin by calling me a political prostitute, a political chameleon and then break forth into a crescendo of indescribable invectives. Many, and a good number at that approve of my character and reputation, especially as I voice my opinion honestly and without malice.
In public life I have learnt to take as much as I give out. That is not to say that I am insensitive to insults and vilification; it is simply that I have not allowed them to bug me down, nor have I lost any genuine friends from my sometimes robust response. I don’t enjoy being hit below the belt but it does happen and I have also learnt to react to such situations with a quiet dignity. Such qualities wear well. They are evidence of maturity; they separate the men from the boys.
Readers of the African Champion must be aware of the various attacks on my person by the editor and columnists of that paper. Just last Friday I needled the acting managing editor of the paper with a typical but non original Puawui left cut to the chin with what any intelligent reader would regard as a satire. The difference between what I write and that put out by a certain chief editor is that firstly, mine is void of vulgarity and or pornography; secondly I do not descend to a depth where I make fun of other people’s unfortunate disability in life, particularly that which is acquired. With that in mind I took the micky out of the managing editor of the Champion. Wow! From his response in Monday’s edition of his paper I could deduce that the poor fellow practically went through the roof almost pouring out bile in the process. That illustrates the difference between the men and the boys or the “chunehs†in public life. Let us give him time, he will mature eventually and join the men.
Rev DK Pessima, I thought thou art a man of God, how come you could get involved in a blatant hypocritical game of running from the truth even as it is staring you in the face? I read your piece in the For di People newspaper of Monday May 17 under the title “POLITICAL VIOLENCE IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN MR. PRESIDENT.†I was taken in or fooled by the title thinking that it was the carefully balanced thought-out views of an impartial cleric. But as I read on all I could mutter was “there goes another one of them “people who refuse to call things by their proper names; self-seeking individuals trying desperately to call attention to themselves.†Were you serious when you wrote that the SLPP was a tribalistic political party? Did you stop to ask yourself why political violence has shifted to the south? Verse 23 of chapter 23 of the Book of Proverb says, “Buy truth; sell it not.†Have you followed that short but inspiring advice from King Solomon? Does it not mean anything to you that you could write such untruth that the SLPP was a tribalistic party?
I would invite you Reverend Sir, to check the composition of the present government, junior ministers and heads of parastatals included together with board members and compare their composition with those under the last SLPP government. It would make a lot of difference to your opinion if you spent a very short time to reason why there is now political violence in the South East compared with the North. I shall nudge you just a little.
The APC has an overwhelming desire to get a foothold in the SLPP areas of influence at all costs. They take a whole army to places like Pujehun and Tongo and Blama to achieve that objective at bye elections but which to their dismay has so far eluded them. When his Excellency preaches about attitudinal change, it ought to begin with people like you who refuse to look at truth squarely in the face. It may be refreshing to hear you from the pulpit. My Goodness! Â
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