Raul Diniz
Africa-Press – Angola. The poor and oppressed have just delivered their message to today’s powerful. Did the MPLA understand the message sent to it last Saturday?
The message was clear: the party-state is no longer the lord and owner of the souls of Angolans.
The majority in Angola do not want the MPLA and João Lourenço to remain in power. Hope has taken hold of the souls of the oppressed and the hungry, who circle the containers in search of nourishment for body and soul.
The greatest gift was the realization that people now believe that only those who believe they don’t have power don’t have it.
The fighting force acquired by the people on Saturday showed that the coexistence of the fabric of our Angolan identity depends on the popular struggle of the suffering people — a struggle that takes place outside the borders where the mediocrity of the political-party struggle takes hold, concentrated within the arc of governance.
However, it is necessary not to allow any of the niches involved in the struggle process to appropriate the efforts of other well-intentioned struggle groups.
It was clear that multiple agendas existed in the operational theater of the struggle. While the diversity of sectors involved in the demonstrations was legitimate, the truth is that the slogans of certain groups significantly damaged the collective interest in the fight against the regime—which was completely rotten internally and, above all, slow to recover.
And speaking of agendas…
Still regarding the demonstration — and so that the truth is not hidden, much less subverted — and, above all, so that it is recorded in bold letters in the annals of recent Angolan history:
Of the parties that announced and publicized their presence at the recent demonstrations, only the PL showed up. Meanwhile, the PRA-JA, serving MIMOSO, showed up as Vilas Boas—that is, it went back on its word.
This means that, apparently, he did not receive timely permission from the (M) and/or secret service leadership.
If by chance the scenario of PRA-JA’s unfortunate appearance is even more convoluted… home living being. Draw your own conclusions.
So far, everything is clear. But we all realize that the regime has its corrupt hand deep within the heart of the protests.
The regime thinks it has everything under control, but in reality it doesn’t.
Other methods of struggle will have to be tried in the process.
There are other effective models of struggle that, a priori, may not have great visibility, but can cause enormous damage to the oppressive regime. This effort would help prevent organized groups—or individuals—from desperately seeking a leading role in obedience to agendas that could negatively alter the order of the political, legal, and constitutional establishment.
The desire to try, at all costs, to avoid the pain and suffering of the protesters must be considered as a high priority.
Therefore, the idea of protesting by staying at home would perhaps be the best way to fight.
Because the regime already knows the strength of the people.
The rest should be left for 2027.
Meanwhile, negotiations should begin with unions, associations and social partners, in order to seek consensus and alternative pragmatisms for the struggle.
We are together.
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