{"id":19198,"date":"2022-03-26T20:16:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T20:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/pf-dont-get-high-on-your-own-stuff"},"modified":"2022-03-26T20:23:39","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T20:23:39","slug":"pf-dont-get-high-on-your-own-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/pf-dont-get-high-on-your-own-stuff","title":{"rendered":"PF don\u2019t get high on your own stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>If there is a political party that is so good at creating narratives its the PF. Remember narratives like; umu Tonga teti ateke, the Hatembos, 2021 we will retire XYZ, we will win by 500, 000 votes, etc.<\/p>\n

So strong were these narratives that even \u2018established media houses started parroting them. Media who, based on their expertise, could have easily gotten the reality from a quick poll on a street corner. I remember one governance expert \u2018calling the election\u2019 soon after the voter registration exercise. The \u2018ba opposition tabakwata ama numbers\u2019 narrative.<\/p>\n

We saw these same hypnotical powers again during the campaigns for the Kabwata by-election. The by now former ruling party was so convinced Zambians were already so fed up with the New Dawn ensemble that Kabwata would be a walk over. The rest is history as they say.<\/p>\n

Now the PF are back with the \u2018escalating cost of living\u2019 narrative. They are now telling us that things have become so bad under Bally that Zambians can\u2019t wait to go back to the days of the self proclaimed \u2018Alpha & Omega\u2019 and his commanders.<\/p>\n

But the problem with the PF is that they believe their own propaganda. They get high on their own stuff! See how PF platforms are throwing around the \u2018cost of living\u2019 narrative. It\u2019s so clear they are utterly convinced that Zambia as we know it will cease anytime soon should Bally continue another day. This, from a political party that basically spent the last 7 years laying waste of everything about our country in utter bliss!!<\/p>\n

We see they have convinced themselves that the \u2018New Dawn Armageddon\u2019 is quickly approaching just as they convinced themselves \u2018alebwelelapo\u2019 and no one could manage to convince them otherwise. It seems they have even convinced someone that \u2018Zambians are missing him.\u2019 Poor soul, easily convinced!! But propaganda has rules. Rule 1 of propaganda is \u2018never believe your own propaganda.\u2019 Rule 2 is\u2019if in doubt refer to rule number 1\u2032 Nipano tuli<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zambia. If there is a political party that is so good at creating narratives its the PF. Remember narratives like; umu Tonga teti ateke, the Hatembos, 2021 we will retire XYZ, we will win by 500, 000 votes, etc. So strong were these narratives that even \u2018established media houses started parroting them. 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