MDC has generated into a monstrous party led by vampires who are killers and ruthless in their ways. Biti is flashing his python colours towards the presidency.
Biti Sikhala are both ambitious and very calculative political unstable cadres who are both eying Chamisa’s position. They have managed to elbow all the old guards and now they are after Mwonzora and Chamisa will be a push over after the old guards is gone. This is a threat to both the nation and the MDC itself. A party led by a dictator is a danger to the nation.
Maybe we’re too busy laughing to see it. Perhaps it’s the jokes and names that Nelson Chamisa generates in abundance, the gift that keeps on giving, that blinds us to a chilling fact that we’d rather not face. Put simply, the leader of the opposition Chamisa is behaving like an authoritarian dictator, one who threatens democracy in his own party and far beyond.
MDC A is at the verge of dividing itself as Chamisa uses unscrupulous methods to control the party and elbow those who are his seniors. The need to control the party has shown Chamisa’s dictatorial tendencies.
In Short Chamisa has turned to be an authoritarian as to induce fear to the future of democracy in Zimbabwe.
Authoritarianism, principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action. In a party and government. authoritarianism denotes any political system that concentrates power in the hands of a leader or a small elite that is not constitutionally responsible to the body of the people. Authoritarian leaders often exercise power arbitrarily and without regard to existing bodies of law, and they usually cannot be replaced by members choosing freely among various competitors in elections. The freedom to create or develop leaders or other alternative political avenues with which to compete for power with the ruling group is either limited or nonexistent in authoritarian regimes. Chamisa has behaved in a way which now threatens the very existence of MDC A. When Chamisa tok over power through NEC which he has turned to be an elite club vested with all dirty tricks. People believed that there will be more fresh air of democracy and correct Tsvangirai’s mistakes. But Chamisa adopted Tsvangirai’s treachery adding it to his authoritarian culture to create a corrupt power hungry outfit.
Once one dictator leaves power the one who takes over will find ways of gaining more powers to surpass his predecessor. The elite infighting can lead to violent repression typically jockey for more power. What keeps political ambitions in check during periods of transition is transparency but this was never used by Chamisa. No clear rules of succession in place that keep leadership changed orderly are beneficially for current and future dictators.
Authoritarianism, principle of blind submission to authority, as opposed to individual freedom of thought and action. authoritarianism denotes any political system that concentrates power in the hands of a leader or a small elite that is not constitutionally responsible to the body of the people. Authoritarian leaders often exercise power arbitrarily and without regard to existing bodies of law, and they usually cannot be replaced by citizens choosing freely among various competitors in elections. The freedom to hold a different view or other alternative political groupings with which to compete for power within MDC is either limited or nonexistent. Chamisa has made strange appointments to surround himself with his bootlickers.
Chamisa took Advocate Mahere from outside the structures of the party. He sprung her to the elite National Executive Council disregarding standing orders within the MDC. MAHERE has a serious problem of superiority complex and she will pose a great danger to the MDC very soon. The appointment of Mahere has made a number of those who had some respect of Chamisa to doubt him.
Chamisa has made NEC to be an elite club which decides who enters the elevated status or not. He has further used the NEC to be his tool to discipline silence and literally to eliminate any one who poses a threat to his ill gotten power.
Chamisa’s Authoritarianism thus stands in fundamental contrast to democracy. It also differs from totalitarianism, however, since authoritarian leadership usually have no highly developed guiding ideology, tolerate some pluralism in social organization, lack the power to mobilize the entire party membership in pursuit of democratic goals, and exercise power within relatively predictable limits. Chamisa has transformed MDC from a Democratic Party to a monster self centred outfit.
MDC has clashed with every councillor summarily firing any who dared challenge Chamisa. He fired Mayors for performing their civic duties and crushed any descending voice.
Chamisa orchestrated a plan to retire fire or force all old guards so that he will not have any opposition within his ranks. He was so scared of Douglas Mwonzora who is far more senior than him such that he organised gangs of thugs to intimidate assault and maliciously damage Mwonzora’s property to force him into submission. Mwonzora received several death threats and intimidating letters from Hwende and Komichi , fortunately for Mwonzora he remained cool.
