The Politics of COVID-19 Part 1
I was reading the speech by the Ugandan president. It is regarding physical and social distancing to confront COVID-19. At first instance it is a good speech.
In truth, it was a condescending speech. He calls his countrymen idiots. The only way to deal with idiots is to use force and violence. Is the way to overcome idiots?
Did we hear Muhyiddin or Hsien Loon calling the people idiots? The Ugandan model is not for us.
Obviously, the Ugandan president, Kaguta Musaveni, does not respect his people. Reading in between the lines he is threatening the use of force and brutality on his people.
Because they are idiots the use of force and brutality are justified clubbing shooting and raping people are okay.
At one time in America, the whites labelled blacks as mad to send them to the sanatorium. In Malaysia, it was okay to C4 Altantuyaa because she was a prostitute.
Funny she wasn't one when she entertained Razak baginda and maybe bosku.
In Malaysia, we understand persuasion and do not need recourse to brutality. Neither do we use legislation to secure obedience
Don't forget Uganda is the land of Obote and big Idi Amin Dada. Musaveni may be cut from the same cloth. Atrocity is normal to him.
To be fair Musaveni spoke about valid things. He described COVID-19 as a war without borders -indiscriminate in its hellacious effects.
As a result of this war we don't talk about refusing to stay at home, children going to school, opening up business, talk about freedom etc. We ought to be thankful we are alive. Except in Uganda these are all permanent.
We are not going to follow the Ugandan model. We are not idiots who are too thick to follow the orders of the government temporarily.
Hitler and Mussolini gave stirring speeches too but behaved atrociously. Perhaps Musaveni is too lazy to think of more civil ways to persuade people.
What I am saying is COVID-19 can be used by authoritarian leaders to undermine democracy. That could be the motive of Musaveni.
Covid-19 has allowed some unscrupulous leaders do Heinous things. President Trump for example said the virus originated in a Chinese lab: that has been debunked by medical specialists and scientists. They are mostly American.
Then Trump quarrelled with WHO accusing the latter to have insidious relationship with China. Trump has since threatened to defund WHO.
Like Hitler before him Trump spoke before adoring and pliable crowds. Trump's behaviour is closer to an authoritarian leader. He's been described as a gangster in the White House.
The epicentre of COVID-19 is not Wuhan but New York. Trump is using COVID-19 to mask his colossal policy errors.
I listened to this song when I was small. My late father bought acrylic records.
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