{"id":51837,"date":"2021-12-24T21:02:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T19:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/?p=51837"},"modified":"2021-12-24T20:22:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T18:22:56","slug":"zimbabweans-polarised-by-toxic-personality-politics-says-prof-moyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/zimbabweans-polarised-by-toxic-personality-politics-says-prof-moyo","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabweans Polarised By \u2018Toxic\u2019 Personality Politics, Says Prof Moyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Self-exiled former ZANU PF Politburo member Professor Jonathan Moyo says Zimbabwe\u2019s political environment is toxic, with citizens divided by personality politics rather than the politics of ideas.<\/p>\n<p>Moyo received a public backlash on social media after he suggested that the US$120 000 raised by Zimbabweans in the diaspora for the purchase of a bullet-proof car for MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa be diverted towards training polling agents for the 2023 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Posting on Twitter, Moyo described the decision to purchase the bullet-proof car as \u201cirrational\u201d, saying the MDC Alliance should prioritise enhancing its institutional and administrative capacities. He wrote:<\/p>\n<p>The one major reason why Zimbabweans, as a body politic, are ill-prepared to deal with the country\u2019s deteriorated political conditions is that they are balkanised by the politics of affection; driven by principals over principles, wherein personalities always trump up ideas!.<\/p>\n<p>As a telling example of the toxic tragedy of Zimbabwe\u2019s politics of affection today, last week I found myself in the ire of cultic anger after I dared challenge the wisdom of the US$120 000 GoFundMe for a VIP bulletproof car for @nelsonchamisa.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the trolls did not offer much of an argument nor really want me to explain myself; all they were about was to demonise me, as a person.<\/p>\n<p>Objectively speaking, it\u2019s irrational for a party with no institutional capacity and in desperate need of administrative support, within the calendar cycle of a general election, to prioritise the purchase of a VIP bulletproof car for its leader.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the fundraising drive was not a party initiative and citizens have the right to set their priorities. Said Mahere:<\/p>\n<p>The fundraising we have seen by the diaspora across the world is citizen-driven not party-driven.<\/p>\n<p>The citizens have the right to set their priorities and take action in the manner they see best to support the struggle.<\/p>\n<p>The clear message from the people is that they will own, scaffold and support the struggle.<\/p>\n<p>They will stand shoulder to shoulder with Chamisa and the movement as we face persecution.<\/p>\n<p>The fundraising campaign was launched after Chamisa\u2019s convoy came under attack during his meet-the-people tours in rural areas in October.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. Self-exiled former ZANU PF Politburo member Professor Jonathan Moyo says Zimbabwe\u2019s political environment is toxic, with citizens divided by personality politics rather than the politics of ideas. Moyo received a public backlash on social media after he suggested that the US$120 000 raised by Zimbabweans in the diaspora for the purchase of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":51836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,35,12,15],"tags":[1493,2189,6638,2308,7784,1112,19],"class_list":{"0":"post-51837","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-homepage-english","9":"category-policy","10":"category-twitter","11":"tag-africa-press","12":"tag-africa-press-zimbabwe-2","13":"tag-bullet-proof-car-for-chamisa","14":"tag-fadzayi-mahere","15":"tag-fundraising","16":"tag-jonathan-moyo","17":"tag-zimbabwe"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Zimbabweans Polarised By \u2018Toxic\u2019 Personality Politics, Says Prof Moyo - 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