Am often asked ‘Do you love your country?’ my response is, ‘Of course I do, oh f*ck it who am I kidding? I would much rather see it go up in a huge plume of smoke, such a collection of so many stupid people in one place can’t be healthy for the environment! But then again, annihilating Uganda would mean losing my good friends, family, level minded exceptions, and plenty of innocent people- a prospect am not ready to live with easily’. (Please note how I add the word ‘easily’, that doesn’t mean I couldn’t try to stand it).
The issue is the farce, waste of time, and money that is the National presidential elections. I can’t believe that am funding these theatrics (if you pay taxes in Uganda, you are also paying for this shit; bribe funds, Electoral commission the whole enchilada). Democracy?!!??? What democracy? Voting today is not going to change anything (service delivery, graft, and poverty)- especially not when the same shitty system is in place.
The majority in this country, live below a dollar a day, are suffering abject poverty, are uneducated and to be honest do not know any better. They are rural, and in a word or two ‘not very smart’, they are easily deceived and their insecurities easily played upon, they are also the people who vote in one idiot after another oblivious to the more pertinent issues affecting them. As a result, their situation if anything gets worse whilst the ‘big-men’ get to drive bigger fancier 4-wheel drives. (Guess who has to pay for their poor choices? …here is a hint, ‘you pay taxes’).
I hear Sevo go on about how he went to the bush to liberate Uganda. I say FU man! Imagine if Nelson Mandela also took the time to remind South Africa how he brought them freedom and because of that they should let him rule them FOREVER! It is a horrible lie that he continues to perpetuate as though if he left power our Uganda would slowly digress back to a war torn area.
The rural voters are the majority, these are the people who ‘steer’ the political future of this country, is this the democracy people are always singing about? Your future being decided by indigents whose only care is the next meal?!?? (Am not even going into voter intimidation and bribing;- a packet of salt, kilo of sugar and a bar of soap for a vote?!?? WTF).
So no, am not really interested in wasting my time or hard earned money or risking my life for this vague political ideal that people hold so dear. You say ‘Honour your vote’ I say ‘Eat shit’; they are both as useless and ultimately inconsequential to me.
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