Voting is a personal affair
Kwatsaduza – As a local community member you have cast your vote in support of the kind of leadership that resembles your core values and has your best interest at heart. We have seen the campaigning and have listened to the countless speeches to convince us that we need to vote.
For me, voting is a personal decision that requires you to really think far beyond today and tomorrow.
For one you are bound to die at some stage and leaving your offspring in the most capable hands would be the first thing to think of.
I would dread for my children and children’s children to be governed by a party that doesn’t seek to emancipate them, secure their freedom and provide economic growth.
I love South Africa because we are a democratic country, which means we have the right to vote for whichever party that coincides with our values and principles.
I don’t see anything wrong if someone follows a party in opposition to mine. If you feel that your side holds better governing tools, then go for it.
It is when people try and convince me that I’m rooting for the wrong team that I just lose it for a minute.
Personally, I feel politics is a tricky game. There are no saints. You have to choose the devil you are best comfortable with.
It’s not so different from buying a specific make of car: some are for Mercedes-Benz and some are BMW fans. If it delivers what you want in a car then you are blessed.
Never mind the blame games and slander that are so prominent in the game of politics. That’s to keep the citizens busy and discredit the opposition.
What we should be gunning for is the leadership model and strategies (which work) that will be put in place to make our communities and country a better place to live in.
I have had the pleasure of listening to different members from different parties and it dawned on me -people want change that is feasible and doesn’t compromise their standard of living.
I stand to be corrected, but I’m assuming that we all want a better country which breeds great people who are motivated to do well and change all the social ills faced by the country.
If we are a country that incites war and protests we are not fulfilling our duties as citizens and children of the world.
Like a wise man once said, “To respect somebody doesn’t necessarily mean you fear them.”
I respect people’s decisions and reasons why they vote for a party which I may not follow; it is simply a matter of preference.
So as we put that cross on the ballot paper, we have fulfilled our duty to have in power whichever party we stand by.
The only thing left is for our leaders to produce all they have promised during their campaigning.
