To sell the skin before you shoot the bear!

The blog is reading with interest that the opposition in Namibia is planning to join together in a coalition-style in order to beat swapo in Novembers local authority elections. According to reports from meetings between the various opposition-parties, RDP (Rally for Democracy and Progress) is behaving like they are the boss and tries to shout the others around. Come on, guys! Maybe you should win the elections first before you can behave like you run the show. Normally it’s first after the votes are counted that we know who won the most votes and can make the demands. But here in Namibia it’s the other way around. You first make a lot of demands and when you meet opposition (from the other opposition, mind you!) you sulk and behave like a little 3-year old. Not to mention making totally outrageous promises to the voters; what was it they promised last time around, let’s see: free tractors to the communal farmers, land for everyone that wants it…and so on. Not a word about where all the money will come from to pay for all this nice goodies. Can anyone really take political parties like that any serious? I know I can’t; they act and sound like total amateurs! We can think that swapos representatives around in the various municipalities is doing a lousy job but at least some of them is at least trying to do good. The opposition isn’t even trying to look professional before election; how will they look while in power?? Maybe they will get their act together before the elections, but at least this blog is doubting it! Maybe a spoilt ballot is the way to go if one doesn’t know who to vote for?