Opinion
- Editorial
Mai'khi C'Nia :
The
aftermath of Trafigura
Now
it came to pass that Jamdown became a beehive of
election frenzy and politicking reached a pre-climactic
crescendo e'en though the nurse hath defied the
baker's battle cry to fly the gate. And there was
no escaping tales of Labourites and Comrades and
their escapades in every nook and cranny of the
rock as the latest polls were revealed unto the
people fuelling partisan passions with details that
were both gripping and befuddling.
Silence
is indeed golden
And
in those days, Portia the Passionate discovered
that silence is indeed golden but this portion of
enlightenment may be a tad belated, for her popularity
was on a downward spiral to the extent that the
baker was within striking distance, and he being
an avid hunter of birds had her in his sights and
was gung ho on executing the coup de grace. Behold,
the opposition hath acquired a whiff of victory
by ballot, an essence which was unfamiliar to them
for nigh two decades, and they became excited. Yeah,
they were unrelenting in going for the jugular and
the nurse, much to her detriment and dismay, also
discovered that silence is by no means Golding.
For
Bruce Almighty hath thrown down the gauntlet, unceremoniously
ordering the nurse to vacate the House of Jamdown
prior to the yuletide, or the comrades would call
upon themselves a wrath of bangarang the likes of
which they've never before beheld. Yeah, Labour
was energised in those days and their pronouncements
from the podium were uncensored and exuberant.
Behold
Audley, the man a yard, for he in full purview of
the electronic media challenged Phillip the baby
'tician to engage his posterior in libel tort as
he would the baker. And then 'Big A,' he who would
commit big men to wearing short trousers, for good
measure inappropriately lambasted Vin, a former
civil service heavyweight from a Labour platform,
and he threatened uncomplimentary activities to
Vin's nether parts. Verily I say to ye, there must
be something in the air in central Jamdown, for
Sally of Mandeville who was also caught up in the
electricity of the hustings, got into the act and
reeled off the R-word much to the eye-popping amazement
of an energetic multitude.
Yeah,
in the aftermath of Trafigura, the Labourites had
their tails up and they charged in like the Rawalpindi
Express on nandrolone. Verily, they attacked the
Comrades in every quarter that they were likely
to incite public sympathy. Behold, they champion
the cause of a media that was restricted in covering
the House of Gordon, while they themselves were
locking out the media from a crucial parish council
meeting at a rural locale.
The
affinity of our people
Dearly
beloved, a week in Jamdown politics is an eternity
of a storm in a teacup and our 'ticians rely on
the affinity of our people to the nine-day wonder
syndrome to sustain them in their time of indiscretion.
But while they grandstand and snipe away at each
other, a troubled people continue to experience
considerably overwhelming issues which inevitably
place all political antics in true perspective at
the appropriate time.
Hear
O Jamdown, for it is written that 'tis better to
keep thy mouth shut and be considered a simpleton
- than to open it and gift thy detractors fodder
for thine own humiliation. Verily, Jamdown would
be a far more cerebral society if thou her children
wouldst adhere to such uncomplicated principles
and diligently ponder thy rhetoric before engaging
thy tongue in strife. For then, thou may rediscover
thyself amidst the incessant barrage of anxieties
that thou now accept as normal in thy political
life. Selah.
Mai'khi
C'Nia
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