Telling it like you want it to be

Allow me to add a few personal observations to the Editor's perspective of Friday 30 January 2004, in her column entitled 'An Excuse To Go AWOL?'

The beauty of a democratic state is that one is so free to say or

do anything (including self-deceit) without any rebuke from the

state.

If one who is not familiar with you or Namibia reads some, I

mean most, of your opinions, one gets the impression that you are

some kind of guardian angel or some supernatural supervisor of the

country's leadership.

 

Please, when you write, always use expressions such us "I

think.

 

I am of the opinion" or anything in that direction.

 

You behave, at least from your attitude, as if you are a

caretaker of our leaders and that is unacceptable to some of

us.

 

Please be a journalist or else start a party and campaign for

elections.

 

This will give you a fair chance to challenge the government or

even the so-called, opposition in the country.

 

But, should you choose to remain a journalist, please, I beg of

you, just "tell it like it is" and we will do the

interpretation.

 

I do not think we need anyone to read between the lines of what

President Nujoma says, he speaks in a plain language and I think we

can understand him quite well.

 

Your paper has become so predictable that one now only needs to

look at the heading or sub-heading and guess what is to follow!

 

- K.B. Shingenge - Windhoek

 

If one who is not familiar with you or Namibia reads some, I mean

most, of your opinions, one gets the impression that you are some

kind of guardian angel or some supernatural supervisor of the

country's leadership. Please, when you write, always use

expressions such us "I think. I am of the opinion" or anything in

that direction. You behave, at least from your attitude, as if you

are a caretaker of our leaders and that is unacceptable to some of

us. Please be a journalist or else start a party and campaign for

elections. This will give you a fair chance to challenge the

government or even the so-called, opposition in the country. But,

should you choose to remain a journalist, please, I beg of you,

just "tell it like it is" and we will do the interpretation. I do

not think we need anyone to read between the lines of what

President Nujoma says, he speaks in a plain language and I think we

can understand him quite well. Your paper has become so predictable

that one now only needs to look at the heading or sub-heading and

guess what is to follow! - K.B. Shingenge - Windhoek

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