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 – WindhoekIf 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