SILENCE, THE POLITICS OF AFRICA

Accuse a White politician of being an illegitimate child,
Politician goes for DNA testing and reconciles with
Absentee father in a public ceremony.
All is soon forgotten and life goes unabated.

Accuse an African politician of being an illegitimate child,
Politician keeps mute, shuns DNA testing, and hires
Assassins to kill accusers while not acknowledging accusations.
Since she/he did not acknowledge accusations, did he/she kill anyone?

White politician suffers a public professional humiliation,
Politician apologizes, and resigns from office.
African politician suffers a public professional humiliation;
Politician hires professional paid hacks, experts in
Assassinating characters and obfuscation to
Justify his/her continued stay in office.

Accuse a White politician of financial malfeasance,
Politician apologizes, and resigns from office.
Accuse an African politician of financial malfeasance,
Politician and her/his constituents keep mute while everyone
Awaits her/his turn to steal from the public treasury.

As Donald J. Trump turned American politics into a
TV reality show featuring all sorts of malfeasance,
Mitch McConnell and his fellow Republicans kept mute.
Is Trump an African politician with the backing of an
African Republican Party headed by the two Massas,
Mitch McConnell in the Senate and Kevin McCarthy in the House?

Maybe, that’s why Trump has more African supporters than American supporters. Trump’s behavior is more African than American. Globalization is a two way process; African exports its politics to America while rejecting American-style democracy and America exports goods to Africa while accepting African-style dictatorship. A win-win for both or is it?