THE NEW FACES OF TODAY’S POLITICAL THUGS — Opinion — Adeola Soetan

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THE NEW FACES OF TODAY’S POLITICAL THUGS.

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Are You a Political Thug?

The language of ‘MUST’ is the first shared characteristic of political thugs across boards.

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When you start to hear desperate sentences like: ‘We must win this election’, ‘My candidate / party must win the election’, ‘there is no way my candidate will not win this election’.., then you know another political thug is born nearby. A mere tout and a new political beast has arrived the scene with the potential for violence to win by all means and at all cost necessary.

A do or die merchant of force who uses the language of ‘Must’ is a real threat to democracy and free, fair, credible and non – violent election because such modern, lettered or un – lettered political miscreants do not believe in the rule of thumb but the rule of force.

These are the new additions to the tribe of political gangsters that believe election results must go along their vicious imagination, they wrongly believe their fingers are more equal than others, and win they must win.

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This ‘MUST’ win modern political thugs and their supporters come in different status, profiles, professions, classes, gender, social media platforms, religions, ethnic and educational backgrounds.

By their acts, comments and deeds, they constitute pillars of support and strength to the leglessly drunk, blood shot red – eyed main foot soldiers that kill, maim distrupt and rig elections to give expression to their ‘MUST’ philosophy.

Are you a Political Thug? Yes you are if your political message, language of engagement and thought is ‘MUST’

Welcome yourself to your new proud status as a political thug but shamefully, you are a Danger to Democracy that you pretend to profess