The collectivism in this discussion could be and should be a shared idea or vision of building a better future for Tanzania. When we speak of future, we are saying our kids should be educated, our small industries should provide food, our farmers should benefit from toiling the land, and tanzania citizenship should mean something to its citizens. We want tanzania to redefine itself internally and externally claiming its international position in africa and in international politics. To do that we need to redefine our values, ethics, priorities and strategies. We need to remember why we are called a nation because we are a nation. As individuals despite our differences when we are internally, but as soon as we depart Tanzania, we are only known as Tanzanians. It is our identity, who we are, and we want to better that shared identity.
Our means of attaining that future can differ and should differ, as our being and positions in terms of class, ideology, and interest differ, however, despite our differences our intention to protect the interest of our nation should be the same. So collectivism does not mean homognity, it means different people, of different backgrounds, positions and ideology, for common purpose.
