Jenerali Ulimwengu: CCM think they are punishing Hubris, but their own Nemesis could be near

y Jenerali Ulimwengu

Posted Saturday, July 18 2015 at 18:18
IN SUMMARY

  • But will the ruling party ever learn? I doubt it. Having shorn itself of any ideology or principle, it’s a rudderless organisation in a state of drift, riding one wave at a time, without a clue as to the one that will eventually blow it away, and on to the rocks.



In our mundane undertakings and daily toils, we sometimes encounter phenomena that remind us of things we had otherwise pushed to the back of our minds, such as stories we read a long time ago but have since stored in hitherto inaccessible chambers. Until now.

Such is the unforgiving wrath to be found in Greek tragedies and the doubtful morality of the gods whose will cannot be resisted by mere mortals.

Such, also, are the arbitrary applications of the tenets of poetic justice to one who sins without knowing but is considered evil and punishable by the immutable rules of Hubris and Nemesis.

Hubris, simply put, denotes foolish pride, conceit, arrogance, vanity, extreme self-confidence etc. It usually accompanies great wealth, physical strength and beauty. Or political power. When these attributes are combined in an individual, they could destroy him completely through the opposing device of Nemesis.

For its part, Nemesis is the power to punish those traits found in Hubris, such as conceit, vanity or, even, good fortune that smiles on someone who is clearly undeserving. In their own strange ways, the Greek gods sought to balance the books at the end of the day by serving as equalisers in unequal relations between good and bad.

Often they were illogical such as, as I said above, when they punished those who did not know — nay, could not have known — they were sinning.

For instance, Oedipus killed his father and married his mother unwittingly, as the gods had ordained, but the same gods punished him and his lineage for such impudence. This illogic of the gods was no doubt adopted by our Middle Eastern faiths, conveyed via Mediterranean intercourse.

Electoral process

You may not believe it, but I’m right now talking about the Tanzania electoral processes, especially the internal primaries within the ruling party.

The party structures require aspirants to produce a certain number of endorsements; in this instance, for the presidential aspirants, the requisite number was four-hundred-and-fifty.

When the leading aspirant, the man who was said to be unbeatable, produced some eight-hundred-thousand names, the signature inflation was seen as arrogance. When his supporters started wearing and posting on e-media emblems of the aspirant under a “Friends of” label, it was adjudged to be too self-assured.

When big names, young and old, from around the country were trotted out and made to declare for the man, the structures found this to be driven by high levels of conceit. When talk started spreading that those who were showing this unprecedented support had been given tonnes of money and promised this and that post, this and that business, a picture of Hubris was complete.

Elimination

Nemesis was hard, swift and final. The structures refused to put his name through the constitutional organs, eliminating him on account of corruption.

When a few protesters within those councils dared to jeer the party’s chairman, they were admonished by retired grandees, even as the process was being hurried along the way, and by the end of the night a relatively simple man was thrust into the powerful position of being the torch-bearer of the ruling party

It is clear to all that the party’s constitution has been flouted, but who says this party has ever been a rules-based entity? It all depends on who is being done in, at what time, at whose behest and to whose advantage.

Those who raise their voices against those malpractices fail miserably to veil the political interests they are speaking on behalf of. For instance, they decry the injustice meted out to only one candidate when those who were denied unfairly number at least 30. In their way of seeing, it’s as if these others didn’t matter except their man.

But will the ruling party ever learn? I doubt it. Having shorn itself of any ideology or principle, it’s a rudderless organisation in a state of drift, riding one wave at a time, without a clue as to the one that will eventually blow it away, and on to the rocks.

When that happens, Nemesis will have taken care of all the children of Hubris in that tired, very tired organisation.

Jenerali Ulimwengu is chairman of the board of the Raia Mwema newspaper and an advocate of the High Court in Dar es Salaam. E-mail: ulimwengu@jenerali.com
 
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RUCCI said:
In our mundane undertakings and daily toils, we sometimes encounter phenomena that remind us of things we had otherwise pushed to the back of our minds, such as stories we read a long time ago but have since stored in hitherto inaccessible chambers. Until now.

Such is the unforgiving wrath to be found in Greek tragedies and the doubtful morality of the gods whose will cannot be resisted by mere mortals.

Such, also, are the arbitrary applications of the tenets of poetic justice to one who sins without knowing but is considered evil and punishable by the immutable rules of Hubris and Nemesis.

Hubris, simply put, denotes foolish pride, conceit, arrogance, vanity, extreme self-confidence etc. It usually accompanies great wealth, physical strength and beauty. Or political power. When these attributes are combined in an individual, they could destroy him completely through the opposing device of Nemesis.

For its part, Nemesis is the power to punish those traits found in Hubris, such as conceit, vanity or, even, good fortune that smiles on someone who is clearly undeserving. In their own strange ways, the Greek gods sought to balance the books at the end of the day by serving as equalisers in unequal relations between good and bad.

Often they were illogical such as, as I said above, when they punished those who did not know — nay, could not have known — they were sinning.

For instance, Oedipus killed his father and married his mother unwittingly, as the gods had ordained, but the same gods punished him and his lineage for such impudence. This illogic of the gods was no doubt adopted by our Middle Eastern faiths, conveyed via Mediterranean intercourse.

Electoral process

You may not believe it, but I’m right now talking about the Tanzania electoral processes, especially the internal primaries within the ruling party.

The party structures require aspirants to produce a certain number of endorsements; in this instance, for the presidential aspirants, the requisite number was four-hundred-and-fifty.

When the leading aspirant, the man who was said to be unbeatable, produced some eight-hundred-thousand names, the signature inflation was seen as arrogance. When his supporters started wearing and posting on e-media emblems of the aspirant under a “Friends of” label, it was adjudged to be too self-assured.

When big names, young and old, from around the country were trotted out and made to declare for the man, the structures found this to be driven by high levels of conceit. When talk started spreading that those who were showing this unprecedented support had been given tonnes of money and promised this and that post, this and that business, a picture of Hubris was complete.

Elimination

Nemesis was hard, swift and final. The structures refused to put his name through the constitutional organs, eliminating him on account of corruption.

When a few protesters within those councils dared to jeer the party’s chairman, they were admonished by retired grandees, even as the process was being hurried along the way, and by the end of the night a relatively simple man was thrust into the powerful position of being the torch-bearer of the ruling party.

It is clear to all that the party’s constitution has been flouted, but who says this party has ever been a rules-based entity? It all depends on who is being done in, at what time, at whose behest and to whose advantage.

Those who raise their voices against those malpractices fail miserably to veil the political interests they are speaking on behalf of. For instance, they decry the injustice meted out to only one candidate when those who were denied unfairly number at least 30. In their way of seeing, it’s as if these others didn’t matter except their man.

But will the ruling party ever learn? I doubt it. Having shorn itself of any ideology or principle, it’s a rudderless organisation in a state of drift, riding one wave at a time, without a clue as to the one that will eventually blow it away, and on to the rocks.

When that happens, Nemesis will have taken care of all the children of Hubris in that tired, very tired organisation.

Source:The East African
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In our mundane undertakings and daily toils, we sometimes encounter phenomena that remind us of things we had otherwise pushed to the back of our minds, such as stories we read a long time ago but have since stored in hitherto inaccessible chambers. Until now.

Such is the unforgiving wrath to be found in Greek tragedies and the doubtful morality of the gods whose will cannot be resisted by mere mortals.

Such, also, are the arbitrary applications of the tenets of poetic justice to one who sins without knowing but is considered evil and punishable by the immutable rules of Hubris and Nemesis.

Hubris, simply put, denotes foolish pride, conceit, arrogance, vanity, extreme self-confidence etc. It usually accompanies great wealth, physical strength and beauty. Or political power. When these attributes are combined in an individual, they could destroy him completely through the opposing device of Nemesis.

For its part, Nemesis is the power to punish those traits found in Hubris, such as conceit, vanity or, even, good fortune that smiles on someone who is clearly undeserving. In their own strange ways, the Greek gods sought to balance the books at the end of the day by serving as equalisers in unequal relations between good and bad.

Often they were illogical such as, as I said above, when they punished those who did not know — nay, could not have known — they were sinning.

For instance, Oedipus killed his father and married his mother unwittingly, as the gods had ordained, but the same gods punished him and his lineage for such impudence. This illogic of the gods was no doubt adopted by our Middle Eastern faiths, conveyed via Mediterranean intercourse.

Electoral process

You may not believe it, but I’m right now talking about the Tanzania electoral processes, especially the internal primaries within the ruling party.

The party structures require aspirants to produce a certain number of endorsements; in this instance, for the presidential aspirants, the requisite number was four-hundred-and-fifty.

When the leading aspirant, the man who was said to be unbeatable, produced some eight-hundred-thousand names, the signature inflation was seen as arrogance. When his supporters started wearing and posting on e-media emblems of the aspirant under a “Friends of” label, it was adjudged to be too self-assured.

When big names, young and old, from around the country were trotted out and made to declare for the man, the structures found this to be driven by high levels of conceit. When talk started spreading that those who were showing this unprecedented support had been given tonnes of money and promised this and that post, this and that business, a picture of Hubris was complete.

Elimination

Nemesis was hard, swift and final. The structures refused to put his name through the constitutional organs, eliminating him on account of corruption.

When a few protesters within those councils dared to jeer the party’s chairman, they were admonished by retired grandees, even as the process was being hurried along the way, and by the end of the night a relatively simple man was thrust into the powerful position of being the torch-bearer of the ruling party.



It is clear to all that the party’s constitution has been flouted, but who says this party has ever been a rules-based entity? It all depends on who is being done in, at what time, at whose behest and to whose advantage.

Those who raise their voices against those malpractices fail miserably to veil the political interests they are speaking on behalf of. For instance, they decry the injustice meted out to only one candidate when those who were denied unfairly number at least 30. In their way of seeing, it’s as if these others didn’t matter except their man.

But will the ruling party ever learn? I doubt it. Having shorn itself of any ideology or principle, it’s a rudderless organisation in a state of drift, riding one wave at a time, without a clue as to the one that will eventually blow it away, and on to the rocks.

When that happens, Nemesis will have taken care of all the children of Hubris in that tired, very tired organisation.

Jenerali Ulimwengu is chairman of the board of the Raia Mwema newspaper and an advocate of the High Court in Dar es Salaam. E-mail: ulimwengu@jenerali.com
 
Izoba said:
Haitakuwa na comments nyingi hii thread.Ni kwa maoni yangu tu.
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kwa vile jamaa katumia tuu sio lugha ya Malkia ila katumia lugha ya malkia km invyoweza ongelewa na Mzee mkoloni wa Kihaya. General akiamka atajua kwamba CCM IN Bomoka baada ya kuoza kila mahali tokea ndani.
 
I was just wondering some guys (called Professors ,Doctors,etc...or popularly,'WASOMI' ) were,and still keep praising this 'very tired organization' aka ccm that their internal electoral/nomination processes were true democracy that needs to be emulated by other political parties!!..what a shame!...its hard to know whats going on in their brains,of course, if they still use 'that' for thinking.....or else they could be using something else!
Thanks Jenerali...I am praying for it (Nemesis) to come sooner rather than later,otherwise these people are surely gonna plunge our beloved country into unrelenting 'chaos' (if I use a 'soft' word).
God bless Tanzania
 
You mean reduced meself to your level, jiandae kuongozwa for at least miongo mitatu na hawa jamaa because y'all opposer are still too idiot to lead, yet very thirst for a leadership.
 
Thanks God, hiligazeti tulihalifungia kwa sababu haya ya sasa ni uchochezi wa wazi! kam inawezekana wawafungie mara ya pili
 
RUCCI said:
In our mundane undertakings and daily toils, we sometimes encounter phenomena that remind us of things we had otherwise pushed to the back of our minds, such as stories we read a long time ago but have since stored in hitherto inaccessible chambers. Until now.

Such is the unforgiving wrath to be found in Greek tragedies and the doubtful morality of the gods whose will cannot be resisted by mere mortals.

Such, also, are the arbitrary applications of the tenets of poetic justice to one who sins without knowing but is considered evil and punishable by the immutable rules of Hubris and Nemesis.

Hubris, simply put, denotes foolish pride, conceit, arrogance, vanity, extreme self-confidence etc. It usually accompanies great wealth, physical strength and beauty. Or political power. When these attributes are combined in an individual, they could destroy him completely through the opposing device of Nemesis.

For its part, Nemesis is the power to punish those traits found in Hubris, such as conceit, vanity or, even, good fortune that smiles on someone who is clearly undeserving. In their own strange ways, the Greek gods sought to balance the books at the end of the day by serving as equalisers in unequal relations between good and bad.

Often they were illogical such as, as I said above, when they punished those who did not know — nay, could not have known — they were sinning.

For instance, Oedipus killed his father and married his mother unwittingly, as the gods had ordained, but the same gods punished him and his lineage for such impudence. This illogic of the gods was no doubt adopted by our Middle Eastern faiths, conveyed via Mediterranean intercourse.

Electoral process

You may not believe it, but I’m right now talking about the Tanzania electoral processes, especially the internal primaries within the ruling party.

The party structures require aspirants to produce a certain number of endorsements; in this instance, for the presidential aspirants, the requisite number was four-hundred-and-fifty.

When the leading aspirant, the man who was said to be unbeatable, produced some eight-hundred-thousand names, the signature inflation was seen as arrogance. When his supporters started wearing and posting on e-media emblems of the aspirant under a “Friends of” label, it was adjudged to be too self-assured.

When big names, young and old, from around the country were trotted out and made to declare for the man, the structures found this to be driven by high levels of conceit. When talk started spreading that those who were showing this unprecedented support had been given tonnes of money and promised this and that post, this and that business, a picture of Hubris was complete.

Elimination

Nemesis was hard, swift and final. The structures refused to put his name through the constitutional organs, eliminating him on account of corruption.

When a few protesters within those councils dared to jeer the party’s chairman, they were admonished by retired grandees, even as the process was being hurried along the way, and by the end of the night a relatively simple man was thrust into the powerful position of being the torch-bearer of the ruling party.

It is clear to all that the party’s constitution has been flouted, but who says this party has ever been a rules-based entity? It all depends on who is being done in, at what time, at whose behest and to whose advantage.

Those who raise their voices against those malpractices fail miserably to veil the political interests they are speaking on behalf of. For instance, they decry the injustice meted out to only one candidate when those who were denied unfairly number at least 30. In their way of seeing, it’s as if these others didn’t matter except their man.

But will the ruling party ever learn? I doubt it. Having shorn itself of any ideology or principle, it’s a rudderless organisation in a state of drift, riding one wave at a time, without a clue as to the one that will eventually blow it away, and on to the rocks.

When that happens, Nemesis will have taken care of all the children of Hubris in that tired, very tired organisation.

Source: The East African
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Well said Generali....The hubris is what killed Emenike when he married Ihuoma the goddess in the 'concubine'

The same hubris led to the death of KANU in Kenya.

It actually swept out Mwai Kibaki in 2007 election.

The same hubris left no stone unturned to Hosni Mubarak , Benna Hissa ,Muhamar Gaddafi , Bakili Muluzi , Mobutu Sessessoko...the list is endless.

To me I think Democracy is on Trial. It's high time we accept the reality and walk the talk.

What happened in the primaries is daytime robbery of justice.

THE gods ARE ANGRY AND IT'S TIME FOR NEMESIS TO PUNISH THE RULERS.
 
Greek Mythology+Sheakspearan English. He is essentially saying Karma is a bitch!
 
ntamaholo said:
sijamaliza, huyu ulimwengu anaandika maneno magum mno. Lkn kwa mbali amenikumbusha mwl wangu Dr. Mesack wa udsm sociology, maandishi yake kama hayahaya tu
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Kwakweli inatia aibu unaposema hayo maneno na kusema ulisoma University!

Lugha aliyotumia Ulimwengu inaeleweka sana tu kwa graduate hata wengine wasiokuwa graduates.

Sijui nani wa kulaumiwa

Tunahitaji change katika nchi hii
 
Soki said:
Kwakweli inatia aibu unaposema hayo maneno na kusema ulisoma University!

Lugha aliyotumia Ulimwengu inaeleweka sana tu kwa graduate hata wengine wasiokuwa graduates.

Sijui nani wa kulaumiwa

Tunahitaji change katika nchi hii
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haya mkuu. sawa kabisa
 
ntamaholo said:
ngoja nichukue dictionary nisome tena taratibu
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Anayoandika yanamrudia yeye mwenyewe Unapowasiliana na watu kwa lugha ambayo ili wakelewe lazima wabebe kamusi, ni ishara ya ubabaishaji na kutokuwa makini na kile unachotaka kuwaeleza watu wanaokusoma kukusikiliza
 
zaleo said:
Anayoandika yanamrudia yeye mwenyewe Unapowasiliana na watu kwa lugha ambayo ili wakelewe lazima wabebe kamusi, ni ishara ya ubabaishaji na kutokuwa makini na kile unachotaka kuwaeleza watu wanaokusoma kukusikiliza
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sawa mkuu sawa kabisa
 
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