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Democracy – it works if you work it, so work it, it’s worth it
“You are going to lose so bad, like you’ve never lost before.”
16 January 2026
“You are going to lose so bad, like you’ve never lost before.”
We know elections are rigged, propagandised, and politics is theatre.
The erosion of meritocracy inevitably impacts the quality of governance in Tanzania.
As dissent became synonymous with danger, the atmosphere leading to the elections became increasingly hostile.
Faced with this bureaucratic gauntlet, countless informal traders will simply disappear deeper into the shadows, avoiding registration and operating beyond the reach of regulation and taxation.
The stated aim of the Tobacco Bill is to reduce smoking. Yet its mechanisms go far beyond health protection.
While Venezuela and Libya are distinct in many ways, the potential risks associated with military intervention in Venezuela echo those seen in Libya.
Why is this not as offensive to us as is the idea of secession?
The weapons are the standards and algorithms being fused into an automated governance system.