| Man to man is so unjust… |
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| Written by Ndigo Naka | |
| Thursday, 09 October 2008 | |
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But what do we have to go on that can inspire greater trust in our leaders? Trust is not something that comes just like that. People have to earn trust, like they have to earn respect. Trust comes with good leadership, and good leadership is needed to make anything work successfully. Where am I going with this? Let’s see. Laws are what justice revolves around in society. The laws of the land dictate what should be considered “just” or “unjust”. But what happens when the laws themselves are unjust? Then any justice derived from such laws would be “unjust” justice? What happens when unjust justice rules? The dispensation of justice in a corruptive system must be one of the biggest professional challenges on the face of the earth. No wonder clients have to pay through their noses for a quick sniff of justice, that is, the rare, undiluted, unadulterated, distilled-by-conscience variety. The laws that we inherited from the colonial masters were designed to protect their interests, not the colonized people. From their graves, they are still controlling how we, the colonized, live today. From their graves, our children are still being called bastards. From their graves, our people are still divided over the land of our forebears. From their graves, the colonial masters still run things. And we call that justice. We lean on the laws of oppression and injustice and find comfort in the fact that whatever the law says, it’s legal. We know than mankind is not a perfect model of good. There are times when evil overtakes and assumes leadership and control of the resources. There are times when the low-based aspirations, and the darker forces drive our fellowmen towards a path of aggression and destruction. But if they happen to get their hands on the law, skillfully manipulate it to their advantage, the law, which was designed for that purpose, will ensure they get what they want. Is there any need to make the law work the opposite way? So that only good can come out of it? Do law makers give this matter any serious thought at all? Surely they must know that the law of the land determines the way of the people? And if the people have been nurtured on unjust laws, how can they not be the product of injustice and not perpetuate the same? The laws that speak to the hearts of a people are those that are related to their survival and welfare in the land of their forebears. Their human status. Their social identity. Their entitlement to inherit from their forebears. Their rights to own property. Their rights to their father’s name. Their protection from strangers taking away their inheritance. Their protection from unfair competition. Their rights to protection from tyranny. If leaders defend these rights for the people, then leaders gain the people’s trust and respect. If leaders ignore these needs of the people, the people hold them in contempt. No matter how large religion looms over us, it can never achieve the standards that were set in the Garden of Eden. Therefore, the task rests with those who are legislators to ensure that the Cains of this land do not get away with murdering the Abels. There needs to be measures to put justice in a neutral place, not in the hands of those who have the deepest pockets, and make it equally accessible to all. Please post your comments on line at www.vistandpoint.com Contact Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Copyright © CMS Literary Services 2008 Comments (0)
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Credibility is one of the biggest casualties of our times. Bob Marley puts it succinctly in one of his songs: “Man to man is so unjust, you just don’t know who to trust…”
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