?This election campaign has been the most bitter and divisive one I have ever experienced in this country.
Nasty attempts have been made to destroy the reputations of prominent candidates, and with our love for mauvais langue we have lapped them up, passing the stories on with much delight, according to our political persuasions.
With the number of talk shows on radio, the campaign has become very much like a theatrical production, with regular callers calling every day–the regulars having been assigned names in many cases according to what part of the country they are calling from.
What makes the radio talk shows even more theatrical is the passion and clear bias of the talk show hosts.
One particular gentleman hates the leader of one of the parties to such an extent that his angry, violent and vitriolic attacks on that person on a daily basis, is becoming frightening...and therein lies the danger to our society.
I can only hope and pray that when the results have been announced, that the owners of these radio stations will see to it that these political programmes will cease with immediate effect so that this country can return to normal.
I hope these owners will put country first, if even millions of dollars are waved before their noses to continue to do so.
Failure to do this may result in our country becoming another Rwanda.
That country had in 1984, a genocide that in 100 days, took the lives of 800,000 citizens.
The hate that caused that disaster was encouraged and fanned by the radio stations. This must not be allowed to happen here.
E Smith
Gulf View