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Open Source Opinion, is all about highly opinionated analytical opinion portal. It is an open source for opinion and discussions. It’s name/word which just came out of the blues. An opinion based portal, with political writings as it’s baseline.

The portal analyses and follows the trends in politics, systems of governance, the happenings in the society and what ills, affects that society and highlights them.

In general, Open Source Opinion, follows and highlights the dynamics of the real politicking in our country. It also castigates and critiques the negative repercussions of bad politicking, how bad politics affects the Nation-State association, how the political class manipulates the systems of governance, how corruption derails the development of the state, the catastrophic divisive and devious tribal politics, promises and pledges that the government of the day fails to honor to it’s citizens and the various ills that do affect the general society.

Thus, the backbone of the portal, it’s intention and the baseline was to castigate the political establishments, analyze our politics and politicking, fault our systems of governance and keep the government on it’s toes. And, above all fault the political class and elites, politicians, tribal chieftains and political barons all who call the shots in our political scenes. They do disguise as our leaders whereas down their spine their actions speaks otherwise.

Following the aftermath of the post election violence, it’s common knowledge and a fact that the buck stopped on the doors of the political class, they bore the heaviest responsibility. They stands accused because of fanning tribal animosities, incitements, fueling ethnic hatred, and financing where one of the most henious and devious atrocities were committed, mass murders, rape, wanton destruction of properties, forced evictions and displacement of people where they refugees in their own country as friends turned against each other as neighbors turned to each other.

At that time, the height of the post chaos in the year 2007/08, we failed the test as a nation-state, republic, society and as an association. According to Aristotle’s arguement the society, nation, state is an association. And, that association’s moulds is based on mutual understanding and virtues that identifies it with it’s people. For that association to prosper and stand the test of times it must have harmony, and there must be peaceful co-existence among the subjects so that they can accomodate and tolerate each other

But, during those black months in our history we almost tilted to the abyss, the country was burning as our leaders were jostling for power. The desire for power fueled the post election violences. What transpired and happened at that time can be related to what Plato, wrote in his famous book, “The Republic”. He charges in effect that the ideal city depicted in the republic was fatally unable to cope with the key insight of liberal politics, which is that, “power corrupts”.

Desire for power corrupts and more than that destroys. Yet at it’s core is a related but deeper insight. It destroys people in the never ending pursuits of power, undermines their psychological health. And it destroys politics as rulers desiring power for self-gratification undermine political units.

And, as a result of my opining and highlighting these issues, i have been receiving overwhelming responses through the moderation panel inbox ,which were positive and encouraging. In my considered view after going through a lengthy time of deliberation and brainstorming where i laid all the cards on the table came to a conclusion ,and thought it wise to offer this portal abit of a make over and tilt it to be abit more accomodative.

It is in this perspective that i relaunch Open Source Opinion, to a much broader spectrum portal, a premier discussion board. It will be more accomodative ,informative and above all it will congregate the like-minded citizen journalist, bloggers and political thinkers in the open source opinion community.