I HAVE been accused on several occasions of being 'petty' by raising certain issues that may appear banal and unfamiliar to the uninitiated with regard the Republic and political science. Yet, the debate about the nature of a sound republic and its institutions demand an excessive degree of 'pettiness'.
In light of this argument, those who inhabit the Namibian space on the margins and whose daily interactions with other political geographies are intense would be in clined to see things differently and including what may appear to be a small-minded matter. 'Pettiness,' which I am tempted to argue in a Namibian context as rather sophisticated reading of what republican institutions ought to look like - how they ought to function and interact with one another is what has led to the refinement of the leading democracies of the world. For our part, we seem allergic to that refinement, including debates that are above our intellectual radars. More so, we hardly seek epistemic clues to guide us or to deepen our understanding or lack thereof when it comes to debates about the nature of the republic, its institutions as well as the nature of our politics.
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