Zimbabwe: The Bane of Ephemeral Escapism

The philosopher Alfred Alder once said: "It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them", and the social scientist Karl Marx pointed out that "religion is an opium of the people". It is through the philosophies of the great men cited above that the concept of escapism will be examined.

Principles are a set of regulations that shape the individual's destiny as they determine how he/she interacts with others in a cosmopolitan context. Hence, principles mould the family unit, the community and the nation. If principles are ignored society is bound to disintegrate.

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