We have consistently made the point that the role of the democratic movement since 1999 cannot be reduced to the simple objective of taking power from ZANU-PF.
For many and indeed for millions of ordinary citizens the democratic movement represents something much deeper, a vehicle for the oppressed, a platform through which ordinary citizens can find full political expression, resist authoritarian consolidation, defend our zones of autonomy and gravitate towards a democratic breakthrough.
It is in this context that calls for a genuinely democratic movement are both legitimate and understandable. The regime has repeatedly demonstrated zero appetite for any reform while intensifying its assault on the foundations of our constitutional democracy.
This reality places a huge responsibility on those of us who represent the fight for democratic change. We owe it to the millions of dejected citizens to build a political home in which they can organise, find expression, and reject the regime in Harare.
But achieving that requires us to take stock and to do so we need the courage to confront reality as it is, rather than as we wish it to be.
It requires honest reflection, rigorous analysis of the political terrain, and the humility to learn, adapt and act.
History will judge us not merely by the intentions we profess, but by whether we were capable of rising to the demands of our moment. It places us with a choice, that is either to become an albatross around the neck of democratic change, or to rebuild ourselves into the instrument of democratic transformation that millions of our people desperately need.
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