I’m not Larks, but it seemed reasonable to me that by “voters” they meant “people with political power” instead of “peasants.” But my view of Africa is more cynical than normal, and perhaps that wasn’t the intended definition, in which case I retract the grandparent.
This is Zimbabwe we’re talking about; I think they know who the real voters are.
Don’t shift definitions in mid-argument.
I’m not Larks, but it seemed reasonable to me that by “voters” they meant “people with political power” instead of “peasants.” But my view of Africa is more cynical than normal, and perhaps that wasn’t the intended definition, in which case I retract the grandparent.