Their motto was to pretend to fight Moibutu‑dada as fiercely as possible in public, but consummate their usual business of impoverishing and robbing the masses by looting and subverting the economy and serving the colonial masters behind the scenes.
The gullible public was so physically, economically and intellectually emaciated through years of Moibutu‑dada’s brutal rule and plunder that although they realized the initiated tricks of mock political fights through many fake political parties, they had no energy to resist or challenge them. They helplessly and passively watched the political fiasco, like the audience in some theatrical drama.
And to make sure that some riffraff members of the makeshift opposition, who did not understand the game of deception, did not pose any threat to Mo
