If the orange and green parties truly wish to have a less divided country and fewer or no garrisons, let us start over.

In relation to JEEP and other infrastructure projects, why have we moved from merit-based allocation of jobs to who is a diehard orange or green? If one understands both O and G turning up at each other's rally, for T-shirts (in which money was purportedly wrapped), it is plain: the people just want to live!

And pray tell, are those being employed today being rewarded for stuffing ballot boxes? Will 'bollo work' allocation be rotational, or will the positions be permanent? How can a 70:30 allocation, in favour of supporters of the winning party, be fair?

Let us, hereafter, seek not to bury our opponents but draw out a new sheet of paper and start over. Seeking to make your fellow man 'look bad' has never cut it.

P. MORANT

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