With D. Moses Wantu
Setting the pace is a column under which we shall pen to dichotomize facts and opinion. In many instances, writers will pen their views on issues of nation and global concerns and to determine how those issues would affect the social, economic and political wellbeing of the society.
In view of the above, it is my pleasure to delve into the word trust and broken trust. For the sake of the discussion, it is much preferable for one to understand the concept of trust and what it does in the human family, and to know what happen whenever trust is broken.
Trust is a firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something. It is the confidence that a person is honest and will not cause harm, or that a system will operate as expected. It often involves vulnerability, where one party relies on another to act in their best interest. This is the reason while when trust is broken, it causes mental disturbances.
Broken trust is a painful collapse of safety and security in every human interaction, be it relationship, or political alliance. Broken trust often caused by betrayal or unmet expectations, resulting in deep emotional wounds. It leads to intense feelings like anger, sadness, and anxiety and can trigger stress responses that make trusting again difficult.
There are diverse views about Yeken’s action. People are wondering how could Yekeh be thrown out from the Legislature for expressing his views. Yet, others are saying “yes, He should go out for his unruly behavior”. fit other believe that Yekeh can not fit into the Liberia body politics because his action had caused more damage than good for the country, and he had not shown remorse to uphold the culture of trust. He had injured the confidence of his followers whose trust he had broken. They stood in line to vote him to the Legislature but he betrayed them. Public Trust has been broken by Mr. Yekeh by virtue of ignoring the oath he took as a public servant to make some unacceptable comments that have the propensity to corrupt the mind set and hearing of our underage kids. He did many things that do not demonstrate discipline when it comes to pragmatic patriotism.
Yekeh has long ago broken the trust repost in him by the people of Electoral District #10 which qualifies him to be called “Honorable”. When trust is broken, the immediate reactions can be intense and varied. For the person who feels betrayed, emotions might range from shock and anger to sadness and confusion. Questions like “How could this happen?” and “Why did they do this?” are common as they grapple with the breach of trust.
On the other side, the person who has broken the trust may experience a mix of guilt, regret, and anxiety about the future of the relationship. They might ask themselves, “What have I done?” and “Can this ever be fixed?”
These initial reactions set the stage for the short-term and long-term consequences that follow.
Would Yekeh or the other parties ask a question about “ what have we done for Yekeh to behave this way, or could Yekeh ask himself “ How did I get here”.
Will he be a trusted dude in the eyes of CDCians when CDC comes back to power? Or will he go back to the Alternative National Congress (ANC). The unfortunate part about Yekeh is he played game of distrust with his political allies, apparently not knowing the ramification of his action to people who he had offended.
People or individuals have their ways of responding to situation when there is a broken trust. Jumping from one party to the other and at the same time insulting prominent and eminent citizens was never a mature political game played by Mr. Yekeh.
Equally so, another school of thought is, the action of Yekeh doesn’t warrant expulsion from the legislature. The legislature, House of Representatives should have turned Yekeh over to individuals who responsible to apprehend convicts for treason. The procedure used by the House of Representatives was never the rightful procedure.
