Suffer fools gladly!

Does Robert Mugabe, the ZANU-PF leader, not see the naked irony in "the verbosity of his own rigmarole"? If not, then he needs to get himself examined for age-induced dementia or another ailment that seems to abound among men of his advanced years - falling victim to the prolixity of their own imaginations.
Does he honestly not realize that when he quotes, from the wisdom of ancient Shona, the proverbial equivalent of "suffering fools gladly", most Zimbabweans might turn their heads towards the person next to them and laugh, instantly recognizing the real fool amongst them: the utterer of these very same words?
It is not an exaggeration to say that this generation of Zimbabweans believes that Mugabe and his ZANU-PF have been the worst thing to happen to the country in the last three decades. Suffering fools gladly is considered a virtue in most societies, because fools are a part of the rich and varied tapestry of human diversity. However, in most post-feudal societies, suffering fools gladly is not a legal requirement. In Zimbabwe, the situation is entirely medieval, at least with respect to one man, who happens to be -Mugabe.
Zimbabwean law requires us to suffer a presidential fool gladly. He cannot be criticized in private or in public, on pain of jail or death. Citizens are required to withhold expressing their judgment of this man's performance in office, unless it is to say something positive.
If you think that he has been an unmitigated disaster for the country, which most Zimbabweans do, you will be jailed for saying so. If you think he is too old too run the country, you could be arrested for saying so. If you think he could not possibly afford a multi-million dollar mansion without looting public coffers, you had better hold that thought forever!
So broadly is the law to protect the president's reputation crafted that one could get arrested for virtually any critical comment made against him within earshot of thousands of intelligence agents and their informers.
How appropriate that this same man would teach us about suffering fools gladly!