Comments on: Mapped: 2094 cases of political violence in Zimbabwe http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1391 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Kobus Raath http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1391/comment-page-1#comment-271617 Kobus Raath Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:43:24 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=1391#comment-271617 I applaud the brave Zimbabweans who have got off their knees and are fighting back against ZANU brutality. It is about time!There may be an initial escalation in violence but when the ZANU thugs begin to realize the MAJORITY of ordinary Zimbabweans are no longer easy targets they will run away like all cowards and bullies.The Zimbabwean people deserve justice and that requires retribution against ZANU and punishment of its leaders for crimes against the Zimbabwean people. I trust a political settlement will not lose sight of this issue.Be very afraid Robert Gabriel and your gang of criminals[ the so called JOC].<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('271617','Kobus Raath'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('271617','Kobus Raath','I applaud the brave Zimbabweans who have got off their knees and are fighting back against ZANU brutality. It is about time!There may be an initial escalation in violence but when the ZANU thugs begin to realize the MAJORITY of ordinary Zimbabweans are no longer easy targets they will run away like all cowards and bullies.The Zimbabwean people deserve justice and that requires retribution against ZANU and punishment of its leaders for crimes against the Zimbabwean people. I trust a political settlement will not lose sight of this issue.Be very afraid Robert Gabriel and your gang of criminals&#91; the so called JOC&#93;.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> I applaud the brave Zimbabweans who have got off their knees and are fighting back against ZANU brutality. It is about time!There may be an initial escalation in violence but when the ZANU thugs begin to realize the MAJORITY of ordinary Zimbabweans are no longer easy targets they will run away like all cowards and bullies.The Zimbabwean people deserve justice and that requires retribution against ZANU and punishment of its leaders for crimes against the Zimbabwean people. I trust a political settlement will not lose sight of this issue.Be very afraid Robert Gabriel and your gang of criminals[ the so called JOC].
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]]> By: Mbudzi Yadhura http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1391/comment-page-1#comment-271611 Mbudzi Yadhura Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:16:47 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=1391#comment-271611 Here we are now, Mai Mujuru and others in Mashonaland Central and Murewa, Mtoko let people down to be murdered by Mnangagwa of the Midlands. Last time it was again Mnangagwa murdering people of Matebeleland. We are noting down.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('271611','Mbudzi Yadhura'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('271611','Mbudzi Yadhura','Here we are now, Mai Mujuru and others in Mashonaland Central and Murewa, Mtoko let people down to be murdered by Mnangagwa of the Midlands. Last time it was again Mnangagwa murdering people of Matebeleland. We are noting down.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Here we are now, Mai Mujuru and others in Mashonaland Central and Murewa, Mtoko let people down to be murdered by Mnangagwa of the Midlands. Last time it was again Mnangagwa murdering people of Matebeleland. We are noting down.
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]]> By: Jose Correia http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1391/comment-page-1#comment-271608 Jose Correia Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:20:14 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=1391#comment-271608 Thank you, I did wonder what happened to the reaction of my email. Glad to see some analysis was put into it... all we can do is strive for a better reality based on love, trust and peace i.e. living from the heart. I can see this coming to Zimbabwe because enough people have raised their voices for this to happen. Believe in yourselves!!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('271608','Jose Correia'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('271608','Jose Correia','Thank you, I did wonder what happened to the reaction of my email. Glad to see some analysis was put into it... all we can do is strive for a better reality based on love, trust and peace i.e. living from the heart.\r\n\r\nI can see this coming to Zimbabwe because enough people have raised their voices for this to happen. Believe in yourselves!!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Thank you, I did wonder what happened to the reaction of my email. Glad to see some analysis was put into it… all we can do is strive for a better reality based on love, trust and peace i.e. living from the heart.

I can see this coming to Zimbabwe because enough people have raised their voices for this to happen. Believe in yourselves!!

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]]> By: Matibili http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1391/comment-page-1#comment-271603 Matibili Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:41:58 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=1391#comment-271603 For twenty eight years and more mugabe has thrived on ethnic and emotionally charged cleansing. Smith did the same, hence white men and women saw African locals in the then Rhodesia as subhuman, yet they cooked their dishes and washed, ironed and cleaned their children's bottoms and worked in their gardens. Mugabe just perfected the art using tribal affiliation down to dialect and region. Notice the way he would make his sycophants fight, even kill each other in order to please him. Zimbabwean youth have been so brutalised that if you talk reason to them you die. Why is this. Simple. Brain washing, a consequence of re education. We had a time in zimbabwe (2000) when the constitution was rejected, university students and all the youth 20 years and under, were identified as the culprits who voted NO. They defined and labelled as 'bornfree,' A negative label that subjected them to a new form of re education, hence the birth of the green bombers. The economic meltdown has not helped issues because the rationale behind this was that these youth would go for re education, do some green bomber duties (basically torture and murder). After that they would then qualify for any place to train in the civil service, university, teachers college etc. Human greed and political power being what they have been in our country, the youth have been used to ACHIEVE the political wishes of their MPs with impunity and no regard for their humane side. This is a calculated move which will not absolve any dictator of blame. Let them have their time but I can see this turning on them. As you say True Grit, they think they are ridding the nation of vermin while they have been turned into the vermin. Another impressive, intelligent, inovative and original strategy? (no Hitler did lots of this, beating people for being in the pubs of all places!) mugabe is a 'FUNDI' and therefore an imitator. While the foolish and ignorant think he is a genius. g<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('271603','Matibili'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('271603','Matibili','For twenty eight years and more mugabe has thrived on ethnic and emotionally charged cleansing.\r\n\r\nSmith did the same, hence white men and women saw African locals in the then Rhodesia as subhuman, yet they cooked their dishes and washed, ironed and cleaned their children\'s bottoms and worked in their gardens.\r\n\r\nMugabe just perfected the art using tribal affiliation down to dialect and region. \r\n\r\nNotice the way he would make his sycophants fight, even kill each other in order to please him.\r\n\r\nZimbabwean youth have been so brutalised that if you talk reason to them you die. Why is this. Simple. Brain washing, a consequence of re education.\r\n\r\nWe had a time in zimbabwe (2000) when the constitution was rejected, university students and all the youth 20 years and under, were identified as the culprits who voted NO. \r\n\r\nThey defined and labelled as \'bornfree,\' A negative label that subjected them to a new form of re education, hence the birth of the green bombers.\r\n\r\nThe economic meltdown has not helped issues because the rationale behind this was that these youth would go for re education, do some green bomber duties (basically torture and murder). After that they would then qualify for any place to train in the civil service, university, teachers college etc.\r\n\r\nHuman greed and political power being what they have been in our country, the youth have been used to ACHIEVE the political wishes of their MPs with impunity and no regard for their humane side.\r\n\r\nThis is a calculated move which will not absolve any dictator of blame. Let them have their time but I can see this turning on them.\r\n\r\nAs you say True Grit, they think they are ridding the nation of vermin while they have been turned into the vermin.\r\n\r\nAnother impressive, intelligent, inovative and original strategy? (no Hitler did lots of this, beating people for being in the pubs of all places!) mugabe is a \'FUNDI\' and therefore an imitator.\r\n\r\nWhile the foolish and ignorant think he is a genius. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n g'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> For twenty eight years and more mugabe has thrived on ethnic and emotionally charged cleansing.

Smith did the same, hence white men and women saw African locals in the then Rhodesia as subhuman, yet they cooked their dishes and washed, ironed and cleaned their children’s bottoms and worked in their gardens.

Mugabe just perfected the art using tribal affiliation down to dialect and region.

Notice the way he would make his sycophants fight, even kill each other in order to please him.

Zimbabwean youth have been so brutalised that if you talk reason to them you die. Why is this. Simple. Brain washing, a consequence of re education.

We had a time in zimbabwe (2000) when the constitution was rejected, university students and all the youth 20 years and under, were identified as the culprits who voted NO.

They defined and labelled as ‘bornfree,’ A negative label that subjected them to a new form of re education, hence the birth of the green bombers.

The economic meltdown has not helped issues because the rationale behind this was that these youth would go for re education, do some green bomber duties (basically torture and murder). After that they would then qualify for any place to train in the civil service, university, teachers college etc.

Human greed and political power being what they have been in our country, the youth have been used to ACHIEVE the political wishes of their MPs with impunity and no regard for their humane side.

This is a calculated move which will not absolve any dictator of blame. Let them have their time but I can see this turning on them.

As you say True Grit, they think they are ridding the nation of vermin while they have been turned into the vermin.

Another impressive, intelligent, inovative and original strategy? (no Hitler did lots of this, beating people for being in the pubs of all places!) mugabe is a ‘FUNDI’ and therefore an imitator.

While the foolish and ignorant think he is a genius.

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]]> By: True Grit http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/1391/comment-page-1#comment-271602 True Grit Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:07:04 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=1391#comment-271602 All forms of violence in any human society must be condemned. But having said that, it is entirely understandable that reprisal attacks by youths loyal to the Opposition have taken place on the Zanu-PF thugs, who have wrought so much havoc on anyone seeming to be connected with the MDC. These party youths, mostly uneducated, unemployed, frustrated, ignorant, and often high on alcohol and drugs, do not see that their plight is precisely the result of Mugabe's failed policies of patronage and self-enrichment. They are high on this ideology of hatred and resentment. When they are killing an Opposition member they think they are destroying an enemy who has committed treason, a traitor. They think they are defending Zimbabwe's sovereignty. They think that this justifies all the horrible acts that they have committed. They are brainwashed and brain sick. And all because Mugabe and his henchmen have made them that way. What a waste of youth! Shame on you Mugabe!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('271602','True Grit'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('271602','True Grit','All forms of violence in any human society must be condemned. But having said that, it is entirely understandable that reprisal attacks by youths loyal to the Opposition have taken place on the Zanu-PF thugs, who have wrought so much havoc on anyone seeming to be connected with the MDC. \r\n\r\nThese party youths, mostly uneducated, unemployed, frustrated, ignorant, and often high on alcohol and drugs, do not see that their plight is precisely the result of Mugabe\'s failed policies of patronage and self-enrichment. They are high on this ideology of hatred and resentment. When they are killing an Opposition member they think they are destroying an enemy who has committed treason, a traitor. They think they are defending Zimbabwe\'s sovereignty. They think that this justifies all the horrible acts that they have committed. They are brainwashed and brain sick. And all because Mugabe and his henchmen have made them that way. What a waste of youth!\r\nShame on you Mugabe!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> All forms of violence in any human society must be condemned. But having said that, it is entirely understandable that reprisal attacks by youths loyal to the Opposition have taken place on the Zanu-PF thugs, who have wrought so much havoc on anyone seeming to be connected with the MDC.

These party youths, mostly uneducated, unemployed, frustrated, ignorant, and often high on alcohol and drugs, do not see that their plight is precisely the result of Mugabe’s failed policies of patronage and self-enrichment. They are high on this ideology of hatred and resentment. When they are killing an Opposition member they think they are destroying an enemy who has committed treason, a traitor. They think they are defending Zimbabwe’s sovereignty. They think that this justifies all the horrible acts that they have committed. They are brainwashed and brain sick. And all because Mugabe and his henchmen have made them that way. What a waste of youth!
Shame on you Mugabe!

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