Comments on: “Blissfully” ignorant..? http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/306 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: InFor Mozambique » Blog Archive » This is Zimbabwe http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/306/comment-page-1#comment-205 InFor Mozambique » Blog Archive » This is Zimbabwe Thu, 05 Jan 2006 06:27:21 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=306#comment-205 [...] Check this by yourselves (on the talk of inflation).and don’t forget to vote for This is Zimbabwe! [...]<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('205','InFor Mozambique » Blog Archive » This is Zimbabwe'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('205','InFor Mozambique » Blog Archive » This is Zimbabwe','[...] Check this by yourselves (on the talk of inflation).and don’t forget to vote for This is Zimbabwe! [...]'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> [...] Check this by yourselves (on the talk of inflation).and don’t forget to vote for This is Zimbabwe! [...]
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]]> By: Sokwanele http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/306/comment-page-1#comment-128 Sokwanele Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:47:29 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=306#comment-128 Thank you RW! It's an easy feeling for Zimbabweans to have when they're cut off from news outside their country and have little free information within. So it's very nice that you took the time to state that, both for us and the people reading this blog. Thanks.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('128','Sokwanele'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('128','Sokwanele','Thank you RW! It\'s an easy feeling for Zimbabweans to have when they\'re cut off from news outside their country and have little free information within. So it\'s very nice that you took the time to state that, both for us and the people reading this blog. Thanks.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Thank you RW! It’s an easy feeling for Zimbabweans to have when they’re cut off from news outside their country and have little free information within. So it’s very nice that you took the time to state that, both for us and the people reading this blog. Thanks.
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]]> By: RW http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/306/comment-page-1#comment-125 RW Sun, 11 Dec 2005 10:25:39 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=306#comment-125 Don't think that the world doesn't care! We do, and you are not alone. The work you're doing here is vital in raising awareness elsewhere in the world of the realities of life in Zimbabwe, and the complacency of the international community. The problem is that we elsewhere in the world rely too much on the goodwill of our politicians. Too many of us assume that "everything that can be done" is being done, when in reality these guys never do anything without a good hard push. The more we push them, the more they will do. And on Zimbabwe, there's a whole lot more to be done. Your latest campaign call is excellent. I'll certainly be faxing my MP. We have to keep increasing the pressure on politicians around the world, until the weight of that pressure is irresistable. In the meantime, don't ever think that the world doesn't care!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('125','RW'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('125','RW','Don\'t think that the world doesn\'t care! We do, and you are not alone. The work you\'re doing here is vital in raising awareness elsewhere in the world of the realities of life in Zimbabwe, and the complacency of the international community. \r\n\r\nThe problem is that we elsewhere in the world rely too much on the goodwill of our politicians. Too many of us assume that \"everything that can be done\" is being done, when in reality these guys never do anything without a good hard push. The more we push them, the more they will do. And on Zimbabwe, there\'s a whole lot more to be done. \r\n\r\nYour latest campaign call is excellent. I\'ll certainly be faxing my MP. We have to keep increasing the pressure on politicians around the world, until the weight of that pressure is irresistable. In the meantime, don\'t ever think that the world doesn\'t care!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Don’t think that the world doesn’t care! We do, and you are not alone. The work you’re doing here is vital in raising awareness elsewhere in the world of the realities of life in Zimbabwe, and the complacency of the international community.

The problem is that we elsewhere in the world rely too much on the goodwill of our politicians. Too many of us assume that “everything that can be done” is being done, when in reality these guys never do anything without a good hard push. The more we push them, the more they will do. And on Zimbabwe, there’s a whole lot more to be done.

Your latest campaign call is excellent. I’ll certainly be faxing my MP. We have to keep increasing the pressure on politicians around the world, until the weight of that pressure is irresistable. In the meantime, don’t ever think that the world doesn’t care!

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]]> By: Sokwanele http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/306/comment-page-1#comment-116 Sokwanele Fri, 09 Dec 2005 11:59:13 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=306#comment-116 Thank you for taking the time to write to your MP - we think that's fantastic and hope that more people will do so. There will be a time again when he'll come to you asking for your vote again. Please don't be discouraged by his response. Keep writing, keep up the pressure. What is the strong international policy? What is he doing to ensure something is being done?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('116','Sokwanele'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('116','Sokwanele','Thank you for taking the time to write to your MP - we think that\'s fantastic and hope that more people will do so. There will be a time again when he\'ll come to you asking for your vote again. Please don\'t be discouraged by his response. Keep writing, keep up the pressure. What is the strong international policy? What is he doing to ensure something is being done?'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Thank you for taking the time to write to your MP – we think that’s fantastic and hope that more people will do so. There will be a time again when he’ll come to you asking for your vote again. Please don’t be discouraged by his response. Keep writing, keep up the pressure. What is the strong international policy? What is he doing to ensure something is being done?
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]]> By: English Woman http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/306/comment-page-1#comment-114 English Woman Thu, 08 Dec 2005 16:15:59 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=306#comment-114 Your last sentence is so true! I recently wrote to my MP asking why the British Government was turning a blind eye. His reponse (yes I actually got one!) went like this: "Having voted against military action in Iraq in the absence of specific UN authority, I will not call for that approach to topple the odious regime in Zimbabwe. There does need to be a strong international policy, and indeed it is difficult to see how the regime can survive much longer given the damage it is doing to the country" So - in a nutshell - Western politicans are hurting after Iraq and won't dare dip their toes anywhere near Zimbabweabn waters! Their policy is to wait until Zimbabwe implodes, no matter what effect that has on the innocent people of Zimbabwe. It stinks really. And I elected these people!!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('114','English Woman'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('114','English Woman','Your last sentence is so true! I recently wrote to my MP asking why the British Government was turning a blind eye. His reponse (yes I actually got one!) went like this:\r\n\"Having voted against military action in Iraq in the absence of specific UN authority, I will not call for that approach to topple the odious regime in Zimbabwe. There does need to be a strong international policy, and indeed it is difficult to see how the regime can survive much longer given the damage it is doing to the country\"\r\nSo - in a nutshell - Western politicans are hurting after Iraq and won\'t dare dip their toes anywhere near Zimbabweabn waters! Their policy is to wait until Zimbabwe implodes, no matter what effect that has on the innocent people of Zimbabwe.\r\nIt stinks really. And I elected these people!!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Your last sentence is so true! I recently wrote to my MP asking why the British Government was turning a blind eye. His reponse (yes I actually got one!) went like this:
“Having voted against military action in Iraq in the absence of specific UN authority, I will not call for that approach to topple the odious regime in Zimbabwe. There does need to be a strong international policy, and indeed it is difficult to see how the regime can survive much longer given the damage it is doing to the country”
So – in a nutshell – Western politicans are hurting after Iraq and won’t dare dip their toes anywhere near Zimbabweabn waters! Their policy is to wait until Zimbabwe implodes, no matter what effect that has on the innocent people of Zimbabwe.
It stinks really. And I elected these people!!
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