Comments on: The good, the good, and the ugly..? http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/396 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:33:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ashley http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/396#comment-1403 Ashley Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:28:52 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=396#comment-1403 It is sad to see such a beautiful country full of BEAUTIFUL people fall into what people would say "a pit of dispair." It is sad to see a man take charge of a country that is full of potential, and have that man use his "power" for bad. But can you really consider it power? One of the reasons people bully or dictate is because of fear..so what is it he's afraid of? Obviously he is afraid of being overthrown and losing his position of leadership in that country. So what is there to do? What is a country to do when their country is falling...what hope are they able to hold on to? Take this into consideration: He won't be around forever. He's 84 years old and even if he reaches 100 years old, he won't be able to rule the country with the sharpness he has today. I believe that one day the country of Zimbabwe is going to rise above its current circumstances and become one of the strongest countries in the world and we won't know what to do. They won't be strong in a bad overbearing way, but they will be strong in a clean, healthy way. I pray daily for this country and I pray that God blesses it tremendously and that He will lead them from "captivity" into freedom! It is sad to see such a beautiful country full of BEAUTIFUL people fall into what people would say “a pit of dispair.”

It is sad to see a man take charge of a country that is full of potential, and have that man use his “power” for bad. But can you really consider it power? One of the reasons people bully or dictate is because of fear..so what is it he’s afraid of? Obviously he is afraid of being overthrown and losing his position of leadership in that country.
So what is there to do? What is a country to do when their country is falling…what hope are they able to hold on to?

Take this into consideration:
He won’t be around forever. He’s 84 years old and even if he reaches 100 years old, he won’t be able to rule the country with the sharpness he has today.

I believe that one day the country of Zimbabwe is going to rise above its current circumstances and become one of the strongest countries in the world and we won’t know what to do. They won’t be strong in a bad overbearing way, but they will be strong in a clean, healthy way.

I pray daily for this country and I pray that God blesses it tremendously and that He will lead them from “captivity” into freedom!

]]> By: Zimfool http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/396#comment-1290 Zimfool Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:12:43 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=396#comment-1290 No one to blame but themselves, just goes to show that evil will thrive when good men do nothing. No one to blame but themselves, just goes to show that evil will thrive when good men do nothing.

]]> By: a Duoist http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/396#comment-1276 a Duoist Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:07:42 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=396#comment-1276 Noktula, When Mr. Mugabe and the ZANU-PF came to power, they had a specific written philosophy to guide them in their rebellion against colonialism: Marxism. What is the actual writen philosophy being used by "Freedom Day" Zimbabweans now, to rally the people and guide them in their efforts to remove or replace Mr. Mugabe and the ZANU-PF? What, Noktula, is the precise philosophy Zimbabweans want to use against Marxism to inspire the "hope" for a positive change that you call for? If Zimbabweans can't agree on a new philosophy to inspire 'hope,' Mr. Mugabe has an old one already in place. Noktula,

When Mr. Mugabe and the ZANU-PF came to power, they had a specific written philosophy to guide them in their rebellion against colonialism: Marxism.

What is the actual writen philosophy being used by “Freedom Day” Zimbabweans now, to rally the people and guide them in their efforts to remove or replace Mr. Mugabe and the ZANU-PF?

What, Noktula, is the precise philosophy Zimbabweans want to use against Marxism to inspire the “hope” for a positive change that you call for?

If Zimbabweans can’t agree on a new philosophy to inspire ‘hope,’ Mr. Mugabe has an old one already in place.

]]> By: Don Cox http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/396#comment-1262 Don Cox Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:14:57 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=396#comment-1262 "After all, what is democracy if its not 51% of the people telling the other 49% what to do?" That is the "tyranny of the majority". Those who framed the US constitution were well aware of that danger, and incorporated checks and balances to prevent it. It was particularly a problem for the Americans as they had many religious minority sects. The constitutions of developing countries often lack the necessary checks and balances. So far, the US constitution has survived Nixon, and it looks like it will survive Bush. In many countries, Bush would by now be a full blooded dictator. “After all, what is democracy if its not 51% of the people telling the other 49% what to do?”

That is the “tyranny of the majority”. Those who framed the US constitution were well aware of that danger, and incorporated checks and balances to prevent it. It was particularly a problem for the Americans as they had many religious minority sects.

The constitutions of developing countries often lack the necessary checks and balances.

So far, the US constitution has survived Nixon, and it looks like it will survive Bush. In many countries, Bush would by now be a full blooded dictator.

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