Comments on: A dismal display of pomp and ceremony http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/4081 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:20:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Bhinikwa http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/4081/comment-page-1#comment-274009 Bhinikwa Tue, 05 May 2009 22:17:12 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=4081#comment-274009 Article is in bad taste, l totally disagree with it, l was at the Fair, yes it wasn't as glossy as the previous ones (for obvious reasons also evident country-wide) but to rubbish everything like this is truly in bad taste & no attempt was made to balance the article. The school girls,mostly from poor western suburbs have always been skinny & their uniforms not the best but nonetheless energetic & full of life.Drum majorettes at the Trade fair have never been for the so-called nubile maidens but grade 4-7 girls in primary schools, lets be real. There was nothing unusual about the way Bob entered the stadium , hes always been choking people with earth-surface track so no change there.MDC is in an inclusive govt arrangement that no-one wanted but nonetheless that is where we all are until a better solution arrives---- can we all accept that for now and move on.Yes its not the best but certainly was better than any other available option. So it means they do things together with Zanu Pf until the next elections---heeellllo! Tell me what you would do tying to run a country under difficult conditions like we all have.Can we please accept that until an internationaly monitored election (free&fair) is done this will be the norm to expect...this is reality world. No wishing of Mugabe dead overnight, chnage is painful slow if you dont like then go to UK & see if u ll like it better there. This is our country (some of us) we will be patriotic & will not condone anyone tarnishing attempts to improve the situation. If we all did our best to get zimbabwe working again then all the better not this kind of unhelpful reporting. lm aware that you are totally entitled to you opinion & must be free after your comment but a positive approach will be more beneficial for the country.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274009','Bhinikwa'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274009','Bhinikwa','Article is in bad taste, l totally disagree with it, l was at the Fair, yes it wasn\'t as glossy as the previous ones (for obvious reasons also evident country-wide) but to rubbish everything like this is truly in bad taste & no attempt was made to balance the article.\r\n\r\nThe school girls,mostly from poor western suburbs have always been skinny & their uniforms not the best but nonetheless energetic & full of life.Drum majorettes at the Trade fair have never been for the so-called nubile maidens but grade 4-7 girls in primary schools, lets be real.\r\n\r\nThere was nothing unusual about the way Bob entered the stadium , hes always been choking people with earth-surface track so no change there.MDC is in an inclusive govt arrangement that no-one wanted but nonetheless that is where we all are until a better solution arrives---- can we all accept that for now and move on.Yes its not the best but certainly was better than any other available option. So it means they do things together with Zanu Pf until the next elections---heeellllo!\r\n\r\nTell me what you would do tying to run a country under difficult conditions like we all have.Can we please accept that until an internationaly monitored election (free&fair) is done this will be the norm to expect...this is reality world. No wishing of Mugabe dead overnight, chnage is painful slow if you dont like then go to UK & see if u ll like it better there. This is our country (some of us) we will be patriotic & will not condone anyone tarnishing attempts to improve the situation. If we all did our best to get zimbabwe working again then all the better not this kind of unhelpful reporting. lm aware that you are totally entitled to you opinion & must be free after your comment but a positive approach will be more beneficial for the country.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Article is in bad taste, l totally disagree with it, l was at the Fair, yes it wasn’t as glossy as the previous ones (for obvious reasons also evident country-wide) but to rubbish everything like this is truly in bad taste & no attempt was made to balance the article.

The school girls,mostly from poor western suburbs have always been skinny & their uniforms not the best but nonetheless energetic & full of life.Drum majorettes at the Trade fair have never been for the so-called nubile maidens but grade 4-7 girls in primary schools, lets be real.

There was nothing unusual about the way Bob entered the stadium , hes always been choking people with earth-surface track so no change there.MDC is in an inclusive govt arrangement that no-one wanted but nonetheless that is where we all are until a better solution arrives—- can we all accept that for now and move on.Yes its not the best but certainly was better than any other available option. So it means they do things together with Zanu Pf until the next elections—heeellllo!

Tell me what you would do tying to run a country under difficult conditions like we all have.Can we please accept that until an internationaly monitored election (free&fair) is done this will be the norm to expect…this is reality world. No wishing of Mugabe dead overnight, chnage is painful slow if you dont like then go to UK & see if u ll like it better there. This is our country (some of us) we will be patriotic & will not condone anyone tarnishing attempts to improve the situation. If we all did our best to get zimbabwe working again then all the better not this kind of unhelpful reporting. lm aware that you are totally entitled to you opinion & must be free after your comment but a positive approach will be more beneficial for the country.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/4081/comment-page-1#comment-273999 Anonymous Tue, 05 May 2009 01:36:09 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=4081#comment-273999 We have to know that there are no philanthropists in this world. Most people do something for a reward, politicians included, so dont expect the MDC people to be unique. As advocated by many its time to stop looking to politics for solutions when it is the cause of the problems. Its going to be difficult but people have to find own solutions to problems bedevilling the country. I now believe that MDC are opportunists who made noise to get on board the gravy train. Expecting the world to care about Zimbabwe is a dream from which its time to wake from and face reality, NO ONE IS GOING TO HELP ZIM EXCEPT THE NATIVES many of the people expected to right the wrongs are foreigners there to plunder only.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('273999','Anonymous'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('273999','Anonymous','We have to know that there are no philanthropists in this world. Most people do something for a reward, politicians included, so dont expect the MDC people to be unique. As advocated by many its time to stop looking to politics for solutions when it is the cause of the problems. Its going to be difficult but people have to find own solutions to problems bedevilling the country. I now believe that MDC are opportunists who made noise to get on board the gravy train. Expecting the world to care about Zimbabwe is a dream from which its time to wake from and face reality, NO ONE IS GOING TO HELP ZIM EXCEPT THE NATIVES many of the people expected to right the wrongs are foreigners there to plunder only.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> We have to know that there are no philanthropists in this world. Most people do something for a reward, politicians included, so dont expect the MDC people to be unique. As advocated by many its time to stop looking to politics for solutions when it is the cause of the problems. Its going to be difficult but people have to find own solutions to problems bedevilling the country. I now believe that MDC are opportunists who made noise to get on board the gravy train. Expecting the world to care about Zimbabwe is a dream from which its time to wake from and face reality, NO ONE IS GOING TO HELP ZIM EXCEPT THE NATIVES many of the people expected to right the wrongs are foreigners there to plunder only.
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]]> By: Ozzie http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/4081/comment-page-1#comment-273998 Ozzie Tue, 05 May 2009 00:51:14 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=4081#comment-273998 It does indeed appear that the MDC component of the government is trying very hard to both behave and become more like the Zanu-PF component. The hopeful thing is, neither the people of Zimbabwe nor the world at large are impressed by seeing this fruit of appeasement, seduction , or compromise - or whatever it can be attributed to. The MDC govt behaviour 'doesn't wash'. Biti can tour the world as much as he likes, people are looking at what Zim IS doing ( with its own resources) rather than what it WANTS to do ( with others financing, of course.) Thank God that Humanitarian Aid (only a word different from the coveted Development Aid) is still flowing into Zim, while you, MDC leaders, allocate precious time to enjoying mercs, perks and celebrations.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('273998','Ozzie'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('273998','Ozzie','It does indeed appear that the MDC component of the government is trying very hard to both behave and become more like the Zanu-PF component.\r\n\r\nThe hopeful thing is, neither the people of Zimbabwe nor the world at large are impressed by seeing this fruit of appeasement, seduction , or compromise - or whatever it can be attributed to.\r\n\r\nThe MDC govt behaviour \'doesn\'t wash\'. Biti can tour the world as much as he likes, people are looking at what Zim IS doing ( with its own resources) rather than what it WANTS to do ( with others financing, of course.) \r\n\r\nThank God that Humanitarian Aid (only a word different from the coveted Development Aid) is still flowing into Zim, while you, MDC leaders, allocate precious time to enjoying mercs, perks and celebrations.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> It does indeed appear that the MDC component of the government is trying very hard to both behave and become more like the Zanu-PF component.

The hopeful thing is, neither the people of Zimbabwe nor the world at large are impressed by seeing this fruit of appeasement, seduction , or compromise – or whatever it can be attributed to.

The MDC govt behaviour ‘doesn’t wash’. Biti can tour the world as much as he likes, people are looking at what Zim IS doing ( with its own resources) rather than what it WANTS to do ( with others financing, of course.)

Thank God that Humanitarian Aid (only a word different from the coveted Development Aid) is still flowing into Zim, while you, MDC leaders, allocate precious time to enjoying mercs, perks and celebrations.

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