Comments on: The musings of a Zimbabwean exile now existing in England http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:26:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Don Cox http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485/comment-page-1#comment-35914 Don Cox Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:51:06 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485#comment-35914 "why in the name of anything we have allowed ourselves to be cowed to the extent of being comatose in the face of everything brutal indecent and so degrading that we think Ian Smith was a better alternative beats me." This is the big question about all dictators. Why do the citizens allow them to grab power? How did that evil swine Mao manage to conquer the whole of China and murder tens of millions? Surely the Chinese could have stopped him? It seems that psychopaths paralyse the ordinary decent person, like a snake hypnotosing a rabbit. Watch the growth of the power of Chavez in Venezuela. Can't the citizens see what he is doing? He is another Mugabe.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('35914','Don Cox'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('35914','Don Cox','\"why in the name of anything we have allowed ourselves to be cowed to the extent of being comatose in the face of everything brutal indecent and so degrading that we think Ian Smith was a better alternative beats me.\"\r\n\r\nThis is the big question about all dictators. Why do the citizens allow them to grab power? How did that evil swine Mao manage to conquer the whole of China and murder tens of millions? Surely the Chinese could have stopped him? \r\n\r\nIt seems that psychopaths paralyse the ordinary decent person, like a snake hypnotosing a rabbit.\r\n\r\nWatch the growth of the power of Chavez in Venezuela. Can\'t the citizens see what he is doing? He is another Mugabe.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> “why in the name of anything we have allowed ourselves to be cowed to the extent of being comatose in the face of everything brutal indecent and so degrading that we think Ian Smith was a better alternative beats me.”

This is the big question about all dictators. Why do the citizens allow them to grab power? How did that evil swine Mao manage to conquer the whole of China and murder tens of millions? Surely the Chinese could have stopped him?

It seems that psychopaths paralyse the ordinary decent person, like a snake hypnotosing a rabbit.

Watch the growth of the power of Chavez in Venezuela. Can’t the citizens see what he is doing? He is another Mugabe.

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]]> By: "Hatichisina Chimiro" | We Have No More Pride http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485/comment-page-1#comment-34467 "Hatichisina Chimiro" | We Have No More Pride Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:52:45 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485#comment-34467 It was all good and well that we took the country back from the colonial rulers and managed to make it an upstanding nation in which the world so admired. Now us Zimbos are scattered around the globe ( myself included) all because we cannot do what we did to the Colonial rulers. We have a shameful manner of being complacent. We are now seeking refuge from our former colonial masters who now feel pitty for us. If only we had the pride that the Americans and the British have we would be back home building the future of Zimbabwe for our children. As for now we will hide behind the skirts of the Queen ( I AM SURE NO NO-ONE CAN DISPUTE MY COMMENT )<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('34467','\"Hatichisina Chimiro\" | We Have No More Pride'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('34467','\"Hatichisina Chimiro\" | We Have No More Pride','It was all good and well that we took the country back from the colonial rulers and managed to make it an upstanding nation in which the world so admired. \r\n\r\nNow us Zimbos are scattered around the globe ( myself included) all because we cannot do what we did to the Colonial rulers. We have a shameful manner of being complacent. \r\n\r\nWe are now seeking refuge from our former colonial masters who now feel pitty for us. \r\n\r\nIf only we had the pride that the Americans and the British have we would be back home building the future of Zimbabwe for our children. \r\n\r\nAs for now we will hide behind the skirts of the Queen\r\n\r\n( I AM SURE NO NO-ONE CAN DISPUTE MY COMMENT )'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> It was all good and well that we took the country back from the colonial rulers and managed to make it an upstanding nation in which the world so admired.

Now us Zimbos are scattered around the globe ( myself included) all because we cannot do what we did to the Colonial rulers. We have a shameful manner of being complacent.

We are now seeking refuge from our former colonial masters who now feel pitty for us.

If only we had the pride that the Americans and the British have we would be back home building the future of Zimbabwe for our children.

As for now we will hide behind the skirts of the Queen

( I AM SURE NO NO-ONE CAN DISPUTE MY COMMENT )

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]]> By: Kagona Mutengo http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485/comment-page-1#comment-34408 Kagona Mutengo Mon, 08 Jan 2007 20:35:33 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485#comment-34408 Thats the price all of us Zimbabweans, at home or in exile pay for being so servile to our political masters. The country does not belong to Robert Mugabe and his cronies but to all of us, why in the name of anything we have allowed ourselves to be cowed to the extent of being comatose in the face of everything brutal indecent and so degrading that we think Ian Smith was a better alternative beats me. We deserve the leadership we have and the system they have created for the naught of their own comfort. Its time to wake up and smell the coffee in the kitchen man.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('34408','Kagona Mutengo'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('34408','Kagona Mutengo','Thats the price all of us Zimbabweans, at home or in exile pay for being so servile to our political masters. The country does not belong to Robert Mugabe and his cronies but to all of us, why in the name of anything we have allowed ourselves to be cowed to the extent of being comatose in the face of everything brutal indecent and so degrading that we think Ian Smith was a better alternative beats me. We deserve the leadership we have and the system they have created for the naught of their own comfort. Its time to wake up and smell the coffee in the kitchen man.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Thats the price all of us Zimbabweans, at home or in exile pay for being so servile to our political masters. The country does not belong to Robert Mugabe and his cronies but to all of us, why in the name of anything we have allowed ourselves to be cowed to the extent of being comatose in the face of everything brutal indecent and so degrading that we think Ian Smith was a better alternative beats me. We deserve the leadership we have and the system they have created for the naught of their own comfort. Its time to wake up and smell the coffee in the kitchen man.
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]]> By: Indo expat http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485/comment-page-1#comment-34208 Indo expat Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:40:04 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485#comment-34208 Read your article with sympathy. There are a lot of Zimbabweans in Australia, the weather is friendlier etc. Suggest you check it out. Western Australia is lovely. The lifestyle I think would be far more enjoyable.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('34208','Indo expat'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('34208','Indo expat','Read your article with sympathy. There are a lot of Zimbabweans in Australia, the weather is friendlier etc. Suggest you check it out. Western Australia is lovely. The lifestyle I think would be far more enjoyable.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Read your article with sympathy. There are a lot of Zimbabweans in Australia, the weather is friendlier etc. Suggest you check it out. Western Australia is lovely. The lifestyle I think would be far more enjoyable.
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]]> By: Suzannah http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485/comment-page-1#comment-34163 Suzannah Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:50:21 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485#comment-34163 Dear Zimbabwean Exile: My heart goes out to you and all those that have lost everything because of the Mad Dictator. I myself am originally from Kenya but have lived in the United States for about 3 decades. My family has a farm in Kenya, that sits idle year after year because my Mother is too old and sickly to operate it. I am looking for a displaced Zimbabwean Farmer who would be interested in settling in kenya. We would welcome any interested parties who would either like to lease or buy. Please e-mail me at schemirmir@hotmail.com if you or anyone you know is interested in more information. Thanks and best wishes for the future.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('34163','Suzannah'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('34163','Suzannah','Dear Zimbabwean Exile:\r\n\r\nMy heart goes out to you and all those that have lost everything because of the Mad Dictator.\r\n\r\nI myself am originally from Kenya but have lived in the United States for about 3 decades.\r\n\r\nMy family has a farm in Kenya, that sits idle year after year because my Mother is too old and sickly to operate it.\r\n\r\nI am looking for a displaced Zimbabwean Farmer who would be interested in settling in kenya. We would welcome any interested parties who would either like to lease or buy.\r\n\r\nPlease e-mail me at schemirmir@hotmail.com if you or anyone you know is interested in more information.\r\n\r\nThanks and best wishes for the future.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Dear Zimbabwean Exile:

My heart goes out to you and all those that have lost everything because of the Mad Dictator.

I myself am originally from Kenya but have lived in the United States for about 3 decades.

My family has a farm in Kenya, that sits idle year after year because my Mother is too old and sickly to operate it.

I am looking for a displaced Zimbabwean Farmer who would be interested in settling in kenya. We would welcome any interested parties who would either like to lease or buy.

Please e-mail me at schemirmir@hotmail.com if you or anyone you know is interested in more information.

Thanks and best wishes for the future.

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]]> By: musician http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485/comment-page-1#comment-34134 musician Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:29:49 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485#comment-34134 At first I felt that the world would come to the aid of Zim but now I know thats a pipe dream so I'm afraid guys it's up to you and that does mean HUGE courage If you all STAND together he will be finished ,but it means EVERYONE and that takes organizing and that is dangerous but its your choice Think of the young boys who gave their lives to defend Britain They were scared but they believeed it could be done and they went,many to their deaths and they conquered the evil that was there If mugabwe stays you'll all die young No future so what is your choice ?God bless you all<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('34134','musician'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('34134','musician','At first I felt that the world would come to the aid of Zim but now I know thats a pipe dream so I\'m afraid guys it\'s up to you and that does mean HUGE courage If you all STAND together he will be finished ,but it means EVERYONE and that takes organizing and that is dangerous but its your choice\r\nThink of the young boys who gave their lives to defend Britain They were scared but they believeed it could be done and they went,many to their deaths and they conquered the evil that was there\r\n If mugabwe stays you\'ll all die young No future so what is your choice ?God bless you all'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> At first I felt that the world would come to the aid of Zim but now I know thats a pipe dream so I’m afraid guys it’s up to you and that does mean HUGE courage If you all STAND together he will be finished ,but it means EVERYONE and that takes organizing and that is dangerous but its your choice
Think of the young boys who gave their lives to defend Britain They were scared but they believeed it could be done and they went,many to their deaths and they conquered the evil that was there
If mugabwe stays you’ll all die young No future so what is your choice ?God bless you all
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]]> By: a Duoist http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485/comment-page-1#comment-33779 a Duoist Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:19:22 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485#comment-33779 All of the exile Zimbabweans I have met in the Anglosphere share two qualities: a remarkable sense of quiet, good humor and a developed, personal good manners which puts the manners of others to shame. But again and again, the fact that those countries which have locked socialism into their form of governance are always in the bottom half of prosperous nations is lost upin all of the Zimbabweans I meet. It is as if blinders are on; 'We Zimbabweans are destitute, but it is Mugabe's/Zanu's/colonialism's/imperialism's/the World Bank's/America's sanctions which are to blame. Three millions of Zimbabweans have voted with their feet, the economy is the world's worst, yet socialism is still the ideological narcotic of preference in Zimbabwe, according to every Zimbabwean I speak to. Fine. Be socialists if you want, but don't ignore the empirical result of socialism over the past century: starvation and poverty. 'Be free,' Zimbabwe.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('33779','a Duoist'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('33779','a Duoist','All of the exile Zimbabweans I have met in the Anglosphere share two qualities: a remarkable sense of quiet, good humor and a developed, personal good manners which puts the manners of others to shame.\r\n\r\nBut again and again, the fact that those countries which have locked socialism into their form of governance are always in the bottom half of prosperous nations is lost upin all of the Zimbabweans I meet. It is as if blinders are on; \'We Zimbabweans are destitute, but it is Mugabe\'s\/Zanu\'s\/colonialism\'s\/imperialism\'s\/the World Bank\'s\/America\'s sanctions which are to blame.\r\n\r\nThree millions of Zimbabweans have voted with their feet, the economy is the world\'s worst, yet socialism is still the ideological narcotic of preference in Zimbabwe, according to every Zimbabwean I speak to. Fine. Be socialists if you want, but don\'t ignore the empirical result of socialism over the past century: starvation and poverty.\r\n\r\n\'Be free,\' Zimbabwe.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> All of the exile Zimbabweans I have met in the Anglosphere share two qualities: a remarkable sense of quiet, good humor and a developed, personal good manners which puts the manners of others to shame.

But again and again, the fact that those countries which have locked socialism into their form of governance are always in the bottom half of prosperous nations is lost upin all of the Zimbabweans I meet. It is as if blinders are on; ‘We Zimbabweans are destitute, but it is Mugabe’s/Zanu’s/colonialism’s/imperialism’s/the World Bank’s/America’s sanctions which are to blame.

Three millions of Zimbabweans have voted with their feet, the economy is the world’s worst, yet socialism is still the ideological narcotic of preference in Zimbabwe, according to every Zimbabwean I speak to. Fine. Be socialists if you want, but don’t ignore the empirical result of socialism over the past century: starvation and poverty.

‘Be free,’ Zimbabwe.

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]]> By: Don Cox http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485/comment-page-1#comment-33548 Don Cox Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:53:06 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485#comment-33548 Pity you are in Birmingham - if you were in Middlesbrough I could invite you round for a cup of tea. We Brits are not all that indifferent, but there are so many thousands of immigrants and refugees here now that it is hard to do much more than pay the taxes that help them out. (For instance, you probably don't have to pay any school fees here.) Cheer up and have a Happy Christmas. Mugabe won't live for ever.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('33548','Don Cox'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('33548','Don Cox','Pity you are in Birmingham - if you were in Middlesbrough I could invite you round for a cup of tea. \r\n\r\nWe Brits are not all that indifferent, but there are so many thousands of immigrants and refugees here now that it is hard to do much more than pay the taxes that help them out. (For instance, you probably don\'t have to pay any school fees here.)\r\n\r\nCheer up and have a Happy Christmas. Mugabe won\'t live for ever.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Pity you are in Birmingham - if you were in Middlesbrough I could invite you round for a cup of tea.

We Brits are not all that indifferent, but there are so many thousands of immigrants and refugees here now that it is hard to do much more than pay the taxes that help them out. (For instance, you probably don’t have to pay any school fees here.)

Cheer up and have a Happy Christmas. Mugabe won’t live for ever.

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]]> By: Adrian http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485/comment-page-1#comment-33497 Adrian Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:07:49 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485#comment-33497 The thing that REALLY irritates me about Robert Mugabe is? The fact that he isnt even ZIMBABWEAN. He is from Mozambique. Yet another case in point of why immigration is BAD.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('33497','Adrian'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('33497','Adrian','The thing that REALLY irritates me about Robert Mugabe is?\r\n\r\nThe fact that he isnt even ZIMBABWEAN. He is from Mozambique.\r\n\r\nYet another case in point of why immigration is BAD.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> The thing that REALLY irritates me about Robert Mugabe is?

The fact that he isnt even ZIMBABWEAN. He is from Mozambique.

Yet another case in point of why immigration is BAD.

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]]> By: florence durrant http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485/comment-page-1#comment-33491 florence durrant Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:12:44 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/485#comment-33491 Angry exile - what wasted energy! Might as well keel over and go to sleep. I know, because I festered like a gangrenous wound for over 20 years. Palpable anger is what if feels like - your heart beating itself to destruction. Not only does dictatorship of Mugabe destroy families, it destroys souls. But I am not angry anymore, if anything, I am grateful for the anger that nearly killed me. Because I have now channelled it to 'constructive anger'. Mine is now a building anger than the destructive anger that you are going through. My suggestions, which I have given to many other Zimbabweans/any exile for that matter is 'Collectively, we have the power over dictators.' But not as an individual. So if you know other Zimbabweans in your locality, it is high time you started to organise something - what-ever it is that you feel confortable with. As long as its aim is to bring down Mugabe - you will be singing with joy pretty soon. Experience talking and no teacher teaches better than experience. So go for it - looks like you are highly educated and highly skilled! Blessings and good luck!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('33491','florence durrant'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('33491','florence durrant','Angry exile - what wasted energy! Might as well keel over and go to sleep. I know, because I festered like a gangrenous wound for over 20 years. Palpable anger is what if feels like - your heart beating itself to destruction. Not only does dictatorship of Mugabe destroy families, it destroys souls. But I am not angry anymore, if anything, I am grateful for the anger that nearly killed me. Because I have now channelled it to \'constructive anger\'. Mine is now a building anger than the destructive anger that you are going through. \r\n\r\nMy suggestions, which I have given to many other Zimbabweans\/any exile for that matter is \'Collectively, we have the power over dictators.\' But not as an individual. So if you know other Zimbabweans in your locality, it is high time you started to organise something - what-ever it is that you feel confortable with. As long as its aim is to bring down Mugabe - you will be singing with joy pretty soon. Experience talking and no teacher teaches better than experience. So go for it - looks like you are highly educated and highly skilled!\r\nBlessings and good luck!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Angry exile - what wasted energy! Might as well keel over and go to sleep. I know, because I festered like a gangrenous wound for over 20 years. Palpable anger is what if feels like - your heart beating itself to destruction. Not only does dictatorship of Mugabe destroy families, it destroys souls. But I am not angry anymore, if anything, I am grateful for the anger that nearly killed me. Because I have now channelled it to ‘constructive anger’. Mine is now a building anger than the destructive anger that you are going through.

My suggestions, which I have given to many other Zimbabweans/any exile for that matter is ‘Collectively, we have the power over dictators.’ But not as an individual. So if you know other Zimbabweans in your locality, it is high time you started to organise something - what-ever it is that you feel confortable with. As long as its aim is to bring down Mugabe - you will be singing with joy pretty soon. Experience talking and no teacher teaches better than experience. So go for it - looks like you are highly educated and highly skilled!
Blessings and good luck!

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