Now, a handful of them have realized that butchering or driving out those who actually made things work was a mistake.

So, I guess it’s OK then–I mean–as long as *one or two* of them admit that the last 40-some-odd-years of murder, terror, savagery, world condemnation and the genocide of the whites was, perhaps, somewhat in error, I suppose we should all just kiss and make-up, huh?

So Morgan’s “Come home and let bygones be bygones” attitude is going to protect my family from roving bands of drunken, racist war vets with AK-47s? Um, no. So can my family own appropriate firearms and ammo to protect ourselves? To prevent our houses from being burned down like the Freeths and Campbells? No? Then forget it.

This is not sour grapes: In an instant, I would return and help make that breathtakingly beautiful country prosperous again, but not at the cost of my family’s safety. Nope, sorry. Seen enough of the “fleeing for your life with the clothes on your back and a pack of stale Kingsgate” thing, don’t need a repeat performance.

Just a few weeks ago, Army regulars beat the bejesus out of an innocent catholic priest a short distance from where I used to live. Were they brought to justice? Not to my knowledge. Are those same soldiers still manning the same checkpoint? Likely. Are there more uniformed thugs just like them? Lots.

Until Morgan can guarantee that those returning would live in peace and safety and with the assistance, protection and complete cooperation of a caring, compassionate government and with the right to and means of personal self-defense, he’s wasting his breath.

Not a title, not busyness, not achievements or influence even, but political power. Mugabe is still in power and very soon you and the MDC will have to turn all your attention to “damage minimization” throughout Zimbabwe as pre-election “activities” increase in Zanu-PF.

Great wisdom and foresight is needed right now, the sabre rattling in Zanu-PF is only intensifying; the horrific possibility of elections Mugabe-style loom again.

I’ll be frank – I am having trouble remembering the fervour with which I respected and supported Morgan. I feel distinctly betrayed by his permissive stance towards Mugabe.

Like so many of my other comments on this site – I would dearly love to find my misgivings ill-founded. Until then I would not dream of giving up a second lifetime’s endeavours to Zim.

He notes that other countries already do this: France’s parliament has 11 expatriate MP’s, Portugal 4, and Croatia 12.

To avoid increasing the size of the Zimbabwe parliament, Mugabe’s 30 non-constituency seats could be re-allocated to represent those in the Diaspora.

We also note that the scum who looted the country’s wealth continue to hold onto their ill-gotten gains while political murderers go unpunished.

Return us our citizenship and right to vote, give us your word that the guilty will be punished and the nation’s wealth recovered, and then we will gladly help you get the economy back on track.