Comments on: Two-faced Zanu PF: five years ago it was Murambatsvina; today its ‘economic empowerment’ http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5527 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: d. connolly http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/5527/comment-page-1#comment-274891 d. connolly Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:30:11 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/?p=5527#comment-274891 Thanks! This is a fantastic article. A really refreshing breakdown of the real economic players in this country and the dynamics of how they work. The originality of the piece is thought-provoking too - if i can add one comment that concerns me. While undoubtedly you are right that this scheme will benefit only the cronies and sycophants, it will obviously be sown heavily in the public media and in election campaigning - for the benefit of poor zimbabweans who may be tempted to believe in ZANU's empowerment strategy. My concern is for the effect that this will have on us, in terms of deepening a culture of dependency, reliance and expectation. How is it empowering to continuously suggest to a population that they need not work to reap benefits. Sit back, support the right party, and wait for the gravy. This is the very opposite of empowerment and sustainability.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('274891','d. connolly'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('274891','d. connolly','Thanks! This is a fantastic article. A really refreshing breakdown of the real economic players in this country and the dynamics of how they work. The originality of the piece is thought-provoking too - if i can add one comment that concerns me. \r\nWhile undoubtedly you are right that this scheme will benefit only the cronies and sycophants, it will obviously be sown heavily in the public media and in election campaigning - for the benefit of poor zimbabweans who may be tempted to believe in ZANU\'s empowerment strategy. My concern is for the effect that this will have on us, in terms of deepening a culture of dependency, reliance and expectation. How is it empowering to continuously suggest to a population that they need not work to reap benefits. Sit back, support the right party, and wait for the gravy. This is the very opposite of empowerment and sustainability.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Thanks! This is a fantastic article. A really refreshing breakdown of the real economic players in this country and the dynamics of how they work. The originality of the piece is thought-provoking too – if i can add one comment that concerns me.
While undoubtedly you are right that this scheme will benefit only the cronies and sycophants, it will obviously be sown heavily in the public media and in election campaigning – for the benefit of poor zimbabweans who may be tempted to believe in ZANU’s empowerment strategy. My concern is for the effect that this will have on us, in terms of deepening a culture of dependency, reliance and expectation. How is it empowering to continuously suggest to a population that they need not work to reap benefits. Sit back, support the right party, and wait for the gravy. This is the very opposite of empowerment and sustainability.
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