Comments on: The tunnel - and through to the other side http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/574 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:47:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: florence durrant http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/574#comment-56096 florence durrant Thu, 24 May 2007 12:01:59 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/574#comment-56096 Lawrence, I agree with you in calling Mugabe's actions the 'Gospel according to ZANU-PF'. I believe it is history that has taught you to come to this conclusion. Mugabe himself is following the history before him. He is repeating history. Unfortunately this is bad history - one not to be ever repeated, neither should it be forgotten. History is there to teach us. Now that you and I agree that both apartheid and Mugabe's gospel are the two evils of this world as there aim is to dehumanise another human being - let us not repeat these two evils. Do not lay your blame on those who spat at you - just as I will not lay a blame on the white people who might have done the same to my fore - parents. Both these people are victims of apartheid and Mugabe's doctrine. Now that we agree that there is no black or white person, it is our duty to educate all human beings and free them from the doctrine of Mugabe and the apartheid mentality. You and me will find that 90% of those following Mugabe's doctrine and the apartheid regime are just victims like us. I can assure you as a Ndebele woman who now lives in UK - that I regard myself as 1. human being 2. British 3. Ndebele/Zulu. Hope you use your experience constructively so that it does not happen to someone else. Good luck<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('56096','florence durrant'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('56096','florence durrant','Lawrence,\r\nI agree with you in calling Mugabe\'s actions the \'Gospel according to ZANU-PF\'. I believe it is history that has taught you to come to this conclusion. Mugabe himself is following the history before him. He is repeating history. Unfortunately this is bad history - one not to be ever repeated, neither should it be forgotten. History is there to teach us. Now that you and I agree that both apartheid and Mugabe\'s gospel are the two evils of this world as there aim is to dehumanise another human being - let us not repeat these two evils. Do not lay your blame on those who spat at you - just as I will not lay a blame on the white people who might have done the same to my fore - parents. Both these people are victims of apartheid and Mugabe\'s doctrine. \r\n\r\nNow that we agree that there is no black or white person, it is our duty to educate all human beings and free them from the doctrine of Mugabe and the apartheid mentality. You and me will find that 90% of those following Mugabe\'s doctrine and the apartheid regime are just victims like us. I can assure you as a Ndebele woman who now lives in UK - that I regard myself as 1. human being 2. British 3. Ndebele\/Zulu.\r\n\r\nHope you use your experience constructively so that it does not happen to someone else. Good luck'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Lawrence,
I agree with you in calling Mugabe’s actions the ‘Gospel according to ZANU-PF’. I believe it is history that has taught you to come to this conclusion. Mugabe himself is following the history before him. He is repeating history. Unfortunately this is bad history - one not to be ever repeated, neither should it be forgotten. History is there to teach us. Now that you and I agree that both apartheid and Mugabe’s gospel are the two evils of this world as there aim is to dehumanise another human being - let us not repeat these two evils. Do not lay your blame on those who spat at you - just as I will not lay a blame on the white people who might have done the same to my fore - parents. Both these people are victims of apartheid and Mugabe’s doctrine.

Now that we agree that there is no black or white person, it is our duty to educate all human beings and free them from the doctrine of Mugabe and the apartheid mentality. You and me will find that 90% of those following Mugabe’s doctrine and the apartheid regime are just victims like us. I can assure you as a Ndebele woman who now lives in UK - that I regard myself as 1. human being 2. British 3. Ndebele/Zulu.

Hope you use your experience constructively so that it does not happen to someone else. Good luck

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]]> By: Lawrence http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/574#comment-56032 Lawrence Wed, 23 May 2007 22:38:53 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/574#comment-56032 I agree that apartheid was horrible, a terrible injustice. I am glad it is over now. I grew up in Zimbabwe and was born after Apartheid, in the mid 80´s. My experience is limited in this matter, but i know one thing. Just before i fled Zimbabwe at the begining of this year, i felt the most intense racsism i have ever felt. In the rural area´s Mugabe is telling people that the West, the Whites are stealing the rain, are causing all the harship in Zimbabwe... i was spat at, asked why i was walking on the streets, told to get out of Zimbabwe, and more than once genuinely had the fear of God in myself. Have the tables turned? Can i now in 20 years write a post such as you have done? I would be very sad if this happened, and being a citizen of Zimbabwe, is it not my right to walk on the streets? To drink in the bars? Eat fruit from the roadside vendors (the survivors)? Mugabe has taken away "human rights" and replaced it with "The Gospel According to ZANU-PF" and Satan is played by a white man.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('56032','Lawrence'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('56032','Lawrence','I agree that apartheid was horrible, a terrible injustice. I am glad it is over now.\r\nI grew up in Zimbabwe and was born after Apartheid, in the mid 80´s. My experience is limited in this matter, but i know one thing. Just before i fled Zimbabwe at the begining of this year, i felt the most intense racsism i have ever felt. In the rural area´s Mugabe is telling people that the West, the Whites are stealing the rain, are causing all the harship in Zimbabwe... i was spat at, asked why i was walking on the streets, told to get out of Zimbabwe, and more than once genuinely had the fear of God in myself. Have the tables turned? Can i now in 20 years write a post such as you have done? I would be very sad if this happened, and being a citizen of Zimbabwe, is it not my right to walk on the streets? To drink in the bars? Eat fruit from the roadside vendors (the survivors)? Mugabe has taken away \"human rights\" and replaced it with \"The Gospel According to ZANU-PF\" and Satan is played by a white man.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> I agree that apartheid was horrible, a terrible injustice. I am glad it is over now.
I grew up in Zimbabwe and was born after Apartheid, in the mid 80´s. My experience is limited in this matter, but i know one thing. Just before i fled Zimbabwe at the begining of this year, i felt the most intense racsism i have ever felt. In the rural area´s Mugabe is telling people that the West, the Whites are stealing the rain, are causing all the harship in Zimbabwe… i was spat at, asked why i was walking on the streets, told to get out of Zimbabwe, and more than once genuinely had the fear of God in myself. Have the tables turned? Can i now in 20 years write a post such as you have done? I would be very sad if this happened, and being a citizen of Zimbabwe, is it not my right to walk on the streets? To drink in the bars? Eat fruit from the roadside vendors (the survivors)? Mugabe has taken away “human rights” and replaced it with “The Gospel According to ZANU-PF” and Satan is played by a white man.
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]]> By: pseudo http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/574#comment-55985 pseudo Wed, 23 May 2007 15:08:31 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/574#comment-55985 Solidarity!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('55985','pseudo'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('55985','pseudo','Solidarity!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Solidarity!
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]]> By: floence durrant http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/574#comment-55820 floence durrant Tue, 22 May 2007 14:48:06 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/574#comment-55820 It is because some of us have a Soul of God in us. One does not get that from the church or from fasting and praying for forty days and nights. It is a gift from God - a biblical gift - so treasure it because no amount of money or gold can buy it. It is that fulfilment that we get when we do the sacred work on God's behalf - fighting for His downtrodden. I do not know about you, but I shall never sell mine for a bowl of soup like Esau. Together we shall make this a better world. And always remember that what you regard as trivial like throwing the apartheid and KKK sign 'No blacks or dogs allowed' is in reality the first step to travelling a million miles. Well done - because we are nearly there in putting this world - our world right once and for all. Mugabe will be the choirmaster of hell - and it will be 'thanks' to that first act that you did as a child!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('55820','floence durrant'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('55820','floence durrant','It is because some of us have a Soul of God in us. One does not get that from the church or from fasting and praying for forty days and nights. It is a gift from God - a biblical gift - so treasure it because no amount of money or gold can buy it. It is that fulfilment that we get when we do the sacred work on God\'s behalf - fighting for His downtrodden. \r\n\r\nI do not know about you, but I shall never sell mine for a bowl of soup like Esau. Together we shall make this a better world. And always remember that what you regard as trivial like throwing the apartheid and KKK sign \'No blacks or dogs allowed\' is in reality the first step to travelling a million miles. Well done - because we are nearly there in putting this world - our world right once and for all. Mugabe will be the choirmaster of hell - and it will be \'thanks\' to that first act that you did as a child!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> It is because some of us have a Soul of God in us. One does not get that from the church or from fasting and praying for forty days and nights. It is a gift from God - a biblical gift - so treasure it because no amount of money or gold can buy it. It is that fulfilment that we get when we do the sacred work on God’s behalf - fighting for His downtrodden.

I do not know about you, but I shall never sell mine for a bowl of soup like Esau. Together we shall make this a better world. And always remember that what you regard as trivial like throwing the apartheid and KKK sign ‘No blacks or dogs allowed’ is in reality the first step to travelling a million miles. Well done - because we are nearly there in putting this world - our world right once and for all. Mugabe will be the choirmaster of hell - and it will be ‘thanks’ to that first act that you did as a child!

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