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Cry, Another Beloved Country

Zimbabweans are depressed and afraid as their political stalemate drags on. An insider's account.

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Apr 25, 2008 | Updated: 2:49 p.m. ET Apr 25, 2008

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Posted By: distantsmoke @ 04/30/2008 10:31:25 AM

Comment: When good men stand by and do nothing while bad men use violence to take what they want, then the result is obvious. By doing nothing and allowing Mugabe to rule for 3 decades, the "good men" (if there are any) of Zimbabwe have bought and paid for the result they have gotten.

You cannot rule a society by claiming that only certain segments of the population deserve justice and fair treatment. Once you do that the segment that deserves justice and fair treatment becomes progressivly smaller, until Mugabe is the only one who matters. Which is where Zimbabwe is now.
Posted By: getzel @ 04/25/2008 2:58:28 PM

Comment: What do Mugabe and the current US President have in common?

They both come from a long line of Bush people!

Intelligence analyst: Getzel
- Posted By: distantsmoke @ 04/30/2008 10:38:50
  
  Comment: Was this supposed to be clever? Can I make "bush" comments about the fact that Senator Obama is an actual Kenyan (born of a Kenyan father)? Apparently "bush people" jokes are OK if they are about White Americans?
  
  It never fails to amaze me that so called liberals and African Americans appear to me to be the most racist people in the country.
  
  Being a liberal used to mean being openminded. It used to mean being tolerant of ideas different from your own. It used to mean being tolerant of different lifestyles. Apparently the definition of being liberal has changed to attacking conservatives no matter what they do or who they are. Apparently the new liberal believes that we all have to think just like him or we become viable targets for the crassest kind of attacks.