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Put up or shut up...
It's really time the west put up or shut up with regards Zimbabwe. Tsvangirai is now hiding out in the Dutch Embassy for his own safety, Mugabe's thugs are still beating people up. All you hear from the west is "There can be no legitimate government without free and fair elections" etc, but they are never willing to do anything about it. It's insulting to the people of Zimbabwe for our leaders to continue to voice off on the subject yet show no willingness to do anything about it. Zimbabwe is our problem. Not only is it part of the commonwealth but the mess is basically post-colonial mess, we have a moral responsibility to act. After all the horrible events in African history the west collectively inhales and says "We'll never let that happen again" well here we are, people are being beaten to death on the streets, a dictator is clinging to power inspite of losing an election, hundreds of thousands may starve. If the west have no intention of acting then they should stop insulting Zimbabweans by talking tough and not backing it up. If they do intend to act they need to do something quick before things get even worse. Isn't this kind of thing what the UN was created for? Isn't this exactly why we have the United Nations? What's the point in it if it sits idly by. If they ignore this then they're going the way of the league of nations in the run up to world war two and look what happened then. |
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Oink (23.6.08 19:08) 1) They don't care enough because Zim's not strategic, and 2) Even if they try, China will probably use its veto to stop any action. But I fully agree with what you've said. |
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Rebecca / Website (23.6.08 21:31) I quite agree. Zimbabwe was once the most prosperous country in Sub-Saharan Africa, until Mugabe implemented his Land Reform plan. I cannot believe he is still allowed to act in such a tyrannical way with no repercussions. Now the West have said they will impose sanctions on Zimbabwe. So what! That will not effect Mugabe in any way, it will be the average Zimbabwean that will suffer. |
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Violet / Website (24.6.08 06:13) True, I totally agree with you. I guess Morgan Tsvangirai did try, but even he can take only certain amount of tyranny. He must rightly be scared for his life. And when Mugabe makes a statement like ‘Only GOD can dispose him’, I don’t see any hope unless some firm steps are taken. |
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Violet / Website (24.6.08 06:15) oops!!! I meant depose, but i guess even dispose is not completely wrong. |
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Huwie / Website (24.6.08 11:36) Yup. It's curious that one of the main 'reasons' for our going into Iraq was Saddam's human rights record... It's strange that the West don't feel so strongly about Mugabe's...anyone sniff a double-standard somewhere round here? |
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amillionpieces / Website (26.6.08 00:15) Oink, a very good point. I wish we'd stick the V's up to china once in a while though, before it becomes impossible to do so! Rebecca, yup, I agree, it always hurts the people, never the tyrants. Violet, true, I respect Morgan T for what he does - and for trying to stop the violence by calling it a day. Huwie, odd that, isn't it? Any idea what Zimbabwe's oil production is? |
