[Clive]

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[Onelifetogive]

How Could We Have Been So Blind?

...those of us who wanted a socialist Zimbabwe...

I think he answered his own question...

[Carry_Okie]

When ZANU PF talked about socialism, we should have been able to see they didn't have much understanding of it, so how could they be committed to something they didn't understand?

I think Mr. Mugabe understands socialism much better than the author does. It's always been a corrupt system preferential to murderous despots.

Gosh, how tragic. The author didn't get all the "socialism" he wanted and still believes in its endemically empty promises. After 120 million deaths in the last century, he still believes the siren song: expecting a benevolent despot to steal all the wealth and give it to the people in a fair and equitable manner, no strings attached. Then they all live happily ever after.

What an idiot.

[ctonious]

Zimbabwe -- How could we have been so blind?

Who's "we", Quemosabe? There were plenty of people in Rhodesia and the US that knew better - but you followed our and your race pimps to get where you are now.

Of course, our race whores and idiot soccer clods now have never heard of the place - and never will acknowledge the results of their handiwork - as the people they so "deeply" cared about succumb to mass rape, murder and starvation.

[nuconvert]

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[ClearCase_guy]

Could anyone still say that ‘surely he didn't know?'

When Stalin was Stalin, the Left called him Uncle Joe and said he could do no wrong. Others knew he was a monster, and said so, but the Left cried out that Stalin wasn't like that. Today we ask, "Why couldn't they see?"

When it comes to Castro, the Left calls him Fidel and says he can do no wrong. Others know he is a monster, and say so, but the Left cries out that Castro isn't like that. In the future, we will ask, "Why couldn't they see?"

When it comes to Zimbabwe ...

The truth is, the Left sees it. The Left knows it. The Left WANTS it.

[Chewbacca]

I will believe that true political change has happened in Zimbabwe when the government has trust enough to returned the rights to the people to bare arms and defend themselves and gives them the power to overthrow the government.

Until that happens they will get no sympathy or charity from me.

[lilylangtree]

Remember reading in the local paper one of the first things done after Rhodesia was turned over to majority rule and renamed Zimbabwe with Mugabe as head that the government NATIONALIZED the railroad. Remember thinking: "That was the beginning of the end."