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6/12 Why don't I hear any leftists whining about US imperial
oppression of Mugabe these days?
Mugabe's L1m Party As Millions Face Starvation
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1421595/posts
\_ Nothing to do with leftists or rightists--the man's a shitbag,
deserving of government-sanctioned assassination, and it'd be nice
to hear from _anyone_ (including the US govt., see AIUSA thread
below) that "something" should be done about him. -John
\_ it has everything to do with leftists. He is a leftist, he
is adored by leftists.
\_ Either I'm being (badly) trolled or you're an idiot. I
suspect both. -John
\_ is this projection??? even the left leaning
wikipedia acknowledges hes a Marxist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugabe
\_ You've come from "you leftists are stupid, ha ha,
you adore Mugabe" to "wikipedia calls Mugabe a
Marxist." He's a shitbag, decent people of all
political stripes loathe him. Did you have a point?
No? Next then. -John
\_ I don't understand your vitrol. Mugabe is
a Marxist and, though you may have missed the
news reporting it, was cheered by the left during
his ascendence to power. This same Marxist
scenario has played itself countless times and
yet there are always people like yourself
pretending he is something he is not. Strange.
\_ Whatever pretenses he had to Marxism were
in line with his leadership role in the Rhodesian
civil war against the Smith regime, which was a
reasonably noble undertaking. Overthrow of
bad governments is as laudable if they are white,
oppressive and racist as if they are black,
oppressive and racist. Mugabe has given up any
"revolutionary credibility" by being a vicious
shit. I'm defending neither marxists nor thugs;
I do, however, make allowance for people of any
political persuasion to change their view of a
tyrant once his true colors show. Would you say
that anyone calling himself politically xyz is
automatically xyz? Was Joe Stalin a communist?
What would Marx have said? You tell me. -John
\_ Why don't you hear any? Probably becuase you don't bother to
read anytyhing outside your carefully circumscribed circle.
Slate and The Nation have been griping about this guy for
almost a decade. Glad you finally noticed he was a bastard.
The Right used to love him, because he was anti-Soviet.
\_ The fact that Trotsky disliked Stalin and Mao disliked
Ho-Chi Minh does not preclude them all from being Marxists.
But you are right Mugabe is really more a Maoist, having
received the most support from China.
\_ Oh, that's all right then. I got a newspaper in Berkeley
that talks all about how great Mao was. |
| www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1421595/posts blam Mugabes' 1m party as millions face starvation TREVOR GRUNDY ROBERT Mugabe and his wife Grace are this weekend preparing for a lavish wedding anniversary celebration by approving a guest list that includes the names of African leaders seeking massive debt relief for their impov erished countries. "It will be a classy, royal-like occasion," a government source said in H arare. "The Mugabes will be driven from a church service at Kutama Missi on outside Harare where they were married in August 1996 in an open Roll s-Royce with horses in front. The wedding anniversary party will reportedly cost close to 1m. It will be preceded by a Mugabe family trip to an as yet unnamed country with cl ose ties to Zimbabwe - possibly Libya. Plans for the lavish celebrations in August have been confirmed as millio ns of Zimbabweans face starvation. This year the country was forced to i mport millions of tons of grain, most of it corn from neighbouring count ries. The all-day party will be partly paid for by President Mugabe - one of Af rica's wealthiest men - partly by impoverished Zimbabwean taxpayers and partly by local companies seeking to stay in business at a time when the words "ethnic cleansing" are never far away from the lips of European, Asian and middle-class African businesspeople. The couple met when Pr esident Mugabe was still a married man. His first wife, Ghanaian-born Sally Mugabe, died in 1992 and 40 days of n ational mourning was declared. Then rumours started that the austere Cat holic-educated Mugabe had been having an affair for years with a State H ouse security operative, Grace Marufa. Robert Mugabe fathered two children with her - Robert Jnr (now 18) and Bo na, who is 16. The children were presented to almost 30,000 wedding gues ts at the end of August 1996. They will have a 10th wedding anniversary celebration next year. "It will probably be held at Mugabe's multi-million-pound palace in the suburb o f Borrowdale," said a source in the ruling Zanu-PF party. The father of Prince Harry's girlfriend has defended himself against al legations that his business dealings help "sustain" the Zimbabwean regim e Wealthy safari operator Charles Davy said he was "in business not politic s" after his dealings with Webster Shamu, the minister responsible for p olicy implementation under President Mugabe, were disclosed. Davy said his daughter Chelsy's relationship with the Prince had caused a "spate of rubbish" to appear about him in the media. "I have decided to put the facts on the table in the hope that you will e ither leave me alone or at least write the truth and limit the adverse i mpact of all these untruths on my children." He added: "I am in business with Mr Shamu and have been for five years. Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change said yesterday that Davy's invo lvement with Shamu meant he was "sustaining" the regime. View Replies To: blam That this bastard is still alive -- tells you all you need to know about why Africa will remaim forever, in the turd world.. I have no compassion for a people, incapable of killing such a bastard. View Replies To: blam I just did a search on "Kutama Mission." they don't have their own websit e but, many of their members are listed as having recieved various gover nment grants. No connection to the Gospel but, much self-aggrandizement. View Replies To: blam "It will be a classy, royal-like occasion," a government source said in H arare. "The Mugabes will be driven from a church service at Kutama Missi on outside Harare where they were married in August 1996 in an open Roll s-Royce with horses in front. View Replies To: happyathome His "Ceaucescu moment" is long overdue... His gentle treatment by the UN, the world's media and our government -- speaks volumes --- and sickens me. Let's not forget that only three years ago, Mr Mugabe was honored b y about a dozen or so members of the New York City Council .. presumably , I guess, because he took away the farms away from the white people ... This has contributed to the decline of food production .. and most of t he farms have been given to cronies of the President .. View Replies To: The_Trooper "On September 12, Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe-once its liberator and now its brutal dictator-was welcomed to New York's City Hall. View Replies Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. |
| en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mugabe Joshua Nkomo, was given a series of cabinet positions in Mugabe's government. However, Mugabe was torn between this objective and pressures to meet the expectations of his own ZANU followers for a fast er pace of social change. About two years before, Mugabe had married his former secretary, Grace Marufu, 40 years his junior and with whom he already had two children, in a tribal ceremony. Mugabe just ified the marriage under a traditional African law which allows him to t ake a junior wife. Canaan Banana, who was convicted of alleged gay sex offences (which many believe to have been fictions invented by M ugabe). While Zimbabwe has the highest HIV/AIDS infection rate in the wo rld, the vast majority of sufferers there are heterosexual. arable land was owned by approximately 4,000 descendants of white sett lers. However, he reassured white landowners that they had nothing to fe ar from black majority rule. Mugabe favoured a "willing buyer, willing s eller" plan for gradual redistribution of land but little was done in hi s early years in power. However, in 1999 and 2000 Mugabe used force to t ransfer land ownership from whites to blacks. Since land redistribution, Zimbabwe has transformed from being an exporte r of food to a nation where farms are appallingly mismanaged and five mi llion people need food aid. The proposed change would have limited future presidents t o two terms, but as it was not retroactive, Mugabe could have stood for another two terms. It would also have made his government and military o fficials immune from prosecution for any illegal acts committed while in office. Also, it allowed the government to confiscate white-owned land for redistribution to black farmers without compensation. Amid accusatio ns of violence and claims that large numbers of citizens in anti-Mugabe strongholds were prevented from voting, Mugabe defeated Tsvangirai by 56 % to 42%. African Un ion executive council, which comprises foreign ministers of the 53 membe r states, criticised the government for the arrests and torture of oppos ition members of parliament and human rights lawyers, the arrests of jou rnalists, the stifling of freedom of expression and clampdowns on other civil liberties. dictator, and an extremely poor role model for the continent at a time when Africa shoul d be trying to embrace greater democratic reforms. Mugabe's supporters t end to dismiss much of the criticism as being racially motivated, and ch aracterize it as being little more than the bitter remarks of those who have been disadvantaged by his policies. Ndebel es, the opposition MDC, white landowners, and homosexuals. Mugabe and a list of members of his government are now banned from entering the Europ ean Union. The for mer exporter of cereals is nowadays forced to import grain or to rely on humanitarian aid. Mugabe is also accused of favoring his political alli es and members of his ethnic group during the redistribution of white fa rmers' land. Many of the victims of the current upheaval are farm worker s, with no replacements while the land is standing idle. sanctions to be leveled against Mugabe and numerous other high-ranking Zimbabwe politicians, freezing their assets and barring Americans from engaging in any transactions or dealings with them. Justifying the move, Bush's spokesman stated the President and Co ngress believe that "the situation in Zimbabwe endangers the southern Af rican region and threatens to undermine efforts to foster good governanc e and respect for the rule of law throughout the continent". South Africa of his decision when they telephoned him to discuss the situation. Zimbabwe's government said the President did not accept the Commonwealth's position, and was leaving the group. edit Succession As one of Africa's longest-lasting leaders, speculation has built over th e years as to the future of Zimbabwe after Mugabe leaves office. His age and increasing reports of failing health have focused more attention on possible successors within his party as well as the opposition. He is portrayed as being a leader who rose to power as a liberator, but then grew corrupt and oppressive, much as Mugabe is considered to be by the Western world. |