by Cordslash » Sun Nov 19, 2017 9:36 pm
So far I've only eyed this thread without commenting, but I guess better late than never.
Haven't been to Zim since a holiday in 92, but I know loads of people from there so let's give it a spin.
The military taking over Zim is not really a good thing. Except for forcing Bob to leave. Seriously, it's been 20 years too long. Hey, I was overjoyed like many at first, but it soon became clear that they're not exactly the good guys. As in they're not there for the people, as so many ordinary Zimbabweans seem to believe, but they did it for a faction in the governing Zanu PF party.
Remember that they are all members of that party (army chiefs). The army's generals were in the war of independence with Mugabe. And with Mnangagwa. They're peas in a pod.
Mnangagwa has as much blood on his hands as Mugabe does. The tens of thousands of Ndebele killed during the 80's because of dissent when he was chief of intelligence scream for his head. He's not a democrat by any means. Never has been.
Buuuuuuut, the army generals, his old friends, likes him better than they like Grace Mugabe.
So bye bye, Gucci Grace!
And good riddance.
Yet he's been given a second chance. We'll have to see if Emmerson makes something of this, or if he manages to fuck up his legacy even more.
The next few weeks should tell the story.
*The artist formerly known as CmdrVimes*
Hancock, John.