Mugabe: Hell, No, I Won't Go
Tuesday June 17, 2008
Also known as why Morgan Tsvangirai needs to watch his back, Part II. Bobby Mugabe, who has vowed to be president until he's 100 years old, has made it crystal clear that he's not going to honor a Movement for Democratic Change win in the June 27 presidential runoff election. He said flat-out Monday that challengers who try to get him to cede power would be arrested "in broad daylight," and made his feelings for the electoral process clear in this quote, captured by the state-run media and reprinted by the International Herald Tribune:
"We are not going to give up our country for a mere X on a ballot. How can a ballpoint pen fight with a gun?"
Mugabe claims he'll paint any opposition victory as Western-orchestrated -- just as he branded valuable food aid, which the government then suspended -- and will bring out the "war veterans" militia to ensure that he stays in power.
(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Comments
Regardless of what the western world and media are saying,and without backing dictatorship in any way,most Africans in their hearts of hearts truly consider the Zimbabwe problem to be at least 80% western orchestrated and as such are reluctant to come out openly against Mugabe.Most of the western media are obviously campaigning in a one-sided fashion against this man and no one is fooled as to the reasons why.We all know that Mugabe has his short-comings,not the least of which is his desire to hold on to power.But as black people,we still inwardly seethe with the rage generated by years upon years of abuse by the west.This is he true reason for the ambiguous reaction coming from africans themselves.Openly going against Mugabe seems like betraying one’s people to an Agenda we are only beginning to awake to.
And yet,it is obvious this situation can not go on forever and the path of war between peoples would be the wrong one in today’s world.At a time when America is apparently giving a chance to a black man to be it’s leader,we too,should start giving consideration to same back home.Those white people in Zimbabwe no longer have another country.They are white africans.We must accept and integrate them.