A breif history of the glorioius nation of Zimbabwe and its struggles against the evils of civilisation
Okej, jag inser att ovanstående klipp kanske inte är helt rättvist, men utifrån mitt perspektiv verkar det ändå som att Mugabe har kört landet i botten. Han verkar därtill vara minst lika rasistisk mot den vita befolkningen som britterna var mot den svarta.
Efter att Mugabe jagat ut vita bönder från Zimbabwe visar det sig att zimbabwier är i desperat behov av dem:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/25/zimbabwe-land-reforms-mugabe-white-farmers
"When Tracy Mutinhiri struggled to get her tobacco crop to grow, she turned to some of the country’s most experienced farmers for help. There was only one complication: They were white.
In Zimbabwe, farmland has been a central issue in the African nation’s violent struggles over race. Fifteen years ago, the government began seizing property from thousands of white farmers and giving it to blacks as recompense for the abuses of colonial rule. But now, as agricultural output stalls, black landowners are quietly reaching out to white farmers who were thrown off their land.
"The problem now is that we have the land, but they have the experience", said Mutinhiri, a black landowner. "We need to help each other."
"Driving around Zimbabwe today, it’s hard to miss the acres of farmland lying fallow. In 1997, the country’s economy was among the strongest on the continent. This year, its growth rate is predicted to be 1.5%, according to the government, lower than that of any of its neighbours. Between 2000 and 2009, agricultural revenue declined by $12 billion, according to the commercial farmers’ union. The nation, once called "the breadbasket of Africa", relies on international aid to feed 25% of its population, according to the World Food Program."
http://qz.com/458137/mugabe-is-asking-back-the-white-farmers-he-chased-away/
"In 2000 Robert Mugabe shocked the world when he made dramatic changes to land ownership laws in Zimbabwe which resulted in thousands of white Zimbabwean farmers being forced to give up their farms and many to leave the country.
Those white farmers owned 70% of the most arable land in the country which they had inherited from a colonial past built on racial hierarchy."
"For Mugabe the land occupations had little to do with righting a wrong but much about exerting power and force. He has been in power since 1980 and one of the longest ruling presidents in Africa. It was therefore no surprise that the rule of law was suspended. Mobs of self styled war veterans and youth militia had carte blanche. There was violence and terror. Several white farmers and their black workers were killed, beaten or chased away and their properties taken over."
"The chaos had adverse effects on the economy, food production, and civil rights. One of Africa’s strongest economies shrank to half the size it had been in 1980. Soon record hyperinflation would render supermarket shelves bare and the national currency worthless. 10% of the population fled to neighbouring countries in penury, hunger and fear."
Jag har egentligen inte så värst bra koll på läget i Zimbabwe och är därför väldigt nyfiken på era åsikter. Vad tycker/tror ni? Rösta och diskutera.
USS Liberty: A breif history of the glorioius nation of Zimbabwe and its struggles against the evils of civilisation
OBS! Inte mina stavfel.
Rhodesia är ett ypperligt bevis på hur planekonomi samt revanschism inte är en lyckad kombination för något land.
Sydrhodesia är ju även likt Sydafrika i hur de vita, som vägrade gå med på moderlandets krav på införandet av lika rösträtt för vita och icke-vita i kolonin, isolerades internationellt när de utropade sin självständighet. Detta samt det långdragna gerillakriget bäddade nog för dess nuvarande ekonomiska läge.
Since the defeat of the constitutional referendum in 2000, politics in Zimbabwe has been marked by a move from the norms of democratic governance, such as democratic elections, the independence of the judiciary, the rule of law, freedom from racial discrimination, the existence of independent media, civil society and academia. Recent years have seen widespread violations of human rights.
Elections have been marked by political violence and intimidation, along with the politicisation of the judiciary, military, police force and public services.[3] Statements by the President and government politicians have referred to a state of war, or Chimurenga, against the opposition political parties, in particular the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC-T). Newspapers not aligned with the government have been closed down, members of the judiciary have been threatened and/or arrested. Repressive laws aimed at preventing freedoms of speech, assembly and association have been implemented and subjectively enforced. Members of the opposition are routinely arrested and harassed, with some subjected to torture or sentenced to jail. The legal system has come under increasing threat. The MDC has repeatedly attempted to use the legal system to challenge the ruling ZANU-PF, but the rulings, often in favour of the MDC, have not been taken into account by the police.
Någonting att notera kan vara Kinas influens i landet. Kina använder sig av neo-kolonisering för att säkra ekonomisk makt över Zimbabwe (och merparten av den afrikanska kontinenten).
China has become the biggest buyer of Zimbabwean tobacco, purchasing over 13,000 tonnes of tobacco between January and October 2007. The Zimbabwean trade deficit with China amounted to US$189 million in the first half of 2007; Zimbabwe exported US$16 million of goods to China.[3]
China was accused of supplying Zimbabwe with jet fighters, vehicles and other military equipment.[64] China declared in 2007 that it was dropping all kinds of assistance and limiting assistance to humanitarian aid.[65] In July 2008, the Chinese diplomacy asked Mugabe "to behave" though critics see that as a way for China to protect its own interests in this country should a regime change.[66]
Nu svarade jag knappt på frågan, men nej landet har inte utvecklats till det bättre.
