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2019-12-01 Africa Subsaharan

Zimbabwe is on the Brink of Starvation : ( [The True Story of Zimbabwe]

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Posted by Herb McCoy 2019-12-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Commies

#1 Socialism + Racial Justice (like either wouldn't be enough by itself).

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-01 08:13|| 2019-12-01 08:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Your discussion is interesting and frightening, but I believe you have your history wrong.
Mugabe did not take power in a revolution.
The government of the previous regime, under prime minister Ian Smith, was forced by the combined influence of all western powers, which boycotted his regime and threatened it with destruction for not sharing power with the indigenous peoples.
As a result of that pressure a "Democracy" was set up in the new state of Zimbabwe, on the principle of one man one vote, among all the peoples of the country. These included the 'settlers' as well as members of many tribes, of which two of them were much larger than the rest. Mugabe's tribe was the largest and as a result he won the first election, and he proceeded to slowly absorb all of its wealth among his favorites, as is not unusual among all powerful rulers.
Anyone with the slightest bit of foresight suspected that Zimbabwe would become a disaster, but that did not discourage the do-gooders of the United States and Great Britain from forcing the termination of the Smith regime.
I was under the impression that the Chinese government has more or less taken over the country, and any starvation should be laid at its feet.
The countries that coerced the present failures do share some responsibility for the consequences of their folly, but they have never acknowledged their folly at all.
If thee is now talk of famine, it is to encourage western do-gooders to donate food for the starving people
Unfortunately, in the past, when famines occur, usually caused by natural disasters, such donations have been given to the starving people rather to the farmers. The latter then cannot sell what small crops they salvage at all at any price, and so the country ends up perpetually dependent on gifts from abroad, another brilliant way to help people.

Posted by Daniel 2019-12-01 16:32|| 2019-12-01 16:32|| Front Page Top

#3 The countries that coerced the present failures do share some responsibility for the consequences of their folly, but they have never acknowledged their folly at all.

And sadly, never will.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-01 16:41|| 2019-12-01 16:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Mugabe's tribe was the largest and as a result he won the first election, and he proceeded to slowly absorb all of its wealth among his favorites

A reminder that a collection of tribes do not a nation make. Something that does not bode well for America and the current focus on identity politics.

Posted by SteveS 2019-12-01 17:09|| 2019-12-01 17:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Honestly, I don't care.

Posted by chris 2019-12-01 19:41|| 2019-12-01 19:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Unfortunately, in the past, when famines occur, usually caused by natural disasters, such donations have been given to the starving people rather to the farmers. The latter then cannot sell what small crops they salvage at all at any price, a

So damned predictable.
Destroy the price structure => destroy incentives for farmers to plant or industry to produce
Destroy incentives => destroy capacity
Destroy capacity => increase dependence on foreign "aid"
Increase imports => destroy incentive to produce
etc
etc

Criminally stupid.
Shame on us. Shane on our retarded elites.

Posted by Lex 2019-12-01 20:27|| 2019-12-01 20:27|| Front Page Top

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