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Title: Is that a coup brewing in Zim?
Post by: vooke on November 06, 2017, 10:38:10 PM
Or Im hearing my own things?
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Post by: Georgesoros on November 06, 2017, 11:06:46 PM
Stop talking CRAP!!!
Switch to Fanta.
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Post by: Kadudu on November 07, 2017, 12:59:11 AM
The Shona are too timid. Those guys have 0% Njaruo blood. :D :D :D
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Post by: vooke on November 07, 2017, 05:58:17 AM
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Post by: GeeMail on November 07, 2017, 09:09:28 AM
[06/11, 18:58] Mk: *Breaking News!:* Chiwenga, Mnangagwa, Chihuri and Mashayamombe refuse to vacate office. Declares war on Pres Robert Mugabe. Harare now in military deadlock. Soilders ready to revolt and forcibly remove Mr Mugabe. US Embassy closed. Be warned, stay at home. Civil War in Zimbabwe on the brink !!!
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 07, 2017, 12:37:29 PM
The Shona are too timid. Those guys have 0% Njaruo blood. :D :D :D

Mugabe has his Zezuru tribesmen controlling everything.  Yes, even Shona have tribes.
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Post by: vooke on November 14, 2017, 05:53:54 PM
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Post by: RV Pundit on November 14, 2017, 05:55:26 PM
Time for Mugabe to go exile. He has done enough damage already and is beyond senility now.
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 14, 2017, 05:58:29 PM
Hate kaburu however much you want, but Zim was once a very beautiful country.  37 years of freedom for the brother has left it an utter shell of itself.  Robina has a theory about it that I disagree with.
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Post by: vooke on November 14, 2017, 06:18:55 PM
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Post by: Empedocles on November 14, 2017, 06:20:46 PM
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Post by: Kadudu on November 14, 2017, 06:28:59 PM
Mugabe has ruined Zimbabwe. Problem is his own people will not own up that the guy has failed in his mission. How dare he want to install a former government typist to lead the country in this century? Surely the man is now senile. Senile men are like babies and tend to only listen to much younger women who treat them like their babies.

Hate kaburu however much you want, but Zim was once a very beautiful country.  37 years of freedom for the brother has left it an utter shell of itself.  Robina has a theory about it that I disagree with.
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Post by: Globalcitizen12 on November 14, 2017, 06:50:39 PM
Too late...these generals have been given a free reign to plunder..they are just looking to continue the misery..all human resource of Zimbabwe is in south Africa..now zims in Sa think it would be wise to annex Zimbabwe to south Africa
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 14, 2017, 07:17:47 PM
It seems the general has shown his cards.  He had better be ready to finish the job or his goose is cooked.  It's life and death for him now.  I find it hard to imagine Mugabe does not have some special brigade that answers only to him.
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Post by: Globalcitizen12 on November 14, 2017, 07:29:32 PM
If you were in his special brigade would you stay with him or trade with the general
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 14, 2017, 07:33:33 PM
If you were in his special brigade would you stay with him or trade with the general

Hehe...don't know.  Depends.  These guys are usually the best units in the country.  But there many factors besides that.  If they can capture or eliminate the coup leader, the whole thing can collapse.
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Post by: Globalcitizen12 on November 14, 2017, 07:40:15 PM
Mugabe is under house arrest. He has been for the last two days according to Facebook fake news ..
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Post by: Empedocles on November 14, 2017, 07:43:25 PM
ZANU vehemently denying there's a coup.
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Post by: patel on November 14, 2017, 08:28:44 PM
how is that any different with Kenya case? you see a guy pushing mkokoteni on empty stomach loudly shouting uhuruto tano tena while uhuru and Ruto are busy building billion shillings mcmasion on stolen loot. mwafrika ako na shida

 
Mugabe has ruined Zimbabwe. Problem is his own people will not own up that the guy has failed in his mission. How dare he want to install a former government typist to lead the country in this century? Surely the man is now senile. Senile men are like babies and tend to only listen to much younger women who treat them like their babies.

Hate kaburu however much you want, but Zim was once a very beautiful country.  37 years of freedom for the brother has left it an utter shell of itself.  Robina has a theory about it that I disagree with.
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Post by: Globalcitizen12 on November 14, 2017, 11:04:20 PM
Coup is like raila win it evaporated
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Post by: RV Pundit on November 15, 2017, 05:17:06 AM
Seem to be ongoing..led by Army General.
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Post by: KenyanPlato on November 15, 2017, 06:10:18 AM
seems to have progressed overnight

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41992351?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_breaking&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central

nation is now reporting that gunfire was heard near mugabe residence.. they should get there and put a pillow over the boozos head and finish him
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Post by: Empedocles on November 15, 2017, 09:24:35 AM
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Post by: GeeMail on November 15, 2017, 10:53:17 AM
Bazungu must be laughing himself silly. All those wasted years trying to get rid of Bob when all they needed to do was speak to Grace. She did it all almost single handedly.
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Post by: Empedocles on November 15, 2017, 01:07:28 PM
Bob is history.

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Post by: gout on November 15, 2017, 01:22:43 PM
Senile Mugabe, what a disgrace. Zimbabweans have waited for the gods to take away the man but the army had to help.

The 'criminal' guys around power just like the way Koinanges during Kenyatta senility and endless comas, couldn't read the signs of the time.

The army PR and organization is top notch. The army could be in power for very long, given the hollow state left by the Grace peddlers. Add the whites economic hawks - it is only good that London is also in a mess.
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Post by: GeeMail on November 15, 2017, 01:30:49 PM
Senile Mugabe, what a disgrace. Zimbabweans have waited for the gods to take away the man but the army had to help.

The 'criminal' guys around power just like the way Koinanges during Kenyatta senility and endless comas, couldn't read the signs of the time.

The army PR and organization is top notch. The army could be in power for very long, given the hollow state left by the Grace peddlers. Add the whites economic hawks - it is only good that London is also in a mess.

This could give Africans many ideas. No need to steal elections, repeat and torture lawyers in court.
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Post by: gout on November 15, 2017, 01:49:06 PM
Give NASA ideas, you mean? Everybody admired likes of Gaddaffi, Mugabe, Museveni, Kagame but their overstay has no defence. The army was ready to put up with Mugabe senility to his death but the political overtures and insults on war veterans by Grace and her gang, was just pushing the luck too far.

Africa seem headed to very heady patches similar to late 60s and late 80s, early 90s. Now with unemployed youths stagnating economies and crazy corruption, it is going to be very volatile, fluid that Saudi Arabia oil.

I am sure when likes of Zimbabwe, Libya rise again they will be better as much as torturous as they will take.
Museveni, Kagame, Kagame, Kabila, Gnassingb can make amends and prepare better transition. How Kagame placates the Hutus for instance should preoccupy his mind otherwise the pampered Tutsis will be overrun in minutes of his exit unless he performs an economic miracle on those hills.

Senile Mugabe, what a disgrace. Zimbabweans have waited for the gods to take away the man but the army had to help.

The 'criminal' guys around power just like the way Koinanges during Kenyatta senility and endless comas, couldn't read the signs of the time.

The army PR and organization is top notch. The army could be in power for very long, given the hollow state left by the Grace peddlers. Add the whites economic hawks - it is only good that London is also in a mess.

This could give Africans many ideas. No need to steal elections, repeat and torture lawyers in court.
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Post by: Ole on November 15, 2017, 03:26:01 PM
Coup is like raila win it evaporated
Njamba, your babujee has been deposed. He has been detained and senior officials arrested.
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Post by: RV Pundit on November 15, 2017, 03:28:10 PM
He lost the plot when he tried to push his mistress as PORK. The same fate await M7 in Uganda.
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Post by: Globalcitizen12 on November 15, 2017, 03:48:34 PM
The problem with a dictatorship there is no way out without losing it all..Mugabe should have handed over power 10 years ago to minion and retired. Museveni, Bashir, kagame and biya should be prepared to lose it all ..museveni can give it that ugly guy or some other nra person
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Post by: Nefertiti on November 15, 2017, 05:23:49 PM
I hope we don't end up with another Somalia. God help Zim.
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Post by: Dear Mami on November 15, 2017, 05:36:14 PM
Say what you will about him but Moi was a very wise mzee. Fools like Mugabe and Museveni should have learnt from him.
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Post by: Dear Mami on November 15, 2017, 05:40:41 PM
I hope we don't end up with another Somalia. God help Zim.
But Zims were suffering almost as much as Somalis anyway. So many of them are eking out a living in hard circumstances in neighboring countries, just like refugees. A very well educated lady I know was working as a maid in SA to fend for her people back home. I hope they go up from here, they were already very close to rock-bottom anyway.
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Post by: RV Pundit on November 15, 2017, 06:01:04 PM
Exactly. Moi knew when to let go.
Say what you will about him but Moi was a very wise mzee. Fools like Mugabe and Museveni should have learnt from him.
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Post by: Globalcitizen12 on November 15, 2017, 06:10:04 PM
Zimbabwe is not Somali..their education level is way higher than that of camel riding Somalis
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Post by: Kadudu on November 15, 2017, 06:15:41 PM
Which ugly guy? There are many ugly guys in Ug. :D :D :D

The problem with a dictatorship there is no way out without losing it all..Mugabe should have handed over power 10 years ago to minion and retired. Museveni, Bashir, kagame and biya should be prepared to lose it all ..museveni can give it that ugly guy or some other nra person
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Post by: Kadudu on November 15, 2017, 06:20:38 PM
Moi did not let go freely. He was pressed to go by George BusH Snr. If it were not for the US we would be still be singing those kufuata nyayo songs today. :D

Exactly. Moi knew when to let go.
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Post by: Dear Mami on November 15, 2017, 06:38:01 PM
Moi did not let go freely. He was pressed to go by George BusH Snr. If it were not for the US we would be still be singing those kufuata nyayo songs today. :D

Exactly. Moi knew when to let go.
I'm sure many African dictators have been pressed to go by American Presidents including our uncle Bob in Zim. They don't listen. Moi made the choice to go and when his minion was defeated he did not use state power to hold on but conceded power.
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Post by: Georgesoros on November 15, 2017, 06:55:05 PM
Vooke you were on the dot.....
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Post by: GeeMail on November 15, 2017, 07:14:15 PM
Abrigan tiktetas should also know when not to steal elections or threaten supreme court judges.
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Post by: Nefertiti on November 15, 2017, 11:51:16 PM

The man is no-nonsense. Reminds me of Sani Abacha. Woi!
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Post by: vooke on November 16, 2017, 12:25:48 PM
Vooke you were on the dot.....

Breaking bad news is nothing to be proud about.

What I fear the most is shifting into military democracy all over again. They have tasted power out of the barrack. I wonder if they will return.

The military looked the other way all these years because they were well fed and represented in the government...its no conscience that provoked them,rather it was Grace who moved their cheese.
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Post by: Empedocles on November 16, 2017, 01:19:25 PM
Poor Zimbabweans. Mnangagwa is from the exact same mould as Mugabe. Expect no change. :(

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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 16, 2017, 04:55:45 PM
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 16, 2017, 07:24:58 PM

SADC wants previous civilized status quo.  Do they mean the Ian Smith years?  Has Zim ever had civilized rule?

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Post by: MOON Ki on November 16, 2017, 07:41:29 PM
Now that his own people have finished him, there seems to be few of the usual claims about what a great guy he is, how we would have been even greater if "Western powers" (i.e. UK and USA) weren't working overtime on his case, etc.

Anyways .... he had a great run: power, wealth, top-quality ding-dong from a lady halve his age ... and plenty of it well past his die-by date.
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Post by: MOON Ki on November 16, 2017, 07:42:56 PM
Poor Zimbabweans. Mnangagwa is from the exact same mould as Mugabe. Expect no change. :(

According to what came out in WikiLeaks, he was "evaluated" as potentially far worse than Mugabe.   Not a very promising start to the 2nd Liberation.
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Post by: Nefertiti on November 16, 2017, 07:56:22 PM

SADC wants previous civilized status quo.  Do they mean the Ian Smith years?  Has Zim ever had civilized rule?

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The SADC and AU stand is always for the "constitutional" and "democratic" government no matter how deplorable. They took a similar stand during the anti-Morsi action in Cairo. It's a script actually, no sound reason behind it. It fits in a situation like Guinea Bissau but for the DRC and now Zim they are stuck because the policy needs to be robust. It's not just the SADC and AU that face this policy quagmire.
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Post by: Empedocles on November 16, 2017, 09:06:18 PM
Throwback Thursday:

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Post by: MOON Ki on November 16, 2017, 09:44:33 PM
For $1 million, Mugabe should insist on something stronger than that.   See http://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/Mugabe-donates--1-million-to-African-Union/1066-3998952-slj33rz/index.html


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Post by: MOON Ki on November 17, 2017, 01:38:04 AM
Say what you will about him but Moi was a very wise mzee. Fools like Mugabe and Museveni should have learnt from him.

I remember Kenya under Moi's rule.   "Wise" is not a word that immediately comes to mind.   I would however consider him "clever", in the same sense that I consider rodents "clever" when it comes to  survival.
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 17, 2017, 05:33:33 PM
Say what you will about him but Moi was a very wise mzee. Fools like Mugabe and Museveni should have learnt from him.

I remember Kenya under Moi's rule.   "Wise" is not a word that immediately comes to mind.   I would however consider him "clever", in the same sense that I consider rodents "clever" when it comes to  survival.

Yep.  A slippery character.  Wisdom and deviousness are conflated in the jubilant mind.  I am surprised Kadame has expressed that view.  Wisdom seems more appropriate to characters like Lee Kuan Yew, Seretse Khama etc.
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 17, 2017, 05:36:25 PM
If Chiwenga is not firm with this quasi-coup of his, he may find that he is the one fleeing into exile.  He should not pussyfoot around with the dictator.  That said, Mnangagwa or Grace Mugabe, it looks like a choice between a shit stain or puke.
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Post by: Dear Mami on November 17, 2017, 07:11:06 PM
Say what you will about him but Moi was a very wise mzee. Fools like Mugabe and Museveni should have learnt from him.

I remember Kenya under Moi's rule.   "Wise" is not a word that immediately comes to mind.   I would however consider him "clever", in the same sense that I consider rodents "clever" when it comes to  survival.

Yep.  A slippery character.  Wisdom and deviousness are conflated in the jubilant mind.  I am surprised Kadame has expressed that view.  Wisdom seems more appropriate to characters like Lee Kuan Yew, Seretse Khama etc.
I guess we dont define wisdom the same way or maybe I chose the wrong word. I don't know what to use there. I just mean the man wasn't so drowned in power that he became totally out of touch with reality. He was able to see situations for what they were and to negotiate a much better outcome for the country and himself than have many of his fellow dictators. Folks like Mugabe, Mseven, Ghaddafi, Mobutu seem to lose that bit of their brain to power. Cant separate their wishes from facts as they are on the ground. And it invariably leads to much worse scenarios for themselves and their countries.
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Post by: Dear Mami on November 17, 2017, 07:11:48 PM
If Chiwenga is not firm with this quasi-coup of his, he may find that he is the one fleeing into exile.  He should not pussyfoot around with the dictator.  That said, Mnangagwa or Grace Mugabe, it looks like a choice between a shit stain or puke.
They should have exiled him yesterday.
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Post by: vooke on November 17, 2017, 08:04:51 PM
Ninjas still on the throne
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Post by: vooke on November 20, 2017, 12:25:33 AM
Ninja pulls another stunt, ignores resignation calls
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Post by: Globalcitizen12 on November 20, 2017, 12:34:50 AM
These generals ars morons. How did that speech even get read..they should have given the old man four sentences to read
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 20, 2017, 03:21:47 AM
These generals ars morons. How did that speech even get read..they should have given the old man four sentences to read

At this point they know he is a spent force.  All his allies have deserted him or under military custody.  They can afford to look like the better guys.
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Post by: gout on November 20, 2017, 12:45:55 PM
Seems Mugabe had prepared for this over the years. The generals seem to revere him to godly status, otherwise he would have had a 'heart attack'.
With the Shona being the majority, I see no major fallout in the country no matter how things goes.
Identities such as race, tribe, religion, gender have really messed up individuals and societies.
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 20, 2017, 05:25:35 PM
Seems Mugabe had prepared for this over the years. The generals seem to revere him to godly status, otherwise he would have had a 'heart attack'.
With the Shona being the majority, I see no major fallout in the country no matter how things goes.
Identities such as race, tribe, religion, gender have really messed up individuals and societies.

He seems like a happy go lucky character.  If you contrast that with his wife's character, you get a hint of who has been running Zimbabwe for the last decade and some.  I think he has the weakness of going by the advice of the last person he spoke with.
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 21, 2017, 07:52:35 PM
It's over.  Time to rebuild Zim.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned after 37 years as leader of the southern African nation, finally succumbing to the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html)
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Post by: Empedocles on November 21, 2017, 08:54:41 PM
It's over.  Time to rebuild Zim.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned after 37 years as leader of the southern African nation, finally succumbing to the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html)
Good luck to the Zimbabweans. Seriously.

If they don't change the system, it's not gonna be a very bright future for them.

Remember this?


We went through the same thing.
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Post by: GeeMail on November 21, 2017, 09:14:31 PM
Kenya will exhale one day.
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Post by: Georgesoros on November 22, 2017, 03:47:39 AM
Vooke, Kudos on this!!!

When leaders like Trump, Mugabe, etc are in office people cry. People rejoiced when Obama was elected but now they are crossing their fingers. Republicans will vote for anything even legally killing people.
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Post by: Dear Mami on November 22, 2017, 07:54:29 AM
It's over.  Time to rebuild Zim.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned after 37 years as leader of the southern African nation, finally succumbing to the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html)
Good luck to the Zimbabweans. Seriously.

If they don't change the system, it's not gonna be a very bright future for them.

Remember this?


We went through the same thing.
My thoughts exactly. We've been here before. Hopefully, things go much better for the Zims. Removing a dictator is not the whole solution I'm afraid, though it provides a golden opportunity.
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Post by: vooke on November 22, 2017, 08:02:57 AM
Flashback
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Post by: Georgesoros on November 22, 2017, 06:28:34 PM
Its almost impossible to change the system. Oligarchs rule and thats the way its going to be. Except maybe for some Scandinavian countries. The monied make the rules and we are peons in the system.


It's over.  Time to rebuild Zim.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned after 37 years as leader of the southern African nation, finally succumbing to the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html)
Good luck to the Zimbabweans. Seriously.

If they don't change the system, it's not gonna be a very bright future for them.

Remember this?


We went through the same thing.
My thoughts exactly. We've been here before. Hopefully, things go much better for the Zims. Removing a dictator is not the whole solution I'm afraid, though it provides a golden opportunity.
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 22, 2017, 07:00:31 PM
It's over.  Time to rebuild Zim.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned after 37 years as leader of the southern African nation, finally succumbing to the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html)
Good luck to the Zimbabweans. Seriously.

If they don't change the system, it's not gonna be a very bright future for them.

Remember this?


We went through the same thing.
My thoughts exactly. We've been here before. Hopefully, things go much better for the Zims. Removing a dictator is not the whole solution I'm afraid, though it provides a golden opportunity.

The tribal dynamic in Kenya makes me wary of comparing it to other African countries.  They may also have tribal issues, but in Kenya, tribalism is a tried and tested fallback for inept and crooked leaders.  I don't get the sense that Mugabe was able to fall back on the ethnic cushion; it's safe to assume his successor wont have it either.
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Post by: Empedocles on November 22, 2017, 08:44:19 PM
It's over.  Time to rebuild Zim.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned after 37 years as leader of the southern African nation, finally succumbing to the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html)
Good luck to the Zimbabweans. Seriously.

If they don't change the system, it's not gonna be a very bright future for them.

Remember this?


We went through the same thing.
My thoughts exactly. We've been here before. Hopefully, things go much better for the Zims. Removing a dictator is not the whole solution I'm afraid, though it provides a golden opportunity.

The tribal dynamic in Kenya makes me wary of comparing it to other African countries.  They may also have tribal issues, but in Kenya, tribalism is a tried and tested fallback for inept and crooked leaders.  I don't get the sense that Mugabe was able to fall back on the ethnic cushion; it's safe to assume his successor wont have it either.
Mugabe relied on patriotism and racism.

Same thing.
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Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 23, 2017, 03:53:59 AM
It's over.  Time to rebuild Zim.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned after 37 years as leader of the southern African nation, finally succumbing to the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html)
Good luck to the Zimbabweans. Seriously.

If they don't change the system, it's not gonna be a very bright future for them.

Remember this?


We went through the same thing.
My thoughts exactly. We've been here before. Hopefully, things go much better for the Zims. Removing a dictator is not the whole solution I'm afraid, though it provides a golden opportunity.

The tribal dynamic in Kenya makes me wary of comparing it to other African countries.  They may also have tribal issues, but in Kenya, tribalism is a tried and tested fallback for inept and crooked leaders.  I don't get the sense that Mugabe was able to fall back on the ethnic cushion; it's safe to assume his successor wont have it either.
Mugabe relied on patriotism and racism.

Same thing.

But it's different.  If some soldier took power in Kenya today, he can only count on some parts of the country rallying behind him.  More specifically he will have his hands full with GEMA(and to a lesser extent Kalenjin) reactionaries in the relevant institutions and security services.  You are more likely to see ethnic clashes than eurphoria in the streets.  The ethnic factor may not be absent in Zimbabwe, but its role is not decisive.
Title: Re: Is that a coup brewing in Zim?
Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 23, 2017, 04:10:51 AM

Ian Khama cannot help but do a jig.  He obviously could not stand Mugabe.

Title: Re: Is that a coup brewing in Zim?
Post by: vooke on November 23, 2017, 12:40:50 PM
This Mnangagwa fella looks like a serious beneficiary of Mugabe excesses. The extent hes willing to go in shooting his feet remains to be seen, but Im mighty glad it was very bloodless
Title: Re: Is that a coup brewing in Zim?
Post by: Globalcitizen12 on November 23, 2017, 02:53:30 PM
Mugabe family gets immunity from prosecution. Like moi kids Mugabe kids will rule again
Title: Re: Is that a coup brewing in Zim?
Post by: Empedocles on November 23, 2017, 06:14:57 PM
It's over.  Time to rebuild Zim.
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned after 37 years as leader of the southern African nation, finally succumbing to the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html)
Good luck to the Zimbabweans. Seriously.

If they don't change the system, it's not gonna be a very bright future for them.

Remember this?


We went through the same thing.
My thoughts exactly. We've been here before. Hopefully, things go much better for the Zims. Removing a dictator is not the whole solution I'm afraid, though it provides a golden opportunity.

The tribal dynamic in Kenya makes me wary of comparing it to other African countries.  They may also have tribal issues, but in Kenya, tribalism is a tried and tested fallback for inept and crooked leaders.  I don't get the sense that Mugabe was able to fall back on the ethnic cushion; it's safe to assume his successor wont have it either.
Mugabe relied on patriotism and racism.

Same thing.

But it's different.  If some soldier took power in Kenya today, he can only count on some parts of the country rallying behind him.  More specifically he will have his hands full with GEMA(and to a lesser extent Kalenjin) reactionaries in the relevant institutions and security services.  You are more likely to see ethnic clashes than eurphoria in the streets.  The ethnic factor may not be absent in Zimbabwe, but its role is not decisive.
You're right.
Title: Re: Is that a coup brewing in Zim?
Post by: vooke on November 30, 2017, 09:51:37 AM
I think whats being lost in the coup excitement is the opposition role.
They have been against Mugabe and his cronies including the new head for years/decades. How would Babu react to Ruto overthrowing Uhuru?

A test for democracy will be how Mnangagwa treats and responds to opposition now that he cant hide behind Comrade Bob

Tsvangirai is rightly cautiously optimistic
Title: Re: Is that a coup brewing in Zim?
Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 30, 2017, 05:08:31 PM
I think whats being lost in the coup excitement is the opposition role.
They have been against Mugabe and his cronies including the new head for years/decades. How would Babu react to Ruto overthrowing Uhuru?

A test for democracy will be how Mnangagwa treats and responds to opposition now that he cant hide behind Comrade Bob

Tsvangirai is rightly cautiously optimistic

Mnangagwa may just win the elections, fair and square(sometimes this happens), on the basis of euphoria and making the right noises.  His true colors(there will always be folks choosing to NOT see established facts) should emerge sometime after the elections.  Either way, it seems the only way for Zim is up, in economic terms.
Title: Re: Is that a coup brewing in Zim?
Post by: MOON Ki on November 30, 2017, 05:25:50 PM
Mnangagwa may just win the elections, fair and square(sometimes this happens), on the basis of euphoria and making the right noises.  His true colors(there will always be folks choosing to NOT see established facts) should emerge sometime after the elections.  Either way, it seems the only way for Zim is up, in economic terms.

He could be a surprise, but his history does not offer much promise.   It's like replacing a mad dog with a wild one and expecting a better pet or better security.
Title: Re: Is that a coup brewing in Zim?
Post by: Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants on November 30, 2017, 05:41:32 PM
Mnangagwa may just win the elections, fair and square(sometimes this happens), on the basis of euphoria and making the right noises.  His true colors(there will always be folks choosing to NOT see established facts) should emerge sometime after the elections.  Either way, it seems the only way for Zim is up, in economic terms.

He could be a surprise, but his history does not offer much promise.   It's like replacing a mad dog with a wild one and expecting a better pet or better security.

I think economically they will improve in the short term, just because they had hit rock bottom and goodwill from trading partners and the hated imperialists.  Politically, it might be what the doctor ordered for ZANU and that is not good for Zimbabwe.
Title: Re: Is that a coup brewing in Zim?
Post by: vooke on November 30, 2017, 10:24:03 PM
Mnangagwa may just win the elections, fair and square(sometimes this happens), on the basis of euphoria and making the right noises.  His true colors(there will always be folks choosing to NOT see established facts) should emerge sometime after the elections.  Either way, it seems the only way for Zim is up, in economic terms.

Youre right,
Mugabe is like Moi, everyone was so tired with him that they wanted him out regardless of who replaced him. I think itll take a while,years perhaps, before it dawns on Zim that Mnangagwa needs some eyeballing.

Tsvangirai has an uphill task of convincing Zim that it was never about individuals but broken values,and they need him now more than ever