tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779437748296704455.post355005385470260449..comments2024-03-27T15:39:01.087-07:00Comments on Zimbabwe Social Democrats: Mbeki, as guarantor of the 2008 GPA, is 5% responsible for its failure to deliver free and fair elections. by Wilbert MukoriNomusa Garikaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04964205157943684601noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779437748296704455.post-26377072772670317942016-02-24T09:45:39.610-08:002016-02-24T09:45:39.610-08:00@ Chirandu
I agree with some of what you have sai...@ Chirandu<br /><br />I agree with some of what you have said but do not agree that people like Mukori are not offering solutions to the nation's problems.<br /><br />You think pointing out that Tsvangirai and company sold-out is "just blaming Tsvangirai". It is a lot more that blaming him. Mukori is pointing out to a historic fact which we need to know and understand to move forward. Zimbabweans, myself included, trusted Tsvangirai to deliver free, fair and credible elections clearly we were being very naive to do so as he sold-out as we now know.<br /><br />We are not helping ourselves get out of this mess by continuing to put our trust in failed leaders like Tsvangirai; surely that is an important message that we need to hear.<br /><br />We live in a country where thinking for yourself is not considered an important virtue that is wrong. I think anyone who can help our people think for themselves is more important than many of these political leaders who are growing fat by exploiting this national weakness of following blindly like sheep.<br /><br />There are more useful lessons in what Wilbert said above that you will ever get in all Tsvangirai's empty speeches and meaningless slogans. Read it again and learn!Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002527980821483437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779437748296704455.post-25186737360200241222016-02-23T13:55:10.503-08:002016-02-23T13:55:10.503-08:00Zanu PF has been unelectable for donkey years now,...Zanu PF has been unelectable for donkey years now, they are still in power only because they can blatantly rig elections. Tsvangirai had the best chance to stop the vote rigging and he wasted it by cosying up to Zanu PF. Implement the reforms and none of the Zanu PF or former Zanu PF candidates will win free, fair and credible elections.<br /><br /> <br />The Zimbabwe electorate is the ones at fault here, they have failed to see the importance of implementing the reforms; they did not see it during the GNU and they still do not see it today. You cannot have a healthy democracy with an electorate that is half asleep, at best!<br /><br /><br />One would not expect the likes of Tsvangirai to see the importance of the reforms, "he is flawed and indecisive character" as Former US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Chris Dell said of the man. He is still a key opposition player because, again, we have an electorate who are not on the ball!<br />Nomusa Garikaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04964205157943684601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779437748296704455.post-13197100847951035132016-02-23T06:41:20.813-08:002016-02-23T06:41:20.813-08:00@ Mudhara
Be careful because you are starting to ...@ Mudhara<br /><br />Be careful because you are starting to behave like President Mugabe and Zanu PF who have become experts at blaming everyone else for all the country's problem except the real culprits – himself and his cronies.<br /><br />SADC only became involved in Zimbabwe's affairs after the wanton violence and vote rigging of 2008. Are you going to blame SADC for the violence and vote rigging? <br /><br />The GNU was not the ideal solution but it is clear blundering Tsvangirai was not going to come up with anything better. The fact that not even one reform was implemented in the five years of the GNU was MDC's fault not SADC. SADC did encourage MDC to implement the reforms but Tsvangirai ignored them. <br /><br />It is you and the rest of Zimbabwe electorate who are to blame for having elected a corrupt and murderous tyrant, Mugabe, went on to elect a corrupt and incompetent Tsvangirai. Wilbert is right in apportioning 20% of the blame for our present mess to the Zimbabwean people. <br /><br />If one has to apportion blame why the 2018 elections are going to be a repeat of the 2008 elections then the ordinary voters must be 90% to blame because they have failed to learn the big mistake they made during the GNU. They were the biggest losers of the GNU and therefore they are the ones who should be fighting for the implementation of the reforms and yet many still have no clue what the reforms are about. <br /><br />“SADC is the culprit about the reforms and the main culprit being S.A, why are they meddling in our affairs why they cannot put their house in order,” you said. <br /><br />If I was to consider only you in the above assessment then you will be 100% responsible for why Zimbabwe is in this mess because you are a danger to the cause given your propensity to shoot yourself and those on your side instead of the enemy!<br />Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002527980821483437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779437748296704455.post-36397479113235761032016-02-22T17:45:46.535-08:002016-02-22T17:45:46.535-08:00SADC leaders were very disappointed that MDC ignor...SADC leaders were very disappointed that MDC ignored their warning to implement the reforms and were infuriated by MDC taking part in the elections without reforms. Still SADC should have never pretended the July 2013 elections were free, fair and credible; they should have said what they saw as is. President Ian Khama alone refused to endorse the Zimbabwe elections as anything near free and fair elections.<br /><br />By coming out and condemning the GNU for failing to implement the reforms in no uncertain terms SADC would have done Zimbabwe a great favour by helping to focus the nation's minds on the reforms and thus underline they great importance. As things are many people still do not appreciate the critical importance of implementing the reforms as the only way to stop vote rigging and the culture of political violence.<br /><br />We have the opposition wasting their time calling for coalitions and then go into the next elections with no GPA reforms implemented. There will be wanton violence and blatant vote rigging as before and, as before, the opposition will complain of violence and vote rigging. It is just like talking to a brick-wall.<br /><br />If you want to stop the violence and vote rigging, implement the GPA reforms! I fear this is one message we will be repeating again and again for some time to come!Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002527980821483437noreply@blogger.com