Wednesday, 18 June 2008

To be insulted by these fascists is so degrading

Nearly every day now we read and hear stories about how Robert Mugabwe is tightening his iron fist around the chains of power in Zwimbabwe and the appaling brutal methods his supporters are using to do so. And I find it so depressing that I don't even want to read or listen to the news anymore. Certainly there is no role for any white skinned people to be peace brokers here. To him we are the devil incarnate. Neighboring African countries are trying to find solutions through diplomatic means (some, like South Africa, are directly feeling the effects of Zwimbabwe's economic and moral collpase). But how can you negotiate with someone with so much boood on their hands? In such situations are other forms of intervention acceptable? Should respect for national sovereignity always take priority over such human rights abuses? I ask myself these questions but don't know any answers. And I thank my stars that I live in a country where most aspects of democracy and respect for the dignity of human life are taken for granted.

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