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The book "The scramble for Africa", a history of colonialism in Africa written in 1991, has this upbeat assessment of Mugabe as representative of a new breed of
by tragomaskhalos 11y ago
The book "The scramble for Africa", a history of colonialism in Africa written in 1991, has this upbeat assessment of Mugabe as representative of a new breed of progressive African leaders: "his creed was pragmatic African nationalism .. he told the new nation that the 'wrongs of the past must be forgiven and forgotten'. Mugabe was a statesman in the making."
How depressing that this turned out to be so wide of the mark.
- tat45 11y agoHow easily we forget that people change, and sometimes not for the better. It's easy to start well; ending well -- that's the trick.
- lmm 11y agoA friend reminded me of http://www.petertatchell.net/direct_action/mugabe.htm http://www.petertatchell.net/direct_action/mugabe.htm . How much could've been avoided if we'd been willing to enforce our laws?