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After months of debate and violence following disputed elections,
Robert Mugabe is clutching onto power in Zimbabwe while the world
watches and waits for action.

http://citizensoftheworld.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=2130363%3ATopic%3A1364 

In the course of the last few tumultuous months, I have often had cause
to consider what it is that makes a country. I believe a country is the
sum of its many parts, and that this is embodied in one thing: its
people. The people of my country, Zimbabwe, have borne more than any
people should bear.

http://citizensoftheworld.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=2130363%3ATopic%3...

Anytime I hear that a corrupt leader or government still has a close
following in a country, I wonder how. I wonder how such leaders get
into power in the first place and why they are tolerated by their
country men. I wonder whether supporters of corrupt and misleading
regimes fully understand the impact of their support and how it
perpetuates a cycle of corruption and degeneration.

Recent instability in Kenya and the ongoing incidents in Zimbabwe are a
good reminder of what happens when supporters follow their
leaders blindly and when power sharing is purely based on ... http://citizensoftheworld.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2130363%3ABlogP...

The world has become a very different place these days. Robert Mugabe hasn't learn't that yet.

The Africa Mugabe grew up in has changed. The days when a person was
made a hero because he trumped all kinds of colonial influences are
almost gone. Even more, the countries that needed liberation from
colonial influences have moved on.

In the 50's, African leaders were working to win independence for their
countries, it was a sign of strength for a leader to show resistance
towards colonial influence. Most leaders won independence for their
countries through protests, appeals, debates and sometimes terrorism.
Winning the case against apartheid for instance, was as dire and
delicate as convincing the apartheid regime to allow the existence of
other African parties in the country.

Read the entire piece here: http://citizensoftheworld.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=2130363%3ABlogP...