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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.

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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...