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(TALKZIMBABWE) Imperialist tactics still alive

Imperialist tactics still alive
Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:04:00 +0000

NEGOTIATORS: Robert Mugabe and Dr Joshua Nkomo unite as the Patriotic Front to negotiate a ceasefire and open up the passage for elections in Zimbabwe in 1979-80. Picture taken at Lancaster House in London.

DEAR EDITOR - It is not hard to see the dogma that has been and is still being employed by white settlers and their Western allies, as they seek to run havoc in other sovereign states and among the indigenous populace, in the bid to control their vast rich natural resources.

Sadly though, Zimbabweans as a people, have yet to master this game and believe in themselves that they should not rely on external influence to effect change in those areas they seek redress, for we would only be selling our souls.

While not wishing to come across as partisan insofar as Zimbabwe's political parties, President Mugabe has demonstrated time and again that he overstands (as Rastafarians would say), hence his support has not been that wavering.

What is meant here is; inspite of the almost ten year running period of his vilification, demonisation and murder threats, if not attempted, President Mugabe has but managed to expose his enemies and their agendas.

For example, the concurrency and heightened media coverage in the case of Simon Mann, Mark Thatcher and conspirators' attempt to overthrow the oil rich state of Equatorial Guinea (which bore a striking but chilling resemblance of a 1970's cinema movie 'The Dirty Dozen') at a time when the whole world was focused on the President and Zanu PF compatriots as villains, was no coincidence.

However, to the lay and those whose emotions had taken over their rational way of thinking, President Mugabe had lost the plot.

Now that the dust has settled, should it not be the time to reflect on what was happening then?

Of course some of us are more than happy to assist the reader to level with us in this regard.

In plain vernacular, President Mugabe was at pains in trying to reach out to all and sundry stating that 'They Are At It Again'. Who? Some may want to wonder.

Colonisation did not just happen, for it to succeed it needed people from inside to participate. Like in the case of the attempted coup mentioned herein, media reports at the time were quite informing in that our own black African brothers were also incarcerated together with mercenary Simon Mann as they were party to an illegal plot of removing a legitimate government of Equatorial Guinea through the barrel of a gun for a piece of gold.

Mbuya Nehanda and Sekuru Kaguvi await execution for their revolt against the British South Africa Company of Cecil John Rhodes' illegal occupation of Zimbabwe's lands. The two leaders were captured and executed by the British. in 1898.

These practices are not new. They date back to the era of the imperialist’s and British Empire's Global Colonisation policy and agenda.

The whole of Africa till today is dogged by these practices. They call it 'Divide and Rule'.

Given the limit we have given ourselves on this piece, going through the whole catalogue of these practices in all the countries and tribes that went through these experiences would not be considerate, we then shall return home where there seems to be a repeat of events.

Extrapolating from the Equatorial Guinea case mentioned above, similarly, the Matebeleland issue - which we shall not venture into in this piece for obvious reasons - was hijacked by some who saw and realised its sensitivity and political expediency.

Therefore, in this great scheme of things, PM Morgan Tsvangirai and others, it could be argued, have been conspirators in the imperialists' cycle of agendas dating back to the colonial era.

Because the strategy had worked time and again, the British media at some stage predicted that within six months the Zimbabwean economy would collapse.

Also feeding into this was Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations in London where the ailing SA ex-President was unsuspectingly coerced and cajoled to vilify and denounce through the international media President Mugabe.

The message here of course was to influence the thinking of the masses that Mandela left office at his own accord. Therefore from where he was sitting as “noble a man” as he is, calling on his fellow African brother to relinquish power would only be noble too.

What some of us fail to notice is that it was proving to be difficult for the imperialists to drive out President Mugabe as they had done with others. Love him or loath him, President Mugabe beat them at their game. It was desperate and undignified for these Westerners to capitalise on an ailing man’s humbleness for political gains.

Such has been the way the evil forces have operated. Until we, as Zimbabweans, level up to their game, we shall remain divided.

Others have wised up to this already, but we may still be reeling from colonial hangover.

Thus said, it should not come as a surprise that PM Tsvangirai had no interest in national or Matebeleland issues, as the vindication somewhat lies in the sanctions he called for in the first instance.

There is a saying which goes, "If you want to hide something from a black man, put it in a book." The white man is conversant with this. Therefore, it is up to us to wise up to it as a once acclaimed “educated” nation. Read broadly we beg!

Bonisani Bandangu
tiras64 *** yahoo.co.uk

Labels: MUGABE, NEOCOLONIALISM

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