Posted by There comes a turning point with every nation and civilization where the status-quo has to be re-invented; for one society it was at the point when prisoner number 46664 was released from Robben Island and for another it was when a wall that stood between East Berlin and West Berlin was torn down; for a race it was that moment when a man said “I Have a Dream” and for a way of life it was when an openly gay man was elected into public office in the state of California. The precipice is that point at which we as individuals and a society have to change for the better or condemn ourselves to a tumultuous existence; its that defining moment when right stands up to all thats wrong and when what is just stands its ground against all that is unjust.
And that is where Zimbabwe finds itself, the Precipice, the point at which we can evolve for the greater good or condemn ourselves to the same cycle of misery that gave us Gukurahundi, the “Unity” government of 1987 (the beast we fight today), POSA, Murambatsvina, armed youth militias and so on. We are a nation held captive by a monster that continues to reshape and re-invent itself. Indeed, those that have betrayed the very virtues and morals that define us as a noble nation still cling to power while the innocent find themselves clinging to the illusion of a new era. We are a nation that clamours for justice yet we are governed by the unjust; a people that are in desperate need of hope yet their reality points to more misery and hopelessness; it points to torture and abductions that are still a part of Zimbabwe today as they were before a unity agreement; a reality that points to corruption and the fall of the seemingly incorruptible; a realitywhich points to a gross disregard of human rights and civil liberties; a reality that finds violent Militias still active and mob justice still a part of day to day life as the innocent are forced to cower in the shadows cast by the vicious and heartless.
The Precipice is when you stop settling for the convenient answers given to you by the status quo and you start asking them the inconvenient questions; its that moment when you realize you also have a roll to play regardless of how small or large it may be; its when you realize that this change does not come through violence because it makes us no better than they are but rather it comes through an unwavering commitment to every that is good and righteous; its that moment when you have to ask yourself “how can Zimbabwe get better when some of those who assigned themselves the task of repairing it are in actuality the ones who made it worse?”
Kwapi
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I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives.
That moment for Zimbabwe I think is when a certain chubby cheeked fella is replaced by a more principled individual who actually knows which direction he wants to go and starts coming up with African solutions and stop getting solutions from abroad which do not work and reconnects with the Zimbabwean people who have the real power to bring about change.Chuckle!!!!!!!!!
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It will take time to actually get back to the civilised, lawful nation that we once were before the white European invaded our space. I totally agree with you when you say each and every one of us has a part to play in making that happen. However with the good examples you have given, people, ordinary people were united in their fight against the evil. They were prepared to lay down their lives in fighting the ideological state apparatus and fighting for the betterment of their children n children’s lives, I don’t see a lot of that in Africa particularly in Zimbabwe. People have just lost the will to fight and I don’t for second blame them only a few gallants are willing to be tortured or killed for the freedom of others. Historically not a lot of Africans have been known to be altruistic and I don’t think that’s changed even with the supposed “evolution”
secondly there are lot of divisions in Zimbabwe “unity” is just a term that has no real meaning to most Zimbabweans let me illustrate…. before the unity gvnt Zimbabwe had the highest inflation in the world when (MDC) Biti took over the economy stabilized, inflation was brought under control, Biti did that in space of three months, prior to that hack of an achievement it had taken Gono approx 10 yrs to severely cripple Zimbabwe’s economy. (I applaud Biti for such good work) about two months ago Biti won a finance award some people who like to indentify themselves as true patriotic Zimbabweans still criticized and actually had the audacity to come here and claim that he was undeserving of that award. To me a job well-done deserves a clap that’s jus a rarity among a lot of Zimbabweans. ma zimbo don’t like seeing each other achieve….. Another example is the one above this post.. there are “people” out there who think good looking people are better rulers, maybe that hypothesis is true considering for the past 30 odd yrs we been ruled by a creature give me light, maybe a certain Morgan could do miracles after all he’s proved to be more human than the creature that claims to be president (though I still wonder what makes him so delusional) there u see that its not only matabili that’s too stubborn to let Zimbabwe evolve and move forward into the 21st century but he’s got staunch supporters that even when evidence is flying in their face that a less educated person is more skilled to do a job they still cant accept it.
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