Zvisinei Sandi on the Zimbabwean Deal
“The question now is why? Why did MDC give in? While everyone expected a deal that would perhaps give Mugabe and ZANU PF a graceful exit, it appears that Mugabe somehow managed to turn the tables and it is MDC that is being politely shown the door out. Could it be that MDC is at last tiring of the struggle, in which they have, even during the bloodiest times, received very little international support? Is it out of fear, or a simple desire to end the bloodshed? Could it perhaps be that, having fought for so long, members of the MDC have decided to cash in on their gains? (I hope I will be forgiven for asking this question. I know the sacrifices that have been made. I too, am a victim of the violence and daily struggle with my injuries, and it grieves me that we have reached a point where such a question has to be asked. But facing our pain squarely in the face is part of any sincere struggle.) Even from the outside, it would seem that a cabinet position, however devoid of power, offers fancy offices in the city center and possibly, if one is lucky, one of the “liberated” farms (wink, ZANU PF cadres can always make room for their new friends). And, God help me, the title of Prime Minister, however empty, is certainly better than being holed up, shivering in some obscure safe house, the target of a planned hit, hoping for help that might never come from an international community far too absorbed in its own problems. As sad as it is, it does appear that Mugabe emerges as the clear winner of the day. For him, the violence worked, and this agreement seems to give him everything he hoped for,” writes Zvisinei Sandi in an essay entitled “The Zimbabwe ZANU PF-MDC Agreement: Mugabe’s Triumph”. You can read the rest of the publication on TELOS, a journal.
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I don’t think MDC gave in to anything. With this sort of pessimism we are not going to make any progress guys. All of us need to push for this thing to work. ALL of us. Too many of us think that Morgan Tsvangirai is the beginning and the end of the solution. He isn’t. He is a part of it and perhaps a very small part. The rest of Zimbabwe needs to help him in EVERY way we can. Otherwise, you are right Zvisinei, we are doomed.
You know what, while I have been a pessimist at large over the last few years, for the first time since I saw my cousins beaten up for wearing MDC T-shirts when this whole thing started, I have hope. Hope that perhaps this time Zimbabwe will be better.
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We all have hope but it is stacked againct the wiles of ever-scheming politicians and that makes me to shudder.
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