By Sparkleford Masiyambiri | President Robert Mugabe’s condemnation of violent and destructive street protests by the opposition political parties under the National Electoral Reform Agenda (NERA) banner, calls for the application of common sense by the perpetrators as part of the citizenry.
Zimbabwe is meanwhile sauntering gradually along the economic recovery path after its subjection to one and a half decade long illegal sanctions imposed by the west. Almost all systems and infrastructure require our combined effort to resuscitate them accordingly as a nation.
But alas! Our Kith and Kins are well oiled and motivated to destroy the little that is remaining.
| This certainly demonstrates an acute deviation from common sense which compels us all to be sound, and apply prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts that the nation is going through. How can we re-build Zimbabwe through destroying what we already have? My fellow citizens we need to audit our actions, and review our behaviours to avoid pushing our country to the verges of the cliff. The collapse of Zimbabwe has some unprecedented effects on us all as a people. It’s a living fact that peaceful demonstration are a constitutional right as per section 59, but the same section does not warrant looting, destruction of property, violent marches and disruption of business of fellow citizens. All this amounts to gross irresponsibility by the participants. This explains why the state engages heavy handedness through its apparatus. |
| This certainly demonstrates an acute deviation from common sense which compels us all to be sound, and apply prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts that the nation is going through. How can we re-build Zimbabwe through destroying what we already have? My fellow citizens we need to audit our actions, and review our behaviours to avoid pushing our country to the verges of the cliff. The collapse of Zimbabwe has some unprecedented effects on us all as a people. It’s a living fact that peaceful demonstration are a constitutional right as per section 59, but the same section does not warrant looting, destruction of property, violent marches and disruption of business of fellow citizens. All this amounts to gross irresponsibility by the participants. This explains why the state engages heavy handedness through its apparatus. |
President Mugabe just reminded us all that as citizens we need to re-align our energies towards meaningful issues which take our nation to the next level of development.
A united Zimbabwe is fodder for national development.
6 Replies to “Protesters Lack Common Sense – Mugabe”
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Common sense would have been to step down more than a decade and half ago
You are talking about people who still have something. What about those who no longer have anything?
The story makes sense in a normal situation. People want a peaceful demonstration and you send the police and they start attacking the people and people get frustrated. Focus on the root cause of all this which is poor economic environment and how it all began. You cannot be a good judge when you focus one side of the story. Tell the state to listen and respond when people complain and ask for explanation. People want jobs.
Lets not break into shops… these are our brothers. Lets not throw stones and burn buildings and cars. This does not help. Why did demonstators burn the flea market at Chinhoi street? These are our sisters!! But please do demonstrate because our president needs to now that we are very unhappy. Ian Smith used to say ‘The african in Rhodesia is happy’ and with major employment, neat streets, constant Zesa, No watee problems and workers buying and building their own houses… it seemed as though they were. it was not known that Africans [Zimbabweans] were unhappy until he realized that Mugabe and Nkomo had widespread support for the opposition that he realised that ‘The gamne was up’. While it took a war to bring down Smith, I urge zanu to made real reforms, crush corruption and support the povo, the border trader and the worker and the rural farmer. If you don’t, the zanu empire will crumble like others have.
Makes sense! If it was true which it isn’t. But the old fool is not stupid. Crowds who vote for him are!
People of Zimbabwe here’s my revelation: you are fucked!
A leader who fails to manage the economy of a small country like Zimbabwe “Lacks Common Sense.”
Exodus Chapter 18