Comments on: African Potential in Social Media http://robert-strobel.com/2009/10/27/african-potential-in-social-media/ Each day is a mixture of thoughts, feelings, emotions and ideas. Just a place I put it all into words for you to read. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:23:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: lameck mahachi http://robert-strobel.com/2009/10/27/african-potential-in-social-media/#comment-182 lameck mahachi Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:30:07 +0000 http://robert-strobel.com/?p=308#comment-182 Hello Rob, You couldn't have put it more simpler than this. There are many instances when I have burnt the midnight lamp trying to think of the right formulae that can be used to rid ourselves of this Mugabe menace but each time I have tried I have always banged my head against a brick wall. It has always been my opinion that the more one is enlightened academically he/she has armed himself/herself with a rational mind that does not only make them understand the difference between right and wrong but that also makes them become more empathetical towards the disadvantaged and the meek. It is against this background that the task of getting rid of Mugabe will be an uphill task. There are a lot of learned Zimbabweans in progressive countries who will always come up with convincing facts that Mugabe is not as bad a person as the world is led to believe. Ironically, most of these enlightened people have taken residence in countries perceived as enemy states by their master Mugabe making it a wonder why such people can't go back and stay with him if he is as good as they put it. According to my own analysis, I think the war to get rid of Mugabe must begin by identifying such individuals and have them physically removed and sent back to their master. Don't get me wrong Rob, there are a lot of such people here in the UK. They need be told in no uncertain terms that if they are so convinced that Mugabe is right, they must go and join him. The group of concerned Zimbabweans that you propose must then make it their task to identify such people and expose them to the authorities of the host country for their deportation. How can progressive countries host people who condone actions of a person who does not respect the sanctity of the human race? Hello Rob,

You couldn’t have put it more simpler than this. There are many instances when I have burnt the midnight lamp trying to think of the right formulae that can be used to rid ourselves of this Mugabe menace but each time I have tried I have always banged my head against a brick wall. It has always been my opinion that the more one is enlightened academically he/she has armed himself/herself with a rational mind that does not only make them understand the difference between right and wrong but that also makes them become more empathetical towards the disadvantaged and the meek. It is against this background that the task of getting rid of Mugabe will be an uphill task. There are a lot of learned Zimbabweans in progressive countries who will always come up with convincing facts that Mugabe is not as bad a person as the world is led to believe. Ironically, most of these enlightened people have taken residence in countries perceived as enemy states by their master Mugabe making it a wonder why such people can’t go back and stay with him if he is as good as they put it. According to my own analysis, I think the war to get rid of Mugabe must begin by identifying such individuals and have them physically removed and sent back to their master. Don’t get me wrong Rob, there are a lot of such people here in the UK. They need be told in no uncertain terms that if they are so convinced that Mugabe is right, they must go and join him. The group of concerned Zimbabweans that you propose must then make it their task to identify such people and expose them to the authorities of the host country for their deportation. How can progressive countries host people who condone actions of a person who does not respect the sanctity of the human race?

]]> By: Rob http://robert-strobel.com/2009/10/27/african-potential-in-social-media/#comment-178 Rob Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:34:36 +0000 http://robert-strobel.com/?p=308#comment-178 Hi Lameck As ever I am grateful for your input. And as ever I agree that it is critical to have a formula for change before we charge in and remove Mugabe. You are right to point out that it is not just a simple process, but one that needs careful thought and a well considered approach. I believe that through coming together and talking about these issues that we call attention to the various things that should be debated and discussed before our call to action. I also believe that in this process of engagement a true, loyal, strong and trustworthy leadership will take shape and as it is something that we have all been a part of then it can be something we can all agree on. I know that long term we would have to engage with international support to achieve our goals. I do feel however that the international community want to see us all gathering together with an ambition to achieve change, and beginning this process. You see I feel that the wider community has tried to gather everyone together their way to empower change and that has failed, so now they'd rather engage with a group that is passionate about change themselves, because the job of winning hearts and minds is already completed by that stage. Yes I think you are right we cannot complete the job ourselves, but I would argue we must start the process and bring unity to our message ourselves. Hi Lameck
As ever I am grateful for your input. And as ever I agree that it is critical to have a formula for change before we charge in and remove Mugabe. You are right to point out that it is not just a simple process, but one that needs careful thought and a well considered approach. I believe that through coming together and talking about these issues that we call attention to the various things that should be debated and discussed before our call to action. I also believe that in this process of engagement a true, loyal, strong and trustworthy leadership will take shape and as it is something that we have all been a part of then it can be something we can all agree on.
I know that long term we would have to engage with international support to achieve our goals. I do feel however that the international community want to see us all gathering together with an ambition to achieve change, and beginning this process. You see I feel that the wider community has tried to gather everyone together their way to empower change and that has failed, so now they’d rather engage with a group that is passionate about change themselves, because the job of winning hearts and minds is already completed by that stage. Yes I think you are right we cannot complete the job ourselves, but I would argue we must start the process and bring unity to our message ourselves.

]]> By: Lameck Mahachi http://robert-strobel.com/2009/10/27/african-potential-in-social-media/#comment-177 Lameck Mahachi Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:15:32 +0000 http://robert-strobel.com/?p=308#comment-177 I am not sure that I've really convinced myself well to give a genuine comment on your subject matter that it's up to the Zimbabweans to unite in order to speak with one voice to remove Mugabe from the picture for the prosperity of Zimbabwe to move forward strickly observing the rule of law. It is very true that if we emulate the example of Nigerians who managed to coodinate globally and force their government to seriously consider the plight of its citizens regarding the shortage of electricity, we might also succeed in getting rid of Mugabe whom we and the entire world are convinced has done more damage than good for the country. That said and done, I feel that there is grey area that we need to look at before we find common ground to grab the Mugabe bull by the horns. You have clearly quoted Obama's speech that "the problem of Africa must be solved by African themselves and noone else". How then can we be expected to ganner support from outsiders when the statement clearly says "Africans themselves must save Africa"? Please don't get me wrong. I am one of those who is prepared to be at the forefront to see to it that Mugabe is permanantly removed from the picture but I need tangible modalities of how this feat can be acheived without tangible help from outsiders. Yes, it is very true that every Zimbabwean who loves to see democracy prevail in our beleaguered country needs to network and sing from the same hymn book, but we still need the waywithal to achieve that. I am not sure that I’ve really convinced myself well to give a genuine comment on your subject matter that it’s up to the Zimbabweans to unite in order to speak with one voice to remove Mugabe from the picture for the prosperity of Zimbabwe to move forward strickly observing the rule of law. It is very true that if we emulate the example of Nigerians who managed to coodinate globally and force their government to seriously consider the plight of its citizens regarding the shortage of electricity, we might also succeed in getting rid of Mugabe whom we and the entire world are convinced has done more damage than good for the country. That said and done, I feel that there is grey area that we need to look at before we find common ground to grab the Mugabe bull by the horns. You have clearly quoted Obama’s speech that “the problem of Africa must be solved by African themselves and noone else”. How then can we be expected to ganner support from outsiders when the statement clearly says “Africans themselves must save Africa”? Please don’t get me wrong. I am one of those who is prepared to be at the forefront to see to it that Mugabe is permanantly removed from the picture but I need tangible modalities of how this feat can be acheived without tangible help from outsiders. Yes, it is very true that every Zimbabwean who loves to see democracy prevail in our beleaguered country needs to network and sing from the same hymn book, but we still need the waywithal to achieve that.

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