Comments on: Swimming to China

By: Bob: Water Clear 'n' Clean

Bob: Water Clear 'n' Clean — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:55:04 +0000

It is about time that the olympic comittee allowed athletes from any country to compete as a non national competitor. For too long there has been too much politics in sport. I know the scumbags of the world will always try to hijack sport for there own agenda but if the olympics allowed non national competitors perhaps we would all be less nationalistic and Mugabe and his ilk couldn’t get on the bandwaggon of these events.

By: farai

farai — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:23:20 +0000

Wouldn’t it be much better to USE the public opportunity of the Olympics than boycott? Our cricketers Henry Olonga and Andy Flower did well for change and democracy in Zimbabwe with their black bands and statement. With all her wins and gold medals to come, Kirsty could make a great statement. Mugabe called her his ‘golden girl’ or something like? Perhaps a personal appeal on the Olympic podium? But she’s very young and needs support rather than criticism. It’s hard to face a pack of journalists asking tough questions.

Also, we need to remember that there are millions of lovely, gentle, kind-hearted and idealistic Chinese people… many fighting for their human rights and for peace and justice… just like us. Remember the shame of ‘the world’ thinking that all Zimbabweans are like Zanu-pfers? ‘Governments’… well, we know about them… and Chinese people don’t even get to vote… not yet anyway. The Olympics is a chance for protesters… and perhaps in a short time the Chinese people will be calling on Zimbabweans to support THEM in their struggle for democracy and justice.

The brilliant action by workers and ordinary people across SADC countries on the Chinese shipment of arms could be extended to cover all Africa… imagine no arms to Darfur, Central African Republic, Congo… IMAGINE! People power needs to be put into ACTION.

Zimbabweans did it! Zimbabweans voted overwhelmingly for democracy and change on 29 March. And, things HAVE changed even though the struggle continues. People power… we can do it!

By: Kubatana.net speaks out from Zimbabwe » Blog Archive » More than one way to pluck a jongwe

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:35:24 +0000

[...] Jamela posted an impassioned comment on Amanda’s recent blog. Jamela makes a really good point and then falls short on a couple of others. First, and most importantly, Radox can do wonders to keep one’s activism at a high level. If you’re in Zimbabwe Jamela, maybe you’d like to have a Radox bath with me and we can talk this through? Clearly you have no understanding of the degree of advocacy and activism in Zimbabwe at this time. [...]

By: Jamela

Jamela — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:54:30 +0000

Rubbish! Zimbabweans are cowards, the past 8 years are littered with evidence to support this. Mugabe has treated us with the contempt that we probably deserve, and when he does that we can’t do anything for ourselves to face his regime down but go crying to the so called international community trying to get them to intervene. Now you lot are sitting on your arses blogging and taking radox baths and now you want Coventry to offer herself as the sacrificial lamb! How very Zimbabwean – get someone to pay the price for us! Please stop pointing fingers!