Where Is The UN?

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe continues to destabilize Africa with his totalitarian ineptitude. He has now vowed to continue seizures of white-owned farms, even though--to date--his policies have taken Zimbabwe from a nation with an abundance of food to one of starvation.

Consecutive years of drought and the land reform programme launched in 2000, in which some mostly 4,000 white-owned commercial farms were seized and redistributed to blacks, have added to Zimbabwe's difficulties.

The scheme has drastically reduced agricultural production, which once accounted for 40 percent of the economy, as most of the new beneficiaries lack both farming equipment and expertise.

This issue is not about black servitude; it's about bigotry and superstition. Mugabe has held onto power by promoting the worst sort of racism, authoritarianism, ignorance, thuggery, and superstition. And the result?

Some three million Zimbabweans, a fifth of the population, have fled the country's economic and political instability, and are now supporting their families with both cash and food.

My name is Robert, and I'm here to starve you!

Of course, the gays are a huge problem in Zimbabwe. Crops have been wilted, food has been redistributed, the government has become totalitarian, dancing and singing are rampant, all because of the gays. Right?

[It] degrades human dignity. It's unnatural and there is no question ever of allowing these people to behave worse than dogs and pigs. If dogs and pigs do not do it, why must human beings? We have our own culture, and we must re-dedicate ourselves to our traditional values that make us human beings... What we are being persuaded to accept is sub-animal behaviour and we will never allow it here. If you see people parading themselves as lesbians and gays, arrest them and hand them over to the police!

Where are the calls for invasion for the sake of "democracy" from the right wing? Where are the calls for human rights on the left? What the fuck is the UN doing that this isn't a priority?

Humans are gross...