Sham Election Returns Robert 'The Terrible' Mugabe to the Throne of Zimbabwe

Story dated 01 April 2005

"ZIMBABWE went to the polls yesterday in a sham election whose result is known before any vote is counted. Even if, despite the wholesale intimidation and misuse of the state-controlled media, some democratic miracle should occur, and the candidates of the ruling ZANU-PF party do not steal a majority, then 81-year-old President Robert Mugabe will not be out of a job. For under the carefully gerrymandered Zimbabwean constitution, 'Comrade Bob' can simply appoint another 30 MPs of his choice."

Bob Mugabe is a racist tyrant who has stolen land from white farmers (simply because they are white) and has single-handedly turned Zimbabwe (formerly a world agricultural exporter, a breadbasket of Africa) into a desolate wasteland filled with starving people on U.N. food aid. But you people just keep recognizing Bob's tyranny as legitimate. If I were in charge, I would refuse to recognize his regime and recall our ambassador. I would do the same for most of the little tin dictators that make up the U.N. I would also sever diplomatic relations with China. Yes, that's antagonistic, but nothing good can come from us associating ourselves with tyrannical regimes. (Actually, all the free nations of the world need to stop recognizing tyrannies as legitimate, it's the only way that real progress on human rights will be made).

posted by The Sovereign Editor | 1:35 PM

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