When Pope Benedict XVl announced that old age was forcing him to resign at month's end, did he know how much excitement this would cause thousands of kilometres from the Vatican? Animated conversations in bars and office corridor whispers suggest that here in Zimbabwe even non-Catholics can't help but contrast the pontiff's voluntary retirement with their aging president's ambitions.
The difference between the pope resigning and Mugabe is, the pope has
nothing to fear as he has done nothing but good for people.
Mugabe on the other hand has killed thousands of Matabeleland people. He
allowed the torture and killings of people to keep him at the top. So on
resigning he would not have the protection of the twisted governing rules
to protect him. He would go straight to jail to rot where he must pay for
what he has done.
I cannot think of any country in my part of the world where its head of
state is so immature as to expect a public birthday party like a child year
after year. It is just laughable to see a person like Mugabe gorging
himself sick like a five year old on a celebration that he considers
"western." But then, they say the west is unwelcome and yet watch them
copy it. The hypocrisy is like Uday the son of Saddam Husein who always
said that that Americans were "infidels" and yet was found to have stashes
of playboy magazines and was known for raping young brides on their first
nights of marriage. Why not just come out with it and say we love the the
western way of life and be done with it instead of pretending not to.
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Birthday Bash - Time to Party or Retire?
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 20 February 2013
When Pope Benedict XVl announced that old age was forcing him to resign at month's end, did he know how much excitement this would cause thousands of kilometres from the Vatican? Animated conversations in bars and office corridor whispers suggest that here in Zimbabwe even non-Catholics can't help but contrast the pontiff's voluntary retirement with their aging president's ambitions.
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The difference between the pope resigning and Mugabe is, the pope has nothing to fear as he has done nothing but good for people. Mugabe on the other hand has killed thousands of Matabeleland people. He allowed the torture and killings of people to keep him at the top. So on resigning he would not have the protection of the twisted governing rules to protect him. He would go straight to jail to rot where he must pay for what he has done.
I cannot think of any country in my part of the world where its head of state is so immature as to expect a public birthday party like a child year after year. It is just laughable to see a person like Mugabe gorging himself sick like a five year old on a celebration that he considers "western." But then, they say the west is unwelcome and yet watch them copy it. The hypocrisy is like Uday the son of Saddam Husein who always said that that Americans were "infidels" and yet was found to have stashes of playboy magazines and was known for raping young brides on their first nights of marriage. Why not just come out with it and say we love the the western way of life and be done with it instead of pretending not to.