Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Zimbabwe in a Pickle
The struggles in Zimbabwe are still happening today just as it was in Now is the Time for Running. It has had a major famine in the last four years! No one has done anything about this problem, especially the government. The government has had some fraudulent elections. The leader of Zimbabwe, 89 year old Robert Mugabe, has been elected again wrongly. There was some scam that happened with the voting/election system in Zimbabwe. Only a small percentage of the country voted for Mugabe, but he is still the leader! He has brought Zimbabwe down very much; they used to be Africa's second richest country, but now they are one of the poorest. Also, the governmental figures are rich and vain, but they have no concern for the less-fortunate. While all of this scandal stuff is going on, the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer. This needs some action to straighten up this struggling country. What do you think about the struggling country of Zimbabwe?
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I think that the things that happen here are terrible and unfortunately these things are happening a lot all over the world. Although it is getting richer, 70% of Zimbabwe's citizens are either poor, or extremely poor. It faces economical problems like deforestation, land degradition, and soil erosion due to the overused land. Then there are the rigged elections. If the elections are not based on the peoples choice then Zimbabwe is actually considered a dictatorship. If the president that was elected was not chosen by the people then he may not be the best ruler for the people of Zimbabwe.
ReplyDeleteI think what is going on in Zimbabwe is just wrong. I also am reading this book but I never heard about Robert Mugabe. I don't understand why you would want to rule a country without properly being voted in. If no one wants you there, why bother. Mugabe is one of the most infamous African presidents but is still one of the longest serving rulers! Maybe people in Zimbabwe need to stand up to who is going to rule them.
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