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Old 15th Jul 2008, 11:16
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Fareastdriver
 
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What do you expect from a bunch of Mugabe collaborators

Human rights mean nothing to these guys
This is a way off thread but the previous post deserves a reply and I write as an ex-Rhodesian.
The Chinese supply tactic support and finance for Mugabe not for ideological or because they like him but purely for business reasons. Just over thirty years ago there was another country that was in a ruinous social and financial state with mass illegal emigration and starvation. It was, and still is, called China. When Deng opened up China it was one the most astounding U-turns in 20th Century history. As sure as the dawn follows the night one day Zimbabwe will do the same and not necessarily with a regime change. The Chinese will then be ideally positioned to supply the expertise and investment for the new Zimbabwe.
How does one define human rights? I define it as the pursuit of happiness. To enjoy a full social life without worrying about thought police looking over your shoulder. To enjoy the privacy of your own home knowing that should an intruder come in he can be carried out with a broken neck without fear of you being sued or prosecuted. To walk down the street without being monitored by cameras any time of the day or night and not being afraid of being mugged, assaulted, insulted or have some drunk vomit over the pavement in front of you. A place where a woman has the same rights. Should the unthinkable happen she will know that in the courtroom she will not be grilled on her sexual history or be accused of wearing provocative clothing by some lawyer paid for by the State. She knows that the perpetrator will, like murderers, kidnappers, child molesters and other scum of the earth, get a bullet in the back of his head.
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