What should be done about Zimbabwee president/dictator Robert Mugabe

Indeed, look at the continent that fell into disarray with state planned economies, oppressive nationalist leaders and the dismantling of institutions that the colonial powers built up.

Now you have tin pot, 'president' for life dictators with a private jet, a fleet of Bentleys, 50 wives while his country is starving or dying from AID's.

Well in that comment you've correctly listed much of what's wrong with Africa. But that's quite different from the frankly racist assertion that, "Africans can't [i.e are fundamentally incapable] rule themselves".

I don't see how that's racist when its the sad fact. There was an article in the Guardian I read when researching about Rhodesia a while ago which was written detailing how Mugabe destroyed one of the continents best countries and Britain should have stopped him when they had the chance as he was a Marxist and supported by Soviet funding and equipment.

There is an argument that seizing lands from white farmers was immoral, but how would it possibly be any more acceptable to seize lands from the black farmers again? To do so would effectively require an imperialist recolonisation...

Indeed, look at the continent that fell into disarray with state planned economies, oppressive nationalist leaders and the dismantling of institutions that the colonial powers built up.

Now you have tin pot, 'president' for life dictators with a private jet, a fleet of Bentleys, 50 wives while his country is starving or dying from AID's.

And all thanks to the good ol' British Empire..... but that's a different debate

As for Zimbabwe, I honestly think things are coming to a head soon. The nearby Botswana, South Africa etc are getting p'd off with economic refugees and being tarred with the same brush as far as foreign investment goes. Believe it or not but the 'support' for Magabe from other SSA just isn't there anymore. Besides how long can a government with that much inflation last?

And all thanks to the good ol' British Empire..... but that's a different debate

And the government can last for as long as it can continue to afford to pay the security staff enough.

Um, because it would stop people starving to death?

Forgive my ignorance, but does Mugabe have an obvious heir apparent?

With that you're effectively suggesting that the black farmers are less competent than the white farmers. It is the fault of central government, not individual farmers.

No idea, why?

In relation to how long the present regime could realistically last. Presumably Mugabe's death could be rendered an irrelevance if another nutter is waiting in the wings.

And all thanks to the good ol' British Empire..... but that's a different debate

As for Zimbabwe, I honestly think things are coming to a head soon. The nearby Botswana, South Africa etc are getting p'd off with economic refugees and being tarred with the same brush as far as foreign investment goes. Believe it or not but the 'support' for Magabe from other SSA just isn't there anymore. Besides how long can a government with that much inflation last?

Err no, the collapse of the British Empire is why the continent lacks democracy.

Err no, the collapse of the British Empire is why the continent lacks democracy.

The reason why the white farmers did better because they had been working the lad for years and along with their black workers who were also heavily persecuted they had to leave. The black farmers who took over had no idea how to work the land as they had never been there before and most weren't even proper farmers, just party members.

Definition of Emppire: The domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised. How can you possibly believe that enslaving most of a continent and subjecting it to absolute rule by Britain brings it democracy?!