What positive and legal steps can we make to encourage change in Zimbabwe?

Question

Day after day I am reading about Mugabe's violent forms of repression of the Zimbabwe people, along with driving the economy into the ground through 1000% + inflation and systematic corruption.

I want to know what realistic steps you think we can make as individuals and in our respective countries to encourage positive change. Please also state what country you are from.

Thanks.

Answer 1

As an individual you can't do much.
But as united countries.
Confiscate all the property, money and assets of Mugabe, his extended family, associates and families that you have access to.
Arrest and confine any such family and associates who venture from the country.
And this is just the kind of thing that the UN should be taking all kinds of action against on a unified front.

Answer 2

Maybe we should just stop worrying about them and all the other countries for a while, we spend so much of our money trying to help that many here are doing without, AND I DON'T MEAN THE HOMELESS, most of them chose that way of life, because it was easier than working, or are using that as a ruse, begging for money everyday and going home at night with more than if they worked a real job, (see 60 minutes report a couple years ago), We went to Kuwait to help them regain possession of their oil fields, but did nothing about the fact that the oil was being drawn from Iraq by the process of slant drilling, a fact, Saddam was a frickin a*s hole, he deserved what he got but Kuwait was stealing his country's oil. and if you are born a Kuwaiti citizen, you never work, you get paid to be a bum, this country taxes you if you are a citizen to pay other countries to be bums, we need to look at this practice and change a few things. Unless you are a liberal, then we are not doing enough for the other countries.

Answer 3

the 'dictator' should be ousted while the world sits back and watches this inhumane person run his country and it's people into the ground and has done for to long --- we all say shock -horror but do virtually nothing about it --- we should all be ashamed -- especially while we expo-use the life of people in Iraq and Afghanistan as being awful .
this low piece of life called Mugabe has virtually crucified his entire country for the sake of revenge way back when Ian smith ran it as Rhodesia .
there is no point in sanctions --- the country already lives by them --- cast your mind back to when Mugabe decided to throw off the land the white farmers who were trying to sustain the place --- wasn't good enough for Mugabe --- he had an axe to grind with those people because his ' veterans ' from the seccation of Rhodesia to Zimbabwe --- should Looki after everything --- look no further than your TV screens to see what is happening --- someone needs to take up the plight for honest ; decent people living in that dictatorship !
if it's OK for the UN to manage other parts of the world -- then how about a fair go for these poor beggars .
australia.

Answer 4

Australia:
Lets see we've been trying to get them to realise reverse discrimination isnt a positive thing...
The commonwealth of nations have attempted to contstantly get the Mugabe government to revise its policies...

screw it lets just invade and remove yet another dictatorial tyrant....The Queen has the power to call the commonwealths to arms to restore order to a member state....

Answer 5

Ban all men from owing or possessing any weapons,give the weapons to the women and tell them they' re in charge now.

To break the corrupt hold on the country,drop leaflets,tell all the women and children to go to the borders for food and shelter and safety.Then allow no food or fuel inside the country until all arms are surrendered.

Answer 6

Genocide is generally the term we like to use for individuals that think their enemies should cease to exist. I believe America has helped, or is helping along with several other nations, but it is hard to control without our troops being there for support. The U.N. has been a failure for many years, but NATO seems to be doing more than they are supposed to. I personally believe that we all are going to be held accountable one day for our actions. God Bless America!!

Answer 7

Bring back Ian Smith. Rhodesia was the bread basket of southern Africa under his regime. Under the current band of thugs, people are starving in the streets.

I am an American.

Answer 8

We should do NOTHING. I'm sick and tired of everyone wanting to have us be the world's policeman.

No Foriegn Alliances
No Foriegn Aid
No Foriegn Wars
No Deficit Spending

Answer 9

Take the George Bush approch and bomb them till they change .

Answer 10

I talk to my classes about Africa- Very hard to say what to do- They need honest leadership --- Its so frustrating- maybe we should recolonize it- and set up a caretaker government. ??? MICH USA