In response to Horace Campbell's : I can see where you are coming from. All the aspects of African Kleptocracy and neoliberal capitalist influence you describe are familiar for an African like me. I was in Harare 2001 and I had travelled there severally before.
When one reads such opinions as yours and compares them to Mahmood Mamdani's, it is easy to be confused. But here is my question, given that most African countries are ruled by Neoliberal kleptocrats, why is Zimbabwe specia...read more
In response to Horace Campbell's : I can see where you are coming from. All the aspects of African Kleptocracy and neoliberal capitalist influence you describe are familiar for an African like me. I was in Harare 2001 and I had travelled there severally before.
When one reads such opinions as yours and compares them to Mahmood Mamdani's, it is easy to be confused. But here is my question, given that most African countries are ruled by Neoliberal kleptocrats, why is Zimbabwe special? Reading your article,
I would have liked to see data, schorlarly, right? showing how the 2001 ZIDERA has less impact on Zimbabwe as opposed to Brendenkamp and co. Since Kleptocracy was there before ZIDERA, are you saying what we see in Zimbabwe today is solely because of Kleptocracy? A historical review from 1979 and the issue of land redistribution could help set the context.
Otherwise, it sounds like you are saying Mugabe has no moral basis to fight imperialism without honestly analyzing the effects of ZIDERA on the people of Zimbabwe. In addition, how does Mugabe's support to Congo's Government feature here? The war in Congo, the imperial and capitalist interests in Congo are as much a factor here. Furthermore, South Africa has to face complex land redistribution issues sooner or later and how they deal with the Zimbabwe issue is critical. This is true of Namibia.
Now be honestly scholarly.
