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Netters
It is very interesting to see how white people want
every thing to stop as long as their hand is shaken from the pot. Next
thing she is going to write about is "People out there I am so disappointed for
oxygen is flowing in Zimbabwe yet Mugaabe is still the president" Thank God the
decision was made not by Cathy Buckle but by Zimbabweans them selves. And it
bothers me to see that White people want to go against the belief of many of
these Zimbabweans who voted for Mugaabe's government. What will you do when they
are all on the opposite side? I guess you do not care as long as the White
people have their land back and the whites are working in them when underpaid. A
true colonialist mentality. Well come to the twenty first century when Africans
take what rightly belongs to them. Zimbabwe is just the beginning, Kenya
Tanzania Angola will all follow it is only when.
Good day fellas as you feast on her
diatribe.
Em
Toronto Canada
Outrage As ICC To Hold World
Cup Cricket In Zimbabwe
From Cathy
Buckle
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
12-21-2
- Dear Family and Friends,
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- I have really struggled trying to think of
something positive, peaceful and perhaps even thought provoking to write
about as a Christmas message from Zimbabwe. As I sit here on an overcast
and windy morning I know all the ugly realities outside my gate and it
is almost impossible to see past them and look for that dim little
light which must be shining at the end of the tunnel. When we were
children and sulking or having a tantrum we had a little poem which went
something like this: "Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I think I'll
go and eat worms, big fat juicy ones, squish squash sqooshy ones." I
can't remember the last line but this little verse certainly sums up the
overwhelming feeling of utter desperation in Zimbabwe
today. It is made a million times worse when we are dealt one
blow after another by a world apparently terrified to do or say anything
openly against Zimbabwe in case they are labelled racists.
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- The announcement that the ICC will hold 6 world cup
cricket matches in Zimbabwe next year has devastated us. It is utterly
obscene that men in crisply starched whites will play this so
called gentleman's game in our cities while those of us who live here
have no petrol or bread, no milk or sugar. I wonder if the ICC know that
it is illegal for 5 or more people to hold a meeting in Zimbabwe without
police permission. I wonder if they care that while they
knock little balls around on the field other people are having
naked wires attached to their testicles whilst in police
custody. While they stay in our 5 star hotels, I wonder if the
players will care that we can't even buy food on the black market
without first producing cards proving we support the ruling
party.
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- I wonder if the ICC know that if we say or write
something about President Mugabe which may make people hostile towards
him we can go to prison for a year. I am sure that both the ICC and
the cricket players themselves know all of this but they say they are
purely a sporting body and not a political one. Their hypocrisy and
racism is disgusting and nauseating. It was OK for them to boycott games
in apartheid South Africa and Ian Smith's Rhodesia but not in Zimbabwe
now. When white people were oppressing blacks it was wrong, now it is
black people oppressing black people, it is apparently OK. The ICC have
shown who the real racists are here.
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- However, through our anger, disgust and despair, we
Zimbabweans are doing the best we can this Christmas.
For most of us there won't be turkey, Christmas pudding,
lavish gifts and excesses of alcohol this year. Rather it is a
time of quiet contemplation, counting our blessings and giving thanks
for what we have got. Many Zimbabweans are fasting by choice,
organising prayer vigils and doing whatever they can to help and support
their friends and neighbours. We have all learnt to give thanks for the
simplest of things like a loaf of bread or a glass of real milk and to
take nothing for granted, an experience which is cause for both
humility and gratitude. I apologise for not responding to the hundreds
of emails and Christmas messages this week. I thank you all for caring,
for your messages of love, support and encouragement and for giving me
the strength and courage to speak out for another week.
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- Until next week with my love and best wishes for a
peaceful
- and joyous Christmas, cathy
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- Copyright Cathy Buckle, 21st December
2002
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