Opinion / Columnist
Colonialism, normalcy demise and Zimbabwean diaspora compensation
01 Jun 2013 at 06:32hrs | Views
Britain and Robert Mugabe are Guilty of Zimbabwean Diasporean loss of a normal family life of and I shout that from Britain.
Zimbabwean Diasporeans are reduced to second class citizens who are a liability to countries like South Africa, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and almost every spot in any square kilometre of the land surface of planet Earth.
Zimbabwean Diasporeans survive by smiling, lying, accepting the lowest human rights standards, supressing their real feelings, pretending to be satisfied, apologising for their existence, avoiding to report injustices, accepting slave treatment, trading their human rights for a stay, and a range of inhumane treatment at the hands of those countries who shelter them.
Zimbabwean Diasporean problems will never be solved unless the real causes are identified and addressed or else the World is brewing a bad wine and expecting to benefit from it.
It has been 24 years today I ever used a Zimbabwean address as my home and yet I am Zimbabwean. My problem, and the problems of those 4million other Zimbabwean Diasporeans and their 6 more million Zimbabwean children born in Diaspora since 1983, are problems that stem from Colonialism which benefited Britain.
Britain and Mugabe are Guilty of crimes against Zimbabwean Diasporeans and yet both Britain and Mugabe are at the forefront to further demonise victims of Colonialism.
Britain and Mugabe gained massively from Colonialism and both Britain and Mugabe are so wealthy and have had so fat ears that can't hear the voice of the victims.
Britain and Mugabe have both created laws that stop the victims of Colonialism from ever complaining in any known court of law to claim compensation for loss of normal life. The British keep their families happily at home and so is Mugabe and yet the four million Zimbabwean Diasporeans who are victims of a diabolic Colonial system are refused this basic human right and many more very basic rights.
It all started in 1888 when Britain unleashed Cecil John Rhodes to invade my country which was at peace with the rest of the outer World. I do not doubt or arrogantly deny that Colonialism brought civilisation to my country but that civilisation was meant to benefit Britain economically and make an ordinary Zimbabwean a civilised instrument to propel British wealth.
If Britain had not unleashed Cecil John Rhodes to raid my country for mineral wealth, I, and 11 more million Zimbabweans with their external off springs, would be wealthy and proud citizens of Zimbabwe not needing to smile for survival in any part of the World.
Britain and Mugabes' fat and wealthy ears hate those occurrences of history which decided my location and demise in the World today and not even the United Nations will act to compensate us.
Britain deports victims of Colonialism who end up seeking shelter in their country and Mugabe punishes those deportees once they touch Zimbabwean soil and both Britain and Mugabe continue to expand their wealth. No victim of Colonialism can claim a penny from Harare or from London and yet we continue to be prejudiced by the legacy of Colonialism.
After the brutal invasion of Britain in Zimbabwe 1894, Zimbabweans were forced to abandon their traditional way of self-sustenance to adopt British dependence were they would labour in exchange for nothing beyond food. This forced dependence carried on until a few black Zimbabweans then Black Rhodesians could read, write and organise themselves to fight a gainless forced lifestyle.
By 1952, sixty years after British invasion, genuine visionaries like Joshua Nkomo learnt from organised black South-Africans, also victims of Colonialism, how to resist. By 1959, Joshua Nkomo was chosen by oppressed Zimbabweans to lead the country out of British Colonialism which was of no gain to the black man. Mugabe joined in in 1961 bringing in the tribal politics he had imported from Ghana in 1959. Two years after his inclusion into a united black Zimbabwean liberation initiative, Mugabe divided united black Zimbabweans into tribal splinters to gain absolute control by use of division. Zanu was formed in 1963 as result breaking away from Nkomo's Zapu.
Mugabe, who is naturally obsessed with imported foreign solutions to any problems, imported Chinese and North Korean brutal tactics to solve the Colonial problems in Zimbabwe. Nkomo asked Britain to help remove Colonialism after Ian Smith had declared a Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain. Ian Smith had realised that Rhodesia had spent 75 years beefing up Britain with Rhodesian wealth and yet White British-Rhodesians who were used to transmit this stolen wealth from Rhodesia were failing to live a quality life the British in Britain enjoyed.
British Ministers mocked Joshua Nkomo in Westminster 1975 when he asked for British assistance to create democracy in Rhodesia. Nkomo then sought Russian assistance.
By 1977, I was in Selukwe now Shurugwi as an eight year old boy. Bodies of dead black Zimbabweans were the order of the day and we were burying them even at the age of eight. Mugabes Chinenese-Korean idealised guerrillas used death to force people to support them. They still do it today and will never stop unless stopped. Mugabe's guerrillas killed disproportionately more Blacks than Whites in a war they claimed was against Whites. About 17 000 Blacks were killed by Mugabe's guerrillas between 1977 and 1980. Only 2000 Whites died.
At the end of the war in 1980 which saw Mugabe become Prime-Minister, a new tribal war of Gukurahundi was started. Mugabe made sure that he silenced Zapu by use of death and kept Britain quite by continuing to let the British enjoy Zimbabwean mineral gains. The British did not murmur a single word when Mugabe killed about 30 000 Zapu supporters between 1980 to 1990. Instead, they showered him with praise tittles because they were gaining.
The British are obsessed with gain. Up to this day, they get astigmatism if monetary gains are dangled in front of them even at the cost of many human lives. What they are good and known for is to dump their production front man once gains are affected.
By 1999, the pro-Mugabe people noticed that they were not gaining anything from Independence except that Mugabe and his henchmen had become rich. Mugabe gained together with Britain because of Colonialism. The pro-Zanu Zimbabweans forced Mugabe to share the National cake he was enjoying alone with the British and Mugabe let lawlessness take control.
A broader number of predominantly pro-Zanu supporters were disgruntled and started joining us in diaspora by year 2000. I had left the country in 1989 following Gukurahundi activities.
MDC was formed in 1999 and the British noticed that Mugabe was no longer a good production instrument and they dumped him. Mugabe then composed a famous song whose chorus is "Blame Colonialism". The song stinks when it is sung by someone who gained so much and continues to gain through people's blood, sweat and loss of livelihoods.
Mugabe sings Colonialism to be seen as a victim and the British sing "Rule of Law" to regain British gains in Zimbabwe and none of the two accepts that the source of their gains is the reason for my demise and the demise of 24 million other Zimbabweans.
There is no unbiased International Court of Law that prejudiced people like me can go and sue Britain for its colonial role in my demise.
I continue to be separated from my children whose identity is void as a result of Colonial disenfranchisement. Mugabe gained from colonialism and all his children are in his house. The British gained from Colonialism and all their children are in their houses. My children are scattered around the World where ever I sought refuge, they can't say Dad and they are barred by colonial constraints from joining me in Britain where I am settled. They have no genuine identities as a result of Colonial ravages. I have to lie to get them identified otherwise there is no known solution since Britain is the master of International Law and yet Britain does not want to accept that the legacy of Colonialism created a race of unidentifiable human beings who need a normal life on the planet.
When the Judge is in denial, Law is denied and Lawlessness takes over. Every child is entitled to family life in Zimbabwe as it is in Britain. The Law makers should avoid common thinking and understand that children of asylum seekers have no identities. They should know that since asylum seekers have ambiguous identities, it is worse for their offspring.
Zimbabwean Diasporas living in South Africa, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and in almost every spot in any square kilometre of the land surface of planet Earth, must be allowed family reunion.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, no child Colonial victim should be failing to unite with their parents where ever they are seeking refuge.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, Britain should have been forced to pay compensation to those victims of Colonialism who continue to suffer from its legacy.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, no Zimbabwean in any corner of the World should be deported unwillingly back to Colonially destabilised country.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, Britain would be the last country on the planet to ever deny Zimbabweans asylum or family reunions.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, Mugabe should have appeared in the Hague for Gukurahundi and the continued harassment of Zimbabweans by a corrupt and partisan Zimbabwean Police and Military Forces.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, disenfranchised Zimbabweans scattered and mocked all around the World would be back home building a wealthy country that has a potential to contribute to World betterment.
This is the reason why Britain does not want to hear the word "Human Rights". Human rights is an insult in the ears of Britain because British wealth is hinged on the demise of the weak and prejudiced. Where there is Blood, Prejudice, Tears and Sweat, Britain makes a profit. No British Citizen is denied the right to family life and yet Britain has thousands of Zimbabwean parents who are refused the right to bring their children into this country. When the British lived in Rhodesia for a century, they could bring their uncles, grandfathers, friends, cousins friends' friends. But they deny a minor child from joining his own parent using any available excuse which was designed by Colonialism.
United Nations are sleeping on the job, Mugabe and Britain gained from the sins that continue to disenfranchise Zimbabweans and must be brought to account.
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Ryton Dzimiri can be contacted at rytondzimiri@gmail.com
Zimbabwean Diasporeans are reduced to second class citizens who are a liability to countries like South Africa, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and almost every spot in any square kilometre of the land surface of planet Earth.
Zimbabwean Diasporeans survive by smiling, lying, accepting the lowest human rights standards, supressing their real feelings, pretending to be satisfied, apologising for their existence, avoiding to report injustices, accepting slave treatment, trading their human rights for a stay, and a range of inhumane treatment at the hands of those countries who shelter them.
Zimbabwean Diasporean problems will never be solved unless the real causes are identified and addressed or else the World is brewing a bad wine and expecting to benefit from it.
It has been 24 years today I ever used a Zimbabwean address as my home and yet I am Zimbabwean. My problem, and the problems of those 4million other Zimbabwean Diasporeans and their 6 more million Zimbabwean children born in Diaspora since 1983, are problems that stem from Colonialism which benefited Britain.
Britain and Mugabe are Guilty of crimes against Zimbabwean Diasporeans and yet both Britain and Mugabe are at the forefront to further demonise victims of Colonialism.
Britain and Mugabe gained massively from Colonialism and both Britain and Mugabe are so wealthy and have had so fat ears that can't hear the voice of the victims.
Britain and Mugabe have both created laws that stop the victims of Colonialism from ever complaining in any known court of law to claim compensation for loss of normal life. The British keep their families happily at home and so is Mugabe and yet the four million Zimbabwean Diasporeans who are victims of a diabolic Colonial system are refused this basic human right and many more very basic rights.
It all started in 1888 when Britain unleashed Cecil John Rhodes to invade my country which was at peace with the rest of the outer World. I do not doubt or arrogantly deny that Colonialism brought civilisation to my country but that civilisation was meant to benefit Britain economically and make an ordinary Zimbabwean a civilised instrument to propel British wealth.
If Britain had not unleashed Cecil John Rhodes to raid my country for mineral wealth, I, and 11 more million Zimbabweans with their external off springs, would be wealthy and proud citizens of Zimbabwe not needing to smile for survival in any part of the World.
Britain and Mugabes' fat and wealthy ears hate those occurrences of history which decided my location and demise in the World today and not even the United Nations will act to compensate us.
Britain deports victims of Colonialism who end up seeking shelter in their country and Mugabe punishes those deportees once they touch Zimbabwean soil and both Britain and Mugabe continue to expand their wealth. No victim of Colonialism can claim a penny from Harare or from London and yet we continue to be prejudiced by the legacy of Colonialism.
After the brutal invasion of Britain in Zimbabwe 1894, Zimbabweans were forced to abandon their traditional way of self-sustenance to adopt British dependence were they would labour in exchange for nothing beyond food. This forced dependence carried on until a few black Zimbabweans then Black Rhodesians could read, write and organise themselves to fight a gainless forced lifestyle.
By 1952, sixty years after British invasion, genuine visionaries like Joshua Nkomo learnt from organised black South-Africans, also victims of Colonialism, how to resist. By 1959, Joshua Nkomo was chosen by oppressed Zimbabweans to lead the country out of British Colonialism which was of no gain to the black man. Mugabe joined in in 1961 bringing in the tribal politics he had imported from Ghana in 1959. Two years after his inclusion into a united black Zimbabwean liberation initiative, Mugabe divided united black Zimbabweans into tribal splinters to gain absolute control by use of division. Zanu was formed in 1963 as result breaking away from Nkomo's Zapu.
Mugabe, who is naturally obsessed with imported foreign solutions to any problems, imported Chinese and North Korean brutal tactics to solve the Colonial problems in Zimbabwe. Nkomo asked Britain to help remove Colonialism after Ian Smith had declared a Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain. Ian Smith had realised that Rhodesia had spent 75 years beefing up Britain with Rhodesian wealth and yet White British-Rhodesians who were used to transmit this stolen wealth from Rhodesia were failing to live a quality life the British in Britain enjoyed.
British Ministers mocked Joshua Nkomo in Westminster 1975 when he asked for British assistance to create democracy in Rhodesia. Nkomo then sought Russian assistance.
By 1977, I was in Selukwe now Shurugwi as an eight year old boy. Bodies of dead black Zimbabweans were the order of the day and we were burying them even at the age of eight. Mugabes Chinenese-Korean idealised guerrillas used death to force people to support them. They still do it today and will never stop unless stopped. Mugabe's guerrillas killed disproportionately more Blacks than Whites in a war they claimed was against Whites. About 17 000 Blacks were killed by Mugabe's guerrillas between 1977 and 1980. Only 2000 Whites died.
The British are obsessed with gain. Up to this day, they get astigmatism if monetary gains are dangled in front of them even at the cost of many human lives. What they are good and known for is to dump their production front man once gains are affected.
By 1999, the pro-Mugabe people noticed that they were not gaining anything from Independence except that Mugabe and his henchmen had become rich. Mugabe gained together with Britain because of Colonialism. The pro-Zanu Zimbabweans forced Mugabe to share the National cake he was enjoying alone with the British and Mugabe let lawlessness take control.
A broader number of predominantly pro-Zanu supporters were disgruntled and started joining us in diaspora by year 2000. I had left the country in 1989 following Gukurahundi activities.
MDC was formed in 1999 and the British noticed that Mugabe was no longer a good production instrument and they dumped him. Mugabe then composed a famous song whose chorus is "Blame Colonialism". The song stinks when it is sung by someone who gained so much and continues to gain through people's blood, sweat and loss of livelihoods.
Mugabe sings Colonialism to be seen as a victim and the British sing "Rule of Law" to regain British gains in Zimbabwe and none of the two accepts that the source of their gains is the reason for my demise and the demise of 24 million other Zimbabweans.
There is no unbiased International Court of Law that prejudiced people like me can go and sue Britain for its colonial role in my demise.
I continue to be separated from my children whose identity is void as a result of Colonial disenfranchisement. Mugabe gained from colonialism and all his children are in his house. The British gained from Colonialism and all their children are in their houses. My children are scattered around the World where ever I sought refuge, they can't say Dad and they are barred by colonial constraints from joining me in Britain where I am settled. They have no genuine identities as a result of Colonial ravages. I have to lie to get them identified otherwise there is no known solution since Britain is the master of International Law and yet Britain does not want to accept that the legacy of Colonialism created a race of unidentifiable human beings who need a normal life on the planet.
When the Judge is in denial, Law is denied and Lawlessness takes over. Every child is entitled to family life in Zimbabwe as it is in Britain. The Law makers should avoid common thinking and understand that children of asylum seekers have no identities. They should know that since asylum seekers have ambiguous identities, it is worse for their offspring.
Zimbabwean Diasporas living in South Africa, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and in almost every spot in any square kilometre of the land surface of planet Earth, must be allowed family reunion.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, no child Colonial victim should be failing to unite with their parents where ever they are seeking refuge.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, Britain should have been forced to pay compensation to those victims of Colonialism who continue to suffer from its legacy.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, no Zimbabwean in any corner of the World should be deported unwillingly back to Colonially destabilised country.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, Britain would be the last country on the planet to ever deny Zimbabweans asylum or family reunions.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, Mugabe should have appeared in the Hague for Gukurahundi and the continued harassment of Zimbabweans by a corrupt and partisan Zimbabwean Police and Military Forces.
If the United Nations actually saved the purpose for which it was formed, disenfranchised Zimbabweans scattered and mocked all around the World would be back home building a wealthy country that has a potential to contribute to World betterment.
This is the reason why Britain does not want to hear the word "Human Rights". Human rights is an insult in the ears of Britain because British wealth is hinged on the demise of the weak and prejudiced. Where there is Blood, Prejudice, Tears and Sweat, Britain makes a profit. No British Citizen is denied the right to family life and yet Britain has thousands of Zimbabwean parents who are refused the right to bring their children into this country. When the British lived in Rhodesia for a century, they could bring their uncles, grandfathers, friends, cousins friends' friends. But they deny a minor child from joining his own parent using any available excuse which was designed by Colonialism.
United Nations are sleeping on the job, Mugabe and Britain gained from the sins that continue to disenfranchise Zimbabweans and must be brought to account.
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Ryton Dzimiri can be contacted at rytondzimiri@gmail.com
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