Zimbabwe’s Problem

I was in the shebeen speaking to a brother Zimbabwean the other day, and he said that without a doubt, Zimbabwe’s people are not acting together, but are each looking after their own individual interests, and hence their massive problems. And they have huge problems. I responded that maybe they can’t act in the national interest when they are just about starving, and operating in survival mode. However, I just have to agree with him, because I can’t imagine Germany or Japan operating like that, for example, after the 2nd World War. Somehow the people always unite and stand together, as is essential to advance as a nation. We African’s are meant to have built-in Ubuntu, but somehow, pride, envy and jealousy normally overcome any altruistic tendencies we have. Especially with regard to other races. In Zimbabwe’s case, the place is laughable, the things that are done are just so nonsensical, yet they carry on in all seriousness. It is such a waste of time, pretending you’re a democracy with a free market system, pretending you can run a modern country. I have no idea why they bother – should simply throw in the towel and go back to living off the land. They’d probably improve economically if they did.