Regularly there are horror stories in the media about atrocities carried out in Zimbabwe. ABC television shows such as Foreign Correspondent report these regularly. Overwhelmingly we believe them. This does not mean that the reports are fair or balanced. Indeed they are not! Their attempts to report Mugabe�s side of the picture are very skimpy indeed. Mugabe claims atrocity by the opposition movement known as Movement for Democratic Change. These are never given any scrutiny whatsoever. MDC accusations are reported as fact .
But there is no denying that Mugabe is guilty of brutality that goes beyond what is reasonable in a war time situation. It is thoroughly impermissible to burn civilian houses down on mass irrespective of whether the support the Opposition or not. This is outrageous!
In Australia the Communist Party of Australia claims that the Movement for Democratic Change is backed by the imperialists and this appears to be so. But their response is to whitewash Mugabe. In no way must we do this! For a start Mufabe�s regime is a bourgeois regime which we must oppose unconditionally! But also Mugabe opposes the legitimate trade union movement and uses troops against working people also and not just against MDC.
The MDC is also not our friend. Communists and working people should have nothing to do with it . Their social base is that of white settlers who were part of the old Rhodesian apartheid regime and who have exploited workers for decades. They want to continue on doing so. They are our enemy! MDC also wants to facilitate exploitation of Zimbabwe by the British and US imperialists.
Mugabe�s situation goes back to the strategy of his bourgeois liberation force ZANU PF. After victory they pandered to the white settlers. Now they have entrenched themselves. We in Australia must oppose any imperialist intervention. The proposed cricket tour must go ahead unless there is a serious and real safety issue
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