[Siamese Princess]

Oh, I wouldn't call Zimbabwe part of the anti-blaxploitation bit. It's Mugabe's political coup d'êtat. He's persecuted blacks as well as whites and is trying to paint this as a racial thing so no one interferes with his dictatorship. Check out the facts -- more blacks have been killed, tossed into prison etc. by him than whites.

One fact that is usually overlooked is that when a white farm family is dispossed so are their Black employees. Many Blacks are losing their jobs in order to give land to Mugabe's "war veteran" supporters.

[longtermmemmory]

After the race riots, will South Africa be able to maintain the diamond cartel? Or will diamonds finally be priced without price controls.

[Cronos]

One fact that is usually overlooked is that when a white farm family is dispossed so are their Black employees. Many Blacks are losing their jobs in order to give land to Mugabe's "war veteran" supporters.

Yes, Zimbabwe is NOT a race thing and if we try to potray it as that we play into Mugabe's hands. It's a dictatorship pure and simple. Mugabe is the same asHitler -- he's targetting aminority group and exterminating his enemies from the majority group as well. I doubt he really cares about the colour as long as he stays in power.