[Billthedrill]

Yet merchants and the government’s many critics say that much of the cut-rate merchandise has not been snapped up by ordinary citizens, but by the police, soldiers and members of Mr. Mugabe’s governing party who have been tipped off to the price inspectors’ rounds.

And so it proceeds like clockwork. The current ruling class is literally running out of things to steal and hence will turn on itself squabbling over the ever-diminishing loot.

This is socialism's final victory. The middle class has been assassinated, leaving masters and slaves. It isn't difficult to guess who will starve first.

[Nonstatist]

Handouts is whats keeping this thing from imploding. Handouts from expatriates, from the UN, from donations elsewhere, and so on. Maybe this could go on indefinitely, although it might just end when the lunatic dies. After all, hes over 80.

[Graybeard58]

This is socialism's final victory. The middle class has been assassinated, leaving masters and slaves.

Coming to Venezula soon. Chavez is a Mugabe wannabe.

[SunkenCiv]

And so it proceeds like clockwork. The current ruling class is literally running out of things to steal and hence will turn on itself squabbling over the ever-diminishing loot... isn't difficult to guess who will starve first.

Bingo.

[ccmay]

This is socialism's final victory. The middle class has been assassinated, leaving masters and slaves. It isn't difficult to guess who will starve first.

There will be cannibalism before very much longer. Not in days or weeks, perhaps, but in months.

-ccm