England's tour of Zimbabwe
England's tour of Zimbabwe
Should England be going to Zimbabwe to play cricket, even thought Zimbabwe has a really bad human rights record and of Robert Mugabe's attitude to the rest of the world?
The simple answer is, sure, why not. If England doesn't go, is that going to solve the problems in Zimbabwe? It's only a cricket match, it's not condoning the government.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Tour seems to be going ahead, after Mugabe lifted the ban on British media.
Whether or not they should play, I can't say. On the one hand, it could be seen as tacit acceptance of what he has done, on the other, it could be seen as a way of "repairing" bridges.
I doubt it will have any impact on the lives of the population. Just government image. Perhaps they shouldn't, just because it implies "everything is ok" when its not.
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Whether or not they should play, I can't say. On the one hand, it could be seen as tacit acceptance of what he has done, on the other, it could be seen as a way of "repairing" bridges.
I doubt it will have any impact on the lives of the population. Just government image. Perhaps they shouldn't, just because it implies "everything is ok" when its not.
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