tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962109009398516703.post7967935804578554842..comments2012-09-19T15:46:17.874-07:00Comments on As I see it..: The Silent GenerationBrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247223529061251805noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962109009398516703.post-49366716560655908122010-02-07T19:38:43.309-08:002010-02-07T19:38:43.309-08:00Great Post! Great QUESTIONS!
:'(Great Post! Great QUESTIONS!<br /><br />:'(Begotten Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10022163825615406607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962109009398516703.post-48827600920542264582010-01-19T10:11:19.411-08:002010-01-19T10:11:19.411-08:00thank u for this post bren, my friend forwarded it...thank u for this post bren, my friend forwarded it to me. even as an exchange student who spent a year in zimbabwe nearly 10 years ago, i feel a profound connection to this HOME that welcomed me and changed my life. I am angered by the complacency i live even as i talk about how helpless i feel to do anything but im not giving up yet. i commend u for yr passion and your posting. writing is power and community uniting is powerful. wanted to show support from a japanese american who loves zimbabwe.youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248629244913247164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962109009398516703.post-30075261121722358302010-01-19T09:10:04.941-08:002010-01-19T09:10:04.941-08:00See thats the advantage AND disadvantage of being ...See thats the advantage AND disadvantage of being a Zimbabwean youth. We are probably the most peace-loving generation the world has ever known but on the tail end of that is the truth we must face- that our peace-loving nature is AKA COMPLACENCY. On my end, I'm absolutely FOR helping in every way possible: financial, hands-on charity work, voicing my opinion to whoever will listen, etcetera and I'm actually taking steps in that direction. I'm living in Canada currently and I LOVE my country and I'm ever SO proud that I grew up in Zimbabwe. Just dont expect me to arm myself with an AK or go into some sort of Chimurenga III. Does that make me a hypocrite? Maybe. In my eyes, unlike most, at least I'm doing SOMETHING. But, I guess that would be according to the next person's opinion.Guccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684588989743994858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962109009398516703.post-92098670905170306372010-01-18T23:30:45.760-08:002010-01-18T23:30:45.760-08:00Thanks for the comments all. I think the main thin...Thanks for the comments all. I think the main thing would be to get enough people to realise that the responsibility is ours. Nobody else is going to do this.I am hoping to use this blog/twitter/FB to raise some form of awareness in this regard. I am also trying to make contact with as many non-partisan political authorities as i can to get advice/tips/guidance and see how best to start this movement. Any help, publicity and support is appreciated.Brenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247223529061251805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962109009398516703.post-77805854880906841272010-01-18T13:23:27.337-08:002010-01-18T13:23:27.337-08:00Vicky said: It is so true, and so hard - what can ...Vicky said: It is so true, and so hard - what can we do? when we are told it is not our home, my passport has expired and won't be renewed, I have no claim to the land of my birth, no right to pass to my sons. I know many who would stand and be counted if they felt there was someone who could lead, some difference that could be made - hell, who wouldn't want to go home and live in Zim, let our kids grow up free as we did?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331090919936612748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7962109009398516703.post-61697692181318054742010-01-18T11:47:04.304-08:002010-01-18T11:47:04.304-08:00Fair enough Bren, and I think a lot of this applie...Fair enough Bren, and I think a lot of this applies to young South Africans as well, perhaps in a slightly different way, but still, there are parallels. I certainly still feel that, bar a few written letters, my contribution to South Africa is also vociferous argument and not much else.<br /><br />WHat do you plan on doing though now that you have realised this?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291037610197297583noreply@blogger.com