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17. Oh man, Mugabe had a firm cadre of DU fans

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 09:36 AM

Jul 2020

back in the day.

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WTF? Zimbabwe to pay reparatations to white farmers [View all] Ex Lurker Jul 2020 OP

It's a compromise. Eugene Jul 2020 #1

Exactly, this is actually a really good and fair move Amishman Jul 2020 #12

They stole the land now didn't they. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #23

Exactly Ex Lurker Aug 2020 #27

Did you read the article? Paying for the infrastructure Phoenix61 Jul 2020 #2

They don't deserve anything. They stole it. NT Ex Lurker Aug 2020 #28

It's also insulting assuming just anyone can be a farmer. EllieBC Jul 2020 #5

I'm an agricultural major! Good farmer are good business people. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #6

I don't remember anyone on the left ever giving Mugabe a pass JonLP24 Jul 2020 #9

He had quite a vocal fan base here back in the day (nt) hardluck Jul 2020 #11

Hardluck, after a google search Robert Mugabe+DU irisblue Jul 2020 #21

I was born in the 80s so that is probably why I'm not aware JonLP24 Jul 2020 #14

But both were illusory. Igel Jul 2020 #15

Oh man, Mugabe had a firm cadre of DU fans Codeine Jul 2020 #17

When please, after a admittedly short search, I'm not seeing it. Thx irisblue Jul 2020 #22

From before DU2 was started. Codeine Jul 2020 #25

Hopefully not with Zimbabwe dollars. Maybe it's better now but awhile back captain queeg Jul 2020 #7

The Rwandan Reconciliation movement is a good analogy obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #18

WTF is right malaise Jul 2020 #10

Excellent and fair compromise obamanut2012 Jul 2020 #16

I think it is a terrible decision. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #24

Good solution it seems BannonsLiver Jul 2020 #19

:) Why on earth should you be surprised? Hortensis Jul 2020 #20

"Please come back and make our Country Great Again Alea Jul 2020 #26