tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post111929365245943891..comments2024-03-07T10:30:51.374-05:00Comments on down on the brown side.: Zimbabwe and Revolutionaries Who Lose Their WayRagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310102856263393174noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post-1119832257261566712005-06-26T20:30:00.000-04:002005-06-26T20:30:00.000-04:00Well - huge salaries may not actually be the case ...Well - huge salaries may not actually be the case for everyone - but I hear what you're saying. Also - I don't know if we're talking about the same folks - because there are quite a few folks who <B>were</B> involved in movement building and liberation, but then got sucked into the power game.<BR/><BR/>I was thinking about actors on the global scene more than the five-and-dime folks in professional non-profit-land.Ragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310102856263393174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post-1119751420847898102005-06-25T22:03:00.000-04:002005-06-25T22:03:00.000-04:00I definitely hear you on that. I mean - it's more...I definitely hear you on that. I mean - it's more a question about how people who are placed as the face of a movement are human, and usually are not able to transcend the allure of being the spokesperson for the people.Ragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310102856263393174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post-1119682081640938362005-06-25T02:48:00.000-04:002005-06-25T02:48:00.000-04:00In case anyone wants to see more of what's happeni...In case anyone wants to see more of what's happening in Zimbabwe - here's a before/after <A HREF="http://www.boingboing.net/2005/06/24/sat_photos_document_.html" REL="nofollow">picture</A> of the recent razing of a shantytown of ~200,000 residents.Ragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310102856263393174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214642.post-1119681379770345412005-06-25T02:36:00.000-04:002005-06-25T02:36:00.000-04:00Excellent reference. Thanks for the tip - I read ...Excellent reference. Thanks for the tip - I read more about <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%E1clav_Havel" REL="nofollow">Havel</A>. I know that there have to be others out there, but it's slim pickings!Ragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10310102856263393174noreply@blogger.com