Where the real banana republic endures
Zimbabweans have boldly declared that never again will they allow the likes of Jonathan Moyo to turn their country into a banana republic.
JONATHAN Moyo surely will not give up without a fight. From somewhere in the world he continues to run his own banana republic on Twitter and via BBC. Listening to Jonathan, one could easily tell that he is obsessed with creating and ruling his own banana republic.
In political science, a banana republic is a politically unstable country with an economy dependent on exportation of a limited resource/product, such as bananas. Together with his G40 cabal, Jonono wanted a banana republic dependent on redundant patronage, backbiting and bootlicking. He wanted a country dependent on dictatorship, family dynasties and the exploitation of the blood, sweat and tears of hardworking Zimbabweans.
In 1901, American author O Henry coined the term banana republic to describe Honduras and neighbouring countries under the extraordinary economic influence of American corporations like the United Fruit Company.
Typically, a banana republic has a society of stratified social classes: a huge, poor working class and a small ruling plutocracy.
Until November 2017, such existed in Zimbabwe. Jonathan helped create a banana republic here. The banana republic died with his political career.
On BBC, Jonono was foaming at mouth as his tempter escalated with each passing breath. I could almost feel sorry for him. He badly seemed like someone who craved to be heard. He was calling out to some “angels” or to someone, somewhere to hear his anxious laments.
One clear thing is that Jonathan is the president of his own psychological banana republic. From all the reports that are in the public domain, the criminals who were surrounding former President Mugabe were never mentioned by name.
But because Jonathan and his extremely elastic imagination believes he is one of the criminals of a banana republic he sought to create, he has since fled and refuses to say in which hole he has ensconced himself.
If he left the country legally, he may as well come back legally and state his case like a real man. If it means going to court to seek justice — something he has steadfastly refused to do since the Zimdef corruption allegations first surfaced many moons ago — he should do that if he has nothing to hide. The international laws that he so constantly refers are there to protect him if there is anything that goes wrong. The brutal truth of the matter is that Jonathan Moyo has something to hide and that is why he does not want to come back to Zimbabwe, never mind that he left his wife and children behind.
The reality is that Cde Robert Mugabe is no longer President of Zimbabwe and his wife is no longer Zanu-PF Women’s League Secretary and tormentor-in-chief of peace-loving and progressive Zimbabweans.
The reality is that Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa is the President of Zimbabwe; and Cde Constantino Chiwenga is one of his Vice Presidents.
The reality is that Zimbabwe and Zimbabweans have since moved on and are looking forward to elections, and economic emancipation.
Jonathan Moyo, in the meantime, continues to reside in the banana republic of his power denial psychosis — a world in which the constitution and legality are concepts as malleable as his political standing over the years of his public life.
Zimbabweans have boldly declared that never again will they allow the likes of Jonathan Moyo to turn their country into a banana republic.
The world has moved on, leaving Jonathan and his motley crew of cheerleaders living in their own psychological banana republics.
Dubulaizitha!