tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206230760891278528.post6935540007952339409..comments2023-10-31T17:09:36.316+00:00Comments on The Long Walk Home: On #CecilTheLion, It Is Time To Put Your Money Where Your Heart IsJae Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17816403017115766947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206230760891278528.post-41071860110891356852015-08-04T18:57:13.799+01:002015-08-04T18:57:13.799+01:00Here's a comment I've just read in my Face...Here's a comment I've just read in my Facebook timeline which I think puts recent news reporting about Zimbabwe in context:<br /><br />"I wanted to take a second to address this Cecil the Lion topic. I was lucky to grow up in a country (Zimbabwe) that had a rich safari wild life and for that I am very grateful. HOWEVER, while still saddened by this topic, It's heartbreaking to think that over night, an uproar of hate and sadness swept social media over the death of this Zimbabwean lion, when, over the past 30 years, thousands of people from the very same country have been, and still are being, brutally murdered. It's a shame to think that it took the death of a lion for the world to notice Zimbabwe - And still have yet to notice the mass murders and brutal inhuman actions that take place against Zimbabweans of all ages, sexes and races. It's still unclear to me how all these deaths of human beings go unnoticed or are disregarded, but the death of an animal makes the number 1 trending topic in the world. It is also a tad bit annoying that Walter Palmer, who thought he was acting legally and under law, is targeted with so much hatred over this ONE act, when hundreds of poachers, who slaughter endangered animals BY THE DOZEN, go unnoticed - for example: the same week Cecil was killed, 5 endangered elephants were killed in Kenya by poachers, yet no trending topic there. Instead of taking your time to hashtag 'Kill Walter Palmer' or 'Fighting for Cecil', how about you use your energy to fight for the people of Zimbabwe who don't have a voice, to fight for the hundreds of farmers and the thousands of citizens that have been murdered at the hand of the dictatorship they call government. My family was lucky enough to move to Canada, a country I am so proud to call my home. One day, I would like to go back to where I was born, but only if the world can help bring attention to the fragile country that is Zimbabwe. <br /><br />Help the world hear about the true state of Zimbabwe - share if you'd like! <br /><br />Thanks for reading!<br /><br />#cecilthelion<br />#walterpalmer <br />#zimbabwe"Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393265755614039206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206230760891278528.post-14330820514024236902015-08-04T07:44:46.257+01:002015-08-04T07:44:46.257+01:00I've not commented at all on this news item so...I've not commented at all on this news item so far and apart from commenting on this article have no intention of adding to the hysteria, except to wonder at the lack of analysis of the role of the [massively corrupt and kleptocratic] Zimbabwean authorities.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393265755614039206noreply@blogger.com