Mugabe, please unclench fist

Yesterday I had a very late night watching President Barrack Obama's inaugration on TV. I just could not unglue my eyes away from the inaugration which was being screened live on most channels. Often, during Mr. Obama's speech, I felt strong emotions even though my viewpoint is usually analytical and objective. My emotion is understandable, the man is a skilled charismatic politician, expert in techniques of giving speeches that sway the passions of all those he will be addressing so that they see his vision and agree with it. Besides that fact my emotions were also due to the fact that in Obama I have finally found a hero to look up to after searching in vain for one for many years and I am sure I am not the only one who regards him as his/her hero.

The highlight of President Barrrak Obama's speech that made me ponder about the situation in Zimbabwe is this one. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
This part of his speech showed how he is not going to tolerate leaders who practise bad governance and I couldn't help thinking that when he said this he was refering to Mugabe. It gave me a little bit of hope that maybe he is the man who is going to help us get out of the mess that is Zimbabwe but only if Mugabe unclenches his fist.



The pictures below will tell you why my mind thought Obama was refering to Mugabe, I will not say much, the pictures will say it for me.









The other highlight of Obama's speech made me drop a tear from the compassion for humanity it exuded. It assured me that with Obama at the helm the poor and the disadvantaged will not be marginalised or sidelined and there won't be any indifference to the plight of the suffering. This is the part I am talking about,
"To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it."
The speech left me with hope that indeed with President Barrack Obama at the helm, peace, love and happiness unto the whole world could be realised.