dum dum dum

I prefer calculating and sly to stupid. Actually I think Robert Mugabe is in some ways a good thing for Zimbabwe, because much as he is holding the country back economically, he is also putting a dampener on the culturally and geographically corrosive effects of globalization. If you want African culture and scenery closer to its commercially untrammeled state, vote in Robert Mugabe. And that's because he's still fighting a clever war against colonialism, perhaps even neo-colonialism -- since fighting any war against colonialism is out of date.