On the radio yesterday, I had a number of Zimbabwean men and even a couple of women express their extreme skepticism that self defence could ever work in Zimbabwe. Their hostility, disguised as skepticism, was based entirely on cliches linked to identity politics.
The fact is that I went to Zimbabwe, taught self defence to all sorts of sub sectors of the population there, and everybody -- men and women -- welcomed it. I see identity politics as an instrument of the extreme right wing, for it provides a false view of reality, whilst preserving the status quo by making an enemy out of anyone who tries to do anything novel or progressive.
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So what was their argument, anyway -- people can't defend themselves there, it isn't worth it, it isn't appropriate, it wouldn't make a difference... ?
Yes, all of those.
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