PRINCIPLES OF ZIMISM
Zimism is founded based upon the following principles:
1) Zimbabwe is a sovereign state whose independence shall never be tempered
- The Mutapa, Rozvi and Ndebele states build the foundations of Zimbabwe today
- Colonialism is an unfortunate incident in our history but we have forgiven each other, it is our responsibility now to build a Zimbabwe without a colour bar.
- Many were sacrificed and many sacrificed themselves in the hope of a free and independent Zimbabwe and we should never forget this.
- Nobody owns the freedom of Zimbabwe but every Zimbabwean has an obligation to protect it.
- A Zimbabwean will always be a Zimbabwean and nothing can take that away from him.
- We believe in Western technology but maintaining Zimbabwean dominion.
- Zimbabwe is our country we shall not want
2) Zimbabwe comes first, Africa second and the world third
- We are Zimbabweans, we are Africans and we are also human beings
- We believe in the unity of Zimbabweans, Africans and all human beings
- For anything that Zimbabwe produce let it be for Zimbabweans, if we have in abundance let it be shared with Africa, if Africa has had enough then let it be for the whole world.
- Africa cannot be united at atomic level rather unity of Zimbabweans coupled with the unity of other African states makes it easier for universal Pan-Africanism. So seek yeh first the unity of your nations and everything else shall follow!
3) Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans and everyone else is a brother
- The destiny of Zimbabwe is in the hands of Zimbabweans
- The fate of Zimbabwe should be churned by Zimbabweans, anyone else who meddles in it is an enemy of the people of Zimbabwe
- It is only by invitation that brothers may come in and mediate, other than that Zimbabwe remains for those who love Zimbabwe!
4) Zimbabwe is Zimbabwe by virtue of its boundaries, history and culture
- We respect the sovereignty of our country and that of other nations
- We have a history as a people and we respect that history
- We have a culture as a people and we will continue to observe such without fear of victimization whatsoever.
- We shall speak our languages anywhere in Zimbabwe and nobody can deny us that.
5) The voice of the people of Zimbabwe is the voice of God.
- We speak peace, love and harmony
- We speak justice
- We speak the truth
- Our God is a God of Peace, Love and Harmony
- Our God is Truthful and is Just
- So when the people of Zimbabwe speak it is the voice of God speaking, it should be respected by all mortals!
What type of government do we need?
1) The government should be a reflection of the wishes and aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe
2) The government should be a true representative of the people of Zimbabwe
3) The government should be one that is directly accountable and answerable to the people of Zimbabwe
4) The government should be elected by popular vote
5) The government should be appointed by the people and be removable by the wishes of the people.
What type of governance do we need?
If the government of Zimbabwe is defined within the above confines, then how should it govern the country
- The distribution of Zimbabwean resources should be a true reflection of the demographic distribution of the people of Zimbabwe. (More resources should go to where more people are settled.)
- Priority should be given to uplifting the lives of the majority of the people of Zimbabwe. In this respect, the government should give priority to provision of basic needs before thinking of profit.
- The transactions of the government with the people of Zimbabwe should not be aimed at making profit but to provide for them- profit comes from foreign interactions.
- It is the obligation of the government to ensure the protection of the poor from the machinations of the rich.
- The government should have an obligation to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor.
- The government should only be a trustee and steering committee to administer the country’s resources and diligently and impartially distribute them to the people in a manner transparent and acceptable to the people.
The seven policies we need
- One man one vote
- Multiparty democracy
- Free education
- Free health
- Free access to land
- Equal access to employment
- Workers should benefit from their labor.
How would the government implement these?
One man One vote
- There would be representation of the people from the village committee up to the national structures.
- The parliament should be made up of people chosen by the people of a given constituency
- The drawing up of constituencies should be based upon the following
• Common neighborhood
• Common lifestyle
• Common welfare
• Common beliefs
- Elections are run by an independent commission that is funded from the coffers of the government and made up of respectable people/individuals of good moral and social standing. All classes of people should be represented and the choices should be endorsed by the people through their representatives at microcosm level.
- Every man’s vote would be counted as equal to everybody else’s.
- Representation of the people would be ultimate and by popular vote, this would mean;
• A minimum of 66.6% of the electorate should vote in any election; if less than that this number turns out for any election, then the result would be null and void a rerun would be done after further education and lobbying of the electorate.
• The winner of an election should be a convincing representative of the people of his constituency. In this case he/she should garner more than 50% of the cast votes. If there is no one with a simple majority then the elections should be rerun between the top two representatives.
Multiparty Democracy
- There would be no repression or suppression of political views, ideas or beliefs in which every citizen would be allowed to participate politically in any national agenda as allowed by agreed laws of the country.
- Every party would be granted equal access to state facilities like media, security etc
- Every party would be allowed unreserved access to the people as is acceptable by commonly agreed laws of the country.
- Every party would be allowed access to state resources based upon the percentage of the electorate it represents.
Free education
- there would be free access to basic education
- free in the sense that the government would mandated to add value to the country’s natural resources, in return it would use such profits to meet the cost of education.
- the government would subsidize secondary and tertiary education, the amount of subsidy should be such that every child who wishes to continue with education would do so without stress.
Free health
- There would be free access to health facilities
- Every person would be granted specialized health care at a cost that would be sustained by the government of Zimbabwe. ( Every Zimbabwean has a right to the resources of the country, when the government sells the country’s gold; there is a percentage of it for everybody thus this percentage should go towards sustaining the livelihoods of the people of the country)
Free access to land
- Every Zimbabwean citizen would have access to land depending on the type of lifestyle of that person. In this regard, those in the urban areas would be given building stands free of charge, which shall be theirs and for their families. Those in rural areas whose life is sustained by agricultural activities would be given land to farm on reasonably fertile lands which can sustain them and the nation too.
- The purpose of the government is to oversee that the land is equitably distributed based upon need and to ensure that no one owns benefits at the expense of others.
- Commercial agriculture would be encouraged and the lands reserved for such would not be interfered with in the process of land redistribution.
Equal access to employment
- Every Zimbabwean who has reached the age of majority and wishes to be employed would be employed based upon his/her ability and qualifications.
- People of the same qualifications would have equal opportunity for any job.
- People doing the same job at the same establishment with the same qualifications would be entitled to the same treatment.
Workers should benefit from their labor
- The government would put policies that ensure that workers benefit from the profits of their labor. This particularly includes:
• Gazetting from time to time realistic minimum wages in line with the costs of basic needs.
• Stipulating a certain percentage to be shared from every company’s annual profits by its workers.
- There would be laws enacted by common agreement to protect the workers from abuse and misuse.
How do we organize ourselves towards this type government?
- A movement of the people should be formed
- it is the responsibility of the intelligentsia of the society to strategize and educate the people on what needs to be done and why it is supposed to be done.
- The people should own the revolution and through public agreement choose their own leaders.
- The leadership of the movement should abide by strict conduct and seek to uphold the values and principles of the revolution
- Education is the greatest weapon against the facets of oppression; therefore in the anticipation of the revolution the movement should put more effort on educating the people of Zimbabwe.
- Every Zimbabwean has a responsibility to sustain the revolution.
- The power of persuasion rather than the power of coercion should be used in all the engagements of the Movement.
- Violence should not be tolerated within and without the movement: We have more to lose in hostility than in diplomatic engagement but ……...
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There is a simple way to "redistribute" Land that doesn't require taking from some and giving it to others. In fact nothing changes at first but the fact that each "landowner" will pay to the community a fee for the privilege that the community is granting him for using the Land. It works like this.
1. Remove all Land from being bought or sold as Land is a function on Life.
2. Charge a yearly lease fee on all Land based on the current market value of that Land.
3. Collect all of the lease fees into a general fund that is redistributed 100% to each and every Zimbabwe citizen equally in the form of a yearly Land Dividend Check.
this effectively makes the lease fee on the average piece of Land exactly equal to the yearly Land Dividend Check. It doesn't matter whether the Land is in the city or the country as every "landowner" would pay a lease fee into the general Land Dividend account based on the value of the Land they hold. This gives every citizen of Zimbabwe and equal share in the value of the Land which they can spend how they like. Every few years unused Land can go up for auction and citizens can bid on the lease fee for that Land and if the current holder of the lease won't pay the new lease fee then it reverts to the one who bid the highest. The point is that the yearly Land Dividend Check exactly equals the yearly fee for the average piece of Land whether in the city or not which means that each citizen of Zimbabwe can now afford the lease fee for the average piece of Land with the revenue gained from the Land Dividend check. This balances out the wealth of a nation and the economy becomes one in which those who work hard are the winners. Peace my friend,
Scott
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