tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post7098060004212738976..comments2024-03-08T13:21:43.158-05:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Realism and IdentitySteve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-52183588048315754432010-04-15T16:04:06.476-04:002010-04-15T16:04:06.476-04:00Keep in mind, too, that "black" in Zimba...Keep in mind, too, that "black" in Zimbabwe isn't a terribly relevant category, especially this far post-1980. There are serious tribal divisions among black Zimbabweans, and those matter a lot (as they tend to everywhere in Africa). In the same way that the west misread black-on-black violence in the early 1990s in South Africa (because it was Zulu on Xhosa violence, and vice versa), we can easily misread alliances across racial lines in Zim.Bill AyresHttp://bajassociates.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com