Zimbabwean food produce

Santa Claus · 20-07-2009 02:19PM #1

Not really a politics thread as I just want to gauge peoples reaction.

I've noticed recently a lot of vegetables in the supermarket with the country of origin listed as Zimbabwe. I remember the days of people avoiding buying south african produce because of apartheid and just wondering would it cross peoples mind when they see Zimbabwean produce on sale to not purchase it ?

I'd avoid buying Zimbabwean stuff as I'd say most of the foreign currency raise by exporting products hardely ever makes it past Mugabes pocket !

TheZohanS · 20-07-2009 02:21PM

Surely you can tell if the producers of the food are naughty or nice?

Don't you have a list or something?

Pop's Diner · 20-07-2009 02:22PM

Don't buy Israeli oranges either.

(they're very bitter).

Santa Claus · 20-07-2009 02:24PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Surely you can tell if the producers of the food are naughty or nice?

Don't you have a list or something?

I do indeed, Robert Mugabe has been in the naughty column for a long time now and you're only a few smart remarks away from joining him (Santa isn't afraid of messing with the Zohan!)

ArmaniJeanss · 20-07-2009 02:25PM

Santa Claus wrote: »

Not really a politics thread as I just want to gauge peoples reaction.

I've noticed recently a lot of vegetables in the supermarket with the country of origin listed as Zimbabwe. I remember the days of people avoiding buying south african produce because of apartheid and just wondering would it cross peoples mind when they see Zimbabwean produce on sale to not purchase it ?

I'm fairly sure its 'ok' to purchase Zimbabwean produce at the moment, as Morgan Tsvangarai is now Prime Minister in an internationally brokered power sharing agreement with Robert Mugabe.

shenanigans1982 · 20-07-2009 02:25PM

Pop's Diner wrote: »

Don't buy Israeli oranges either.

(they're very bitter).

But don't they have a nuke pointed at us?....I think we better buy them.

20-07-2009 02:28PM

Sure, ruin the Zimbabwe export market, sending them even further into chaos.

TheZohanS · 20-07-2009 02:30PM

Santa Claus wrote: »

I do indeed, Robert Mugabe has been in the naughty column for a long time now and you're only a few smart remarks away from joining him (Santa isn't afraid of messing with the Zohan!)

My name is URL · 20-07-2009 02:34PM

I wouldn't buy anything from Zimbabwe personally

Not until Mugabe is ousted.. or better still assassinated

tallaght01 · 20-07-2009 02:43PM

Problem is people are less ballsy now than they used to be. Dunnes staff put their jobs on the line for south africa back in the day, and that took guts. They should get much more recognition for that than they do.

But South Africa really wanted money back then. Mugabe, though, gives not a flying fook about poverty in his country. He really doesn't.

Inflation is at a squillion percent, and their own currency is worthless. But Mugabe will never be poor. I wouldn't buy Zimbabwean produce, as I know where a lot of the money will go. But I don't think it would be as effective a strategy as it was in South Africa.

genericguy · 20-07-2009 03:24PM

My name is URL wrote: »

I wouldn't buy anything from Zimbabwe personally

Not until Mugabe is ousted.. or better still assassinated

Well said good sir. Unfortunately I don't think there's oil in zimbabwe.

netwhizkid · 20-07-2009 04:00PM

genericguy wrote: »

Well said good sir. Unfortunately I don't think there's oil in zimbabwe.

We could just pretend that they have weapons of mass distraction.

dsmythy · 20-07-2009 04:18PM

"Long live our Freedom!

The final countdown before the launching of the new State of Zimbabwe has now begun. Only a few hours from now, Zimbabwe will have become a free, independent and sovereign state, free to choose its own flight path and chart its own course to its chosen destiny.

Its people have made a democratic choice of those who as their legitimate Government, they wish to govern them and take policy decisions as to their future. This, indeed, is the meaning of the mandate my party secured through a free and fair election, conducted in the full glare of the world’s spotlight."

"I shall be one in spirit and love, in loyalty and commitment with you all. Forward with the Year of the People’s Power!

Long live our Freedom! Long live our Sovereignty! Long live our Independence!"

Robert Mugabe on the eve of independence - April 17 1980

Such promise, such sadness.

Boskowski · 20-07-2009 04:59PM

Nothing to do with Zimbabwe as such, but we shouldn't be buying products that have been carted around half the globe - unless its speciality stuff that grows nowhere else perhaps. It's insane in terms of the energy bill.

Buy as local as it gets. Oranges from Spain, I'd buy those. No oranges here in Ireland and probably the closest place where they grow. But def'ny not buying green beans from Kenya or the likes, you get the idea.

It's why this planet goes to potty. Nothing else matters - just money.

Jesus Juice · 20-07-2009 05:24PM

My name is URL wrote: »

I wouldn't buy anything from Zimbabwe personally

Not until Mugabe is ousted.. or better still assassinated

They're will just be another to take his place.

soundsham · 20-07-2009 05:29PM

which fruit produce is from there
sorry for the question but i cant em be bothered lookin read or write

AckwelFoley · 20-07-2009 05:33PM

depends.. if the orange has a nice size, texture and feel to it...

id buy it.

I dont let politics direct my diet

GhostInTheRuins · 20-07-2009 05:40PM

I can't say I ever noticed food with a Zimbabwe orgin on it. I'm not sure if I would buy it or not...

I won't buy any Israeli food though.

dsmythy · 20-07-2009 05:46PM

Jesus Juice wrote: »

They're will just be another to take his place.

Yeah Morgan Tsvangarai. Until he's shot in return.

amacachi · 20-07-2009 05:49PM

dsmythy wrote: »

Yeah Morgan Tsvangarai. Until he's shot in return.

Hasn't he already sold out? Last bits I was hearing it sounded like he'd been basically bribed and he took it.
Unfortunately Mugabe is still pretty damn popular over there, some people care more about "showing up the brits" than about having food or a roof over their heads.

Would I buy stuff that came from Zimbabwe? Meh, do they make KFC?

Mena · 20-07-2009 06:10PM

tallaght01 wrote: »

Problem is people are less ballsy now than they used to be. Dunnes staff put their jobs on the line for south africa back in the day, and that took guts. They should get much more recognition for that than they do.

But South Africa really wanted money back then. Mugabe, though, gives not a flying fook about poverty in his country. He really doesn't.

Inflation is at a squillion percent, and their own currency is worthless. But Mugabe will never be poor. I wouldn't buy Zimbabwean produce, as I know where a lot of the money will go. But I don't think it would be as effective a strategy as it was in South Africa.

Far be it from me to burst your bubble, but that strategy wasn't even noticed in South Africa during the apartheid years.

All it accomplished was two things.

1. You euro weanies managed to appease your collective conscious by doing, erm, nothing really.

2. It strengthened the local South African producers and manufacturers and entrepreneurs who developed South Africa into the most powerful economy on that continent. Hell, the first time I saw a freeking McDonalds was, if I recall, 1996/7. What did we do? We made our own ****, better.

So, you lot can ignore the Zimbabwean produce all you want, but it will not accomplish squat, save appeasing that conscious of yours.

Grow some balls and go in and shoot the cnut. That would be the first best step you could make.

Oh wait, there's no oil there. Meh, let the people die then.

amacachi · 20-07-2009 06:14PM

Mena wrote: »

Far be it from me to burst your bubble, but that strategy wasn't even noticed in South Africa during the apartheid years.

All it accomplished was two things.

1. You euro weanies managed to appease your collective conscious by doing, erm, nothing really.

2. It strengthened the local South African producers and manufacturers and entrepreneurs who developed South Africa into the most powerful economy on that continent. Hell, the first time I saw a freeking McDonalds was, if I recall, 1996/7. What did we do? We made our own ****, better.

So, you lot can ignore the Zimbabwean produce all you want, but it will not accomplish squat, save appeasing that conscious of yours.

Grow some balls and go in and shoot the cnut. That would be the first best step you could make.

Oh wait, there's no oil there. Meh, let the people die then.

It's not for the west to go in and sort it out. I'm sure if they did we'd hear all about "They're only going in because there's gold there and it's worth loads of money now" etc etc. Plus the neighbouring countries won't stand for it, it suits them wonderfully to have Zimbabwe weak.

AckwelFoley · 20-07-2009 06:15PM

i knew a guy from Zimbabwae, i worked with him for years.

Nastiest little f*ucker ive ever come across.. he was a white chappy.. he had 101 different names for black people. None of them were complimentary.

Apparently he worked for the Rhodesian special police.

netwhizkid · 21-07-2009 12:54AM

White People persecute blacks in South Africa with Apartheid and the whole world gets uppity and stops Apartheid. Black people kill and remove the white business and middle class and Zimbabwe and nothing is done, Zimbabwe a country that can rot for all I care and the majority of White Zimbabweans have now left and couldn't care less, the only good thing is that Mugabe will eventually die until the next President for life takes over.

galwayrush · 21-07-2009 01:33AM

snyper wrote: »

i knew a guy from Zimbabwae, i worked with him for years.

Nastiest little f*ucker ive ever come across.. he was a white chappy.. he had 101 different names for black people. None of them were complimentary.

Apparently he worked for the Rhodesian special police.

I have a friend from South Africa and they call the white Zimbabwaens whenwees Apparently they start a lot of sentences with ' when we ......................................

tallaght01 · 21-07-2009 09:24AM

Mena wrote: »

Far be it from me to burst your bubble, but that strategy wasn't even noticed in South Africa during the apartheid years.

All it accomplished was two things.

1. You euro weanies managed to appease your collective conscious by doing, erm, nothing really.

2. It strengthened the local South African producers and manufacturers and entrepreneurs who developed South Africa into the most powerful economy on that continent. Hell, the first time I saw a freeking McDonalds was, if I recall, 1996/7. What did we do? We made our own ****, better.

So, you lot can ignore the Zimbabwean produce all you want, but it will not accomplish squat, save appeasing that conscious of yours.

Grow some balls and go in and shoot the cnut. That would be the first best step you could make.

Oh wait, there's no oil there. Meh, let the people die then.

To say that the global sporting, political and economic boycotts that SA suffered during the apartheid years went unnoticed is a crock of balls. presumably the govt of the day weren't boasting about it.
But those weren't wealthy times.
The current south african ambassador was at a commemoration for the irish role in the boycott not too long ago...so someone must have noticed!

I remember when I was working in Joburg, several back people brought up the subject with me. It made me really proud, even though I was just a kid when it was happening. I presume the white population weren't hugely enamoured with what was happening though.

getz · 21-07-2009 09:54AM

as people are starving to death ,food is being sent out of the country,and know one cares, whoops i think we have been here before,[it always seams to be OK when it happens to some one else]

Seaneh · 21-07-2009 04:52PM

Yes I would. Not because of the political situation but because of the fact that they can't feed half their own population without aid from south africa so why the **** are they exporting food?

Would be like buying food produced in Ireland during the famine.

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