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Text: Broken Boat Cold
Edited by Broken Boat Cold
Preface
In the nature of the land, to say that the largest animal is the elephant, an adult elephant can grow to a few tons of weight, its maximum strength is not rivaled, when surviving in the wild, all animals see the adult elephant is far away, dare not approach.
Now there is a country on the earth that can directly disassemble and eat an elephant weighing several tons in two hours, and in our case, this kind of scene is not seen, let alone seen, it is the first time we have heard of it.
But in one country far away in Africa, Zimbabwe does eat elephants on a regular basis, and it is a relatively common sight, and even accustomed to this kind of life.
Why share the elephants
Africa is a relatively backward place in terms of overall strength, although it is said to be rich in natural resources, minerals, agriculture, oil, natural gas, etc., but because some places are relatively backward, some people even live a primitive life.
Zimbabwe is one of the countries in Africa, the country's overall economic strength is backward, and in some places there is still not enough to eat.
In 2010, when an elephant died on the side of the road in the local Gonaray National Park, residents of the neighborhood heard the news and rushed from their homes, some with their own knives.
After a long period of hunger and no food source, they all targeted the elephant that had just died, and the nearby residents were ready to start eating the elephant.
After less than two hours, the several tons of elephant meat were divided, and some people came too late and didn't even get it, and a huge corpse was divided after a while, and it was divided into a corpse with only a skeleton.
In the end, the rest of the bones were carried away, and the whole elephant was divided in less than two hours.
It just so happened that there was an English storyteller named David Chanschler next to him, so he recorded the incident and published it, so that the world could see the scene.
Predecessor of Zimbabwe
In fact, Zimbabwe was not so poor in the past, it was not called this name at that time, it was called Rhodesia, it was still a British colony at that time, and Britain had a strong strength to rule the locals and let them work for themselves.
There was an influx of European immigrants who grabbed their land, and then began to grow rapidly, opening up mining businesses and hiring locals to work for them.
With the exploitation of some local mineral resources, the local economy has gradually prospered, but the prosperity has also brought some inequality, and the local black laborers often do not receive fair pay and treatment during their work.
In the face of colonial rule, there are more and more unequal phenomena, and there are many unfair policies, economic inequality, apartheid, cultural conflicts, etc., which are caused by many reasons.
At that time, the colonial government implemented the policy of apartheid, which led to the unequal status of blacks and whites, and the local blacks were oppressed and exploited.
The economy of Southern Rhodesia is dominated by mining and plantations, but workers are often subjected to low wages, intense work and unequal treatment, leading to a rise in dissatisfaction and resistance among workers, who have begun to hold protests demanding equal treatment and better rights at work.
During the many protests, the locals began to put forward anti-colonial and independence movements, and the Southern Rhodesians began to organize and participate in protests demanding the end of colonial rule and the realization of independence and self-determination, which were suppressed and persecuted by the local colonial government at that time.
By the mid-20th century, black leaders and nationalists had begun to organize movements for political and economic equality, and had proposed a policy of ending apartheid, and then pressure from the international community and African countries, coupled with internal protests, forced the government of Southern Rhodesia to reconsider its position.
The political changes in Southern Rhodesia before independence were a complex and unstable process, from the former colonies to the anti-colonial movements, which were the aspirations and dreams of the local people for independence.
Finally, in 1980, Zimbabwe declared its independence and became a newly independent country in Africa, no longer a colony. At the same time, Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister, and later president, and began to lead the country's politics and economy.
Why is Zimbabwe poor
After a series of changes, Zimbabwe declared independence in 1980, and after independence, the local government began to adopt a number of economic policies, including health, land reform and investment in education, etc., and over time the local government became corrupt and power-related.
In the 2000s, the local government began to promote the land reform program, which redivided and changed the land previously occupied by whites in the colony, and made it public.
At the time of this plan, many white farmers went into exile and lost productivity, which further contributed to the country's economic decline.
In this way, the white people's farms began to be unprofitable, or they directly abandoned their farms, and the local blacks did not make up for it in time, resulting in a waste of land resources, and the development of the crop economy stopped or even regressed.
At that time, because of its own instability and corruption, the government did not have the time and energy to manage these problems and conditions, which led to the deterioration of the economy and the economic difficulties of the whole country.
In 2008, Zimbabwe experienced a severe economic crisis, and inflation in Zimbabwe skyrocketed to millions, which was almost unprecedented.
What is the cause of inflation in the whole country, and the real cause is the uncontrolled printing of money, and the government does not take into account the current situation.
When the money is printed more and more, inflation will grow longer and more fiercely, and when it reaches a certain point, everyone does not want to save money, they are all thinking about solving the problem of food and clothing, and when the government realizes the seriousness of the problem, it will stop printing money, but it is too late at that time.
Everyone stopped working when they had money, the productivity of society fell, goods decreased, prices rose, and then inflation came and prices began to double.
Just like Germany in the past, a piece of bread cost 100 billion marks at that time, and it may become 200 billion the day after tomorrow, such a change is unbearable for that country, such a situation will lead to the country's economic system, the credit system is paralyzed, and the entire country's economy is almost on the verge of collapse.
In 2017, with the coup and resignation of the Mugabe government, a new leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, came to power, and the new government promised to focus on new political and economic programs, attracting foreign investment, strengthening governance, changing the status quo of the country, and giving new impetus to the country's development.
The gap between rich and poor in Zimbabwe
Although Zimbabwe is very poor, there are still some rich people, not all of them are poor, and two extremes can be seen in it, the rich live and the poor live in obvious contrast, the rich are very luxurious, eat, drink and enjoy life every day, while the poor do not have enough to eat, and even share the elephants.
And the local rich people are also the richest people, in their opinion, it is normal to spend tens of millions of dollars to buy luxury cars and luxury houses, and sometimes they will travel back and forth around the world on private jets, without worrying about their food and clothing.
Even the food you usually eat is shipped from all over the world, the clothes you wear, the decorations are all some big brands and trendy brands, and even the tableware and some daily necessities at home are decorated with gold, you can imagine how luxurious their life is.
Life is not so good for the poor in the local area, the poor are running around for food every day, and the simplest wish every day is to have enough to eat, and more than half of the people in the whole country are hungry, and if you can eat a full meal a day, it has surpassed many people.
In the face of such a huge gap between the rich and the poor, as if there is no one in the world, and the poor cannot even solve the basic food and clothing, the life of the rich is indeed extremely luxurious, this is the current situation in Zimbabwe.
epilogue
The situation in Zimbabwe has not yet been completely improved, and it is still slowly recovering, because poverty and lack of food to eat, coupled with severe inflation, etc., these problems cannot be solved in a short time.
Compared with the sharing of elephants, this kind of thing will gradually decrease in the future development, and for some backward countries, some people are still running back and forth for their own food and clothing, and even suffer from hunger.
I hope that Zimbabwe will develop rapidly, live a happy life as soon as possible, realize a life where everyone can have enough to eat, and get rid of poverty.
At the same time, we need to be prepared to prevent similar things from happening to us, so that inflation does not happen to us.