[Semirhage]

"Young Zimbabweans are still tentative about taking advantage of that freedom of speech," Munyati says.

Honestly, I’d still wait a bit myself in their position. Maybe this government really will go in a new direction, but if not then this kind of thing could very easily come back to bite you. Having said that, I respect and admire the dozens of people who overcame decades of fear to speak up.

[mc32]

I too would fear a hundred flowers-inspired campaign. It’ll take a while to know their true intentions.

[DoreenMichele]

For those who might not know the reference:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign

[dvtv75]

Thanks - I'd never heard of this.

I guess one lesson here is to never trust a powerful man with everything to lose.

[Pete_D]

This is why anonymous speech, and institutions and social norms that support it, are an indispensable part of free speech.