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Inside/out with Gerry Whitehead, farmer and activist
Kubatana.net
September 22, 2008

Describe yourself in five words?
Stubborn idiot

What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
Stay out of African politics

What's the most ridiculous thing you've ever done?
Not listening to the above advice

What is your most treasured possession?
Life

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Pessimism

Do you have any strange hobbies?
No, but I am sure that others think I have

What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Aging

What is your greatest extravagance?
Being alone in the bush

What have you got in your fridge?
Water

What is your greatest fear?
Losing one of my family

What have you got in your pockets right now?
You caught me with nothing

What is your favourite journey?
Life

Who are your heroes in real life?
Those who fought for democracy in past wars

When and where were you happiest?
When I heard what turned out to be a rumor that Mugabe was killed in an accident in a neighboring country

What's your biggest vice?
Truthfully I have no vices

What were you like at school?
Quiet and stupidly dumb

What are you doing next?
Continue the fight against this repressive regime

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