Clarisse McClellan's Daughter

Tyrants rely upon the people remaining ignorant, not of their wrongdoings, but of the simple fact that there is a better way.

The internet has for the most part, made that impossible.

Which, for no other reason, makes authoritarians of any stripe hate it, and want to censor, 'regulate' or kill it in any way possible.

Despite Mugabe, Zimbabwe's infrastructure has been improving. Even remote villages have at least cell phone connection and with that comes the internet... and ideas and knowledge.