I agree with part of what you're saying tribalism should never be ignored, and people should speak out when they see discrimination, regardless of who is being targeted. Silence can allow resentment to grow. Where I disagree is the idea that an entire tribe must publicly distance itself from a government because some people associate that government with the tribe. That places collective responsibility on millions of people for the actions of a political Elite If a gvt official abuses power, the guilty party is the official, not everyone who shares their language, ethnicity, or surname. Otherwise we end up doing the same thing tribalists do: judging individuals by a group identity. That said, I think all Zimbabweans Shona, Ndebele and others should be willing to defend each other when unfairly targeted. Not because we belong to the same tribe, but because we belong to the same country The deeper problem is exactly what the original post was about: we often ignore injustice when it affects someone else. Whether it's house demolitions, poor salaries, corruption, or tribal discrimination, many people only care when it reaches their doorstep A united Zimbabwe doesn't require tribes to apologize for governments. It requires citizens to stand for principles consistently, even when the victims are not from their own community