Posted on 07/11/2004 4:39:18 AM PDT by Ironfocus
Look, if you want to live in Mali where they speak French and 90% of the people are Muslim and another 9% have (ahem) indigenous beliefs, knock yourself out. I'll pass.
In fact, I think you missed his point; sometimes sarcasm should be pre-acknowledged.
However, I agree with your comment - "war criminals" has become just as misplaced a shroud as has "racist".
"can be fined" = "will be fined unless the cop has something better to do"
"Look, if you want to live in Mali where they speak French and 90% of the people are Muslim and another 9% have (ahem) indigenous beliefs, knock yourself out. I'll pass."
Trust me, it's your loss.
"Trust me, it's your loss."
Says one guy living in the US to another.
I have never been to Ghana but my husband has, two years ago...
shakedown city, and there is a seething hatred for whites, hidden when it had to be, but very apparent otherwise...
of course, then there's the Aids crisis which is beginning to hit Ghana hard...
Not so in the countryside but then again if one is going to travel there, you should know someone or a family. If I ever get to go, I'll be staying with my friend's family. Not going to worry about AIDS either so I don't plan on sleeping with anyone *lol*
On top of that where do you go? For years no country on earth would take you if you had a Zim or South African passport. Unless you could get an Irish or UK one you were stuck.
I worked for years helping a handful of people get a small amount out of both places, lived and worked there a couple of years and have a niece married to a South African who's family of doctors got out because they could get British passports.
However what I wanted to say was along the lines of - &%^ ^%# % ^&%$#* *&^$(*& a$$!!!
Well, we'll just have to have a difference of opinion. The transition from minority white rule began in 1979, which is now 25 years ago. Some insightful European Jews were able to exit Europe in considerably less than a quarter century before WWII. Once the transition to African tribal rule was complete, why did any of the resident whites think that the Western-style 'rule of law', much less their property and politicalstanding would be maintained?
Africa has a poor history of the end of colonial rule. One man, one vote, one time.
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Mugabe wasn't always this nutty. Things started out relatively mild and then just went down hill. Perhaps that is why many didn't leave. The folks that left were people who fought in the war and even then they went to South Africa. Besides even if it wasn't tribal rule, they wouldn't be able to do things 'business as usual'. You can't have rule of law and not allow the majority of citizens to vote and deprive them of the same rights richly enjoyed by the whites and coloured people. There's a lot that can be said, but it's all pointless. Mugabe is the next Stalin? and the Chinese will take over anyway.
I was one of the lucky ones, but it took me 10 years of planning, saving and studying to get out. Others are not as fortunate, even though they want out, it's a physical impossibility.
No, I did get the point he was trying to make. I just chose to ignore the implied "they brought it on themselves" message, as it is simply not true.
I'll be in Mali in a few weeks.
Have fun.
Botswana
There's the problem; how, without interfering, can we bring that about?
Do Darfu, Sudan (Muslim/Christian); Biafra, Nigeria (Hausa, et al/Ibo); Nyarubuye/Mugonero/etc., Rwanda (/Hutu/Tutsi) sound familiar?
Google on murder torture Africa
Replacing "Africa" with "United States" or "Europe" bring up a fair amount, but words like "cannibalism" and "hacking/necklacing/bestialities" aren't quite as prevalent (sarcasm off).
I'm sure you're being sarcastic, but I'll pretend you're no and thank you.
Quick point: Darfur should be listed (Muslim/Muslim)
I'm not saying there aren't wars and genocides and torture in Africa, I'm asking you how you think that war, genocide and torture are Africans' "highest ideals".
How can you?
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