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Just a convenient counterblast to Danny Glover's call for reparations.

Regards, Ivan


1 posted on 02/05/2005 1:32:47 AM PST by MadIvan
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Ping!


2 posted on 02/05/2005 1:33:08 AM PST by MadIvan (One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
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I dunno....

I have serious reservations about respecting the opinion of anyone who quotes the Sex Pistols. ;)


4 posted on 02/05/2005 1:46:41 AM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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To: MadIvan

Of the three pillars of modern Western world's conservatism, proclaiming that the West has overall done more good than harm and ready to protect its interests unashamedly is the hardest one for the West to swallow.

According to the leftist establishment, you can actually be a free-market support while at the same time wallowing in post-colonial/Civil Rights guilt and be respectable among the chardonnay socialists in control of the MSMs. We call them libertarians. (Well, not all libertarians are like this, but there are some that do)

According to the leftist establishment, you can actually declare you support traditional morality, family values, and Christian ethics and at the same time wallowing in the same post-colonial/Civil Rights guilt. We call them evangelical Left and again they are perfectly respectable according to these same chardonnay socialists in charge of the MSMs. And there will even be mroe respects if you happen to be an ethnic minority.

But not for those prepared to defend the West. This is a big no-no for these establishment.


6 posted on 02/05/2005 1:47:54 AM PST by NZerFromHK ("US libs...hypocritical, naive, pompous...if US falls it will be because of these" - Tao Kit (HK))
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To: MadIvan

Money is NEVER the problem in failed states.

Corrupt government, coupled with vast complicated social problems share the blame.


10 posted on 02/05/2005 2:34:24 AM PST by tkathy (Tyranny breeds terrorism. Freedom breeds peace.)
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To: MadIvan

There wa s good series of programs on Channel 4 about the problems of Africa as discussed by white and black africans.
They highlighted four main areas of problem:

1) Massive corruption and dictatorial leaders.
2) Poor transition from white to black government.
3) Harsh Geography
4) Unequal trading laws.

Nowhere did they say that more loans or aid was needed, in fact they said the opposite that Africa needed to earn its money rather than depend on handouts.

It is nice to see that some people get it.


11 posted on 02/05/2005 2:40:10 AM PST by kingsurfer
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"what African politicians find hard to understand about democracy is why, once they have got power, they should have to hand it over to someone else just because of an election."

Great quote in a great article. That does make self-government difficult, doesn't it? The observation that more money just makes the problem worse is spot on, too.
12 posted on 02/05/2005 2:44:33 AM PST by Iwo Jima
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To: MadIvan

What an astute assesment of Africa's Truths.

Thank you for its posting!


23 posted on 02/05/2005 7:38:51 AM PST by Brian Allen (I fly and can therefore be envious of no man -- Per Adua Ad Astra!)
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