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To: Nachum
Considering Botswana was one of South Africa's native homelands during apartheid, it is ironic that now it should be held up as some sort of role model, ahead of its peers. Guess being administered by the Boers wasn't such a bad deal after all, compared to the corrupt a-holes who have run the freed colonies for a half century.
6 posted on 06/24/2011 5:34:31 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: hinckley buzzard

I think you got Botswana confused with Bophuthatswana.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bophuthatswana


7 posted on 06/24/2011 5:37:47 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: hinckley buzzard
Considering Botswana was one of South Africa's native homelands during apartheid, it is ironic that now it should be held up as some sort of role model, ahead of its peers. Guess being administered by the Boers wasn't such a bad deal after all

No. Botswana is the former Bechuanaland protectorate, which remained under direct British rule after the Republic of South Africa became independent.

Botsawna became independent in the 60s, and like all "Wind of Change" countries, tried Socialism. It didn't work.

Unlike the rest, it realized this, and in the earlier 80s, switched to capitalism and freedom. This did.

18 posted on 06/24/2011 7:09:40 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Monarchy is the one system of government where power is exercised for the good of all - Aristotle)
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