Socialism was the biggest mistake in the history of Africa - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

United States Department of State (Washington, DC) via AfricaOnline ^ | November 11, 2003 | Jim Fisher-Thompson

[dead]

This guy knows nothing about getting his name in the paper. If he had just blamed white Americans for all of Africa's problems, he would have found himself on the front page of the NY Times tomorrow.

Now, you'll only read his comments here.

[Porterville]

Love the man, he should bump out Kofi and lock him up for the genocide Kofi, the french, and the Belgiums allowed in his country.

[DeuceTraveler]

Sad, but true. Let's hope that Africa can get itself straightened out one day. Getting the UN and European socialists to stop helping it might be key.

[KC_Conspirator]

At the Press Club, Museveni told the media that following independence in the 1960's, Africa nations missed their chance to be prosperous like Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and Malaysia because "our leaders opted for socialism, which interfered with the private sector."

He is exactly right. But so are you. If he just would have blamed today's failures on the "legacy of white European colonialism" he would be front page New York Times. But now he will be lucky to make a blurb on page A14, right along with the treasonous senate democrat intelligence memo.

[jjm2111]

Socialism was the biggest mistake in the history of [the]Africa World.

There. That's better.

[Cicero]

No kidding. And it wasn't just the Russians who taught it to them. It was also the British, the French, the Germans, and the ever helpful Swedes.

[Spok]

Socialism was the biggest mistake in the history of Africa - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni

I've got news for Museveni-the scope of that mistake is not limited to Africa.

[SkyPilot]

I will cheer this when Koffe Annan (sp?) gets on his knees and apologizes to the US, the world, and Africa for his feckless leadership.

[Hacksaw]

Just by his remarks, this guy has alientated himself from Jesse Jackson and Julian Bond.

[headsonpikes]

Musaveni's right.

Unfortunately for Africa, most of it was cursed with a bureaucracy created by the colonialists and well-educated in the principles of mid-20th century progressive democratic socialism.

They usually dropped the progressive and democratic, but held onto the socialism. It destroyed Africa.

Had Africa been blessed with the principles of liberal civilization, a la pre-WWI, life would have been immeasurably different for Africans.

Uganda, Kenya, Rhodesia and Ghana, would easily have attained the living standards of Malaysia or Thailand today.

Thankfully, their eyes are opening. History is not over.

[Eärendil]

Here's how to sell the story to the Paper of Wreckers: "Europeans have enslaved Africa twice: once with whips and chains, and once with failed political ideologies." Packaged that way, they might find it acceptable :-)

[malia]

bump

[dead]

Packaged that way, they might find it acceptable

Only if they could identify the ideology as capitalism.

Nary a word against socialism will ever be formed with NYT ink.

[Pharmboy]

I figgered some Freeper would beat me to it...you did. Socialism: the biggest mistake in HISTORY.

[jjm2111]

Big time. The sad thing is so many people thing, "It would work THIS time if WE were in charge." Right.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

ping

[Eärendil]

Nary a word against socialism will ever be formed with NYT ink.

Yeah, I know. I wasn't actually making a serious proposal, 'cause I know better. I just thought the idea was somewhat humorous.

[Clive]

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[Question_Assumptions]

So, it he going to be the next target of a Boondocks nastygram?