[MadIvan]

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

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Ping!

[clee1]

I dunno....

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

[NZerFromHK]

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.

[tkathy]

Money is NEVER the problem in failed states.

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

[kingsurfer]

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.

[Iwo Jima]

"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.

[Brian Allen]

What an astute assesment of Africa's Truths.

Thank you for its posting!