Libsmasher
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"Developing countries" is a PC term to keep from calling lots of third-world hell holes what they are. Zimbabwe, eg, is a "developing country" - developing into the stone age. 

regressing into the stone age......c'mon dear boy get it right!"Developing countries" is a PC term to keep from calling lots of third-world hell holes what they are. Zimbabwe, eg, is a "developing country" - developing into the stone age.![]()
What I don't get is how the UK seems to be getting in a dither over Zimbabwe.
"Developing countries" is a PC term to keep from calling lots of third-world hell holes what they are. Zimbabwe, eg, is a "developing country" - developing into the stone age.![]()
I understand where you are coming from and generally agree, but this raises a few questions. Was colonial rule in Africa an overall positive thing? How much of the modern problems there are the result of the various historic and current colonial influence?We british brought Zimbabwe and other TPLACs out of the stone age when we civilised it and other african countries during our Empire days....cream teas, Christianity and Cricket......we leave them alone for a few minutes to look after themselves and look what happens....they try and recreate the shiite we pulled them out from in the first place![]()
I guess that would really depend on what ones definition of improvement is.Name one African country that has improved since the Brits or indeed the Germans, Belgians etc. leftah...hummmmm that's not very PC is it!!?? oooops
What I don't get is how the UK seems to be getting in a dither over Zimbabwe. Just one thug of MANY in africa, and all over the world, is wrecking his country. That's NEWS??
South Africa is another that has a modern economy. I havent been to Africa, it is on my list to go at some point.
I would really like to see first hand.
People in the UK are getting especially angry about Mugabe because of his increasingly genocidal approach to not just his own people, but white farmers of British descent.
Whats the bet?Hi Bunz - I bet you here and now that within ten years it will be going down hill big time!
I have a friend who was a nurse there taking care of terminal AIDS patients. Certainly the epidemic has had a horrible impact there. Her sentiments are similar to yours, the people are nice, the country is run down and otherwise poor. Malawi is a bit different from its neighbors though in terms of economy.Go to Malawi.....its' a gem! Poor as buggery...nothing works...everythings derelict... full of hair-brained church do'gooders...but the people are great!
Any white person still in zimbabwe is probably usefully removed from the gene pool.
... that is the main deal for most countries in Africa but especially someplace like Malawi where AIDS is killing educated people and those in middle management through whom wealth and creativity is created. I'm pretty sure that most of the guys I worked with will probably all be dead now. It was common to go out get tanked up and then off they'd go in search of women.....I have a friend who was a nurse there taking care of terminal AIDS patients. Certainly the epidemic has had a horrible impact there. Her sentiments are similar to yours, the people are nice, the country is run down and otherwise poor.
Whilst nearly everywhere else has considerable mineral wealth, Malawi is largely agricultural, and its cash crop is tobacco heading towards Europe.
Bunches of white miners make a small mint by working there. Although I am sure working at a mine is much different from the long term white residents who are in the farming industry.