Hierdie onderstaande pos van JW12 was deur die Moderator
op Kletskerk verwyder omdat dit glo 'n bietjie rof was op die
tenger senuwees van die Liberaliste. Ai, siestog !
Jy laaik 'n goeie pakslae, nê ? Soos gewoonlik maak jy net
al hoe meer kakkerige stellings en verskaf jy geen antwoor-
de óf debat nie. - Tipies van 'n domgat, gebreinspoelde li-
beralis.
Eers het Goebbels duidelik jou liberale domgat baie hárd
geskop. Mooi !
Kom ek skop sommer verder jou domgat vir jou hard...
Aperient het weer só met sy adder-hol teen die mure ge-
spuitpoep :
"...die land is besig om in sy moer in te gaan..."
Ja, dohhs, die land is reeds lankal in sy moer direk agv die
leuens en verraad van vervloekte liberaliste soos jy !
"Geen demokrasie kan tog voortbestaan met soveel vryheid
nie..."
Nee, dohhs, hier in jou f'kken geliefde Azanië was daar nog
nooit 'n ware Westerse Demokrasie nie. Hier was nog net 'n
boggom-Afrika eeeee-êêêêê- steeeenking 'democrazy', alá
dumb-fück, crooked communist-style. Jou f'kken liberale sot !
Verder geniet jou "beloved vacuous-cranial sub-hominids"
al die barbaarse 'vryhede' van geliefde boggom-Afrika, wat
hulle natuurlik mildelik op die wittes uitoefen. Mag jy óók
spoedig hierdie lieftallige Afrika-vryhede beleef, asshole !
"Selfs Jake kan sê net wat hy wil."
Jy het 'n patetiese obsessie met my, nê pateet ?
Sies-tokken-fog ! Ja, jy is duidelik só gepla met wat ek
alles sê, nê jou f'kken liberale dohhs. jy laaik natuurlik
nie daarvan dat hier so baie lesers lees nie, nê ? Want
jy weet in daardie pikswart, liberale adderhart van jou
dat hulle eintlik in hulle harte besef dat ek konsekwent
die waarheid praat, nê, dohhs. Julle liberaliste se tyd
loop vinnig uit, asshole. Lekkerrrrr ! Voertzek man !
"Daar is selfs mense wat - kan jy dit glo - die President
name noem!"
Watter president ? ...hmmmmm ? Noem jy dalk vir Mbegger
en Mgabba en Mbogger 'presidente', hmmmmm, ...Mføkkøp ?
Jou sg f'kken "prêsidênt" se-moer, man ! Jou moer ook !
Daar is reeds baie van ons hier wat reeds laaaaankal
nie meer jou geliefde boggom-gavamênt ; jou f'kken
banana-kêffir-staat, en jou eeeeee-êêêêê-føkkøn-
steeeenking eeeee-prêsidênt (Mugabe of wie ook al)
erken nie. Ons verdra nog, - dis al, ...maar ons erken
føkkøl daarvan !
"...as dit met 'n ystervuis toegepas word."
Jou tipe is spoedig oppad om deur die res van die
blankes hard met 'n ystervuis gebliksem te word.
Jy gaan nog bloei, liberalis ! Ons neem notisie van elke wit
liberalis wat liberale kak kwytraak, - dan merk ons julle en
ons skryf julle name en adresse op. Ons sal dit hou vir die
toekoms. Julle dagies word getel. Blankes raak al hoe meer
gatvol vir jou tipe. Julle is verraaiers en joiners. Julle føk ons
kinders se toekoms op ! Julle sál daarvoor betaal...
"...ek was wel in die Weermag. Dis waar my oë oopgegaan
het vir die boosheid van Apartheid."
Aaaaag siestog ! Jy was seker permanent 'n light-duty in
in die tampax-tiffies se moffie-peleton, - en hulle het jou
seker gereeld eenkant toe gejaag en opgeføk, - dié dat jy
so moan en bitch oor sg 'apartheid', nê, pisgat ? Kon nie
die punch vat nie, of hoe, poepol ?
"Hoeveel van hulle dink jy is wit?"
Genoeg ! Ja, te veel van hulle is wit, - want ons gee nie
meer 'n vet føk om oor jou 'skaars', 'bedreigde' en 'geliefde'
boggom-naastes se welstand nie, - want hulle is NIE ons
"gelykes" nie, en NIE ons "naastes" nie, - en ons stel NIE
daarin belang om jou geliefde 60 Miljoen parasiete na 120
Miljoen te vermeerder nie. - Capisch ?!
Mag jou bose adderhart doodbloei vir jou arme, skaars,
en geliefde boggom-broers. Sot !
"...baie gatvol vir hoe mense soos jy die naam van Chris-
tenskap deur die modder sleep."
Ha ! Moenie eers durf praat van "deur die modder sleep"
nie, asshole. Jy en jou kak tipe het reeds lankal die Bybel
verdraai, die Kerk geïnfiltreer, die blanke samelewing be-
lieg en bedrieg - met julle gruwelike liberalisme en huma-
nisme ; en boonop gepoog om die blankes met 'n reuse
skuldgevoel jeëns apartheid op te saal. Dit werk nie meer
nie, dohhs. Jou opportunistiese, kakkerige, domgat spele-
tjies (se tyd) is verby. Lekkerrrrr ! Baai-baai !
En aan elke liberalis (soos jy) wat tans steeds hulle ge-
liefde Azaniese 'gavamênt' ondersteun en beskerm sê
ons met groot liefde en agting :
"ehhhm, ...u edelverkragbare, Aperient : Føk U, dohhs !"
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Wil julle witmense ook daar hê?
Daar waar mens eers die sneeu met 'n graaf voor die motorhuisdeur moet
wegwerk eer jy kan ry? Daar waar mens permanent lugversorging in jou
huis moet aangeskakel hê? Daar waar mense met hoofligte aan moet ry
selfs gedurende die dag? Mens moet uit Suid Afrika verban wees as jy
daarheen sou gaan.
KAAPSTAD. - Te midde van stygende brandstofpryse het die Wes-Kaapse
tesourie gister aangekondig dat Kaapse motoriste van volgende jaar af
tot soveel as 10c per liter meer vir hul brandstof kan betaal as die
res van die land.
Die Wes-Kaap sal die eerste provinsie in die land wees wat 'n
spesiale brandstofheffing instel. Die moontlikheid word ook bekyk om
besoekers tot die Wes-Kaap te belas sodat die provinsie paaie en
toerismeprojekte kan finansier.
Die Wes-Kaapse minister vir finansies, me. Lynne Brown, het gister
hierdie aankondigings in haar begrotingsrede in die wetgewer gemaak.
Nasionale wetgewing om 'n brandstofheffing moontlik te maak, gaan na
verwagting volgende maand ter tafel gelê word, terwyl die provinsie sy
wetgewing volgende jaar saam met die provinsiale begroting ter tafel
sal lê.
Die provinsie sal na raming tot soveel as R320 miljoen per jaar uit so
'n heffing maak.
Druk artikel
E-pos storie aan 'n vriend
Miskien het jy al teen hierdie tyd gelees van die lawaaierige
internetdebat wat tussen die BBC en die ANC losgebars het oor 'n kort
dokumentêre insetsel wat die Britse uitsaaier oor misdaad in Suid-
Afrika gemaak het.
Ter agtergrond: Die BBC het op die vooraand van pres. Thabo Mbeki se
staatsrede drie weke gelede 'n nuusinsetsel van net minder as 12
minute uitgesaai waarin hul korrespondent John Simpson argumenteer dat
misdaad in Suid-Afrika buite beheer is en dat die regering - by name
die polisieminister en die president - die probleem ontken eerder as
om iets daaraan te doen.
Kortom, die soort uitsprake waarmee verreweg die meeste Suid-
Afrikaners sal saamstem.
Almal behalwe die ANC se tsar van spin, die breedsprakerige Smuts
Ngonyama.
Getrou aan tradisie speel Ngonyama die raskaart gou die oomblik as hy
nie meer enige rasionele reaksie op die BBC se kritiek teen die ANC-
regering kan bedink nie.
Die BBC is erger rassiste as selfs die mees verregse Suid-Afrikaners,
verklaar hy in die party se internet-nuusbrief, ANC Today, en hulle
probeer die aandag van Brittanje se eie "ernstige misdaadprobleme"
aflei deur op Suid-Afrika te fokus.
Volgens Ngonyama sou die SABC op dieselfde verraderlike wyse as die
BBC kon toon dat misdaad in Brittanje buite beheer is deur te fokus op
spesifieke probleemgebiede, soos die Londense voorstad Brixton.
Aangesien die SABC waarskynlik nooit sover gaan kom om 'n program oor
misdaad in Londen te maak nie, het ek die afgelope week self 'n paar
oproepe na Scotland Yard gemaak en wil graag 'n paar Londense
misdaadstatistieke met Ngonyama deel, as hy nie omgee nie.
Hy is reg dat Brixton een van die gewelddadigste voorstede van Londen
is - in die laaste twee jaar was Lambeth, die munisipaliteit waaronder
Brixton val, konstant een van die drie moorddadigste polisiestreke in
die Britse hoofstad.
Scotland Yard se syfers toon dat 15 van Lambeth se byna 300 000
inwoners die afgelope 12 maande vermoor is.
Hoe vergelyk dit met Johannesburg?
In die gebied van die Lindense polisiekantoor in Johannesburg, een van
die stad se boomryke noordelike buurte, was daar tussen April 2004 en
Maart verlede jaar 18 moorde - al verskil die bevolkingsdigtheid (en
sosiaal-ekonomiese omstandighede) van Linden en Lambeth soos dag en
nag.
Die jongste beskikbare syfers toon dat daar in Gauteng gemiddeld elke
2½ uur iemand vermoor word. In die uitgebreide Londen is die syfer een
elke twee dae.
Dit grief my dat 'n mens hoegenaamd besig is om vergelykings soos
hierdie te tref.
Ek het my boonop in die verlede nog altyd hiervan probeer onthou -
totdat Ngonyama my goeie voorneme met sy onsinnige snert bederf het.
Almal weet daar is duisend-en-een redes waarom 'n mens nie die
misdaadvlak van Londen en Johannesburg kan of behoort te vergelyk
nie.
Suid-Afrikaners is realisties genoeg om te weet dat eerste-wêreldse
misdaadvlakke heeltemal onrealisties vir hul land is.
Al waarna hulle smag, is 'n land wat substansieel veiliger is as die
een waarin hulle op die oomblik bly.
Een van my gunsteling-tydverdrywe wanneer ek in 'n bus of moltrein
sit, is om in my kop 'n lysie te maak van die dinge wat ek die meeste
in Londen (en Brittanje) bewonder en waardeer en wat ek die meeste sal
mis wanneer ek hier moet weggaan.
Engelse koerante, die stad se museums, die parke in die lente en die
Britse parlement is boaan my lysie.
Maar as jy moet vra wat die één ding is wat ek die graagste saam met
my huis toe sou wou neem, is dit die vermoë om vreesloos jou gang te
gaan - veral ná donker.
Dis eers hier in Londen dat ek ontdek het hoe ongelooflik
gedesensitiseer Suid-Afrikaners oor die misdaadvlak in ons land geword
het.
Wanneer 'n mens laat saans in 'n donker stegie huis toe te loop - en
nie in die proses van jou beursie of selfoon beroof word nie - besef
jy hoe onnatuurlik vreesbevange Suid-Afrikaners lewe.
Hoeveel meer pret en vreugde kan ons uit ons land - en mekaar - put as
ons dit kan regkry om dié monster nek om te draai?
03/03/2007 16:51 - (SA)
LUR wil dié skaars kundiges ter...
Peet van Aardt
Kaapstad
Só sê mnr. Marius Fransman, Wes-Kaapse LUR vir vervoer en openbare
werke.
Fransman het Vrydag gereageer op vrae oor hoe hy beplan om wit
ingenieurs in die buiteland terug te lok om in die volgende drie jaar
te help bou aan stadions, paaie en ander infrastruktuur wat die land
gaan benodig vir 2010.
"Hulle (wittes) wil terugkom. Hulle verlang na die land en weet hul
verantwoordelikheid lê hier."
Sy voorstel vir 'n moratorium vir drie jaar op regstellende aksie in
skaars beroepe het die afgelope week opslae gemaak. Dis deur sommige
in die ANC afgeskiet en hy moes dit gister aan die ANC-leierskorps in
die Wes-Kaap verduidelik.
Mnr. Trevor Manuel, minister van finansies, het ook Donderdag in die
Nasionale Vergadering benadruk dat regstellende aksie gaan voortduur.
Volgens Fransman het hy en Manuel egter ná die vergadering gepraat en
Manuel het sy standpunt verstaan en ondersteun.
Volgens Fransman sit plaaslike munisipaliteite met 'n tekort van 35%
aan ingenieurs, terwyl die land in geheel net 'n kwart het van dié
kundiges wat benodig word.
Maar Fransman se uitnodiging behels die aanbied van kontrakte vir net
drie jaar.
"Dit is hoe dinge werk. Die meeste bestuursposte in die staatsdiens
word gevul deur mense met dienskontrakte vir drie jaar."
Hy sê egter hulle sal baie goeie pakkette en salarisse ontvang.
" 'n Tekort aan ingenieurs kan groot probleme veroorsaak vir 2010," sê
hy.
Me. Patricia de Lille, OD-leier, ondersteun Fransman se voorstel.
"Dit is goed mense in die regering erken die tekort. Die regering moet
innoverend optree.
"In plaas van om mense oorsee te gaan soek, moet die regering eerder
tuis kyk. Ons sit met baie bekwame uitlanders hier in ons land wat
sonder werk sit. Hoekom moet ons nie na hulle kyk nie?"
Sy het bygevoeg mense moet besef Fransman se voorstel is beperk tot 'n
sekere professie en 'n sekere departement, en dit moet so bly.
Mnr. Bantu Holomisa, UDM-leier, meen hierdie is 'n groot stap wat die
ANC nie kan doen sonder om met ander partye daaroor te praat nie.
"Ons ondersteun regstellende aksie, maar dan moet die regering dit
duidelik toepas. Daar kan nie nou allerhande duistere veranderinge
ingebring word nie," het hy gesê.
Manuel het in sy toespraak in die parlement toegegee dat regstellende
aksie soms verkeerd toegepas en "betreurenswaardig misbruik" word.
Fransman is oortuig daarvan dat sy plan, indien dit goedgekeur word,
baie mense in die buiteland sal teruglok.
Maar nie almal in die buiteland byt aan die voorstel nie.
"Die land het sy rug op ons gedraai, en toe doen ons dieselfde," het
mnr. John Ferreira (49), 'n siviele ingenieur wat in 2003 na Nieu-
Seeland verhuis het, gesê.
"Die staat sal eers sy misdaadsituasie moet regruk voordat ek my
geliefdes terugbring."
Hy het gesê 'n kontrak vir drie jaar is lagwekkend. "En daarna? Sit
die wit man weer op straat?"
Fransman het gesê niks is in yster gegiet nie. Die staat sal ná die
drie jaar oop sal wees vir onderhandelinge.
RICHMOND resident Bob Downs lived through a hundred years only to be
stabbed to death in his bed by a gang of burglars.
Yesterday morning the small midlands town was still reeling over the
senseless murder of Herbert James ÂBob Downs, a 100-year-old builder
and woodworker who was killed on Thursday night.
His domestic worker stumbled on his cold body in his bed when she
reported for duty yesterday at 8 am at 109 Russell Street, where Downs
lived for 72 years. Initial police investigations established that
Downs died after he was stabbed with a sharp object in the chest.
Police spokesman Superintendent Joshua Gwala said that when the
domestic worker arrived at work she noticed that the kitchen door was
open.
ÂShe thereafter discovered the body of Mr Downs on his bed; he had
been fatally wounded. Upon further investigation, it was established
that the suspects forced open the dining room window and gained entry
into the house. It is also believed that Mr Downs was confronted by
the suspects whilst he was asleep, since he was living alone in the
house. It is believed that the house was ransacked and household
appliances were stolen, said Gwala, adding that the motive for the
incident is believed to be robbery. A television set was taken, and
police believe some other items were stolen too.
Investigating officer Detective Inspector Bonisiwe Maphumulo told
Weekend Witness yesterday that the area in which Downs lived is
notorious for break-ins and theft. However, she could not say whether
Downs' murder was linked to any of these previous incidents.
Downs's grandson, Robert Downs, who with his father Wallace lives in a
neighbouring house, said the family has been shattered by the murder.
Robert said his grandfather was an old man who would not have fought
back, and so to kill him was Âutterly senselessÂ.
ÂWe're very devastated, he would have turned 101 in September and was
still going strong. My grandfather was an institution not only to the
family but to all Richmond people. He was born here, grew up here and
his roots have always been in Richmond, so for him to die like this
was very sad, said Robert.
Downs, who at 100 years still owned his own business, lost his wife
about seven years ago. Robert said his grandfather was a very strong
old man who only quit driving a few years back.
ÂHe had a wicked sense of humour and used to tell us that he lived in
Richmond when there were no cars in this town. We found this very
funny. He was much loved by all. He was also very knowledgeable, he
loved reading and was very concerned about things happening around
him.Â
Early last year, Downs was among several centenarians who were
featured in The Witness and who were still leading very active lives.
He said then that he still worked in his workshop where he made wagon
wheels.
ÂWhen you get to 90, you've got to slow it down a bit, he said.
Commenting on an old steam engine that he was restoring, he said: ÂIt
will work again if it wants to, but that job will have to be left to a
younger manÂ.
The engine was used by his father, a builder, to power a brick-making
machine, and it was given to him, in turn, by his father, William
Parker Downs.
The Downs family, traditionally brickmakers and builders, arrived in
Durban on October 13, 1849, on board the ship Gem, after being
shipwrecked in the Cape, and it is believed that the steam engine must
have been salvaged from the ship.
Police said no arrests have been made yet. An appeal has been made for
any information that might lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.
If you have any information please contact Captain Margaret Venter or
Detective Inspector Maphumulo of the Richmond Detective Services on
033 212 9458, or if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stop
toll-free on 08600 10111.
RICHMOND resident Bob Downs lived through a hundred years only to be
stabbed to death in his bed by a gang of burglars.
Yesterday morning the small midlands town was still reeling over the
senseless murder of Herbert James "Bob" Downs, a 100-year-old builder
and woodworker who was killed on Thursday night.
His domestic worker stumbled on his cold body in his bed when she
reported for duty yesterday at 8 am at 109 Russell Street, where Downs
lived for 72 years. Initial police investigations established that
Downs died after he was stabbed with a sharp object in the chest.
Police spokesman Superintendent Joshua Gwala said that when the
domestic worker arrived at work she noticed that the kitchen door was
open.
"She thereafter discovered the body of Mr Downs on his bed; he had
been fatally wounded. Upon further investigation, it was established
that the suspects forced open the dining room window and gained entry
into the house. It is also believed that Mr Downs was confronted by
the suspects whilst he was asleep, since he was living alone in the
house. It is believed that the house was ransacked and household
appliances were stolen," said Gwala, adding that the motive for the
incident is believed to be robbery. A television set was taken, and
police believe some other items were stolen too.
Investigating officer Detective Inspector Bonisiwe Maphumulo told
Weekend Witness yesterday that the area in which Downs lived is
notorious for break-ins and theft. However, she could not say whether
Downs' murder was linked to any of these previous incidents.
Downs's grandson, Robert Downs, who with his father Wallace lives in a
neighbouring house, said the family has been shattered by the murder.
Robert said his grandfather was an old man who would not have fought
back, and so to kill him was "utterly senseless".
"We're very devastated, he would have turned 101 in September and was
still going strong. My grandfather was an institution not only to the
family but to all Richmond people. He was born here, grew up here and
his roots have always been in Richmond, so for him to die like this
was very sad," said Robert.
Downs, who at 100 years still owned his own business, lost his wife
about seven years ago. Robert said his grandfather was a very strong
old man who only quit driving a few years back.
"He had a wicked sense of humour and used to tell us that he lived in
Richmond when there were no cars in this town. We found this very
funny. He was much loved by all. He was also very knowledgeable, he
loved reading and was very concerned about things happening around
him."
Early last year, Downs was among several centenarians who were
featured in The Witness and who were still leading very active lives.
He said then that he still worked in his workshop where he made wagon
wheels.
"When you get to 90, you've got to slow it down a bit," he said.
Commenting on an old steam engine that he was restoring, he said: "It
will work again if it wants to, but that job will have to be left to a
younger man".
The engine was used by his father, a builder, to power a brick-making
machine, and it was given to him, in turn, by his father, William
Parker Downs.
The Downs family, traditionally brickmakers and builders, arrived in
Durban on October 13, 1849, on board the ship Gem, after being
shipwrecked in the Cape, and it is believed that the steam engine must
have been salvaged from the ship.
Police said no arrests have been made yet. An appeal has been made for
any information that might lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.
If you have any information please contact Captain Margaret Venter or
Detective Inspector Maphumulo of the Richmond Detective Services on
033 212 9458, or if you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stop
toll-free on 08600 10111.
Published: 3 March 2007
********
Vanmôre is 'n 25 jarige +#$-%#=- op Richmond in hegtenis geneem,
en hy het nog die omie se skoene aangehad.
COLUMN
February 7, 2007
Posted to the web February 6, 2007
Elias Biryabarema
Mr. Yoweri Museveni has a background of good education. A calm and
well exposed man. Straight thinking and intelligent. His grasp of
contemporary world affairs, including some quite complex stuff, is
commendably firm.
For years he burned his young energies battling vile governments.
Narrowly escaping death on occasions, he showed resolve, sacrifice,
devotion to his people and a deep abhorrence for oppressive
leadership. Sure. This man had no shortage of good qualities.
And yet, to the astonishment of history, Mr Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has
still failed us. 20 years at nation building have produced
incompetence so shocking that some think a psychopathic illiterate,
Idi Amin, did better work.
Uganda has been fairly stable long enough. The conditions for an
economic takeoff have been there for 20 years. Mr. Museveni has
enjoyed generous goodwill from nearly all the world's rich
governments. Their largesse has poured in ceaselessly and in hefty
amounts.
Uganda should have taken off. We haven't. We're stuck. And so is
Tanzania, Sudan, Ethiopia, Mali, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Eritrea,
Malawi, Congo Republic and pretty much all of Black Africa, excluding
the region's sole economic power, South Africa. This led me to pose a
question to myself: can Black people build prosperous societies?
Just about every reason-from slavery, colonialism, neo-colonialism to
inequitable world trade rules-cited for the backwardness of Black
African nations has been so debunked by time that it has now become
necessary to look beyond the realm of such contemporary explanations.
The maddening inertia of Black people and the mystical forces that
keep tamping down our nations, in fact, seem to have their roots deep
within us, not from without as has been argued for decades.
Just about everywhere you look, evidence abounds. Vietnam suffered a
war of colonial conquest and it was eventually subdued by France in
1884. For almost a decade, it again fought a devastating independence
war until France was vanquished in 1954. And then came the epic battle
of 1965 to 1973 with US military and its allies, seeking to squelch
the North Vietnamese communists.
When the guns fell silent with the withdrawal of US troops in 1973 and
the eventual fall of Saigon in 1975, the Vietnamese toll stood at a
horrifying three to four million. Diplomatically isolated, its economy
shredded and its population maimed and traumatised on a scale
unparalleled in any Black African nation (except DR Congo), Vietnam
would seem to have no chance at success.
But just two and a half decades later, Vietnam is storming the world
stage as an economic powerhouse. Its exports are flooding western
nations; heavy and advanced manufacturing is thriving at a rapid pace.
Its GDP, $258 billion, is having an average growth rate of 8%, the
second highest in Asia after China. Europe had to put curbs on the
country's shoe exports after they nearly sunk much of the continent's
manufacturers.
According to a news report in New York Times on October 25, 2006,
Vietnam now sells "nine times as much to Americans as it buys from
there." Since 1990, a space of 15 short years, Vietnam has pulled off
one of the most stunning economic feats: reducing absolute poverty-
World Bank standard: subsisting on $1 a day-from 51 to 8% of its
population.
Vietnam
Back home here, the sort of wars and the scale of devastation that
Uganda has suffered since independence can hardly be said to be as
crippling as the cataclysm that struck Vietnam.
This is true for many of the Black African nations. But the difference
is staggering. Vietnam's economy is roaring. Sub Saharan Africa is
dead stuck known more for: constant disease outbreaks, emergency food
relief appeals, civil strive, genocide, chronic corruption, flimsy or
nonexistent infrastructure, constitution breaches, state failure than
anything else. This disgusting state of affairs after, according to an
estimate by South Africa's Brenthurst Foundation, a colossal $580
billion worth of donor money has been poured into the region since
independence. Why have the Vietnamese overcome their historical
setbacks and prospered while Black Africans stagnated or regressed?
Or if we may ask another question: why is it that White people prosper
wherever they settle while Black people head for the opposite
direction. The British crown started asserting its colonial rule over
small territories on the continent of Australia in 1788, taking
several decades before it brought all the areas into a unified
Australian colony.
Throngs of Europeans emigrated en masse and settled there throughout
the 1800s. These émigrés went ahead, starting from really little or
nothing, and established one of the world's economic and military
powers that is Australia today. The history of New Zealand, the other
White country in the Southern Hemisphere, is pretty much the same.
Now contrast these nations with Haiti, the only black nation outside
of Africa. It gained independence in 1804. It's near the US, the
richest market on earth and Haiti has a coastline unlike other African
nations whose landlocked status is blamed for their underdevelopment.
And fine, it has had a fairly brutal past but nowhere near Vietnam's
horrors. But what have our Haitian brothers made of these generous
natural advantages: it remains the most backward country in the
Western hemisphere, bound up by privation, cyclical coups, spasms of
mayhem and blood-thirsty gangs. At home and away, that's your Black
people!
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In fact Haiti is perhaps just about the best that we can achieve in
nation building. Ethiopia never had colonialism. It registered
impressively high levels of literacy as early as 1970, a fact a friend
of mine brought to my attention recently. It has a rich and widely
shared cultural heritage, a common ancestry. This should have
propelled Ethiopia but see the shameful portrait of hunger and disease
that this country projects to the world.
And so, to go back to that question that I have been chewing over and
over again of late: can Black People build prosperous societies; I
firmly believe the answer is a sad NO.
The dumbfounding incompetence of President Museveni thus is not a
failure of an individual. It's a failure of a people: Black People.
Museveni only rose and touched our low ceiling. The shamefully limited
achievement of his "fundamental change" regime thus should be
interpreted in this cruel context.
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