Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
I guess I have to give the liberals a pass on this one. Many of them are so stupid as to believe that Africa is poor because we aren't, so they honestly see this as the remedy.
Kenyan student Phillip Khisa reckoned Africa must first fight its own battles and wondered whether even debt write-off would help a continent blighted by corruption.
"You know we have a greedy government. Even if they cancel the debt, it will not help if the government is greedy. Senior government officials should cut their salaries first."
Interesting. Looks like Isa Mlambo is your typical liberal and Phillip Khisa is your typical conservative. Kind of like Hannity and Colmes - tune in to Khisa and Mlambo on an African TV set near you (or an African TV set just a few hundred desert miles from you).
Hundreds of Live 8 viewers complained to the BBC after a series of foul-mouthed outbursts by performers.
Madonna, Snoop Dogg, Green Day and Johnny Borrell - lead singer of Razorlight - let slip swearwords during the live charity show, which was televised by the corporation.
Rapper Snoop Dogg repeatedly chanted "mother******" during one song while Green Day, who were shown performing in Berlin, shouted "Come on f****** Deutschland". Madonna yelled at the crowd: "Are you f****** ready London" while Borrell screamed "I say sign the f****** petition".
The Africans are not alone in being puzzled by this one. Yeseterday the sound bite on ABCNews Radio was of Will Smith from the Philadelphia concert bloviating on about how the G-8 leaders could eliminate poverty in Africa with a stroke of the pen.
I'm sorry, but that's just stupid. Africa has serious problems, and the G-8 has nothing to do with it. And if folks want to lock the Continent in concrete, they should demand debt relief. No lender, international busybody or otherwise, will ever lend another dime to Africa if they are to be let off the hook every 20 years or so. And no African country will ever invest another dime toward the repayment scheme if they know they can just steal the money today and be relieved of the burden down the road.
Soft loans are the baby steps of economic development. If Africa does not take these steps, it is doomed to be an economic backwater in perpetuity.
Because Live 8 was based on a colonial premise that European elites know more than Africans do about Africa.
The elites are Pollyannas covering their eyes to corrupt and abusive African governments.
Botswana has the least corruption and also has the best situation among African Nations, but It is too much fun for people like Will Smith to blame the G-8 for problems caused by people like Mr. Mugabe.
Will Smith delivered my favorite all time one-liner in the movie "Independence Day" when he corked the Alien but Mr. Smith is a very, very, ignorant person.
Dear Live 8 entertainers
Thank you for your tremendous efforts to bring the plight of Africans to everyone's attention. I want to do my part and you are my example. I will give the same percentage of my wealth as you to solve this problem. Please find enclosed a check for $0.50.
Until the corruption is dealt with, shoveling more money at Africa won't do a darn bit of good.
Why just Africans?