Bag's Rants

Natural Selection or Intelligent Design?

Seems like Africa's woes are getting worse rather than better despite how much money we have been throwing at them. Read more here. After years of western governments throwing our money at something that given the politicians good PR and a general feel good factor the natural order has started to return to African politics. The powerful are picking on the weak. To be honest pretty much the same as over here. The rich and powerful are introducing legislation to protect themselves and to the rest of us it gets worse year after year. Sound familiar?

Our response to this is, sadly, predictable. We, yet again, threaten to cut off aid to Ethiopia the next country to be punished. What use is that going to be?

Like most things our Politicians put their fingers on it all turns to crap. Why can't we do anything right? Why does everything have to be poorly thought out and never, ever, taken as part of a longer plan? Why can't politicians look any further forward than their next election? And some not even that far.

posted by Bag @ 2:50 pm