July 08, 2005

Relative Democracy

Why do westerners believe that Africans deserve less than the best leaders? How else would one explain their support to such criminal leaders as Museveni, Kagme, Zenawi, Afeworki, and, others. Not only these leaders are considered to be "good" in African standard [by westerners] but some were selected as model leaders and partners by such leaders as Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, and, George Bush. Just because we have had worse leaders than these in the past, it does not mean that we deserve leaders who are only a notch above the absolute worst. Democracy does not have a different meaning based on location and wealth. We Africans are tired of westerners who prop up our dictators and turn around and pretend to shed their tears for our suffering. If the west is not willing to help our people, the least it could do is not to interfere in our internal affairs by bankrolling our dictators.

 

Amandla!

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