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FarEasterner:
I remember you defended the whites' rule in Zimbabwe and South Africa.

You're welcome to show me when I did exactly that.

by Nomad on Wed Apr 1st, 2009 at 10:05:13 AM EST
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I have no time to waste on this subject, it's pretty evident from your diaries.
by FarEasterner on Wed Apr 1st, 2009 at 10:18:36 AM EST
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You must be reading different diaries.

But your unwillingness to illustrate your own point makes it less credible.

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Apr 1st, 2009 at 10:22:39 AM EST
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How could I forget, it's pretty evident from my diaries. How silly of me.

If you don't have time for ad hominems, then please don't start them. Extraordinary claims do require extraordinary evidence.

by Nomad on Wed Apr 1st, 2009 at 10:48:09 AM EST
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It's not like anyone can argue that things weren't better for everyone in Rhodesia than they are in the Zimbabwe of today. What is the life expectancy today, 30, 35 years?

Still, that's not really the issue. The issue is if the disastrous results could and should have been expected, or if the regime change was done in good faith. Honest mistakes are after all unavoidable.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Wed Apr 1st, 2009 at 07:09:21 PM EST
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