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-- Posted by Libertarian Samurai at 1:01 pm on May 21, 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7413268.stm

I mean really. WTF.

This is part of why I have very little sympathy for Africa.


-- Posted by ss454 at 1:02 pm on May 21, 2008

I'm more of a fan of how they killed pygmy people and ate them because they were supposedly magical....Africa is an impossible place to fix...I know people will say "Well if the US will just help a little bla bla bla"....but we aren't the worlds daycare


-- Posted by SpM at 1:03 pm on May 21, 2008

You shouldn't equate Africa with a bunch of scared and bloodthirsty villagers.


-- Posted by Subbed In at 1:03 pm on May 21, 2008

no different than current developed countries years ago i guess


-- Posted by sunshineshower at 1:04 pm on May 21, 2008

America used to do the same thing.


-- Posted by Libertarian Samurai at 1:06 pm on May 21, 2008

Quote: from sunshineshower at 4:04 pm on May 21, 2008


America used to do the same thing.

Once. In one town. On a small scale.


-- Posted by igotaquestion at 1:06 pm on May 21, 2008

Wow America and England did the same thing so we can't really talk


-- Posted by robdude at 1:07 pm on May 21, 2008

Quote: from sunshineshower at 4:04 pm on May 21, 2008


America used to do the same thing.
So did England


-- Posted by Libertarian Samurai at 1:18 pm on May 21, 2008

However, that was at the point when they were the most advanced in the world. Again, it wasn't on a large scale. Kenya should probably be a little more up-to-date than burning witches.


-- Posted by The Samsoniteman at 5:22 am on May 22, 2008

Why do you generalise an entire continent on the basis of one village? Why should Kenya be expected to be at the same level as the most developed country in the world?

People like you make me have very little sympathy for rich American teens despite the fact I'm intelligent enough to know everyone needs help.


-- Posted by nikki at 6:06 am on May 22, 2008

This was one group of people in Kenya. It doesn't symbolise Kenya as a whole, nor, as you seem to suggest in your post, does it represent Africa.


-- Posted by airemaye at 9:51 pm on May 22, 2008

Remember, we did that in America once upon a time.

And look where we are now.

Take that as you will.


-- Posted by Lepperking at 11:02 pm on May 22, 2008

As said above, It is a minority that did it. Its good to see that they are actually putting in an effort to capture them.


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