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2003-10-25 Africa: Southern

The persecuted Scots who are transforming an African nation

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Posted by Steve White 2003-10-25 2:22:26 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The contrast with the article below is beautiful.
People who care about their workmanship do a much better job.

Posted by Dishman 2003-10-25 2:56:14 PM|| 2003-10-25 2:56:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 All in all, it seems like a job well done for the forces of multiculturalism in Zambia. Nothing breaks down racial barriers like cooperation, hard work, and success. Success does breed envy, so I hope these Scots have their kit bags packed for the next tribal purge.

The term "Scottish African" is sublime and avoids the knotty context of colonialism, but will it draw fire from conservative African groups because of its racial ambiguity?

Posted by Mr. Torrent 2003-10-25 4:08:05 PM|| 2003-10-25 4:08:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Mr MacSporran may have only spent 30 years in Zimbabwe, but the majority of the other farmers in Zimbabwe and Zambia are local born. It's unfortunate that a Briton has been feted as the representative of Zimbabwe's 'expat' farmer community as this reinforces the image of white farmers in that country as being 'foreign', when the fact is that most have spent as much of their lives in that country as black Zimbabweans of the same age. Mugabe's persecution of them is nothing more than racism; a pogrom of causcasians. They're Zimbabweans in every sense and shouldn't have been compelled to leave, for any reason.

Posted by Bulldog 2003-10-25 6:53:38 PM|| 2003-10-25 6:53:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 A great black thinker, economist Walter Williams, writes that often property rights are more important to prosperity than democracy. South Korea is a great example.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-10-25 8:35:19 PM|| 2003-10-25 8:35:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Good post! expected nothing less from the army of Steve :-)

Posted by Frank G 2003-10-25 9:11:26 PM|| 2003-10-25 9:11:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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