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2003-02-13 East/Subsaharan Africa

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Posted by Steve White 2003-02-13 09:44 am|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Guess I'll take Zimbabwe in the "Next African Famine" pool at the office.

Posted by tu3031 2003-02-13 09:12:44|| 2003-02-13 09:12:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Socialist farmers from China helping socialist farmers from Zimbabwe. Yeah. That'll work.

Posted by Denny 2003-02-13 12:23:50|| [www.grouchyoldcripple.com] 2003-02-13 12:23:50|| Front Page Top

#3 "...tried to negotiate a new deal under which white farmers will be given back their farms, or compensation, and in return they will hand over irrigation equipment."

Oh good. They can have the land back as long as they agree to turn it into a dustbowl. To quote The Churchlady, "Well, isn't that special!"

Posted by John Anderson 2003-02-13 13:10:15|| 2003-02-13 13:10:15|| Front Page Top

#4 In reply to John Anderson - Actually, John, I THINK what's meant by 'handing over irrigation equipment' is that the white farmers, when forced off their lands, are disabling as much of the irrigation machinery (and other high tech farming equipment) as possible. Or taking it with them when they leave, if they can.

Bob's finding out what many barbarians have discovered in the past when they've overrun agricultural nations.. that farming ISN'T a voodoo career where you pray to the gods and they grant you food. It's actually a highly scientific way of life that takes a great deal of effort and rational thought. Any number of barbarians have, in the past, tried to 'encourage' high crop yields by threats or bribes, failing to understand how farming REALLY works.

Bob appears to be one of these idiots, expecting food to magically appear because the farmer has cast some sort of spell.

Well, he's about to learn better, I think.

Ed.

Posted by Ed Becerra 2003-02-13 20:01:03|| [www.schollnet.com/~eabecerr/] 2003-02-13 20:01:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Bob needs a pop...and soon.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-02-13 22:10:48|| 2003-02-13 22:10:48|| Front Page Top

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