TheNewTeddy Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 I've only been able to find two. South Africa and Ghana. Does anyone know of any others? Quote Feel free to contact me outside the forums. Add "TheNewTeddy" to Twitter, Facebook, or Hotmail to reach me!
Signals.Cpl Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 I've only been able to find two. South Africa and Ghana. Does anyone know of any others? Cape Verde, Kenya and Rwanda. An argument could be made for all three and maybe more can't think of them right now. I know with Rwanda's history it would not be viewed as stable, but they have turned around dramatically in the last 16+year after the genocide ended. Quote Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
TheNewTeddy Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Posted April 9, 2012 Didn't Kenya have huge problems way back when? And the other one could be, but it's an Island. Not meaning it's not in Africa, but I'm picturing mainland countries. I know people claim that Namabia and Senagal qualify, but both have had either currently or very recently, some very weak oppositions to very overwhelming governments that it's a bit iffy Quote Feel free to contact me outside the forums. Add "TheNewTeddy" to Twitter, Facebook, or Hotmail to reach me!
Signals.Cpl Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 Didn't Kenya have huge problems way back when? And the other one could be, but it's an Island. Not meaning it's not in Africa, but I'm picturing mainland countries. I know people claim that Namabia and Senagal qualify, but both have had either currently or very recently, some very weak oppositions to very overwhelming governments that it's a bit iffy What continent is England in? Quote Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
GostHacked Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 Where there is stability, there is no democracy, and where there is democracy there is no stability. Quote
Signals.Cpl Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 Where there is stability, there is no democracy, and where there is democracy there is no stability. Care to elaborate? Quote Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
stopstaaron Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 I still would not set foot in Africa even if one countrys democracy is the most stable in the world though it is a shame cause they have the most magnificent animals! Quote Don't ban me bro. Oh behave, I'll behave. I'll be a good little boy.
Guest American Woman Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 Didn't Kenya have huge problems way back when? Not so way back when. Quite recently, actually. I wouldn't put Kenya in the "stable" category. Quote
Jack Weber Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 I still would not set foot in Africa even if one countrys democracy is the most stable in the world though it is a shame cause they have the most magnificent animals! Why wouldn't you step one foot "in Africa"?? And sadly,there aren't many stable,fee,and,open democracies on the African continent... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Jack Weber Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) Didn't Kenya have huge problems way back when? Are you referring to the Mau Mau Uprising?? Edited April 9, 2012 by Jack Weber Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
bleeding heart Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 Out you referring to the Mau Mau Uprising?? If so, that might reasonably be considered a pretty serious problem with the British, not just the Kenyans. Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
Jack Weber Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 Care to elaborate? I can.. Stability?? Cameroon...Not exactly a democracy under Paul Biya... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Signals.Cpl Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 I can.. Stability?? Cameroon...Not exactly a democracy under Paul Biya... Is that comment directed only for Africa or does it include the world? Quote Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
Jack Weber Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 Is that comment directed only for Africa or does it include the world? Africa...That's the title of the thread.... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Signals.Cpl Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 Africa...That's the title of the thread.... I wasn't trying to be an ass, I made the assumption you were talking in general. Sorry Quote Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
Jack Weber Posted April 9, 2012 Report Posted April 9, 2012 I wasn't trying to be an ass, I made the assumption you were talking in general. Sorry I know.. It's OK... The sad thing is that most of the nations on the African continent,either in the Arab North,or sub-Sarahan South are essentially dicatorships... I also have intimate knowledge of Cameroon... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Signals.Cpl Posted April 10, 2012 Report Posted April 10, 2012 I know.. It's OK... The sad thing is that most of the nations on the African continent,either in the Arab North,or sub-Sarahan South are essentially dicatorships... I also have intimate knowledge of Cameroon... What would you say about Rwanda? How far they have come since 1994 is astonishing at least to me. They are functioning as a democracy, and dealing with the trials of many of those animals who participated in the Genocide. Quote Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst
TheNewTeddy Posted April 10, 2012 Author Report Posted April 10, 2012 It doesn't seem there is much consensus beyond the two I outlined. This is what I'd thought. I would also never set foot in Africa, and not just because I don't care about "majestic animals", but for a simple reason... ITS TOO HOT Above 25C I start to melt. Quote Feel free to contact me outside the forums. Add "TheNewTeddy" to Twitter, Facebook, or Hotmail to reach me!
GostHacked Posted April 10, 2012 Report Posted April 10, 2012 It doesn't seem there is much consensus beyond the two I outlined. This is what I'd thought. I would also never set foot in Africa, and not just because I don't care about "majestic animals", but for a simple reason... ITS TOO HOT Above 25C I start to melt. Then avoid Ottawa Canada in the summer. Quote
Guest American Woman Posted April 10, 2012 Report Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) It doesn't seem there is much consensus beyond the two I outlined. This is what I'd thought. I would also never set foot in Africa, and not just because I don't care about "majestic animals", but for a simple reason... ITS TOO HOT Above 25C I start to melt. Can't speak from experience for any other country in the vast continent that is Africa, but go to Kenya during their winter; I went in June, and trust me, you won't melt. As a side note, I've experienced hot weather in Toronto - it gets quite hot during the summer. How do you not melt living there? Edited April 10, 2012 by American Woman Quote
bleeding heart Posted April 10, 2012 Report Posted April 10, 2012 Then avoid Ottawa Canada in the summer. Yes, Ottawa gets hot in the summer, and bloody cold in the winter. And I'm saying that as a New Brunswicker, a place not especially famous for mild Januaries. Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
Jack Weber Posted April 10, 2012 Report Posted April 10, 2012 What would you say about Rwanda? How far they have come since 1994 is astonishing at least to me. They are functioning as a democracy, and dealing with the trials of many of those animals who participated in the Genocide. Agreed... It's quite astonishing considering who neighbours Rwanda...Particularily the factions in the DRC that are still out there propogating the tribal conflict (brought on,in a large part,by the Belgians) that caused all the problems... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Jack Weber Posted April 10, 2012 Report Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) It doesn't seem there is much consensus beyond the two I outlined. This is what I'd thought. I would also never set foot in Africa, and not just because I don't care about "majestic animals", but for a simple reason... ITS TOO HOT Above 25C I start to melt. You'd be shocked,frankly.... I've been 3 degrees above the Equator (about 100 km's north of the Cameroon/Gabon border) and had to wear a jacket at night and in the morning in late September....I could see my breath... I've been there in January and that was hot...Like the middle of July here...So we all went out to the coast and went to the beach!!! Lotsa hot chicks on that beach (Kribi)...Got in trouble for staring... Edited April 10, 2012 by Jack Weber Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
jbg Posted April 13, 2012 Report Posted April 13, 2012 Are you referring to the Mau Mau Uprising?? Wasn't there last election a bit screwed up? Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Jack Weber Posted April 15, 2012 Report Posted April 15, 2012 Wasn't there last election a bit screwed up? Find me an "election" in sub-Saharan Africa (outside of South Africa) that isn't screwed up... Frankly,I', surprised the "Arab Spring" hasn't taken hold in many of those countries because the corruption coupled with the heavy handedness in many of those countries is right out in the open... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
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