Comments on: Where Magic Wins Out Over Reason

By: Rob Stove

Rob Stove — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:55:58 +0000

I hope that INTO THE CANNIBAL’S POT is achieving lively sales thus far.

By: JP Strauss

JP Strauss — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:01:25 +0000

I assume “Air Cav” is short for Air Cavalry. It seems to fit.

By: CompassionateFascist

CompassionateFascist — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:06:06 +0000

It’s actually fortunate we don’t have a WASP lib as Prez right now. He’d be sending in the Air Cav for another Meals on Wheels Op…which’d end up like the last one. Dead American soldiers being dragged thru the streets of Mogadishu. Obama, at least, will do no such thing. He’s into Predators.

[What’s “Air Cav”? Please, for my sake, write complete words.]

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:01:48 +0000

There was a form of government that many US cities had called the “City Manager” where they politicians actually attempted to hire comptetent management to run the place. The Manager had to report to the Council but was given authority to do a decent job. One might think that some of the African countries would hire some outsiders to “manage” things and maybe even train a cadre of (possibly) honest civil servants and set up a system of “rule of law”. At some point, the Colonialist West and the Post-Colonialist West cannot be blamed for every mess in the pathetic continent.

Then, there is, sadly, a country that was a BEACON OF PROSPERITY on that continent that seems hell-bent on sliding into the abyss of its more northern brethren. I need to finish a certain book on that subject.

By: Paul Raetz

Paul Raetz — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:11:38 +0000

As always, a well thought out article. Ten years ago, an “Agency” official in Pretoria told me, “The situation in Africa is hopeless. She’s doomed.” My pastor just returned from the World Methodist Conference in Durban. While there,he met my old Rustenburg pastor, now in Dundee. T’will be interesting to see what he has to say about the situation when I see him Sunday.

By: james huggins

james huggins — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:49:34 +0000

Without getting into the foibles of Anglo American military and political gyrations we could take it to the lowest common denominator. The US has the potential to alleviate the suffering of people the world over in an emergency such as this. However we are so caught up in political corruption and ineffeciency I seriously doubt that we would be able to help ourselves in such a situation. For that matter the old South Africa and the old Rhodesia side by side could probably do the trick, unless thwarted by the African tendency to avoid meaningful help for reasons of ethnic power grabbing.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:40:31 +0000

I’ve just read the last page of your book last night and I can definitely recommend it as required reading for everyone who understands English.

The most pertinent question in my mind is where are the African relief workers? As far as I know, it is only South Africa who is doing something. And even then, I don’t know exactly WHAT it is we’re doing over there. Probably lots of talk and backslapping.