Western governments think when these revolutions fail that it means that the status quo has been restored and go straight back to throwing money at sickening dictators. They should think more about why they happen in the first place. People are sick of these dumb, vicious tyrants. And they’re not going to stop. And they’ll remember just how much ‘help’ they got from democratic nations.
Some great undulating topiary on my way back from voting in the 6th democratic elections in South Africa. Let us hope our path straightens out now.
The #voting pic. It’s not much democracy. But it’s some. So use it.
Touristing today at the South African Constitutional Court - the beating heart of South African democracy. It did not succumb to the treachery of our former president and his foreign paymasters. It stands against the vicious tyranny of our past and the sellout traitors of our present and future.
Well deserved. Abiy Ahmed demonstrates how much one person can do in a short time if the circumstances are right. Nine months ago Ethiopia was a brutal dictatorship. Now it’s well on the way to being a continental leader. Nine months ago, the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea looked ready to rekindle at any point. Now they’re trading partners.
#hot, #exhausting last days of #summer. Takes it out of you.