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**chuecafressds** · 10-04-2010, 03:02 PM

i don't think rwanda is that bad these days, it's come a very long way since the genocide. in fact in recent years it's been held up as an example of good governance in africa.

i'd say burma is one of our worst former colonies.

A case of good governance indeed, if you don't pay attention to the authoritarian repressive regime effectively crushing every form of opposition. If you don't pay attention to the genocidal frenzies Kagame unleashed upon the fleeing hutu's (among which - of course - many génocidaires but a lot of innocent people as well) but most importantly if you don't pay attention to the horrible role he played in the Congolese war of the nineties (and noughties as well - in fact the conflict is still going on, albeit in a more covert way).

Kagame is an opportunist moneygrabbing powermongerer stealing whatever he can from other countries to fuel his economic expansion. While economic development is a commendable goal, it's not a good idea to wage war with your neighbour, overthrow its government and funding rebel groups in order to pillage and extort Congo's riches to boost said economic improvement.

Saying Rwanda is a case of good governance is nothing less than completely insane..

Oh and btw: since he's grafting an English speaking elite (he and his troupe went into exile for a long period of time) onto a French speaking majority in such a volatile context, I'm expecting a good deal of revenge arising sooner than later..

10-04-2010, 03:02 PM	#19
chuecafressds Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 537 Senior Member	i don't think rwanda is that bad these days, it's come a very long way since the genocide. in fact in recent years it's been held up as an example of good governance in africa. i'd say burma is one of our worst former colonies. A case of good governance indeed, if you don't pay attention to the authoritarian repressive regime effectively crushing every form of opposition. If you don't pay attention to the genocidal frenzies Kagame unleashed upon the fleeing hutu's (among which - of course - many génocidaires but a lot of innocent people as well) but most importantly if you don't pay attention to the horrible role he played in the Congolese war of the nineties (and noughties as well - in fact the conflict is still going on, albeit in a more covert way). Kagame is an opportunist moneygrabbing powermongerer stealing whatever he can from other countries to fuel his economic expansion. While economic development is a commendable goal, it's not a good idea to wage war with your neighbour, overthrow its government and funding rebel groups in order to pillage and extort Congo's riches to boost said economic improvement. Saying Rwanda is a case of good governance is nothing less than completely insane.. Oh and btw: since he's grafting an English speaking elite (he and his troupe went into exile for a long period of time) onto a French speaking majority in such a volatile context, I'm expecting a good deal of revenge arising sooner than later..
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