[EnvellFen]

In exchange for the money to build the statue, North Korea received a piece of Senegalese land, Abrassart said. So North Korea now spans two continents?

[7HlBQS8j]

All that bronze will turn green in a couple weeks.

[StevenS]

All that chocolate will melt in their mouths in a couple weeks.

[mbaueee]

The statue has divided opinion in a country where half the population lives below the poverty line.

Some Muslim scholars have called the monument idolatrous.

On the eve of the celebrations, the Reuters news agency quoted a leading imam, Massamba Diop, as telling worshippers at a mosque in the capital: "We have issued a fatwa urging Senegal's imams this Friday to read the holy Koran in the mosques simply to ask Allah to preserve us from the punishment this monument of shame risks bringing on Senegal."

The statue has been mired in controversy from the outset.

President Wade - who at 83 has announced he will seek re-election in 2012 - had to apologise to Senegal's Christian minority after comparing the monument to Jesus Christ.

Its architect also said he had received complaints about the woman's naked legs.

However, its supporters stood by the project.
Full article http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8601382.stm

[Baromaro]

And Hobbits

[Aniplinipsync]

Yeah, but white guys like Jackson don't represent Africa so well

[Angeheade]

Its good to see African countries can aspire to a whole new kind of crazy besides regular stupid rape/genocide/slavery/corruption crazy! North Korea was interesting but being the only show in town they got a bit lazy.

The African century

[Fegemiembendy]

Its good to see African countries can aspire to a whole new kind of crazy besides regular stupid rape/genocide/slavery/corruption crazy! North Korea was interesting but being the only show in town they got a bit lazy.

The African century

Can you be any more blatantly racist?

[Eromaveabeara]

Yes, because all African countries are the same.

[7kitthuptarill]

You are a racist.

[Unwiseevove]

NA, Europe, Australia, and Japan are better than everyone else. Of course, now we need to determine who is the best among them.

[nicegirlflor]

You are a racist.

Lol you keep reading into my words here pal, all I said was that Africa was the least developed contient which is empirically true. I did not comment on the reasons for this.



I think you are projecting your own biases here.



US blacks if taken on their own are like the 8th or 9th richest nation in the world.

[P3bWjm1j]

I thought you were going by HDI. What makes Japan 'superior'?

A large number of people on a overpopulated island enjoying one of the highest Hight HDIs in the world.


Sure much of Western Europe is also some of the most densley populated realestate in the world but like I said much of Europe isn't that impressive.


North America comes second because while it does grant a huge population one of the highest HDIs in the world it dosen't have to deal with a high density of population yet.

[8Uxtkz7F]

A large number of people on a overpopulated island enjoying one of the highest Hight HDIs in the world.


Sure much of Western Europe is also some of the most densley populated realestate in the world but like I said much of Europe isn't that impressive.


North America comes second because while it does grant a huge population one of the highest HDIs in the world it dosen't have to deal with a high density of population yet.

Wait, do you prefer a higher population density, all other things being equal? Or is there some thing you like about Japan that is caused by the high population density?

[feroiodpiop]

I always wondered exactly where Conrad was referring to in Heart of Darkness. Now I know.

[seervezex]

I do wonder if it is possible that climate change will bring rain and prosperity to that poor piece of the earth. even looking that place up on google earth disparages me greatly.

Google Earth called you names when you tried to look it up?

[Roneyslelry]

Dude, there are much better reasons than that to think Hera is a racist.

[traiffhetl]

It's comments like these that make me think you are racist.

Pointing to examples outside of Africa where they can do well in response to yu calling me racist?

[c-cialis]

Is that Niger?

Yeah.

[intifatry]

I agree, but the entirely different reasons - I want history never, ever to forget what a colossally narcissistic, egotistic idiot this woman was, and what 'Dalit governance' means in practice.

+1

These kinds of situations boggle the mind, its best to respond with healthy 4chanesque lolz when presented with them.