South Africa is a country where Democrats would feel right at home. They celebrate gay marriage. Applicants for a job are sorted by skin color before their skills are evaluated, in affirmative action programs that favor the dark. When you ask folks why there are so many carjackings and armed robberies, they say “the criminals didn’t get enough love during apartheid” or “we need to create more jobs”. National parks are accessible by paved roads and open to all for a modest fee.
Botswana, on the other hand, is for Republicans. Areas of natural beauty and abundant wildlife are leased to private tour companies who are allowed to build lodges with no more than 7 or 8 rooms (“tents”). The result is that only people who can afford $1000 or $2000 per night per room will see the lions, leopards, and rhinos. Affirmative action is unknown and job applicants, white or black, are evaluated on the basis of their ability to work. Thieves are imprisoned, often after being beaten unconscious by enraged citizens. Finally, the Botswanans love diamonds, discovered in 1967, one year after independence, and are now the world’s leading producer of gem-quality stones.
When are you going to visit Kenya. I’d love to read a review about our up and coming country especially in areas concerning IT and Economics.
Please make it a priority on your next Afirca visit.
You have been to Southern Africa, try East
East Africa is definitely on my list!
You seem to be saying Botswana is superior (and Republicans by extension), but I can’t tell. The diamond aspect shouldn’t be underplayed. That, and Botswana’s small population, is a big part of its success. S. Africa has a “diverse” population, the minority of which is much more able to compete globally. This leads to both success and mass envy-based criminality.