Comments on: Western Media Bastards http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2006/01/western-media-bastards Muckraking. Media. Music. Menace. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: adam http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2006/01/western-media-bastards#comment-9808 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 02:50:33 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2006/01/western-media-bastards#comment-9808 nice bit of irony, but has it occured to you that Africa may indeed be a basketcase with no hope of ever becoming economically stable, respectful of its people, and peaceful? whatever it is, tribalism, climate, genes - that just seems to be the case as facts speak for themselves. Sometimes things are just as bad as they seem, on some continents life sucks more than on others - and Africa is a lost case in any forseable future. nice bit of irony, but has it occured to you that Africa may indeed be a basketcase with no hope of ever becoming economically stable, respectful of its people, and peaceful? whatever it is, tribalism, climate, genes - that just seems to be the case as facts speak for themselves. Sometimes things are just as bad as they seem, on some continents life sucks more than on others - and Africa is a lost case in any forseable future.

]]> by: N http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2006/01/western-media-bastards#comment-9761 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:16:55 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2006/01/western-media-bastards#comment-9761 Last year I read former-Peace-Corps-idealist-turned-soft-core-travel-writer Paul Theroux's memoir of his journey through today's Africa. The title? ...<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618134247/qid=1138227243/sr=8-2/ref=pd_bbs_2/103-9942023-7511820?n=507846&s=books&v=glance" target=_blank>"Dark Star Safari</a>." How many rules does that follow? And Theroux is supposed to be one of the *better* voices! Good grief. n Last year I read former-Peace-Corps-idealist-turned-soft-core-travel-writer Paul Theroux’s memoir of his journey through today’s Africa.

The title? …“Dark Star Safari.”

How many rules does that follow?

And Theroux is supposed to be one of the *better* voices!

Good grief.
n

]]> by: lotus http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2006/01/western-media-bastards#comment-9741 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:09:54 +0000 http://www.lyingmediabastards.com/2006/01/western-media-bastards#comment-9741 wow, awesome post. thanks! wow, awesome post. thanks!

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