Enlightened Self-Interest
There's a new *thang* going on is the blogosphere: AfricaBlog. Brainchild of Zombyboy long of Resurrrection Song fame, AfricaBlog will be written by five contributors. They are highlighting news and analysis of Africa focusing on the challenges faced by the West in developing policies that help lift the continent out of the political and economic strife that has characterized its history. "...we hope to offer new views that lead to solutions to these problems. " Tall order y'all. We'll be checking in to learn more. Timely and well focused. We [US] may be sending our own troops there in the near future, and the AIDS crisis is likely to effect the world for generations to come. Anyone who may think that Africa is "none of our business," or "not our problem" hasn't caught on to the fact that Chaos Theory *is* applicable to politics. Everything effects everything; the issue is to figger out how and either push things in a positive direction, or failing that, get out of the way of the splash. It will be even a longer stretch to grasp the basics of prevalent cultures there than in the Middle East. As one contributor says, "actual cannibalism is said to have been practiced during the fighting." [in West Africa] Focusing on educating ourselves to this largely ignored area of the world can do naught but good.
Posted by Claire on 07/29 at 07:37 AM
Hey, thanks for noticing us! I think you’ll find a lot of good content coming right up. I think you’ll like it.
I actually have seven contributors now, will be asking a few more writers to join us, and will be accepting submissions from outside our little group.
And given your writing style, I would love to see you submit something at some point.
Posted by zombyboy on 07/29/03 at 08:24 AMYou’re very kind, sir.
Posted by Claire on 07/29/03 at 01:10 PM
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