The rise of the new world order

[germanos]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
No matter how much we may disagre with the Israelis or Palestinians, very few of us act as if one side or the other was the most evil man/country/regime in the world. That is consistently the tone used every time Mugabe is mentioned.

Now, I ain't saying he's a great guy or even that he isn't a bad guy. He's a relatively minor thug in today's world, and in history I doubt he'll even be rememebered. He's certainly not the latest incarnation of Hitler.

He is certainly not.
No autobahn's to remember him for.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
No matter how much we may disagre with the Israelis or Palestinians, very few of us act as if one side or the other was the most evil man/country/regime in the world. That is consistently the tone used every time Mugabe is mentioned.

Now, I ain't saying he's a great guy or even that he isn't a bad guy. He's a relatively minor thug in today's world, and in history I doubt he'll even be rememebered. He's certainly not the latest incarnation of Hitler.

That's not the tone I get. British foreign minister Jack Straw recently shook hands with Mugabe (accidently). There was a bit of criticism, but nothing like the criticism I'd expect if he was viewed in the way you suggest. There was similar grumbling about his visit to the Vatican, rather than hysterical outrage.

[chequita guevara]

I'm talking about Apolyton, not the Brit media.

[RGBVideo]

I thought the war was about massive displacement, with some localized massacres aimed at striking fear.

Darfur is small peanuts compared to the actual civil war between north and south which has been going on since the early 80s.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
I'm talking about Apolyton, not the Brit media.

A Polysearch of 'Mugabe' quickly demonstrates that obsessing over him is not a particularly British phenomenon.

[chequita guevara]

There have been several threads, and many mentions of Mugabe in unrelated threads. Hell, someone else just called him the worst in the world the other day.

[Ted Striker]

Yeah, it could happen anywhere.

We routinely have the Dicator of the Week rolling out genocides every 5 years, while we just stand by and watch.