Notice that he/she does not actually address the any of Gowans’ many detailed arguments–most likely because he/she wouldn’t have a counter-response.

As such, Mukanya has to resort to identity politics instead. That’s pathetic.

Another thing, Mukanya conflates Zimbabwe with Africa.

Gowans is speaking about the former, but Mukanya wants to invoke some homogenizing “African” authentity to discredit Gowans’ comments about Zimbabwe in particular.

Brian

Almost 20 years later, the country is still struggling and it is sad that it has to constantly look to foreigners for help.
Polish commentators admit that Poland needs more self-respect because without it, it is easy prey for foreign opportunists.
This is exactly the scenario that Lukashenko sought to prevent in Byelorussia and he has succeeded. This is why the west and the US do not like him, because he refuses to sell his country cheap to the west.
Many people in Poland wish that they still had the social system that Byelorussia now has.
My dad’s friend is now going back to Byelorussia after being in the US. He says that there is good opportunity to start a business there, and when you park your card on a city street overnight, in the morning the car will still be there. If you try doing this in Warsaw, well, you BETTER have FULL AUTO INSURANCE COVERAGE because you will not see your car again!

That Lushenko is somehwhat heavy-handed towards the ‘opposition?’ But that is understandable when taking into account the facts that the opposition is openly calling for Lukashenko’s overthrow and the handing over of Byelorussia’s wealth to foreigners, and is doing so with foreign aid, which itself is a gross violation of international law. I wonder what would happen to a group funded by Russia who was calling for the overthrow of the government in the US? Do you think that Bush and the State Dept. and the FBI would just sit there any think that it’s just ‘part of the democratic process?’ Dream on!