by tedd » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:24 pm
Hi Nefer - granted your point about the life led by some of the Africans under colonial rule you may want to balance it with the facts that most of them also lived in peace, were well fed, had free education, were generally happy and content. In Rhodesia in particular (under African rule) they now live in dread and fear, are being killed off or forced to leave their country of birth, subjected to genocide (30,000 to 40,000 Matabele were slaughtered by Mugabes army for no other reason than wanting a share in Government) and are living under starvation conditions dependent on overseas aid if it can get through to them So colonial rule may not have been so bad!