tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post1256838662503581945..comments2023-11-05T07:37:16.624+00:00Comments on The Drayton Bird Blog: When I was 16 ... and a mysteryDrayton Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06871107998046212949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-88486207211446811012011-01-09T10:25:35.202+00:002011-01-09T10:25:35.202+00:00Zambia is an apt example. A beautiful country ruin...Zambia is an apt example. A beautiful country ruined by political zealots. <br /><br />Kenneth Kaunda, largely to blame, was an idol of the British left, of course. They seem to divide their admiration between murderous shits like Castro and Guevara and woolly-minded idealists.<br /><br />By the way, can I have the video of our dog and pony act from last year, please?Draytonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2421913838337434.post-51025251925503299842011-01-08T23:21:05.559+00:002011-01-08T23:21:05.559+00:00Drayton,
I once had a friend who lived in Kiev fo...Drayton,<br /><br />I once had a friend who lived in Kiev for 9 months. He told me that any time you meet someone vacationing abroad from a 3rd world country, it almost always means they're a rich gov't official who's taking milk out of babies' mouths to fund their largesse.<br /><br />I imagine that's somewhat exaggerated but nevertheless probably about right.<br /><br />Alexis de Tocqueville said that dictatorships have a small number huge vices and democracies have millions of small ones. <br /><br />So if I had to choose between tribal warfare in Zambia and obnoxious belching Brits at a soccer game, I'd probably choose the latter.<br /><br />Perry MarshallPerry Marshallnoreply@blogger.com