tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486171.post113396266139738169..comments2023-12-30T21:13:14.551-05:00Comments on The Salon: DR Congo: Countdown to the Polls (-11)TheMalauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13234958400648325094noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486171.post-1134576367078952762005-12-14T11:06:00.000-05:002005-12-14T11:06:00.000-05:00Sorry guys about the delay, I've been away and wou...Sorry guys about the delay, I've been away and would you believe it, offline for several days.<BR/><BR/>Brian is right, you have to start somewhere, but we should remember that it is ALWAYS better to get a good start on the right foot. Ali, you should not be ambivalent about the most important legal and political document in your country's history for the past 40__ no that's wrong, 400 years. BREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668844948345978806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486171.post-1134505400785101392005-12-13T15:23:00.000-05:002005-12-13T15:23:00.000-05:00Skepticism is certainly warranted, but you have to...Skepticism is certainly warranted, but you have to start somewhere.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797243971179303040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486171.post-1134310610968873602005-12-11T09:16:00.000-05:002005-12-11T09:16:00.000-05:00I agree people have lowered their expectations gre...I agree people have lowered their expectations greatly. It is understandable, if you considered the historical trail. <BR/><BR/>Radio Okapi is simply awesome. I will write about them in a few hours.<BR/><BR/>In the mean time, I am becoming extremely ambivalent to this constitution. It is a way forward, which why I support it. But it is also extremely flawed, confusing, and somewhat democide. TheMalauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234958400648325094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8486171.post-1134064817613084472005-12-08T13:00:00.000-05:002005-12-08T13:00:00.000-05:00Like you Ali I am trying to be positive about any ...Like you Ali I am trying to be positive about any type of valid democratic political process taking place in the D.R.C. after learning just the basics of the modern history of your country. No need to go into details here. <BR/><BR/><BR/>But I'm afraid that people right across the D.R.C. just aren't expecting any great changes in their lives after what they have experienced since the Congo Wars BREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668844948345978806noreply@blogger.com