Quote Originally Posted by Stan View Post
M-A, Good points !
And just how do we even begin to turn around four decades of corruption at the middle-class level ? For years they have survived by innovating and cheating, making every cent count. I honestly can't imagine the DRC being able to turn off the last 40 years.

The huge military machines will not go down without a fight.
The obvious initial goal should be shutting down those military machines.

And as I started writing about the requirements for making that happen, and begin providing the kind of political environment M-A identifies as necessary, it became obvious what a gold plated bitch that effort would be.

Based on what I've read, especially from people who post here, at this time it seems as though "Heart of Darkness" was an optimistic view of sub Saharan Africa.