Saturday, August 25, 2007

Last King of Scotland

I watched The Last King of Scotland last weekend. Good flick. It prompted a discussion among some of the viewers about how badly European imperialists screwed up Africa by artificially designing countries that didn't reflect tribal/ethnic realities, forcing different peoples to live together.

And it's an argument that makes a lot of sense. But it also calls into question the oft-repeated mantra that diversity is a strength. (Interestingly a google search for the phrase "diversity is a strength yields 3,030,000 hits.)

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