posted 18 March 2004 04:03 PM
The EU, in some respects, took close to 30 years to fully form into the entity it is today. If I were the advisor to the AU's top brass, I would definitely say "think long-term, think slow but steady." Rushing to try and duplicate the EU and imprint it onto Africa in just 5 years is too failure-prone, IMHO.
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posted 18 March 2004 06:52 PM
quote:Originally posted by DrConway: The EU, in some respects, took close to 30 years to fully form into the entity it is today. If I were the advisor to the AU's top brass, I would definitely say "think long-term, think slow but steady." Rushing to try and duplicate the EU and imprint it onto Africa in just 5 years is too failure-prone, IMHO.
If only Africa had heeded the advice of its own intellectuals' since obtaining independance, and if only they in the 'North' had not meddled...who knows...still good advice though Doc.
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posted 18 March 2004 10:47 PM
Well, if I may coin an aphorism...
Photocopying a book doesn't mean you can write great literature.
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posted 18 March 2004 11:15 PM
Hopefully South Africa dominates the AU.
The last thing we need is Southern US-style homophobia, all too prevalent in much of Africa.
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