Look it up.

And the alternative to chavismo was and is just letting the rich run everything again in Venezuela. Besides, pretty much everybody here is anti-Mugabe, so you've got no Du'ers to attack on this.

... helped displace the plutocracy in Venezuela, that can't whitewash the fact that the dude was pretty much best buddies with some of the shittiest people on the planet.

You lie down with dogs, you get fleas.

And kick out any representative they may have here.

When you shut the embassy doors and remove all incentives to change, what chance is there for improvement?

that would only hurt the population.

My theory, and it is just a theory and please don't beat me up over this because I am trying to understand the phenomena of violent anti-LGBT policy and feeling in Africa.

I wonder if this is driven by a need to find scapegoats for the challenges these countries face. They are often nations with unprecedented natural resources but lack the technology and people to extract and exploit them. Or they are nations that need significant development to achieve their full potential.

Do they use the LGBT community as scapegoats to look down on and treat as inferiors because they feel the world community treats them as inferiors. We know it is human nature when one feels put upon to try to find another to put upon.

As well we know there is some virulent Christian (and Muslim) activity that is vilifying LGBT persons, often aided by American RW extremists.

How dare you!!!

When he does, Zimbabwe will sound like one loud popping champagne bottle.

I have never wished a man dead, but there some obituaries I've read with a great deal of satisfaction.

-- Attributed by some to Mark Twain and others to Clarence Darrow[/blockquote[/blockquote

you helped pay for this, as well as the Genocide of the gay community that is occurring right now in Uganda and Nigeria.

that's 94% not Evangelical. Catholic and Anglican Bishops have celebrated and constructed the passage of this law. Francis has not said a word against it. But sure, it's the 6% evangelicals who forced the majority to do this. Francis is without stain, as are his Bishops who dance in the streets over this law. Whatever you say.

Why are you spreading this Russophobic propaganda?! Don't you know there are anti-gay things happening in Africa?! Oh wait...

Sarcasm aside, this type of shit is beyond troubling. If actions are taken against diplomats, one can only wonder how the everyday citizens are faring, or not. It scares me to see articles like this because this is only the tip of the iceberg. What aren't we seeing?!

for the adage "Only the good die young."