In terms of war, if it succeeds, it’s viewed as being morally justified. If it fails, it’s viewed as morally unjustified. Had South Vietnam turned out like South Korea ( and Rhee’s regime was conside… (View Post)

If he finds it objectionable to work with white people, isn’t that his problem, for being a racist? (View Post)

@FrancisUrquhart Paxman was a terrible interviewer, because he made people stonewall. The great interviewers were Brian Walden, Ludovic Kennedy, Robin Day, and David Frost. (View Post)

Botswana is a great success story. Like Lee Kwan Yiew, Sir Seretse Khama was a statesman. There are so few of them. (View Post)

The Union of South Africa was a wrong turn. Cape Colony had a pretty low property qualification, which meant plenty of Black, Indian, and Coloured voters had the vote (something the Nationalists spen… (View Post)