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2004-01-13 Down Under

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-01-13 00:25|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Here's another fine mess a colonial government has left for the locals. The Fijians are slowly being squeezed out of their own nations by the imported Indian population, which has little or no actual loyalty to Fiji. The pot boils over about once every ten years, there's a massacre, a lot of people scream and shout, the "world powers" impose a peace, and things fester for another ten years. It isn't the worst place, it isn't the only place, but it's a constant source of friction in the world at large. It's a festering sore that won't heal, can't be cleaned up, and like a cat mess in the pantry, hard to stomach.

Posted by Old Patriot 2004-1-13 4:27:04 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2004-1-13 4:27:04 PM|| Front Page Top

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