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2005-07-13 Africa: Subsaharan

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Posted by Steve 2005-07-13 08:50|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I don't want to let this one go. At least as many killed here as in Britain. While I'd be the first to argue we go after the jihadis first and foremost, this deserves equal attention, as children were murdered. I know about 12 people on mission there now (in Kenya) and this disturbs me deeply. How can you get the locals to stop this eye for an eye stuff?

Posted by BA">BA 2005-07-13 09:53|| 2005-07-13 09:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Looks like Steve answered my question...guns and NRA, lol!

Posted by BA">BA 2005-07-13 09:54|| 2005-07-13 09:54|| Front Page Top

#3 That doesn't stop it, unfortunately. That just makes it a fight instead of a massacre.

How long did it take the Hatfields and the McCoys to stop their feud? And why did they do so? (This isn't a rhetorical question. I honestly don't know, but I assume at least one Rantburger does!)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-07-13 10:41|| 2005-07-13 10:41|| Front Page Top

#4 While the area is rife with forever-feuding tribes, this event does relate to Islamism.

The Borana are pastoralist and have become overwhelmingly Moslem in the last half-century. The Borana in the Isiolo district are considered radical Moslems. There are 4m Borana, mostly in Ethiopia.

The Gabra are also pastoralist but an animist minority who long ago abandoned their language for Borana. There's only about 40,000 of them, all in Kenya. Although often considered part of the Borana tribal collection, they are quite a distinct ethnic and cultural group, with limited penetration of Islam.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2005-07-13 11:39|| 2005-07-13 11:39|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm afraid I see myself agreeing more and more with Kim du Toit the more I hear out of Africa. Nothing seems able to fix this hellhole.

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-07-13 12:13|| 2005-07-13 12:13|| Front Page Top

#6 How long did it take the Hatfields and the McCoys to stop their feud?Hatfield and McCoy feud lasted from 1863 to 1891.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-07-13 12:20|| 2005-07-13 12:20|| Front Page Top

#7 1880-1890 though you can pick an earlier comencement if you want. This link connects it, like lots of Wild West violence, to the residual effects of the Civil War. 13 died. I read the link to say the reason it ended was they ran out of McCoys and public opinion turned against the Hatfields. Some were executed under law.

TW,

Got to disagree with you here. Hatfields and McCoys are chicken feed compared to what goes on in the turd world. Have you seen Rwanda? My 19 year old daughter couldn't believe something like that had happened during her life time and was amazed that no one had seen fit to bring it to her attention. We had a talk about the facts of life. If you're going to be slaughtered like that, you deserve the chance to go down fighting, and not just resisting.There is going to be a campaign to make the right to bear arms a human right that the UN recognizes. Seems like a good idea to me and this is an example of why. At least you can start shooting back and reduce the number of innocents killed.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-07-13 12:29|| 2005-07-13 12:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Agreed, Mrs. D! At least give them a fightin' chance!

Posted by BA">BA 2005-07-13 15:36|| 2005-07-13 15:36|| Front Page Top

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