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Originally posted by AKA_Monet
What do you all think history will say regarding this visit?
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Good question. What has history said regarding the Clintons' visit to Africa a few years ago? Precious little, if my memory's right. Africa is still thought of as (1) one country instead of an entire continent and (2) full of "those people" that no one cares about. Think: how often do you hear news about Africa in mainstream media sources that doesn't involve AIDS, political unrest, or inter-tribal warfare?
I admit that I'm
very skeptical of anything this administration does, but in the long run, I'm afraid this trip will have little effect on the day to day lives of Africans. I believe that this visit will be used by the Republicans as "proof" of their "Compassionate Conservatism" and as a way to make African Americans take notice so that they'll turn out in greater numbers to support the GOP in 2004.