{"id":13172,"date":"2009-11-24T15:33:52","date_gmt":"2009-11-24T23:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=13172"},"modified":"2014-11-06T19:39:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T03:39:19","slug":"when-the-man-left-zambia-the-natives-started-buggering-each-other-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=13172","title":{"rendered":"When The Man Left Zambia, The Natives Started Buggering Each Other To Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the British ran the country that became <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia#Economy\">Zambia<\/a>, the natives had an average life expectancy of around 65 years.<\/p>\n<p>Since they&#8217;ve taken charge of their own affairs, their standard of living has halved along with their life expectancy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zambia#Economy\">As Wikipedia says<\/a>: &quot;Per capita annual incomes are currently at about one-half their levels at independence and, at $395, place the country among the world&#8217;s poorest nations. Social indicators continue to decline, particularly in measurements of life expectancy at birth (about 40.9 years) and maternal mortality (830 per 100,000 pregnancies)<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external autonumber\" href=\"http:\/\/hdr.undp.org\/en\/media\/hdr_20072008_en_complete.pdf\">[1]<\/a>.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>I wonder how average life expectancy rates have done in South Africa over the past 15 years?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irinnews.org\/Report.aspx?ReportId=87144\">I just found this news report<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"reportbody\"><span id=\"Body\">JOHANNESBURG, 21 November 2009 (PlusNews) &#8211; South Africans are dying younger and in greater numbers, and HIV\/AIDS is to blame, according to a report released this week by the South African Institute of Race Relations. <\/p>\n<p>Average life expectancy declined from 62 years in 1990 to 50 years in 2007; it is projected to fall even further by 2011, to 48 years for men and 51 for women, according to the Institute&#8217;s annual South Africa <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sairr.org.za\/research-and-publications\/south-africa-survey-2008-2009\">Survey<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The authors note that among 37 developed and developing countries, South Africa is one of only six where life expectancy fell between 1990 and 2007, with only Zimbabwe showing a steeper decline. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So when the natives did not run these nations, the natives lived a lot longer. Correlation or coincidence?<\/p>\n<p>What spurs a nation to descend into reckless buggery?<\/p>\n<p>AIDS is pretty damn difficult to catch unless you are sharing needles or getting buggered. You have to really put your ass out there.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder if there is any benefit to thinking of these nations as akin to teenagers getting a driver&#8217;s license. As soon as they start driving on their own, they start killing themselves and others with their recklessness. A lot of teenagers need strong authority or they kill themselves and others.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also thinking about working for yourself versus working for others. I&#8217;ve usually worked for myself. I&#8217;ve never made over $50,000 in a year. The quickest way for most people to make money is to go out and get a job. When you work for yourself, it is easy to slack off and do things in a slovenly way. When you work for a boss, he holds you accountable.<\/p>\n<p>I wonder if these African natives who are dying like flies need a boss. Apparently they are not fit for governing themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Freud and Judaism are right that civilization begins with sexual discipline.<\/p>\n<p>America is far more sexually disciplined (a higher percentage of people here marry rather than live together) and old fashioned in that arena than Europe and far more prosperous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the British ran the country that became Zambia, the natives had an average life expectancy of around 65 years. Since they&#8217;ve taken charge of their own affairs, their standard of living has halved along with their life expectancy. 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