Thank World Bank/IMF For Uganda's "Democracy". Posted: Today 1:00 am
Summary: Democracy? That's the latest Sheep Skin 2.0 that best hides dictatorship, cronyism, outright theft and Kaguta's clinging to power. Share Uganda's democracy is a World Bank/IMF product. A pillar demand on the same level as their insistance in a free market economy and privatization, all included in their Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) originally handed as instructions to Obote in the early 1980's. After resisting it for 10 years (1986 to 1996), a military dictator Museveni finally bowed to Western order to begrudgingly abandon his initial, outdated socialist dogma's and ideologies, create a liberal constitution (1995) and the first elections during his rule (1996). An NRM economic or political ideology never existed once they were in power and had mismanaged and ruined all state assets including cooperatives and parastatals. That is when the only option for getting any new substantial funds came with the World Bank/IMF (just as it is now with oil). These two institutions had then been insisting on something that clearly wasnt a socialist Museveni's idea: Capitalism. Somehow, the opportunism in him has tried to credit himself with the advent of a free market economy and privatization. But surely he recalls when expat advisors were relentlessly bombarding him with their capitalist "advice" in vain. Including American cowboy Ronald Reagan who unreservedly spoke his mind on Ugandan governance/economic matters during Museveni's first visit to the US in October 1987. Pan-Africanism? Only in utterance. Otherwise we wouldn't have plundered Congo and killed their president. Nor would we have sought to control Kagame's Rwanda after the genocide. Mr. Kagame only survived because of the tightest security and army command structure. Democracy? That has become the latest Sheep Skin 2.0 that best hides dictatorship, cronyism, outright theft and Kaguta's clinging to power. Ask Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Gen. Sejusa or Amama Mbabazi. So if you want to recognize anyone for "ushering in elections", thank the World bank/IMF. Without them, you would today be under the real military dictator/Commander in Thief Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is hiding under "Democracy". The writer is an independent politician. _______________________________________________ WestNileNet mailing list WestNileNet@kym.net http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. _______________________________________________
