Nonsense of the week

A forum on the Africa section of the BBC News website asks:

What does independence day mean for you? After decades of independence, what is there to celebrate? Have we forgotten those that fought for us?

One genius responded:

Independence has meant the begining of a long obscure, tragic period in Africa. It has been a waste of energy and lives. Independence have been prematurely given to Africans.

Ironically, this answer was given by someone from the DR Congo. In pre-independence times, the DR Congo was known for several decades as Congo Free State and was the personal property of Belgian's King Leopold. Congo Free State was the site of arguably the most massive crime against humanity in the history of the world.

Ah... the good old days.

Political pseudo-independence was not the beginning of a long obscure, tragic period in Africa. It has been merely a continuation of the previous long obscure, tragic period but with another group of oppressors.