Balance between neutered citizens and overly violent citizens...?

[Strike For The South]

Considering the African colonies were set up solely for the exploitation of raw materials, it should come as no surprise that they have trouble "progressing". It's a bit rich to look at the Africans after half a century and look on in dismay at their half functioning democracies.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Considering the African colonies were set up solely for the exploitation of raw materials, it should come as no surprise that they have trouble "progressing". It's a bit rich to look at the Africans after half a century and look on in dismay at their half functioning democracies.

True - but then you have the countries that are just barbarism with t-shirts and AK's.

That's a bit harder to explain.

RE Kad's Iranian pictures - it's important to remember that this lifestyle was adopted happily enough by the young - but it was ENFORCED on everyone. No head coverings - no calls to prayer.

Piety became a way of resisting the repressive regime of the Shah.

[Strike For The South]

True - but then you have the countries that are just barbarism with t-shirts and AK's.

That's a bit harder to explain..

How so?