Tim R-T-C
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I think in regards to some of these black despots, some of them have left their countries worse off. In the case of Mugabe, he was bad, but beforehand it wasn't much better. Much like South Africa there was an apartheid government that was ruled by whites who weren't exactly the friendliest to their citizens. Mugabe on the other hand is bad in a different way. He's thrown out white supremacy in favour of tribal supremacy, even though the result is that Zimbabwe is now worse off than before.
Slight correction there, from my reading of the situation in Zimbabwe and many post-colonial African countries. It is not a racial issue as much as a tribal one - Presidents and rules have a loyalty to their tribe and the descendants of it, others - be they black, white or from anywhere else - will get the short shrift.
Problem is 'we' (Europeans) split Africa by geography and ruler, not considering the situation on the ground and how trying to merge different tribes into a single 'country' was never going to work. Obviously Rwanda was the worst example, but it can be seen in most sub-Saharan nations.