The Descent of Man
June 24, 2008 · By Shane Edwards
The world is getting better you say? Not in some corners of the world. I don’t know why I find it so sad when a formerly prosperous nation descends into hell.
Witness: Venezuela
Witness: South Africa
The Death of Johannesburg picture blogs. Note the before and after photos especially. 1980’s: Joubert Park
Today: Joubert Park
There are places that are getting more civilized and technological. I should be grateful for those. But it is the loss of civilization that really gets me down.
Several of the doctors in the town I live in are South African. Two of my personal doctors are South African. They’re great and I thank God they’re here. I never understood quite what happened in their home country until I saw the pictures on your blog. Thank you for taking the time to educate so many of us who have never been there and could never go. What a shame!
J.
East Bloc countries were a decrepit mess when they finally collapsed under socialism, environmental disasters too. Why the people of Venezuela have chosen to destroy their own country is a mystery. Chavez will keep punishing them with socialism until they get rid of him.