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Leopolds Ghost

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31. Thanks KoKo. I hope she understands it's national, not tribal

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 08:33 PM

Mar 2012

The provinces of Uganda were separate kingdoms for hundreds of years before the British sponsored their colonization by the Protectorate of the Kingdom of Buganda. Buganda, Bunyoro, Ankole (where the cattle come from), Acholi. With its huge capital city of Mengo (pop. 250,000?), now Kampala, Buganda was the largest kingdom, covering the present day province of Buganda, and the British were unable to colonize it except by exploiting differences between missionaries (the French missionaries sought to convert it to Catholicism, Islamic missionaries sought to convert it to Islam.) There were a great many martyrdoms that occurred because of this.

Whereas Rwanda was always a unified kingdom so the Belgians exploited class and racial differences between the Hutu and the ruling Tutsi instead.

About all I know is what I read in college on the subject, though.

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So, am I the only one seeing this? Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #1

K and R... sagetea Mar 2012 #2

I saw in on Facebook. Nt TBF Mar 2012 #3

Me too... ellisonz Mar 2012 #4

Did you see the video? Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #5

Didn't bother... ellisonz Mar 2012 #6

It's a deliberate attempt to educate people on the Internet. The video itself makes clear Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #7

I find it really hard to take internet memes all that serious... ellisonz Mar 2012 #8

You think they didn't bother to watch the video and are just retagging it? Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #9

People love memes. ellisonz Mar 2012 #10

I'm not sure you agree with the premise Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #11

Just saw the interview with the guy on Lawrence O'Donnell... ellisonz Mar 2012 #12

Ironically, he's being criticised for advocating a military solution Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #13

The whole region is a mess... ellisonz Mar 2012 #17

I supported ending Gaddafi's blood bath as well. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #26

BBC Reports,2011! "US to send troops to Uganda to help fight LRA rebels" KoKo Mar 2012 #29

Oh I know that we're there... ellisonz Mar 2012 #33

Thanks... KoKo Mar 2012 #37

TheWraith? UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #41

Here's an article on it. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2012 #24

Max Keiser Reports mentioned the Video KoKo Mar 2012 #14

The problem is, the only reason for the video is to make people aware of Kony and the LRA. Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #15

Leo...after I replied to you, I found this. KoKo Mar 2012 #16

Hmm, I am stuck between you and ellisonz on this. Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #18

Uh Oh....I just read ellisonz's post...just getting back here... KoKo Mar 2012 #19

Watch the Max Keiser............Gotta Go... KoKo Mar 2012 #20

Our teachers and students have been all over this. NYC_SKP Mar 2012 #21

What's the feedback you've been getting? KoKo Mar 2012 #22

I've been away but when I came back a speaker had visited the school and made a presentation... NYC_SKP Mar 2012 #23

A Letter From Uganda on #Kony2012--From "Truth Dig" (Good Read) KoKo Mar 2012 #25

Yeah, I agree with the first part, but the author is biased in the last sentence Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #27

Leo...she goes on in the article about the "tribal differences..North of Nile, South of Nile KoKo Mar 2012 #28

BTW: I just posted the BBC article ("Capture or Kill") in #29 to Ellinsonz... KoKo Mar 2012 #30

Thanks KoKo. I hope she understands it's national, not tribal Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #31

Who knows the truth of it. Probably too complicated. KoKo Mar 2012 #32

KoKo, here's a book everyone must read: The Scramble For Africa by Pakenham Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #34

Thanks for info...btw: KoKo Mar 2012 #35

It's a good book to have in trade paperback Leopolds Ghost Mar 2012 #36

Turnouts the filmaker is a creep: ellisonz Mar 2012 #38

Yeah...that was a Bizarre report about him... Hope it doesn't discourage KoKo Mar 2012 #39

Good points. ellisonz Mar 2012 #40