All the best, but not just to King George
Gwynne Dyer's latest commentary focuses on Liberia, a place where I have some friends. At first I thought it referred to King George II of America. When I saw instead that it was about George Weah in Liberia, I was curious to hear the opinion of another outsider (besides me) on the situation there.
It happens that Mr. Dyer disagrees with my friends' political opinion (he's Liberian, she's white, born in Canada -- they are working in Johnson-Sirleaf's campaign) but I'm sure he and they (and I as well) would agree that it would be a good thing for Liberia to escape from the cycle of violence it has been trapped in for the last few years.
Until next Tuesday...
1 comment:
Emmett:
Thanks for your comment. I can't imagine what it would be like to feel like that about the country of your birth but I feel for you.
I will be watching this result with interest and hoping, not just with my friends there, but with you for Ms. Johnson-Sirleaf's victory.
And if a country has become a laughing-stock, it's not a cause for laughter, but for tears.
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