Every time I hear people bring up topics about third world countries, I can't help but sharpen my ears to hear their angle of argument. Why would I be more interested in the angle of argument than the real issues they're raising? With the angle of argument, it helps you establish whether you'll sit down and listen further or just say to yourself, "Here we go again", as you walk away. There's an angle of thinking that falls under what I usually call the drunken state of argument. In a drunken state of argument, a person is usually speaking with a lot of authority but with no facts. In this state, they'll either be leaning with the state or actually opposing it, but still with no facts or useless facts.
Away from the drunken state of arguments, let's focus on the drunken state of affairs in third world countries. Third world countries in a drunken state of affairs are largely under developed, with poor decision making and wrong priorities altogether. A common thing in these countries is a broken health care system and poor infrastructure. The reason why I say they're in a drunken state but still ordering for more drinks is that with such poor service delivery, they're also largely extravagant in their expenditure. One such example is where politicians in such poor countries get more pay than Technical personnel, whose creativity and talent is more essential to national development. A closer look at their budgets reveals that while some are dependent on Agriculture, their Agricultural budgets are too low. Prof. George Ayittey, a Ghanaian Economist calls these countries "Coconut and Banana Republics". The citizens of such countries continue to lack basic social services while their leaders live large(call for more shots at the counter). The ordinary people reach a point where they lose total trust in their leaders but find themselves in quagmire because their leaders certainly seem more powerful than the state. As I wind down on this post, my mind feels drowsy already. Get off this drunken post already.
Away from the drunken state of arguments, let's focus on the drunken state of affairs in third world countries. Third world countries in a drunken state of affairs are largely under developed, with poor decision making and wrong priorities altogether. A common thing in these countries is a broken health care system and poor infrastructure. The reason why I say they're in a drunken state but still ordering for more drinks is that with such poor service delivery, they're also largely extravagant in their expenditure. One such example is where politicians in such poor countries get more pay than Technical personnel, whose creativity and talent is more essential to national development. A closer look at their budgets reveals that while some are dependent on Agriculture, their Agricultural budgets are too low. Prof. George Ayittey, a Ghanaian Economist calls these countries "Coconut and Banana Republics". The citizens of such countries continue to lack basic social services while their leaders live large(call for more shots at the counter). The ordinary people reach a point where they lose total trust in their leaders but find themselves in quagmire because their leaders certainly seem more powerful than the state. As I wind down on this post, my mind feels drowsy already. Get off this drunken post already.
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