Retirement opens the doors to many opportunities not available to those burdened with the daily cycle of work. One of these opportunities is the time to watch DVDs!
"The Last King of Scotland" received high recognition in the 2007 Oscar celebration. With good reason, the prize for the male leading actor was Forest Whitacker.
The film captured the senseless trajectory of the rule of Idi Amin. But the greatest source of sadness is the testimony of the failure of their former colonial masters.
According to Wikipedia, Arab traders in 1830 "found several kingdoms with well-developed political institutions". Between 1894 and 1961, Uganda was under the protectorate of the British.
Without signaling out Britain, Uganda demonstrates the ineffective rule of most colonial powers. Grant exceptions, e.g., India seemed to benefit from British rule, most colonies were raped of their resources and generally exploited without consideration of the aftermath of their role of "protectors".
Such a tragedy!
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