Comments on: What went wrong?

By: Philllip Vanderwarker

Philllip Vanderwarker — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:20:25 +0000

There has been tremendous reconstruction in Luxor, where wonderful colonial buildings and architectural gems have been bulldozed to accommodate coaches from the Red Sea resorts. Th local governer would have been better employed raising the standard of living for the fellaheen.

By: Sharyn

Sharyn — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:43:56 +0000

The politics of the middle east and the bulk of Africa are to maintain the status quo of the richest segment of the population and be damned everyone else. These policies are wearing thin as evidenced by the extremist muslim movements and the terrorists that have been fermented in the region. Calling any one of these countries a “democracy” is a misconception. Since Europe, Britain and the United States have propped up and supported these countries and their leaders over the years in our greed for oil and other natural resources, it is no wonder that we are blamed for their economic & societal woes.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:03:11 +0000

I watched a program hosted by…oh, I can’t remember his name now, but he was in Monty Python…anyway, it’s about different types of people who lived during Medieval times in Great Britain. You’d be surprised at how well off the peasants could be. I mean, certainly not living luxuriously, but reasonably well-nourished and living in decent housing. Plus, they had a lot more free time than workers do today! The host of the program really dispelled a lot of the ideas I had about people living in that social class from that time.

By: mimi

mimi — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:26:04 +0000

Well, Iceland put the women in charge and that seems to be going well.
Men only muck things up and start wars- def let them grow the vegetables.

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:54:07 +0000

I think it depends on whose in charge of the country ie decision making and the consequences of those decisions. With the Ancient Egyptians, if I remember rightly, Cleopatra made certain fateful decisions that allowed the Romans to take over the country. But looking back at history, what happened to the great civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome? Regarding Egypt today, I was told that many people come from other parts of Africa to Cairo as it is seen as the promised land – just as people from other European countries try to get to Britain. Did you visit the Mummies section of the museum? I found it amazing that people knew how to preserve bodies so perfectly thousands of years ago.

By: helena

helena — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:59:50 +0000

and another thing…I suppose what I am trying to say is that it is tragic how this country, or at least this city, seems to be so far behind a lot of the world when they were once light-years ahead.
Hx

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:44:06 +0000

Just because the Pharoahs were rich doesn’t mean the country or its inhabitants did not live in grinding poverty. After all, a tour of the Crown Jewels in London would not give you any insight into how the average medieval peasant lived.

By: helena

helena — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:55:50 +0000

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