tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post6763809408137400859..comments2024-03-28T18:32:00.146+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: No Surprises...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-12852949877387951152021-12-31T07:19:07.534+00:002021-12-31T07:19:07.534+00:00"Had to read the whole article just to see wh...<i>"Had to read the whole article just to see what the actual problem was and what they were apologising for..."</i><br /><br />I'm so sorry... 😁<br /><br /><i>"Maybe now they should just stop working on 'tropical medicine', which has no value here in post-colonial times..."</i><br /><br />Well, I dunno. One day, we may get an Ebola variant that's as scary and dangerous as we first thought covid might be.<br /><br /><i>"Nearly all scientific, technological and medical advances made over the last 200 years have been by white people. There are (now, at least) plenty of research facilities in universities in African countries, yet few innovative or ground-breaking results emerging."</i><br /><br />It's a puzzle, isn't it?<br /><br />JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-54593279170038031872021-12-24T17:04:29.998+00:002021-12-24T17:04:29.998+00:00Nearly all scientific, technological and medical a...Nearly all scientific, technological and medical advances made over the last 200 years have been by white people. There are (now, at least) plenty of research facilities in universities in African countries, yet few innovative or ground-breaking results emerging.<br />So, although disadvantage probably previously held back bright minds in Africa, it's no longer a valid reason for this imbalance.<br />I hope the hospital's tropical disease research will continue, using the most talented, regardless of their skin colours. But if tainted by woke crap, it's unlikely.Ed Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-27406023257633284232021-12-24T13:53:52.740+00:002021-12-24T13:53:52.740+00:00Maybe now they should just stop working on 'tr...Maybe now they should just stop working on 'tropical medicine', which has no value here in post-colonial times, and leave the residents of all those ungrateful shitholes to do their own scientific work or die from all the local diseases, the latter of which seems the most likely outcome.Mudpluggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-76153073670946372902021-12-24T11:57:01.855+00:002021-12-24T11:57:01.855+00:00Had to read the whole article just to see what the...Had to read the whole article just to see what the actual problem was and what they were apologising for<br />It seems it's all because the senior staff aren't all black and when black people moan about their lot in life, they get ignored<br />No doubt they will soon start advancing unsuitable people, simply because of their skin colourBuckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169970711606515445noreply@blogger.com