re: #64 Lidane

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I can’t believe this story got by the Lizards!

Why is there even an American embassy for the Vatican anyway? It’s not a “nation”—it’s simply land owned by the Catholic hierarchy and administered by the church.

Is there an embassy for any other religion?

Meanwhile, Angola is a client nation of China and Russia which often happens when ex-colonial countries are still experiencing growing pains. Its rulers are going to get rich at the expense of the welfare of the rest of the population because it has rich resources, but Angola was gripped by 25+ years of civil war which only ended in 2002.

Disrespecting the authorities is illegal, so if you’re a visitor, don’t complain about bureaucrats. Other cautions, giving you a snapshot of conditions in this “socialist” country can be found on this travel advisory from the State Dept.

travel.state.gov

In fact, Angola is a dictatorship, with its President having concentrated and full powers, even to appointing the governors of the 18 provinces rather than being elected by the people they serve.

I suppose after almost 500 yrs of Portuguese rule, which included the slave trade, most of which went to another Portuguese colony, Brazil, Angola is undergoing a lot of growing pains with its “independence”. This won’t be the last we hear from them, and about them, I suspect.