Oyee!

[tim]

Congratulations South Sudan on securing your freedom!

[sin]

I'll save my congratulations for if the freedom lasts a couple decades down the line.  I know I don't know as much about the region's social, political and economic conditions as you, but freedom in Africa?  I'm sorry.  I'll believe it when I see it.

[luna]

I agree with the above statement

[tim]

South Africa may still have its problems, but the end of apartheid was a huge step forward and few South Africans would regret it. Same goes for South Sudan.

No country in the world has total freedom, it's all a matter of degrees, but yesterday was definitely a day for celebrating.

[rokken like dokken]

That can be said about Africa in general - a lot of countries have been making large steps forward all the time, but we don't hear about it because it doesn't affirm our expectations to hear about, say, Ghanans not attacking each other with machetes.  Or, media is lazy. Either way.

[r00]

god bless the internet so people can actually get the real, deep news they seek instead of the scum that floats on top.

This is good news, Tim. 

[rokken like dokken]

god bless the internet so people can actually get the real, deep news they seek instead of the scum that floats on top.

This is good news, Tim. 

Yeah, it's kind of why I subscribe to a lot of area-focused newsmagazines - sometimes they're the only ones talking about certain things.