They were brought onto this world, ordained by the gods, to be heads of their respective states. Their sole purpose was to save humanity from the tyranical heathens of the West.
These noble men are now the selfless, humble and enlightened shepherds who lead their helpless flocks to safety and lush pastures.
These men are the Magnificent Seven!
Bashar "thilvethter" Assad
Robert "Starvin'"* Mugabe
Hugo "The Ego" Chavez
Kim "Rocket Man" Jong Il
Evo "The Amateur" Morales
Alexander "Putin" Lukashenko
and last but not least,
Mahmud "the Mehdi" Ahmedinejad
These men make me proud to be a member of the human species! They offer a ray of hope to man (and woman) kind... .
* p.s. just so none of you think "starvin'" was a racial slur, let me clarify: You see, in the process of freeing Zimbabwe from the evil yoke of the British Empire, Mugabe essentially destroyed his country's economy. Whereas as one point in time, most Zimbabweans had easy access to what may be considered "the basics" in life, once "set free" by Mugabe, they could barely afford food. Hence his nickname!
Mahmud "the Mehdi" Ahmedinejad
These men make me proud to be a member of the human species! They offer a ray of hope to man (and woman) kind... .
* p.s. just so none of you think "starvin'" was a racial slur, let me clarify: You see, in the process of freeing Zimbabwe from the evil yoke of the British Empire, Mugabe essentially destroyed his country's economy. Whereas as one point in time, most Zimbabweans had easy access to what may be considered "the basics" in life, once "set free" by Mugabe, they could barely afford food. Hence his nickname!
23 comments:
Rodolfo,
I am totally with you man. But, haven't you been reading the news lately? Morales' "nationalization" agenda has fallen flat on its face!
It seems that the YPFB does not have either the human capital or the necessary resources to take over the natural gas assets controled by Petrobas and the Spanish/Argentinian conglomerate that operates in the country.
This embarrasment just goes to prove that if corporations are not held back, they will pillage and do whatever it takes to earn the highest possible profits.
But you don't react by getting rid of them!!! You need them! They're your economy! Therefore, you create a situation in which you allow them to do what they do best, and then tax them!
Let the state provide security, order and social services, and the private sector do what it does best within the limits set by the state. Once you have that arrangement, you get a virtuous cycle/relationship where the success of one sector leads to the success of the other.
None of those men appear to understand that little formula. They think the state can do it all! For that, among many other reasons, they are, to put it mildly, imbeciles!
Raja,
What was the criterion used to choose these seven?
Thanks.
maha,
I thought my description of these wonderfull, awe-inspring leaders was pretty clear in the introduction of this entry.
Rocket Man and Mehdi in one set. Have you ever seen Morales' sweater fixation? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4630396.stm">BBC News. Say what you will about the others, they have more fashion sense.
Raja,
The introduction was sarcastic. I'm interesting in knowing the "real" reason in choosing only these 7 ...
Somehow it seems to me that a year from now it will only be The Magnificent Five.
hehehe pretty ıronıc. lov ıt!!
the slıme of polıtıcs...
raja..
you are soo funny.. your wit is hilarious.. i love it!
to all the dissenting commenters above and those to come.. a bit of tongue in cheek parody never goes astray.. try it out sometime.. public figures deserve to be the object of entertainment every now and then.. especially those who stamp out even topical criticism on home turf..
blog on brother..
lirun
telaviv
www.emspeace.blogspot.com
hello,
i'm watching with interest one of them. another made an interesting invitation to my country.
God Knows Best, i guess i did read about Petronas. BBC reports, Petronas said it was working to find an amicable solution but insisted it had met all obligations to Chad, including tax. i don't know what happened, but if they did pay ok. if they owe tax, they must pay. again, God Knows Best.
hummbumm
he's in advertising and from ny..
could one be anymore attached to reality?
let me go and consume something while i think about that..
;)
peace to us all.. even those who work in the media industry of a country that allows in president to rise based on a questionable tally of votes in his "brother's" state.. and sit by idolly as their democracy is robbed within minutes.. rather than getting off their "Western" hairless asses and defending themselves against the one true devestating incident against their "way of life"..
love you all
lirun
telaviv
Lirun,
FYI, an academic team from a left leaning university (Ohio, I believe) actually went down to FL after the election and did a full recount. The result? Bush still won.
I'm no Bush fan, but the "he stole the election" rhetoric is both wrong and pointless given that he quite clearly won the next one.
Evo Morales is still an amateur; it may premature to have him on your list.
He has not graduated to full fledged dictator/moron. He does not have the financial means... Besides, Bolivia still has not accepted the humiliating defeats that saw it lose its access to the sea, more than 100 years ago.
Some things last and backfire...
In any case, I think it is better to focus on the nasties in our backyard...
Why do the Idians in Bolivia need gas and electricity. So commercialistic. How can they possibly practice their native culture while utilizing all the evil inventions of the evil Western nations. Let them live in their traditional ways so as not to hurt the environment and cause global warming. Next they'll be demanding cars and McDonalds. And Walmarts. Shudder.
I can think of a lot more but these guys will do for starters!
Brings to mind an old saying my Dad used to use. (It doesn't translated that well from the German)
"Put them all in a sack and then hang it from the rafters. Then take a big stick and start beating the sack. Whoever you hit will be the right one.
Akiva
dude.. i think your point makes the truth behind my sarcasm all the more tragic..
anyway.. i wasnt really talking about US politics.. you have inverted my message
;)
may we all have peace
lirun
telaviv
www.emspeace.blogspot.com
The question is - do you want to include openly anti-Capitallist bad guy Lukashenko who is powerless to do anything really bad outside his unfortunate constituence, or you want to consider Mr Vladimir "the KGB" Putin himself, you is less open yet more effective in his activities.
Also, you left Abbas/Haniya out of your list. The pair of professionally trained anti-humans punches well above their weight.
hello.
actually this has nothing to do with the blog- it's about one of the comments. shmulik? you said you are israeli, and i'm just very interested in talking to you because i am palestinian,living outside palestine, and well... we hear a lot of things about jews and israelis... but i've never actually heard from an israeli, about their views on what's going on in palestine. this is quite unlike me, because well.. we're not at all open-minded when it comes to israel, as maybe, you can imagine. but i think, what does it hurt to know what the other side thinks? it would be good to talk to someone about it, without blowing up in anger, or falling down in tears. send a comment or something if ur interested in an... open-minded (i'll try) conversation.
im not left wing.. i want peace but i dont like my left wing politicians at all..
i voted for the green party
peace
lirun
telaviv
www.emspeace.blogspot.com
dimitry..
noway man.. im a hard working person that care's to spend his cash as he pleases..
i believe firmly in donating and some months give a considerable portion of my salary to causes i believe in.. which is a significant sacrifice given how heavily i am taxed..
i am also clearly a supporter of a two state peace solution.. but as modern israeli politics have come to show.. our left right scale has little connection to the popular values underlying the two..
anyway.. i love this land.. and i believe that to honour it we need to protect it - often from ourselves and our own adverse affects..
wishing us all peace
lirun
telaviv
www.emspeace.blogspot.com
chuck
green party.. not green leaf party..
different
thanks
taken in portugal two weeks ago - surfed the whole coast - was awesome!!
any lebanese surfers out there?
would be keen to hear from you
lirun
telaviv
www.emspeace.blogspot.com
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