Posts tagged Statism

My Take on the Connecticut Shooting

Michael Chishala, 22 December, 2012

The unfortunate and very sad shooting of twenty innocent kids and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut has produced a flurry of activity to “do something”. …

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The Trump Triumph In Gaza, and the dark truth it exposes

Michael Chishala, 14 October, 2025

If Westerners truly cared for Gaza, maybe they should back Israel to eliminate every Hamas militant and live with the collateral damage of the so-called “innocent Palestinians” who are despised even among Arab Muslims that do not want them in their countries and have expelled them multiple times in history (Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, etc).

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The Zambian electric car “value chain” fantasy

Michael Chishala, 18 January, 2023

Have you seen how crazy we Zambians have gone over electric cars? Zambians are convinced that we can make some of the components that go into electric cars, mainly batteries and there is a gold rush to mine Lithium in rural areas. Sorry to burst your bubble, but it is a fantasy. Want to know why? Li

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Team Red fails its first big test

Michael Chishala, 10 January, 2023

So, after all that braggadocio about ending load shedding, the “New Dawn” administration has failed to “fix it” and are doing damage control with lots of egg on their faces. They have been giving endless explanations for their failure to fix load shedding. Among the explanations, acts of God, it’s t

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Load shedding is an act of man (and how to fix the power problem)

Michael Chishala, 21 December, 2022

The government is making some rather laughable statements that the current load shedding which officially began on 15th December 2022 is beyond their control and an act of God. Well, God does not control the human made systems that allow electricity to flow into our homes and businesses. Perhaps wha

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How Bally can fix it: Give back Zamtel and KCM to the rightful owners

Michael Chishala, 27 September, 2021

I have heard some very impressive speeches by our new President Mr Hakainde Hichilema on many different topics. This is a rare time I feel very proud as a Zambian that we kicked out the corrupt PF Kakistocracy with a very large boot! The President has strongly stressed that rule of law shall be foll

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