BBC HARDtalk: Dambisa Moyo (1 of 2)

Zambian economist and author Dambisa Moyo believes western nations are heading for second division status unless they undertake radical reform. She talks to Stephen Sackur (Jan 19, 2011).

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[shumga]

The host is unbelievably biased and can't seem to stop injecting not so subtle interrogation style comments in virtually every question and associated mini-commentary every time he speaks. Ridiculous!

[PeaceZoneEmpowerment]

Dr. Dambisa strikes fear in the heart of the host - fear that she is exposing the reality that the King is naked and no longer viewed as wearing beautiful robes sewn by the wealth of others!

[Xenthoid]

This lady has it so correct...

[ashburnhouse]

@shumga You don't get the program. It's almost socratic.

[ashburnhouse]

EVERYONE chill out. The interviewer is not an idiot. His technique anticipates criticism in order to tease out her ideas.

[Megatrousers]

I know I should be paying attention to the economics and everything, but goddamn. She is so cute.

[nkristianschmidt]

Good point on sports starts and rock stars making absurd money. It's due to copyrights and intellectual property rights that essentially forbid the rest of us to utilize our own abilities without taking anything from anybody.

[onlybugwit]

@maskanot One ,, learn to spell. two what she says is perfectly valid. but to suggest dismantling a 100 billion dollar aid industry is naive.

[charbonelle]

Chinweizu Ibekwe once wrote...

“The central objective in decolonising the African mind is to overthrow the authority which alien traditions exercise over the African. This demands the dismantling of white supremacist beliefs, and the structures which uphold them, in every area of African life. It must be stressed, however, that decolonisation does not mean ignorance of foreign traditions; it simply means denial of their authority and withdrawal of allegiance from them.”

[maskanot]

She is full of shyt selling her book

[WishStreamer]

The standard BBC interview technique is that of "Devil's Advocate" and intentionally seeks to take the opposing view from that of the interviewee. And yes, it's a particularly pushy technique that leads to the interviewer intervening wherever an inconsistency is perceived in the interviewee's line of argument. Some BBC journalists have drawn criticism for the number of interventions made in an interview and not allowing the argument to be developed.

[brokecreole]

@sudsierchamp yes the book. We should spend more time reading and reflecting than expecting immediate answers from television programmes.READ. It is clear most interviewers rarely read anything but have been successful at creating the illusion of intelligence.Dont be afraid.........it is always good to read to learn after we have learnt to read.