We started out, briefly, discussing the book. Comparisons were made with last month's book, and between Deo's life in Burundi and his life in NYC. But the discussion veered, fairly quickly, into typical NW liberal angst. A couple of attempts were made to get back on track, but Val kept hijacking the discussion, excitedly blaming all ills in Africa on colonialism (which was at least related to the background of the book) or stating that the best way to prevent future genocides and save the world was to support the teachers in Wisconsin, which struck me as a bit of hyperbole.