RE: setting a watchman
September 21, 2017 at 2:36 pm
(This post was last modified: September 21, 2017 at 2:37 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
lol, someone hasn't heard about colonialism.
Also, saying African countries don't have many resources is uninformed. Many do -- oil, bauxite, gold, iron and so on -- but those leases are owned and operated by the foreign companies left in place after the liberation of colonies.
This entire thread is a monument to the post hoc fallacy. Africa isn't screwed because it's run by blacks. Africa is screwed because colonialization prevented the formation of stable governments in many cases, up until the 1960s. It's also screwed because organized religion still plays a huge role in their societies, leading to high rates of HIV, large populations (meaning lower per-capita incomes), and violence perpetrated or inspired by the faithful.
Also, saying African countries don't have many resources is uninformed. Many do -- oil, bauxite, gold, iron and so on -- but those leases are owned and operated by the foreign companies left in place after the liberation of colonies.
This entire thread is a monument to the post hoc fallacy. Africa isn't screwed because it's run by blacks. Africa is screwed because colonialization prevented the formation of stable governments in many cases, up until the 1960s. It's also screwed because organized religion still plays a huge role in their societies, leading to high rates of HIV, large populations (meaning lower per-capita incomes), and violence perpetrated or inspired by the faithful.
