Are you insane?
Where do you think most of the worlds diamonds come from? Platinum? Gold? Some Oil? Who do you think sells guns to Africa? Generosity you say, are you being for real?
Generosity. There is an over supply of diamonds, which is why the West is forced to exchange the diamonds for guns, since that is the only currency the coup leaders accept. Obviously the West should be generous and see their diamond trade collapse because of warring African states, out of goodwill.
The West is generous, once you withdraw all the aid, Africa will starve and the diamonds, gold and platinum will be much easier to get. If the diamonds, gold and platinum was the ultimate goal, the West would govern the countries by now.
You deserve your own spot in a museum. The difference there is that it was other white people enslaving white people not based on colour... What happened here in Africa was white people enslaving black people based on the colour of their skin. They did not care about what tribe etc you belonged too. Being black was cause for them to enslave you...
How that is not obvious to you is further proof why it will be very difficult for people to ever reconcile. Its not that you're evil, you're just useless at thinking. I won't hold it against you though...
Africa was weak, defenseless, easily exploitable and showed little resistance. That was their identifiable characteristic, skin was not an issue. Your own government discriminates against people, based on skin color.
Slaves were the weaker, losers in wars. Whichever characteristic which made them easier identifiable was brought to light. Religion was also used, in the case of Jews. Still, which ethnic group is arguably the richest in the world? Israel is an economic success, why is Africa still wallowing in the dust? Least Africans did not have their skin turned in to lampshades. Japan was nuked, still they are a success.
This is a rare talent you have that needs to be documented. So called American's were not the native people of that land. Asking them who they chose to blame is irrelevant. They were settlers on American soil and did what white people did every where they went, they oppressed and enslaved the people. They went as far as Africa and the east to get more people to enslave. America never blamed the Brits, the previous government never blamed the Brits.
In the late 15th century, Europeans (Spanish and Portuguese first) began to explore, colonize and conquer the territory in the Americas. The European colonists attempted to enslave some of the Native Americans to perform hard physical labor, but found them unaccustomed to hard agrarian labor and so familiar with the local environment that it was difficult to prevent their escape. Their lack of resistance to common European diseases was another factor against their suitability for slavery.
They have no cause to complain because they are now the richest people on the planet. Ask the Cherokees and Apaches on how their doing and you may find they don't share your sentiments.
Americans exterminated the natives, something the Boere did not do. The native people still do not work as hard, there are many other minority groups, Asians, in America which has made a success, through hard work. The `natives` can do the same.
No you arrogant invalid. Please go to the US and spend some time in Silicon Valley CA and you'll see there are almost more asians there than anyone else. The biggest electronics firms in the world are asian. Ever heard of Samsung, Panasonic, Matsu****a, Toshiba, Sony (who own Paramount, Columbia, New Line, like half of hollywood) etc...
Ever heard of Taiwan Semi Conductor Manufacturing Company?
Don't make it obvious how ignorant you are. You are too eager to praise the great West when you don't know what makes it tick...
Why are those companies so deeply entrenched in the West? It is thanks to the free market economy, political stability and education. Go read
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_valley for a list of American companies. Based on the work of Americans, the Asian countries became leaders. Why did Africa not do the same? America is still the greatest contributor to technologies. Even if those technologies are made by people of Asian decent. They are still Americans. West refers to the predominant Western culture as much as the people, to the ideals of working hard, taking responsibility, planning ahead and improving your life.
Before you even attempt to educate me attempt to read.
Earliest form of Mathematics are about 1850BC from Egypt, followed by Babylonean, Indian, then Chinese. Greek and Hellenistic Mathematics, Classical Chinese and Indain mathematics. Arabic and Islamic Mathematics, then from 300 to year 1400 followed by Medieval European Mathematics...
I said: "We stand on the shoulders of old Asia and modern Europe, accomplishments made in the past 5000 years." Medieval European mathematics, made all the difference.
So no turn of your television set, unplug the DSTV decoder. Put away the Xbox and try getting educated. You are not a representation of the modern Western world, and if you were we wouldn't be having this debate.
Now could you please make a point.
I don't have DSTV, out of a selection of 20TB on the Varsity network, I chose to watch the BBC series. I don't have an Xbox either. I have a degree, since I battled through higher grade maths, like the other Afrikaans students did. I took extra courses, finishing an effective 2 degrees in 3 years. I'm educated.
Sources:
The Europeans had also noted the
West African practice of enslaving prisoners of war (a common phenomenon among many peoples on all of the continents). European colonial powers traded guns, brandy and other goods for these slaves, but this had little effect on the Arabian and African trade. The African slaves proved more resistant to European diseases than indigenous Americans, familiar with a tropical climate and accustomed to agricultural work. [1] As a result, regular trade was soon established
Back to my own family, enough kids to transfer wealth among generations. If you were to divide the current population of black people, to the size of the white population, there would be a tenfold increase in wealth among them. Grandparents had nothing and were starving, today we are relatively wealthy. It started with my grandfather, becoming a millionaire in the 1930s. It took us 1 generation.
Africa must take responsibility for the current state of the continent. Your negligible arguments, is even further evidence, of the culture to not take responsibility.
