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How Africa is being exploited by banking élites. How US Democrats are on the wrong side.

Stevicus

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
"harness"?
Is that a fancy word for "steal them from the countries in which these resources are found"?

The whole world would be one big country where all citizens are free and equal. There would be no stealing, as there would be fair prices and fair wages for all world citizens. I realize that there are powerful forces in the West who are dead set against such proposals, but they're the ones who have been stealing all this time. Let's not forget that.

Citizens of authoritarian countries could start with rising up against their dictators and have a free secular democracy installed which would open up a free economy allowing anyone and their mothers to engage in whatever business they like.

That would be a nice start.

Everywhere where this happens, life tends to improve for everyone in only decades.

Sure, that sounds like a great idea. If all the world was free and democratic, there would be no reason to have the kinds of divisions and barriers we currently have.

There would be no reason for Western countries to cocoon themselves up in their gated communities, while having large numbers of armed troops patrolling the rest of the global neighborhood they're so deathly afraid of, all the while scratching their heads and wondering why so many people flock to authoritarian dictators.

Our countries fought two World Wars and engaged in a very tense Cold War, all to make the world safe for democracy and bring freedom to all the world. But much of the world is still not free, and far less of it shares in the great bounty of wealth which mostly lies in a few fortunate places on earth. So, all in all, as far as bringing freedom and democracy to the world as their primary mission, our government has done a pretty bum job of it.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
To portray exploitation of Africa as solely by western
countries is to ignore the 500# gorilla, ie, China.
If Africa is the real concern (not just dissing the west),
then the total picture should be addressed. For
example, it might mean aiding countries in a way
that makes them less vulnerable to others...all others.
 
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Estro Felino

Believer in free will
Premium Member
To portray exploitation of Africa as solely by western
countries is to ignore the 500# gorilla, ie, China.
If Africa is the real concern (not just dissing the west),
then the total picture should be addressed. For
example, it might mean aiding countries in a way
that makes them less vulnerable by others...all others.
In other words, you side with France in its decision to apply legalized usury on a dozen of African countries?
:)

You know why Macron Le BonBon hates Putin?

Because Putin is helping those African countries rebel against this devilish system of usury.
 

Estro Felino

Believer in free will
Premium Member
Africa will get to enjoy Chinese flavored socialism, eh.
Lucky them.
Let's take a gold mine as an example.

If a socialist State owns that mine, it will use that money to build schools and hospitals.

If Capitalists own it, they will use that money on luxury brothels and casinos.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Let's take a gold mine as an example.

If a socialist State owns that mine, it will use that money to build schools and hospitals.

If Capitalists own it, they will use that money on luxury brothels and casinos.
Your hypothetical paints a false picture of China's tactics.

Is love for Putin now competing with love for Xi Jinping?
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
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