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As an African I do feel excited for what's to come, and do feel our strategic and growing alliance with China is going to be extremely beneficial, who knows som

As an African I do feel excited for what's to come, and do feel our strategic and growing alliance with China is going to be extremely beneficial, who knows some African countries will end up in similar positions countries like South Korea and Israel ended up with USA to China. But then again even if the above does not happen the mere fact that there Is a stable alternative to western ideology is immensely beneficial to the human race being epsilon greedy and what not.

aaron-lebo 9y ago
Genuinely hope you guys find an alternative that works, but authoritarianism is not much of an alternative. There's part of me that worries that China is going to end up exploiting those countries. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2014/05/china-africa-investment-exploitation-201454154158396626.html http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2014/05/chin...
- mantas 9y ago
  It's not even alternative. It's pretty much colonialism 2.0. Just like Euro empires did in 19th century. The only difference is they give more autonomy to local clans. Although sometimes Europeans did give some autonomy too. So maybe not THAT much of a difference..
musage 9y ago
> who knows some African countries will end up in similar positions countries like South Korea and Israel ended up with USA Yes, but are you aware of the full extent of the meaning of that? Maybe your country also can have someone like Yeshayahu Leibowitz, very saddened and disgusted, and very correct -- and/or take part in something like the Vietnam war. Yay! And maybe then you can live in an endless flurry of propaganda, uprooting you from reality and placing you in a revisionist history. > the mere fact that there Is a stable alternative to western ideology is immensely beneficial to the human race being epsilon greedy Can you elaborate on this? What is Western ideology in your view, and what stable alternative does China propose? And is stability in Africa not much more desirable? How many countries sell their natural wealth to the highest bidder while their populations go poor or even starving? Being exploited by a different party in a "better" way isn't really that great, and it's not uncommon for new competitors in a market to be super extra nice until they beat the competition. Generally, Nneka's song "Africans" comes to mind, it's a good song.
ralusek 9y ago
How is China an alternative to western ideology? The modern Chinese economy is just capitalism with a heavier authoritarian element to the governance.

aaron-lebo 9y ago

Genuinely hope you guys find an alternative that works, but authoritarianism is not much of an alternative. There's part of me that worries that China is going to end up exploiting those countries. http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2014/05/china-africa-investment-exploitation-201454154158396626.html http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2014/05/chin...

mantas 9y ago
It's not even alternative. It's pretty much colonialism 2.0. Just like Euro empires did in 19th century. The only difference is they give more autonomy to local clans. Although sometimes Europeans did give some autonomy too. So maybe not THAT much of a difference..

musage 9y ago

> who knows some African countries will end up in similar positions countries like South Korea and Israel ended up with USA Yes, but are you aware of the full extent of the meaning of that? Maybe your country also can have someone like Yeshayahu Leibowitz, very saddened and disgusted, and very correct -- and/or take part in something like the Vietnam war. Yay! And maybe then you can live in an endless flurry of propaganda, uprooting you from reality and placing you in a revisionist history. > the mere fact that there Is a stable alternative to western ideology is immensely beneficial to the human race being epsilon greedy Can you elaborate on this? What is Western ideology in your view, and what stable alternative does China propose? And is stability in Africa not much more desirable? How many countries sell their natural wealth to the highest bidder while their populations go poor or even starving? Being exploited by a different party in a "better" way isn't really that great, and it's not uncommon for new competitors in a market to be super extra nice until they beat the competition. Generally, Nneka's song "Africans" comes to mind, it's a good song.

ralusek 9y ago

How is China an alternative to western ideology? The modern Chinese economy is just capitalism with a heavier authoritarian element to the governance.