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In my bubble it seems that in the current American public discourse the corruption and general inefficiency of many African governments can't really be discusse
by lambdadmitry 8y ago
In my bubble it seems that in the current American public discourse the corruption and general inefficiency of many African governments can't really be discussed. According to some, the issue there is "(neo)colonialism" and left by itself Africa would be great and prosperous. Basically Eritrea would be Wakanda if not for white males. Is it true? Or is my perception warped by social networks more than average American HNer's?
- pjc50 8y agoHow Africa (and indeed America) would have developed without colonialism is a very hard question to answer. But the damage done and loss of life caused by colonialism was enourmous - Belgian Congo murdered several millions of its inhabitants, more than the Holocaust to which it was a precursor. The legacy of exploitative systems runs deep. Many countries simply replicated the same structures with a different colour of face at the top. Dismantling that and turning it into something more egalitarian and law-abiding is a lot of work.
- vuln 8y ago>Many countries simply replicated the same structures with a different colour of face at the top. I think the point you're missing is that it does not matter the _colour_ of the human. Humans are greedy by nature. We are all animals.