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You quoted stuff in a vacuum. Why is any of this happening at all? If the Global North didn’t divide up Africa for themselves then allow America to come in hard
by skinnymuch 3y ago
You quoted stuff in a vacuum. Why is any of this happening at all? If the Global North didn’t divide up Africa for themselves then allow America to come in hard after WW2 makes the entire situation nuanced. None of these African countries are able to practice protectionism or control their own destiny like the Global North did…because of the manipulation of the Global North.
There is not a normal relationship between Africa and the world. There’s an abusive one aided by imperialist colonialist powers “trading” with them.
- randunel 3y agoSpare me the colonialism talk and don't include all EU member states in this Imperial Global North. As it happens, I'm originally from an EU country which had nothing to do with colonialism, but was subjugated for a few hundred years by two other EU countries. Should you feel this way about your country, then mention it explicitly and keep me and mine out of your group of Evil Global North. > Why is any of this happening at all? The answer to your question is in the article. This is happening because African businesses are buying deadstock and recycled clothes, and they've built an entire local economy based on these purchases.
- actionfromafar 3y agoIf your country is a now an EU member, your country now has part of (however large or tiny) the blame for what the rest of the EU does.
- randunel 3y agoI agree with sharing the _present_ blame for _present_ actions, but the comment I replied to talks about the „Global North” having divided Africa some time ago, sharing the past blame with far more countries than are actually to be blamed.