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re: What will it take for African countries to experience the same growth as China?
Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:03 am to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:03 am to DavidTheGnome
I think part of the issue is we are talking about over 50 different countries. There are some success stories over the last 20 years. Look at Ethiopia... they are one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
One of the factors is that Africa becomes ground zero for Islamic expansion. Its not just tribal wars breaking out, its groups that are ideological driven.
I think it has less to do with IQ than it does ideology. Judeo-Christian belief is the seed of modern Western style democracy. You do not get the latter without the former. Just because Europe and increasingly the US has abandoned much of that belief does not mean it was not critical to establishment of sustained good governance.
One of the factors is that Africa becomes ground zero for Islamic expansion. Its not just tribal wars breaking out, its groups that are ideological driven.
I think it has less to do with IQ than it does ideology. Judeo-Christian belief is the seed of modern Western style democracy. You do not get the latter without the former. Just because Europe and increasingly the US has abandoned much of that belief does not mean it was not critical to establishment of sustained good governance.
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Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:24 am to Ghostface_Killa
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Africa’s problems started when the whites showed up.
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Off to a great start!
Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:33 am to SeeeeK
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I was watching the Hebrew Israelite's on periscope
Posted on 10/4/19 at 8:37 am to DavidTheGnome
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What is missing to get that economic engine started?
1. Navigable rivers where the rapids are bypassed with locks and canals to allow for easy, cheap, reliable overland transport
2. Oceanic deep water ports to allow for international commerce
3. Drastically improved infrastructure in terms of railroads, electricity, and highways
Basically, trillions of dollars
Posted on 10/4/19 at 9:00 am to Soup Sammich
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All that googling and you still have no idea what you are even talking about. Good try though.
It's so cute when he tries.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 9:11 am to TigerCoon
Wakanda needs to start exporting Vibranium at a premium.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 9:40 am to DavidTheGnome
I'm a firm believer that the repatriation of Rep Ilhan Omar would surely lead the entire continent to prosperity.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 9:49 am to DavidTheGnome
Let's hope it never happens
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:11 am to Ghostface_Killa
Mediterranean Africa does and and will continue to do mostly alright. The problem there is usually just militant Islam.
Subsaharan though becomes a mess. You got the doing okays like Kenya and Ghana. Then you got South Africa's huge backslide and a bunch of failed states like Somalia and the interior countries spilling over their warlords really needing a cultural revolution to get anywhere.
Warlords and tribalism hand in hand stall progress and have for centuries. Happened with the Indians here in North America too.
The countries that get anywhere in non Mediterranean Africa have an identity beyond the tribe. They've moved on to if not patriotism, then at least a national pride.
And that stability helps in everything.
Subsaharan though becomes a mess. You got the doing okays like Kenya and Ghana. Then you got South Africa's huge backslide and a bunch of failed states like Somalia and the interior countries spilling over their warlords really needing a cultural revolution to get anywhere.
Warlords and tribalism hand in hand stall progress and have for centuries. Happened with the Indians here in North America too.
The countries that get anywhere in non Mediterranean Africa have an identity beyond the tribe. They've moved on to if not patriotism, then at least a national pride.
And that stability helps in everything.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:22 am to WITCH DOCTOR
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I have been to different parts of Africa 15 times.
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WITCH DOCTOR
Checks out.
Posted on 10/4/19 at 10:38 am to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 10/4/19 at 11:35 am to CivilTiger83
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Just because Europe and increasingly the US has abandoned much of that belief does not mean it was not critical to establishment of sustained good governance.
You are right!
This is the root...The rest of the problems are mostly symptoms.
This post was edited on 10/4/19 at 11:37 am
Posted on 10/4/19 at 1:08 pm to DomincDecoco
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but, we wuz kangz and shite
When you post stuff like this. It’s shows your intelligence level.
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