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Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:13 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Look at China though, they’re booming.
You don't keep up with current events do you?
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:14 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Look at China though, they’re booming.
Dynastic stability. A bad type of government is still better than a government that changes every 15 years.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:14 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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100 to 150 years isn't very long
That’s what 5 or 6 generations? Surely that’s long enough for progress to be made or st least something to pop up somewhere on the continent.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:15 pm to DavidTheGnome
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Below are African Countries that have seen a coup in the last 50 years. (Red has experienced one, Blue has not)
Give South Sudan a couple of years
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:15 pm to DavidTheGnome
Because Africa will frick you, fight you or eat you. One way or another.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:16 pm to DavidTheGnome
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That’s what 5 or 6 generations? Surely that’s long enough for progress to be made or st least something to pop up somewhere on the continent.
When you've had 50 government regimes in that amount of time there's going to be no progress. Look at any civilization that has an ever changing government. Additionally, advancement a lot of time is rapid then you see nothing of significane for quite a while, then another rapid advancement.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:16 pm to DavidTheGnome
Because of Cane. Duh
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:17 pm to DavidTheGnome
There's not really a middle class in most African countries. The have's make sure the have not's don't get a chance to climb the economic ladder. Country leaders typically stay in power for many years and keep the money flowing to those who keep them there.
This post was edited on 7/30/19 at 9:19 pm
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:20 pm to CroakaBait
The real answer is all of the countries that colonized Africa drew up new boundaries that encompassed many different tribes that didn’t get along with one another. Think of it as Sunni vs. Shia in the Arab world, but it’s on steroids, cocaine and meth. The corruption comes along with that once a person or group is in power.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:21 pm to DavidTheGnome
quote:Wakanda refutes your hypothesis.
Why hasn’t most of Africa developed more than it has?
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:26 pm to Michael Hayes
South Africa was very advanced...then they gave it back to the locals and it went to shite.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:30 pm to DavidTheGnome
Bad WiFi
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:31 pm to 1BIGTigerFan
I found a really interesting article about the colonization of India by the Brits and how it set back their development significantly. It’s not Africa but same idea.
LINK
Drawing on nearly two centuries of detailed data on tax and trade, Patnaik calculated that Britain drained a total of nearly $45 trillion from India during the period 1765 to 1938.
It's a staggering sum. For perspective, $45 trillion is 17 times more than the total annual gross domestic product of the United Kingdom today.
LINK
Drawing on nearly two centuries of detailed data on tax and trade, Patnaik calculated that Britain drained a total of nearly $45 trillion from India during the period 1765 to 1938.
It's a staggering sum. For perspective, $45 trillion is 17 times more than the total annual gross domestic product of the United Kingdom today.
This post was edited on 7/30/19 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:33 pm to DavidTheGnome
I bless the rains down in Africa.
#FreeLucasP
#FreeLucasP
This post was edited on 7/30/19 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:34 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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100 to 150 years isn't very long. Colonization leaving a free for all for corruption and instability isn't really a recipe for success. But according to the board it will be because it's populated by black people who are inherently stupid.
Please tell me how Africa was doing before the colonists arrived? Then tell me how it’s been doing after the colonists left.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:34 pm to DavidTheGnome
There are hundreds if not thousands of tribes and many do not like each other. Throw in the gasoline of different religions, not much chance of stability.
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:34 pm to DavidTheGnome
.....they're gatherers. If all you've done for millenia is chase after your next meal you tend to fall into a comfortable routine. Bring home the bacon kind of thing. Nothing wrong with that. They're just hardwired that way.
This post was edited on 7/30/19 at 9:37 pm
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:35 pm to DavidTheGnome
Parts of Africa are one of the fastest developing areas of the world. China is outsourcing to Africa and getting a head start on the rest of the developed world.
It doesn't fit the talking points so I guess facts dont matter.
It doesn't fit the talking points so I guess facts dont matter.
This post was edited on 7/30/19 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 7/30/19 at 9:36 pm to fightin tigers
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Parts of Africa are one of the fastest developing areas of the world.
It doesn't fit the talking points so I guess facts dont matter.
You mean the ones being developed by the Chinese?
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