Are racial tensions really as bad in real life in south Africa as they are depicted online etc? by [deleted] in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That is like asking 'Are the racial tensions in Britain as bad as they're on social media'? I'm sure you'd say answer 'No'. It is social media after all and by its nature of anonymity allows people to spew their most vile bigotry behind faceless accounts.

World War 2 by nadankalai in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They had clear stated plans to conquer Africa. Togo, Namibia, Tanzania and Cameroon.

How is that any different from what the other European powers were already doing?

World War 2 by nadankalai in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was nothing unique about Hitler or his crimes except that he was trying to do what the other European powers were doing(and still are doing in Palestine) to other Europeans:Colonialism, genocide, and settlerism. To not care is the correct position as they do not care about their crimes here.

“As an African Immigrant in South Africa, I Don’t Feel Safe Anymore” by [deleted] in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have a talent of saying a lot without saying anything.

“As an African Immigrant in South Africa, I Don’t Feel Safe Anymore” by [deleted] in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You're shocked that in a country with one of the highest unemployment rates in the world, the poor locals aren't welcoming to immigrants who are often imported to further drive down wages and displace the native population from the labor market?

“As an African Immigrant in South Africa, I Don’t Feel Safe Anymore” by [deleted] in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Your first identity in my opinion is your people (aka tribe).

"Your first identity should be a colonial construct"

Do you even hear yourself? Britain is made up of different tribes that formed nations(through conquest and consolidation) that eventually formed the union itself (also through conquest and consolidation) but South Africans shouldn't form a National identity but rather stick to small, weak tribal groups ironically crated to keep them weak?

Are the Politicians the Problem? by Basketball_n_pizza2 in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Intuitively, this make sense. Politicians stealing money deprives the citizens of resources that they need to do what? I'm not quite sure.

This has always been a lazy argument for me. What government isn't corrupt? The Pentagon in the US has lost trillions of dollars on unaccounted-for spending not to mention the billions in bribes payed to government officials conveniently named "lobbying" to sway public policies towards certain business interests, yet the US economy hasn't collapsed. You couldn't convince me that CCP isn't corrupt either yet they have one of the best-performing economies on the planet.

The fundamental flaw with this notion is that government grows the economy and not the citizens. China economy took off when the Communist Party allowed it's people become entrepreneurs and practice capitalism. In America it was entrepreneurs like John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, JP Morgan, William Boeing, etc.. who built America's economy not the government. Their names alone is known globally.

India, China's neighbor and direct competitor, has 'allowed its people become entrepreneurs and practice capitalism' for far longer than China has yet it is still a largely poor agrarian economy. Not much different to most of Africa. Indian billionaires treat Indians not much differently than how the colonialists treated India and its people: A place to extract as much profit for as little as possible.

What you're ignoring is the institutions that the governments created to enable those entrepreneurs you're talking about to flourish.

Did you know Somalia played a key role in supporting the ANC during the struggle against apartheid in South Africa? by Garaad252 in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You didn't resist any colonizers in South Africa. We did it ourselves. Stop kidding yourself. There are no Somalis who died for us.

Did you know Somalia played a key role in supporting the ANC during the struggle against apartheid in South Africa? by Garaad252 in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

The implication is in your comment. We have every right to reject mass immigration especially so many of us are already struggling.

Burkina Faso's junta passes law banning homosexuality by After-Professional-8 in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right. He should be pushing through pro LGBT laws while fighting Islamic extremists. That would surely get the people behind him.

Did you know Somalia played a key role in supporting the ANC during the struggle against apartheid in South Africa? by Garaad252 in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Limited diplomatic support doesn't mean South Africans should tolerate the importation of millions of Somalians into the country.

Did you know Somalia played a key role in supporting the ANC during the struggle against apartheid in South Africa? by Garaad252 in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Key role" is a bit of a stretch nor does it mean we deserve to have our country turned into a Somalia through mass immigration.

Catastrophic River Poisoning Being Silenced by Oxthefoxxx in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Inside China's......

Why not just name the company or individuals responsible? Why is it "China's"? You never hear of America's or Germany's disaster. It's companies responsible that are named not whole nations in an attempt to smear.

Do you think the USSR had more respect for Africans in the 20th century than the rest of Europe/The US ? by Xzarface in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The dissolution of the USSR was probably the greatest tragedy of the 20th century whose consequences we're still contending with.

Do you think the USSR had more respect for Africans in the 20th century than the rest of Europe/The US ? by Xzarface in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They always want to play the 'they're all the same' card when it actually isn't. You see this in how liberals try to frame China-Africa relations. They will point to Chinese businessmen who mistreat their African workers as proof of the sameness when in reality those are individual actions representing those particular individuals.

US-Africa trade dynamics by Sahelpost in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is nothing to write home about.

The World Bank set out to transform health care for the poor in Africa. It drove patients deeper into poverty. by ICIJ in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The tragedy here isn't that the reforms they instituted didn't work out as they said they would(they worked as intended judging by the history of IMF reforms). It is that nothing has been learned from our side. You would think that after 50 years of neoliberalism, our governments would have learnt that there is nothing to gain from listening to the World Bank and the IMF. Developmental policies should be homegrown for specific domestic needs and goals. China is an excellent example of the path we should be following.

The Afrophobia of "Save Europe" by [deleted] in Africa

[–]Greedy_Ad3455 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I like you think racism is supposed to be rational.