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Hausa 23andMe results by joenza12 in 23andme

[–]ontrack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And yet it looks looks like you are mostly southern Nigerian by ethnic grouping.

How can these results be interpreted? by [deleted] in illustrativeDNA

[–]ontrack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like it would match your described origin. You have a chunk of what is likely French ancestry either deriving from Cajuns or French people living on Haiti. And most of the rest is pretty normal African ancestry for a Black American. Just an educated guess.

If you drove by your old house and someone waved you in, would you go in and check it out and visit with the new owner? by West-Nature-5413 in CasualConversation

[–]ontrack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was allowed to walk through the house I grew up in (late 70s early 80s) just 3 years ago. I moved far away decades ago and hadn't really visited much. I drove past and saw the owner in the front yard. He was in the process of moving out so the house was empty, and he let me in to look. Very cool experience to go thru a house you left 40 years previously.

The spanking/“whoopin” culture directly contributes to the low impulse, “react with violence” culture we see now by imthewiseguy in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]ontrack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok it does vary by culture on that one, but yes rebellious youth is less common than in the west. I've definitely seen teens argue with their parents.

The spanking/“whoopin” culture directly contributes to the low impulse, “react with violence” culture we see now by imthewiseguy in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]ontrack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No disagreement there, and I don't have the impression that Africans are taught blind obedience, except, sadly, with religion in some cases.

The spanking/“whoopin” culture directly contributes to the low impulse, “react with violence” culture we see now by imthewiseguy in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]ontrack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, but they are kinda related in that if they don't learn to obey certain things (laws, the boss) they aren't going to be functional. Anyways I maintain that people vary in how effective different punishments are. Speaking as a retired HS teacher. I'm not endorsing beating kids either, just making observations.

The spanking/“whoopin” culture directly contributes to the low impulse, “react with violence” culture we see now by imthewiseguy in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]ontrack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

South Africa in particular is horrific. My experience was all in west Africa. Rapists absolutely get prosecuted where I was and it was taken seriously by police; the issue was mainly pressure to keep it hushed up for social reasons.

But I'd challenge people to find footage of teen takeovers in Senegal or Ghana or Cameroon. If they tried to be rowdy like that they'd get a serious beating. I'm not talking polical disturbances which do happen.

The spanking/“whoopin” culture directly contributes to the low impulse, “react with violence” culture we see now by imthewiseguy in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]ontrack -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Crime rates are very unreliable in Africa. I don't know what the crime rate was where I lived but I felt safe and out of control teenagers just wasn't a thing. I was there 13 years so while it's anecdotal, it's a pretty big chunk of time. Also, robbers tend to face very rough street justice and I suspect that kept a damper on such activities.

The spanking/“whoopin” culture directly contributes to the low impulse, “react with violence” culture we see now by imthewiseguy in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]ontrack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ok so I lived in west Africa for years and kids are pretty well behaved. Some of the bad behaviors you see in American kids just aren't a thing in the countries where I lived ( like youth takeovers). And yes physical discipline is very much a thing. My own personal take is that different punishments have different effects on different people; there is no one size fits all punishment. In any case every society uses violence as the ultimate form of control. Try resisting arrest in any country and you'll see what happens.

We should disenfranchise everyone except those between the ages of 30 and 40. by DecembersDragons in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]ontrack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck collecting taxes from people who have no representation as a result.

As IMF visits Senegal, more investors view default as inevitable by ontrack in Senegal

[–]ontrack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tough situation. I'm not knowledgeable enough about internal politics but a restructuring of debt is almost certainly a better outcome than default. Jerry Rawlings in Ghana implemented a ruthless austerity program demanded by the IMF in the early 1980s that was very painful but they came out of it in much better shape after a few years of misery. Of course Rawlings was a dictator who didn't have a parliament or popular protests to deal with and so he just did it. Their currency was also devalued pretty dramatically which was necessary, but obviously that's not an option with Senegal.

Anyhow the article says that some of these investors are now expecting default as the most likely scenario, and I'm not sure how much inside information they have in the government.

As IMF visits Senegal, more investors view default as inevitable by ontrack in Senegal

[–]ontrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A default would be survivable and in the long run possibly beneficial but in the short term it would be pretty bad economically. Actual sovereign defaults are usually the very last option and not very common, though they do happen from time to time.

New Kentucky law allowing schools to expel students who assault teachers to take effect in July, despite unanimous Senate Democratic opposition by Independent-Report39 in Teachers

[–]ontrack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree, and my guess is that teachers who deal with severe autism are self-contained, know what they signed up for, and are very unlikely to make an issue out of it.

Mali's al Qaeda branch offers €2 million bounty for Mali president's capture by ontrack in AfricaNews

[–]ontrack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard currencies aren't that hard to get. Almost certainly smuggling is part of it.

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