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o_O.Q on 15 August 2014
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Radej said:


Do you know who the first slaves in the new world were? White Irish. By the mid 1600's, 1/5th OF THE ENTIRE IRISH POPULATION was enslaved, and 1/3rd had been killed/died as a result. They were treated just as poorly and often times worse then African slaves because they cost less then African slaves. Despite that, Irish Americans don't have crime rates, poverty rates, or education rates anywhere comparable to what African Americans do. Slavery and Racism are an excuse, you can find examples the world over of Caucasians, East Asians, and Jews being treated like garbage in a country then within a few generations being part of the elite. The Japanese in South America, Chinese and Japanese in the United States, Jews basically everywhere, yet not with Africans.

 

Despite every terrible thing that happened under colonialism, most African countries actually faired better and had higher standards of living under colonialism. Rhodesia is a perfect example of that, the bread basket of Africa, they exported food across the continent while under white rule, and now they can't even feed themselves. 

Racism, Slavery, and Colonialism are all just excuses. How much time needs to pass before as a people, they collectively get their act together? In every country on earth Blacks have higher crime rates, andlower education and income levels then whites and Asians, regardless of the country they're in or came from.


now i'm all for alternative points of view being expressed and corroborated but this point was honestly just plain nonsensical

 

"Despite every terrible thing that happened under colonialism, most African countries actually faired better and had higher standards of living under colonialism. Rhodesia is a perfect example of that, the bread basket of Africa, they exported food across the continent while under white rule, and now they can't even feed themselves. "


one only has to look at the boer wars and other examples to understand what europeans brought to africa and perpetuate to this day in terms of violence

but obviously thats not even the worse part as you so eloquently said africans cannot feed themselves... well the question is why?

the continent itself is by far the most resource rich country in the world so why can't they utilise them to enrich themselves... well if someone points a gun at you and demands that you hand over what is yours what can you do?

i suppose the point could be made that africans should have developed their weaponry enough to defend themselves against the europeans i suppose that is a valid point 

so now you have a situation where so called somali "pirates" attack european shipping vessels carrying stolen resources from africa such as oil, which, imo is just like those old westerns that show the whites being oppressed by indians in america when in actuality its them invading and killing the indians

 

"Racism, Slavery, and Colonialism are all just excuses. How much time needs to pass before as a people, they collectively get their act together?"

again you have a very simplistic view of how things work its like saying that when the moors ruled europe the whites despite being enslaved basically should still have risen to the top... and the moors ruled europe for centuries btw...