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* Mfonobong will be in big trouble with the Muticulturalcommissars ! For refusing to blame everything on
White people. Odds are he will be ostracized and
labeled an "Uncle Tom".
Africa, Don't Blame The Whites
Mfonobong Nsehe
August 25, 2008
Recently, as part of an academic assignment at school, I was engaged
in an intellectual debate with a few colleagues. We were seeking
answers to the roots of Africa´s problems. It was an interesting
discussion for me. Shockingly, the majority of my colleagues subscribed
to the idea that the major cause of Africa´s social-political and economic
problems was the legacy left behind by the colonial masters. As far
as they were concerned, the colonialists ruined Africa for good. For
the records, they had some strong arguments to support their
claims. I do not intend to go into that.
Africa is known as the problem continent. And indeed, the problems
are legion- Poverty, diseases, famine, poor leadership, religious
conflicts, ethnic clashes and corruption are a few of them. With each
passing day, the problems increase. For long, the economic and social
underdevelopment of the African nation has been blamed on white
colonialists who exploited the land and left Africa bare. Up till now,
the blame game continues.
Africans are usually quick to blame most of its problems on the evils
of colonialism. We sometimes blame the violence on the borders
colonialists created that ignored ethnicity. Many African nations
have been independent for four decades. If colonial borders were a
major problem, how come they haven't changed them?
Colonialism cannot explain Third World poverty. Some of today's
richest countries are former colonies, such as the United States,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Some of today's
poorest countries were never colonies, such as Ethiopia, Liberia,
Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. The colonialism argument is simply a
cover-up for African dictators and people.
Read More @-
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/72207
in an intellectual debate with a few colleagues. We were seeking
answers to the roots of Africa´s problems. It was an interesting
discussion for me. Shockingly, the majority of my colleagues subscribed
to the idea that the major cause of Africa´s social-political and economic
problems was the legacy left behind by the colonial masters. As far
as they were concerned, the colonialists ruined Africa for good. For
the records, they had some strong arguments to support their
claims. I do not intend to go into that.
Africa is known as the problem continent. And indeed, the problems
are legion- Poverty, diseases, famine, poor leadership, religious
conflicts, ethnic clashes and corruption are a few of them. With each
passing day, the problems increase. For long, the economic and social
underdevelopment of the African nation has been blamed on white
colonialists who exploited the land and left Africa bare. Up till now,
the blame game continues.
Africans are usually quick to blame most of its problems on the evils
of colonialism. We sometimes blame the violence on the borders
colonialists created that ignored ethnicity. Many African nations
have been independent for four decades. If colonial borders were a
major problem, how come they haven't changed them?
Colonialism cannot explain Third World poverty. Some of today's
richest countries are former colonies, such as the United States,
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Some of today's
poorest countries were never colonies, such as Ethiopia, Liberia,
Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. The colonialism argument is simply a
cover-up for African dictators and people.
Read More @-
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/72207
