Well many parts of Africa could currently be said to crappy especially when compared to the west but I doubt it has been like that for all of history been reading history and I think there was a point when it was faring better than Europe etc that was I think in the 14th century a point when Europe was declining due to disease and wars and when Africa was booming I think the major breakthrough for Europe came with major technology advancement right after the dark ages of the 14th century
Africa was extremely rich in material resources yet zero action was taken to secure said resources. Zimbabwe had diamond deposits found on the surface yet the people had zero idea of the value of the shiny rock.
The african slave trade was in part due to the african warlords selling their POWs in exchange for manufactured goods. Japan when they first opened to the west IMMEDIATELY took the bought weapons and figured out how to make more. In contrast the african leaders chose just to keep selling people to get the manufactured goods. When the slave trade ended that caused an economic depression because at that point africa didn't have anything to offer to trade, nor having the industrial capacity to make goods. Notice that all the "good" places in africa were built upon investments from foreign businessmen.
Africa fucked itself into a corner. Its shitty but that's what happens when you dont play smart for hundreds of years. I'm not saying the Europeans or americans cant be blamed as well for the slave trade. I'm just saying that if history was to repeat itself africa could have definitely ended up in a better position.
I'm not saying that the race is different I'm saying the region has closer ties to the middle east than it does for africa. Geopolitically it's not africa it's the middle east, just so happens to be attached to the african continent
IIN That I get really angry when African people idolise the west
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u have a point
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Also let's not forget that the west is pretty kickass compared to... well africa. Africa is pretty crappy. Been that way for all of history.
Egypt doesnt count. Yes it's apart of africa but it's more related to the middle east region than the african region.
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Well many parts of Africa could currently be said to crappy especially when compared to the west but I doubt it has been like that for all of history been reading history and I think there was a point when it was faring better than Europe etc that was I think in the 14th century a point when Europe was declining due to disease and wars and when Africa was booming I think the major breakthrough for Europe came with major technology advancement right after the dark ages of the 14th century
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Africa was extremely rich in material resources yet zero action was taken to secure said resources. Zimbabwe had diamond deposits found on the surface yet the people had zero idea of the value of the shiny rock.
The african slave trade was in part due to the african warlords selling their POWs in exchange for manufactured goods. Japan when they first opened to the west IMMEDIATELY took the bought weapons and figured out how to make more. In contrast the african leaders chose just to keep selling people to get the manufactured goods. When the slave trade ended that caused an economic depression because at that point africa didn't have anything to offer to trade, nor having the industrial capacity to make goods. Notice that all the "good" places in africa were built upon investments from foreign businessmen.
Africa fucked itself into a corner. Its shitty but that's what happens when you dont play smart for hundreds of years. I'm not saying the Europeans or americans cant be blamed as well for the slave trade. I'm just saying that if history was to repeat itself africa could have definitely ended up in a better position.
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why u explain so w e l l
But black people were some of the pharoes and Egypt, i agree, is a sorta gateway between middle eastern and african.
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I'm not saying that the race is different I'm saying the region has closer ties to the middle east than it does for africa. Geopolitically it's not africa it's the middle east, just so happens to be attached to the african continent
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Yep. It does have closer ties to the middle east culturewise.