Stop Trying To 'Save' Africa - Page 8 - Political Forum

Inan’Ta · #71 (**permalink**) 08-14-2007, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by heikstheo

What would you have us do? Would you have the wealthy Westerners just sit idly by and do nothing, so that the Third World can accuse us of being a bunch of wealthy elitists who wallow in our own luxury as Africa starves to death?

Is that pity?

Aegis · #72 (**permalink**) 08-14-2007, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Inan’Ta

Is that pity?

Concern.

Inan’Ta · #73 (**permalink**) 08-14-2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Aegis

Concern.

Do you concern yourself with other people’s responses?

Aegis · #74 (**permalink**) 08-14-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Inan’Ta

Do you concern yourself with other people’s responses?

Only if they concern me.

Inan’Ta · #75 (**permalink**) 08-14-2007, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rodog

Inan'Ta if you had a say in the matter would you ban the sending of foreign aid to Africa?

Do you read anything I’ve wrote?

Originally Posted by Inan’Ta
The West feels guilty for Colonialism, manipulating African regimes during the Cold War to their political advantage( then providing them with the arms to slaughter their populace), and of course their wealth. Their aid should not be shunned, but neither should it be mindlessly lapped up - for not all help is beneficial in the long term, and may serve to prevent the country from developing required infrastructure, and make it reliant upon others for key resources.

Other than being more selective with the aid they receive, they can take advantage of their vast mineral resources, invest into the huge tourism industry, and tap into numerous niche markets.

Inan’Ta · #76 (**permalink**) 08-14-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Aegis

Only if they concern me.

I doubt that’s the case.

Inan’Ta · #77 (**permalink**) 08-14-2007, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rodog

So then you just don't agree with how they go about it then?

Correct.

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How exactly do you know that the West feels guilty for colonialism anyway? The US and Canada had little to do with that and not all European countries today even existed during the time of colonialism.

It’s something that has more to do with race than nationality, besides I've also mentioned African countries and regimes which had been used and abused during the cold war by Western Nations.

Aegis · #78 (**permalink**) 08-14-2007, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Inan’Ta

I doubt that’s the case.

Then you would, as is usual, be wrong.

Inan’Ta · #79 (**permalink**) 08-14-2007, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rodog

Inan'ta,

New question then is the aid worth the strings attached?

If Africans don’t know the consequence of foreign funding, then it isn’t worth it. But if Africans have some amount of knowledge about how to manage foreign funding then it is worth it.

Inan’Ta · #80 (**permalink**) 08-14-2007, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Aegis

Then you would, as is usual, be wrong.

Okay.......