For a while now blaming the West for Africa's numerous problems have been a favourite topic for a lot of political commentators. A lot of us Africans have been told and now firmly believe that they are the cause of everything that is wrong with us from stealing our resources, sponsoring terrorism, destabilising economies to even corrupting the present generation. These people talk loudly about how they (the West) have kept Africa in bondage and prevented our development all in a bid to keep us down and keep them up. This narrative is at best, a gross misunderstanding of how the world works or at worst, a well done misinformation campaign trying to mess with our minds. A few things we need to understand is that:

1. Every nation acts in its own national interest. Let me get this out the way; Westerners are not saints, they can do and have done many terrible things and they did it all to benefit themselves. But every nation has the right to further its own interests. And this was especially true a few centuries ago when the "Scramble For Africa" was in full swing. They left their continent, came to Africa and took everything they could all in the name of their respective countries. In other words they were acting in their own interests, just like the hundreds of tribes they met here. The empires they met here also did the same albeit on a smaller scale. We were not saints neither were they, everyone was doing what was best for themselves.

2. We are the cause of our problems. A pregnant woman is going to die today because the money allocated for medical supplies in her village health centre was embezzled. A young lady with her whole life ahead of her will die today because of the incompetence of the Nigerian Police Force and a child will go to bed hungry today because of the economic policies a man in Abuja crafted and implemented. Somebody is going to die today because of fake drugs, another because there was no money for treatment. None of these were caused by the West. The rot in our society was not caused by the West but by ourselves. We shouldn't blame them for things that are clearly our fault.

3. We should take responsibility for our problems. A man who goes around blaming his problems on others is not ready to tackle them and reeks of irresponsibility. So also a nation that goes around blaming other nations for its problems is also not ready to tackle said problems and also reeks of irresponsibility. We are not animals but humans who are as smart as our mates anywhere in the world. We should be able to recognise our problems and then try to solve them without casting blame. South Korea did not go around blaming the West for its problems but sat down and tried to solve them. Today South Korea is an economic powerhouse with better standards of living than its northern neighbour North Korea. Japan is arguably one the nations that have suffered the most at the hands of the Westerners but look at them today, an economic giant with the most powerful passport in the world. We should try to be like them, problem-solvers instead of blame-seekers.

I rest my case.

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You said it all!

NSNO:
For a while now blaming the West for Africa's numerous problems have been a favourite topic for a lot of political commentators. A lot of us Africans have been told and now firmly believe that they are the cause of everything that is wrong with us from stealing our resources, sponsoring terrorism, destabilising economies to even corrupting the present generation. These people talk loudly about how they (the West) have kept Africa in bondage and prevented our development all in a bid to keep us down and keep them up. This narrative is at best, a gross misunderstanding of how the world works or at worst, a well done misinformation campaign trying to mess with our minds. A few things we need to understand is that:

1. Every nation acts in its own national interest. Let me get this out the way; Westerners are not saints, they can do and have done many terrible things and they did it all to benefit themselves. But every nation has the right to further its own interests. And this was especially true a few centuries ago when the "Scramble For Africa" was in full swing. They left their continent, came to Africa and took everything they could all in the name of their respective countries. In other words they were acting in their own interests, just like the hundreds of tribes they met here. The empires they met here also did the same albeit on a smaller scale. We were not saints neither were they, everyone was doing what was best for themselves.

2. We are the cause of our problems. A pregnant woman is going to die today because the money allocated for medical supplies in her village health centre was embezzled. A young lady with her whole life ahead of her will die today because of the incompetence of the Nigerian Police Force and a child will go to bed hungry today because of the economic policies a man in Abuja crafted and implemented. Somebody is going to die today because of fake drugs, another because there was no money for treatment. None of these were caused by the West. The rot in our society was not caused by the West but by ourselves. We shouldn't blame them for things that are clearly our fault.

3. We should take responsibility for our problems. A man who goes around blaming his problems on others is not ready to tackle them and reeks of irresponsibility. So also a nation that goes around blaming other nations for its problems is also not ready to tackle said problems and also reeks of irresponsibility. We are not animals but humans who are as smart as our mates anywhere in the world. We should be able to recognise our problems and then try to solve them without casting blame. South Korea did not go around blaming the West for its problems but sat down and tried to solve them. Today South Korea is an economic powerhouse with better standards of living than its northern neighbour North Korea. Japan is arguably one the nations that have suffered the most at the hands of the Westerners but look at them today, an economic giant with the most powerful passport in the world. We should try to be like them, problem-solvers instead of blame-seekers.

I rest my case.

I feel ya…but define nation. A place put together by foreign criminals to enrich them and their descendants my friend is not a country….

Fortruth:


I feel ya…but define nation. A place put together by foreign criminals to enrich them and their descendants my friend is not a country….

It is because we are not the only one. Europeans are not good at drawing borders we know but that has not stopped some countries from developing. Take a look at India, the modern nation of India is a recent country in the grand scheme of things, the English drew borders haphazardly when creating India but that has not stopped them from developing. Today India is an emerging superpower.

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You said it all!

Thank you. The illogical anti-west hatred annoys me.

Its in the genetics of the black man to blame another for his woes , they blame uncle , aunty , village people for their woes daily

NSNO:

It is because we are not the only one. Europeans are not good at drawing borders we know but that has not stopped some countries from developing. Take a look at India, the modern nation of India is a recent country in the grand scheme of things, the English drew borders haphazardly when creating India but that has not stopped them from developing. Today India is an emerging superpower.

Europeans are the most tribal group on the planet… even if they have cornered the wealth of nations they still are clannish…ditto UK leaving EU…ditto the UK having four nations compete in soccer at national level (imagine)…ditto Soviet Union dissolving into tribal nations in which one, Ukraine, is fighting for their survival. Ukraine and Russia have more in common than Fulani and Urhobo…

India has a LONG history of their tribes living and fighting and worshiping with each other, and with outsiders…. The British with common sense realized that having their colony as One India would lead to untold blood shed, and partitioned it into FOUR nations- Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh… something they quasi did in Nigeria with the three regions with Premier, Governor, regional assembly, coat of arm, flag, etc…. Until foolish One Nigeria soldiers tried to force a One Nigeria on the different nations….

Africa needs to go back small to the basics… everything else will end up in vain…. That is why gaddafi that was championing something great for blackie died without Blackie supporting him… ditto Sankara, ditto Ojukwu..ditto Nnamdi kanu and
Igboho… ditto Togo national team that left Angola Cup of Nations after their players were shot at only for CAF to suspend them.

That is Blackie… trained to hate what will benefit them….. trained to call you pagan when the church and mosque is exploiting them and working with OYIBO bankers…..and they are dancing afrobeats during Prayer and at Nyesom Wike speeches…

Fools

SalamRushdie:
Its in the genetics of the black man to blame another for his woes , they blame uncle , aunty , village people for their woes daily

Fortruth:


Europeans are the most tribal group on the planet… even if they have cornered the wealth of nations they still are clannish…ditto UK leaving EU…ditto the UK having four nations compete in soccer at national level (imagine)…ditto Soviet Union dissolving into tribal nations in which one, Ukraine, is fighting for their survival. Ukraine and Russia have more in common than Fulani and Urhobo…

India has a LONG history of their tribes living and fighting and worshiping with each other, and with outsiders…. The British with common sense realized that having their colony as One India would lead to untold blood shed, and partitioned it into FOUR nations- Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh… something they quasi did in Nigeria with the three regions with Premier, Governor, regional assembly, coat of arm, flag, etc…. Until foolish One Nigeria soldiers tried to force a One Nigeria on the different nations….

Africa needs to go back small to the basics… everything else will end up in vain…. That is why gaddafi that was championing something great for blackie died without Blackie supporting him… ditto Sankara, ditto Ojukwu..ditto Nnamdi kanu and
Igboho… ditto Togo national team that left Angola Cup of Nations after their players were shot at only for CAF to suspend them.

That is Blackie… trained to hate what will benefit them….. trained to call you pagan when the church and mosque is exploiting them and working with OYIBO bankers…..and they are dancing afrobeats during Prayer and at Nyesom Wike speeches…

Fools

But is blaming them going to solve the problem? Like I said in the post, they have done terrible things, but we need to man up and take charge. Other nations have suffered too but look at where they are today. Africa is not the only continent that was colonised but Africa is the only one still synonymous with poverty.

NSNO:

But is blaming them going to solve the problem? Like I said in the post, they have done terrible things, but we need to man up and take charge. Other nations have suffered too but look at where they are today. Africa is not the only continent that was colonised but Africa is the only one still synonymous with poverty.

I feel ya… but I’m not blaming Europeans… they did what they saw was easy- steal from useless people willing to sell their brothers for henny…. From people willing to tie bedsheets on their head and not support development of their towns….

I lie?

All across Africa you have men and women and groups that have tried to make the change, but were shunned by fellow blacks. Look at 9ja now now. Can someone like Tinubu win election in his current mental and physical state in those “other” countries….without even a single debate or townhall or interview with press on his plans for governing? Yet the praise singers that somehow connect with him are all over singing his praise when nothing tangible has changed….

If change must come, we need to hold fools in the Black world accountable, including celebrities that allow Blacks to be portrayed as useless in the media whether in Atlanta or Abuja…. That’s a start.

Fortruth:


I feel ya… but I’m not blaming Europeans… they did what they saw was easy- steal from useless people willing to sell their brothers for henny…. From people willing to tie bedsheets on their head and not support development of their towns….

I lie?

All across Africa you have men and women and groups that have tried to make the change, but were shunned by fellow blacks. Look at 9ja now now. Can someone like Tinubu win election in his current mental and physical state in those “other” countries….without even a single debate or townhall or interview with press on his plans for governing? Yet the praise singers that somehow connect with him are all over singing his praise when nothing tangible has changed….

If change must come, we need to hold fools in the Black world accountable, including celebrities that allow Blacks to be portrayed as useless in the media whether in Atlanta or Abuja…. That’s a start.

Thank you!
You deserve two cold bottles of Heineken.

NSNO:

Thank you!
You deserve two cold bottles of Heineken.

Nice thread you started. Kuddos !

Black Africa will rise one day