EagleNest:
It should rather read: why black people (not just Africans alone) are not respected compared to other colours.

Someone have already said something in this line, "how much have we contributed to make life better for the world?"

The answer: we have contributed a lot only by mother nature's endowment but regrettably contributed very little or nothing of our own in terms of inventions, science, technology, and governance. These are the key drivers of national success and respect.

Until we start solving our own problems by our own thinking, be positively inquisitive, creative extraordinarily and competitive aggressively, no one can take us serious.

Ikinternational:


Straight no chaser. Truth is often bitter

Africa is at least 100 yrs behind Europe/U.S.A

In 2020, light is uncommon. Bad roads is common.
In 2020, you will still see mud houses in Africa
In 2020, Africans still fetch water
In 2020, Africans still don't know how to practice sanitation
In 2020, poor Africans still have not accepted the idea of family planning

Throw in visionless leaders n bad leadership coupled with no technological innovation, why wouldn't the world look down on us.

And based on how some Nigerians are excelling in renowned fields abroad, you know we're highly capable. That's the sad part

iluvdonjazzy:
They hate us because of our bad leaders.

theDEVILisHERE:


Because a Shiit hole like Nigeria still exists

Once Biafra is restored hatred against Blacks becomes irrelevant cause Blacks would no longer need others

simple unassuming truth

Mbakuthegreat:


Plenty countries have bad leaders but are respected because they are viewed as people who respect themselves. Its the image that you as a people have in the world, the ukrainian have bad leaders but are viewed as people that you dont mess with because they dont take shit from anyone as a people. Remember its also the people who will get in the leading position, so if the people dont respect themselves then the leaders wont also respect themselves.

Mbakuthegreat:
@989900

I disagree with one point, the arabs arent necesary respected because of their leaders, they are respected because they as a people respect themselves and put themselves first wherever they go in the world. You will find arab countries with bad leadership but because the citizens of the countries respect themselves and dont suffer inferiority complex when representing themselves in the world they will also be respected. But we need to also remember that people in the leadership positions were normal citizens before, and if our leaders dont respect themselfs its because we citizens of africa dont respect ourselves. Go to any african countries and see the citizens worshiping foreigners so bad that racist foreigners are living amongst us and calling us monkeys, apes, etc. and we continue to worship them.

989900:


I indicated Arabs from the GCC mostly.

Secondly, the emboldened is largely due to African leaders striping their citizens of any sense of self-worth.

Mbakuthegreat:


Nonsense, it has nothing

It could be true, im not denying that leaders has the opportunity to give the people the feeling of self worth etc but africans are naturally docile and submisive. A white person can go to the most remote african civilization which still maintains most of their african culture etc and will be welcomed with docily and submisivness.

Mbakuthegreat:
@EagleNest

It has nothing to do with contribution, its simple, because we are weak and dont respect ourself in Africa. We are known as people who can get screwed by anyone without any consequences, this is what makes us weak. Even if our scientist invents the best space vehicles to travel light speed its not likely we will get respect because we dont respect ourself and have inferiority complex when dealing with others. Look at China, how much have they invented during the last centuries? Nothing. Their economic growth is dependent on copying european inventions. What have the arabs done? But these people are respected because they respect themselves. North Africans are more respected than us in subsaharan, why? Have they invented any things? Its because they have more self respect them us. North Africans were also french colonies but have today released themselves free while subsaharan countries are still controlled by france like with CFA. Inventions is not why we are disrespected.

989900:


There are a few other reasons, but the above that you just mentioned is number 1!

Think of the world as our local community, the most respected would be successful professors, successful doctors, successful lawyers, successful pharmacist, successful business men/entrepreneurs, successful teachers, successful military individuals, successful engineers, etc., throw in, how responsible/empathetic the individual is towards his/her immediate family and the community at large, while factoring in how well the family/relative of such individuals perform and carry themselves in the society.

Need I need to stress that 'successful' in this context is not only financial/material.

Now, take the above and project it into a global picture with Africa/blacks and the rest of the world/races.

We want respect -- we've got to earn it!

Additionally, when our leaders treat us like morons/dirts and we accept it, we can't expect less from outsiders.
Arabs from the U.A.E, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi, etc. are not mostly respected for their technological smarties, no, they are respected because their leaders have their interests/comfort at heart.
Sheikh Mo' of Dubai once told Steve of CNN, why do you think we're going too fast, why can't my people have the best things of life now, why later?

Also, when we go to other countries and we don't respect ourselves nor carry ourselves like diplomats representing an entire continent/race, we bring our whole lineage into disrepute.

The above and more are why we are mostly disrespected.

EagleNest:


When you live amongst them, I bet you will understand my point. You have to earn respect for a reason - either through military or economic conquests or both. None of these are achieved by fiat. You have to be very smart to achieve it. Superiority complex doesn't come when you can't solve the most basic human problems by yourself. China, used every means possible to build itself to self dependence and today as economic powerhouse of the world. You call it copying, well that's where they started but you can see where they are now with 5G tech. There used to be a time when Japanese cars, yes Toyota was seen as inferior cars compared to European or American cars, but where are they today?

When Aba produced something, we'll rather relegate it and pull it down but a French person will prefer to patronise Peugeot car while in America than Ford. It is loyalty and believing in your own. And that's part of earning respect. You must bring something to the party Bros, not depending on aids and support here and there.

Mbakuthegreat:


Why arent Biafrans restoring Biafraland and making it prosper now? Arent they instead running to the west and all otherpart of the world and cry from the distance?

Mbakuthegreat:
@EagleNest

https://www.facebook.com/rich.son.37201/videos/267384111327770/?t=1

Look at this, the people of africans smallest and poorest countries Guineans has retaliated against chinese because of what they are doing to africans. Just seing this gives them respect in my eyes, now tell me what are the rest of africans doing for its citizens in China? Godbless the Guinean people

EagleNest:


When you live amongst them, I bet you will understand my point. You have to earn respect for a reason - either through military or economic conquests or both. None of these are achieved by fiat. You have to be very smart to achieve it. Superiority complex doesn't come when you can't solve the most basic human problems by yourself. China, used every means possible to build itself to self dependence and today as economic powerhouse of the world. You call it copying, well that's where they started but you can see where they are now with 5G tech. There used to be a time when Japanese cars, yes Toyota was seen as inferior cars compared to European or American cars, but where are they today?

When Aba produced something, we'll rather relegate it and pull it down but a French person will prefer to patronise Peugeot car while in America than Ford. It is loyalty and believing in your own. And that's part of earning respect. You must bring something to the party Bros, not depending on aids and support here and there.

Mbakuthegreat:


If you understand simple economics you will know that those things africa are behind to europe are not an issue, read up on the catch up effect. Even China and Singapore was behind europe 50 years ago but are today beyond and its because of the catch up effect due to economic development. The problem is simple, africa needs to make itself investment friendly.

Mbakuthegreat:
@EagleNest

It has nothing to do with contribution, its simple, because we are weak and dont respect ourself in Africa. We are known as people who can get screwed by anyone without any consequences, this is what makes us weak. Even if our scientist invents the best space vehicles to travel light speed its not likely we will get respect because we dont respect ourself and have inferiority complex when dealing with others. Look at China, how much have they invented during the last centuries? Nothing. Their economic growth is dependent on copying european inventions. What have the arabs done? But these people are respected because they respect themselves. North Africans are more respected than us in subsaharan, why? Have they invented any things? Its because they have more self respect them us. North Africans were also french colonies but have today released themselves free while subsaharan countries are still controlled by france like with CFA. Inventions is not why we are disrespected.

EagleNest:


Yes, we are going in the same direction of: you must earn your respect. It is not by fiat or wishful thinking.

Singapore and recently Dubai were, few decades ago, nothing to write home about but today where are they? Did they not create or build something the world respects. That's what we call being smart. Oil money was used to develop Dubai and emirate citizens doesn't necessarily need to travel outside for greener pasture unless it is not obtainable at home.

Again even amongst the core whites, there are levels of respect as well, depending on your past conquests and much more about the present. You see British, Americans, Germans, French & Russians they are top notch militarily.

The British or American citizens doesn't play with governance. You must be very smart to be at leadership top not many unintelligent fellows we have as leaders all over Africa who feel entitled. In fact, we no follow at all. The gap is too much and we have centuries to see their back.

Mbakuthegreat:


Ofcourse, i know that africa being a military and economic power house is how we will get respect, but what im saying also is that just because we are poor doesnt explain why we are disrespected even in our own african countries, its because we are docile. Tell me do you think an european would be bald enough to go to China and call them chinks, set buisness that doesn't allow chinese to buy there? But that happends all over africa and it has nothing to do with because we are poor countries but our mentality. Personally i would never let myself be disrespected by foreigners in my country but you will see tons of africans do and just stand there and take it like docile and submisive slaves... Again, eat european countries are poor, filled with corruption etc but the people there are known as some of the most toughest people in the world because they dont take shit from anyone and will bury you if you disrespect them. Their military or economy or history hasn't earned them their respect but how they behave as a people whom are not docile and submisive when they are abused.

989900:


Well said.
The case of Singapore (I lived there for some few years in the 2000s) is a totally inspiring one (without oil or any billion dollar churning natural resource). Ousted from Malaysia with nothing just some less than 60 years ago, Singapore today has GDP per capita 4-5times that of Malaysia, twice that of most countries in Europe, GDP PPP twice that of the US!

It has become one of the major financial hubs of the world; no oil, but has one of the largest oil refining capacity in the world!

How the world perceives a country is reflected in the ease of access a country is allowed to other countries -- Singaporean passport is visa-free to over 190 countries, making it the number 1 passport in the world. #respect


I tire for Africa, my brother . . . we're not even moving in the right direction for starters.

theDEVILisHERE:


...telling u facts, not here to argue with u

take it or leave it

EagleNest:


That's cool and probably the beginning of wisdom but it is still a tiny drop in a huge ocean of disrespect. Let's first look inwards, do we even love and respect ourselves? Are we not busy using religion and ethnicity as excuses for gross incompetence of leaders? Tell me, how will the miracle happen? Do we not prefer and trust Oyibo than Ourselves? When we are given contract to do a few kilometers road, do we not swallow the whole money and still not do the job or at best do a shody work? How come foreign contractors does most of the road jobs?

You see, if we dont sit our arse down and work towards fashioning out a governance and system that will work for all of us, we are not gonna get any respect.

Dedetwo:


How and why on the bolded? Africa has been too investment friendly that it lost its pedigree. Africans must learn to settle their differences without war. Why would people in the corridor power instruct law enforcement agents to shoot people agitating for homeland? The extrajudicial killings do nothing but exacerbate hatred. If eventually the disintegration comes, the hatred will linger hence hostile behavior towards each other.