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[–]UncleWillard56 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I think it's ironic that countries like Niger and Birkina Faso are suddenly anti-French and pro-Russian. Just trading one white master for another. Add to that, these countries have no love for a State Department that flies rainbow flags and constantly tries to tell them their culture is wrong.

[–]Tarrock[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

America's international power is crumbling. As South Africa has stated, when the western countries talk to them, they get a lecture, then the chinese talk to them, they get a new hospital. The 3rd world is turning to China for economic reasons. Just look at Blinken who has stated that every conversation he has with Saudi Arabia is about gay sex.

China is basically colonizing africa at the moment, which improves the economies for these countries and standard of living.

[–]weavilsatemyface 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

China is basically colonizing africa

That's a very State Department definition of "colonizing". I think that both Africa and China would describe it as "mutually beneficial economic trade".

America is like a tradesman with only one tool, a hammer. Everything looks like exploitation because that's all the USA understands.

[–]UncleWillard56 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

And if the tide changes for whatever reason, and China and Russia no longer seem such good neighbors, these African countries will look to the West again. And the Chinese and Russians will say the same thing. We all really only want on thing out of Africa; resources. To suggest China and Russia are any different is disingenuous.

[–]weavilsatemyface 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

To suggest China and Russia are any different is disingenuous.

Sure, in the long run. Because in the long run every culture goes bad, because people are greedy and selfish. Human beings are douches.

But in the short run, cultures differ. Some are more exploitative (the west) and some are more cooperative (the east). Right here, right now, the west is privileged, greedy, and for all their rainbow flags and Black Lives Matter, they're racist as fuck and interested only in exploiting the poor especially brown and black skinned poor (but don't imagine that whites get a free pass).

While China and Russia are like Avis: “We're No. 2, so we try harder.

[–]weavilsatemyface 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

African countries have a saying. Whenever China visits, they get a hospital. Whenever America, the UK or France comes, they get a lecture.