I question Ops intention on this. Being a history sub I give folks more credit
Dmannmann on
Even if they wanted to free their people, look at Sankara, or any decent African leader that took power, they were always assassinated. Simply because the west doesn’t want to give up its colonies. Ik you guys are tired of hearing about it, but you’re not tired of doing it. Even today France tries to control east Africa like it’s their personal property.
Dictators are able to take and sustain power because there are people benefiting from it. In most cases those people are international corporations willing to pay for minerals dug up by child slaves. Anyone who one’s a smart phone is supporting those dictators. Sucks to know the truth.
Upper_Ad7853 on
Chinese history: first time?
LastEsotericist on
Because whoever’s in charge inherits an economy dependent on natural resource extraction because of geopolitical factors entirely out of the control of a single government (unless that government is the US or France). They either get in bed with the same corporate and national powers the previous government was in bed with and fail to address the issues they fought to fix, or they become an international pariah and get swarmed by groups funded by the CIA and/or whatever corporations owned half the country previously.
Diabolical_potplant on
Because that happened with pretty much any revolution?
UrUnclesTrouserSnake on
Because decolonization was a colossal shitshow in which borders were drawn for the colonized peoples rather than by them.
Not to mention virtually every single conflict in Africa is a proxy war by developed nations.
Racist fucking meme, OP
Electrical-Fix7659 on
Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso is doing right by his country. So did his inspiration, Sankara, before France and the CIA got to him.
samasters88 on
I thought I was in r/terriblefacebookmemes for a sec
jackt-up on
Eh Africa is a huge continent, and extremely diverse. What you’re saying only applies to like half of Africa, and it’s framed in a pretty racist way.. and I’m not usually one to accuse someone of that flippantly.
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Because Brits drew their borders with a ruler
Cause that’s the CIA’s favorite strategy
I question Ops intention on this. Being a history sub I give folks more credit
Even if they wanted to free their people, look at Sankara, or any decent African leader that took power, they were always assassinated. Simply because the west doesn’t want to give up its colonies. Ik you guys are tired of hearing about it, but you’re not tired of doing it. Even today France tries to control east Africa like it’s their personal property.
Dictators are able to take and sustain power because there are people benefiting from it. In most cases those people are international corporations willing to pay for minerals dug up by child slaves. Anyone who one’s a smart phone is supporting those dictators. Sucks to know the truth.
Chinese history: first time?
Because whoever’s in charge inherits an economy dependent on natural resource extraction because of geopolitical factors entirely out of the control of a single government (unless that government is the US or France). They either get in bed with the same corporate and national powers the previous government was in bed with and fail to address the issues they fought to fix, or they become an international pariah and get swarmed by groups funded by the CIA and/or whatever corporations owned half the country previously.
Because that happened with pretty much any revolution?
Because decolonization was a colossal shitshow in which borders were drawn for the colonized peoples rather than by them.
Not to mention virtually every single conflict in Africa is a proxy war by developed nations.
Racist fucking meme, OP
Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso is doing right by his country. So did his inspiration, Sankara, before France and the CIA got to him.
I thought I was in r/terriblefacebookmemes for a sec
Eh Africa is a huge continent, and extremely diverse. What you’re saying only applies to like half of Africa, and it’s framed in a pretty racist way.. and I’m not usually one to accuse someone of that flippantly.
Is that image AI? Ew