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| Europe |
| Italy's new firebrand PM launches blistering diatribe saying immigration from Africa would STOP if countries like France halted exploitation of continent's valuable resources |
| 2022-11-20 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 /\ Thank you for those insights SM. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-11-20 18:45 |
| #7 While the history of Africa is complex (like anywhere else), Spike the Hairy6811 isn't totally wrong here. The French never really gave up their empire in Africa. The Françafrique is still very much a going concern, and Paris still picks the leaders and controls the currency of many African nations. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2022-11-20 18:07 |
| #6 Why do you think developed nations are wealthy? I got one...because Europe etc. survived the Islamic Slave Trade racket. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-11-20 12:42 |
| #5 Understood - that little snippet sounded too much like Bernie Sander's economic platform. |
| Posted by: Raj 2022-11-20 12:09 |
| #4 that was for #1 |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-11-20 10:53 |
| #3 ^ Uhhh because they developed past tribal warfare to the industrial revolution, including the wheel and fire? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-11-20 10:53 |
| #2 ...and then sell the goods back at inflated prices. Or they could, you know, decide not to buy them. |
| Posted by: Raj 2022-11-20 10:52 |
| #1 Yup. Pretty much. Africa was wrecked because the nations of Europe wanted it that way. It's highly profitable to extract their resources for pennies on the dollar, create goods with them, and then sell the goods back at inflated prices. Why do you think developed nations are wealthy? |
| Posted by: Spike the Hairy6811 2022-11-20 10:49 |