Tuesday - July 05, 2005

Dump Africa

I have had it with Africa. Ever since the natives threw out their colonial “masters” the entire neighborhood has gone to the dogs. Poverty is rampant as former tribal warlords build little empires and exterminate their rivals with genocide that is unparalleled in world history. Entire countries full of people are being displaced by these petty tyrants who hire gangs of thugs to roam the countryside raping, murdering and destroying everything in their path.

AIDS is running rampant on the continent and millions are dying every year because of unprotected sex, tribal taboos, superstitions and the local government’s complete lack of concern. The people who don’t fall prey to AIDS are dying of deadly viruses like Ebola that are spreading due to lack of any kind of hygiene or sanitation. Again, local governments don’t seem to care.

The West has poured billions of dollars into the continent, the majority of it from the United States and the money is being pissed away by the warlords like Robert Mugabe who spend the money on guns and armaments for their militias instead of food and medicine for their people. In addition to the billions donated to these “nations” in Africa, more billions are borrowed by these countries to finance fancy palaces for the tribal warlords who are now in control.

How far should the West go before we have to just throw in the towel and give it up as a lost cause? They say if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day but if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. What do you do if the idiots refuse to learn how to fish and fight among themselves over the fish you’re giving them? In my personal opinion, sooner or later you have to cut your losses and give up. Let them revert all the way back to savagery instead of temporarily holding them halfway between barbarism and civilization. If you don’t, they’ll just keep begging for more handouts while they drain the world’s resources in a vain attempt to help them ....

(BBC) Leaders at the African Union summit in Libya are preparing to release a final declaration expected to appeal for the continent’s debts to be wiped out. They are also likely to call for fairer terms of trade with the West, while stressing their desire for better governance and transparency. The meeting ends a day before the G8 summit of the world’s richest nations.

On Monday, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi told other African leaders to “stop begging” for Western charity.

But the final declaration is likely to urge the G8 to end all $350bn of African debt, not just the $40bn planned. The statement will also see a call for Africa to be given two permanent seats on the UN Security Council - although how the two posts will be allocated remains undecided. African Union chairman and Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo told the 53 delegates the continent was moving from a past of military coups to a future of good governance.

Mr Obasanjo, who will be attending the G8 summit in Gleneagles, Scotland, called for “massive” financial help from the West and to expand debt relief for Africa. “This is not the time for a lot of talk but more of a time for serious and concerted action,” he told the gathering in the town of Sirte. The BBC’s Mike Donkin says the meeting in Libya has also been about proving to hopefully committed Western partners that African leaders will honour their side of any future bargain.

Mr Obasanjo’s remarks contrasted with those of Col Gaddafi, who said Africa should refuse all conditional aid and some offers of help from former colonial powers. In a 30-minute speech which received muted applause from African leaders, the Libyan leader said: “We are not beggars at the doorsteps of the rich.”

Posted by The Skipper     on 07/05/2005 at 08:24 AM   
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