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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany
Back in the mists of time, most of these countries were governed & ruled by a European Country be it as a protectorate or a part of an empire. It wasn't ideal or the first choice of the "Subjects" but things functioned & to a degree there was a working balance,
As attitudes changed & the "Subjects" got restless, they wanted self governance & control of their destinies, this they got & along with it the rule of their "own kind". This wasn't the liberation they'd envisaged & tribalism, clanishness has decided their futures since their independence. The bulk of their problems are being brought about now not by the wicked Colonialists, but their own ruling powers.
It may seem harsh, but we in the west are no longer responsible for these peoples, billions have been given over in aid, donations & charity but it's not filtering down to the ordinary people due to the rife corruption & criminality of their leading elite. To sort the problem the upper echelons need culling & if necessary, a return to a more benevolent style of "the bad old days" to square these lands away.
Stil, it ain't going to happen any time soon, so the people & their Countries will continue to degenerate & suffer.
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C'mon ... "Back in the mists of time" they weren't even "countries". These countries, esp. south of that big sandy thing, don't make any sense, and never did. They were created by Europeans, and they make little or no sense, politically, culturally, ethnically, maybe even geographically ... a lot like Yorkshire. Obviously self-rule ain't gonna solve these problems. In fact, this probably exacerbates them. I'm not suggesting we should atone for the sins of our fathers and take up the white man's burden again; but at least we shouldn't be too hard on countries doomed to chaos from the word "go". European colonialsm is at the root of the problems in both Africa and the Middle East. We are reaping the whirlwind. And innocents are dying. It's sad. I've no idea what to do about it ... but, thankfully, that ain't in my job description.