Gregory
2008-05-20 20:41:07
memomachine: Nonsense. People all over the world can and do perform virtual miracles substantially on their own initiative, provided they are motivated to do it.
Africans, should they choose, can bootstrap themselves into prosperity; I’m not saying it will be easy, nor am I saying that they can do it in isolation, but to a large extent they are not totally dependent on foreign aid. That is to say, they do not need to be.
Problem is, it has to come from within, and there’s plenty of foolishness left in Africa, and the various peoples that populate that continent. And no, not all of it came from colonialism. Not even half, I would say.
Not that I disagree with everything you said; just the last bit.
