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[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

'Europe' aren't the only exploiters though. 'First-world' nations in general rely on their commodities, and east asian manufacturing for their relatively better lifestyles.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Not to mention they forgot the leaders of those African countries who make deals that give them personal wealth at the expense of their people.

In some cases 1st world countries have installed those leaders, but that's not really that common.

And the citizens can't overthrow them their selves, and the other countries who are benefitting have no incentive to "spread democracy" even if they actually mean it this time.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Just out of frame there's an Apache attack helicopter ready to strike if the African peoples decide to end this arrangement

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Nobody is focusing on the real problem here, which is the totally crap cartoon.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

the big picture is how horribly shitty this cartoon is

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Not even unique to Europe, Africa gets shafted regularly by China and the US too.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

How does it get shafted by the US?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Well, there was that whole slavery thing for starters...

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Almost 200 years ago, I mean currently.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Europe has a history of engaging in exploitation, colonialism, and resource extraction, which have been significant aspects of its past. Even recent economic cooperation seem to have been designed to negatively impact Africa - Pikachu face.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Great book on this subject called How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's a disgrace how Europe has abused Africa and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere continues so

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