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September 26, 2015
Most ex-colonial nations have floundered.
Even when they’ve avoided war and political turmoil, their people have remained poor.If you were living in, say, Sierra Leone, or, say, Pakistan, or, say, Laos fifty years ago, hope was reasonable. Your nation had control of its own destiny at last. Onward and upward! Work hard, perform your civic duties, and watch your kids climb into prosperous modernity. That hope is not reasonable today. If today you live in Sierra Leone or Pakistan or Laos and you want your kids to enjoy a good life, the sensible thing is to get the hell out of there. Find some way to get into Europe, or North America, Australia, or New Zealand. “Refugees” Are Breaking Into Europe In Search Of…White Supremacy
Posted by gerardvanderleun at September 26, 2015 3:23 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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They want that good ole time rule. Things ran right an the miscreants were whipped.
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at September 26, 2015 7:55 AM
The catastrophic economic decline of Africa since the end of European colonial rule has been amazing. The Africans thought they would run off the colonialists and obtain all the wealth. That can only be done once as they found out in Zimbabwe when they expropriated all the white farms and now they must import food.
Posted by: Ray at September 26, 2015 1:12 PM