Comments by "Virt Real" (@the_notorious_bas) on "South Africa row over Russian superyacht's arrival - BBC News" video.

When Ukraine would invade Russia instead of Russia invading Ukraine, then most African countries would join the sanction policies against Ukraine as well. Why? Simply because Africa has strong economic ties with Russia (and China).
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By not taking a stance against Russia you pretty much condone their actions in Ukraine. We all know that most African countries have strong economic ties with both Russia and China, so I'm not surprised by your country's stance.
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@tutotutot5193 True and I don't condone that either, but referring to other examples doesn't justify SA's cowardice stance.
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@tutotutot5193 You're clearly missing the point: they only(!) claim to be neutral, but they aren't and I explained why. If and only if this shield claim is true, then why not taking a clear stance against Ukraine?
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@tutotutot5193 Sorry to hear about those students. Ukrainians and Russians best buddies after the war?! Not sure how you draw a conclusion like that. Taking a 'neutral' stand isn't like not taking a stance. You must be very naive by truly believing that 'neutral' equals neutral in this situation. No need to refer to things that aren't directly related to the subject. The world is far from being perfect, I got the message.
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@tutotutot5193 True, us Europeans relied too much on Russian gas & oil, but hey, It's so easy to spit on the rest of the world without being critical on your own country. I find it pretty hypocritical to claim to be 'neutral' while your actually not for economic reasons. During the years we had way more peace over here in Europe compared to Africa, which is actually a bunch of failed states who can't take care of their own problems.
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@tutotutot5193 There's a huge difference between having a problem and having an opinion about it. The war is also a problem to Africa (grain). I've met some fantastic Africans over the years, but you can't deny that Africa has a ton of active mercenary armies. It's just way too easy to blame the West for your problems. What you don't mention are millions of charities we gave (money, food, education). Without that help Africa would be doomed.
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@MusehanaH You guys take that stance for economic reasons, so Africa is being a hypocrite as well.
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@tutotutot5193 And I appreciate your insights. Mind you, not all media is bad in reporting things. I always believed that most of that aid wasn't helping much, rather the contrary. IMO the best way to help is sharing knowledge from both directions. I'm a big believer in local products as well. I think that any country should be as self reliant as possible. Keep in mind that most large mining companies in Africa are from China & Russia, which is a huge mistake, so in that regards Africa makes the same mistake as Europe.
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