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As a Nigerian, I agree that France deserves harsh criticism am for their terrible diplomacy in Africa but I also refuse to support the overthrowing of democracies for military dictatorships because that has never worked for us in Africa. And worse, actually inviting groups like Russian mercenaries is even worse than anything.
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Democracy is not perfect but it is infinitely better thwn any other sociopolitical system. Military dictatorship and authoritarianism rarely lead to anything good for society. As a Nigerian, i will maintain this stance forever
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We are truly living in interesting times of political swings and socioeconomic changes.
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In Nigeria, our government policy towards Israel and this war is that we recognize and support Israel, as we have a good history of trade and diplomacy with them. We also have diplomacy with some elements of Palestinians but nothing else. Our government has also condemned the violent actions of both Israel and Hamas and wants de-escalation but we are also not involving ourselves in their war. Even among our citizens (Muslims and Christians), most of us are largely indifferent because we have our own issues to deal with here.
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As a Nigerian, thanks for making this video. You covered the points objectively. It is surprising to me how many westerners and even some Africans actually think we in west Africa support this coup. We are appalled by it and we know how it will lead to insecurity and increased social and economic problems for us.
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@TheKofinyarko so because of French meddling, you support removing democracy for military dictatorship by corrupt opportunistic thugs and murderous Russian mercenaries? You support economic hardship and insecurity that has led to many Nigeriens suffering and that will affect our own country? Are you okay, my guy?
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Respect to you for being objective and factual. Plus, kudos for not attacking capitalism blindly and correctly criticising the corrupt Chaebols (corporations)
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@ngutumpuennutu2836 if you think this kind of "revolution" is good for Africa, you either don't live in Africa or are some privileged person here too far removed from reality. How has any of this ked to better lives for African citizens?! Look at African countries like Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, Morocco, and other democracies here without military coups or authoritarianism. I dare you to say they are not better for Africans.
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There are a lot of people (some of them Africans and others not) cheering and calling for more of these coups, despite the long history of coups and military dictatorships ruining Africa. Genuinely sad. Those of us in more stable African countries should be genuinely grateful and do all we can to preserve our stability.
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No wonder South Sudan fought for years to be free from those genocidal Arabs. Arabic colonialism in Africa is one of the worst things to have ever happened.
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Daily reminder that Arab colonialism never dis anything good for Africa. All it ever led to is instability and death for us black Africans.
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Can't blame Egypt for this. Look at what happened to Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and others after they took in Palestinians! Their countries almost fell due to civil strife and terrorism.
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@@28gire Exceptions to rules don't negate rules. Did it work in Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Libya, Nigeria, etc?! (we literally had several decades of military rule that almost destroyed our country!) It doesn't work in Africa.
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Lula is the furthest thing from a socialist. Oh, he identifies as a leftist for politics but his actual policies are anything but socialist. DUring his previous presidency, he liberalized the Brazilian economy, cut taxes for businesses and banks, made several trade deals that made Brazilian exports cheap and very lucrative, and he attracted foreign investment to Brazil. Lula is not stupid like most South American politicians. He may identify as a leftist to sway the largely political and culturally left-leaning Brazilian urban populous, but he is not willing to destroy his country's economy with actual socialist policies.
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Typical story here in much of Africa 😢 i don't blame the West. This mess is largely our own fault
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@kensuz democracy is not perfect but it is far FAR better than anything else. Please tell me how coups and military rule and corruption have worked for us in Africa 😕
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As a Nigerian, i hope the good people of Niger are safe but i also know this is going to kead to more islamist insecurity for my country.
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@hoze1235 Amen, friend. Lord knows in my country, Nigeria, we don't need that happening to us, especially given how several of our neighbor countries to the north all had coups and islamic terrorism.
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@kensuz easy answer: Look at Botswana and Zimbabwe next to each other. One has had democracy since their independence and good socioeconomic systems like capitalism while the other has been under dictatorship of a now dead madman who ruined their society, economy and killed his own people. One also has less resources and land but is more prosperous than the other. Do you see the difference?
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Not for long and they know this😂😂 Not to mention, they have no manufacturing. Use mostly foreign slave labor, have very low taxation, barely involve their population in the economic sectors (besides "working" for the government) They do have a lot of money and a lot of socioeconomic problems😂
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I really hope this violence ends as I have some Sudanese friends in Nigeria here. Also, I am beginning to see why South Sudan wanted to split and form their own country.
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Normal day in Middle East. Pakistan supported trrorists and now are shocked by this😂
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I gotta gove you guys at TL;DR props for being objective and balanced. So many western and other regional media types on YouTube tw d to be biawed and ideologically captured buy you guys are one of the exceptions.
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@ulrickemichaelcaron5001 Seretse Khama was better than Sankara. Sankara had good intentions but terrible implementation. H could have gone the democratic route but wen for military dictatorship and this undermined his plans. He literally lost his life to one of his friends and ruined a chance for his country to ha e stability and democracy by setting that terrible precedent.
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Yeah, that is the point. Ethnic and geographic make-up of a country is often a mess in real life.
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@@28gire Friend, the only downside about Gadaffi's death is that he was keeping far worse people and islamists from taking power when he was alive but even if NATO and the west didn't interfere, his country would have still fallen apart because of teh Arab Spring and the repression he practiced.
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@ubaka1979 If western democracy systems are bad for Africa, then how are countries like Kenya, Ghana, Botswana, Nigeria, Namibia and others doing so well compared to undemocratic ones like Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Libya etc? Please, don't let emotional hotheadedness make you think foolishly. Democracy is a blessing to Africa and has led to many improvements here.
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@sallynis5449 Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Seychelles, etc. Are you okay, friend? Is your mind okay?
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@TheKofinyarko because that is how democracy works. Even after an election, aggrieved parties can complain and meeting court. That is democracy. Also, I didn't vote for Tinubu but I still accept his victory because I believe in democracy. Democracy doesn't mean your side always wins and that is just facts.
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@gekolizzard have you ever been to Botswana, Namibia, Morocco, Kenya and several others? Stable and African are not mutually exclusive as you wrongly think
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Funny you dunk on democracy yet capitalism, another western invention, is largely why your country has been doing so well economically😂😂
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@ugwuanyicollins6136 Libay under Gaddafi didn't have a high standard of living than USA; even you don't believe that. The only good thing about Gaddafi was that he kept worse islamists in his country in check. He was not a good leader and the civil war in Libya would have happened even if NATO and France did not get involved.
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@tieanddye SO basically, they are changing from French overlords to Russian and Chinese overlords? How do you think that will benefit them? You think the rules will change? Look at Sri Lanka and tell me how their alliance with China and Russia benefitted them. The enemy of your enemy is not always your friend. Better to play a game that leads to success (even if slow) than to chose a path of failure and suffering. Abolishing democracy and not working with teh more liberal west is not going to work out for these countries.
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Sad state of things here in much of Africa😢 i hope the average civilians will be fine. Funny enough, the Pan-Africanists noise makers here are not even speaking out about this😕 I guess when they can't blame the west for our problems they just go silent. The hypocrites!
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Let's see these people blame the west for this😅
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Here in Nigeria, our president, uppn his election, made some drastic economic reforms like ending our fuel subsidies and currency subsidies. No other politicians were willing to do this and it caused .assive backlash and increased costs but it was very necessary since we were spending too much Honestly, i see the reason behind Trump's tariffs plans. They are partly an economic bargaining chip and also a long-term plan to remodel the economy that will lead to temporary hardship but long-term improvement. As a Nigerian,
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@rizkyadiyanto7922 yeah, I suppose. Global News tends to not cover much of the stuff going on
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@prettyme3150 very good, actually. Democracy countries like Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Botswana and Namibia etc, have better economic and social standards and security and national unity compared to the others.
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@gbone7581 oh, it has. Our federal government has unilaterally condemned Hamas for what they did, along with condemning Israel's heavy handedness. But we are also not opposing Israel's treatment of Hamas given our own situation with Boko Haram. We understand why they are not taking Hamas lightly.
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@raisofahri5797 That is a sad and simple answer: France was not teh best in terms of colonialism. Compared to the British who tended to impart things on their colonies like capitalism, democracy, constitutionalism and civic nationalism (not to mention they actually built infrastructure), France was focused more on resource extraction and so when colonialism ended, their former colonies were less able to function as more unified or economically strong states and this led to resentment and hardships for these countries compared to former British colonies like Nigeria, Botswana and Kenya and even Somaliland. Also, the terrible diplomacy of France towards its former colonies is also to blame. While the British still trade with their former colonies, it is done on a more fair and beneficial way. That being said, choosing military dictatorships rather than developing their democracies is not a good alternative for these former French colonies. Senegal was a former French colony and instead of giving up on democracy, they just worked with other countries, maintained capitalism, got better diplomatic deals, even with France, and are doing well compared to some others.
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I would suggest that Israel first cripple Hamas. then, they try to assimilate the Palestinians (at least the peaceful or non-violent ones). Offer them better economic incentives and better political representation and probably open a track towards Israeli citizenship. There are already over a million Arab Muslims who live in Israel as citizens and have the same rights, privileges and protections as Jews. They even serve in Israel's military and courts and parliament. It sounds like a long shot but it can work. it worked for teh Americans during their wars with the Native American tribes.
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@MrTaminomimo I used to, believe me. Bu after seeing how many of these sahel countries are just terrible at managing their own security and borders (my own country literally spends millions just to secure the borders of Niger, Mali etc!) I am not just going to blame France anymore. The sahel countries clearly have a part in the problem.
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As a Nigerian, I agree 100%. Also, God bless you for making this comment. So many people online and here in Africa are actually supporting these coups out of emotional rhetoric. Yes, France and some western groups deserve criticism but foolishly thinking that China or Russia will be good allies to Africa is dangerous. They will do far worse to us here.
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@robertdlucas7418 Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Ghana, Botswana, Mauritius, Seychelles etc. What exactly do you actually know about Africa that you don't realize we actually have many functioning countries here because of democracy?
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@mouhalo It has worked very well. If western democracy systems are bad for Africa, then how are countries like Kenya, Ghana, Botswana, Nigeria, Namibia, even Somaliland and others doing well compared to undemocratic ones like Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Libya etc? Please, don't let emotional hotheadedness make you think foolishly. Democracy is a blessing to Africa and has led to many improvements here.
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@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana I can see your good intentions but this rhetoric is not what Africa needs and it just encourages radicalism and instability. Also, from r all the issues the west has, the best countries in Africa are the ones that embrace the good socioeconomic and political systems from the west.
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@Grazingoat friend, I am African (Nigerian) and I can honestly say your explanation is very simplified and not exactly a well founded one. There is some truth in what you assert but not all of it.
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@jtgd and yet the two primary Abrahamic faiths have done more to build the modern world than any other religion😕
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@toms5996 Honestly, Africa and Europe shouldn't decouple but should actually maintain diplomatic and economic ties. Yes, some European countries like France have negative history but for the most part, Europe's ties to Africa have been more of a net positive for us here. Heck! One major reason slavery (that existed here long before whites came) is because the British worked hard to abolish it while some African tribes and even Arabs wanted to continue it. The models of government and economics we use in many of the best countries here are based on European style e.g. Capitalism and democracy and civic nationalism have worked wonders for us here and improved our economies and nations. What we need is more diplomacy and better trading because no developing country has ever improved without trade and diplomacy with other nations. Plus, you Europeans are far better to deal with compared to authoritarian or regressive countries like Russia, China, or the middle east ones.
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@jerryterwase9027 you are correct friend. We also understand this since our country tends to be the first victim of insecurity whenever countries like Niger become unstable and we have been dealing with it for decades. I am confident we will do our part to end the problem. During the Sierra Leone and Liberia crisis, our military was one of the few that stepped in and made a massive difference to end the insecurity.
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@ugwuanyicollins6136 no. The best African leader was Seretse Khama of Botswana. He and his tribal rulers of Botswana led the country to greater heights after colonialism. They kept and improved the things the British left them like democracy and capitalism and today they are one of the most economically stable and prosperous democracy nations in Africa, despite having less resources than South Africa or Zimbabwe that are both falling apart. Sankara was not the best. He had good intentions but chose to be a military dictator and it caused him his life and ruined democracy in his country.
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Thank God my country (Nigeria) was not colonized/created by Arabs🙏🙏
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@pepito7903 Thank you. I assure you that many of us here in Africa think along your lines. The majority of comments of support for radicalism and authoritarianism is from a small but vocal minority of countries here (the coups are from a handful of countries here). While the support is high initially, they eventually come to regret it afterwards. Most of our governments and citizens actively want democracy and better economic systems that have led to stability, unity and economic prosperity.
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@tieanddye No. I am proposing to play a game that works and is proven to improve African countries in the long-run.
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@mouhalo Thank you, friend.
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@silasnelson3116 So because of my different opinion, that automatically makes me not African in your mind? Also, how do you know most Africans actually agree with you, and not just a few loud ones on social media? Also, considering how Libya was known for selling black people as slaves during the last years of Gadaffi and after he died, what makes you think most of us actually miss him?
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@dailylearning1706 Well said, bros. It is sad that many folks here in Africa think that military dictatorship is the way for Africa to go but they are wrong. We learned that lesson in Nigeria, as you correctly point out.
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@silasnelson3116 No, he wasn't. How do you judge a good leader in Africa? Simple: After they die, their country tends to remain stable or actually improve after them. Gadaffi failed at this. The only good he did was keep islamists from taking power when he lived. Seretse Khama on the other hand led his country well and after he died, it remains one of teh most stable and economically well off countries in Africa.
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@iZ-xkq well, keep praying to whatever dead god you worship. If a coup could happen in Nigeria, it would have happened years ago.
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The Middle East has always been, and will ALWAYS be a hotbed of instability, long before Israel (modern state) existed. The people in that region are more focused on fighting each other and are largely incompetent and this causes them to not be so significant on geopolitical front and just harms their own region. The resources (oil) and routes (silk road) are no longer as significant as they once were and it has been increasingly bypassed by other areas by this instability and incompetence.
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@mouhalo Correct. That is France's problem. Their idea of diplomacy in Africa is usually to be very heavy handed and that is what tends to encourage more dissent and sow problems. They need to change this policy. Britain still has ties to many of their former colonies like Kenya, Botswana and even my country, Nigeria. And they have better relations because their diplomacy is more beneficial.
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Friend, as an African, having resources is not a guarantee of success for a country. What about other factors like geography political styl, economic policies and climate?
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@strangelylookingperson most of us.
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@no_context_anime friend, you need to actually talk to more of us Nigerians. Most of us see this as simply a war between Israel and Palestinians. We are largely indifferent because we have our own problems here.
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Half of the comments in this video will be just the usual suspects saying how everything wrong in Cuba is due to sanctions, and not a single problem is their own responsibility or due to their government's policies or actions😒😒Oh well. We still have people here in Africa who think Zimbabwe is only poor due to sanctions😕😕
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@wandererking7619 Friend, God bless you for saying this. It is so sad but true. Many of our people, especially our corrupt politicians and dictators, do this and our citizens easily believe the lie. Thankfully, this trend is beginning to change, gradually.
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@DavidSmith-dl8dm My guy, na so im be. It is largely emotions and propaganda that makes them support these coups. Already in Guinea, Mali, and Burkina Faso support for the coups is reducing because it has resulted in increased insecurity.
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@tony_5156 no, we need leaders like Seretse Khama of Botswana. He was liberal, democratic and proud nationalist who led his country to stability and prosperity, even after he died.
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@SLD-bz9so correct but that is the sad result of propaganda.
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@MuantanamoMobile better a flawed democracy than a broken dictatorship. Considering we are the largest economy in Africa and one of the strongest militaries and one of the more rapidly industrializing, I think we are doing well for ourselves.
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@MuantanamoMobile so stuff like nation building, modern technology, infrastructure, democracy, reduced poverty due to trade and capitalism, the abolition of slavery that existed here long before whites came, etc. All of that is not a net positive?!
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@wise5674 no. The reason why African countries failed to industrialize was not globalization but terrible and Inept African leadership. Post-colonialidm, in the late 60s and 70s, many of Africa's countries experienced burgeoning growth and increase in capital but many opted for terrible economic systems like socialism and Marxism and this led to erasure of democracy, national unity, and foreign and local investment that could have led to economic development. While this was happening, Asia was doing the opposite and look at them today. Only a few African countries like Botswana, did the opposite and are doing well today.
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@Valiantcrypt how are we not a functioning country, exactly? We are not perfect and need improvement but how exactly are we not functioning? We are still the largest economy here. Our democracy still functions. We attract a lot of foreign investment and generate high local Investment. Insecurity is not as widespread as what you see in Sudan or Somalia or Congo and others. Our demographics and economy are not degrading like South Africa. So how exactly are we not functioning?
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This will work out as well as the Pan-Arab league worked out for Nasser😕😕Their existing socioeconomic, geographic, climate, political and insecurity problems will undermine this "union" I see so many Africans cheering for these Juntas and al I can say is that give the history of what military dictatorship has done for Africa, it will not end well.
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Whatifalthist was right! He predicted the wars between Azerbaijan and Armenia and the water wars between the Stans😮
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So business as usual for the middle east?🤔🤔
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@serebii666 you have a point. The long stability and peace-ish period the Pax-Americana brought has kinda made us almost forget what the natural state of the world tends to be like.
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Really sorry for all the good people in South Africa who are under the tyranny of their incompetent government. Stuff like this makes me so grateful I am a Nigerian. My country has many issues and load shedding too but we are far better than South Africa in many more ways and future prospects. Our electric grid, though flawed, is undergoing rapid modernisation and we never let our politicians rest on it. Our national unity is better. Our economy is larger. Our industrialization is increasing, not declining. Our political system, though flawed, is not as crippled and corrupt as South Africa and our politicians don't use the excuse of "apartheid" race to secure power. Plus, we are not known as a haven for xenophobic killings and murders. Good luck to South Africa
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friend, as a Nigerian, if you seriously think this coup, or most of the coups here, happened as a result of "colonialism" or because the people want equal representation or whatever, you are misguided. The coup happened for a simple reason: Military thugs and strong-men wanted to seize power for self-serving corrupt ends and overthrew a democratically elected government to do so. My own country is opposed to this coup because we know what it leads to: suffering for Nigeriens and us and also increased insecurity. Please, try and be more objective. not every thing here in Africa happens because of "colonialism" or whatever you assume.
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@FNA27601 yeah, except with the Europeans and their atrocities, that was in the past and even today, they own up to it. Not to mention, they are least brought better development and administration to areas they colonized. Meanwhile in currently Arab controlled countries, atrocities continue even into present day yet they never try to improve their societies or get better governance or development of any kind.
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Most of us in Africa are not shicked by this. The only ones surprised by this development are largely westerners who are so far removed from any existential issues. Sorry but reality is that war is a sad part of human nature and land and resource and economic beeds will always drive nations towards war.
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@unfathomablyunfathomable well said.
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@Nikkska Judaism and Christianity did that?
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@EroUsagiSama Okay, how did his country work after he died? Did it improve or fall apart after? Sankara had good intentions but terrible implementation. he could have gone with democracy but chose dictatorship and it cost him his life. For a better example of an African leader, look at Seretse Khama and what he did for Botswana.
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@maskyb3509 So should military make the government fall?
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@MuantanamoMobile two exceptions compared to the others like Idi Amin, Bashir, Abacha, Bagare, etc.......
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@MuantanamoMobile you think Khama was lucky? His own uncle, a leading chief, along with some British politicians, tried to oppose his ascension as president because of his marriage to his white wife Ruth. His country was also in serious danger of being subsumed by apartheid Rhodesia. You seriously think he was "lucky" or that his job as president was easy?!
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@Komeshokakunanwene we share a border with Niger. We provide them with over 60% of their electric power and we also help fund their security budget and we also suffer the impact of the islamists in their country. We have every right to defend our own security and if Nigeria gets more unstable, w suffer more for it. Unless you think we should just sit back and let more insurgency plague us, you are wrong.
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@othellox1064 so you think less democracy and more military dictatorship is what Africa needs?
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@diamond852 they are doing better than most of Africa. Or am I lying?
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@Neema150 so far, stuff like democracy has worked in African countries like Senegal (a Francophone country), Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, Ghana etc. So I don't know what you mean. Also, Charles de Gaulle was elected by the French.
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@AYTM1200 so which country is yours, pray tell? I mean,my country, Nigeria, during military rule, our currency never devalued or inflated for decades but our economy was also poorer and smaller and unemployment a d insecurity was bad too. So your comment .akes no sense. Military dictatorship may do some good but overall, it never does anything positive 😕
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@traykunable well said.
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@shaebrown2872 that is good.
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@NaSaSh1087 well, no. If this were the case, China would be a democracy. What happens is that countries that adopt socially and economically liberal policies, like democracy and capitalism, become more prosperous and industrious. The Soviet Union was industrialized and grew economically for a while but failed because they lack social and economic policies like democracy and capitalism that encourage innovation, job and wealth creation, good living standards and stability. That is also why China is having socioeconomic problems compared to India.
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@memorymeme51 thank you
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@ptonpc yeah, yeah. Whatever.
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@prettyme3150 if you want better answer, simply compare Botswana and Namibia to Zimbabwe and South Africa and tell me which of them is doing better because of demicy
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@TheKofinyarko Algeria isn't part of ECOWAS. It means Economic Community of West African States. What exactly are you talking about? 🤔
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@CyanOgilvie sucks to hear that. It is seriously messed up how your country applies these awful racial quotas. It just feels like reverse apartheid. Ironically, this I something we could never think of doing in my country, despite all the issues we have. I hope you guys get things better. South Africa has great people but awful government.
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Truly tragic and I pray peace comes. But it's very interesting to know that the only African country that was not colonized is presently plagued by inter-ethnic conflicts, low national unity, poverty, drought and famine compared to some other African countries like my Nigeria which were colonized.
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Pretty much
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@esense9602 monarchism had its time and place but it simply doesn't work for most countries in our current era.
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@ndjimifeumba1708 Oh, we know whether it will work or not. It won't. The only ones who have benefitted from these coups are the Russian mercenaries, few local military thugs who seized power and the islamic insurgents who now act with impunity and the ones who have lost are the African citizens who lost their democracies and security and stability.
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@DTOYWRLD China seized one of their ports and built useless infrastructure for Sri Lanka. No western group or country did that to them despite the loans they owe the west.
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@puraLusa nope. You are actually correct. The majority of those who are obsessed with this war here in Africa are mainly loud minority of radical islamists and leftists like some Muslims on social media here or the Marxists in South Africa or the pro-Russia juntas in parts of west Africa.
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@tombo416 sadly, we already deal with migrants from there and they cause a huge chunk of the Islamic insurgency we deal with here.
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@bloodfiredrake7259 not really. As much of a basket case that Africa (where I live) is, we are no where near as bad as the asshole that is the middle east.
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@reyfarce5697 how .any decades and centuries were these wars in Europe fought compared to the Middle east that is still as unstable despite our modern era? Keep making useless deflections.
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@alexeistrife56 the fact that you can only name two destabilizing European figures just proves my point.
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@abdulahmed738 So basically Ottoman colonization made the region peaceful? How ironic😕😕
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@archyarchfiendx2938 Not entirely. It's their broken culture and other things like geography and climate. Turkey has islam and is one of the strongest economies, most liberal societies and industrious countries in the islamic world because they have a better culture that is not Arabic and regressive.
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@matthummel8306 sad but true. Maybe with a resurgent Turkey, the region might become stable again.
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Simple: Because the Jenin refugee camps were also housing several Palestinian terrorist cells and weapons caches and were frequently launching attacks against Israel. F around and find out!
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A lot of people forget how decentralized Iran has been for centuries. The mountainous geography is an advantage to prevent invasion but alsoed to difficulty in uniting the country. This means that many tribes and groups are in a strained union with any ruling government there. The Azerbaijani grouos, the Baloch groups, the Jewish groups, Sunni groups etc. All of this coupled with socioeconomic problems makes Iran more vulnerable than people realize.
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@AYTM1200 he got his military training in the USA. what does this have to do with the current conflict in the Congo?
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Oh no! How dare Israelis vote for better security as terrorist groups threaten and kill them increasingly? Seriously, this video title is pathetic. This is how Israeli politics works. When insecurity becomes too much, they vote in the right. When it is not a problem, they vote in the left but if course woke western "journalists" will lambast them by calling them far-right.
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Arabs and obsequious vanity projects, economic incompetence, and wastage and inhumane actions😂😂 They go together like shrimp and butter
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@ilasilas3261 sure, keep telling yourself that. I suppose all the western countries who take in Palestinians are partaking in"ethnic cleansing", right? Simple answer and truth is that Arabs countries don't and never gave a damn about Palestinians and use them as proxies.
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 @ignatiusryd2031 believe me, many of us know how corrupt and banal Russia and China are. My own country is wary of entertaining any serious pacts with either of them.
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@wise5674 How so? Poverty levels in Africa were greatly reduced since globalization started decades ago. Political and economic stability increased. Modernization increased and literacy also increased. It has not been perfect but it has been far better than what existed before.
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@youstake I see. Okay, you got me. My country is failed 😐 I suppose you also think Argentina is failed because of how many times they defaulted on their debt and foreign loans. You must also think Japan is a failed country too. I mean, they have the highest level of debt to GDP and also their economy has not grown much since the early 2000s and their birth rate has fallen terribly. In fact, Japan must be the most failed country on earth according to your logic.
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@oluayankoya well said, friend. In our case, experience is the best teacher. Too bad some other African countries refuse to learn this.
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Friend, South Africa went to hell LONG before uncontrolled mass migration happened and we all know it's largely due to the voting choices you guys made. Plus, your migration levels are not even high compared to others in Africa or the world, and yet your country is still failing.
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Ironic how this happening😂 Many folks said Israel woukd suffer nire due to the Gaza war and the Houthi rebels in the south but so far, mainky Arab countries have suffered from all these situations. The region is truly a mess and the socioeconomic and political structures of the region are what make it so.
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Yours is teh best and most objective explanation of the reasons behind the belt and road initiative. Kudos, sir. Any chance you could mention which books you read to make you so informed on the subject?
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@traykunable okay, I see you r point. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
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Except the ethnic and religious issues predated European colonialism. Arabs who invaded and conquered Sudan (Nubia) are the ones responsible for the schism.
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Never let communism into your country. It will ruin your socioeconomic frameworks, as it is doing to China.
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Somaliland! The only stable and decent place in Somalia. more proof that for all their flaws, British colonialism did far better for Africa than Arab colonialism.
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Wow! A communist regime that oppresses the working class?😯 I am so shocked......
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As a Nigerian, it is really disturbing how many of the comments from some westerners and non-Africans are actually supporting this coup! Do you people seriously think this is a good thing?! This has nothing to do with "neo-colonialism"! A democracy was just overthrown by corrupt military thugs and blood thirsty Russian mercenaries! Innocent peoples lives are at stake and their economy and security are in danger! What is wrong with you people?!
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No. Not even close😂 All three are simply having relations like tgey always have. But all three are also still rivals with each other and this was before Isreal.
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@jakobtarrasericsson4295 I hear ya! Peter Zeihan, especially.
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@Elemblue2 yep. You said it right, friend. Thankfully, my country is largely allied with the west😂But seriously, I am hopeful we will all make it through these times but it will be tough.
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@shaebrown2872 sad but true. After a period of competence, there is the inevitable period of incompetence.
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Good luck winning men to the left😂 Your ideology and mindset is antithetical to general masculinity i.e. pushing collectivism over individuality, condemning competition, attacking meritocracy and so much more. Your very ideology, at least the current western form, is also geared towards demonizing men and masculinity in general. You have poisoned the minds of so many men that they will never want to be on your side.
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Never elect a water melon salesman to run your country.
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Except most of these ships they are attacking are not owned by Israel, you idiot! They are just terrorists looking to cause trouble as they kind always does.
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@Threezi04 because they choose to classify themselves as Arabs. Also, considering how their kill squads separate local African tribes based on skin color and tribe, I think that should you they don't view themselves as black Africans.
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@armygamer1842 well said.
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@NaSaSh1087 UK, America, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, France were all authoritarian during their industrious stages? Okay. Also, yes, China does have far worse socioeconomic issues compared to India: Demographic crisis, soaring debt, declining manufacturing and exports, trade war with several countries, growing military hostility, food insecurity, water insecurity, housing crisis bubble and others.
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@NaSaSh1087 okay, I admit I was wrong on Taiwan. After the civil war, the Chinese Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a military regime until the 90s. As for the others, not so much. Meiji era Japan was a representative democracy with an Emperor, not an authoritarian state. It had a constitution and a house of representatives and elected Prime Minister. Germany was a federation with democratically elected house of representatives and local governments. Only the Emperor was hereditary. Even France was parliamentary democracy. So, no. Most industrialized places were not authoritarian.
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@khairulhelmihashim2510 you make a good point, friend. However, I still think this measure (civic nationalism and assimilation) should be pursued and only for Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank. I also base my suggestion on historic precedent like my country's (Nigeria) civil war where Igbo people and other tribes (Hausa and Yoruba) fought over a few years. Once it ended, both parties worked to rebuild the fabric of our nation and pursue civic nationalism by encouraging reintegration and mitigating tribal hatreds. Economic and political incentives were also used and it worked. Plus, Igbo people are a large demographic in my country and while small secession groups/sentiment still exist in terrorists groups, the majority of Igbo people are more aligned with Nigeria than them. Another example is in India with the Sikh secession issue. Majority of Sikhs are not aligned with the secessionists and seem to do well in larger India. Israel should at least try this.
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I am not so sure. Pakistan is a nuclear power and they are not stupid enough to start another war with India, especially given their socioeconomic, political and regional troubles.
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@lorrainealleyne7576 no. There is poverty and so many problems in Africa because of bad governments and bad decision making by masses. Look at countries here that do well. They have democracy, good socioeconomic systems. Please tell me how exactly a military coup by corrupt thugs and Russian mercenaries is somehow going to help improve Niger, Mali and others. If you think these coups are good why don't you go and live in these countries?
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@BlackMan-w9x no🙃
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@mkane212 Yes, and who is ECOWAS master? The citizens o ECOWAS countries who don't want instability. During the Sierra Leone and Liberia crisis, ECOWAS intervened and saved millions of lives. If you think that is bad, then go f yourself!
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@ugwuanyicollins6136 and how exactly are they "taking back land"? They removed a democratically elected president and plunged their country into chaos. They already owned their land. They did this simply to seize power as corrupt military thugs.
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@TheKofinyarko If this is true, then why has my president, Tinubu, and other ECOWAS nations banded together to stop this coup? He cut off electricity to Niger Republic n response and closed our borders to them. what exactly do you mean?
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@mohammedriadh4990 oh, don't worry. Their days are numbered. Even they know this.
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@Shyhalu So how exactly are Mali and Burkina Faso (two countries that also had coups and cannot even stop islamic terrorists from rampaging in their countries) exactly help Niger?
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@Shyhalu and what makes you think the coup instigators are not corrupt? You seriously think they did this to end corruption or improve their countries? And you seriously think this is what all of Africa needs instead of democracy? You really don't know shit about Africa, do you? I suppose you also think Zimbabwe and Libya are prosperous nations without democracy.......
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@ugwuanyicollins6136 so basically, what Zimbabwe and socialist Tanzania and socialist Ethiopia and others did and that led to years of famine, civil war, poverty, and deaths? You need help.
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Okay, why is the coup happening? I am a Nigerian. Please enlighten me. Is it happening because some brave freedom fighters are stopping neo-colonialism? or are simply just corrupt military thugs looking to seize power and undermine another African democracy?
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@sykewtf9820 Yes, very observant of you. Why shouldn't i? We have replaced them as Africa's largest economy. Our national unity is not cratering like theirs. We have democracy compared to their one-party state. We have more foreign investment than them (Starlink created by Elon Musk; a South African, came to my country first without even considering them), Our demographics are better than theirs. our infrastructure and industrialization is improving while theirs is degrading. We don't have the issues of xenophobic killings they have. Basically, our country had less compared to them while they had everything built up and poised for greater success yet they are declining compared to Botswana and Namibia and us. Why should I not compare my country favorably to them? lol😂
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@sykewtf9820 yeah, you are right in your comments, friend. South Africa is a great country with great people but terrible government. I do hope you guys get better. But will ANC actually relinquish power? I don't want to sound too pessimistic but they are becoming more like late Mugabe's party who ruined Zimbabwe😕 They are even considering land "redistribution"
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Yeah, not surprised at all. America, long LONG before Trump, has been pulling out of the Middle East due to being fed up with chaos and lack of commitment or development in the region. So, it's not surpising that Trump is continuing this, and that also includes a reduced effort in lsraeI. I mean stuff like the Abraham Accords to reduce American involvement in the region, and Trump officially making Jerusalem lsraeI's capital so that Anerica would not have to negotiate the issue anymore all further backs my point.
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3 months ago: 3 reasons why China will overtake the USA 3 days ago: Can we trust China's GDP data? 🙄🙄
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@Muhammad_Ahmad_ Well said, my guy. They seriously said a coup can happen here? Talk about ignorant. The last few decades in the 90s of military rule have soured all of us in this country from ever letting them take power again.
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@lodiped Good question, friend. Honestly, the simple thing is that these coups and most in Africa are due to opportunistic and corrupt thugs looking for more ways to enrich themselves. As to how Sankara or Gaddafi's policies would have helped, take a look at African countries like Kenya, Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, Morocco etc. These are politically stable and economically strong and increasingly developed countries here and they don't follow the models of Sankara or Gaddafi because they simply don't work to actually improve things and just lead to instability in the long run and most of us in Africa know this.
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So the Middle East is just being its typical unstable schizophrenic self😂
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It hasn't collapsed because the whole country was already collapsed long LONG before and the only segment of "stability" is the capital.
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@soundscape26 Exactly. Socialist in name only and thank God for that! Last thing any South American country needs is another Peron to destroy their economy and society.
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@jaybee4577 socialists believe in the private sector, upholding property rights and capitalism? That's new. Have you westerners decided to redefine the term again?
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@proton8689 nah. He's a capitalist. He just says what he needs to say to win votes. Although he really should ease up on the bribes.
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@proton8689 America also has publicly funded health care and unemployment benefits and insurance. So does Israel and Japan. Are any of these countries socialist? It's called welfare and safety net and most developed/rich countries on earth do this. If private property rights, capitalism, and free market structures exist that is not socialism. Simple.
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@syhuhjk yes, yes socialism is leftist. Now given Lula's previous economic policies, political policies and the subsequent results, do you think he is a socialist/leftist?
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@proton8689 oh yeah. I get all that. It makes more sense for the public sector to handle certain roles like National defense, policing, and even infrastructure creation because it's too expensive for the private sector to handle. The same way it makes more sense for the private sector to handle areas like finance, job creation, technological innovation etc. In some other areas, both sectors share the responsibility like education and healthcare.i guess at the end, most countries practice mixed economics with more free-market emphasis.
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@proton8689 well said, friend. This was a very fun and productive discussion.
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No, they won't. This is just tit-for-tat diolomacy in the middle east. Iran, like other countries there, have to save face by "attacking" others who slight them. This will not cause WW III. The middle East ie just not relevant enough for such. There were three chances for Israel and the Arabs to cause it during the 48 war, six day war and Yom Kippur war but nothing. It's just a proxy hell hole. The most likely outcome from this is that it will embden and give Israel carte blanche to go even harder on the Palestinians since Iran actively attacked Israel and they can claim Palestinians are fully in cahoots.
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So basically, the middle east is being the middle east? An unstable hot mess😂😂😂
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@pabloescobar-lg9ds I agree that new information and perspective does make one change and that one should never be too dogmatic but, there are also some cases where being ironclad in perspective and principles is warranted. In this case, I have seen first hand what undemocratic societies tend to be like, especially here in my country and much of Africa. Democracy just works better than anything else here.
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@theviniso that is a very good point you raise and that comment by the other Nigerian is also a good one. It is true that some countries can work well without democracy. I mean Jordan still remains a monarchy and is more stable and has been ruled well compared to its Arab neighbors like Egypt, Syria, Iraq and others that went "democratic" only to become hot messes. Your point stands. At the end of the day, democracy works for most but there will some few exceptions.
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@esense9602 yes, you are right but let's not forget that Athenian democracy was not the same as our modern kind of democracy🤣 They had more collectivism, minority rule and it was frequently given to despotism.
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@ayouberriouch5973 Yeah, what France does with their economy is not a good thing but considering how many of these countries are allying with the Russian Wagner group and have been making terrible socioeconomic decisions that have harmed their own citizens and increased insecurity, I seriously doubt any good will come out of this. The coup leaders are just more corrupt opportunists. if they actually cared about improving their countries, they would have done so earlier or tried to ally with better foreign or local powers.
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7:12 - 7:33 Okay, now this is genuinely surprising to me! Never in my life would i imagine that Arabs would do this😯
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Not really ironic. They gave obama a noble peace prize and we all know how bad his record was on global peace and foreign policy.
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This was one of the most objective and well researched videos on Chinese loans and the Belt and Road initiative. As a Nigerian, it is really informative and helpful to me. You not only focused on the origin and impetus behind it but also the short and long term effects. Most westerners and even Africans I see usually devolve to the lazy narrative of "China is developing African and poorer nations" but they will never actually do any thorough discussion or analysis of their loan policies or the actual impact. Thanks for this well made video.
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