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Stuff like this makes me so grateful I am a Nigerian. Unlike SA, we didn't have any massive preexisting infrastructure or wealth built by whites. So we actually had to work hard as hell to improve and we also kept many things the British left us like capitalism, democracy, and federalism because we actually know what works. 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 (we literally outpaced SA as the largest economy in Africa). 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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@T1Xerxes oh trust me, we aren't. We really wouldn't trade places with them for anything. The country is a SA and sinking ship destined to become Zimbabwe 2.0
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@Kenneth-ts7bp that is an undeniable but also uncomfortable truth. Lord knows the great countries of Europe like England, France, Spain, etc would not exist without the Romans conquering, unifying and laying the foundation for the kingdoms they would later become. Some colonialism can be disastrous and lead to nothing beneficial e.g. Japan's imperial times and the Arabs conquest of parts of Africa, but some others end up being net positives in the long run.
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In case anyone is wondering why South Sudan chise and fought i secede from Sudan, this is why. ThArabs of Sudan repressed the largely Christian African population and even post-secession, th Arabs still have social and political strife in Sudan. They simply cannot manage the country without sowing tension and instability.
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I was listening to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast with the Supernova in the East series on Japan pre, during and end of WW2. He described this era of radical extremism and fascism as "government by assassination". Truly shocking stuff
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@gilgameschvonuruk4982 Very good question, friend. As a matter of fact, we are and have been. We joined the African Landscape Restoration Initiative years back in an effort to reduce teh effects of desertification in our Sahel border regions to the north. This was for ecological and humanitarian reasons since that region is home to 30+ million people and is our agricultural hub. Also, with increased desertification and poverty, islamic insurgency tends to flare up there. So far, we have successfully restored over 10 million acres of land from desertification but we still need to do more. I can certainly see us using more research and even tech from Israel to help with this cause my country has good bilateral relations with Israel.
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No. The story for some of Africa. Last I checked, Nigeria, Botswana & Namibia (literally next to SA), Kenya, Ghana and others, are all functioning and stable democracies.
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@gilgameschvonuruk4982 Amen, and thank you.
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@itsme3k Let's put it this way: South Africa is a serious cautionary tale for most of us in Africa. Also, given how some of my citizens in South Africa (and not just them but other Africans there) get treated with some of the worst xenophobia you will ever see, you will excuse me and other Nigerians of we don't exactly have many nice things to say about the country.
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@odemaj8605 believe me, friend, I agree with much of what you pointed out but I still maintain that we have made a lot of progress in this country. As for the socioeconomic issues, that is largely due to the unfortunate change in political leadership that occurred after 2014 when the more economically liberal PDP was voted out for the more left-leaning APC. I may be 29 but even I remember how Nigeria was in the early 2000s and how things were really improving markedly after years of military misrule and economic mismanagement. Buhari's phase of high debt spending and his economic polices largely hit our country's growing middle-class and led to the current high levels of inflation, increased living costs and also negatively affected the growth of small businesses. My father was one such businessmen who was negatively affected by this. That all being said, the fact that all this happened due to a change in government and not because our country is systemically broken like Zimbabwe, that is still a sign that things can be improved on again. Despite the economic and social hardships, our prospects can still change. I mean, thankfully, our government is not South Africa where national unity is tenuous and they are planning on seizing land and property based on race and we still attract a lot of foreign investment and boast a robust economy primed for great growth. We just need better political leadership.
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@brina6680 how so?
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@ryanstephen120 good point. It's a shame those same hard working, intelligent and good black people were not the ones who ended up in South Africa's leadership positions but it went to the radical extremists who have now ruined it post-apartheid.
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@odemaj8605 The same one that you and I live in? I mean, look at where our country is compared to some others in Africa and especially South Africa. Yes, we have many issues still but to act as if no progress has been made here at all is just ignorant, friend.
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@jonathanj.7344 trust me, that "law" has no real standing here. Plenty of non-indigenous people still appear in ads here. That was just virtue-signaling that some branch of government here did to appease some few folks.
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Given the sheer level of fanaticism in Japanese society during that era that gave rise to these assassinations, it's no surprise that after WW2, many Japanese students and some citizens ended up becoming Marxist terrorists who committed waves of bombings, killings, robberies, assassinations and even Islamic terrorism because said fanaticism was still rooted in Japanese culture and academia during that time. Fortunately, Japan weeded it out in later years.
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@doreenntuli7705 yeah, I am sorry a few bad apples from my country are in yours and cause trouble. That being said, are you seriously going to tell me that the few Nigerians in your country are all criminals and trouble makers? Considering how many stories of Nigerians merchants and businesses get attacked and robbed by South Africans, forgive me if I don't believe your word about every Nigerian just roaming your streets and being criminals.
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@Liberty_or_Ded how so? if you are talking about the coup in west africa, please don't confuse Niger Republic for my country of Nigeria like an idiot.
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@benjaminr8961 amen, and thank you.
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@ibezimokehie9526 really? How so? Can you explain? Does the government own every single enterprise and business here? Can Nigerian citizens not own land or private property? Do foreign companies get their assets and fund seized by the Nigerian government? Please, tell me
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@ibezimokehie9526 Oh, Okay. Well, I guess Canada and Nigeria are the same then since in Canada, All land is property of their federal government. So I guess Canada is not a capitalist country, like Nigeria. good day🤣🤣 Do you see how dumb your notion sounds? You literally couldn't prove anything solid and you couldn't counter any other point I raised.
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@ibezimokehie9526 But how exactly is this bad? Canada's federal government literally owns all the land and leases it out to corporations and citizens and they pay land taxes. In return the land gets developed, jobs are created and the leasers keep profits they gain from said land. how exactly is any of this capitalist and beneficial? Same thing happens in some states in the US. In Nigeria, our federal government does indeed own a majority of land but private citizens can still buy and own land and develop it. We just pay taxes on it.
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@bleizeem6439 You said it. Heck! I'm pretty sure teh US government does the same with public lands by selling leases for fracking and other energy production operations. That is still capitalist. So I really don't know what that other commenter is on about.
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@likatalikata3823 I see. So Nigeria is worse than say Somalia, Libya, Congo, Liberia, Zimbabwe and even Ethiopia and Sudan with ongoing civil conflicts and human rights violations? So you are saying my country is worse than all of these countries and more?
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@BigusGhostus good to know, friend 👍
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