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As a Nigerian, i hope this eventually leads to Russia failing here in Africa. They helped overthrow democracy in the Sahel (Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso) and now insecurity has gotten worse. They also control the gold mines there and the juntas are removing civil liberties and this insecurity is now spreading to the rest of west Africa.
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As a Nigerian, i am grateful the reguon that became my country was colonized by the British and not the French. At least the British actually laid down socioeconomic and political frameworks that led to some semblance of stable nation building and they were more benevolent than the French.
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As a Nigerian, i am glad to see your objective coverage of African geopolitics. Your assessment on Russian and Chinese moves here is so true. China is pretty much here for cheap resource extraction and debt diplomacy for their own benefit. Already they have started repossessing government houses and planes and other assets from my country since our inept government is heavily indebted to them for projects that are largely incomplete. As for Russia, they're here for displacing the west and easy access to resources for their war in Ukraine. The three Sahel countries that "kicked out" France with the help of Russia are already experiencing increased insecurity and hardly anyone talks about that. The Tuareg rebels are gaining more ground and even these insurgencies are making way into the rest of west Africa. Even in the North of my country, during the recent protests, there were several agitators waving Russian flags and demanding regime change here😔😔😔😔
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Thanks for your take on my country. Very objective and correct. Our sociopolitical and economic situation is, as you described, tenuous but relatively stable. Our politics is democratic but riddled with corruption but also much more stable compared to several of our neighbors. Oil is the economic lichpin here but we have been desperately working to move away from sole dependence on it and have been making many economic reforms. Today, services and finance tend to bring more to our economy, with agriculture also growing. We need to do more. Plus, we recently removed our oil subsidy that was a drain on our economy.
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7:04 Thanks for this point. Many people assume we don't have good relations or ties with the west or Europe here but that is far from true. We have some of the best geopolitical and economic ties with the UK, Germany, USA (we buy billions in military equipment from them) and France (oir army frequently runs drills with France to combat terrorists and pirates) on trade and security. Also, while Nigeria may trade a lot with China, we are not a strong Chinese ally, as many assume. They rejected us for BRICS membership (mainly due to our stronger western ties) and when the USA and other G20 members offered us a more solid membership, we gladly took it. We are actually more aligned with the west than many people realize. We have stronger diplomatic, military and economic ties with the west. Heck! We also have a long-standing relationship with India. China is an major economic partner for us but not a strong geopolitical one.
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As a Nigerian, i am glad that the west(US anyway) will still maintain military hegemony for a while more. Lord knows you guys are more trustworthy and better to deal with than the Wokf Warrior Chinese.
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Mexico is legit an exemplary country and one that is a rising star, despite the insecurity. Respect from Nigeria
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As a Nigerian, here's my simple answer: Bad geography, poor social and economic systems, poor political systems, failing legal and social institutions, dutch disease, tribalism and others. Also, the colonialism excuse is just lazy and mainly used by tribalist Arabs as an excuse. Same way Pan-Africans use it as an excuse for Africa's failings.
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I really hope Ukraine win this and Russia pays for everything they have done. I am no longer indifferent about this conflict.
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Ngl, as a Nigerian this prospect scares me. The maon reason global trade and stability has existed was because of the USA. I really hope they maintain some global presence or that other similarly aligned powers step in.
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The Middle East has been an unstable mess since ny grandma was a kid in Nigeria (way before modern Israel existed). It has remained such since i was a kid and it will likely remain that after i am gone. They are bot nearly geopolitically relevant to start a world war but they will remain unstable mainly due to their own issues.
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@faisal0280 no, you are right. But then again, no country has a stellar record but let's just say there's more reasons why most of us in Africa (at least sub-Saharan) still prefer to have relations and diplomacy with the west, America etc than with places like Russia. We can at least trust Americans to be more honest in dealings and guarantee security for shipping and trade.
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God bless and protect you all in Ukraine. Love from Nigeria
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@mr.takethingstooseriously friend, if you want a country run by oligarchs, maybe relocate to Russia, Ukraine, or North Korea😞 We have corruption in Nigeria but to call us an oligarchs is just nonsense.
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@Rowlph8888 friend, America and much of Europe outsourced and offshore their manufacturing to China. Does that make them beholden to China? Japan also trades heavily with China. Are they beholden to China? Yes, during our former president, buhari's, time, my country borrowed a lot of money from China for infrastructure and general loans but that's just it. He needed cheaper loans for his legacy projects, many of which failed and just indebted us. That being said, we really aren't a Chinese ally; just a trading partner. Also, there is no real threat of China seizing our infrastructure like they did to Sri Lanka. This is cause our economy can actually service those debts, but at huge cost. At the end, we are more aligned with the west due to geography, history, economic and some sociocultural ties.
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@kabzaify oh, I am not misinformed at all, friend. I know that the downfall of Libya after Gadaffi led to more insurgency spreading down to us in the Sahel and west Africa but I also know the west didn't cause that collapse. Gadaffi created the rebel movements that eventually toppled him by his repression of tribes and political dissidents. The only thing the west did was help rebels at the last minute. Without them, the same outcome would have happened.
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Exactly 😂The Middle East has been an unstable mess since ny grandma was a kid in Nigeria (way before modern Israel existed). It has remained such since i was a kid and it will likely remain that after i am gone. They are not nearly geopolitically relevant to start a world war but they will remain unstable mainly due to their own issues.
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True but there's some merit to it. I remember some Emirate guy saying " My grandfather rode a camel. My father drove a car. I drive an SUV. My son drives a sports car. But my grandson will ride a camel" I am paraphrasing but I believe it is clear that even they know their society is not viable in the long-run
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This is sorta makes sense. Here in Nigeria, Germany is looking to increase their trade with us, especially in our natural gas. Energy needs and Putin are making many countries look for alternative partners.
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@TheNightMan00 oh, thanks for sharing and glad you have such a positive opinion of us☺️ Also, you absolutely right. Our country is technically a federal democratic republic but true federalism has yet to be established yet but this is something we are getting close to achieving. Thankfully, a national identity and language has been more established with time and secularism is becoming more ingrained in our public affairs and institutions. Federalism is the likely next step. It is slow but much better once we get it.
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@yellowwasprakija2869 sure, keep telling yourself that😕
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A weird possibility of resolution to this coukd be that Israel annexes northern Gaza, installs a civilian Palestinian government there, and assimilates the Palestinians there after purging Hamas. I know it sounds ridiculous but could this have any possibility of happening? I am one of those people who doesn't see the "two-state solution" as anything viable at all.
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Well, he's not exactly wrong there. I'm not an American and even I know that the USA is in a much better geopolitical situation than most countries on earth
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How so? Maybe to someone in the developed world, it's not true. But for someone like me in the developing world (Nigeria), they are. They're industrializing and their manufacturing and close proximity to the USA already benefits them massively. Not to mention their infrastructure is leagues above most of Africa. Also, they can keep the lights on for a while day most of Africa can't manage this.
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This is the kind of news and scientific updates that i live for! Instwad of the usual crazy western alarmism about how everything is wrong and the workd is ending, i am so happy to see a westerner reporting in the ongoing beneficial scientific innovation and research.
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@rh906 the majority of the whining comes from mainly countries that are not western aligned or of much global consequence, even here in Africa. You'd be surprised how many of our countries here actually prefer the western-led (mainly US) global order.
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@mr.takethingstooseriously friend, same thing could be said for most places on earth. Heck! One party has consistently won democratic elections in Japan post WW2🤣 In any society, the elites, especially political ones, get more consolidated over time. Yes, this gets stagnant but also leads to more stability. It also leads to genuine but slow change improving society compared to radical change from authoritarianism. Also, I am Edo and no member of my tribe has ever held Presidential or VP power. Why don't I, or others in my state, feel underrepresented? Because that's democracy. The ones who have means and clout to become political elites get it but they still need my vote to win. We do have democracy here, friend. It's not perfect but that is the case for most of the world. It's also better than whatever they have in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Eritrea etc
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@KrzysiekWawrytko yes and no. Russia may seize some territory but their future is destroyed because of this war and their continued fai d social and economic policies. This war of desperation won't stop the decline they are already facing.
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I am coming to this conclusion regarding him as well and I am one of the newer people who discovered him fairly recently. While he has some good foreign policy takes, his takes on US scene are really shortsighted and plagued by partisan biases.
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@kabzaify I dunno. My country (Nigeria), others like Ghana, Kenya, Namibia etc have strong long ties to the west and we have better stability compared to places like Sudan, Somalia, Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia etc that have little to no relations with the West
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Yes! Finally, you talk about us in Africa. I know there will be many problems here but it is nice to see your expert opinion on our countries (Nigeria, in my case) You absolutely nailed it on the point of lack of unity in the past but the things like socioeconomic development, infrastructure, and even holdovers from British colonialism like a national language and political system, this is what has led to more unity. It is absolutely true that what we are looking to do is establish more diplomatic and economic ties to more foreign partners, especially the west. Yes, we have deals with China and India but we are more allied with the west than most would expect.
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@humansarecrazybeing5730 yeah, what does colonialism have to do with this?also, pretty sure the main reason Asia is rising has been due to I creased trade with the west and the development and benefits from that trade.
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 @jamrollz "insurrection"😂 Also, what exactly makes you think the Republicans or Democrats or any party can/should have any right to influence the Supreme Court?!
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@Maximusx_MX um, you're thinking about Niger republic. They are the ones with uranium
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Some developments i have seen like Saudi Arabia sending aid to Palestinians via Egypt is interesting as it shows that they have possibly reached a deal with Israel and Egypt to ensure aid ONLY gets to Palestinians and not Hamas. That's good.
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Many thanks. Honestly, what we mainly need are to fix our insecurity problem and electricity problem. Once these two are done, even corruption will be manageable. One thing my dad always told me as a kid was that Africa's problem is not corruption, but that our corruption doesn't work like that in modern developed countries. I.e. it cannibalizeds economic growth and development 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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@PaulVerhoeven2 so backing the Houthi s, Hezbollah, the Pashtun fighters in Afghanistan, Syrian civil war, Shia insurgents here in Africa etc, is not "causing wars"?! 😕
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@mr.takethingstooseriously yeah, I can understand. Honestly, my personal view of Igbo political positioning in Nigeria is that while individual Igbos thrive here in political positions and economically as a group with your entrepreneurship skills, you guys need to do more collaboration to gain more political weight, like getting the presidency. Obi came close but his big mistake was abandoning the only established party he was in that had the clout and resources to help him win. He also unintentionally made his campaign more tribalist than nationalist. What makes the south west and north east (APC) win is that they have this collaboration, despite all the growing hardships and resentment they face. I hear many people say Obi should have been offered the ticket by PDP but he simply didn't have the clout to win on his own, especially in the North and South west, and he needed Atiku. Same with Tinubu. He only won because he supported Buhari and worked his way in APC. Obi should have done the same. This is how politics is played, with collaboration and compromise and some waiting. As it stands, Obi has popularity but Atiku is the only real opposition now.
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@Bushmaster17 okay. Have they actually affected Israeli ports or shipping? Seems like mostly Egypt and other Arab countries are being affected. Not very competent
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@faisal0280 simple: Afghanistan development was largely limited to Kabul and other urban areas. Further development and consolidation was hindered by the geography and disparate disunited cultures. The corruption of the Afghan authorities didn't help either. Iraq was a mistake due to the desire for nation building there. Should have simply been limited to removing Saddam and installing a monarchy or working with a friendly Arab power to stabilize/reform the country. Finally, look at Syria and Afghanistan pull-outs by Russia and America. When America left Afghanistan, many people tried to flee with them while when Russia left Syria, many people cheered.
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@SuperDrake85 many good and true points you raise, friend. But as for Turkey, I really don't see them making headway into sub-Saharan Africa as they are more inclined towards the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East (at least the Levant and Mesopotamia). Your observations on Nigeria make sense a d my government has been ramping up military reforms and improvements mainly to tackle internal insecurity, and safeguard our coasts and land trade routes. However, more needs to be done and we are also still involved in diplomatic ties with the West (we recently had drills with France, the UK and America. So France is still present here but taking a different approach to diplomacy with us in Africa after the fallout in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso) mainly because I think Trump and the USA aim to pull back on their massive Navy presence and simply ally with pro-western regional powers (like my country) who can potentially fill that vacuum. I do hope we don't miss this opportunity, as you point out. It can be very beneficial for us and others in the region because stability and good diplomatic ties with others, especially the West (for all their flaws), is something we need here in Africa. As for China, the only thing they are interested in here in Africa is debt diplomacy, and extraction without any serious long term geopolitical or strategic aims. We trade with them because of the economic benefits and affordability but we also know of their negative impacts like illegal fishing off our coasts, illegal mining here in Nigeria and much of Africa, terrible loans with massive interests and some really useless infrastructure projects.
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@jackharle1251 workable?! Russian backed Juntas in the Sahel have made things worse. Insecurity and economic hardships are increasing. Their gold mines are being controlled by Russia. Civil liberties are being removed. Criticize the Juntas and either jail, forced conscription or worse happens. No, most of us in Africa prefer democracy and capitalism mainly cause that's what has been shown to actually improve things here.
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A lot of people like to think Libya was ruined by NATO and France and USA but truth is that he did most of it to himself. He constantly oppressed several trines and political opponents, economically mismanaged parts of his country and more. This led to to the revolution that eventually ended him. France and NATO didn't create the revolution. He did.
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@spicychad55 you are right that the British did that, as well as the French. The difference is that the British also left things like democratic institutions, civic-nationalism, capitalism, rule of law and human rights. All these served to ensure some stability and national cohesion after colonialism ended. That is why my country has only had one civil war and has better national unity, despite our multiple tribes, compared to Ethiopia that have had multiple civil wars and ethnic hatred despite no colonialism.
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I thought the tariff bluster was meant to be a negotiation tactic😕 This just seems normal. Threaten tariffs then negotiate with the countries a d get good concessions for both sides
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Geopolitics is so weird sometimes😂 I mean, my country, Nigeria, is also a supporter of Israel and given our Christian-Muslim make up, that would seem surprising.
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Very good analysis, friend
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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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I assume you haven't seen his videos on Japan, Korea, and others? He also calls Russia incompetent. Please take your race-baiting and shove it!
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Seeing Peter packing up for a trip reminds me of my dad frequently travelling for his government job in Nigeria when I was a kid😂😂
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@mr.takethingstooseriously on a final note, you are also right that simply focusing on Presidential election is not what will help us. We need to focus on state and local elections more. The senators and governors are the ones who directly affect us.
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@sanjosemike3137 I fully agree. Believe me, the scam artists are a plague on our own country as well.
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@bytesburst that would certainly explain why my government has been expanding our military, especially naval capabilities and strength. Thankfully, we are also strongly aligned with the British and they frequently hold drills with us.
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@atheistbushman Great question, friend. Based on my own knowledge and experiences, education is improving but, sadly, economic opportunities have not kept pace as well. The issue of brain drain is still present here. As for energy infrastructure, our power grid is severely mismanaged, even after a decade of largely privatizing a good chunk of our electricity generating sector. Much of our current issues stem from political ineptitude and economic mismanagement, especially since we removed our previous ruling government (PDP) that was more economically right-leaning and federalist, in favour of our current party (APC) that are left-leaning and prone to excessive deficit spending and their rolling back of many policies the previous government did to improve our country. But some recent policy changes are likely to lead to improvements. A big one was the removal of a longstanding fuel subsidy that was a huge drain on our government budget but it came way too late and led to increased inflation and stalling of many business.
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@sonneh86 you are right there. Plus, winter has the benefit of reducing the spread of parasites like mosquitoes and tse-tse flies which cause high mortality. This was a huge problem for us in Africa until colonialism came and brought modern medicine, infrastructure, and methods to deal with it.
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@AnAn___ oh, I am very optimistic about it. Honestly, India's path to economic growth and development is geopolitical strength is what I, and quite a few others here, feel we need to emulate in Nigeria. China is mainly a trading partner for us but India looks to be a geopolitical ally for us.
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I really hope one day, you do an analysis of my country, Nigeria. It may not be wholly positive but I wanna hear your take and views on our long-term prospects, especially compared to countries like South Africa. We even have some secessionist movements in the Biafra and Oduduwa groups which actually have less support in reality, even among their own ethnic groups.
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Thanks. I am one of the newer subscribers and I begin to understand why many folks call much of his analyses lacking and subjective
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@_Ottho am I lying? Compared to the French, Belgium, Portuguese and Arabs who were far FAR worse and more brutal in terms of colonialism, the British were absolutely benevolent. I mean,have you seen how most of their former colonies tend to have more stability, economic strength and also how they abolished slavery? Yes, the British during colonialism also did terrible things like the famines in India and Ireland due to their colonial mismanagement (which they still apologize for) but compared to others who did intentional atrocities with no regard, they were benevolent.
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That's very fascinating! This could be a huge game changer in East Asia cause that region is not known for having much oil and gas deposits.
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So this means that a more Canadian national identity is being established and more of the younger generation of people who were immigrants are integrating into this new identity? That actually sounds really good. It looks like Canada is following the American model of integration in that regard.
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@jarexaderemi9511 you are right about that for us in Nigeria. Thankfully, as time has gone by, we are moving away from some dependence on oil. It now only brings less than 50% to our economy than in the past. Now, it's mainly the financial and services sector we are growing. Also, we recently removed our oil subsidy that was a huge drain on our economy for years but we need to do more.
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Exactly 😂The Middle East has been an unstable mess since ny grandma was a kid in Nigeria (way before modern Israel existed). It has remained such since i was a kid and it will likely remain that after i am gone. They are not nearly geopolitically relevant to start a world war but they will remain unstable mainly due to their own issues.
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@mr.takethingstooseriously well said. Being in the middle has really helped India. We absolutely should adopt this. I, especially, admire how India manages to stay united nationally despite so much cultural and religious diversity.
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@@Mr_Turtlewizard good point.
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@etcher6841 um, you do know the Catholic Church were the major funders of Galileo's research and they also supported his work. The reason he was imprisoned was because he made political rivals,some of whom were prominent in the Church. They actually wanted him dead but the church intervened and had him committed to house arrest. Please, get your history right.
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@cunucky Many thanks, friend. Also, I am used to the insults. It hardly matters to me anymore.
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@Restrodsworth Well said.
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@ateampossible thank you! This could be used as a template for the Palestinians in Gaza. The two state solution simply will never work. Israel being the ruling power with autonomy and federal representation for Palestinians seems the only viable option. Arabs and Muslims already live in Israel and have full rights and privileges as citizens of Israel. Basically the same thing America and Canada did for the Natives.
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@thankgodkelechi9843 yes, I so your point but can you honestly deny any of the points I made? Is this not what is happening in the Russian backed/controlled Sahel three? Also, while I certainly don't speak for all Nigerians, do you think I am the only one with this sentiment/view of Russia in Africa? If not, shouldn't more of our people be supportive of the Juntas there?
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@Lykan443 oh, I never said our corruption is not a problem but is that a reason not to criticize Russian interference here or their sponsored military Juntas? And the problems their presence has caused for the rest of West Africa?
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@Pause_café_Avec_Dr_Djon Amen, friend. I hope so.
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@mr.takethingstooseriously I see your point but the issue is that this kind of leadership of one ruler in charge for a long time only works for homogeneous places and it doesn't last, especially since it depends on the sole ruler instead of systems and institutions. I also agree that hot pocket leaders are frustrating since, as you point out, a new party or leader can simply undo all the progress. We learned that in Nigeria when PDP lost in 2015 and buhari and APC spent almost a decade undoing everything positive they did. Despite all this, it is still proven that democracy (even flawed ones) work better than anything else because, though slow, they lead to better institutions and systems for a country. Compare Botswana and Zimbabwe for instance. Even Ghadaffi that you mention was undone by this. He did some good things but he also oppressed a sizeable portion of his country and this led to rebellions and unrest that ultimately toppled him, with NATO's help. Also, the way I see to prevent the hotpocket leader issue is with stronger political parties with focused agendas and principles. After Obasanjo served his two terms and did a fantastic job improving Nigeria after military misrule, Yar'Adua took over and continued to improve/stabilize things despite his religious and tribal difference. This was because he actually believed in PDP's principles and in the democratic and economic system of our fourth Republic. Same thing continued with GEJ.
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@endyephraim1864 Oh, you think PDP did nothing for Nigeria?🤣 Tell me, which party was it that reduced and paid off our huge debt after military misrule? Which party/government was it that liberalized and privatized our economy and led to job creation and improved standard of living? Which party/government was it that reduced inflation and cost of living? Which party was it that brought huge foreign investments and companies to Nigeria via better economic policies and management? Which party was it that made our country the largest economy in Africa and one of the fastest developing ones in the early 2000s? Please, tell me. Maybe in your eyes PDP did nothing but, in that case, were you asleep since 2000 to 2015? Compare their 18 years to APC's less than 10 years and tell me which was better for our country. I know PDP is flawed but even you can't deny how competent they were, and still are. Thank goodness we still have PDP in my state of Edo and they are doing things right here.
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Respect from Nigeria. I am sure Trump and your president will negotiate.
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Oh God. This is awful. I feel for the good citizens of Niger Republic. Also, this is equally bad news for my country, Nigeria, as it's just going to lead to more refugees and islamists crossing into our already weak northern borders.
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@atheistbushman Hi friend. Sorry for the late reply. As to your questions, ethnic relations here are far from perfect but they are much better than in the past and, especially, compared to some other countries in Africa. The socioeconomic rifts between the north and south still exists and even within both regions, inter-tribal schisms can linger but over the decades, civic nationalism and a more conscious National identity has been taking root here. Hausas and Fulani have their issues. Same with Igbos and Yoruba but for the most part, most people get along well. The main things causing tribalism to flare up are the economic problems brought on by poor policies and decisions of our current ruling party since 2015 and this leads to other secondary issues being brought due to this. Regarding our military, yes, northerners who are mainly Hausa and some Fulani (Fulani are not nearly a large segment of our population as people think) do constitute a large portion of it--followed by Yoruba and Igbo people--but this is mainly due to demographics, not some tribalism issue. The same reason why the US army is made up of largely white people since they are the largest segment of America's population. For the longest time, our armed forces have been established as secular and national, not regional/tribal. Even our constitution and various military edicts forbid any religion or singular tribe from using our military as a proxy. Finally, on the Biafran war, it is not forgotten but it is also not as majorly focused on these days. The fact that Igbo people still emigrate and settle successfully in other regions/states in Nigeria in the north and south-west, is proof of this. There are still secessionists elements in the south-east (as they are in other parts of Nigeria like Yoruba separatists and Haus/Fulani separatists) and while they call for separation and frequently use the civil war as a rallying cry, they are a loud minority and not supported by the majority of Igbo people on that topic. The fact that some of these groups like IPOB and ESN tend to use extortion and criminal/terrorists acts against their own people in the region, sours many against them. They are basically like the radical Sikh separatists of the Punjab. There are still legitimate issues facing the south east, especially economic ones but these are due to political inaction and ineptitude within their own region rather than discrimination from the federal government.
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@zee9709 thanks for the explanation. Many people, myself included, tend to forget how much of a huge factor a region's geography is to their sociocultural, political and economic development/stability. Here in Africa, we certainly have bad geography but nothing nearly as terrible as the middle East.
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Hi Peter. Any thoughts on my country, Nigeria? Especially after our recent elections?
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I know this is a joke but I hope you guys in the UK or EU can actually step in to help with naval protection, especially around the coasts of Nigeria (my country) Lord knows the main reason things like trade have been stable for us is the strength of US naval power but with retreating,I am a bit worried.
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Why didn't the Germans just build more nuclear reactors?!
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3:00 As a Nigerian, this is great news! I hope those Russian nercs get the heck away from us here in West Africa. They've already done enough damage.
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@AboSaad-q8n yes? Why not? It seems to work For Native Americans in the USA and First Nations in Canada. It seems to work for me, as a Nigerian,and other various tribes who came to become citizens of our country when it didn't exist prior and had to work to build civic nationalism despite our tribal differences😕
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@ateampossible absolutely agree ith you on all these.
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@AboSaad-q8n firstly, thanks for the kind words for me and my country. Appreciate, friend. Also, as to the population issue, I don't see it as a major thing cause Arab-Israelis already live in Israel and have high birthdates but also are fully enfranchised citizens and contribute positively to Israel. This could also be done for Palestinians so long as they drop the radicalism. Also, the white guilt thing is unlikely. That mainly tends to be in regions and countries with very little existential threats and the weird postmodern leftist ideology that promotes it. I mean, in Nigeria, my ancestors of my tribe, and those of others, had history of war, enslavement and conflict with other tribes yet none of us has any "white guilt" sentiments cause it's something all our ancestors did and we also real issues and problems here to dwell on the past. so the ideology has no root here.
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Never let socialism or communism into your society. It will destroy your economy, culture, politics, security, and demographics forever.
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@niyaziugur Agree. Turkey will most likely win big geopolitically in the middle East and parts of North Africa. They have the better military, better economy, better cultural systems (they are Islamic but also secular and this helps them have good relations with the West and moderates in the middle East), better demographics and industrialization.
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@pentegarn1 to be fair, it's mainly the countries like Egypt and other Arab countries that are being affected by the Houthis.
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Well said, friend. As a younger person who is currently researching the gamergate phenomenon, my conclusion is that since gamers where the first group to actively push back against leftist subversion of their media and hobby, the left and mainstream media decided to slander them hard.
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@badart3204 you said it.
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@ryankline1164 I know what you mean. YouTube does that to me too
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@siddarthshah1773 no country, culture or region is absolutely innocent but some countries, regions and cultures are much better than others. That's why the west is better than the middle East.
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@LRRPFco52 I can't argue with you there. Though, I would also add the poor fertility of our soils due to thicketted jungles and acidity that needs fertilizer to make more farmable. But at least water and aridity is not as severe as the middle East. Also, I absolutely agree about the largely positive socioeconomic, cultural and political influence of the west on us, especially compared to the Arab influence in Africa. There's a reason more of our countries tend to continue embracing more of these systems, even despite tenuous history.
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@AnAn___ well said!
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@mr.takethingstooseriously honestly, it is really not as difficult as we think. India achieved their federal and democratic system mainly for a few reasons: They had the sociocultural and political foundation laid by the British during colonialism, same as we have. They even had previous instances of ethnic tensions and schisms like the Sikh-Hindu clashes similarly to our own civil war but due to the aforementioned sociocultural foundations, they worked to reestablish national unity rather than expunge the side that lost, same thing in our civil war happened. They also had a growing economy and increasingly young nationalist population that identifies more with India than their individual tribes. Finally, there is inertia and conscious effort to keep India united. The elites and populace there are to dependent on the economic security and political stability that a unified India brings and most want to maintain this. They might be problems but not enough to undermine the nation. They will simply work to improve their issues by necessity. This is the same that we also see in Nigeria. We already have a growing national identity and language. Many of our institutions, like the military, are becoming secular and avoiding divisive agendas. I mean, it is forbidden to classify our military as Muslim, Christian, or tribal. It is Nigerian. Most of us want to maintain our union, especially the elites. Even the secessionists in the North, South, West, East etc, don't have much weight anymore and most of us depend on the economic security and political stability Nigeria affords us.
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@mr.takethingstooseriously agreed with you there. The future I see for Nigeria and Africa is that there will be a lot of upheavals and some nations might either merge or dissolve but more democracy will be established and there will be more regional powers in various sphere of the continent and their growing influence will help stabilize their regions. These will mainly be in the coastal areas here like Kenya and Ethiopia for east Africa. Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory coast for west Africa. We will also see more bi-lateral diplomacy and deals with the west for industry, tech and manufacturing due to our cheaper labor, young demographics, proximity to Europe, and increasingly educated population. Basically, I see us following the same path that Mexico and India followed to development.
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@mr.takethingstooseriously oh, I forgot to add this bit: A huge factor in our development in Nigeria and parts of Africa will be our expat populations living/working abroad. Their remittance payments already play a huge role in funding businesses here but as time goes, they will also impart their know-how, wealth, and intellect to develop economies here. This was also how China, India, Mexico, and even Taiwan became developed.
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@mr.takethingstooseriously well, friend, I can't argue with that. Nigeria's success is indeed Africa's success. Also, the thing about democracy is that it is very malleable and can be modified in various ways but it tends to maintain some core aspects. Democracy in France, after their revolution and Napoleon, was and is still unitary i.e majority rule while in America, it is Republic democracy (the kind of democracy we are trying to establish here) which is not the kind of democracy that was in the west for a long time. Britain still has Parliamentary democracy. So, western democracy is not one simple thing and democracy can be applied to any place, not just the west. That is why when Botswana gained independence, they kept democracy and other things from Britain mainly because their culture had similar systems like consensus building, chiefs being elected, property rights etc. Democracy can, and has, worked in Africa because it can adapt and change easily.
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@davidandrews1976Andrews hi there. While our country is a large economy here in Africa, we have been declining due to so many socioeconomic and political issues. We used to be the largest economy in Africa but bad economic policies by our government, coupled by declining oil prices, since 2015 have resulted in us dropping. This has also led to rapid inflation, massive insecurity (especially in our northern Muslim regions), and as for the investments from China, that has become a double edged sword. On one hand, the "investments" did help boost our GDP but on the other, our new government since 2015 massively indebted us to them for "infrastructure projects" that are now largely incomplete, underfunded and since we now owe China a lot of money they have begun repossessing government assets.
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I would love to hear what your opinion's/predictions about the upcoming election in my country, Nigeria. Most of us see it as an election against the ruling APC party of buhari for 8 years and a return to the more right-leaning economically liberal PDP.
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@tiredgardener when two people are fighting, a third person wins.
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@xpusostomos yes, and not a very effective leadership or a majority of them, I would imagine😕 The aid can still be given to the majority of Palestinians and not be effective to Hamas, especially as food aid.
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@mmoarchives2542 maybe but better than the delusional thinking that some folks are saying like that "River to the sea" nonsense that will never happen.
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@ryankline1164 friend, while I agree that religion can cause problems, it's more of a net positive than you think. I mean,you do know that it was Christianity that developed scientific method and many of the innovations and sociocultural and economic systems that currently benefit humanity, right?
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@karunama3771 Also, don't try to make this a religious issue when what happened to Copernicus and Galileo was due to institutional problems and interests. In our world today, James Watson, a Nobel laureate and scientist who discovered the double helix structure of DNA, was stripped of his honors due to his positing the theory that genetics and intelligence are linked. This clearly happened due to the perception that such a notion is simply bigoted and not worthy of scientific research. Isn't this essentially what happened to Copernicus and Galileo? I.e. going against institutional convention?
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@etcher6841 Oh, thanks. Sorry if I came off as hostile but i am glad we shared information and enlightened each other on this topic. Your conclusion is pretty much the true one based on historical evidence. Galileo did have powerful backers in teh church but even they were subservient to powerful institution of the Church and the elites/politicians outside of it. It's basically what also happened to James Watson, the Nobel laurete who discovered the double helix DNA structure. He was stripped of his honors for positing the theory that intelligence and genetics have a link because it goes against cultural notions, rather than any scientific falsehoods. At the end of the day, principles and laws may hold true but they can be subverted by corrupt humans in institutions and those who speak out tend to get silenced and shamed.
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Never let communism into your society. One has to wonder what Russia would be like had the communists not taken over and destroyed the socioeconomic, cultural, and demographic frameworks that existed prior. It would definitely be better than it is now.
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@israeliseoluwa6704 Oh, I know Nigeria is a serious mess now. The inflation, insecurity, power grid issues, food supply etc. But I am still optimistic mainly because I remember how things were during the 90s with military rule. It was equally as bad, if not worse. Well, all that changed when we became a democracy again in 99 and from then, our economy rapidly changed and improved because of competent leadership in PDP. So, there is good reason and precedent for my optimism.
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@stevenwilliams3015 Friend, how exactly am I lying? I know that APC's policies are negatively affecting us but how does that disprove anything in my comments? our GDP is still very high. Our economic prospects are also one of the better ones in Africa. This inflationary period will pass too. Also, please don't act as if I am responsible. I voted for PDP (the only party with a history of improving Nigeria) and my state is Edo, governed by PDP, where improvements are happening with infrastructure, education, and job creation. SO please, try and understand my perspective. I know things are bad, but I also know they have been much worse and once we get sensible federal government (PDP) back, our economy will be fixed.
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@emmanuelaliji3497 friend, kudos to you. You just summed up part of the reason for my optimism for Nigeria. These policies, as you state, are good and sound but came at the wrong time. Removing the subsidy was good cause our economy can't afford to pay for it anymore but it came at the wrong time and that is why I keep hating APC. In 2012, GEJ of PDP tried to remove the subsidy when our economy was strong but they stopped him. Then buhari overspent and indebted us. Now we are dealing with consequences. Things will get better but much harder before then.
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@adewalem5474 I can understand and sympathize but to say Nigeria will never get better is strange. You are older than me so you remember what this country was like under military dictatorship until 99, correct? Did things not improve after we returned to democracy and PDP liberalized our economy? Did our debt, inflation, cost of living not drop? Did our economy not become the largest in Africa and a fast developing one? Did our middle class not grow? Things have gotten better but what we need is good political leadership, which APC will never provide.
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@adewalem5474 oh, just one more thing. During the global recession of 2007/8, did we have serious hardships in Nigeria like many other developing countries? Or was our economy stable under PDP? Now, before and during COVID, how did our economy perform under APC?
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@paskowitz Damn right👍👍
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@retiredrebel okay? So what didn't I say in my initial comment or subsequent responses?
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@yimhappy Great question, friend. Regarding Chinese growing influence in Africa, it is a mixed bag. On one hand, their capital "investments" are cheap and they tend to be more willing to "lend" money to African governments and it can help with infrastructure developments here. But on the other hand, it is all part of their belt-and-road initiative and not out of some altruism for Africa. Given the harsh terms of these loans and their propensity to support corrupt and inept governments here, some of these projects usually end up not benefitting the local economy since China tends to employ their own home workers and saddle the African countries with the bill. Plus, there is the risk of losing the infrastructure on default like what happened in Sri Lanka and this could happen to many African countries due to their already weak economies. China is also known for illegal resource obtaining here. Many illegal mines in my country have Chinese involvement. This is a reason why many of our countries in Africa tend to have a balance of foreign deals with teh west and China and India. In my country, though we have seen increased borrowing and trade with China, our economy is strong enough to service these debts and our new government has stepped up our bilateral deals and trade with the west and India.
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Rest in Pieces. He and his group have brought civil war and conflict to my region of west Africa.
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Daily reminder that Communism and socialism are evil and will destroy your society😢
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@chestnutters9504 Biafra war happened because a rougue Nigerian soldier Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and several others killed some of our prominent founding Nigerian leaders. This then led to reprisals and ethnic clashes. Then rather than surrender him for his crime, an Igbo man, Gen. Ojukwu, sheltered him against the advice of other Igbo people and plunged the east into a civil war that many Igbos didn't want. After the war, reconciliation happened. As for Boko Haram, you do know that most of them are islamic insurgents from neighboring Chad, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso etc, right? They are not just limited to Nigeria and our military has gotten better at dealing with them. Finally, on the issue of religion, what exactly makes you think the majority of Nigerians don't co-exist, despite our faith differences? Or do you just think social media is representative of all reality here?
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@ateampossible they should still try. I seriously doubt the majority of Palestinians are happy with Hamas and their "leadership"
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@7thsealord888 yes, that is true but I still think it can be done with Israel. America and Canada managed to do it with their Native and First Nations peoples who had brutal wars and attacks from both sides. Simikar situation was achieved in my country, Nigeria, first with British and later our own democracies a d military governments as we work to build a national identity despite our many tribal differences. Civic nationalism can be achieved, with force and diplomacy.
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yes, I like this. It won't be easy to establish. Lord knows my country (Nigeria) had, and still has issues, with our national unity but getting better. Same thing with USA and Canada with their integration of Natives and Indigenous peoples.
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Sorry but whenever I hear "far-right" in terms of western politics, upon closer inspection, they just turn out to be more like hardline democrats or liberals from the 90s😒 Maybe it's cause I'm Nigerian or maybe it's cause Americans have abused terms like "far-right" so much so it has lost meaning.
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Islamic terrorists are genuinely dumb. These attacks on ships aren't even attacking Israeli ships! And their actions are mainly attacking Egypt and other Arabian economies. These people are genuinely stupid.
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Successful at what?! The only countries suffering due to their attacks are Egypt and other Arab countries there that need the trade from the Gulf. Israel's Mediterranean ports are still open. How are the Houthis hurting them?!
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@muhammadadeel8639 oh,we don't give a damn about any resources from Niger. My country literally provides them with money for their security, 70% of the electricity,and helps secure their border. You can foolishly think that we "want their resources" but we don't. We simply don't want their Islamists plaguing us as they have always done.
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@fredowusu22 What does Gaddafi have to do with anything happening now in Niger or Nigeria?! Are you okay? I am speaking for myself and my country. You can pretend to be foolish and think this coup will not negatively affect us but I won't. A destabilize Niger means more Islami insurgency for us in Nigeria. Look at Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea! All have had I creased terrorism and loss of human life since their coups. If you think that is good for Africa, good for you but most of us are not sick in head like you.
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@EveryoneIsAmelak considering how Arabic governments view Iran with suspicion and dread, I wonder if you are just confused? Also most of your media is controlled by Americans. Not sure what exactly you are asking that for
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As soon as i am done with college in a few months, i am going to enroll in a trade school qnd i aim to become an electrician. My coll ge experience has made me so embittered to the whole thing and i detest the thought of working in a corporate setting😣
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And yet some westerners eill still blame the USA😕 Bad socioeconomic systems and policies, and corruption are what cause this. Here in Nigeria, our power grid has failed due to this😢 Cuba has a chance to actually break this cycle. I hope they take it.
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How is it weird? You do know Iran and Saudi have been jostling for influence and had a rivalry due to their Shia Sunni schism, right?
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@urlauburlaub2222 interesting points. I never thought about it like that.
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@-oysterthief4444 agree.
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@siphotheguy1870 and how does this negate the majority of bad things they continuously do?
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Well to be fair, most places affected by these sand people are other Arab countries😂 Israel's Mediterranean ports are still open. So they are pretty incompetent.
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I stil can't believe so many people assume the middle east will cause WW3. The middle East is 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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Honestly, the French will still jave a presence in the Sahel and west Africa. Simply put, due to poor geography, poor trade and economics of these areas, they simply need a strong foreign power. Also,this is not the first coup Niger has had but like their fifth one. Every time they had a coup, they simply re-did their diplomacy with France but the French will still maintain a presence there. Russia or China have no long term interests there
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@kgypster oh, the west definitely deserves some of the blame but most of the problems in the middle East are their own fault. Look at the coups sponsored by Abdul Naseer that destroyed the governments of countries like Yemen and Iraq and led to military dictatorships and oppression. That is one example.
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Very good analysis, Peter. I remember watching a documentary on the history of Vietnam and one point was made about US-Vietnam relationships post-war. A guy said that Vietnam views China as the greater existential threat to them. Also, since America actually made peace, they managed to become allies. The US-Vietnam war was a short episode in the ongoing war with China.
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@zibbitybibbitybop many thanks 👍
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@tvictor7351 thanks for telling it like it is. I absolutely agree with everything you correctly pointed out. The corruption and economic mismanagement that has led to the inflation crisis is what we need to focus on.
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My views on the two recent conflicts around the world (Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas) are very stark. For the former, i was indifferent but later came to oppose Russia, mainly due to them being the primary aggressor and partly due to their subsequent destabilizing of Sahel countries that border my own (Nigeria) and for the latter, i was initially against the IDF and Hamas for theor the excesses but now i am just indifferent. This tribal blood feud between Israelis and Palestinians has been around before even my dad was alive and it will continue after me. I simply don't care.
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@LRRPFco52 thanks for the explanation. Many people, myself included, tend to forget how much of a huge factor a region's geography is to their sociocultural, political and economic development/stability. Here in Africa, we certainly have bad geography but nothing nearly as terrible as the middle East.
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I am Nigerian and I am glad to know that the US dollar will remain the global currency. It's better for the global economy.
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@barba928 many thanks
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@endyephraim1864 🤣🤣Omo, tribalist man! I didn't vote for any of the people you mentioned. I voted and have always voted for PDP. I voted Atiku but he sadly didn't win. Unlike you folks, I still support the only party with a history of improving Nigeria.
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@Babaonana556 Dangote has his issues and is trying to establish himself as a monopoly but he is no oligarch, especially since there are other competitors in his industry here. By that logic, Bill Gates is an oligarch too, right?
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@redeyed33333 um, we did apply for BRICS membership this year, friend.
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@redeyed33333 oh, wait. My mistake you are correct. The only real source that states my country was looking for membership was South Africa's foreign minister, Nalendi Pandora, who stayed that we were interested in membership but so far, only she has said this. After reading more, it turns out that while we were not invited officially to join during their 2023 conference in Johannesburg, we also were not actively seeking membership that year.
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@tadeajao3344 India once penetrated Nigeria? Interesting....When did this happen? we have had diplomacy and ties with India but not as much as we are currently having with them. So how did they penetrate us, as you claim? Also, yes, India has similar problems to us but also has a vastly larger economy, better management of resources, better infrastructure development (they literally have better electricity production despite not having much petroleum like us) and they are also global leaders in pharmaceuticals, IT, and light industry/manufacturing. Why wouldn't we want to have closer ties with them for our own development? Indian manufacturing may not be as cheap as China but it is more reliable. And on a final point, strange how you think India always takes over businesses in Africa when they are many examples of china operating illegal farms, mining operations, or smuggling resources out of Africa and even engaging with war lords and slavers here. Why are you not talking about this? Has India done any of this here? And you winder why our country wants more deals with them🤔🤔
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@uche-nx4tk um, that sentence makes no sense. What is " aliened with evil history" supposed to mean? Do you mean aligned?
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Peter, this take was a weird one and kinda too emotional for you. Do every whistle blower or leaker is automatically in the pocket of some foreign nation? How about them simply being disgruntled or disgusted/disillusioned with malfeasance committed y their organizations? Heck! Why no mention of Eric Swallwell in that case? Didn't he inadvertently help a Chinese spy because he was having sex with her?
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@iliassti4246 Are you sure? According to news from IAfrica website, Burkina Faso's Junta is under pressure from the rising terrorist attacks. Also, is this the same Burkina Faso that is now forcibly conscripting anyone who criticizes the Junta? The same country that still relies on UN food aid according to their own reports? As for my country and Boko Haram, we are countering them militarily but not yet defeated them, partly because terrorists for Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali keep flooding in and joining them😔😔
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@user-ur3gr2qs6i thanks for the kind words and the optimism. Appreciate it 👍
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@CorePathway both
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@Shaniquana really? So which of buhari's legacy projects from China have been realized? Most are incomplete and underfunded with contractors being unpaid and we now owe them several billions and they are seizing our government assets.
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Good. Screw Russian government and Putin for this war and the hardship on Ukraine and Russian people.
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@electrosyzygy yeah, that is a possibility but not very likely in our case. The countries in the Sahel they were involved in were already economically disparate, had multiple socioeconomic issues, were low in terms of geopolitical significance, and already plagued by Islamic and tribal insurgency. While we have insecurity in Nigeria, much of that stems from our areas bordered by already unstable countries and our economy and military is in far better shape than them, especially in terms of political structure. Plus, our geopolitical ties are leveraged enough that Russia has no huge presence here or means to destabilize our country as they did in the others
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All of these socioeconomic and cultural and political issues would not be plaguing Russia had they not been ruined by Communism. Their country could have gone on to become an industrial, economic and liberal power in Euraisa instead of the failing basket case it is now.
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One thing that makes me happy is that the Gen X'ers are gradually going to replace the boomers as the political and institutional leaders. Things will be better under them.
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Wow 😲 I didn't know Malaysia threatened to invade Singapore! I mean, i know they actually kicked them out of Malaysia despite Lee and others wanting to form a union eith them after independence but they layer tried to invade them?! Sour grapes much?
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@josepha.r5839 oh yeah, there is. It may be tacit but consensus does exist. It's mainly an economic one where the north produces most of our agriculture and food while South provides the economic and financial and energy to them.
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@ClownWorldSwitzerland you know what, you are right. This is not Russia's fault but the damn fault of Putin and clique. They are going to ruin both countries!
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@worndown8280 you have a point but that not much different from how bad things were, and still are, in Russia. The demographics and socioeconomic prospects are getting worse, especially after this war.
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@e13kid that slavery was already there before NATO came. It was also around several other North African countries. I am a Nigerian so I have that perspective living on the same continent.
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@yellow01umrella moral of the story: if you are ruler of a country, don't just use the stick method to control your people. Use more carrot!
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@ugwuanyicollins6136 um, I never wrote this in my comments, friend.
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How and why do Anericans still view Russia as a threat to them?! For goodness sake! They are a failed world power and drunken broken society.
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@theoldguy9329 makes sense
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@TheAngelOfDeath01 nice one😂
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Thank God my country (Nigeria) didn't join. Sorry but BRICS is not viable and has not been viable for a long time. None of the members have any significant trade or diplomacy with each other. Some of the members outright mistrust each other (China and India. China and Russia) and most of them (except India) have serious socioeconomic, political and economic problems. It is a joke of an organization.
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@jontheb123 um, you do know we were colonized by the British, not the French, right? They also didn't let Kenya join (not that Kenya wants to) So what makes you think we want to join BRICS?
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@jlpowell51 sad but true. Still, they should try. Israel and the part era like Egypt and Saudi Arabia should work more on this. Maybe even a situation where Israel can supplant Hamas in some way and install more stable leadership?
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@airman122469 yeah, I know. Why do you think I called it nonsense that is not going to happen? The native American tribes also promised to push the Europeans and later Americans into the sea and that never happened.
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@julesbrunton1728 really? What proof do you have?
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@karunama3771 correct. Sad how human institutions can be corrupted and full of people who use influence to counter dissenting viewpoints. As a Christian, I won't pretend the church is above this flaw. Thankfully, wiser heads in the church prevailed and let the scientific process stand and advance with their backing. You should also not forget that it was this same Christianity and Church where Monks like Gregor Mendel who practically created the field of genetics, and Georges Lemaitre who proposed the Big Bang theory, were a part of. What happened to Copernicus and Galileo was sad but please don't act like they weren't the exception. Compared to the repression of science in Islam after the Golden Age, Christianity did more and continues to do more to advance science and knowledge.
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@karunama3771 Um, if it's a religious issue, can you explain why any of these other societies and their dominant religious institutions never could replicate Europe's and Christendom's development of the scientific revolution? Why didn't China, India, ancient Greece, post-golden age Islam, Pagan Rome, etc? I know most religions are social institutions but not religions are the same. For every Copernicus and Galileo, you also had the Church supporting as bad promoting medieval Christian monks like Georges Lemaitre who proposed the Big Bang theory, Gregor Mendel who practically created the field of genetics, and Roger Bacon who revolutionized optics, astronomy, and mathematics. These aren't the only examples.
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@etcher6841 Heck! You do know that the church eventually came around to accepting Galileo's heliocentrism theories, right? Tycho Brahe's geo-heliocentrism was posited years earlier and as Galileo's theories gained more scrutiny and study, they were increasingly accepted, especially once the political and court interference died down.
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@etcher6841 Okay, here is my source: The Galileo Project by Rice University I notice you omitted how Pope urban VIII was his main patron and backer who funded him and permitted him to publish his research on heliocentrism, as long as he didn't use it to question God's omnipotence. You also fail to mention how the Pope's support stopped due to a perceived slight from Galileo in one of his writings, and also the growing political and court intrigues of Rome that threatened Urban's life and his position as Pontiff. When said intrigues targeted Galileo, Urban couldn't defend him anymore but he still tried to prevent his death.
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@karunama3771 yes, Chriiwas used by conquering regimes and kingdoms and people but it is not intrinsically a "conquering" religion like Islam or Japanese Shintoism. If you actually knew anything basic about our faith, you wouldn't even say something like that. Also, most religions make their devotees feel special and Christianity is not different
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@karunama3771 So the polytheistic religions of the Mongols, Apaches, Aztecs, Maya, Romans, Persians, Babylonians, Zulus, etc where not also pro-conquest? Very interesting.......
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@blessedone4754 thank you, friend. It is truly baffling how our African politicians can be so foolish. America, Japan, Europe and elsewhere have corruption but they still provide for their citizens and ensure infrastructure and economy are well maintained. Here, it is the opposite.
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@jeffersonhassan4558 okay, how exactly? Can you provide any counters? Or are you just going to insult like a troll?
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@jeffersonhassan4558 did you not read my original comment or any of my replies where I acknowledged this? Of course I know we have high inflation, cost of living and unemployment. I know our economy has not been well since 2015 when APC took over and ruined things but you do also know that our GDP and economic forecast are among the best in Africa, right? Plus, as terrible as the effects of Tinubu's reforms are, the improvements they will bring down the line are undeniable. Also, here's a simple fact: A country's economic hardship doesn't mean they are not doing well. America, Canada, China, Brazil, etc all are facing high levels of inflation, cost of living, and unemployment but I doubt you are going to call them failed economies.
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@stevenwilliams3015 I will not deny that Nigeria is currently worse under APC but I doubt even you would prefer to go back to before PDP😂 I suppose you think Nigeria u der military rule was better? Look, scream all you want but you have not offered any counter. Am I wrong about our GDP increasing under PDP? Did inflation, cost of living, and debt not reduce? Hate PDP all you want but even you can't deny how better they managed Nigeria compared to APC or the military.
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@zacksmith5963 you are rich enough to own a plantation but not smart enough to know which countries constitute the west?🤣
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@jamesward7175 no, you weren't forced out of the party. You chose to leave. You really expect us to believe that all republicans attacked you for criticizing Trump? So, it's not just a rabid minority? If what you say is true, then why is J.D Vance still a republican despite how critical he was of Trump? Why wasn't he forced out? Why didn't Ben Shapiro stop being a republican?
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I'm ruling out Israel here sinply due to the fact a high Azerbaijan delegate was also deceased. Consider how Israel has good relations with Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan and Iran have issues due to irredentist views on both sides and a huge Azerbaijani diaspora in Iran. Israel supports Azerbaijan due to this. Why would they kill a politician from there?
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I thought globalism is what was dying and on the way out. I feel globalization will still continue but without the toxic and destructive ideology of globalism.
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@morganw85078 Very good point but also let's not forget iran was the largest sponsor of islamic insurgency for like a decade plus. No way they can be easily trusted, nor should they be.
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@jileskorey1105 welcome to my world, friend. Here in Nigeria, I kept saying this to those who supported the coups. They claim it's against neo imperialism but are silent as Russia siphons gold from those countries🥲🥲
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