Comments by "DarkSideSixOfficial" (@DarkSideSixOfficial) on "An African’s Message for America: Help Yourself! | Op-Docs | The New York Times" video.

Yes and no. You don't just leave your country first thing to go and do work. It's best to start where you are first, and locally in the area before moving out to a bigger spectrum. You must start at home, and once you've gotten a grasp of that, then move to other places. This is how it should be. Starting where you grow is the most important step.
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True, no country is perfect and without issues. It is also true African nations have many problems ranging from division of people, to extremists attack their people just like in the middle east. But his argument isn't 100% bizarre as it sounds. There are billions of billions of people in the world. It is fine to start at home, if they were to help their own, and then branch out to other countries to do the same, then you would have people at home helping, and people from abroad, also helping. The connection between those two things would be more powerful than only one going abroad, or one staying. If those helping at home and those from abroad were to collaborate in a sense, to do what they do, they would learn more, be more effective. Then, it ultimately goes two ways. Now, i can see the Ebola argument. Ebola is something people already have, you and me have it, we are born with it. It' only becomes dangerous when you get someone else's strand of it. The thing is, Ebola isn't that serious compared to other issues. If you look at the map of Ebola the "outbreak" is this very small region. Nigeria had actually completely got rid of Ebola cases on it's soil before America even got there to help them get rid of it. Africans can help themselves, as long as they work together, and work at home. Also having some abroad is also good, as they are able learn some things that they may not be able to at home, and bring the knowledge back, just like how many Americans, Europeans, and Latin Americans learn at home and travel Abroad, and at home, doing both broadens the spectrum of learning, and keeping an open mind on issues.
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Speaking of resources, Africa has resources too. The continent is plentiful in so many ways. The only issue is the division, and differences that separate people across the land in all countries. If they were to function as America functions, or better than that, than many countries in Africa could help themselves. But in a world as economically connected as is is now, if certain countries economies went for a fumble, so would a large portion of other places, depending on what resources they have invested in across the globe.
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Ftroit ft I would like to do some research on Africa, so i can see how exactly that can be fixed. The continent has been divided for the longest time, and it's only getting worse with the troubles in the middle east soon spilling down south into Africa. It's an issue that if not stopped, could tear the entire continent into shambles. Boko Haram is a good example of that, and Nigeria is a good example of Government corruption and division. Lets the people die, and has it's military flee from the conflict, letting them scorch a town and kidnap as much people as they can. This is unacceptable behavior, especially from a government, especially from Nigeria given it's position in the region.
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