Lessons from Africa: Why is Africa poor?

Stossel TV ^ | September 3, 2019 | John Stossel

[Hardastarboard]

Agreed. See my tag line. I'm sick to death of badly produced, badly scripted, shaky, blurred videos that are 5 minutes of intro and BS, and 30 seconds of barely visible content, the meat of which I could have read in less than 30 seconds.

Not saying this video is that, but just sayin' . . .

[ronniesgal]

yes!! I have a bunch of Africans living with one employed white guy in the house behind ours.
NONE of the Africans work. They hold court on the back deck all day long. They all have phones, of course.

[SauronOfMordor]

The American black average IQ is higher than Africa’s, because most American blacks are a mix of black and white.

[grania]

We have imposed a highly skilled technological society/culture on most of the world. It’s evolution and advancements are the result of Caucasian ingenuity in Europe and its outposts. Its not in the DNA of many of those who replace this population to thrive, either culturally or technologically, without this leadership.

[ronnie raygun]

Just look at the examples of where the rats today want to take America

[I want the USA back]

Because Whitey steals money from them, won’t let them build an industrial society, doesn’t send doctors there to teach them to avoid disease, prevents them from reading books and going to school and never sends money as foreign aid?

Or is it because their governments are corrupt and keep all the foreign aid?

[Travis McGee]

[Travis McGee]

See 67.

[Lurker]

You have a gift for summing things up very succinctly.

Thanks,

L

[MV=PY]

"The American black average IQ is higher than Africa’s, because most American blacks are a mix of black and white."

I don't know how you'd conclude that.

Most people in America are exposed to better education, a culture that encourages literacy, a wealth of knowledge, Western ways, etc.

I don't think illiterate people score well on IQ tests.

[NFHale]

Kim du Toit’s great article, Let Africa Sink.

He’s originally from South Africa, watched it turn to crap. So his word on it is from first-hand experience.

Thanks for posting that link.

[Lurker]

My pleasure.

Enjoy your day.

L

[ckilmer]

I have read that in recent years sub sahara africa has some of the highest growth rates in the world.

[Kid Shelleen]

It is a mystery to me why Africa is so poor because according to leftist historians all of America's wealth was built by Africans. /S
It seems like the only place Africans can't build wealth is Africa.

[DiogenesLamp]

I'm familiar with the ones in the SoCal and Dallas areas. I hear the ones outside Atlanta are even wealthier.

I've read that Atlanta is doing quite well, and Tyler Perry is making money hand over fist. His movies long ago broke into the mainstream, attracting large numbers of white audience members. He is also a religious Christian man, and I and others applaud his efforts as well as those of other entrepreneurs in Atlanta.

[GOPJ]

Maybe for Africans who can’t read?

[ProtectOurFreedom]

No Puritans.

[gogeo]

Cuz in the end, when there’s no property rights?

Brings Chief Bill of the DeBlasio tribe to mind...

"There's plenty of money. It's just in the wrong hands."

The issue commonly framed as 'Capitalism or Socialism,' isn't. So-called economists and other 'intellectuals,' benefit their agenda by muddling the issue.

We are sovereign individuals with inalienable rights, or we are subjects of a sovereign State with privileges as suit the current needs of the State. There's no middle ground...and I've observed property rights seem to be the first to go.

[bert]

Collary question:

Why is Baltimore so poor

Baltimore is Africanized

Poitical analysis

[PapaBear3625]

We are sovereign individuals with inalienable rights, or we are subjects of a sovereign State with privileges as suit the current needs of the State. There's no middle ground...and I've observed property rights seem to be the first to go.

You got it. The real divide is between those who think that individuals have personal rights to what they produce, versus those who think that individuals are the property of the Group (State/Party/Tribe/whatever), who are obligated to do as the Group demands of them.