Posted on 12/01/2016 10:07:57 AM PST by SeekAndFind
When they get an ugrade to their IQ. Hate to say it because nature is cruel.
Brought to you by the same people who decry the advancements in western civilization
Actually if you read the article ( the author is African), it isn’t their collective IQ’s that is the problem.
The relatively well off environmental activists in rich countries use exaggerated, imaginary or phony environmental concerns and fake disasters to justify laws, regulations and excuses not to let poor countries use fossil fuels or nuclear power or develop their economies.
They tell Africans that they should only use renewable energy. They say nuclear power is dangerous, and oil, gas and coal are dirty and cause dangerous climate change.
They don’t seem to think or care about the poverty, diseases and starvation that Africans suffer because they do not have fossil fuels.
And when they talk about renewable energy, they mean the very limited energy – and economic growth – that come from wind and solar power, or from growing crops for energy instead of to feed our hungry people. They even oppose hydroelectric power for poor nations.
They are rich and well fed, enjoying amazing homes and jobs and technologies in their modern countries. But they tell poor Africans (and other people) that they must limit our energy and dreams to whatever can come from expensive, insufficient kinds of energies to serve our large and growing populations. This is greedy and selfish, the kind of attitude of people who only think of themselves.
I hate to sound callous, and in a world of richness, those who have more than enough should care if others are starving. But as long as Africa can’t produce one invention or development-one better mousetrap-which will have the world coming to their door, instead of always being in the position of being the petitioner, their plight will never end. It’s how the world is.
Never. They have the best interests of the Africans at heart and will never be dissuaded, despite the disastrous results. And when you get right down to it, the victims are almost all black, so their loss does not matter to the liberals.
Hey Steve,
Africa is returning to it’s roots. Animal level subsistence and violent tribal interactions...Add islam and china to that mix and it’s time to nuke it from orbit.
Nature is cruel. I know the problem. It is fundamentally unsolvable and any open discussion about the problem is a one way street to societal purgatory.
I believe this is a lot of the problem in Africa too. This article was posted on FR last night:
http://nypost.com/2016/04/16/how-saudi-arabia-undermines-the-united-states/
Some of the problem is due to the artificial borders that were drawn by the European powers during colonial times.
Different - and often warring - tribes were thrown together in the same country. Each tribe had its own culture, with its own leadership, and no melting-pot traditions. That’s a recipe for constant conflict.
No matter what the libs might say, there is not strength in diversity.
Surprised that the author didn’t also point to a certain cult that seeks to drive society to 12th century lifestyle complemented with violence, fear, suffering and death.
Shameful to see what the continent is vs. what is could/should be.
Exactly. And those who might give a damn are put in an untenable position-one of being forced to pretend to an across-the -board “equality” of human resoucefulness, while at the same time always having to succor those who are their supposed equals in every way, including desired outcomes. I’m not equal to Donald Trump in smarts, and I don’t expect to force him to pretend that I am while at the same time demanding that he support me.
How many thousands of years did humans live on earth before they organized themselves to build cities and organize themselves into autocrat-led societies in the Levant and China? How many more hundreds of years passed before elements of democracy were tested? How many more hundreds passed before private property was allowed? And one’s own labor on one’s own private property was allowed to be exploited for one’s self? And the nation-state? And rule by consent of the governed?
We live in anomalous times. The history of man’s social and political affairs is one of a long period of being solitary, poor, nasty, and brutish, and a very short period where only a minority experienced decent health and wealth and freedom.
I don’t know if Charles Murray’s Bell Curve is the biggest culprit here, but it does give one pause.
Never
IQ ? They need DDT. The West is refusing it to them.
After the first paragraph, a really good read. This guy “gets it”. What a surprise.
Modern environmentalism is the cruelest form or racism, inflicting hunger and disease on poor people to advance the cultural values of the rich.
Yes, IQ is a big factor but not the only one. There’s little hope for a population not motivated enough to put screens on their windows.
It’s very sad. The continent is rich in natural resources. Unfortunately, the gene pool isn’t one of those resources.
The original anti-Semites used to say Jews were filthy and stupid. It's amazing what a couple of generations good nutrition and competent education can do for a race's average IQ.
The jews precarious existence across europe for hundreds of years elevated their IQs in a big way.
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