[Mr. Mojo]

At one point, Western Europe was considered to be culturally backwards.

And it was indeed backwards. But they eventually extricated themselves.

At any rate, most of Africa's problem is Marxism. Marxism is the foremost problem in African nations

Are not the adoption of political philosophies (like Marxism) that run counter to human nature a sure sign of a people lacking "cultural resources?"

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And it was indeed backwards. But they eventually extricated themselves.

Yes, they did. But it took knowledge and cultural influences from elsewhere. They didn't just create it out of whole cloth or the thin air.

Are not the adoption of political philosophies (like Marxism) that run counter to human nature a sure sign of a people lacking "cultural resources?"

I don't know if I'd go that far. The former Soviet Union was culturally backwards (in a number of ways), but they definitely weren't technologically backwards.

Then again, look at those who hold the Marxist line right here in the U.S. We're not culturally backwards, yet Marxism thrives among the intelligensia.