Whenever I look at almost anything in the news about Africa, I get upset. The dysfunctional regimes and economic systems of most of that continent generate a sense of hopelessness. It's usually easier not to think about it. In a continent where Egypt, a land run by a brutal dictatorship, and South Africa, much better today but still a wreck, are the most successful nations, what more can be said?
The most dysfunctional habit many of these nations have is to blame the West in general and America in particular for "colonialism," while simultaneously demanding more money to prop up their failing systems. This is like blacks in America today who continue to blame racism and slavery for their problems: it's little but a crutch, an excuse for failure, and a way to evade responsibility.
Some libertarians are upset that Bush plans to spend a few billion to fight AIDS in Africa. But today's OpinionJournal has a depressing and yet hopeful article on what might help Africa. Bush has been smart enough to put strings on his programs for inner city schools. Will he be smart enough to put similar strings on the money sent to Africa?
We can only hope.
I think African crisis is the question of development. Here i mean that in the name of development, many problems have occured in order to get there. Forinstance, economic wars for material gains. Thanx
African crisis seems to be a dabatable issue that needs an action to be taken. Anyway, why Africa?
This might seem funny but true. African crisis is ignorance about what to do, how do it, and who to do it. Natural resources were exploited by foreigners as if our great grand parents never existed to resist. Anyway, the whole point is we can never get out of the collaboration with the colonialists. "We are paying the price".
why are we being particular on the issue of "african crisis? somehow i think its not our problem but the colonialists that find it a 'crisis'. By the way what kind of crisis are you meaning? is it the economical bit or political sphere?