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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TekhNiqo" data-source="post: 78443" data-attributes="member: 1813">Based on an interview with Chimbori Arikana it is principally because the US dictates to them what they are going to do in terms of business deals. As much as we don’t like it the reality is Africa and the countries within it won’t survive by NOT trading. Isolation from the outside world results in being left behind. That’s partially the reason why Africa was subdued because she did not have the resources and technology that Europeans and Arabs had. That is also how China and other Asian countrywere subdued and even Russia lost to Japan due to isolation. Chimbori Arikana also called for us to also take initiative to go and compete for the same resources. We do spend more capital that entire nations and I’m sure it’s something she learned while being an ambassador for the US. However the reality is that Africa must sell resources to someone and going to war isn’t cheap. You have to have money. China and Russia seem to be more willing to sit at the table and do business rather than the US dictating what they will do. For African nations it’s important to demand respect. Again, remember when China was a stepping stool for all of Europe and fast forward to today and they are a force to be reckoned with. In fact Eastern Asia went from about 28% of the worlds fortune 500 to about 47%. China in particular is in control of the oil industry whereas US fortune 500 companies are medical/pharmaceuticals and Apple. If African nations were to unite then they would have a fighting chance, a sentiment Arikana also has herself but such attempts have been thwarted from the inside and lets not forget USA involvement with the murder of Ghadafi, who was involved with other Nations in terms of backing their power from Africa’s resources. What I’m saying is for Africa to have the ability to “say no” they have to unite first. As long as they are separate nations dealing and trading with Europeans or Asians is a means to survival so what is happening to the Ukraine doesn’t happen to them. Like how US was involved in the war in Guatemala in the 90s it won’t be televised. We should also recognize what countries such as Gambia, Ghana, Kenya and a few others have done to gain more independence. I’m not a fan of the deals that are being done but isolating yourself at this point runs the risk of being overwhelmed again and resources being taken anyway. The game is chess not checkers and world politics are delicate. If we really don’t want to see the motherland in partnerships with enemies then we need to take that spending power and compete for those resources because China has shown their willingness to sit at the table and do business. Sentimentality does not win wars and it doesn’t gain freedom.</blockquote>

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