Quote Originally Posted by Mikeus Caesar View Post
And in steps one of the resident Africa experts.

BigTex, i read your initial entry into this thread and my head nearly exploded, as they would say on the chans, through pure raaaaage. The European powers did not abandon the colonies so quickly. Think about it. You're a country like Britain. You've grown big, fat and rich from having a giant empire. You tried pretty damn hard to hold onto India, but couldn't due to overwhelming opposition. You're still recovering from a war that has left your country broken. Do you want to give up the rest of your empire, an empire that could help get you back on your feet? Of course not. But obviously the natives wouldn't have this. They were quite happy to shove us out, despite having very little experience in running a country.

And then with the great satan gone, they all turn in on themselves. Petty tribal disputes that had been suppressed by 'evil' colonialism resurface, and before you know it, a continent that was once regarded as being a land of riches quickly becomes well known for being one of the few places in the world to contain constant warfare, starvation and general human suffering on a massive scale.

Countries like India and such haven't been successful because of Britain treating them nicely - if anything, we just packed our bags and left. Simple as. And they've done fine. The reason Africa as a whole is a failed nation is because of their own culture. African tribal culture cannot work in the modern world. It cannot work with regards to nation states and general civilized society.....
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Face it - as long as African tribal culture exists as it does, Africa will be nothing more than a mismanaged, corrupt, brutal and uninhabitable hellhole, the closest thing we can have to hell on Earth.
I agree with most of what Mikeus said... i too take exception with BigTex on "There are very few places were colonies have done well after they've been abandoned by there former masters. India/Australia has to be one of the shinning examples, but then they werent really hastily abandoned. It was gradual, and the powers that be ensured they could handle it."

Britain left India not out of their graciousness but because they could not longer sustain the empire... they had benefited for long but were no longer able to keep it in check...anyways this discussion is not the point of the topic...

I have always felt that the rest of the world has grown/developed (culturally and otherwise) faster than Africa.... their tribal culture still holding them back.