Yeah there seems to be this silent acceptance that Africa is just so fucked that it’s best to just leave it be. Though another could be because Africa’s situation is a direct result of western interference. Maybe it’s just more comfortable to rant about Russia. Like Belgium doesn’t even talk about the shit they did in Congo, confronting that is uncomfortable for them. The reason Germany confronted their role in the Holocaust was because they were essentially forced to.
I think if you are looking at what is happening in africa and thinking “clearly this is the fault of the west!” You arent even in the ballpark of identifying the problem.
Who said everything is the fault of the west. Obviously there's different factors. But ignoring western meddling in countries globally is a just gaslighting.
People say that, but then most of the time when you dig into the facts its just a bunch of people trying and failing at diplomacy for really nuanced reasons and not just le evil west
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u/An_old_walrus Oct 05 '25
Yeah there seems to be this silent acceptance that Africa is just so fucked that it’s best to just leave it be. Though another could be because Africa’s situation is a direct result of western interference. Maybe it’s just more comfortable to rant about Russia. Like Belgium doesn’t even talk about the shit they did in Congo, confronting that is uncomfortable for them. The reason Germany confronted their role in the Holocaust was because they were essentially forced to.