Quote Originally Posted by Thatperson View Post
What was there in africa before colonialism?
Rich diverse cultures that placed emphasis on celebrating the human spirit, family, community and gratitude for all the small things (by way of ritualizing even mundane tasks). Versus the imperialistic cultures that placed emphasis on profit and technological advancements.

Had colonialism never happened, Africas cultures could have proven to be the most sustainable of all.

There are so many horrifying stories of how women, children and the sick are abused in Africa - rape, neglect, abondonment - that people naively assume Africa was always this way.

But this is the result of suddenly injecting (racist) capitalism into communal cultures: the values that held everything together fall apart in a world where money is everything. I say racist capitalism because the capitalism imperialism brought to Africa wasn't the American dream that anyone can be a star - no originally the capitalism brought to Africa was to be cheap labor. And those were the good days after slavery.

It also needs to be understood, African nations (many times throughout history) that wanted to remain as independent as possible from the imperialists, were driven out to the most barren, driest inhospitable lands. This displacement, and war over natural resources, continues in Africa today.