Safe is the operative word. China invests so many resources there because they know that they can sink money into warlords to get resources. To them it doesn't matter who gets the resources as long as they get to China.
The US has been caught up in this shell game of humanitarianism that is totally bullshit at every angle. But at the least, it prevents US companies from buying from warlords. So we have to work with these governments who are not only corrupt but also ineffective at controlling the rural areas.
If the US really cared about democracy in Africa, we would send a task force to colonize Africa like a modern form of what the British did to India. Start in Liberia and colonize radially. Teach English and one other language, and then give voting rights only to those who have been assimilated under the Liberian rule of written laws and who have access to legal services.
And as for land ownership, maintain property rights by recording original property ownership and allowing investors to come in and buy up property. Eminent domain would be a tough nut because it requires a voting public and a fair market value for eminent domain to be fair.
That would be an absolute waste. We need to get out of Africa and let them figure out their own shit. If they want to live in huts, hump holes in the ground and eat albinos then so be it.
Let's be honest. If we did it, it wouldn't be for the people. I was addressing the natural resources comment.
This being said, India is turning out to be pretty based. And they are 3-4x the population of the US. They could be our best ally, and we will need them for how useless most of Europe has become.
Safe is the operative word. China invests so many resources there because they know that they can sink money into warlords to get resources. To them it doesn't matter who gets the resources as long as they get to China.
The US has been caught up in this shell game of humanitarianism that is totally bullshit at every angle. But at the least, it prevents US companies from buying from warlords. So we have to work with these governments who are not only corrupt but also ineffective at controlling the rural areas.
If the US really cared about democracy in Africa, we would send a task force to colonize Africa like a modern form of what the British did to India. Start in Liberia and colonize radially. Teach English and one other language, and then give voting rights only to those who have been assimilated under the Liberian rule of written laws and who have access to legal services.
And as for land ownership, maintain property rights by recording original property ownership and allowing investors to come in and buy up property. Eminent domain would be a tough nut because it requires a voting public and a fair market value for eminent domain to be fair.
That would be an absolute waste. We need to get out of Africa and let them figure out their own shit. If they want to live in huts, hump holes in the ground and eat albinos then so be it.
Let's be honest. If we did it, it wouldn't be for the people. I was addressing the natural resources comment.
This being said, India is turning out to be pretty based. And they are 3-4x the population of the US. They could be our best ally, and we will need them for how useless most of Europe has become.