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    2 months ago

    You didn’t grasp what I wrote. Let me spell it out for you: Bad west make Africa poor. Poor Africa want better option. Poor Africa make better deal (still bad though) with bad China. Better not always mean good.

    Do you understand now?

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        2 months ago

        Yep, but who’s going to give them a better option? Western citizens would have to vote for governments that don’t consider exploitation a “necessary evil” and for politicians that want enforcement of a fair trade supply chain. A prosperous Africa would mean more legal and most importantly highly skilled immigration.

        But western citizens aren’t willing to accept higher prices for goods as a result, so they don’t vote that way. Instead it’s easier to consume indiscriminately and whine when the people living in squalor dare look for a better life abroad.