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The cult of doing positive things (hexbear.net)

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[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 76 points 1 day ago

CFR’s Obadare argued that, while many Africans were rightly frustrated by the “lethargy” of the continent’s democratic systems, Traoré’s emerging popularity was “far more sinister”.

“There is this knee-jerk and robotic anti-westernism that means once someone shows up to say they hate the west, we automatically believe in that person.”

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[-] porcupine@lemmygrad.ml 62 points 1 day ago

“Africans are robots that must be programmed to dislike the people that enslaved and colonized them.”

[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 42 points 1 day ago

It is a reductionist cliche to hate the people who have exploited and oppressed you for centuries. Be original, people!

[-] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 20 points 22 hours ago

"I can't believe the people that have been brutally exploitated for centuries don't like their oppressors!! Clearly it's just their programming to hate the west, there's definitely no legitimate reason they would be anti-western!"

[-] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 4 points 10 hours ago

"Maybe we should just inform them how much more civilised we are than them, that should do it!"

[-] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 46 points 1 day ago

Come on guys. What did the West ever do to Africa to deserve this kind of treatment?? It's completely unfair frothingfash

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 18 points 1 day ago

Take it on the good nature of people who don't see you as human

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What this stupid fuck fails to see is not only is it past and present but the future of this continent is FUCKED. FUCKED! You know why? Because a climate catastrophe will absolutely devastate this continent and the angelic westerners he wants suck off are largely responsible. Fuuuuuuuuuuck offffff