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The cult of doing positive things (hexbear.net)

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[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 77 points 1 month 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 65 points 1 month ago

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

[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 45 points 1 month ago

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

[-] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 48 points 1 month 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 21 points 1 month ago

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

[-] vegeta1@hexbear.net 31 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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

[-] theturtlemoves@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

Ironically, global warming could green the Sahara.

[-] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month 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!"