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Niger announces nationalisation of its only gold mine
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It's a military dictatorship, that wealth is going to the military leadership, and no one else.
No, that's not how it works. Previously, all of the wealth was going to Australian imperialists and a few compradors, now that wealth stays within Niger. Through opposing Australian imperialism and nationalizing industry, Niger gets to use that wealth on developing themselves, which is in the interests of the proletariat of Niger. This is a fantastic thing, and you're finger-wagging them for kicking out the imperialists.
I'm saying that a dictatorship never cares about the people.
Because Niger is a military dictatorship not a communist utopia.
At best, that wealth will be spent on a lavish palace that will be used by the general and only the general.
At worst, it will buy weapons that will be used to further subjugate the people.
At worst, I'd say it's a neutral change. Even the scenarios you've outlined are better than the alternative. But the truth is, we won't know until we know. Simple as that.
For what it's worth, I don't think they are a communist utopia either, and I think people get carried away hyping them up. I just don't think arguing about it is a hill worth dying on.