Quote from: viljy on Today at 05:41:57 AM

Quote from: coupable on May 23, 2025, 04:10:44 PM

Africa is the continent most affected throughout history. It has been considered a resource mine for Europe to build all its civilizations during history, dating back to the time of ancient Rome and the Greeks, when the tools of production (slaves) were imported from Africa, along with precious metals such as gold and iron. This history of colonialism rendered the continent's inhabitants slaves in various forms. Even those who were not directly enslaved were appointed as proxy rulers to ensure that the colonial powers prevented any renaissance, allowing the countries to remain their unceasing cash cows.

I would be very happy if all countries on the continent were able to break away from the colonial powers, but I fear that these anti-colonial revolutions are merely an attempt to replace the colonial power. Instead of Europe, which colonized the continent for centuries, today the map of global powers has changed, and with it the methods of colonialism. We now speak of economic and cultural colonialism. Russia is now a friend of all the countries where European companies have been expelled, as is China, which has diverse investments in all countries on the continent. There is also Israel, which we recently discovered is a friend of Ethiopia and several other countries in the African Horn region. If countries cannot achieve sustainable and comprehensive development based on their own capabilities, then all we see is nothing more than a colonial substitution.

So, in your opinion, new "colonialists" have now taken the place of the former colonialists? China, Russia and Israel? Among them, one colonizer has been forgiving all debts worth billions of dollars for decades, even debts from the USSR, sending mountains of grain and fertilizers for free, and providing free opportunities for African students to study at universities. So it is necessary to break off the relationship and refuse gifts, and the oppression will end. After all, you can always take loans from the IMF, the World Bank, etc. Such loans are never forgiven, but the country will be independent from the colonialists.

In international relations, there is no permanent ally or permanent enemy. There are only permanent interests. I would not believe that any country provides aid to any other country without intending to benefit from this relationship later. When Russia forgives the debts of countries, this does not mean solidarity with them, especially since Russia itself is in need of aid due to its economic crisis exacerbated by international economic sanctions. Or when we see China implementing major projects in Africa, this also does not mean that China has financial surpluses that it has found nothing to do with. When I say that every country has colonial intentions, I forgot to define the concept of colonialism in its new definition, which is completely different from the classic concept of one country occupying another with armies and military equipment. Colonialism today has taken new forms. For example, we find colonialism by proxy, where a colonial power appoints rulers loyal to it to guarantee its access to the country's resources in exchange for support and protection. There is colonialism carried out through companies, as France does in some African countries, where a company or companies affiliated with a certain power control a country's economy, thus the country becomes an indirect colonizer. There is another type of colonialism that relies on aid, such as that carried out by China. It appears on the surface to be an attempt by China to gain allies, but in reality it is colonialism disguised as economic aid.