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RE: The Future Of Africa: I am a Nigerian
Damn man. Awesome post.
It would be stupid of me to say that the problems in our society are because of what the colonial masters did.
But a lot of them, i have to assume are.
I cant say i know everything about how the colonial nations acted, but ive read quite a bit about it and i can say that the majority of it is terrible and in many cases horrific.
Even to this day the world politics are under a great influence of what colonial nations did a century ago.
Very true bro but the thing is, if we want to move forward we can't keep dwelling on what happened in the past. the best thing to do trace our steps back a bit, count our losses and blessings, combine who we are to what we've learnt from all those years under the colonial master and make a concerted effort to move forward.
Of course.. But those things shouldnt be forgotten and unfortunately they are. You will not see many european colonial nations discussing what their ancestors did a century ago. Where the wealth came from they used to build their shinny palaces.
Its about moving forward but educating people as to what has happened because trust me, majority do not have a clue...
Very true bro, I've been trying to learn