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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4570707" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Like most of the developing world there are pockets of prosperity in Africa that would surprise Americans.&nbsp; China has invested a lot in infrastructure for example.&nbsp; They aren&#039;t doing it to be altruistic, Africa has a lot of natural resources.&nbsp; And they have a lot of Chinese there running companies to get at those resources.&nbsp; Most of the world&#039;s cocoa comes out of Africa.&nbsp; Those aren&#039;t white farmers growing, harvesting, transporting it to ports.&nbsp; We are conditioned by movies to believe certain things but real world reality is usually much different.&nbsp; They obviously have a very high rate of poverty and a long way to go but even China has close to 500 million living in poverty and we&#039;re told constantly how sophisticated they are.&nbsp; Not all of Africa is huts and witch doctors.&nbsp; And the interesting thing is there is very little animosity towards whites except in countries with large white minorities like South Africa.&nbsp; I know of white guys who have had black girlfriends in west Africa and have seen video on YouTube of black women in Nigeria who were asked if they would date white men.&nbsp; Most said yes.&nbsp; We need across the board to realize in any group there are general cultures and subcultures.&nbsp; Blacks in Africa aren&#039;t monolithic, they have many ethnic groups with different cultures just as they do in Europe and Asia.&nbsp; Just as Native Americans do in the America&#039;s.&nbsp; There is no one size fits all and it&#039;s a failure on our part to recognize there are even differences in any group spread out across a very large country like the U.S.&nbsp; Blacks in the inner city of Houston probably have more in common with those living in the inner city of large metro areas across the U.S. than they do with blacks in rural areas of Texas who own farms.&nbsp; It&#039;s time we look past our differences and look at what unites us to make this country viable.&nbsp; It&#039;s why I get angry with those who exploit differences to get votes.&nbsp; They have no interest in uniting the country, only power and money.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 4570707, member: 24302"] Like most of the developing world there are pockets of prosperity in Africa that would surprise Americans. China has invested a lot in infrastructure for example. They aren't doing it to be altruistic, Africa has a lot of natural resources. And they have a lot of Chinese there running companies to get at those resources. Most of the world's cocoa comes out of Africa. Those aren't white farmers growing, harvesting, transporting it to ports. We are conditioned by movies to believe certain things but real world reality is usually much different. They obviously have a very high rate of poverty and a long way to go but even China has close to 500 million living in poverty and we're told constantly how sophisticated they are. Not all of Africa is huts and witch doctors. And the interesting thing is there is very little animosity towards whites except in countries with large white minorities like South Africa. I know of white guys who have had black girlfriends in west Africa and have seen video on YouTube of black women in Nigeria who were asked if they would date white men. Most said yes. We need across the board to realize in any group there are general cultures and subcultures. Blacks in Africa aren't monolithic, they have many ethnic groups with different cultures just as they do in Europe and Asia. Just as Native Americans do in the America's. There is no one size fits all and it's a failure on our part to recognize there are even differences in any group spread out across a very large country like the U.S. Blacks in the inner city of Houston probably have more in common with those living in the inner city of large metro areas across the U.S. than they do with blacks in rural areas of Texas who own farms. It's time we look past our differences and look at what unites us to make this country viable. It's why I get angry with those who exploit differences to get votes. They have no interest in uniting the country, only power and money. [/QUOTE]

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