Africa is Not Poor Because of Colonization

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Dr. Jordan B Peterson and Magatte Wade discuss how economic freedom dictates the success potential of countries, and how Africa’s fixation on colonialism being the cause of their modern day struggles, rather than bureaucratic red tape, is what’s locking the continent into abject poverty.
Magatte Wade is an entrepreneur for change, having focused her efforts first on raising awareness and capital with her lip balm company, Skin is Skin. She would then become a TED Global Africa Fellow, giving lectures with the aim of changing the course of Africa’s history, and giving the rich continent a brighter future based on the free market.
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[@soonenteradi5784]

As a Nigerian our politicians are are destroying the country, the corruption and corrupt politicians in Nigeria is beyond belief, a country so blessed with natural resources and human capital and yet so poor.

[@DrProgNerd]

We have the same problem with politicians in America.

[@titrecords2294]

They think it’s by zoning! You can see how dumb they are!

[@marinamarina411]

Same in Russia my friend, Neverending natural resources and corrupted totalitarian government, which keeps my country in poverty and now is destroying the neighboring countries.

[@Gradomyr]

Bad news for you, my friend. Countries with natural resources are usually doing worse. Because selling those resources gives government enough money so they have no incentive to do anything at all besides skimming that money. Historically, countries with less resources are forced to rely on innovation and progress.

[@aaronbosshard1849]

It saddens me it's still like this. I'm a white Australian and travelled to Bonny island back in 2004/05 for work. Beautiful country and people, your government has not served you well.

[@samuelkibret7654]

I am from Ethiopia. Ethiopia was never colonized. what make us poor is 20 years of communism then 30 years of tribal politics.

[@origami83]

Wasnt Ethiopia colonized by Italy?

[@samuelkibret7654]

@@origami83 Ethiopia was occupied by Italy not colonized. like France under Germany, Japan under U.S.A..Italians could not hold onto the whole country especially the country side. The whole country just descended into pure chaos. rebellion against the Italians continued until Britain finally decided to help. the last Ethiopian emperror plead the members of the league of nations to stand with the people of Ethiopia. They rejected his plea. to that he ended by saying "it is us today it will be you tomorrow".

[@origami83]

@@samuelkibret7654Alright, thx for the info!

[@BOOSETO]

The only African country to not be colonized if I am not mistaken.

[@antidote7]

Ethiopia has labor controlling and owning the means of production? Doubt it.

[@gaborkisdaroczi9004]

I really like african people. They really deserve better leaders to be prosperous. God bless Africa.

[@matthewheald8964]

“Tough times make tough men, tough men make good times, good times make weak men, weak men make bad times.” I forget where it’s from, but Africa’s a pretty good example.

[@LoLFilmStudios]

It’s about the people in general, no morals.

[@lupa9527]

Go live in Africa for a week you won't like it anymore

[@wanton1234]

99% of the Africans I've met are pretty sharp, good guys... the Africans that suck are the Africans that adopt black American culture..

[@The_Urchin13]

@matthewheald8964 Then get off your duff and look it up.

[@jamesmac357]

Singapore, when it began, was a pirate port, and it accepted everybody, as long as the ships came in to trade. This is economic freedom. Singapore is one of the most prosperous, developed nations in the world.

[@kaw8473]

It's so refreshing to hear someone speaking up for their people in a way that doesn't paint their entire group as victims. We need more of this.

[@delroyvoncompton]

Agree. Particularly in the current age of victimhood

[@basedchango2172]

It's like how people paint the Mexican-American war, saying that the mexicans in texans were victims. The Mexicans in texas fought alongside the Americans during the Alamo, The Tejanos wanted to seperate from Mexico too.

[@jaredweiman2987]

Wooooaohaoaho. Based black lady! SO COOL! Let's import all of them and move them into the suburbs because of this one interview.

[@maitres-chez-nous5609]

@@basedchango2172 and mexican a very precise ethnicity as mestizo which is already a mix with european blood !

[@maitres-chez-nous5609]

all victimhood naratives were invented and specifically engineered and exagerated to divide people. Not that they should live divided which is a valid option but feminbism and alphabet mafia complaining and persecution exageration is never helpfull

[@planning_a_coup6067]

As an African I'm happy to have an African with this school of thought. We've been fed nonsense that has had us lost, lazy, corrupt and depressed.. Thank you for your voice

[@TheChadPad]

Well I'm loving hearing y'all speaking for yourselves instead of other people speaking for you. I'm tired of being told what's going on in Africa, I want to hear from Africans

[@markmark5269]

"lost, lazy, corrupt and depressed" accusations are based on your history as a whole, not just right now. Lets compare: China 2,500 to 2,000 years ago, dug out their rivers deeper, dug massive canals so they could dock ships safely, transport goods inland, as well as major arterials (roads, bridges) that created major workable economic cities. Africans didn't, and they are poor today because of it, and still blame the lack of ports and un-navigable rivers for their economic woes. Ironically it is China today that is also doing it for Africa.

[@copyninja8756]

You guys are infinitely more powerful than Western victim ideology wants you to believe.

[@brandonmay3094]

@@markmark5269 precisely

[@vince7207]

I find for the most part, that African people on the whole are quite based. At least those that come to the UK - via legal means.

[@johnosborne1873]

If Africa was a continent full of people like this person, they would be wealthy.

[@jimhontz7313]

She is wonderful. The world needs so many more people like her.

[@jeromepowell1873]

I would like to see Africa to move on from the white Jesus that was brought to them.

[@vrxxx1262]

@@jeromepowell1873 that’s what the colonizers permanently left behind. Religion

[@johanstander6102]

You will never survive without people looking after you... the gal to say what you said. 3rd world is in your blood​@@jeromepowell1873

[@KiaPi2012]

Except she knows nothing about Geography. Dubai is not a country, Yemen and Venezuela are not in Africa.

[@namechangetime8376]

@@jeromepowell1873 Christianity had made its way to Africa at least as far south as Ethiopia long before it was ever in Europe.

[@RogueCasualGamer]

One of the major ways Singapore achieved success was through the elimination of corruption. Status or wealth didn't matter when it came to punishing the corrupt and that is what kills most african economies. Our leaders know they can abuse finances and get away with it without facing any consequences.

[@therussianlieutenant1764]

They did achieve it through a dictatorship

[@sulaak]

The majority of African leaders know that they can depend on ethnic or religious sentiments when challenged on corruption. An African will back his kinsman even if he is the most hopeless and corrupt man in the world.

[@boerbeun]

Thats not any different in The Netherlands at this moment. 6 billion is missing without receipts. The lost them.. dunno where the money went.. pharma laughs.. government laughs.. ministers laugh... nobody bats an eye (Not saying its the same here, but simular things are happening here

[@thecasualchemist1161]

Western aid is one of the largest reasons for the corruption. We further corruption by giving despots and dictators massive funds to further our agenda.

[@ethancroft5512]

@@sulaak This is exactly the issue. This mindset elevates ethnicity above morality itself, and the devastating consequences are plain to see.

[@michaelblurry6559]

I'm in Japan. I worked for a non-profit where we donated cancer treatment equipment worth millions to Africa. We later found out they were sold for profit throughout the country and abroad. All due to greedy politicians. It's been going on forever and probably won't change unless something severe happens. I was born Kisii Kenya and well aware of the issues in Africa. Once again JBP is on the money!

[@LeMerch]

Give no aid. They will quickly remove these corrupt politicians and install people who CARE! There is nothing wrong with Africans, and they have some of the most amazing people but the 'macho' strongman politician is what rules.. they need to overthrow these idiots and prosper. I'm irish, and I wanna see Africa show its TRUE colours. We all know Africa is the next place of prosperity and I'm excited to see it. Long way to go but its so doable.

[@dirkmoolman]

Yip. Corruption here all the time. Corruption is the norm in government here.

[@CleverGirlAAH]

@@dirkmoolman I think it's the norm in all government lol

[@thatswhatshesaid.literally737]

@@CleverGirlAAH _Of course_ there is some level of corruption in all governments, because all governments are run by humans. The point made here is that the corruption is at an unbelievable high amount, and at all levels.

[@thatswhatshesaid.literally737]

Much like when the South African citizens murdered, terrorized, and ran off the white farmers (the "Boers") and then were given that farm land for free, they were also handed the seeds by the government, free of charge, to plant and farm their new land. What did they do? Sold the bags of seed and fertilizer on the black market and kept a portion for themselves to grind down into a flour to make (very untasty, non-nutritious) bread to eat. None of the seeds were planted, the ground sat bare and dry, and now South Africa is facing a famine, with 11% of their population starving, and that number is ever increasing.

[@maymkn]

I'm from South Sudan. We've never been at peace since 1956 when our fight for independence began. Economic freedom was actually one of the top priorities we wanted independence for. 2011 came and we got the independence. We started off well for about 2 years and these self-centered leaders with no vision but to just occupy political seats fucked the country up. I don't see any sign of hope in sight for the nearby future. Major problems with these so-called leaders are lack of vision, corruption, external influence, a lot of tribal politics, nepotism, illiteracy (yes, more than 70% of our leaders have less than a high school diploma. They are carryovers from battlefields. All they know is to fight.) An average high schooler here is more intelligent, more articulate, more informed and a better critical thinker than the president and the cabinet. We're eternally fucked. They recently gave China unregulated control of our oil up to 2027 for reasons no one has an idea about.

[@christa2373]

Amen!!! May all of Africa hear you

[@MrTteee]

Libya pre-2011 tried this.

[@zwonaka95]

As a Black South African, 🇿🇦🇿🇦 What JP and this lady are saying is exactly what I've been saying for years but I have been attacked by many blacks and guilty whites. South Africa has been free from white oppression for 30 years and our idiot politicians still use Apartheid as an excuse for their incompetance and corruption. If South Africa really focused on economic reform, I believe our GDP would have been $1t or more (currently $350b). The current government has done very little interms of improvement, in fact most of the infrastructure we are using today was built by our colonizers and Apartheid government. The current government can't even maintain the infrastructure and institutions that were built by the Apartheid government. Every rational and sane person knows that Apartheid was evil and atrocious but to blame a system that's been dead for almost 30 years now is just fvkng stupid. Our next elections are in 2024 and for the first time since 1994 we think the current ruling party (ANC) will be removed by a coalition between the main opposition party (DA) and other smaller parties. God bless South Africa, the land of my birth 🇿🇦🇿🇦🙌🏿

[@BaltimoresBerzerker]

Hopefully! Good bye ANC! Just be wary of those red hats and shirts chanting "kill the farmer, kill the Boer". They'll be even worse.

[@yohnjates]

God bless

[@jasongrundy1717]

The president danced on television singing to murder the white man. Yeah, Africa.

[@Contact_Info]

They are doing it all over the world. There is big money in the programs they present that ate tax payer funded my friend. At the cost of embarrassment and division of the human race. It's evil.

[@haberdasherrykr8886]

Lol good luck changing the incorrigible people's minds; our incumbent right wing party here in India is blaming the Mughals from 600 years ago as the reason for their incompetence!

[@robynfrauenstein1264]

Why isn’t this extremely bright, insightful woman being heard all over Africa? What she says is SO, SO obvious!

[@edwardmwangamba7876]

Sure! TRUTH & LOGIC seems to be 'hated' or ignored by most human beings! And there are vast numbers of 'poor' people who are very, very scared of NEW IDEAS or just CHANGE! Just like a prisoner who has in prison for years and when 'freed' s/he prefers to REMAIN in the USUAL STATUS of being in prison. The challenges of living outside prison being 'feared' so much!

[@ZTmerc]

Because she is a direct threat to the agenda of the woke mob in the west, she talks too much sense

[@historyandhorseplaying7374]

@@fumaninjaknownoequal Are you sure you aren’t questioning his statement because it does not echo your views…?

[@dinkywinky2860]

@@fumaninjaknownoequal You didn't listen very much. Other countries managed to get out of poverty because they made it a goal to cater to business. If you don't understand the implications of such a statement then you shouldn't be trying to debate global affairs. Are you trying to say that making business harder to conduct in your country is somehow going to increase your GPD? What exactly is your position that you need to be convinced out of? It seems fairly self evident that engaging in a free market is the best way for people who have money to want to do business with you.

[@gyburiel]

It’s because she doesn’t really understand the Africans reality. She’s deluded by her comforts & association there with.

[@chowjack5766]

As a Chinese, I appreciate the lady's compliment. In the beginning, we just wanted to have enough food to eat. We just encountered the opportunity of globalization, and we seized this opportunity at that time.

[@michaelbarmby9105]

How is it going now under Winnie the poo? 😁 You are no longer growing without wasting more money on unnecessary infrastructure. China's debt mountain is now 270% of GDP and continuing to grow?

[@LyonPercival]

Straight up authoritarian commie...

[@thejasonholder]

Unfortunately, since the Government is communist China can not be a force for good. I pray for the people of China. I pray that the world is not affected any worse by China.

[@chloeamito9877]

As a Ugandan here, I can tell you that most of the reason we backslide is because of corruption, from the president down to the village level officials. When money gets sent down for things like roads and health care, it barely reaches but we changed the curriculum 2 years ago which I'm happy about and put an emphasis on entrepreneurship, individual thinking and raising a better future generation! Hopefully this will help us develop faster

[@Absaalookemensch]

My father was a mining and geological engineer who spent years in Africa. He told me that the continent has an unimaginable wealth of resources. He said the people were wonderful, but the governments were corrupt.

[@bort6414]

A corrupt government is precluded by the existence of a corrupt people. To claim they can exist independent of each other is to claim that evil actions can exist without evil people. I mean no disrespect, but rather to bring understanding. If you cannot determine the source of the corruption from below, you will never solve the symptoms from above.

[@Absaalookemensch]

@@bort6414 Thugs, bullies and like can subjugate a people into submission. This what happens in so many countries, including Democrat dominates areas in the US.

[@bort6414]

@@Absaalookemensch What makes thugs and bullies possible? Those behaviors are learned, learned by never experiencing consequences for their actions. Even in the most brutal feudalistic tyrannies, the people could rise up and cast the lords and slavers down. Let's say an act of God suddenly smites all the corrupt leaders of Africa. What happens then, do good men suddenly take their place? Or is the vacuum of power filled by those cunning and brutal enough to ensure their position? It may not have been an act of God, but the CIA tried that for decades with the cartels. They killed their leaders, assassinated them repeatedly, and all that happened was that the cartels became even more cruel and brutal. Lead by men who would slit the throats of anyone and anything standing in the way of their power. I'm not saying to not rise up and cast of evil where it takes hold. But it is imperative that we understand the origin of this evil and correct it, or else you will only end up replacing it with something far worse than before.

[@Absaalookemensch]

@@bort6414 What makes thugs and bullies possible? The Left who defends their actions. Unfortunately, when you leave a power vacuum, opportunistic thugs will take their place. For evil to win, you only need good to be too busy in their lives to stand up to them.

[@milagandeza_]

Not the government is corrupt, it is the evil who run it!!

[@zaneandsummer7410]

Lived in east Africa for 10 years. The corruption runs deep, and it’s ruining an entire continent, one country at a time.

[@samory7200]

Thanks to America and Europe whitewashing Africa to the core foh

[@tomjoad1363]

They wanted their freeedom, they ahve it. Not our problem anymore.

[@samory7200]

@@tomjoad1363 Then tell Americans stop taking the resources when they leave it's call theft foh

[@wanjikugichimu]

​@@tomjoad1363 so what's your point exactly? We would do better under colonization?

[@mommyharris1111]

The corruption is EVERYWHERE. We have to clean up the mess and take accountability for leading our own communities. We are better off not watching tv or movies. The subliminal and bold content is corrosive.

[@preshthegamer7435]

As a South African, I completely agree. Colonialism and Apartheif being the reason for our poor socio-economic situation is no excuse. Especially since other countries have also been colonised and oppressed and have grown despite their initial worser situation. An example of such countries is India, Singapore, etc. Our problems stem from poor leadership and management of the country and its people and resources, not to mention the scandals and crazy corruption from the ANC. government. Many previously oppressed groups have even acknowledged that certain aspects of society were better back in the post apartheid era such as the energy production and economic state. More people are suffering now from economic stuggles than post 1994 when South Africa was an oppressive state.

[@VeriteLexicon]

God bless you Sister for speaking the truth about the underdevelopment of Africa. Corruption, tribalism, lack of vision, mismanagement of the African economies. Whatever is happening in Africa maybe is just Africa's destiny.

[@Volkbrecht]

Destiny is what you make of it. My personal view on these problems: you can only accelerate history so much. Europe went through the same shit: religious persecution, tribal wars, famines, pick a desaster. Took us hundreds of years to get through that and learn enough from it to get to where we are now, and looking into some Euroean regions, like the Balkan, it seems that not even now everyone has learned those lessons. Other world regions had that process as well. In China, the story of the unification of their country has basically become mythology, even the U.S. had their famous civil war. The African nations will get there as long as they keep working on it, it just takes some more time.

[@user-vb8wb2pb4i]

Horrible way to end your comment. The extreme poverty in Africa is because the US went off the gold standard causing the dollar in many African countries to decline and European banks gave out low interest loans to said countries, but then defaulted and sold all that debt to third parties, resulting in climbing debt and interest rates that far outpaced their original loans. So definitely not Africa's destiny. They were exploited.

[@fondueeundof3351]

@@user-vb8wb2pb4iNobody forced them to take out loans. But the corrupt elites wanted them to line their own pockets. You can slice and dice it in whatever way you wish, it always comes down to bad governance and corruption.

[@joseplanells206]

Como europeo deseo enormemente que mas personas en Africa tengan el pensamiento de esta gran mujer. Muchas mas. Por el bienestar y el despegue de Africa

[@Phansikhongolza]

​@@user-vb8wb2pb4iexploited by whom? As one South African politician once remarked " theft and corruption is the White man's fault. Before the White man came we never had all these wonderful things to steal"! Your statement makes similar sense to his! In other words pure BS!

[@babloescobango5143]

My father is from Africa, and he always told me that colonization was never the issue. It's so refreshing to hear other Africans are waking up to this and taking personal responsibility for the the direction their lives and nations. I just hope that one day black people in America can stop blaming all of our problems on white people, because that is easier than doing the work to improve our own lives.

[@Perfumegod]

It’s corrupt leaders that are the problem. Racism exist i America. It’s very real, so they are to blame for some problems but not all. I agree we should move forward though, and try to make things better for everyone.

[@justme-ew3ri]

You cannot say that like things aren’t systemic.

[@babloescobango5143]

@@justme-ew3ri that's just an easy way of saying that black people are weak and not responsible for their own lives and decisions. The only systemic issue is people of color telling other people of color that white people are better and that we are at a disadvantage. We are not.

[@justme-ew3ri]

@@babloescobango5143 It’s not. Systemic racism is real lmaoo. And it’s not focusing on how white people have it better it focuses on why don’t we have this yet. You are saying that but you aren’t living anywhere where you actively feel death, and a sense of “how do people live here?” a loss of hope. You are making it sound like people just sit around and hate white people. People live every single day, but when it counts and matters they may not be able to get the job they want and are qualified for because their name, they might not “get off” on a ticket, etc. Say you want insurance well ok but you will pay more because of where you live. Do you live close to a highway that too, Medical books people are learning out of today being racist, Schools in neighborhoods being shut down with no alternative, Actively pricing people out of places because white people move in the area (gentrification), people being fired because of their hair, kids being told they can’t come to school with a certain hairstyle,black women dying giving at higher rates (3x), testing not being done on POC but white people first. Things add up. And most people don’t think about these things on a daily basis or have the luxury not to but don’t talk like it’s something pulled out of thin air. If you think people are “weak” and not “responsible for their own lives” then that’s you.

[@babloescobango5143]

@@justme-ew3ri and its that same mentality, born from hate, listing statistics and making excuses for perpetuating the malice. It's the outright refusal to "be the better person" as it were. I'm a firm believer that we as a human race need to turn away from this divisive poison. I have faith that this is possible, but how can anyone expect life to truly get better if they are not willing to stop keeping score and just focus on what good people can do? Even in the face of all the injustices, who wins if we all just keep fighting about it and wishing it were fair, or easier? And you can say that's not realistic, or Google some more shit to fulfill your contrarian urges, but that won't help.

[@amxcxt]

I'm from Kenya 🇰🇪 and I completely agree with her, although to add on that, the hugest problem we have, especially in my country, is corruption through out the entire government infrastructure. This keeps widening the gap between the rich and the poor, and majority of us are living below the poverty line, sad to say! 😢

[@samukelisiwemiya6142]

We have this problem in South Africa. The corrupt government is creating a space that makes it very difficult to start and grow your own business, to live. The electricity deficit problem was predicted years ago and leaders did nothing to rectify the matter or create sustainable solutions. We suffer the consequences of that incompetence the most as the common people while they stuff our taxes in their greedy pockets

[@apachepaul4311]

What an impressive, knowledgeable and articulate speaker! Her passion is contagious. Truly the best of Africa.

[@koroslav]

One rule: less money and power the government has, the smaller space for corruption becomes.

[@filipcolumbeanu4845]

Corruption is one of the main issues in my country of Romania (eastern Europe).

[@alexpapatheodorou5434]

And what is corruption? The few have complete control of any system and country so nothing has changed. The system works like this, they lend money to a country, the corrupted put the money in their pockets, then deprive the people of their money through tax to pay x4 times the loan. Also control of resources, diamond, gold etc. All done and orchestrated outside the country. If someone isn't corrupt, it's complete war against him. Now tell me you can better yourself and thrive and that this woman is not insane...

[@fellraven9466]

This was beautiful to listen to. One of the few sensible Africans who advocates a quell in this victimhood mentality Africans carry around. This is exactly how someone who's moved on sounds, and I endorse!

[@adamkhan4451]

Why so you think she’s one of the few Africans that thinks this way?

[@Master_Picks]

She helps you sleep better...

[@bacchusaurelius]

Magatte Wade makes a strong argument, solid points.

[@kusisvlog466]

Great submission 👏🏾 I’m a Ghanaian and I always tell my friends that Africa is not poor because of colonization but it is poor because of her bad leaders.

[@noaharthur9041]

Its nice to see a fellow Ghanaian who watches Jordan Peterson.

[@kusisvlog466]

@@noaharthur9041 a lot of my friends also watch him 😂

[@noaharthur9041]

@@kusisvlog466 awesome. 🔥

[@danieldarko6495]

@@noaharthur9041 we are here ohhh. 😂

[@despitedafact]

Is not simple as that

[@soundseeker63]

Love how this lady is solution focussed rather than victimhood / past wrongs done to us focussed. This is what real empowerment looks like, THIS is what creates real change! The world needs more like her, now more than ever.

[@preciousperception940]

Let’s say we flip the scales and turn the tables. What now becomes the impending problem on our people? Get out of this pseudo-progressivist mindset and open your eyes.

[@tbitreatment1141]

why do you love that?

[@MMAoracle]

Africans are like that. It’s black people in the west who are convinced they’re victims.

[@moser3712]

Yeah dude. Corruption made strong by the colonisers. In the case when colonisation means not ruling over a state and becoming wealthy from that state, but instead the new form of white colonisation where the wealth of a place was stolen completely and taken to the other nation. Making the colony weaker. And corruption as a normal thing for the criminal as well as the victim.

[@willl6551]

I agree. She has an absolute winner's mindset.

[@MondingHosea-sq3zk]

I totally agree. Why do we keep blaming colonization & see ourselves as victims. Stop playing the victim card & let's do something about our own development. So refreshing to hear her speak truthfully.

[@stroggers]

Its refreshing to see someone is not blaming others for their current situation.

[@MrTteee]

What happened to Libya?

[@nephesh1]

This was fantastic. No victimhood at all. This woman owned the mistakes the struggling countries in Africa are making and laid out actionable steps. I wish we got more of this in the general media.

[@averagejoe4256]

lol..let's see your home get ravaged by thieves and see how well you do. When you're left with scraps you fight for the scraps like these countries are doing, but don't worry for now, what's done in other countries will soon be at your doorstep, and then we will see who you actually point the finger at

[@BertPreast]

I took one look at her and knew exactly what her politics were going to be. Boyo, was I wrong! Happy to say it, too.

[@redsnflr]

Because she's a businessperson rather than a journalist who's never ran a biz, rather than advocating for the same socialism that gives government the power to be corrupt she understand it begins with empowering(not impeding really) the individuals who push society forward by taking economic risks.

[@jimp8607]

@@TheDogGoesWoof69 She must not listen to most of the media outlets, she lives the truth, rather than digesting the juice that it is somebody else's fault.

[@kbanghart]

@@TheDogGoesWoof69 yeah white people are blameless LOL

[@HelloKittySGTC]

"Colonization is the history of the world" Wow shes right. That resonated with me.

[@gaglet]

that's racist

[@chrismckell5353]

@@gaglet I hope you're being sarcastic.

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

Even England was a colony at one point. A Roman one. Then Vikings invaded. Go back far enough...

[@aschwinwesselius]

@@gaglet It's not wrong to be racist. It's wrong to act aggressively upon being racist. Racism is not solemnly about being superior or feeling to be superior to other races. Racism also involves trying to keep your own race as conservative as possible. And you can exercise this by just being passive. No bragging, no disrespectful behavior, no doctrine, no zero tolerance. Still it's possible to be racist without being a problem to society. The people who started to say "racism is bad" are the ones who are the most racist of them all.

[@rustyshackleford4761]

Would she have the moral conviction to call out the colonization of the West by elites importing vast numbers of low skill workers?

[@tigermcflash131]

It's always uplifting to listen to genuinely intelligent commentary and analysis. Wonderful stuff....!

[@florencia5891]

Something similar happens in central and south America. They believe they are poor underdeveloped countries because capitalist US and european colonization made it this way. But in fact the reason is a mix of rampant corruption, negative populism, disbelief in democracy and democratic institutions and marxism ideas and marxist guerrilla.

[@cardgeorge]

I’m a Kenyan. I’ll surely say when individuals stop being victims, they embrace responsibilities and build from that. That is the movement in Kenya. Try as much to do away with corrupt leaders, take charge of our policies, institutions and work. We can dwell on blame game or we can start and rebuild. Africa is a hub of resources. If only it took charge.

[@jacqdanieles]

What's your opinion of Ruto & the future of corruption in Kenya?

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@jacqdanieles What we can do right now is just wait... The Supreme court will decide if he gets the seat or if we go back to election. All I hope is that we can protect our democracy and ensure that our leaders can become more accountable.

[@MarvoloSalazar]

Our country is fked for years to come. Our people are content and actively encourage corruption

[@mrduckl]

did u know that France takes 50% of the African export revenue , just look who controls the cfa franc

[@jerryoshea3116]

Of course&take care of the Extremist Terrorists..Who wish to see their country regress!

[@siggishwiggish3513]

An intelligent man asking questions of an intelligent woman and getting intelligent answers. How refreshing.

[@belleticreole90]

BULLSHIT. Please educate yourself. 14 African countries have to give half of the money in their central bank to France and ask for permission to use it.What about the Franc CFA and France's economic stronghold on 14 African countries? They have to ask France for permission to use their own money. please educate yourselves.

[@pastor_davidsantos]

This brings so much clarity to all of us and specially our African brothers. Financial freedom is why this land needs...

[@graemerose1616]

Zimbabwe, so much wealth during "colonial" rule with it being a strong food producer through farming. They got the freedom then had farms owned by whites destroyed so it would take years before the land would grow crops again.

[@jaymarshotit6382]

As a Kenyan, I 100% agree with her. Bitter pill, hard to swallow in this 'victimhood blaming mentality culture' but facts.

[@samuel_m84]

I think, that some cultural changes have to be made to prosper. Like the (economic) rise in Europe came in early modern times, when the liberty right, the rise of the individual above the constraints of the society, family, religion, etc. Started. When I talk to Africans in Europe I always hear about the pressure they have, to fulfill the demands and wishes, their family has put in them. If you are determined by expectations, your familiy becomes more of a burden, than a support.

[@bradleyfynn2326]

Say this to my fellow South Africans please

[@J-Hue]

@@samuel_m84 Prosperity came in Europe when they began collectivizing an masse to massacre and steal the wealth and resources of and make slaves of other continents who were not as centrally organized. This is still true to this day. And if African nations refuse to accept that the other nations of the world wish to exploit them for their own gain and that they must separate from them to build internally, the West, China, and others will continue to treat them however they chose and tale their resources.

[@J-Hue]

Victimhood is def a problem. However, the idea that Africa standing up for intself won't ultimately mean war with outside nations that many African nations currently wish to remain chummy with and maybe even some dissenters within Africa, or that the very act of separating and acheiving prosperity and liberty for the continent won't inherently create enemies in places around the world would be naive. Liberty means accepting all that comes with it and bwing prepared to lool the former and would-be future colonizers in the face as equals and being prepared to wage war with and decimate their forces if and when the need arises. Simple fact, Africa, and all black/negro nations have a common enemy that meddles in and sabotages our affairs, politics, community, culture, etc. Not acknowledging that this enemy exists and cmpreparing to deal with it's advances is like sending people out into a field to plant a garden, but not telling them that the gardwn is teeming with venomous snakes, wolves, etc. If the those that prey on your people aren't with first, then they're not being sent to succeed.

[@LautaroTessi]

As an Argentinian (once the richest country in the world, now less than a shadow of that), victimhood is overspread in public opinion: "you cannot prosper because there are countries that put efforts for that not to happen". They can never answer how they achieve that, of course. And this "play the victim" idea it's so emphasized in education, general culture, media, etc., that it's very difficult to change some people's minds about it. Especially when some parties (like Peronism) revive this idea all the time. Sadly, that works exceptionally good, because everyone sees the country is in constant crisis or deep problems, but they fill that hole with the idea of blaming an intangible enemy, who they are constantly fighting with, but ironically they never win to.

[@lukeperkins8508]

"Economic freedom is at the center of prosperity building"

[@jamesdellaneve9005]

Listen up Western world. Cut the Marxist crap. Many of your politicians are driving us off the cliff.

[@purecountry6672]

Truth!

[@thestudy4880]

Leftism is a mental illness

[@bodybuilder6350]

The world doesn't want Africa to succeed. It would make the rest of the world poorer.

[@yacava]

@@bodybuilder6350 No it wouldn’t.

[@BSNewsAlert]

Another challenge is learned helplessness, where people are unable to reasonably address their situations and seem to be awaiting for some kind of messiah to deliver them from their misery; social, political or economical. They seem to think that whining, complaining or sermonizing are adequate actions that can trigger change.

[@jerrywagner4690]

The world has been shown how to prosper, some people will never get it. And a lot of people love to tear it all down.

[@Tikkarifle]

This lady is a breath of fresh air to me. I hope she gets through to millions of people and can show them the way forwards, retaining identity.

[@digbick8349]

@@joshuanunn-kj1gu the Chinese were never there to help. Some people appreciated that transparency. But many Africans facepalmed when they saw the contracts our so called leaders signed all of us into. Europeans built those schools, trains, highways for themselves. As they were living there, raising children and exploiting resources. The Europeans were not better, just different.

[@gerrydelafino659]

She’s authentic, l love seeing her talk.

[@iowafamilyexoticsrescue6637]

My wife and her family are from Nigeria and I’ve been there. 100% of the population knows very well that their oppressive government is why their lives are the way they are. I’ve never heard one Nigerian blame anyone but the government. And it’s obvious that they’re right. Huge country rich with resources and people starving.

[@erikmarkus7467]

so every nigerian knows its the government, everyone blames the government and yet, there's no revolution? why don't people march down the streets wanting a new government?

[@gbone7581]

So it's only the governments that are corrupt in Africa?

[@normanmccollum6082]

I guess democracy isn't working out for them.

[@notallowedtobehonest2539]

"Its the group that I cant see and never interact with who's to blame" said the unaccountable person

[@notallowedtobehonest2539]

"Its the yews" said the whi mahn

[@denis9450]

Worked in several countries in Africa (retired Engineer) most of the people were loverly the worst were the police. in Nigeria I was staying in a loverly Villa by Victoria island the person looking after us was an elderly Gentleman who once said his people would not like this but he said they were better off under the British and that his own people were more cruel and spent less on the infrastructure.

[@zeck8541]

About 15 years ago I had a very long conversation with a Maasai man who was a professor of economics at a university in Nairobi. He shocked me with the admission, invoking the movie Braveheart, by saying “The problem with Africa is that it’s full of Africans”. He was making the point that African culture of corruption and government theft is one of the primary reasons for economic failures in Africa.

[@xray86delta]

She should be teaching in our universities! She's logical, and honest about the situation in Africa.

[@mazezace]

Search "why the west must keep Africa in poverty." This woman is a p u p p e t!!!!

[@kriztoppa]

She moves her hands too much.

[@BadDriversOz]

@@kriztoppa MIGHT have some Italian heritage! LOL!

[@Smiley957]

@@kriztoppa Reminds me of Trump 😂

[@Omgits7ito]

@@kriztoppa 🙄 ffs

[@Ijustpooted]

I love listening to well educated individuals that aren’t sucked in by the higher educational brainwashing.

[@spitshinetommy3721]

Translation: you like right-wingers

[@chua2237]

White man exploit other to become successful countries, successful countries still exploiting them .

[@historyandhorseplaying7374]

@@spitshinetommy3721 Translation for your statement: “Anything I disagree with is right-wing”

[@reinhart114]

@@historyandhorseplaying7374 This person do not comes from a poverty environment, so its hard for her to understand this "psychic" idea of a population she never was part of. Not right-wing or or disagree, just not relatable.

[@pan2457]

The free market is a myth. It never existed, in fact, those who speak the most about the free market do not want it at all, because they are comfortable with a monopoly. The world capitalist system and within it Africa is a fucking periphery, it's not even a semi-periphery... And it's easy to sell idiots an ideological story about Development and Growth and that the problem is in their mentality... Countries that have made progress economically have not necessarily reduced poverty and inequality. And they achieved all this with strong intervention and protection from the state, not with complete liberalization of the market

[@melindiekruger206]

Magatte Wade is a breath of fresh air on the issues of Africa. AND she actually puts in the work to bring about change. Huge respect!!

[@MissDee945]

l wish to have people like this lady in Zimbabwe running the government because she telling facts here Prosperity comes with respect Zimbabwe leaders are quick to blame colonialism and sanctions, but the fact is they simply cannot lead .They have no leadership skills to archive economic freedom..l am fed up its really devastating especially to the youth

[@maritafish6032]

South Africa also needs a leader like this amazing lady..........too many victims.....too easy to be a victim from Mookgophong South Africa

[@jessicalafleur4115]

First time in all the years following Dr.Peterson, that his guest spoke for 7 minutes and only a laugh and no destruction of a narrative driven woke speech! This women is what women, black women especially should strive to be like. Well educated, well spoken, without a victim mentality, shining example of hard work, dedication and hard work, with some more hard work, gets the rewards and you can achieve prosperity. I mean I could watch her and listen to her for hours

[@thetryingkitchen637]

I assume you're white and you're telling black woman that they should aspire to be like this woman because that will ease your guilt? Black women are spoken, they are well educated and are extremely hard workers thank you. What you don't understand is the system that black women have been put into and how you, as a woman can be mediocre and still receive praise just because the body you're in whilst a black woman has to work 10x as hard just to receive the same recognition as a mediocre white person. I am tired of white people telling black people how to live their lives. I'm tired of people like you Jessica who know nothing about the black experience but still have a lot to say about black lives. Just shut up. Learn how to shut the fuck up!

[@renoirrandy7241]

Most black women are like this, black women in the US don't represent all black women

[@loucyphers_nightmare]

@Renoir Randy : Agree, on average, American blacks are taught from an early age to be victims

[@richardlovell7316]

You had it right the first time with ‘women’ but then you had to dismiss it by throwing skin color. Shameful. As Morgan Freeman said”stop talking about it”.

[@jessicalafleur4115]

@@thetryingkitchen637 Your "Im a victim, I'm a victim" attitude and pretty much the entire comment is not only ridiculous but is the exact definition of racism. To take a positive comment with a completely opposite intention and meaning and instantly turn it to fit your racist perception of the world, shows the world the true person you are. I comment on a well spoken woman in a completely positive way and from that "I am telling black people how to live", " and have a lot to say" , "Learn to stfu" you say.... Maybe you should learn to be sure you know what youre talking about, what the other person is talking about before you embarrass yourself again with another racist tirade

[@kjoyner1]

I love listening to intelligent people express their ideas. This woman is an asset to her country.

[@hannahanna1490]

Lol

[@Wobblescorp]

@@hannahanna1490 i was about to write this comment: black African woman bringing concrete experience and evidence -communist laughs. Because that is all you can do. You have no ability to think. You’re a writhing pile of emotion.

[@robbertvandemerwe36]

Such people should be our leaders.

[@zairmorningstarmusic]

@@mrsantoro8306 you’re in a comment section she works in silicon valley

[@bethelmadida9513]

This woman and JP should pick 1 country and go help the sitting president lead it for 6 months and implement the very things they preach I want to see something 🤞🏿. Maybe they will comprehend the true problems Africa faces and what role does colonization play in it all

[@tj-ed2un]

We need to talk about this more ❤

[@rezenehabte8124]

Am happy when I hear your speech you feed us , She's wonderful and amazing , My African Queen❤

[@simodlamini]

I have been waiting for someone to say this my entire life. If Africans want to be respected, they must become prosperous. It is not about race, but economic power. Thank you Magatte Wade for your powerful words!!!

[@jenster29]

@@AC-mp7cx no. You didn't listen to a word she said

[@jamesanthony8234]

hahaha your name is Wilson, very african name. you probably think the white man saved your people through christianity and that old african stuff is bad like voodoo. you talk prosperous, but you guys were prosperous with your own indigenous ways of living until they came. tribal conflict occured but noone owned the land or drained the land like a resource UNTIL the Europeans came along.

[@PaendaTube]

@@jenster29 of course not, that would mean tackling cognitive dissonance

[@jorgepalomino4078]

Huh?

[@awfan221]

@@AC-mp7cx a factor, yes. The question is, how much of a factor. She did a good job of explaining that it's a small factor. I'm Ethiopian born and raised and I can't say I disagree with her. This is one of the topics I'm willing to keep an open mind and hear all sides. She's made one of the better arguments I've heard for her stance.

[@woIfson]

As black man myself is awesome when i see someone not being held by victimhood and simply thriving. I had a rough upbringing but im working to get my business from the ground up instead sulking in my bed and not doing nothing.

[@Lemuron01]

Good luck from Norway

[@woIfson]

@@Lemuron01 Thank you brother much love from Portugal 🇵🇹♥️

[@acidichunt7379]

Anyone can be a victim if they allow themselves to be. Good for you. Stand strong, stand tall and write your story. Good luck from America, from some random white guy.

[@someman7]

What do you know about this woman? Because I'm perfectly aware of wealthy Africans. She might just be privileged, where there is no money, it's hard to make it (fairly)

[@kevinlane7555]

I salute you

[@cheikhoudiallo1560]

Well I guess I will be one of those people that always has a different point of view. The Africa situation is very complex and cannot really be compared to any other continent. Western countries did not just conquer us, take stuff and leave. In many Africa countries that are doing worst than expected, colonization is not completely gone, it’s still going in a different way. Most of the biggest companies are mostly owned by those people that came and colonized us. They played a lot of dirty politics, using Africans to better exploit other Africans. I am not saying that we are just victims, far from that, as Africans there a lot we can do. Also it’s quit funny when the lady gave the example of Dubai, but Dubai was not just a bare piece of land, they had black gold underneath and they were able to use that to build present day Dubai. All this to simply say that yes there is a lot we can do as Africans instead of just playing victims, but on the other hand it’s not simple at all, colonization is still going to a certain extend.

[@didieryambaba2410]

Facts! She is talkin like the west does not still have grip on africa...come on its much more complex

[@izuchukwudesmond9110]

What she is saying which you missed is that the west have stopped holding a leash behind y(our) back(s) as Africans to coerce you(s) to do things, you have your will, but they mislead you economically which is entirely a lack of awareness and vigilance on your end. They are still africa necause you have refused to show them that they need you more than you need then. Colonialists are everywhere in the world, bt why is it in africa that they still have serious influence, whyyy???

[@ChristinaSukop]

Great video, but it seems cut short? I would love to have the link to watch the full conversation.

[@j-loadedcomedian6989]

As a Cameroonian 🇨🇲 From Africa this is Spot on. The Blame Game has gone on for centuries. It's time to wake the hell up. Political without Economic Freedom is utterly useless. Thank you Dr JP

[@stephenlamley541]

Refreshing everything is the white mans fault slavery had sweet fuck all to do with anyone closely related to me. Sick of it. And dobg get me started on bush sbd blair apologising for it wtf. Idiots.

[@onlythetruth883]

J-Lo... What's happening here? Gaining economic freedom by using other people's skills, technology, expertise, and know how? And then bragging about it, as if offering others something. When all that's showing is ego and arrogance?

[@albuslee4831]

Thank you for speaking with honesty, fellow earthling.

[@stephenlamley541]

@@albuslee4831 take me back home with you please. This place is getting messy.

[@davidcampbell1420]

As a westerner, I feel like we're losing the economic freedom, year by year. The ironies don't escape me.

[@ericsmidt6923]

This woman is a real model to how strong women must be. Clarity of mind and objectivity. God bless her.

[@tawanda9275]

Strong African...not woman...or man...not everything is about feminism...

[@enno9431]

she is a bit too much moving and loud. hard to listen. but hey i am in us propaganda zone, well evolved according to edward bernays theories. dont know him ? sigmund freuds nephew...

[@mariejane1567]

@@enno9431 spare us the stereotypes

[@alexp8931]

@@tawanda9275 Strong person you mean? Why bring race into it? Hypocrisy

[@cloudshifter]

@@tawanda9275 She is strong in terms of wit and is also a woman, I don't see something inaccurate about the afformentioned statement.

[@Lady-Hannah45]

Omg.. I share in her opinions a 💯.. so excited to chance upon this .. I thought I was the only one starting to think this way .. totally agree with her on the disrespect aspect… don’t know why when our leaders go out to meet other world leaders from developed countries .. something doesn’t click in their minds to do better for their own countries

[@ariskagreyling5710]

From South Africa, really appreciate this interview, very inspiring!

[@tlhogid663]

Also from South Africa. Black female. Boy, do my people need to transform our thinking in line with this!

[@johnstacy2700]

Love her perspective, intelligence and pride that she has for her country and continent. Africa needs more people like her.

[@dorcilien_]

Facts

[@annacaona]

@@dorcilien_ they had many people better than her in the past. they were all murdered. By who, for who and for what?

[@mhjgh3834]

​​@@annacaona By greedy west nations like usa and several in Europe - Nations that doesn't want to see att all, Africa our entire continent to succeed and prosper. They still wants us as there slaves or for us all afrikans to expire so they can make our entire continent a mining place for natural resources.

[@JICKY2.0]

Africa needs more white people.

[@africanlipplateandbonenose3223]

smaller brains = lower iq

[@doncorleon9]

Am Kenyan and have been telling this to everyone wh cares to listen. The problem is victim mentality is so soothing because it relieves people of the responsibility for their actions. Colonisation in my country was abolished almost 60 years ago. 60 years of self rule is alot if you have an agenda, an economic ability and the fortitude to fall through. Within the same time, Singapore, which had the same GDP as Kenya in the 70s took off like a rocket. In the same time the two are in different leagues. Am not taking down what we have gained, but we could be better only if we let of of the pacifier that is 'colonisation put us here'. It is growing old fast. Loving AfcFTA and what it represents. Watching keenly how the african countries respond to it.

[@mukuhi]

Ironically, I could not help listening to the undertones of this talk and hearing them echo what UDA party has been preaching. The guest speaker even has their party colour on ( but I digress). I am Kenyan and we mostly do not blame colonialism. We have continually and repeatedly blamed GRAND CORRUPTION.

[@doncorleon9]

@@mukuhi indeed. Caught that bottom up approach. Even Lee Kuan Yew. Kagame's hero, understood this. Indeed in Kenya we do have grand corruption that is the puncture in our wheels. However in intellectual conversations many still fall on the numbing effects of neo colonialization on our attempts to grow. We cannot ignore the feelers connecting to pre colonial industry that control most sectors of the economy. What am saying is we have enough time, resource and sovereignty to alter some of these to encourage this bottom up economy. Grand corruption is sucking at that teat hence dampening attempts to clean out the slate. Kenya needs a Kagame who places. As Trump says, country first. Most of who we have had have been paying homage to status quo which leaves open back doors to economic control. Look at the major industries and connect the dots to the LSE and NYSE.

[@mukuhi]

It is commendable that the speakers are moderate in their views on the matter. When we (esp in Kenya) try to have a discourse on economic empowerment, we are bombarded by extreme suggestions. E.g as in the intellectual circles you mentioned, they dissect one symptom and really go on a tangent with it. Whereas the other extreme will avoid looking into past experiences and insist on all local problems being solved through local solutions. In that melee the conversation is drowned and a politician steps in to create their own palatable narrative to win the populace over. Economic power is the main incentive to gain political power in Kenya. We have to appreciate that the former colonies in the continent have varied characteristics. The Kenyan solution to economic empowerment would be to dwell at the confluence of the interests of those in govt and economic activities of the people. I have made an observation on some of our economic activities. Neo-colonialism has continually fed us through media and schooling on the limited ways of advancing ourselves economically. We need to use our advantage of knowing local terrain, markets and practices in advancing economically.

[@barbie3139]

Our demented politicians (democrats) in the US do the same thing to blacks in the US that African cultures in the worst economies do to their citizens.. its a cynical pandering for votes but it does psychological damage to those who believe it. Her approach can change everything if she can get the buy in needed.

[@happyguy2k]

True but some countries post colonosim had their presidents assisinated/coups so it not exactly the same. Leaders who had a better vision for the country replaced by colonisers puppets or those who favoured their agenda

[@frankkie3849]

Nicely said, thanks for sharing..😊

[@betoaguiar63]

I was born in Angola in 1963. I witnessed my parents' generation carving a new and modern country out of the jungle at the time. We later moved on to Mozambique, Rhodesia, Botswana, and South Africa. The common thread that led most of Africa to the quagmire of poverty it's currently under was Soviet and Maoist-funded communist revolution spreading hate and division, countries being handed to armed ignorant kleptocrats. Add to that nations created by Europeans that divided long-time tribal enemies and left them having to put up with each other in the same artificial spaces, and you get what you got, endless civil wars, which are in fact ancestral tribal wars. This lady is 100% correct, repression begets poverty, and freedom begets progress and prosperity. The formula is quite simple, just get greedy corrupt politicians out of the way. Botswana to me is the best basket case of prosperity for Africa, would still live there if I ever returned to Africa. Right now, Queensland will continue doing. as it has been for the last 16 years in spite of Labor.

[@samuelumtiti7328]

As a Ghanaian … the wickedness, devilishness and evil of our politicians and government is the reason we’re poor. We have every single mineral and natural resources with only 32 million people in population and still moving abroad to do ‘dirty’ work for small change

[@bill5328]

Exactly none of the both of them mentioned corruption, the root òf all evil poverty in dark Africà.

[@jasonleveck8546]

This is what the secretive cabals of the world want for all of us. They also want to depopulate us, because we're all seen as useless eaters. It's the new boss, same as the old boss; Marxism.

[@qwasi1226]

👍🏽

[@oyugilinus1503]

Here is the common story about the conquest of Africa from slavery, to European colonization, to neo-colonization. Africa is never short of leaders who are willing to disrupt their home, sell their locals, so they can enrich their immediate circles while the lot suffer. During slavery European business men relied on collaborators to cause havoc and make it easy for them to pick slaves. The same happened during colonization as some "senior chiefs," home guards, and apparently supposed freedom fighters supported colonizers for wealth and power. Today we could point out multiple African country rich with resources but the populace is poor while politicians keep making deals with Western and Eastern firms. Guess what. The politicians are filthy rich, their children enjoying life in high end properties in London and other major cities while Africans are left poor. Unable to even make $1 a day. That said, African leaders just lack the political good will to develop their regions. It is no secret that effective leaders mind about their people more than or as much as themselves. I am yet to see a similar leader in my country (Kenya). All leaders operate from a "benefit to myself first" point. Any development or business initiative must have benefits for the leader to succeed. Starting a sensible business in my country requires an arm and a leg in terms of permits, licenses etc. There is very little incentive to create businesses which should in turn create employment opportunities. Yet we have a functioning parliament which doesn't hesitate to increase its salaries and slash taxes for themselves at the slightest opportunities. Our leaders are in a race to amass wealth for when they retire that they forget the country will outlive them. The most frightening part is that instead of learning about the dangers of corruption, most Africans are only learning about how much corruption could make them. It is common to see young people wish they had government jobs so they can manipulate financial figures to benefit themselves. We have accepted it as a norm that anyone in a position to "eat" should utilize it for their family to prosper because that is their time. There is just so much to say about Africa's underdevelopment and 99.99% of it is down to ourselves. White people have no power over how we run our countries. Yes, they have arrested us in loans and may call shots on out tax systems. But they did not inflate budgets and misappropriate funds meant to complete whole projects, they did not steal Covid relief funds, they did not steal money meant to improve our education systems, they did not "kill" the huge coffee, tea, and sugar industries that have died since the end of colonization. White people are not the reason a village in rural Kenya does not have a footbridge over a huge river for students to cross. It is our incompetence and greed.

[@kbanghart]

Typical white apologist

[@juliafox52]

And how's it going with China?

[@marthabromberg6274]

Very courageous response. But, if you're seeing the truth perhaps many others will. That's the beginning of change.

[@titaniumskunkogkush4365]

How's it going with Europe? The European need corrupt people so they can preach about human rights.

[@oyugilinus1503]

@@juliafox52 nothing has changed. Both China and the West are serving their interests in Africa. Pretending to help while strategizing on securing massive amounts of resources for themselves. Our biggest problem is not the west or the east. It's incompetent, greedy leaders who can't utilize this trend to improve home.

[@tstyleartistry]

Great discussion. One can acknowledge the past and its effects, but to remain there, to not learn from the past, is to remain stagnant and will eventually lead to further regression. She and Jordan are clearly like-minded and wish to see progress for all of humanity.

[@jimbongo2955]

Wow this lovely lady is a breath of fresh air ....put that oppressed behind us and move on and eliminate corruption and make Africa Great from today forward!!!!!!!!

[@jamesstaggs4160]

We could use more of her. "Please let's move on from that." That would be great. She also realizes that it's not just specifically Europe that engaged in the practice of colonization, so she actually understands history and human nature.

[@realitycheck4960]

Always being left out is the real reason other colonized countries are more successful... IQ.

[@Tapas08]

Hari Norway was colony under Denmark for 400 years, then partly under Sweden for almost another 100 years, and look what it is now, if one wants to look at prosperity.

[@lovelymoon8960]

Africa is still colonised though right? They’re exploited by other nations and themselves its just sad.

[@jim5148]

Yes, taking responsibility for the future and moving on is the key.

[@averagejoe4256]

You should take heed to how she and her country ended up in this place, because when it happens to you and your location, I don't think you will have the same response and say "please let's move on from that" If they're doing it to these countries it's only a matter of time before it's at your doorstep

[@0ji.a]

I love how she pointed out how colonization has happened throughout all of advanced human history and the majority of ppl just notice the most recent events out of ignorance. Not enough ppl talk abt it.

[@eddy562]

& what you don't understand is that the west still have a big hand in African countries from the leaders which are elected to the resources produced. Unlike a singapore which cannot be influenced as easily (for obvious reasons), which is all the after effect of colonization

[@mainkamra7491]

Colonization Slavery has been going on since the beginning of time if people do their research it’s right there! The problem is we have been brainwashed manipulated lied to for a long time about history it only now people are coming to realization that we were Duped about our history!

[@mainkamra7491]

@@eddy562African leaders are the Most Corrupt, Irresponsible, Incapable leaders in the world single handedly selling out all its countries wealth natural resources to individuals who can Bribe as much as they can! Indians, Lebanese, Arabs are the ones run the economy in Africa!

[@eddy562]

@@mainkamra7491 selling out to who? Youre absolutely correct but you’re also conveniently missing out the part where you acknowledge it’s the western governments which hide behind companies such as black rock which have put counties under crippling debt. Western Countries have literally overthrown great previous leaders of African nations who sought to use advance Aftica’s economy such as Kwame Nkrumah & Gaddafi & replace them with puppets happy to sell out their country. So it’s hilarious you brush past colonisation as if it’s just a moment in history or because everyone was doing it which they were indeed but when it’s so clearly still plays a part in the county till this day that is where I have to disagree. Little bit of a stupid comparison comparing the colonisation of Singapore to Africa as if they’re even remotely the same

[@mainkamra7491]

@@eddy562 Everything that has gone wrong in Africa back then and now African leaders and it’s people were part of it! Let hold the Black African Leaders Accountable and stop blaming the West White people for all our Failures!

[@clscurlock]

Speaking truth! Colinization and even slavery are part of human history. I'm glad to hear another beautiful voice speaking truth.

[@mikemay8334]

I’m so happy she ever once said she’s a victim of white supremacy but instead she just spoke the truth. She made a few great points with examples and instead showed how they thought themselves into prosperity. Realizing it’s nobody’s problem but their own and they are the ones that have the power to make the difference.

[@thomasvestergaard1620]

This is what happens when you educate people properly. This lady is clearly educated and she applies her skills on the problems she grew up in. She's a great role model!

[@tgr5772]

This lady is ignoring history and indulging in wishful thinking.

[@thomasvestergaard1620]

@@tgr5772 which part of history is she ignoring?

[@tgr5772]

@@thomasvestergaard1620 Take Nigeria. The British dragged 3 regions together that have only just about managed to find a way to work together. Each region is socially and culturally and largely religiously different and speak completely different languages. This had led to recently Christians being massacred in the North, and historically the Biafran war as the industrial East tried to secede. The Northerners would be quite happy to introduce Sharia Law throughout the whole country, but the people in the South are largely Christian.

[@tgr5772]

@@thomasvestergaard1620 Africa is full of different peoples with very distinct cultures and languages pulled together in one country. They struggle to find balance and there is usually some conflict or other.

[@damnright1968]

@@tgr5772 then they could just split up. Europe was full of conflicts as well, even more wars in a much shorter time. But why cant Africans pull themself together? The problem of Africa is Africans and nothing else!

[@normanmacfarlane6724]

This woman is a breath of fresh air. Thank God she is speaking up.

[@alfredphamotse1316]

We know our problems, and the reality is that there is always a foreign company at the heart of Africa's problems in any African country till today, most of them are western companies, Africa was the testing place for the so called capitalism, Africans were the capital that set the foundation for what the west is today...lets cut the conflict minerals of the Congo and see what Apple is without them, and I can go on and on about the companies from the so called capitalist west that benefit from open African markets , markets that have been free to everyone across the world till this very day, how free does she want the African markets to be when they are infested with evil colonial companies at present times, she is a COON black people should not trust people like her....

[@THEBLACKANARCHIST]

God does not exist 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@georgknofler]

​​​@@THEBLACKANARCHIST Woher wissen Sie das?😅 Vorsicht! 😅🤩😵😄🤡

[@luna-vj3hx]

she dont know what she is talking about😂

[@user-sw7os5rp9h]

Look at the map of IQ level and it is shocking how low Sub-Saharan countries are comparied to every other country. Diamonds may be found in Africa but they are cut and polished in India and Europe. Natural resources are found in Africa, but they are processed and refined in other countries as Africa doesn't have the technical know howl

[@ropeburn6684]

What rarely gets mentioned in any "why Africa is poor" discussion is how absolutely shitty its natural river network is. There's rarely any network to speak of, major rivers dry out all the time, there are frequent waterfalls, it just sucks. Compare that with the vast waterways of Europe. Everything is connected, nicely shippable, and drying out is pretty much a myth. Conveniently shippable rivers are invaluable for trade, commerce, and cultural exchange. For war and conquest too of course. For example the vikings once upon a time shipped southeast on European rivers, reached today's Kiev, founded the whole city and ultimately the whole Russian culture we know today. All because of some nice connected rivers - that Africa just doesn't have to that extent. And if not even the little streams and creeks ever run dry, like in central Europe? You can run your watermills all year and develop a prosperous manufacturing tradition. It isn't a coincidence that the biggest and most powerful African empire of old is Egypt, located around the best and most useful river in all of Africa, the Nile.

[@gordonwhite205]

One of the greatest video's I have seen on this subject. Thank You Dr. Peterson.

[@DerekBlair0X40]

I like this woman. She has such passion and she does what she preaches. Nothing is better than that.

[@MrSuperBrite]

She knows what's up. Taiwan used to be poorer than any of African countries only something like 70 years ago.

[@LJ7000]

You like her? I'm so pleased. Good for you.

[@byjamie-hillierrubis]

@@LJ7000 you have issues!

[@desia5679]

@@MrSuperBrite uohhpuuuuuii i

[@humanbeing6933]

It’s called confirmation bias.. even if someone is talking twaddle, we humans swallow it very easily if it reinforces our existing world view.

[@sergiosolis4538]

Two very intelligent people having a realistic and practical solution oriented conversation is a joy to listen to.

[@justranting4510]

Yes may be some of our leaders should sit and LISTEN (NOT TALK LISTEN) to this and see a) how to have a decent conversation, b) learn a bit about how to improve their economies, and c) See that blaming the past does not fix the future.

[@sejtbrugernavn]

@@justranting4510 so talking to someone you just agree with entirely is the way forward?

[@svaffe]

I couldn't agree more. Very refreshing

[@thalmoragent9344]

A rare sight indeed

[@jlomax6467]

What are the practical solutions?

[@clownshow5901]

If Africa hadn't been colonized it would be bigger mess now than it already is. The problem is cultural. Same with most Middle Eastern countries

[@parazightsporch2523]

Venezuela must have watched this video when it came out! Look at the great strides since this video has been made.

[@GretsGarbo]

When I first went to a former colonised African country I was shocked. Compared to many African countries this was relatively wealthy but I was shocked by the level of corruption. The corruption was everywhere. Everyone had to be bribed in order to get anything done - from the moment we stepped off the plane, to the moment we left. To get anywhere or to get a job done it took hours longer than it should have done due to the haggling over the bribery and sometimes it was the only way to get things running. The corruption was everywhere, from the top to the bottom of their society. This created a chaotic disorganised country and I realised then that some countries are never going to get out of their poverty status until they get to grips with corruption.

[@kieferonline]

Your's is a very interesting anecdote. I believe that in chaotic, unsuccessful places, we will always find corruption. The willingness to do the right thing, even when no one else is looking, is so special and valuable.

[@alvinmario8233]

Corruption is the effect because the institutions is wrong. The problem is the government monopolies in the country. It started by colonialism and continue after independance. No cahnge in institution. Only a revolution can end poverty in africa

[@nonegone7170]

@@alvinmario8233 " Only a revolution can end poverty in africa " Zimbabwe. Try again friend.

[@74KU]

This is really just the natural order. Corruption is everywhere advantage can be gained, the "1st world" has just had more practice at obscuring it. All human interaction is based on advantage, either short or long term this is the way because we are animals as much as we like to forget not so long ago our brains were wrestling with the idea of chasing a wooly mammoth as a furtherance of the tribe and the self. Then the tribal nature compounds it further by anyone who is different is "outsider" and not your concern.. if you doubt this look at all the fights of "My God" "My sports team" "My family" "My ideology" "My side on the line in the sand"

[@andreiadetavora8471]

@@alvinmario8233 A revolution against who and what do you think was appropriate to do to get change going on?

[@nserekofredrickedward5557]

Your right my sister, corruption is eating African from it's roots

[@gmy33]

Corruption is a root .. its rooted everywhere !

[@ngozionyeka4841]

@@gmy33 But the difference with corruption in Africa is that politicians amass alot of generational wealth at the expense of it's citizens. They don't care of the people they're supposedly leading are dieing of hunger

[@InternetMouse]

@@gmy33 yep . Buts its so largely prominent in the african countries and people have listened to their false promises

[@gmy33]

@@InternetMouse so european asian and american businesses give money to corrupt africans so rhey can steal rescources .. bad companies bad people bad everybody ! .. makes me sad

[@cxngo8124]

But why are they corrupt 🤔

[@TripsandFeasts1]

I’ve spent almost 1 year backpacking around parts of Africa, mostly North (which is Muslim Africa as opposed to ‘black’ Africa) and West Africa. I did my own thing & never went on any tours. There is no doubt in my mind that most of Africa is the way it is because, mostly, of its own culture. The heat doesn’t help, but even allowing for that, Africa should be way ahead of where it is now. There’s too much corruption, too many children, too much laying the blame elsewhere & too much laziness (obviously, not everyone). Obviously, there’s more to it than that, but I just don’t have the time …

[@christinemeyer7163]

Mam, you just confirms that I am not totally a freak because in our country (South Africa) after 30 yrs of democracy with a black government, we (whites) are still being blamed for colonialism and told to go back, while we are here already 300+ yrs!!Our government got a fully functional country back in 1994 . Now 30 yrs later, the country is in shambles--the highest crime rate, the highest % of jobless people, loadshedding, communities going for weeks without water, with a totally corrupt government from top to bottom

[@Darl-ur3uq]

Beauty with the brain. As a fellow African, I am so happy to discover and see people like her

[@przecietnyobywatel9814]

It gives hope, isn't it?

[@keerthana7353]

What brain? I’m sorry she has ignorance written all over her. What she says is valid but she cannot ignore colonialism and it’s impacts. It’s the reason the government is so shit!

[@michaelkieser4742]

@@przecietnyobywatel9814 Yea such hope. Now you just need to get them to stop raping infants because they think it cures AIDS or killing Albinos because they have "magical power." You know just regular stuff like that. THEY ArE NOT LIKE US

[@mazezace]

Search "why the west must keep Africa in poverty." This woman is a p u p p e t!!!!

[@joshuaho5775]

As a Singaporean I am both very surprised and honoured that one of our nation's founding fathers was quoted. I wish you all the best for what you are trying to accomplish in your country.

[@lambsauce9544]

Lmao your last name Ho

[@DwreckJ]

The rest of the world could greatly benefit from a close study on the last 10-15 years in Singapore…

[@zaxmaxlax]

I really like that interview were they talk about death penalty to drug dealers. He literally says one death is too little for all the damage done to the families

[@rumeunner3245]

Did you know that curried crab isn't originally from Singapore ?

[@nothingnobody1454]

@@zaxmaxlax if killing drug dealers stopped the drug trade, there wouldn't be drugs in countries which execute abusers or dealers. And yet...

[@yutakago1736]

When Africa countries are colonized, these countries are not divide by ethic groups/tribes etc. This cause conflicts for many decades. For many decades, France still indirectly control its former colonies using the common currency.

[@billgoodwin8013]

South Africa is busy going down the drain. Most of state owned companies, including base-load electricity producer ESKOM are bankrupt. We spend a great deal of time in the dark. Post Office is non functional.

[@Mr.Tito.]

She is 100% right, As an African I was extremely surprised when I got told as foreigner to set up a business in South Africa I needed capital of $250,000 around ZAR5 million rands ... I took the same idea to Portugal and only needed less than $2000 to set up the business... African politics are lettings the continent down

[@-jank-willson]

and south africa is the 'best', 'safest', and 'wealthiest' country in africa

[@fjandinner3532]

@@-jank-willson Who tf told u it was the safest 💀💀💀

[@-jank-willson]

@@fjandinner3532 because it is more like australia and new zealand, because it is richer and more modern, has many white people, and has cities and neighborhoods that look like they could be straight out of the U.S....

[@fjandinner3532]

@@-jank-willson South Africa is nowhere near either Australia nor New zealand. I studied in Australia, and I’ve been to s. Africa twice, albeit some time ago. There are millions and millions of people in South Africa living in extreme poverty. They have some of the largest slum populations on earth. Crime is rampant. They’re probably the most developed country in Africa, but still nowhere near western countries.

[@tondo3000]

@@-jank-willson I'm South African Will. It is not safer and is nowhere near Australia and New Zealand. Our govenment has stolen a Trillion Rand to date. Cops are scared of criminals. We have constant power outages. There is no work. Today is 19 September time is 11:34 of this comment. The electricity will be going off at 12:00 in our area for 2 and a half hours. And this is ongoing thought the day.

[@dayana3357]

This is so good. As someone who was brown in the DRC and grew up in South Africa, these Africans leaders need to hear this. I’m tired of Africa being the joke of the world, economically, this is why we need leaders, not more politicians

[@Aprlmoore]

Amen!

[@mc.girlsthatlgirls]

Victimism

[@ms-ht1cj]

That lady is so intelligent and aware. I admire her self-confidence, not whinging about "evil white Europeans" all the time like many others. Respect!

[@blankpaper1]

This discussion states nothing about the CFA Franc currency being used by french speaking subsaharan nations which France requires them to keep 50% of their national reserves in a French bank.

[@ptitepompe469]

The franc CFA help keep those économies stable by tying them to a strong stable currency (euro). That's why even anti western french speaking African countries like Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, or Mali doesn't get rid of it. Also the instability of the sahel region could make their owned currencies know the date of the Zimbabwean dollar inflation. I would finish by asking you if the poor countries that switched to dollar to avoid inflation are under direct us control or were ruined by the us ? And if you want to know why France and the eu keep those currency running if they don't benefit directly, it's because it's easier to trade with a country with a stable strong currency, that's why everyone switched from gold to the dollar, to ease trade

[@professorcinncinatus4619]

Get this woman's message out there....she deserves to be heard and her view would change the world

[@mazezace]

Search "why the west must keep Africa in poverty." This woman is a p u p p e t!!!!

[@malawisupasoldier7478]

I'm African (Kenyan specifically) and I can say the reason we are still poor is that we have leaders who only want to fill their pockets and not help the regular mwananchi. And the CORRUPTION. OH THE CORRUPTION 😭. But yeah Kenya is one of the vastly developing countries in Africa and despite it's flaws, I'm still proud to be a Kenyan

[@runelund5600]

That´s exactly the point , Corruption and civil war between different groups in African countries , has and is the problem .

[@Hannodb1961]

Dont forget. The first past the post electoral system virtually guarentees that only two parties will ever have a shot at being in government, which means mp's are not really held accountable in elections. There are much beter electoral systems nowadays.

[@buddyrojek9417]

@@asdf-mg7tu If I have 1 million US dollars and wanted to invest in a business in Africa, tell me, how do I get permanent residency, rent a house, rent a building , import products, employ labour, manufacture, then export? How easy is it to get licences , permits etc.. How can I be sure my money want be stolen by criminals and if i GO TO COURT, WILL THE COURTS BE IMPARTIAL AND GIVE JUSTICE TO ME?

[@marcv2648]

@@asdf-mg7tu Africans had a rapidly rising standard of living under colonialism. This is not true of just Africa. It's true in the Americas and Asia as well.

[@marcv2648]

@@asdf-mg7tu The rest of the world was colonized too. The rest of the world isn't a basket case.

[@TheRozylass]

Magatte Wade is such an intelligent, inspiring woman! I first got to know her from the film "Poverty, Inc." She's a powerhouse!

[@musamabombo358]

There's a Turkish proverb that summarizes what's happening in most African countries, especially in South Africa; 'The forest was shrinking, but they kept voting for the axe because its handle was made of wood and they thought it was one of them'

[@marksmallwood331]

This lady is spot on. She refers to Lee Kwan Yew of Singapore - he studied Law at Cambridge University and it was the rigid application of English Common Law and the suppression of corruption that has in large part led to Singapore's success and is being replicated in the UAE which whilst having a Sharia base of law, enables English Common Law to be applied.

[@noneofyourbusiness9635]

People are so naive. Africa has resources that make it a bigger target than little Singapore. She is done a good job covering for the colonizers like Bill Gates, who pretend to be helping. So gullible.

[@HarshJain-it2bg]

Lee Kwan Yew was deeply inspired by conservative politicians of India. He was a pen friend with many in India. He had many letters exchanges with late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Both of them mentioned in their biographies. It was Atal Bihari Vajpayee who supported Lee Kwan Yew against aggressive attempts by Malaysia, Britain and China.

[@takudzwamaunganidze9480]

As a Zimbabwean I full agree with her. Ever since we gained independence from the British colonial rule, we have been in the same rut of corruption from our very own politicians who are supposed to be making political decisions on behalf of the people. And it has only become worse as they have lied and indulged in so much corruption for over 30 years that our once leading economy had broken so many records in worst inflation, worst economy growth and worst human rights

[@goodman4093]

Bkack man is so dumb. Your country foundation is faulty. The corruption came as a result of colonialism. I don't know Zimbabwean pre colonial history but I knew they built prymids and I bet you they were far than present Zimbabweans economically. Go find out why they were better? Then you will know the genises of Zimbabwean problems

[@ronaldrussoe1749]

Speak for yourself buddy, We are in a system of White Suoremeacy there is no such thing as "INDEPENDENCE" white people have been and are still in charge of this planet. In all areas of people activity Economics - there is no such thing as a FREE MARKET. Education - they decide what education is and what are valid qualifications Entertainment Labour - they create and control the employment laws and market Law - is whatever they decide Politics - None white countries elections have to monitored and they vote for the wrong person they either get invaded or sanctioned Religion - do I need to explain this one Sex - the chinese one child policy Was one the Conditons whites secretly imposed on China to bring business to China. F War - during the Libyan invasion a no fly zone was imposed on the "Independent African Leaders". So instead of parrotting, the old racyist tropes about third world corruption, Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, it never affected their economy and they are not condemned for it. Stop hating yourself and embrace the truth, repeating lies that help people like Peterson justify Injustice through lying by omission, is purely evil because millions of the weak and ignorant suffer because of it, do better sir.

[@colourqueen22]

Zambian in her 20s here 😔 for us we only hear of the glory days of Zambia and Zimbabwe from our parents and its so painful to know that certain people will only ever care about themselves. What's more sad is the minerals that were stolen from us by the colonial masters were to make their own societies better, not just for themselves...but here our "masters" make their own families rich with no care in the world for the community

[@oluyemi8347]

Africa was invaded by Europeans a bit like Russia is invading Ukraine. Colonisation is just a nice word for invading.

[@ronaldrussoe1749]

@@colourqueen22 lol Zambia never had glory days, it's always been what Zimbabwe is now 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@ncander64]

Magatte Wade is absolutely correct in ceasing to blame Africa’s failures on colonialism. The world is approaching a time where we are now closer to hundred years since the end of European colonialism.

[@michelleqs78]

This lady is so intelligent and factual. My mum is from Colombia which was colonised by Spain and people use this excuse but fail to se the corruption and blood money that is managing the country

[@loganw1232]

Exactly

[@mambogal1]

Did the Spanish set up schools for education,introduce laws,court systems,engineering etc. or did they just loot the country and leave?

[@nagiaoe2434]

I'm an expat living in Colombia and pretty much everyone blames corruption and the drug cartels in addition of some enclosed minority communities that help in the production of said drugs. They know what's up, they just don't do anything to change it. Now that they elected a communist leader I'm thinking of hopping back to the U.S lol