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- In this first episode of 'Bad Goods', VICE News dives deep into illegal pangolin trafficking in Nigeria and China.
'Bad Goods' is a documentary series for Vice News looking at the worldwide illicit trade market, from wildlife trafficking, counterfeit item selling and sand mining. It will follow key people, from enforcement to traffickers, at the heart of the trade and explore what is behind the demand for illicit products.
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I love how the hunter complains about a lack of Pangolin when literally he is the reason why
😂🤞
He's just trying to make a living tho
@@gregorrigobert5744 yeah a living driving an entire species into extinction for bs fake medicine. he could make a living doing something that isn't massacring endangered species. there is no excuse.
@B12 Deficient yeah I understand that argument, but I don’t think that hunting and killing an exotic species is the same as manufactured and farmed animal meat. Cows, pigs, chickens, goats, etc., are not going extinct bc of hunting or the black market trade for these animals. Pangolins, on the other hand, are being massacred and their population is being desecrated bc of these malpractices. Again, I understand where you’re coming from, but it’s really not the same.
if you think the hunter is the reason then you are far from the problem..
*Literally any wild animal exists
Traditional Chinese Medicine:Yes
💀💀💀
Sadly that's the truth
They should be punished for it, their traditional BS got us COVID-19 too.
@@navigation4653 they will be. let the pandemic subside first. they're screwed this time
It’s a evil scam that exploit the rich ignorant buyers at the expense of the poor animals. The blame should be on the lack of proper education… don’t let the word “tradition” fool you. The so called cultural practice should be firmly judged by objectivity and science, all gimmicky nonsense must be purged.
Governments: we can't catch wildlife Poachers
VICE: we can take a whole film crew film the crime
*can pay to take a whole film crew to film the crime
The info they spread is the best they can do.
True
Vice is like the middle man of how this stuff comes to light and it put together. They don't have thousands of journalists on payroll scattered across the globe. They present their work to vice and are paid for it.
They are all actors disguised as poachers and poaching toys and tomato sauce.
"If man does not show mercy for what is beneath him, how does he expect mercy from what is above him"
♥️
Indeed....
EXACTLY, only we don't know what's next.
Wonderfully said
The work that woman and her team is doing has not gone unnoticed to me. Commendable work
Wish the best for Nigeria if there is one country to save Africa from misery it might be it.
I agree as well. Pangolin have been my favorite animal since I was a child it hurts to see them almost wiped out for no good reason. Eastern medicine is not a good reason
@@traviskeller3641 its time they stop their beliefs & start trusting modern day medicine
@@misak_ying8127 I agree and through education I believe that change can be made and that these curious social animals can thrive once more in their perspective natural environment . if a man needs to get hard they need to seek a Dr regaurding viagra or similar medication rather than harvesting the scales of these awesome little animals that have no evidence of having any type of impact on sexual performance.
@@traviskeller3641 yes,indeed
The pangolins looked really cute, and were quite docile for wild animals. They don't bite because they don't have any teeth (I googled it). It's so sad what it's happening to them, getting hunted like that, specially pangolins being such sweet mannered animals.
according to u killing of "unsweet" animals is justfied. kill all the tigers you want no?
@@adityaoka1527 No. I'm pretty sure she means it's even more of a shame to hurt a harmless animal. It's like killing a baby.
Pangolins mind their own damn business so you won’t see them rummaging through your garbage looking for food like bears and raccoons. They only eat pests like insects, so killing them for their scales seems pretty stupid
@@ha231 pretty sure you’re spot on 😉 they are just looking for an argument clearly 🙄🤦🏽♀️
@@adityaoka1527 relax 🤣🤣🤣
"The world has enough for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.”
M K Gandhi
everything was fine in comments until I meet your one . you should have better used someone else quotes or may be not have his used his name . M K GHANDI was the same person who was really abrasive towards those indigent AFRICANS , called them KAFF*RS , apparently a derogatory term , called for separation of Africans because he thought they were disease ridden
@@lokeshsharma7907 he did lot more good then bad.
No one is perfect.
If you understand him, you'll know how great mk Gandhi ji was. Even india just exist because of gandhi ji otherwise it was going in the chaos of WW2.
Peace be upon his soul.
@@inamdarsaquib9528 he did nothing just run around and decived peoples
@@lokeshsharma7907 better he did something more than your great father's
Peace ✌️
Not enough for one person's greed*
Asia: We killed all our infinite supply of pangolins. Hey Africa, can we get some?
Africa: Sure, they are infinite here.
What's funny is that the pangolin scales are mostly just keratin. Chinese people could just save their finger and toe nail clippings (which is also keratin) and use that in their potions.
💀💀💀💀😂😂😂😂
Or hair
Haven’t they learned from the China virus
I want you to know that not all Asians behave like Chinese
They ignorant. They’ll never learn
The dealiest and most vicious animal on this Planet?
-The human.
It's actually the mosquito jfyi
How insightful!!!!!
You plank
agreed
The animal kingdom is pretty ruthless and unforgivable if you think hard enough
@@oriplaydirty So is man.
Completely heartbreaking watching how they tie them up from their little legs. :(
That was sickening. My heart hurt for that creature.
@@JolleanSmith same. They are heartless humans!
This is the form of slavery that has lasted the longest... children and animals the last to be freed...
Yeah it was cute but mostly sad to see it trying to walk away but tied by the foot.
@@usamakureshy do you eat meat???
The hunters are simply not intelligent. Pangolins shed their scales regularly, you can collect them, breed them and sweep and collect the scales they shed, that way it's legal.
They don't need restrictions, they need an education.
And their guns taken from them.
Cant breed wild animals, they usually die in captivity
Taking guns won’t help the problem😂😂 they will just use crossbows/ arrows, or spears, or they will use traps like most hunters. They need re-education on this, and wildlife laws thats are being PROPERLY ENFORCED. This will stop or atleast slow it down
They literally say in the video that pangolins die in captivity, they need their natural habitats to survive
@@OfficialMuffiin easy solution, track pangolins to get their shed scales. No need to kill them, just follow them and search the forest floor for scales.
@@julialungan4722 you just mad 😅😅
The Nigerian government has abdicated its responsibility to care for its people, forcing them to choose between starvation and killing Pangolin. The Chinese and Vietnamese don't "need" Pangolin for anything other than status and an uneducated belief in the magical power of Keratin. When Pangolin need armed guards to survive, we must look inward to reassess our humanity. 🤯
In Sri Lanka, killing an endangered animal can get you sentenced to life.
What happens if it's accidental like it runs infront of your car
@@Mike01029 probably the same thing when you kill someone by accident it’s a different charge
The people buying it should be sentenced to life. Cut off demand then there is no reason to supply. Those demanding are much better off than those providing
@@lolprodigy9458 Yeah, like little fine.
Sri lanka is a chinese colony
Poverty and ignorance are a dangerous thing.
The dealiest and most vicious animal on this Planet? The: *HUMAN*
@@joelpetersen2480 Deadliest? Yeah, most vicious? No, not only is saying that stupid because you're regurgitating the same garbage everyone else does but it's also dangerous because it's missing the point, humans don't hunt these animals because we enjoy it, or because of some arbitary, inherent evil in us, we hunt them because of greed, ignoring that will only cause more damage. The more you repeat ''muh hooman evil'' the less anyone will do anything about this, because it's very easy to just pretend that we're too stupid to fix things, and a lot harder to actually get out there and try to make a change, wallowing in self pity and self hatred does you no credit, nor does it help endangered animals.
Also I dare you to go face to face with a grizzly and tell me you're more vicious than it, you won't survive the ordeal.
@@HandleMyBallsTH-cam Exactly!
The CCPis not impoverished.
@@PathOfAvraham not it's not, just lots of ignorant folk there.
"If we cut down all the trees, remove all animals, then we're alone in the world..."
Kudos to whoever produced this. Must of been so much working getting access to all these people. Really incredible short doccy.
Poverty. Poverty drives the hunting of these. As the man said, going into the jungle is dangerous. He would not be doing it if he did not have to. You hear him thank his God several times. He needs this to survive. He doesn't know of another way to survive (and don't go into all the jobs he can do, he is not in the privileged situation to speculate. He is trying to survive). In order to reduce the poaching, reducing the need for people to hunt these vulnerable species, you have to address poverty.
Employing the former hunters to protect the areas they used to hunt in might be a viable solution, but that takes investment from the country.
Yes but we can't rule out greed, egos and false medical treatment beliefs. Greed, more so, on the part of the "middle men" and the end consumer.
I swear some of the richest people are some of the most stupid and oblivious beings to have ever disgraced this earth.
Poverty is why the hunter does it, but the money comes from only one source, as the hunter even explained: China. Before that artificial demand for superstitutious benefits, pangolin wasnt worth much at all.
THIS THIS THIS
Yeah no, if that was the case, they wouldn’t be killing so many. It’s easy money. No justification here. The problem is the demand. These guys just eat all up, not giving a single damn about the life they stepped on. Poachers should be exterminated on sight
New Eden did you even watch the video at all
Pangolin is literally one of the cutest animals on the planet. Amazing little thing! Love them, appreciate them but never kill them 😢
YESS!!
I had no idea what it was but yessss omgosh soooo cute! How it curls up into a wee ball, oh my heart
In a parallel universe pangolins are hunting chinese for their nails
In Kenya, the Kenya Wildlife Service has made tremendous efforts to protect our wildlife this far, no wonder we are still a great tourist attraction country . 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪❤️❤️❤️
As a Nigerian it breaks my heart every time I see the ignorance about the importance of wildlife conservation in the mass population 😭😔.Imagine threatening an entire species for less than $10.This was really hard to watch.
I agree with you so sad 😢
Unfortunatly he needs to support his family, and 10 dollars goes a hugely long way, I'm sure.
@@darrentong322 who cared
China and Vietnam send hunters to Cambodia the most . All the animals in Cambodia are endangered and some are extinct. That's why the gods gave the whole world coronavirus and the indigenous Cambodians are healthy
@@darrentong322 So that gives someone cause to render an entire species extinct?
Almost every day you have indonesian news talking about illegal trade of pangolins and sea turtles, and the smuggler almost always try to send them into china. Yes the problem is superstitious belief of rich people in china
Yahh
Releasing rocky back to the forest is like handing him directly in the hands of the hunters
It was released into a protected forest area where our released Pangolins thrive and breed. It is safe now!
Wildlife deserves to be wild living among us like the universe intended. This world is sick
Trafficking wildlife should get 7 years+ prison sentence.
And that's being generous
From what I see in this video , these guys are literally trading those animals openly , shows that no one is even getting sentenced for even a year
No, it should get you a bullet from a conservation officer or park ranger.
This is horrible, they literally eat anything and say it has benefits when its not even proven.... just sickening , those poor animals
The normal average people eat meat, chicken, honey but they farm them that is in a way protect them
They can eat whatever they want but they should breed or farm, that is, take care of those animals which they need
Therecountryneverevovledtheyarestillwalkingcavemen.
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@@ghazalaansari9283 They have tried to farm pangolins for this purpose, but there has been zero successful breeding farms for pangolins. They do not survive in captivity and cannot be farmed.
@@ghazalaansari9283 I really don't think the argument here is whether killing a pangolin is the same as killing a cow or a chicken. Irrespective of cultural factors, the trading of the Pangolin is illegal and that's the end of the discussion. No one forced the countries that signed to do so, so if they signed then they should enforce the law they agreed to.
So heartbreaking to see how that buyer killed that pangolin
So sad that these animals are being hunted down for money.… especially when there is so few of them left….
Same with rhinos
This is why aliens haven't made contact
They're like "yea you guys got some stuff you gotta figure out before we say hi lol"
In fakt they did... But it wasn't our mistake that their reproduction organs could lower the human blood pressure... But we are still on the search for more extraterrestrial life👽👽👽
They gunna make traditional Chinese medicine with the aliens
@@khoolaidman3809😂😂
Poachers and traffickers should be put to the wall
Do you happen to be quoting F is for Family?😂😂
@Mona DeLeon why wouldn’t he? Are they special to you?
Why do so much work? Put a bullet in them and be done.
@@secondplace kill the poor Hunter?
Justice Henry Damian they are not hunters, they are poachers.
The smashing on the ground just hit me. 😭.
Thank you VICE for creating important films like this that bring the dark world of wildlife trafficking, especially pangolin scale trafficking, to the public eye. When more of the world knows what's happening and decide to take action, we can have a bigger effect on putting an end to it!
This broke my heart. We don’t deserve this planet.
Then you are free to go Mars 😂😂😂
@@anupamsatpathi2071take her there
Zoologist deserve more credit for the work they do for the environment
I love how much they care. The first question the vet/specialist asks is "what's his name?". Genuine passion, love it.
The way those pangolins are being treated break my heart. 💔 Also how tf are their scales gonna cure cancer. The stupidity is wow
Remember that wildlife trafficking is not limited to butchering and selling animal parts/meat - animals are likewise sold off alive to be bought as exotic pets. Don't support social media where people keep slow loris, kinkajous, wild cats, rare wild-caught exotic reptiles, etc. They may be cute but they suffer as individuals and as a species when they are taken from their habitat for our enjoyment.
So infuriating. Every single day 10 more primates or other small wildlife pops up on social media and it's sickening. I will never understand looking at a cute monkey and thinking "OMG I totally want to force one to wear a diaper and clothes and sentence them to live in my home." It's disturbing. Not to mention, 99% of the people obtaining them are too stupid to own one. It drives me crazy.
Just one video like this shows us how effed up the world we live in is.
Pangolins are awesome, it's very sad what is happening to them.
It's so good to know that pangolins are been protected from going into extinction. They are also beautiful creatures.
World together has to do something about pangolins, they shouldn't be going extinct.
True I'd never even heard of them till adverts started popping up on TV no animal should b wiped out by humans it's awful coz we could stop it there lovely looking lil things 2 I see tho sum people really need the money
The world will come together only under the Antichrist and there will be only a few more years until everything will be depleted ... And then .. The Revelation of our deeds will prevail and our eyes will be wide open and we will understand what we had done and we will cry with bitter tears and ask : " How can there be nothing anymore ? " .
@@Kenabukanyo the rapture is coming n I'm with jesus n good with triumph over evil God bless 1 love 🙏❤
Why? What is the point? How is it different than an any dying?
Unfortunately the conversation goes like this....
World: "Cut that out China, you're acting like a bunch of savages."
China: "Do you want a source of cheap labor? Or do you want $9,000 TVs"
World still reliant upon slave labor: "who said anything about pangolins?"
And that's basically how the conversation goes when China is doing anything unfavorable.
the pangolins are so cute, it's sad they're getting killed into extinction..
Yeah, its because of the Chinese and Western people. They want money.
Blame China
@@osas201 yep they ruin everything they see, they think its food.
They’re so cute how could you harm such a harmless little animal:(
When you goes weeks without food and someone comes and Offer you money for animal you will do it. Don’t blame the hunter Blame China
Oh, I'm thankful to see the nuances of this story to why people traffic animals and how they do this. This is how humans treat the earth's other inhabitants, especially those that may not bring forth life from the body. This neglects come from so many areas - govt, business, community. And I'm thankful to those caring people what want to get the story out so that we do something about it.
Anyone else get the PMI impact ad about stopping illegal trade for every ad during this video?
I'll give that hunter $100 per pangolin to keep it safe.
Am a hunter I will appreciate that
@@uzochukwuayamah5791 where?
@@walkeritis Nigeria
The pangolins little face just tied up broke my heart so much 😔we really don’t deserve this planet
“I cannot say the number of hunters that have died…” please entertain us sir don’t hold out on us
What a beautiful /cute animal but I'd never think about eating one, sad to think of all the animals that us (humans) have killed, it has to STOP
I am Chinese, this video made me sad:( i really wish our country can completely ban pangolins medicine, animals and humans can coexist and be friendly 🙏🏽
What about evil CCP who spread corona
I’m Chinese, and I agree with you. This is heartbreaking.
Good piece. Nice to see the rehabilitation & research efforts in Nigeria.
The way that meat seller smashed the pangolin to the ground to kill it got me cringing,,, some people are heartless (at 9:46)
Keep it up Vice this is what we wanna see🔥
@Nica or just watch Vice from my bedroom. What’s easier? 🤖🤖
Vice news good job
Rocky is so precious 🥺
Chinese ppl: we are the smartest
Also Chinese ppl: pangol-Doritos cure me
Who was the mastermind that tells the Chinese to use animals parts as a medicines???
there god the pray to
It’s the scammers that continue to mystify “ancient alchemy” and advertise these anti-science garbage as modern “health products” aka a big part of the supplements industry. Using the “exotic” is just a marketing gimmick to lure ignorant new money to blow their wealth on empty promises…
Are you sure it was our ancestors? I have taken traditional Chinese medicine before and NEVER have we taken Rhino Horns, Pangolin Scales, Tiger whatever.... blah blah organs. Most of them are herbs that taste really bitter. I am pretty sure someone propagated the rumor that these animal parts are somewhat helpful to drive sales. It is dishonest and unethical.
Greed and stupidity.
As a Chinese I can tell you that there are plenty of other herbs that can substitute things like pangolins scales, tiger bones, shark fins, and rhino horns. But people refuse to use them because they want to show off their social status and how wealthy they are. Those ignorants are the one to be blamed. And the only way to solve this problem is via education.
"We don't know why the Chinese have need for it"
Basically anything on the list of endangered animals are thought to be good for the 3rection... :\
Blame a culture fueled by insecurities and the lack of proper education in humanities. Ignorance have been a plague for centuries. There’s a disconnection between wealth and knowledge in certain traditions/ cultures…
They still have microscopic private parts and you can’t change that with rhino horn tea…
@@katherinecheunggarcia9646 Please don't make stupid racist comments.... it doesn't help at all.
I am Chinese but I have never taken Rhino Horns or Pangolin Scales, I believe some richer Chinese have been hoodwinked into believing that these actually cures them of something..... It is pretty sad
@@saltedslug7954 You are ethnically Chinese as well...even if you are not from mainland China.
Oh man, watching that poor little guy tied up by his foot :(
I hope rocky actually survive atleast 1 night after being released
It was released into a protected forest area where our released Pangolins thrive and breed.
I honestly hate humans at times they know its dying out but they don't care the greed is to much !
Long live rocky he's a little cutie ain't he
We Africans must not forget, every living creature has a part to play in maintaining a healthy environment. This knowledge will allow us to sustain as the west weakens and falters...
lol
@bob blowme China is not using Africa for slave labor. It is the united states and europe who seek slave labor all over the globe, including their own countries...a worker in the united states cannot afford an apartment, much less a house....that's slave labor !!
@@morenomoreno7230 you dont know a thing
Instead of the hunters hunting for pangolins, the gov could really hire them as guards to protect them paying them more then what they earn selling them.
Where will the money come from?
@@whimsical_travesty You're pretty much as wrong as you can be in this situation.
There exists corruption in poorer countries yes, but not more than exists in any other country.
When a 'friendly' (democratic nation) wants to give aid, they don't do it out of the goodness of their hearts, they do it for political gain. They give money to corupt politicians intentially because they know that they'll embezzle the large sum. This keeps the citizens poor and the need for aid coming. What do they gain from giving aid? They gain the support of their local people and it's a great way to get foreign nations to agree to hosting overseas military bases (as well as many other agreements that are far from popular in the country receiving aid). Have you ever wondered why those who give aid don't tend to care what/where/how it's being used?
The few times aid may have good intentions, like from NGOs and the like, they tend to support with material value (think clothing drives, book drives, etc.) But this is the exact kinda stuff that puts local book stores and clothing stores out of business (who would pay for a shirt when they could get them for free?).
It's probably best not to give aid at all, it causes so many economic as well as social issues that further destabilizes countries.
So I'll ask again, where will this money come from if a lot of these nations can't protect their own people, let alone animals?
@@offcolour3814 go watch "adam ruins everything trophy hunting" on TH-cam that's one of the part the country can do
@@lookersTV1 now this is a good idea. Nigeria has actually already implemented this as far as I know, but haven't seen the results of other african nations due to corruption
Vice is by far THE BEST news outlet out there, seriously, better than all the big media companies combined.
Vice back at it again! Back to the basics
Waiting for the day when these cute harmless Pangolins are evolved into GODZILLA🐉 and turn humanity into ashes
We don’t deserve this world💔
My heart goes out to Rocky ❤️
This documentary is very good, very interesting !
You have really truly won my heart ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
This type of real WILDLIFE DOCs
Hats off to you VICE
I cried watching this since I'm an animal and nature lover🥺😭
Instead of stopping and educating them The legendary VICE channel goes on to channelize it wow
First. And this is great that vice is doing documentaries like these again.
Oren Lyons, a Native American leader, has said: The laws of the Creator and Nature and ABSOLUTE. Humanity's laws cannot and WILL NOT prevail.
Human made laws can't provide justice and solutions to the problems
Native Americans Rule the World or sum? I don't think so.
This needs to be talked about more!!!!!
Dude got his package delivered in 20 mins. Amazon needs to step their game up.
Never disappoints! China 🇨🇳
This is sad to see this kind of act,breaks my heart.
What about human trafficking that dont bother you?
But you wasn't sad when the Europeans and Americans took millions of human beings out of Africa to work as slave
@@MB-sj2yu It bothers me everything what is inhuman,but this video was about wildlife poaching.
@@rick6672 Did I say something about that?
VICE thank you. But I just couldn't watch anymore after 9:45'. Almost broke out in tears!
When people say that god will come down from heaven, it’s actually an asteroid.
There’s nothing medicinal in scales and cartilage.
Stop the demand please. More awareness need to be spread among the communities
This hurts my soul man
Man this was upsetting, theyre such amazing animals, id love to just be able to observe one in the wild.
Ironic that Philip Morris is advertising an anti counterfeit ad on this show, but it's Vice, so not a big surprise.
Danm Vice! I see you guys. You guys are legit again
My arm hairs raise. You guys are all we have these days. Used to do art for you when you were all still a punk mag moving into the skater phase and the the dead end. You still have that core I always loved
There should be a massive task force dedicated to protecting the wildlife, stopping the poachers with excessive force and imprisoning anyone involved in the illegal sales of animal products. A heavily armed task force who can act beyond borderlines.
Glad to see good old vice back
What happened?
@@nh6868 vice is back to showing things that others ignore..the good old vice
Keep up the good work
Africa wildlife conservation
African wildlife will survive if there is improvement in living standards for the majority. Sadly, that is not even feasible in the near future for most of Africa.
Thank you for this :,)
Respect to voice news and respect to the people working in conservation.
One solution to all the problems is investment in education and health care. Poverty makes you do evil things.
That’s always the excuse. Poverty.
there is also a lotnof greed
@@andrewa7461 tell me why then
Keep It Real vice 💯
Those videos should be seen for more people
Damn vice be everywhere God damn
This is wrong on so many levels! I know we got to eat but these people on camera breaking these laws need to be charged to the full extent or chained!!
@Nica I have "Nica" have you? Not pretty. But these endangered animals make more of an impact than you will ever will so yea have these filler words.
@Raul Baeza Still sounds pretty pompous. Lol, also saying than an animal has more impact than him is just so stupid. Get off your high horse. We should farm those animals to make sure they don’t go extinct.
$10. that man is in the west african jungle, illegally hunting pangolins, and bringing them back to his mud hut. all for $10. and thats a lot to him. the real killer of pangolins here is poverty
@F. Friedrich Kling Hauss Africa has more than enough resources to maintain and sustain its population and then some. however Africa along with Latin America, are the 2 continents still reeling from colonisation with the vast majority of African nations being 50 years old or less. This coupled with constant interferences that have been documented by western colonial powers during those 50 years have all but ensured that the majority of Africa will remain poor and down. The biggest pushing force behind all of this is simple capitalistic greed, poor hungry people will sell you their resources for $10 to see tomorrow, while western, and more recently eastern nations then sell those same resources to their own people for thousands.
As a simple non pangolin related point to prove those point of capitalistic value chain, there’s currently a big push to have “slave free”/ “fair trade” chocolate. Most of this chocolate is harvested by poor west Africans for cents to the pound on days of labour intensive work. Only for that same exact chocolate to be sold for $1 a bar for the cheap stuff that’s only 30% cocoa. If you want to to break down the leaders and assassinations that western governments have confirmed they’ve committed across the continent then I very well can. But I will not accept the bs statement a continent 3 times the size of China lacks the resources to maintain itself. That is factually inaccurate.
@F. Friedrich Kling Hauss for you to say africa is in a state of near anarchy while knowing the state the Colombia is in is pretty rich. And understand this isn’t me blaming, this is simple logic and reasoning. If you understand the history of events and the events leading up to the present you can understand the present. Ignoring that and acting like it the past exists in a bubble and doesn’t affect the present is absolutely ludicrous. See there is this notion that Africans blame their problems on others when I’m actuality Africans are informing others of the problems that they are causing. This refusal to accept what Africans are saying is also part of the reason that Africans more and more look towards the Chinese as business partners. If you refuse to look at your history and the impact that other nations policies with your nation had on your people then good on you. But here I will not sit back and listen to someone try to make out that africa put itself in this situation
@F. Friedrich Kling Hauss also your statement that the 2 countries that where the exception actually show you to be prejudiced in your views because even so much as a cursory google of peaceful/ stable African nations would have lead you to countries that where not former apartheid states
@F. Friedrich Kling Hauss prejudiced and racist are two different things, and you hadn’t done anything to lead me to believe you are racist (unless you’re telling me you’re racist right now since you brought it up). Now on to your unvarnished facts, GNP is not a good determining factor on what life is like for the people in a country for instance 2 of the highest GNPs on the planet are CHINA AND INDIA. Now I’m fairly certain if I asked an random Indian person on the street if they felt like they were living in a country with the seventh highest GNP they’d probably say no. Now what I can tell you is despite its relatively high gnp (which is still lower than Nigeria’s) South Africa has been rated as one of the worst nations when it comes to income inequality. Say what you will about a country having a massive amount of money, if that money never reaches the majority of its people then it’s meaningless to them.
The thing about brutal unvarnished truths though is that they’re not pretty and when they relate to people they often come with brutal unvarnished reasons, reasons of which you want to call blaming when in actuality are very valid points. The brutal and unvarnished truth is that most of the migrant crises that are happening globally at the moment are (if not directly then) indirectly caused by the actions of western powers that seeking cheaper labour and resources at the cost of humans. That is the brutal unvarnished truth, you can try to look away from it if you want but that is the truth
@F. Friedrich Kling Hauss look, I’m kinda tired of this conversation but I’ll leave you on this. I’m from Botswana, my country got independence in 1966 at which point we were considered to be a country doomed for failure. Currently we have a gdp per capita (a more accurate measure of what each person gets) of around 8,000usd. That’s not bad for 56 years of independence for a country that should have failed. To put that into perspective and I hate to do this to you, Colombia has a gdp of 6428usd and over 200 years of independence. To use the language you used when referring to Africa and to claim the continent is bloated and over populated is factually incorrect and incongruent with the reality of the very short history of “independent” Africa. Africa is still growing and will continue to grow and as the planets resource hub, we should have more than enough resources to sustain our measly 1.3b people for so long as we’re allowed to self determine.
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