While Bill Gates saved numerous people in poor countries (not only Africa) he doesn't do nearly enough to start important conversations on racial issues /s
Really, fuck the guy who wrote this article. Bill Gates is untouchable. But not many are and they can be scared into not getting involved with sensitive issues for the fear of being attacked in this matter. This kind of shit journalism is actively scaring people from making a difference, as small as they can.
Should a philanthropic King that still supports and perpetuates absolute monarchy be honored for his gifts (which themselves ultimately are created by his subjects labour)?
No. The idea it to shut up and put in actual work. Until you do that you have no clue what the causes or the symptoms are.
I can't see how you could write that without ignoring history. Colonialism was only ended ~70 years ago. Since then there's been a debt burden in its place. Add to that the direct coercive influence the global north, especially the US, have applied to the global south and this doesn't exactly paints a good picture of their supposed sovereignty.
The ideq that you think you owe them further interference is still colonial in nature,as if your wise interference/debt helps the inferior poor. You should respect their sovreignity and help them be responsible for their own fate. Look at how india is transforming over time,singapore turned into a global commerce hub and a few other success stories that happened because the people made it happen,not because the colonial masters interfered once again.
> Reparations is to help white guilt not the wronged people
Non-sense. Because you feel it is?
If Bill Gates and friends owe anyone,it is the people of their own country. Plenty of poverty in the US even if it doesn't compare to Africa.
It isn't right to criticize a well intended act of generosity and call the person racist. Colonialism was racist, bill gates is not. If Bill Gates saved even one African child's life,how many people can say the same, even in Africa or the "global south"? Even if the rich "global north" is being racist, I think I prefer having that in the world than cynical onlookers that are of no help other than to critique those helping.