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Re:The dystopian underworld of South Africa’s illegal gold m... by concordDance on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @03:59PM (#34902629)
Where the heck did you get the idea this is restricted to black majority countries? Like, check out the history of Poland some time.

The European powers generally conquered, colonised or bullied wherever they could. Some countries like Vietnam recovered well, others like Ethiopia did not.

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Re:The dystopian underworld of South Africa’s illegal gold m... by texaslonghorn5 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @04:58PM (#34903523)
> Europeans have a nasty habit of ravaging any black-majority country that tries to build anything.

"Where the heck" did you see the above poster mention restricted?

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Re:The dystopian underworld of South Africa’s illegal gold m... by concordDance on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @04:59PM (#34903534)
That post was in the context of asking why black majority countries have done less well than other countries.
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Re:The dystopian underworld of South Africa’s illegal gold m... by texaslonghorn5 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @05:01PM (#34903558)
fair, my fault for misreading
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Re:The dystopian underworld of South Africa’s illegal gold m... by Spooky23 on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @06:11PM (#34904402)
It’s historically not a concept without merit. The needlessly cruel treatment of Haiti is probably the canonical example.

I’d suggest reading about General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas. The book “Black Count” is worth reading.

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