Re:Stop Aiding Africa - The Daily Beast
by anamax on Tuesday June 09, 2009 @10:34AM
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> The motives were not at all the same, and they had very different results.
Yes, the results of colonialism were significantly better for the colonized.
However, to be fair to the folks who think that intent matters even when the result is a horrorshow time and time again, the colonial-era missionary work was significantly more effective than post-colonial non-religious aid. Then again, the post-colonial missionary work has been more effective than post-colonial non-religious aid.
That's not to say that missionary work has always been a great thing. On the other hand, beating the record of non-religious aid isn't all that hard.
Yes, the results of colonialism were significantly better for the colonized.
However, to be fair to the folks who think that intent matters even when the result is a horrorshow time and time again, the colonial-era missionary work was significantly more effective than post-colonial non-religious aid. Then again, the post-colonial missionary work has been more effective than post-colonial non-religious aid.
That's not to say that missionary work has always been a great thing. On the other hand, beating the record of non-religious aid isn't all that hard.