User talk:Doracharlie

The expansion of European powers since the industrial revolution undoubtedly brought the Africans a prolonged miserable suffering. The plagues, but not the cannons, were the more terrible threat to the Aztecs, Incas and the Red Indians. The population in the so-called “New World” slumped terribly. The new colonies required robust inferior people (inferior to the Europeans themselves, as they thought). Then the conquerors imported the Africans to work for them. It was like a massacre to the Africans since only about one-tenth of them could remain alive from diseases and mistreatment of their masters during the journey to America. Such kind of black slaves existed in Europe even earlier then that in America.

As well as the massacre of Africans directly in the African continent by the Europeans, the African population had fallen drastically within just hundreds of years since the annexation of the European countries. The more and more civilized Europeans started thinking they had let the Africans suffering and they wanted to compensate their past wrong deed. Then they, leading by the wealthiest United States, pumped plenty of loans in the African countries. However, the Africans were still in dire poverty, but they still needed to pay off the loans. This meant debts and burdens to the African countries.

A once-popular singer, Bob Gedolf organized a series of global concerts named Live 8 before the start of G8 meeting, of which putting African problem into the agenda, appealing those countries to cancel the debts of the African countries to let them have more capital to develop the countries. This idea sounds great but does not hit home. The money pumped in the African countries these days was already enough, at least, to improve the living conditions to an extent that could prohibit the spread of many plagues, if the money were more effectively used. If there were wise and responsible leaders, perhaps some African countries could be economic giants. However, such kind of leaders was even rarer than the endangered species in Africa. Leaders that the Africans had were barbarians like man-eater Amin, the passed-away Ugandan ruler.

Even entering the 21st century, most rulers of African countries were dictators. To safeguard their governance from overthrows of their own people or assaults from adjacent countries, they squandered their treasury on different kinds of expensive weapons. If the money were well allocated for country development, their economy would have surged certainly.

Another problem in Africa is the spread of different kinds of diseases. This is somehow the fault of the Africans themselves. The prevailing of AIDS can be explained by the poor sex knowledge of the Africans. If the African rulers could pay more effort on sex education, we must receive a totally different image.

It is certain that the Westerners should feel exceedingly remorseful for the suffering they gave to the Africans. However, it is no use scrapping their debts as the only resort to save the Africans. What the Africans are in dire need of are education, medicine, hygiene and, above all, a capable and benevolent ruler. It is quite impossible to achieve in most African countries since except Northern African countries, and the well-developed South Africa, most African countries were originated from a lower-levelled civilization. The colonial governance brought no improvement to those people. Many Africans still believe in that eating other human-beings can enhance their personal power. Many Africans will marry the wives of their dead brothers and this is one of the most significant reasons of the spread of AIDS. Then what can the Westerners do? Although AIDS is still an incurable disease, there are still many infectious diseases that already have methods to fight against. To help the African patients, the Western government should directly send experts and medicines but not give the governments cash to buy. The cash will only be controlled by the corrupt officials.

United States and Britain had so many resources to overthrow Saddam Hussein. The American undercover operatives have the ability to overthrow the Eastern Europe governments that are not under their control. Overthrowing dictators is definitely correct. However, if the Western countries really wanted to save the Africans, please remember that most African leaders are also dictators.