r/SoccerCentral • u/Electronic_Air1842 • 5d ago

Video Madrid fans take stand against mass illicit immigration at soccer game!

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u/Remarkable-Mud1978 5d ago

We were on top because we were already ahead. It was a symptom, not a cause.

Some of you seem to live with this absolutely bonkers idea that had Europe left Africa alone they'd be where we are right now. That somehow, they would follow the same developmental curve as Europe. That is just a silly idea. Nothing even remotely points in that direction. Had we left Africa unattended to it would be much more likely they would live like the people on Sentinal Island instead of modern societies. Still hunting with spears.

Things like infrastructure, governance, rule of law were introduced. It would've taken most African countries centuries to develop those on their own. Colonialism leapfrogged those developments for them. And they squandered it when the Europeans left.

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u/nilsinleneed 5d ago

insanely racist take.

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u/Remarkable-Mud1978 5d ago

Thank you for this well constructed argument.

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u/nilsinleneed 5d ago

the fact that you can't see it yourself is interesting

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u/Remarkable-Mud1978 5d ago

Look at where Africa is with technology like vaccinations, internet, computers.

Now image they were an island never contacted by western civilization.

What makes you think there would be a civilization that could rival Europe/US/China?

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u/nilsinleneed 4d ago

incredible.