Kooley_High
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We will see if this works out for them, but they just look to be replacing the US with Russian/Wagner. That group is funded by resource extraction in Africa and already been accused of war crimes.
By that definition..Colonialism is not neocolonialism
the use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies.
Maintaining a colony is difficult and costly. Installing easily controllable puppets who funnel the same resources you want from a colony is much easier.
Niger, for all intents and purposes, was a French colony even if it had independence from France. America was more than happy to put bases there to help the French secure control over it.
That's neocolonialism. There will be some bad faith arguments about Russia in here. But it's a false equivalence
The Russians can't even manage their own fiefdom...
Did you actually read the article you posted?And a year later:
China's loans pushing worldās poorest countries to brink of collapse
A dozen poor countries are facing economic instability and even collapse under the weight of hundreds of billions of dollars in foreign loans, much of them from the worldās biggest and most unforgiving government lender, China.apnews.com
I know there's not some people in here speaking on African politics yet crying when Africans speak on their politics
Thats defo not what I'm seeing rn
Make the argument. Describe how Russia and China are neocolonialistsBy that definition..
Russia and China have ācolonizedā Africa too
Why would trading one colonizer for another be a thing to celebrate?
They both use economic and political pressure to control or influence African countries.Make the argument. Describe how Russia and China are neocolonialists
They both use economic and political pressure to control or influence African countries.
Do you want links to examples?
Is this the first time youāve heard of what China and Russia have been doing in Africa?
Ruskis got their hands full right what could they possibly be able to divy upWhat can Russia offer Niger?
Wagner Group Operations in Africa: Civilian Targeting Trends in the Central African Republic and Mali
Analysis of the latest ACLED data on Wagner activity and the threat the group poses to civilians.acleddata.com
In Mali, Russian Wagner mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say
Rights groups say the Russian mercenary group known as Wagner is helping government forces in central and northern Mali carry out raids and drone strikes that have killed scores of civilians.apnews.com
I mean we can go back and forth.
You post videos of specific people giving their opinion on Russia and Chinese neocolonists..
Iāll just respond with documented abuses by the neocolonialists
Russia and China have influence on the African nations that allow them in. This is by definition colonialism by your own words.
You can only argue that they are better colonists than the previous onesā¦ but denying they are colonists is going against your own argument and definition.
1. A person spoke about colonialism and you responded with the definition of neocolonialism as though they were interchangeable. I just ran with it.I didn't define colonialism, I defined neocolonialism and that is not what is happening.
But let's use your logic and argument. By your logic, America is an Israeli colony because Israel influences American culture and politics. Is that what you are arguing?
I didn't define colonialism, I defined neocolonialism and that is not what is happening.
But let's use your logic and argument. By your logic, America is an Israeli colony because Israel influences American culture and politics. Is that what you are arguing?