by Tom Bolton says that Russia and China are being predatory in Africa by offering bribes. He says they are taking away Africa's independence and financial freedom. He must know he's talking nonsense, and that colonialism, imperialism, and neoliberalism has not brought independence and freedom to Africa.China invests throughout Africa building up its infrastructure, which helps it to gain access into its markets. African countries like it, but the US calls it bribes.Tom is right, WW3 is being fought over Africa's resources. But in capitalism aren't countries supposed to be able sell 'their own' resources on the open market. No, because the West sees the world like a game of monopoly, where its fabulously rich elite can buy up everything in it, using banks that create cheap money of
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China invests throughout Africa building up its infrastructure, which helps it to gain access into its markets. African countries like it, but the US calls it bribes.
Tom is right, WW3 is being fought over Africa's resources. But in capitalism aren't countries supposed to be able sell 'their own' resources on the open market. No, because the West sees the world like a game of monopoly, where its fabulously rich elite can buy up everything in it, using banks that create cheap money of nothing.
They call this the free market, which they say is fair. They call it property rights. They believe that they earned it because their families had worked hard and made money - out of war, imperalism, looting, corruption, coups, and the slave trade.
The majority of people in the West must be asleep if they believe the lies of Tom Bolton. But no one is interested, no one cares, no one I know, anyway.