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Originally posted by punkworld
Now, on to the point you are missing. America and Australia both had the benefit of the natives pretty much being wiped out or outnumbered by colonists.
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I left out that point for a reason.... it is a whole other discussion.
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Originally posted by punkworld
When N-America and Australia became independant, they could just carry on with a form of government much like the one they were used to, and could for a large part stick to their old traditions. Africa, however, had to build up an entirely new form of government and had to create an entirely new culture.
Building on an old tradition is a lot easier than creating a new one, especially when you've had more time (the African colonies became independant a very short while ago).
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So, it is the fault of the French and the British? Interesting. Of course there is the opinion that they "left the buggers high and dry", but after gaining the independance they desired for so long one would think the next course of action would be to establish order and build the kind of country they've always dreamed of rather than burning pillaging raping and killing each other.
Your post is chock full of reasons, or excuses depending on how one thinks..... but I'll say this though.... it's never too late to start down a better path. As someone else said here, African nations are rich enough in resources that over the next 20+ years some could definitely crawl out of the depths of being ranked lowest and claim their place amongst other leading nations of the world.
Really the only thing stopping them, aside from all the obstacles you mentioned, is the people themselves.