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[–] taanegl@beehaw.org -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'll tell you who it won't benefit, Africans ruled by oligarchs who continue to screw them - and Westerners, Russians and Chinese who see it as a big ol' fat juicy peach just a' hangin' out...

Worst timeline.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Africans ruled by oligarchs who continue to screw them

I'm pretty sure half the things that happen in the world ultimately wind up with regular Africans getting screwed.

[–] taanegl@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately. Gamed from the inside, gamed from the outside. The defeatist mentality, the feudalism, foreign interests taking advantage, it all comes together as the most desperate condition in the entire world.

It's fucked and sad.

[–] ReakDuck@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I think thats why it was cheap. Afaik things are changing