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nostr:npub106n0pzzm6jk9mfh3xvlhh53qn7kjz8ja4f8h8r3n6ap706wvtahqltvfwa always found it interesting that a republic had so much interest in spreading democracy. you'd think a republic would be spreading the republic.

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nostr:npub12k72r0e8mq8vwqnlpw79k4f0pm66qvjwneelanplcjhdxhmpla3s9ltvsy If that is the case moving forward then those resources are either going to be controlled by the US, Russia or China. It looks like the US is loosing, not just in Africa, but Ukraine, Syria, Saudi Arabia...

nostr:npub106n0pzzm6jk9mfh3xvlhh53qn7kjz8ja4f8h8r3n6ap706wvtahqltvfwa i think it's worth looking at China's experience in Africa here. A lack of experience with proper colonialism has been very expensive for powers that weren't traditionally colonial (Russia's conquest of Siberia notwithstanding.)

It's not a simply change of flags on the board. There are countries and companies with mineral leases and investments that are quite capable of backing the opposition in severe ways.

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> if they controlled the resources themselves

That's a science-fiction-sized "If".

Even back to the Roman Empire, Africans rarely controlled African resources, and when they did, it ended up with a situation like Zimbabwe or South Africa.

Regardless of BRICS/RU politics, all that has ever happened in where there is exploitable resources in Africa is the transition between warlords, strong men, and foreigners.

nostr:npub106n0pzzm6jk9mfh3xvlhh53qn7kjz8ja4f8h8r3n6ap706wvtahqltvfwa

> if they controlled the resources themselves

That's a science-fiction-sized "If".

Even back to the Roman Empire, Africans rarely controlled African resources, and when they did, it ended up with Zimbabwe or South Africa. Populism is an alien idea in SA.

Regardless of BRICS/RU politics, all that has ever happened in where there is exploitable resources in Africa is the transition between warlords, strong men, and foreigners.

Bring back, "Great Caesar's Ghost!" Great exclamation.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/great_Caesar%27s_ghost

nostr:npub1ul8tua30lc5rs6ytqus250kg244vevnaumsdsqfl42cz3n86hhzs04kl35 in fact, overdoses suggests no further building is required, since it's just a matter of time until another unit opens up...