The only real big negative "legacy of colonialism" in Africa that I can see is the population problem.
Colonialism is responsible for providing Africa with enough basic medical care and know-how that half of all babies actually survive beyond the first few years.
In all underdeveloped/pre-modern places on earth (including Europe) many children didn't survive that long. Many would die as babies or young children. That was everywhere. It was nothing for a family to have had ten kids... but then over half of them would die off, and in the end the population wouldn't go that fast.
In Africa the white man gave them the basics of modern life in the sense that the population would explode, but then there's no infrastructure or capabilities to get them to the next level. So you just have an ever-increasing hungry population.
It's basically hopeless. They're just going to keep breeding a bunch of hungry kids.
[–] Trasheconomy [S] ago
Right, and you see that too in like Bangladesh and some places but then there’s the population super centers like India and China and they’re miles ahead of most of Africa. And I’m wondering why is that? What makes India and China better at adapting to this post colonial world than Africa?
[–] RearWindow ago
You know the answer. As do they. Pastor Manning (look him up) has a few ideas.
[–] mostlyfriendly 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Nothing to do with colonization. That's a lie. Likewise, 'natural resources' is often stated, but doesn't heavily impact the result.
Two key factors: (Really, the only factors.)
Where there is high IQ and low corruption, humanity thrives.
Like it not, Christianity produces the societies with the lowest levels of corruption. The further a society slips from the core value of Christianity, the higher the corruption rises. Buddhism as well.
Islam, Hinduism, Animism, Atheism, Judaism, etc. all (on average) result in societies with higher than average corruption rates.
[–] Granite_Pill ago
I'm sure IQ has something to do with it. I will leave you with this anecdote: whilst working in the Angolan bush, aside from the usual African standard of many levels of wasteful bureaucracy and corruption we had to go through, the manager of the contractor I was subcontracting for had to get permission from the local witch doctor to commence operations there.
[–] Trasheconomy [S] ago
I’m agreeing with you but I’m trying to convince myself more and also be able to explain this to normies. Asia has witch doctors too, they had just as much dumb shit as Africa and ancient Europe, but WHY did they drop that shit in favor of actually advancing their society and Africa STILL hasn’t?!
[–] Granite_Pill ago
Because Asia love you long time. Africa never love you.