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Why is Africa poor in general compared to the West?
ChessMaster
#51 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:22:10 PM
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Our history has molded our experience and in effect our perception of reality as it stands now. But now we can change our perception to better things and in turn change our experiences and reality.If we still cling onto our black experience,that's what we'll continue getting in our lives.

Culture can be said to be the collective knowledge of generations being passed on to other generations. It forms our perception of how things are and should be. Part of it is leadership systems and how they should be established. I believe in Kenya and Africa in general we cling on to two factors - wealth and age and a third one race.If you are old and/or wealthy you easily can easily assume leadership. Race,I put there because we all know we have a tendency of treating 'tourists'/wazungus better than ourselves.We just do.
Uncertainty is certain.Let go
tycho
#52 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:30:15 PM
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The question arises again, does perception have a motive? And what is the motive?
Lolest!
#53 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:33:55 PM
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guru267 wrote:
Whereas a mzungu suspect wouldn't even dream of public office we have a mweusi suspect who is about to be elected as president freely and fairly!!

Talked about a warped mindset! Sad

Maybe because Mzungu Warlords can never be brought before a court like ICC despite killing hundreds of thousands!
Laughing out loudly smile Applause d'oh! Sad Drool Liar Shame on you Pray
ChessMaster
#54 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:38:19 PM
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tycho wrote:
The question arises again, does perception have a motive? And what is the motive?


I don't think perception has motives.But our intentions affect our perception. Thats how bias arises.
Uncertainty is certain.Let go
Ericsson
#55 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:39:51 PM
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A very important statement said by the Jamaican teacher "As your debt keeps on growing your capacity to export is also diminishing.Your currency also continues to lose value versus the international currencies".
Does that depict a situation Kenya is finding itself into.
Our gap between exports and imports has widened and is now more than a trillion kenya shillings.
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
ChessMaster
#56 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:47:41 PM
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Ericsson wrote:
A very important statement said by the Jamaican teacher "As your debt keeps on growing your capacity to export is also diminishing.Your currency also continues to lose value versus the international currencies".
Does that depict a situation Kenya is finding itself into.
Our gap between exports and imports has widened and is now more than a trillion kenya shillings.


Debt is not the problem its what we are doing with our debt. Even in investing,if you are using debt to pay for expenses and not leverage your income you are bound to fail eventually. We are in such a situation,we are incurring more debt as a country and as individuals but we are not using it to generate more income but rather purchase more expenses.
Uncertainty is certain.Let go
Ericsson
#57 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:51:14 PM
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@ChessMaster---My point is that we need to narrow very fast the gap between our imports and exports by increasing our exports at a very fast rate.
Wealth is built through a relatively simple equation
Wealth=Income + Investments - Lifestyle
ChessMaster
#58 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 5:54:02 PM
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@Ericsson - I totally agree. We even need to diversify on our exports
Uncertainty is certain.Let go
Pick n Pay
#59 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:12:53 PM
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1-Because Africans have low IQs

2-Because the abuse Africans went through during colonialism made them worship the white man.

3-Because it is profitable for the white man to keep Africans poor. Laws of economics; for there to be wealth, there must be the wretched of the earth to be exploited.

I could go on forever..
Greed is fear.
tycho
#60 Posted : Thursday, February 07, 2013 6:15:34 PM
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ChessMaster wrote:
tycho wrote:
The question arises again, does perception have a motive? And what is the motive?


I don't think perception has motives.But our intentions affect our perception. Thats how bias arises.


We have concluded that perception is about self preservation.

That is, the black experience is not only unpleasant, but it is also about 'self preservation', in a world culture that is basically oppressive.

That is, the polarity of the West versus Africa, is an oppressive perception necessary for black survival.
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