Reverse Colonialism
HOMO SAPIENS WRITES:
The era of exploration, barter, and slavery was followed by colonialism from Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. Africa was divided up like a pizza to the various powers.
After the horrors of WWII, the United Nations was established and a human rights charter was set down as the new standard to level the playing field for justice and opportunity.
Africa was decolonized and liberated. However, prosperity was not equitably spread by the ruling classes. They had to eat first. As a result, the gap between haves and have-nots increased and we saw the emergence of reverse colonialism. The “refugees” crossing the Mediterranean and the English Channel are attracted by the democratic social prosperity of their former colonial masters.
With prosperity, people have fewer children. They need new blood of skilled people, (brain drain from the ex-colonies) to maintain growth. They don’t want economic and socially dependent refugees.
For this reason, the Brits voted for Brexit (East European influx), and now the visa restriction for Namibians and South Africans, although we are part of the Commonwealth!
This was a reaction to the “open” system, till now. “Refugees” went to Europe/the UK as tourists and they reappeared as refugees. This abuse was now “punished” by the visa law.
The USA and Canada have the same problem across the Rio Grande River – the result of Donald Trump and the wall.
The economic magnet is drawing Africans and Arabs to Europe. Nobody wants to go to China, Japan, and India. There you have to work.
We have entered a new era of reverse colonialism. The answer is to assist source countries in developing their economies in a secure democratic way for people to be employed in their home countries, and trade without exploitation and corruption. We don’t need the pride and prejudice of the ruling party against LGBTQ citizens.
* Rubrieke, meningstukke, briewe en SMS’e deur lesers en meningvormers weerspieël nie noodwendig die siening van Republikein of Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) nie. As mediahuis onderskryf NMH die etiese kode vir Namibiese media, soos toegepas deur die Media-ombudsman.
The era of exploration, barter, and slavery was followed by colonialism from Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. Africa was divided up like a pizza to the various powers.
After the horrors of WWII, the United Nations was established and a human rights charter was set down as the new standard to level the playing field for justice and opportunity.
Africa was decolonized and liberated. However, prosperity was not equitably spread by the ruling classes. They had to eat first. As a result, the gap between haves and have-nots increased and we saw the emergence of reverse colonialism. The “refugees” crossing the Mediterranean and the English Channel are attracted by the democratic social prosperity of their former colonial masters.
With prosperity, people have fewer children. They need new blood of skilled people, (brain drain from the ex-colonies) to maintain growth. They don’t want economic and socially dependent refugees.
For this reason, the Brits voted for Brexit (East European influx), and now the visa restriction for Namibians and South Africans, although we are part of the Commonwealth!
This was a reaction to the “open” system, till now. “Refugees” went to Europe/the UK as tourists and they reappeared as refugees. This abuse was now “punished” by the visa law.
The USA and Canada have the same problem across the Rio Grande River – the result of Donald Trump and the wall.
The economic magnet is drawing Africans and Arabs to Europe. Nobody wants to go to China, Japan, and India. There you have to work.
We have entered a new era of reverse colonialism. The answer is to assist source countries in developing their economies in a secure democratic way for people to be employed in their home countries, and trade without exploitation and corruption. We don’t need the pride and prejudice of the ruling party against LGBTQ citizens.
* Rubrieke, meningstukke, briewe en SMS’e deur lesers en meningvormers weerspieël nie noodwendig die siening van Republikein of Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) nie. As mediahuis onderskryf NMH die etiese kode vir Namibiese media, soos toegepas deur die Media-ombudsman.
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