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Bullet1987 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-20-09 11:39 AM
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Do You Think Obama Talked Down to Africans in Accra, Ghana?
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I've been pondering this question ever since he gave the speech. It came off as very parent-like, almost as if he were talking to children. I actually notice he does this alot with PEOPLE, and not really the elites as much. He doesn't talk down to Wall Street on national TV, or the banks. But with regards to Africa in general, yea a lot of the more recent activity is partially their fault..but a ton of it stems from foreign influence. Why doesn't Obama talk of how many African countries are still fighting to claim their own natural resources from Western institutions that milk them of their profit? Or the many other factors plaguing Africa? Instead he opts for the POV that will favor Western forces the most in blaming Africans for all of their problems which is a gross falsehood.
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