With all the created chaos swirling around 45, greedflation hitting in the fuel and grocery markets, and crazy weather, it is too easy to ignore African and Haitian politics. Thank you for parting the curtains and bringing us up to date. It is very important to acknowledge Kamala Harris’ work as well as that of Blinken and the rest of the Biden administration.
With all the created chaos swirling around 45, greedflation hitting in the fuel and grocery markets, and crazy weather, it is too easy to ignore African and Haitian politics. Thank you for parting the curtains and bringing us up to date. It is very important to acknowledge Kamala Harris’ work as well as that of Blinken and the rest of the Biden administration.
Yep. It is a TEAM effort. I keep saying that we don't elect one person, we elect an entire team. And what an amazing team Biden has gathered. Tell that to the young people who say Biden is too old. And remind Black Americans of the Biden Administration's outreach to African nations (not to mention the prior president's comment).
I don't have the figures right at hand, but Biden under his administration, traditionally black college have received millions of dollars, I think in the range of 10X what 45's did. Perhaps another LFAA reader can elaborate.
Penney, and the next Trump Team will be filled by those whose qualifications will be to answer “YES!!!” to the question “do you believe the 2020 election was stolen?” So they’ll either be conspiracy believers or consummate liars.
Absolutely. Africa is potentially a very important partner.Though the levels of democracy fluctuates, Africa has known slavery, colonisation, dictatorship. With the advent of technology and access to information, more African governments are leaning towards democracy.
MARIEL FFARRAGANO, writing for the Ouncil on foreign relations on December 28, 2023, just five months ago, wrote:
"While Moscow’s involvement in Africa lags behind other powers, it is increasingly tapping into anti-Western sentiment to bolstĝer its influence on the continent amid geopolitical competition between Russia and the West.
Critics of growing involvement by Russia’s Wagner Group, a private military company, say Moscow is bolstering authoritarianism, driving conflict over resources, and threatening human rights.
The fallout from the war in Ukraine has revealed diplomatic fault lines. Analysts say the West needs to pursue more equal partnerships with African countries. "
....where they have emphasized partnership with African countries for economic development rather than a competition with China and Russia for resource extraction.
Since John D. Rockefeller began to drill for oil the assumption was that mineral rights belong to the landowner and not to the people. New gas and oil leases on Federal lands emphasize the point that if you can get the fossil fuel or minerals out of the ground, they are yours. And once you have finished raping the land, you can just walk away from the any ecological mess you have made.
Trump's good friend, the oil robber, Harold Hamm thought he should be able to pull as much oil as he could out of the ground and pay no taxes on it. This resulted in the State and local governments in OK being unable to fund schools and infrastructure while Hamm collected his billions.
Russia and China are like the original settlers in the US. They find a rich mineral or oil deposit, give the government a token amount of money and promises and then take what they want. Exactly, the model that has been deployed in the US for over 400 years.
I like listening to BBC news which often has updates on important events in Africa, Australia, and SE Asia. Something truly catastrophic needs to happen there for it to make the US mainstream news.
With all the created chaos swirling around 45, greedflation hitting in the fuel and grocery markets, and crazy weather, it is too easy to ignore African and Haitian politics. Thank you for parting the curtains and bringing us up to date. It is very important to acknowledge Kamala Harris’ work as well as that of Blinken and the rest of the Biden administration.
Yep. It is a TEAM effort. I keep saying that we don't elect one person, we elect an entire team. And what an amazing team Biden has gathered. Tell that to the young people who say Biden is too old. And remind Black Americans of the Biden Administration's outreach to African nations (not to mention the prior president's comment).
I don't have the figures right at hand, but Biden under his administration, traditionally black college have received millions of dollars, I think in the range of 10X what 45's did. Perhaps another LFAA reader can elaborate.
Penney, and the next Trump Team will be filled by those whose qualifications will be to answer “YES!!!” to the question “do you believe the 2020 election was stolen?” So they’ll either be conspiracy believers or consummate liars.
Absolutely. Africa is potentially a very important partner.Though the levels of democracy fluctuates, Africa has known slavery, colonisation, dictatorship. With the advent of technology and access to information, more African governments are leaning towards democracy.
MARIEL FFARRAGANO, writing for the Ouncil on foreign relations on December 28, 2023, just five months ago, wrote:
"While Moscow’s involvement in Africa lags behind other powers, it is increasingly tapping into anti-Western sentiment to bolstĝer its influence on the continent amid geopolitical competition between Russia and the West.
Critics of growing involvement by Russia’s Wagner Group, a private military company, say Moscow is bolstering authoritarianism, driving conflict over resources, and threatening human rights.
The fallout from the war in Ukraine has revealed diplomatic fault lines. Analysts say the West needs to pursue more equal partnerships with African countries. "
JOB WELL DONE TEAM BLUE.
....where they have emphasized partnership with African countries for economic development rather than a competition with China and Russia for resource extraction.
Since John D. Rockefeller began to drill for oil the assumption was that mineral rights belong to the landowner and not to the people. New gas and oil leases on Federal lands emphasize the point that if you can get the fossil fuel or minerals out of the ground, they are yours. And once you have finished raping the land, you can just walk away from the any ecological mess you have made.
Trump's good friend, the oil robber, Harold Hamm thought he should be able to pull as much oil as he could out of the ground and pay no taxes on it. This resulted in the State and local governments in OK being unable to fund schools and infrastructure while Hamm collected his billions.
Russia and China are like the original settlers in the US. They find a rich mineral or oil deposit, give the government a token amount of money and promises and then take what they want. Exactly, the model that has been deployed in the US for over 400 years.
I like listening to BBC news which often has updates on important events in Africa, Australia, and SE Asia. Something truly catastrophic needs to happen there for it to make the US mainstream news.
Cameron, thanks for the suggestion. In fact, we listen to BBC America on the local PBS station for just that reason.
Agreed Mary 👏