Would You Invest Money in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Sub-Saharan Africa is a region with enormous potential for economic growth. It’s a place that needs almost everything and holds nearly unlimited natural resources. An enterprising young man with a little capital and some business knowledge could build a financial empire there—especially if he were the right color and could live there without friction.

Today, it’s still possible for a young white man to move to Africa, buy property, and start a business. But the odds of success would likely be better if he were Black. He’d have a greater chance of fitting into the local culture, especially if he married a local woman. That would make his presence more socially acceptable.

However, even a Black man who moved to Africa and married a local woman might still be seen as an outsider. If he arrived with a bunch of phony charm and shallow theatrics—what some might call “shuck and jive”—he’d likely be viewed as ridiculous by the locals. But if he conducted himself in a serious, businesslike manner, he’d stand a better chance of being accepted. And in business, image can mean everything.

The opportunity is real. The question is: Would you invest money in that region?

 

[deannalw]

Sub-Saharan Africa is a region with enormous potential for economic growth. It’s a place that needs almost everything and holds nearly unlimited natural resources. An enterprising young man with a little capital and some business knowledge could build a financial empire there—especially if he were the right color and could live there without friction.

Today, it’s still possible for a young white man to move to Africa, buy property, and start a business. But the odds of success would likely be better if he were Black. He’d have a greater chance of fitting into the local culture, especially if he married a local woman. That would make his presence more socially acceptable.

However, even a Black man who moved to Africa and married a local woman might still be seen as an outsider. If he arrived with a bunch of phony charm and shallow theatrics—what some might call “shuck and jive”—he’d likely be viewed as ridiculous by the locals. But if he conducted himself in a serious, businesslike manner, he’d stand a better chance of being accepted. And in business, image can mean everything.

The opportunity is real. The question is: Would you invest money in that region?

Sure sure!

Send me your address and I'll send ya some money

 

[IM2]

Sub-Saharan Africa is a region with enormous potential for economic growth. It’s a place that needs almost everything and holds nearly unlimited natural resources. An enterprising young man with a little capital and some business knowledge could build a financial empire there—especially if he were the right color and could live there without friction.

Today, it’s still possible for a young white man to move to Africa, buy property, and start a business. But the odds of success would likely be better if he were Black. He’d have a greater chance of fitting into the local culture, especially if he married a local woman. That would make his presence more socially acceptable.

However, even a Black man who moved to Africa and married a local woman might still be seen as an outsider. If he arrived with a bunch of phony charm and shallow theatrics—what some might call “shuck and jive”—he’d likely be viewed as ridiculous by the locals. But if he conducted himself in a serious, businesslike manner, he’d stand a better chance of being accepted. And in business, image can mean everything.

The opportunity is real. The question is: Would you invest money in that region?

There is no such thing as Sub-Saharan Africa. And Whites have been stealing from that area for over 400 years.

 

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Sure sure!

Send me your address and I'll send ya some money

No, I’m afraid not—it won’t be me. I became qualified a little too late in life, and at this point, I’d have to be an absentee investor, which would be even more dangerous. I definitely wouldn’t invest in South Africa. Even though it’s considered a democratic country, the demand for redistribution of wealth could easily gain traction, and those who currently hold wealth could end up losing it.

So, African ventures aren’t for me. I won’t be the envoy. But it is an opportunity for some people—especially those willing to take the risk, particularly if they’re Black and adaptable.

 

[JGalt]

Africa used to be a pretty good investment until someone went and invented that cotton ginning machine.

Damn you, Eli.

 

[IM2]

No, I’m afraid not—it won’t be me. I became qualified a little too late in life, and at this point, I’d have to be an absentee investor, which would be even more dangerous. I definitely wouldn’t invest in South Africa. Even though it’s considered a democratic country, the demand for redistribution of wealth could easily gain traction, and those who currently hold wealth could end up losing it.

So, African ventures aren’t for me. I won’t be the envoy. But it is an opportunity for some people—especially those willing to take the risk, particularly if they’re Black and adaptable.

Whites have long been "investing" in that part of Africa.

 

[westwall]

Sub-Saharan Africa is a region with enormous potential for economic growth. It’s a place that needs almost everything and holds nearly unlimited natural resources. An enterprising young man with a little capital and some business knowledge could build a financial empire there—especially if he were the right color and could live there without friction.

Today, it’s still possible for a young white man to move to Africa, buy property, and start a business. But the odds of success would likely be better if he were Black. He’d have a greater chance of fitting into the local culture, especially if he married a local woman. That would make his presence more socially acceptable.

However, even a Black man who moved to Africa and married a local woman might still be seen as an outsider. If he arrived with a bunch of phony charm and shallow theatrics—what some might call “shuck and jive”—he’d likely be viewed as ridiculous by the locals. But if he conducted himself in a serious, businesslike manner, he’d stand a better chance of being accepted. And in business, image can mean everything.

The opportunity is real. The question is: Would you invest money in that region?

Not anymore. The corruption has gotten completely out of control.

 

[JGalt]

There is no such thing as Sub-Saharan Africa. And Whites have been stealing from that area for over 400 years.

Apparently the sub-Saharans don't want to live in those lands either. Otherwise so many of them wouldn't be moving North of the Sahara.

 

[westwall]

There is no such thing as Sub-Saharan Africa. And Whites have been stealing from that area for over 400 years.

I hate to break it to ya buckwheat, but the blacks running sub-saharan Africa are among the most corrupt people in the world.

 

[deannalw]

I hate to break it to ya buckwheat, but the blacks running sub-saharan Africa are among the most corrupt people in the world.

gasp

RACIST!

 

[toobfreak]

There is no such thing as Sub-Saharan Africa.

Must be why the place even has maps and links to it, dipshit.

Sub-Saharan Africa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And Whites have been stealing from that area for over 400 years.

Stealing from an area you just got done telling us does not even exist?
How do you steal from a place that doesn't exist, dingleberry?

 

[deannalw]

There is no such thing as Sub-Saharan Africa. And Whites have been stealing from that area for over 400 years.

There are books and maps galore that say there definitely is a sub-Saharan Africa.

Weird, eh?

And what area are you talking about? The sub-Saharan area?

 

[deannalw]

Must be why the place even has maps and links to it, dipshit.

Sub-Saharan Africa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Stealing from an area you just got done telling us does not even exist?
How do you steal from a place that doesn't exist, dingleberry?

Oh bugger a bunny!

Ya beat me.

 

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There is no such thing as Sub-Saharan Africa. And Whites have been stealing from that area for over 400 years.

There is no such thing as Sub-Saharan Africa. And Whites have been stealing from that area for over 400 years.

There is no such thing as Sub-Saharan Africa. And Whites have been stealing from that area for over 400 years.

Why wouldn’t foreign investment be good for Sub-Saharan Africa? It worked wonders for South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam.

 

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I hate to break it to ya buckwheat, but the blacks running sub-saharan Africa are among the most corrupt people in the world.

Well, Botswana was an exception. However, they recently held an election and now have a new government in power—so we’ll see what happens. In the past, though, they maintained relatively low levels of corruption, at least by African standards.

 

[JGalt]

gasp

RACIST!

The truth is always "racist/sexist/insert favorite -ist here."

I was gonna start a thread proving that slaves were Africa's most important contribution to global progress, but didn't feel like sitting in front to this idiot screen arguing all night.

 

[westwall]

Well, Botswana was an exception. However, they recently held an election and now have a new government in power—so we’ll see what happens. In the past, though, they maintained relatively low levels of corruption, at least by African standards.

Yes, Botswana has been the one country that wasn't rife with corruption. But I am worried about the new government.

 

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Yes, Botswana has been the one country that wasn't rife with corruption. But I am worried about the new government.

Yes, Botswana was one of the few countries in Africa that operated its economy based on common sense and objectivity—not revolutionary rhetoric. For example, when Zimbabwe expelled its white farmers, Botswana quietly took in as many as it could. The government gave them land and helped set them up in business. It’s smart decisions like that that have contributed to Botswana’s development. But we’ll see what the future holds now.

 

[westwall]

Yes, Botswana was one of the few countries in Africa that operated its economy based on common sense and objectivity—not revolutionary rhetoric. For example, when Zimbabwe expelled its white farmers, Botswana quietly took in as many as it could. The government gave them land and helped set them up in business. It’s smart decisions like that that have contributed to Botswana’s development. But we’ll see what the future holds now.

Botswana was also more aligned with western thinking rather than the Marxist everyone else.

 

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The truth is always "racist/sexist/insert favorite -ist here."

I was gonna start a thread proving that slaves were Africa's most important contribution to global progress, but didn't feel like sitting in front to this idiot screen arguing all night.

The shame of it is that all the wealth accumulated by African elites and kings through the slave trade was ultimately squandered. Virtually none of it was invested in meaningful development. The only exceptions were a few coastal cities like Lagos and Zanzibar—and even there, much of the investment came from foreign sources. For the most part, the wealth was spent by elites on high living and displays of prestige, as if the slave trade would continue forever.