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Michael Parenti: “[Poor] countries are not underdeveloped, they are overexploited” Africa is not poor. It has never been poor. As American political scientist Michael Parenti aptly states in this 1986 lecture at the University of Colorado, USA, you don’t go to poor countries to make money, you go to... show more

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"The Third World is not poor. You don't go to poor countries to make money. These countries are not underdeveloped. They're overexploited." ~Michael Parenti

"The Third World is not poor. You don't go to poor countries to make money. These countries are not underdeveloped. They're overexploited." ~Michael Parenti

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserftimes)

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We’ve heard it our whole lives… “Africa is poor”. But is Africa really poor? The numbers, as they say, do not lie. And they tell a very different story about African poverty. They tell the story of a boundlessly wealthy continent, exploited for centuries by predatory forces, who have a vested interest in keeping that wealth as far away from the people of Africa as possible. Now, a new model for managing Africa's wealth is emerging from Sahelian West Africa. The Alliance of Sahelian States (AES) is rewriting the rules that decide who gets to benefit from the continent's vast riches, and on what terms Africans are allowed to participate in their own economies. For the first time since the independence era, Africa is witnessing a revolution that will transform the socioeconomic status of African people on the continent and beyond. As it turns out, Africa was never in fact, "poor." It was simply "over-exploited." With the AES revolution, the old paradigm is in its final days.

We’ve heard it our whole lives… “Africa is poor”. But is Africa really poor? The numbers, as they say, do not lie. And they tell a very different story about African poverty. They tell the story of a boundlessly wealthy continent, exploited for centuries by predatory forces, who have a vested interest in keeping that wealth as far away from the people of Africa as possible. Now, a new model for managing Africa's wealth is emerging from Sahelian West Africa. The Alliance of Sahelian States (AES) is rewriting the rules that decide who gets to benefit from the continent's vast riches, and on what terms Africans are allowed to participate in their own economies. For the first time since the independence era, Africa is witnessing a revolution that will transform the socioeconomic status of African people on the continent and beyond. As it turns out, Africa was never in fact, "poor." It was simply "over-exploited." With the AES revolution, the old paradigm is in its final days.

The Spearhead

45,369 views • 9 months ago

“These countries are not underdeveloped. They’re overexploited.” — Watch socialist historian Michael Parenti perfectly get to the point of the myth of “underdevelopment” in the Global South. The wealth and so-called “development” of the Global North was only made possible by the continued exploitation of some of the richest countries in the world, be it India, the Congo, or the riches of Latin America.

“These countries are not underdeveloped. They’re overexploited.” — Watch socialist historian Michael Parenti perfectly get to the point of the myth of “underdevelopment” in the Global South. The wealth and so-called “development” of the Global North was only made possible by the continued exploitation of some of the richest countries in the world, be it India, the Congo, or the riches of Latin America.

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22,849 views • 1 year ago

If you take the wealth of all the rich people in the world and give it to the poor, in two years the rich will get their money back, and many of the poor will return to poverty. Wealth is a system, and poverty is a mindset. Here’s how to break out of that mindset.

If you take the wealth of all the rich people in the world and give it to the poor, in two years the rich will get their money back, and many of the poor will return to poverty. Wealth is a system, and poverty is a mindset. Here’s how to break out of that mindset.

Wilberforce Theophilus

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Hasan (2019) scolds rich people who flaunt their wealth to poor people: "Why is she flexing [her wealth] directly to her [a poor person's] face? This is proof the wealthy are sociopaths. After a certain point of wealth, you gotta be a sociopath. How do you not feel disgusting?"

Hasan (2019) scolds rich people who flaunt their wealth to poor people: "Why is she flexing [her wealth] directly to her [a poor person's] face? This is proof the wealthy are sociopaths. After a certain point of wealth, you gotta be a sociopath. How do you not feel disgusting?"

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Marxist historian and political scientist Michael Parenti has passed away at the age of 92. He devoted his life to dissenting from the mainstream, challenging power and institutions, exposing contradictions, and ripping the mask off of propaganda. ‘The third world is not poor.’

Marxist historian and political scientist Michael Parenti has passed away at the age of 92. He devoted his life to dissenting from the mainstream, challenging power and institutions, exposing contradictions, and ripping the mask off of propaganda. ‘The third world is not poor.’

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Elon Musk: "I don't believe Africa's poverty is caused by colonialism." Michael Parenti: "The Third World is not poor. It is over exploited.” Capitalism is maintained through imperialism and the theft of resources from third world countries. This is why the US is always at war.

Elon Musk: "I don't believe Africa's poverty is caused by colonialism." Michael Parenti: "The Third World is not poor. It is over exploited.” Capitalism is maintained through imperialism and the theft of resources from third world countries. This is why the US is always at war.

Power to the People ☭🕊

173,483 views • 1 month ago

🚨🚨🚨How does the 🇺🇸 USA dominate through sanctions and the power of the $ Dollar?🤔 “America is never going to pay its own debts, it simply doesn’t have to” “The USA debt is in its own currency, so they can just PRINT the debt away” “For example : the African debt is NOT in its own currency, it’s in $ US dollars - So, the only way for Africa to repay its debts, is to earn US dollars” “The only way for Africa to become truly FREE is to grow its own food, become independent in some way the USA doesn’t like, and not get ASSASSINATED for it!!”😳 “The principal underlying the FOUNDATION of the world bank is : NO COUNTRY should grow its own FOOD! Africa and the 3rd world should only grow, EXPORT CROPS, in order to have an OVERSUPPLY of COCOA and other RAW MATERIALS!!” “In order for Africa to keep down their prices, they must BUY grain from the USA or EUROPE - So if they do something we don’t like, we’ll just sanction them, NOT export any grain to them and STARVE them!! “The most evil organizations today, are the ‘The World Bank’ and ‘The International Monetary Fund’” Let me get this straight : (1) Poor countries are instructed to create export crops of raw materials, which pretty much means that they are mining and carving out all the useful raw materials in their country and sending it out to the rich countries. (2) Poor countries are not allowed to grow their own food. (3) Poor countries have to buy their food from Europe or the USA. If they do something wrong, they will get sanctioned and starved. If they decide to grown their own food or become independent, then they have to worry about military intervention. How is it possible that the world operates like this? How is this different from slavery? #CrimesAgainstHumanity #IMF #CentralBanks #WorldBank #BankOfInternationalSettlement #BIS #Africa #USA

🚨🚨🚨How does the 🇺🇸 USA dominate through sanctions and the power of the $ Dollar?🤔 “America is never going to pay its own debts, it simply doesn’t have to” “The USA debt is in its own currency, so they can just PRINT the debt away” “For example : the African debt is NOT in its own currency, it’s in $ US dollars - So, the only way for Africa to repay its debts, is to earn US dollars” “The only way for Africa to become truly FREE is to grow its own food, become independent in some way the USA doesn’t like, and not get ASSASSINATED for it!!”😳 “The principal underlying the FOUNDATION of the world bank is : NO COUNTRY should grow its own FOOD! Africa and the 3rd world should only grow, EXPORT CROPS, in order to have an OVERSUPPLY of COCOA and other RAW MATERIALS!!” “In order for Africa to keep down their prices, they must BUY grain from the USA or EUROPE - So if they do something we don’t like, we’ll just sanction them, NOT export any grain to them and STARVE them!! “The most evil organizations today, are the ‘The World Bank’ and ‘The International Monetary Fund’” Let me get this straight : (1) Poor countries are instructed to create export crops of raw materials, which pretty much means that they are mining and carving out all the useful raw materials in their country and sending it out to the rich countries. (2) Poor countries are not allowed to grow their own food. (3) Poor countries have to buy their food from Europe or the USA. If they do something wrong, they will get sanctioned and starved. If they decide to grown their own food or become independent, then they have to worry about military intervention. How is it possible that the world operates like this? How is this different from slavery? #CrimesAgainstHumanity #IMF #CentralBanks #WorldBank #BankOfInternationalSettlement #BIS #Africa #USA

Kevin - WE THE PEOPLE🦁

17,805 views • 2 years ago

This is Kibra after yesterday's Maandamano. The poor have a way of trying to remain poor. The rich in Muthaiga, Lavington, Karen etc are going about their business, their property not destroyed. But the poor who spend the entire day running after a billionaire go home poorer

This is Kibra after yesterday's Maandamano. The poor have a way of trying to remain poor. The rich in Muthaiga, Lavington, Karen etc are going about their business, their property not destroyed. But the poor who spend the entire day running after a billionaire go home poorer

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124,223 views • 3 years ago

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How Foreign Religions Maintain Africa's Colonial Status Quo The Africa of today is very different from the Africa of 3,000 years ago. It is an Africa fragmented by alien belief systems which have displaced or corrupted its own indigenous truths. The societies that brought these alien belief systems to Africa were not interested in altruism, but in expansion. They did not wish to “civilize” Africa, but to plunder the wealth of its already existing civilizations, and the institutions they left behind continue to keep Africans subservient to this day. Conditioned from birth to view other people’s ancestors as inherently superior to their own, Africans are constantly looking outside of themselves for hope and validation. This deep-seated self-hatred affects every aspect of their lives… including what they demand of their own leaders. But it is neither in Arabia nor in Europe where the Great Pyramid of Giza stands. Ditto the first iron smelting furnaces, or the world’s oldest known astronomical calendar. These are all in Africa. And maybe the reason why some African leaders refuse to awaken their people to this truth and use the boundless wealth of their continent to uplift it… is because their loyalties lie elsewhere.

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121,051 views • 8 months ago

“You can’t tell me that the world is gonna stand by and watch an illegal takeover of another country.” She’s asking for people of the United States and the world to rise up because Trump captured a dictator. This is their hill. Liberals are not letting this go, as the people of Venezuela celebrate their liberation, the democrats will do everything they can to make sure they’re hostages in their own country once again.

“You can’t tell me that the world is gonna stand by and watch an illegal takeover of another country.” She’s asking for people of the United States and the world to rise up because Trump captured a dictator. This is their hill. Liberals are not letting this go, as the people of Venezuela celebrate their liberation, the democrats will do everything they can to make sure they’re hostages in their own country once again.

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South Africa has all the minerals and human capital to prosper but won't because of the ANC. Socialist bureaucracy is not created to perform effectively. Worse, the ANC blocks every stride by private players. Free markets can make SA rich! It is the ANC that prefers SA poor.

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Trevor RYX

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John Major, "One aspect of reducing immigration would be to make it more palatable for migrants to remain in their own countries" "That is why the policy of cutting aid and investment to poor countries is a very poor sighted policy" "It will accelerate the demand from the countries to migrate as their countries get poorer" "It's a policy that acts against our own domestic interest" "It is morally wrong, politically wrong, and heartless"

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40,499 views • 8 months ago

Marxist historian and political scientist Michael Parenti has passed away at the age of 92: Here he is explaining how foreign aid is intimately connected to imperialism. The poor of the empire contribute the ‘foreign aid’. The economic elite collect the spoils of the colonies.

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123,586 views • 6 months ago

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11,478 views • 1 year ago

Conversations after the Tower of Babel was destroyed by God. The take on the different countries is spot on. The poor guy going to Sweden is hysterical🤣 Can you think of any countries and what they are known for that would fit into this?

Conversations after the Tower of Babel was destroyed by God. The take on the different countries is spot on. The poor guy going to Sweden is hysterical🤣 Can you think of any countries and what they are known for that would fit into this?

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25,922 views • 3 months ago

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This post should go viral but it won’t. There is much talk by the rich about philanthropy from the rich. When the reality is they are NOT the biggest givers at all. Low paid workers are the largest philanthropic group in America as they are the biggest givers, not to the poor but to the rich. Talk about the biggest false narrative in history. #DemsAct #DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE #ONEV1 #FAM46

𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰

10,722 views • 2 years ago

The Kremlin has accused the West, and in particular the United States, of trying to sabotage its showcase Russia-Africa summit later this week by pressuring African countries not to take part

The Kremlin has accused the West, and in particular the United States, of trying to sabotage its showcase Russia-Africa summit later this week by pressuring African countries not to take part

Reuters

66,714 views • 3 years ago

“This kind of tax is based on a false premise that if you want to improve the fairness of society, you need to take wealth from the rich and give it to the poor.” Rachel Reeves’s “tax raids on the rich” are not improving the fairness of society, says columnist Fraser Nelson.

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Times Radio

13,571 views • 1 year ago

Trump raises an important question to all NATO nations: What is the value of membership to you? Is it worth the cost in money and possibly lives of your loved ones? Other countries should not expect the United States to sacrifice our treasure and potentially the lives of our loved ones to protect countries who are not ready to make similar sacrifices. Hillary Clinton and warmongering elite refuse to face this question, and instead resort to fearmongering and mudslinging.

Trump raises an important question to all NATO nations: What is the value of membership to you? Is it worth the cost in money and possibly lives of your loved ones? Other countries should not expect the United States to sacrifice our treasure and potentially the lives of our loved ones to protect countries who are not ready to make similar sacrifices. Hillary Clinton and warmongering elite refuse to face this question, and instead resort to fearmongering and mudslinging.

Tulsi Gabbard 🌺

551,813 views • 2 years ago