Originally Posted by
MadAmster
No harm in your trying to widen the scope of the discussion Gunter. It was about racism in football but you're right. The haves, have as much as they do in this world because they have taken it from the have nots.
First they built up their wealth by taking over other countries, "civilising" them by ruling with an iron rod and shooting religion into them...... Having screwed up Asia and Africa they set about screwing over their serfs back home and now it's back to Africa for GOD aka Gold, Oil and Diamonds. Cause wars through lies and keep sending 17 to 22 year olds to do the fighting.
Murder (Genocide) millions into the bargain and you can understand ppeople turning on white farmers. That worked out well in Zimbabwe didn't it? What was once known as the bread basket of Africa now has very poor productiivity from its farms and many people are underfed. Another good diea that wasn't well executed.... Maybe poor choice of language there.... the wite farmers should have been kept on as managers and advisers as the indigenous folk who took the farms over had no idea about sustainable farming. Of course, them having a despot as President wasn't a great help to the country either.
Crap happened in the past and it is still happening. The indigenous population of North America is still treated like 5th grade citizens by the USA. Those of the Amazon are being killed as I type because they stand in the way of more deforestation to make already filthy rich people even more rich. The Middle East is a playground for the west and russia for no other reason that to have control of the oil. Libya's Ghadaffi was eventually killed for no other crime than wanting to change his and the rest of Africa's economy to their own benefit and to the very great detriment of France who would no longer be receiving huge amounts of money from their former protectorates, a sort of tax that has noright to be levied........
... and, yes, the British were as bad as the rest in the past and still meddle in affairs in that region they should stay out of.
Muslim atrocities on children of all faiths and creeds..... disgusting but I am in no position to put a stop to it. Neither are you Gunter. We lack influence.
IMO we were all aware of the things I have written in this post and were equally aware of our lack of influence which is why we discuss things closer to home. Racism at football? We can write a letter to the FA and hope they take measures to stop it at home and also put pressure UEFA and FIFA into some meaningful action.
I have to disagree with you. It's not the white man's burden, it is the burden of the 99% who don't seem to be able to take control of the 1%. Get them out of the picture and maybe the rest of us can move forward.