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AIDS, Ebola, malaria, famine, genocide, poverty, starvation, and slavery. No other continent has come close to Africa's sorry misfortune. Foreign aid only makes things worse. It's all because of the Voodoo religion. What do you think?
| Your claim is laughable. | 20 | |
| Scientific data collection is needed for firm conclusions.. | 6 | |
| There's probably an element of truth this. Voodoo is nefarious. | 9 |
If anything Christianity is what's condemning Africa. Do you not read about the shitstorm it's causing down there? Preventing birth control methods, enabling AIDS, killing gays. It's fucking psychotic the shit that causes. It's stirring up hate and fear. That along with the already present problems of corrupt government and poverty etc. That's what's condemning Africa. Not imaginary demons from little straw dolls.
Wtf is wrong with you?
"Must be the demons." Do you hear yourself?
Do you realize that you sound a bit naive? What about all the cannibalism? Do you even know about Voodoo beliefs pertaining to eating human flesh?
What of it?
Best solution? Cut religiosity out of it as a whole.
The problem is people are blaming supernatural for the shitstorm they're in. Christianity, voodoo what fucking ever. It's all the same thing with a different coat of paint. Bullshit. Once people learn to think with their heads to solve their problems instead of looking to some ghost on high and learn to treat each other as living breathing human beings you'd at the very least cut down on the constant manslaughter.
Exactly. It is doubtful that that people of Africa could ever develop the mental ability to think clearly without religion or supernatural suspicions. Your idea of eliminating religiosity is unattainable in Africa.
I don't think that's true. I think it's possible. If major changes where made and a lot..a LOT of time given anyone can learn to think logically.
Even idiots in America are starting to learn.
I want to agree with you on this, but I can't completely. African-
American ghettos in American cities have millions of dollars poured into their schools. Despite this intense effort, African-American kids still elicit African tribal behavior 24/7. The smarter ones, like President Obama, learn to read fairly well. None of them comprehend Maths (Obama doesn't either). Fortunately for American society, the US military conscripts most of them.
The remainder of white people (utterly stupid by British standards) know maths. This allows them to write cutting edge software, design airplanes, create complex pharmaceutical molecules so that they can monopolistically rob the rest of the world. They are still stupid, but a hell of a lot richer than you. Lol.
I don't think any religion causes problems in and of itself, it's people, usually with contemptible intentions that cause problems.
I guess the rampant poverty and lack of medical programs don't have anything to do with it in your opinion, right? Just Voodoo, huh. Yeah, and the moon is made of blue cheese, too.
Slowly, you are understanding this. There is a chain of causation. Rampant disease is caused by lack of medical programs; lack of medical programs is caused by corrupt public officials that extort money from clinics, corrupt public officials stay in power with military force from child soliders, .... and so forth.
Perhaps you can enlighten us. Where does this chain of causation originate? Does the spooked out consciousness of the people have an effect? An insightful analysis by you from your boat in paradise could have a real impact.
It certainly has nothing to do with the actual culture of the people on the continent. I think you may be onto something with the Voodoo hypothesis.
Well either way I'm sure the sailor is composing a robust, factual, and non race related answer that will be highly enlightening for both of us.
Are you saying Voodoo brought bad luck and spirits to the African people or are you saying that following these outdated ideas has caused Africa and its people to stay in a state most country's have moved past?
If its the First thing I said many can dismiss your statement as crazy or foolish.
Interesting theory. Jews are the most greedy of all people but are generally not cannabalistic. Is your implication that Voodoo needs to adopt Kosher standards?
I bet you probably think that about the Native Americans too. They used to worship nature and environmental spirits and they have been almost completely eradicated.
Yep and just consider this: many people of African descent moved to the Louisiana region and continued practicing their witch craft over there for a century and then bam, New Orleans was destroyed recently. Obvious causation here. There's no doubt about it.
I don't think Africans actually practice Voodoo. Just Haitians. Africans practice some kind of shamanism.
Many Africans do practise it in Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Togo etc. I've been to some of those countries and seen it firsthand, including animal sacrifice and deep trance.
It's not necessarily known by that name, but by many names in different different parts of Africa and the Caribbean etc. About 10 years ago I was initiated into one branch of it but have now renounced it.
There are similar religions known as Santeria, Palo, Candomble and many others.
Every single one of the problems you stated above can not be found in nigeria.
What about all those black girls who have big bootys and big boobs, to have both is Surly a blessing from God.
The Voodoo community in NewOrleans got hit with a category 5 hurricane too.
George Bush caused that. Not Voodoo. It's arguable as to whether Voodoo created George Bush.
But George Bush is responsible for creating an act of nature. And he's responsible for the more colored residents not getting out before the storm he created hit the city.
I defy anyone to be able to move out of a shitty house in a shitty neighborhood, in 5 days, with perfect weather conditions.
George Bush is also responsible for every single bad thing that has happened during the past 7 years of Obama presidency. Obama is only responsible for the good things
Amen brothah! George Bush's company sold them those phoney voodoo dolls that were supposed to protect them from the storm. They were about as useless as the plastic Jesuses that stick on your dashboard with a suction cup.