One hundred years ago, World Leaders made mistakes at The Conference in Versailles. One hundred years later, Africans are paying the price in blood. And mistakes are still being made.
Case in Point:
On Thursday 27 June 2019 the G 20 is meeting in Japan. Have they invited the leaders of Emerging Nations? Have they invited the E 20?
Too many people blame the Treaty of Versailles for WW II.
I was among them. However, thanks to a presentation on the Versailles Conference by France24.com we are reminded that the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression are really responsible for the rise of National Socialism and the outbreak of WW II. And, as always in tough economic times, the first response is scapegoating. And I say that for a reason.
At the outbreak of WW II, Germany went through Belgium to get to France. Today, Merkel is going through Belgium to get to France. The Prize? The Control of the European Parliament.
This is the reason I raised the alarm. To raise awareness.
I've written on previous occasion "Africa can do business with Europe, but only with great caution. Include an escape clause. Why? Because you don't want Africa feeding Germany. That and that the economic decline under Merkelism triggered scapegoating. Who were the scapegoats? The Africans.
Thursday 2 May 2013, I wrote the following in my article Merkel's Big Lies?
Big Lie # 6: Incite Then Blame the People
Big Lie Number 5 creates large numbers of unemployed enduring increasingly harsh conditions. The people have no jobs, no money, no food. They take to the streets to protest. The protests lead to unrest. The protests must be quelled by Government use of force: The Police. The use of force leads to riots. The riots must be quelled by Troops.
Big Lie # 7. Blame Other People
The rise of the poor and hungry leads to the rise of the opposition--The Extreme Right. The Right cannot blame their fellow countrymen, so they blame immigrants and begin fomenting xenophobia. This creates more hostilities, more police, more riots, more troops.
We are witnessing that today, six years after I wrote the article.
If you remember some of the demands presented at Versailles, you will remember that Ho Chi Minh wanted France out of Vietnam. That did not happen. Not for many decades.
France and others wanted reparations from Germany. And the African people wanted to be able to govern their own countries.
Independence:
Mauritania: 28 November 1960
Angola: 11 November 1975
Nigeria: 1 October 1960
Talk about it? Neville Chamberlain agreed to talk about it. With predictable results.
Cohesion
When I wrote about China recently, there was an omission. And a misstatement.
David Malpass, head of The World Bank, reported that China elevated 850 Million people from poverty. Hence, in addition to creating a consumer class and an investor class and giving the Chinese people a vested interest in China's Economic Success, there was another benefit.
What if China had elevated only 150 Million people from poverty? The result? 700 Million people would resent the success of the 150 Million.
The same situation occurred in the United States. The economic boom created by Henry Form when he doubled his workers wages and created a middle class, was denied to African Americans and Latinos. Almost 100 years later the effects of racism, discrimination, segregation, and exclusion from the economic boom has devastated their communities.
Richard Nixon attempted to trigger African American entrepreneurship with a programme for Minority Economic Development, but Congress refused to fund it. And there was no private sector equity.
Soon, the G 20 will meet again. And again, there will be no
E 20 inclusion, However, technology makes it possible for Africans and others in Emerging Economies, to bypass the politics and do business directly with Private Equity.
Personal Initiative
Individual Effort
Self-Determination.
Time Magazine 1 July 2019 had an article by Angelina Jolie. This is crucial reading. You will see how the focus on humanitarian aid negates capital investment opportunities for people in emerging nations. This is analogous to how the US Government has kept African Americans shackled to poverty by keeping African Americans shackled to poverty programmes for as long as I've been watching. And that has been 60 years. But it's been going on for longer than that.
The same economic crisis (and not the Treaty of Versailles) led to World War II, 40 million refugees, and ushered in the occupation of Eastern Europe.
Now, the economic crisis creating refugees and migrants is leading the scapegoating, violence, and political and social turmoil.
This is the opportunity for Emerging Nations for form Economic Unions and a Union of Economic Unions.
Sincerest regards,
Slim.
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