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kelliekat44

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5. This is not good. But America has opted to only take from Africa instead of develop. Chinese are

Reply to msongs (Original post)

Sun Jul 6, 2014, 06:02 AM

Jul 2014

long-term thinkers and don't mind investing for the long-term. Our mindset is so rooted in racism that we will not even compromise with ourselves. The Chinese are racist also, but they don't allow it to keep them from actions that help themselves. We do.

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Blackwater founder Erik Prince to help Chinese firms set up shop in Africa..... [View all] msongs Jul 2014 OP

"Take the drama out of Africa" Quantess Jul 2014 #1

Not good. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #2

Killing anything that gets in the Chinese way of resources. glowing Jul 2014 #3

No man. Octafish Jul 2014 #9

He's probably still working for the neocons too. CJCRANE Jul 2014 #11

Gee, who could have guessed? gratuitous Jul 2014 #4

This is not good. But America has opted to only take from Africa instead of develop. Chinese are kelliekat44 Jul 2014 #5

They're "investing" just enough to corner the market. truebrit71 Jul 2014 #6

The Chinese are building stuff. What are we buidling? What are we offering? CJCRANE Jul 2014 #7

I wouldn't trust Erik Prince CJCRANE Jul 2014 #8

Ever notice how the Christofascists have no problems malaise Jul 2014 #10

Stay tuned to this one. Quantess Jul 2014 #12