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Suggesting Africa was ludicrous as far as what?
Are you confused? Africa investing in China as FDI? Not happening. China engaging Africa? Happening. There is a difference. You seem to think China is a Gap state - its not anymore. Africa is a Gap continent (with exceptions noted). If China wants to engage Sudan, Somalia, etc. - more power to them. It will be interesting to see how China manages the associated security issues. As China accepts the new rules they will have to accept from the Core, those rules should trickle down to Africa. It will take forever that way, but it will happen.
You have to accept a few basic premises or you won't get anywhere.
1. The US is not the only economic entity in the world.
2. The EU and Asia, probably led by China in the future will be near-peer competitors in the economic arena.
3. Asi es la vida.
4. Competition is not necessarily a bad thing - it keeps us from getting lazy.
5. We will not have a war with China.
6. If we abandon an area, we have no right to whine when somebody else moves in.
7. We can't do it all by ourselves economically. Militarily yes, economically no.
You need to stop looking under the bed for the boogeyman. There isn't one big one, there are a lot of little ones. China is on the right track - don't try to derail them. They are trying to join.
Unchecked growth causes problems. They will hit their own snag and have to take a step back.
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
Still want to quit?
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